I’m a straight-A student and have been my whole life. When you come from a family of edu

I’m a straight-A student and have been my whole life. When you come from a family of educators, it just seems .
With high academic standards and a competitive , I don’t just like losing and I also can’t it. I need to beat the students, perfectly in everything. I’ve even gone so far as to define myself by my , saying how outstanding I am. If I don’t get the grade I then I am lost.
Today I was sitting in class trying to the last minutes studying for a test in which I had to get full marks. the girl behind me started talking to me, I tried to listen while still glancing at my study sheet . When I thought the conversation required it, I smiled, nodded and . And then I found myself wishing she would be so I could study. After a while, she said, “You know, you’re a really good . You’re so easy to talk to. ”I froze.
I replayed the praise in my head before smiling and accepting it . But inside, I knew it wasn’t true. She’d made every effort to have a conversation and I wasn’t even trying to .
I passed the test excellently despite my of lost study time, but the one thing I needed to learn most wasn’t on that test. I had being the best student so that I had failed at just being normal. So what to me most? What I have is all about my personal and about me being too self-centered. There can only be so many scholars, but there is enough sympathy. I want that to be what matters to me—sympathy.
【小题1】A．usualB．helplessC．unfortunateD．natural【小题2】A．spiritB．sportC．schoolD．market【小题3】A．takeB．recommendC．standD．help【小题4】A．ordinaryB．topC．handsome D．strong【小题5】A．strengthB．appearanceC．gradesD．tricks【小题6】A．inventB．expectC．copy D．hide【小题7】A．saveB．spendC．collectD．cost【小题8】A．WhenB．AfterC．BecauseD．Before【小题9】A．rudely B．bitterly C．excitedlyD．politely【小题10】A．in no timeB．on timeC．for a long timeD．now and then【小题11】A．refusedB．workedC．agreedD．waited【小题12】A．quiet B．gentleC．prettyD．safe【小题13】A．talkerB．listener C．lecturer D．teacher【小题14】A．angrilyB．carelesslyC．disappointedlyD．gladly【小题15】A．alarm B．gatherC．participateD．shout【小题16】A．fearB．joyC．worryD．possession【小题17】A．given upB．focused onC．complained ofD．dreamed of【小题18】A．happensB．mattersC．appealsD．devotes【小题19】A．successB．failureC．depressionD．health【小题20】A．always B．ever C．much D．neverD

(答案→)D 解析：作者一直是个各科全优的学生, 一直以来都以分数论成败。然而一天当同学赞美他善于倾听时, 他突然恍然大悟, 意识到自己的自私和狭隘。【小题1】选D。考查对上下文语境的理解。当你出生于教育世家时, 这一切都会显得很自然。natural自然的; usual通常的; helpless无助的; unfortunate不幸的。【小题2】选C。考查对上下文语境的理解。根据第一段中I’m a straight-A student和本段中high academic standards可知。【小题3】选C。考查对上下文语境的理解。作者在一所具备高水平的学术水准和竞争大的学校里, 因此他不喜欢失败, 也无法忍受自己失败。【小题4】选B。考查对上下文语境的理解。根据第一段首句中I’m a straight-A student和第二段中I don’t just like losing可知, 作者要在各方面打败所有的好学生。top优秀的; ordinary普通的; handsome英俊的; strong强壮的。【小题5】选C。考查词语复现。根据下文中If I don’t get the grade I then I am lost. 可知。【小题6】选B。考查词义辨析。句意: 如果我没有达到自己所期望的分数, 我就输了。I expect是定语从句, 修饰先行词the grade。expect期望; invent发明; copy抄写; hide隐藏。【小题7】选B。考查固定搭配。spend time(in)doing sth. 为固定搭配, 意为“花费时间做某事”。save节省; collect搜集; cost花费, 其主语是物。【小题8】选A。考查语法结构。当作者后面的女同学开始和他说话时, 他一边看资料一边试图很有礼貌地听她说。【小题9】选D。考查对上下文语境的理解。根据When I thought the conversation required it, I smiled, nodded and . 中的smiled, nodded可知。【小题10】选D。考查对上下文语境的理解。根据Today I was sitting in class trying to the last minutes studying for a test in which I had to get full marks. 可知作者不时地看资料。【小题11】选C。考查前后照应。根据smiled, nodded可知。【小题12】选A。考查对上下文语境的理解。根据so I could study可知作者希望她安静下来, 以便自己能好好学习。quiet安静的; gentle柔和的; pretty漂亮的; safe安全的。【小题13】选B。考查词义辨析。在作者的同学看来他是一个非常好的倾听者。listener倾听者; talker爱说话的人; lecturer讲师; teacher老师。【小题14】选D。考查对上下文语境的理解。根据smiling可知。gladly高兴地; angrily生气地; carelessly粗心地; disappointedly失望地。【小题15】选C。考查对上下文语境的理解。根据 the girl behind me started talking to me, I tried to listen while still glancing at my study sheet . When I thought the conversation required it, I smiled, nodded and . And then I found myself wishing she would be so I could study. 可知同学努力和作者谈话, 而作者却试图不参与。【小题16】选C。考查词义辨析。综合全文可知作者一直担心失去学习的时间。worry担心; fear恐惧; joy高兴; possession拥有。【小题17】选B。根据第一、二段内容可知, 此处指平时作者太专注于(focused on)成为优秀学生以至于变得不正常了。【小题18】选B。考查词语复现。根据最后一句I want that to be what matters to me可知此处作者在扪心自问: 什么对我最重要? 【小题19】选A。考查对上下文语境的理解。根据语境, 作者认为他所拥有的不过是学习上的成功和以自我为中心。【小题20】选D。考查对上下文语境的理解。根据语境和最后一句I want that to be what matters to me—sympathy, 再结合本空所在句子中的but一词可知, 学者有很多, 但他们却仅仅只有学术, 而没有足够的同情心。

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