Lilly was a French Canadian girl who grew

题目内容：

Lilly was a French Canadian girl who grew up in the farming community.When she was 16，her father____her to drop out of school to contribute to the family income.With English as her second language and____education，the____didn’t look bright for Lilly.

Lilly’s father was a stubborn man who___took “no” for an answer.He____Lilly to find a job.With small hope of gaining____，each day she would just ride to the city，walk____about and return home at dusk.

On one of her____，Lilly saw a sign at a big company.___，she knocked on the very first door.In her____English，Lilly told the office manager she was interested in the secretarial position.The manager ____to give the girl a chance.He directed her to type a letter，and then____.Lilly looked at the clock and saw it was 11∶40 am.She thought everyone would be leaving for____at noon，when she could____away in the crowd.But she knew she should____the letter.

On her first try，Lilly____one line of five words and made four mistakes.On her second attempt，she completed a full paragraph，but still made many mistakes.She looked at the clock：

11∶55—five minutes to____.Just then the manager walked in.He came directly to Lilly，read the letter and said，“Lilly，you’re doing____work！”

With those simple words of encouragement，her desire to escape disappeared and her____began to grow.Lilly thought，“Well，if he thinks it’s good，then it must be good.I think I’ll stay！” Lilly did stay—all because someone had given a____and uncertain girl the gift of self­confidence when she knocked on the door.

小题1:

A．reminded

B．forced

C．encouraged　

D．helped小题2:

A．poor

B．formal

C．good

D．modern小题3:

A．advice　

B．promise

C．future　

D．change小题4:

A．always　

B．usually

C．sometimes

D．rarely小题5:

A．warned　

B．told

C．allowed

D．begged小题6:

A．employment

B．experience

C．judgment　

D．independence小题7:

A．carefully

B．happily

C．aimlessly

D．rapidly小题8:

A．steps　

B．trips

C．purposes 　

D．choices小题9:

A．Bravely　

B．Proudly

C．Calmly

D．Cautiously小题10:

A．broken

B．perfect

C．written

D．fluent小题11:

A．refused

B．decided

C．pretended

D．failed小题12:

A．stopped

B．continued

C．left

D．sighed小题13:

A．lunch

B．life

C．fun

D．luck小题14:

A．break

B．slip

C．pass

D．drive小题15:

A．read　

B．write

C．attempt

D．deliver小题16:

A．went over　

B．picked up

C．gave away　

D．got through小题17:

A．freedom

B．success

C．discussion 　

D．reward小题18:

A．terrible

B．excellent

C．honest　

D．easy小题19:

A．belief

B．patience

C．confidence 　

D．strength小题20:

A．shy

B．lonely

C．selfless

D．modest

最佳答案：

小题1:D

小题2:B

小题3:A

小题4:C

小题5:B

小题6:C

小题7:D

小题8:A

小题9:D

小题10:A

小题11:C

小题12:C

小题13:B

小题14:B

小题15:A

小题16:D

小题17:A

小题18:D

小题19:D

小题20:C

答案解析：

语篇解读　Lilly到一家公司求职，面试时她本来打算放弃，后来因为经理给予的鼓励和自信而被成功录用了。

小题1:解析：　当她16岁时，她的父亲强迫(forced)她辍学来为家里赚钱。

答案：　B

小题2:解析：　由上文的“drop out of school”可知她没有受到良好的教育。poor不佳的，差的，符合语境。

答案：　A

小题3:解析：　既然英语是她的第二语言，且她所受的教育不好，根据常识可判断她的前途(future)不是很光明。

答案：　C

小题4:解析：　Lilly的父亲是一个固执的人，他几乎不允许孩子说半个“不”字。rarely很少，难得，符合语境。

答案：　D

小题5:解析：　他吩咐(told) Lilly去找一份工作。

答案：　B

小题6:解析：　由上文Lilly找工作可知，应选employment雇用。

答案：　A

小题7:解析：　每天她都骑车到市里，漫无目的地(aimlessly)四处走走，黄昏的时候回家。

答案：　C

小题8:解析：　此处选trips指找工作的旅程。

答案：　B

小题9:解析：　 此处指她敲门时的忐忑心情。Cautiously小心地，谨慎地，符合语境。

答案：　D

小题10:解析：　broken English蹩脚的英语，是固定用法。第一段提到的“English as her second language and__2__education”是线索提示。

答案：　A

小题11:解析：　由下文的“He directed her to type a letter”可知，他决定(decided)给Lilly一个机会。

答案：　B

小题12:解析：　他指示她打一封信，然后就离开(left)了。

答案：　C

小题13:解析：　由上文的时间11∶40 am以及下文的at noon可知，她想人人都会在中午去吃午餐(lunch)，到时她就可以混在人群中溜掉。

答案：　A

小题14:解析：　 参见上题解析。slip away溜出去，悄悄离开。

答案：　B

小题15:解析：　但她知道她应该尝试(去打)那封信。attempt尝试，符合语境。

答案：　C

小题16:解析：　get through完成，符合语境。下文中的completed(完成)是线索提示。

答案：　D

小题17:解析：　还有五分钟就自由(freedom)了，此处表示她想逃离的心情。

答案：　A

小题18:解析：　由下文的“simple words of encouragement”可知，此处为表扬的话语。故选excellent。

答案：　B

小题19:解析：　听到这些简单的鼓励的话语，她想逃离的愿望消失了，而且自信心(confidence)开始增强。

答案：　C

小题20:解析：　由上文的“她小心翼翼地敲门”可知，她是一个害羞的(shy)女孩。

答案：　A

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。