Robeson was born in a very poor family. At seven, he had to pick coal in a deserted mine near his home, then he sold__1__he had picked and earned a few coins to help his parents. He had__2__ schooling, for being so poor, how could they __3__school fees?

　　When he was fifteen, he worked __4__a servant in a school. Looking at other children studying in the classroom, he felt __5__for himself. How he__6__to have the same chance!He decided to study by __7__. In the daytime, after the sweeping and cleaning was over, he__8__ stand by the window outside the classroom trying to catch what the teacher said. At night, he tried his best to remember what he __9__during the day. He worked __10__ hard at his lessons that he sometimes had just three or four hours to sleep. The more he learned, the greater __11__he showed in his lessons. A maths teacher discovered him and came to like this diligent boy and __12__him to sit at the back of the class. In one exam, he was the __13__one in the whole school who reached the highest grade. He would have been given the scholarship if he__14__ a regular student of the school.

　　Robeson __15__through six long years with his study of maths and wrote several articles which captured the__16__of some university professors. They admired his talent__17__his diligence. To give him a good chance, they hired him as a librarian and__18__him free guidance. Robeson felt __19__, for he was sure that before him there was a broad road __20__ success.

　　1. A. whether B. which C. that D. what

　　2. A. many B. few C. little D. much

　　3. A. buy B. afford C. send D. read

　　4. A. as B. like C. for D. by

　　5. A. angry B. ashamed C. proud D. sorry

　　6. A. hated B. decided C. wished D. regretted

　　7. A. the teacher B. himself C. his parents D. his schoolmates

　　8. A. could B. ought to C. should D. would

　　9. A. had learned B. has been taught C. has heard D. had been written down

　　10. A. very B. so C. too D. quite

　　11. A. joy B. interest C. time D. taste

　　12. A. allowed B. agreed C. let D. refused

　　13. A. worst B. only C. last D. laziest

　　14. A. had been B. has been C. is D. was

　　15. A. learned B. listened C. mastered D. struggled

　　16. A. notice B. influence C. eyes D. attention

　　17. A. except for B. according to C. as well as D. in spite of

　　18. A. taught B. offered C. lent D. sent

　　19. A. sad B. angry C. happy D. disappointed

　　20. A. leading to B. coming from C. made of D. covered with

　　[答案与解析]

　　1. D。what引导宾语从句,在从句中作宾语,意为"所……的东西"。2. C 3. B。由于家里穷,支付不起学杂费,Robeson一天正规的教育也没接受过,只是在数学课堂当过几天旁听生。4. A。work as是固定词组,意为"当……"。5. D。feel / be sorry for是固定词组,意为"为……感到惋惜;为……感到难过"。6. C。他多想有这样的机会呀! 7. B。study by oneself意为"自学"。8. D。表示过去经常性、反复性的动作,常作"总是"解。9. A。"学习"是在"尽力记住"之前发生的动作,故用过去完成时态。10. B。本句使用的是"so…that"句型。11. B。show interest in是固定词组。12. A。根据句子中"... came to like this diligent boy ...",可判断这位数学老师允许Robeson坐在教室后面听课。13. B。从下文可知,他是这次考试中全校最高成绩的获得者。14. A。由主句动词would have been given可知,这是表示与过去事实相反的虚拟语气。15. D 16. D。Robeson奋斗了六年学习数学,写了几篇文章,这些文章引起了一些大学教授的注意。17. C。教授们钦佩他的勤奋和才华。18. B。教授们为他提供免费指导。19. C 20. A。Robeson很有幸福感,因为他确信他面前是一条宽阔的通向成功之路。

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