In the city of Fujisawa, Japan, lives a woman named Atsuko Saeki When she was a teenager, she 36 of going to the United States. Most of what she knew about American 37 was from the textbooks she had read. I had a 38 in mind: Daddy watching TV in the living room,Mummy 39 cakes and their teenage daughter off to the cinema with her boyfriend.
Atsuko 40 to attend college in California. When she arrived, however, she found it was not her 41 world.'People were struggling with problems and often seemed 42 , she said. I felt very alone.
One of her hardest 43 was physical education. We played volleyball. she said.The other students were 44 it, but I wasn't.
One afternoon, the instructor asked Atsuko to 45 the ball to her teammates so they could knock it 46 the net.No problem for most people, but it terrified Atsuko. She was afraid of losing face 47 she failed.
A young man on her team 48 What she was going through. He walked up to me and 49 , 'Come on. You can do that'.
You will never understand how those words of 50 made me feel…Four words: You can do that I felt like crying with happiness.
She made it through the class. Perhaps she thanked the young man; she is not 51 .
Six years have passed. Atsuko is back in Japan, working as a salesclerk. I have 52 forgotten the words. she said. When things are not going so well, I think of them.
She is sure the young man had no idea how much his kindness 53 to her. He probably doesn't even remember it, she said. That may be the lesson. Whenever you say something to a person cruel or kind—you have no idea how long the words will 54 . She's all the way over in Japan, but still she hears those four 55 words: You can do that.
36. A. learned B. spoke C. dreamed D. heard
37. A. way B. life C. education D. spirit
38. A. photo B. painting C. picture D. drawing
39. A. baking B. frying C. steaming D. boiling
40. A. hoped B. arranged C. liked D. attempted
41. A. described B. imagined C. created D. discovered
42. A. tense B. cheerful C. relaxed D. deserted
43. A. times B. question C. classes D. projects.
44. A. curious about B. good at C. slow at D. nervous about
45. A. kick B. pass C. carry D. hit
46. A. through B. into C. over D. past
47. A. after B. if C. because D. until
48. A. believed B. considered C. wondered D. sensed
49. A. warned B. sighed C. ordered D. whispered
50. A. excitement B. encouragement C. persuasion D. suggestion
51. A. interested B. doubtful C. puzzled D. sure
52. A. never B. already C. seldom D. almost
53. A. happened B. applied C. seemed D. meant
54. A. continue B. stay C. exist D. live
55. A. merciful B. bitter C. simple D. easy36.C 37.B 38.C 39.A 40. B 41. B 42.A 43.C 44. B 45. D 46.C 47. B 48. D 49.D 50. B
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(答案→)36.C 37.B 38.C 39.A 40. B 41. B 42.A 43.C 44. B 45. D 46.C 47. B 48. D 49.D 50. B
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36．解析：dream of意为“梦想”，表示她在年轻时梦想去美国。learn of意为“听到，获悉”。speak of意为“说到，谈到”。hear of意为“听说”。
37．解析：life意为“生活”，泛指“生活”、“生涯”，即某种方式的生活，表示她对美国生活的了解来自所读的课本。way意为“方式，方法”。education意为“教育”。spirit意为“精神”。
38．解析：picture意为“图画”，泛指人物、风景、物品等的水彩画、油画、素描等各种图画，也可指照片和影片，也可指人们在头脑中形成的画面。由于没有去过美国，在课本中了解一点美国人的生活状况，而在她的心中形成了一幅美国人生活的图画。photo意为“照片。painting意为“油画”，专指美术绘画的各种彩色作品，常指油画和水彩画。drawing意为“画”，常指用铅笔、钢笔或粉笔画的“线条画”，主要的手段是明暗对比，一般不用色彩，包括素描或工程图纸。
39．解析：bake意为“烘，焙，烤”，指在热的表面上慢慢地烘焙。bake cakes表示“烤制蛋糕”。fry意为“用油煎，用油炸烤炒”，指用油煎鱼或炒菜。steam意为“蒸”，指用蒸汽蒸饭。boil意“煮”，指用水煮食物。
40．解析：arrange意为“准备，安排”，指为某事做好准备和安排。根据下文所提供的情景When she arrived可判断出Atsuko准备到加利福尼亚上大学。hope意为“希望”，like意为“喜欢，愿意”attempt意为“企图”，都与下文的内容不相符合。
41．解析：imagine意为“想像，设想；猜想，推测”，上文讲到I had a picture in mind: Daddy watching TV in the living room. Mummy baking cakes and their teenage daughter off to the cinema with her boyfriend. 因此可判断出实际的情况与她想象的不一样。describe意为“描述”。create意为“创作，创造”。discover意为“发现”。
42．解析：tense意为“紧张的”，上文中的People were struggling with problems说明，由于尽力解决问题，他们经常似乎处于紧张状况。cheerful意为“高兴的，兴致勃勃的，欢乐的，快活的；爽快的”。relaxed意为“放松的”。deserted意为“被放弃的”。
43．解析：class意为“课程”，根据其表语physical education可判断出她最困难的课程是体育。time意为“时间”，question意为“问题”。project意为“工程项目”。
44．解析：be good at意为“擅长于”，指善于做某事。but是并列连词，表示转折和对比，从but I wasn’t可以看出：其他同学擅长于打排球，而Atsuko却在这方面存在困难。be curious about意为“对……好奇”。be slow at意为“在……迟钝”。be nervous about意为“对……感到紧张”。
45．解析：hit意为“打，击”，hit the ball表示用手击球。上文中的We played volley ball表明他们在打排球，所以要用手击球。kick the ball意为“踢球”，pass the ball意为“传球”，carry the ball意为“带球”，都不符合打排球的比赛规则。
46．解析：over意为“越过”，指把排球打过网。through意为“穿过”，指从三维空间中穿过。into意为“到……里”，past意为“通过”，这也都不符合打排球的比赛规则。
47．解析：if引导条件状语从句，意为“如果”，表示如果她不能把球击中，她害怕她会丢人。after引导时间状语从句，表示“在……之后”。because引导原因状语从句，意为“因为”。until引导时间状语从句，意为“一直……”，表示动作一直延续到until从句的谓语动词所表示的动作发生。
48．解析：sense意为“感觉(到)” 指通过直觉、迹象、线索等隐约感到或明白。表示他们球队的一位年轻人觉察出Atsuko的心理状态。believe意为“相信”。consider意为“考虑”。wonder意为“感到迷惑不解，想知道”。
49．解析：whisper意为“低语；耳语”，指低声地对某人说话、讲话。因为这位年轻人觉察出Atsuko害怕在人们面前丢脸的心理状态，所以他用Come on. You can do that.这样的话语鼓励她，而在许多人面前，他只能低声地对她说。warn意为“警告”。sigh意为“叹息”。order意为“命令”。
50．解析：encouragement意为“鼓励”，Come on. You can do that.意为“加油。你能行。”是鼓励人们努力的话语。excitement意为“激动”。persuasion意为“说服，劝导”。suggestion意为“建议”。
51．解析：sure意为“深信，确信”。上文讲述了在一次排球比赛中，一位年轻人鼓励Atsuko努力去做，You can do that.使她增强了信心，体育课程取得了成绩。所以这里讲到她或许应该谢谢这个年轻人，但心中没有把握，不知道该不该这样做。interested意为“感兴趣”。doubtful意为“怀疑的”。puzzled意为“感到迷惑不解的”。
52．解析：never意为“从不”，根据下文中的When things are not going so well, I think of them.可判断出Atsuko没有忘记那位年轻人所说的话。already意为“已经”。seldom意为“不常；很少；难得……”。almost意为“几乎”。
53．解析：mean意为“意味着”，表示她深信那位年轻人不知道他的好心对她来说有多么重要。happen意为“发生”，指事情偶然发生。apply意为“运用，应用”。seem意为“似乎”。
54．解析：stay意为“保留”，多指停留或处于相对稳定的状态。表示你不知道一个人说的话会保留多长时间。continue意为“继续”，指任何进行过程在时间或空间上的延续，强调持续不断、无间歇、无终止，有时也可指短暂停止后继续进行。exist意为“存在”。live意为“居住”。
55．解析：simple意为“简单的”，You can do that.只含有四个词，是一句简单的话。merciful意为“仁慈的，温和的”。bitter意为“辛苦的，悲惨的”。easy意为“容易的”。