When I was twelve years old, my father too

题目内容：

When I was twelve years old, my father took me to see Zig Zigler. I remember sitting in that dark hall listening to Mr. Zigler 41 everyone’s spirits up to the ceiling. I 42 there feeling like I could do anything. When we got to the car, I turned to my father and said, “Dad, I want to 43 people feel like that.” My father asked me what I meant. “I want to be a motivational speaker just like Mr. Zigler,” I replied. A (An) 44 was born.

Recently, I began seeking my dream of motivating others. 45 a four-year relationship with Fortune 100 Company 46 as a sales-trainer and ending as a regional sales manager, I left the company at the height of my 47. Many people were surprised that I would leave after earning a six-figure income. And they asked why I would risk everything for a dream.

I made my 48 to start my own company and leave my secure position after 49 a regional sales meeting. The vice-president of our company delivered a speech that changed my life. He asked us, “If a god would offer you three wishes, what would they be?” After giving us a (an) 50 to write down the three wishes, he then asked us, “Why do you need a 51 ?” I would never forget the power I felt at that moment. I realized that 52 I accomplished in the past had prepared me for this moment. I was ready and didn’t need a god’s help to become a motivational speaker. A motivational speaker was born.

Having made that decision, I was immediately 53 . One week after I handed in my notice (辞职信), my husband was laid off from his job, and now we had no 54 . But I held fast to my dream. The wonder really began to happen. In a short time my husband found a better job. And I was able to book several 55 engagements with new customers. I discovered the incredible power of dreams.

小题1:

A．rise

B．blow

C．put

D．raise小题2:

A．left

B．came

C．arrived

D．slipped小题3:

A．get

B．hope

C．make

D．cheer小题4:

A．idea

B．dream

C．girl

D．speaker小题5:

A．After

B．Before

C．Because

D．While小题6:

A．beginning

B．working

C．acting

D．regarding小题7:

A．life

B．love

C．income

D．career小题8:

A．plan

B．promise

C．decision

D．mind小题9:

A．attending

B．joining

C．entering

D．holding小题10:

A．day

B．minute

C．week

D．hour小题11:

A．help

B．job

C．god

D．company小题12:

A．everything

B．anything

C．nothing

D．something小题13:

A．examined

B．searched

C．checked

D．tested小题14:

A．help

B．harm

C．income

D．money小题15:

A．selling

B．speaking

C．writing

D．listening

最佳答案：

小题1:D

小题2:A

小题3:C

小题4:B

小题5:A

小题6:A

小题7:D

小题8:C

小题9:A

小题10:B

小题11:C

小题12:A

小题13:D

小题14:C

小题15:B

答案解析：

文章讲述作者受到激情演讲者的激发自己决定要变成一个激情演讲者，通过自己的努力最终成功了。

小题1:考查动词：A. rise上升B. blow吹C. put放D. raise举起， raise 及物动词，“提高，提升”的意思。使每个人都情绪高涨。选D。

小题2:考查动词：我听了Zig Zigler的报告，受到激励，离开的时候“感觉”我什么都能做。选A。

小题3:考查动词：make people feel like that “使人们感觉到自己有能力做任何事情”。 选C。

小题4:考查名词：一个梦想诞生了。这里是说：我想做一个像 Zig Zigler 一样的人，通过报告会去激励人们。选B。

小题5:考查连词A. After在…后面，B. Before在…前面，C. Because因为D. While虽然

after。意思是：工作四年后。 选A

小题6:考查上下文串联：根据下文的ending 一词，我们判断这里用beginning。意思是：在这个公司由一个销售培训师做到了区域销售经理。选A

小题7:考查名词：A. life 人生，B. love爱C. income 收入D. career职业，在我事业最高峰的时候，我离开了这家公司。 选D

小题8:考查词组：make a decision做决定：在参加了一个区域销售会议后，我决定开办自己的公司。选C。

小题9:考查动词：A. attending 参加B. joining参加C. entering进入D. holding 持有attend a meeting 参加会议。选A

小题10:考查名词：给我们一会儿时间去写下三个愿望。选B

小题11:根据上下文，这里填god。意思是：为什么要神来帮助我们实现愿望了？也就是说：为什么我们不能靠自己的努力去实现愿望呢？选C

小题12:考查不定代词：那个时刻我感觉到力量，我在过去所完成的一切已为我辞职去开办自己的公司，实现自己的梦想做好了准备。选A

小题13:考查名词：A. examined检查B. searched 搜索C. checked检查，D. tested检查，我很快受到了“考验”。选D。

小题14:考查名词：A. help帮助B. harm伤害C. income收入D. money 钱，没有了“收入”。选C

小题15:考查动词：一个motivational speaker的工作就是speaking。选B

点评：故事感人，描写细腻，反映的道理深刻，从选项中可以看出，本大题主要还是考查了词汇的辨析与运用，但更加注重综合语言能力的运用，需要根据上下文，了解词汇用法的同时，结合语境，做出准确的判断。

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。