Mrs. Ohama spoke to the graduates of Martin luther King Jr. High School on Saturday in her only high school mencemenl (毕业典礼）speech this year. The ceremony in the gymnasium of Tennessee State University.
'The first lady told her 170 that she spent too much of her time in college on acadamic achievements. While her success in college and law school a good job, she said, she ended up focusing on public service. “My message to you today is that don’t a minute living someone else’s dream”she said. “It a lot of real work to discover what brings you and you won’t find what you love simply by mailboxes or surfing the net.
She said MLK reminded her of her own high school in Chicago. “My No. 1 was to go to a high school that would push me and me,” she said: “I wanted to go somewhere that would achievement. schools like this don't exist for every kid,” she said. “You are blessed.”
The first lady told graduates that may be a part of their college lives and careers, and that how they respond what they will became. “That’s when you what you are really made of in those hard times,” she said. “But you can only do that if you’re willing to put yourself in a position you might fail.” Overing diffcultie has been the of many great people，she said, “Oprah was demoted (降职)from her first job as a news reporter, and now she doesn’t even need a last name,” she said of media giant Oprah Winfrey.And then there’s this guy Barack Obama. I could a whole afternoon talking about his failures. He his first race for Congress”.the first lady joked, “and now he gets to call himself my husband.
【小题1】A．happened toB．took placeC．occurred toD．came across【小题2】A．graduatesB．teachersC．studentsD．teenagers【小题3】A．dependingB．focusingC．decidingD．living【小题4】A．led toB．referred toC．looked forward toD．occurred to【小题5】A．spendB．spoilC．enjoyD．waste【小题6】A．demandB．takesC．spendD．benefit【小题7】A．energyB．powerC．joyD．laughter【小题8】A．openingB．checkingC．writingD．designing【小题9】A．experienceB．memoryC．failureD．events【小题10】A．taskB．goalC．homeworkD．wish【小题11】A．disappointB．encourageC．satisfyD．challenge【小题12】A．celebrateB．congratulateC．applyD．analyse【小题13】A．UnfortunatelyB．FortunatelyC．OccasionallyD．Unexpectedly【小题14】A．happinessB．sadnessC．failureD．success【小题15】A．affectsB．determinesC．dedicatesD．donates【小题16】A．find outB．pull outC．beak outD．hold out【小题17】A．whatB．whichC．whereD．that【小题18】A．markB．shortingC．pointD．advantage【小题19】A．turn onB．take onC．turn upD．take up【小题20】A．abandonedB．lostC．wonD．obtainB
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(答案→)B
解析：本文讲述了美国第一夫人在Martin luther King Jr. High School毕业典礼上的讲话的部分内容，她鼓励孩子们要正视失败，要把精力放到学业上。
【小题1】考查动词短语辨析及语境理解。此处指毕业典礼在Tennessee State University体育馆举行，此处take place意为：举行。
【小题2】考查名词词义辨析。此处graduates毕业生； teachers 教师；pupils学生；teenagers青少年。根据语境这里是第一夫人给中学的毕业生演讲。故最佳答案是A。
【小题3】考查动词词义辨析。此处depending依靠；focusing集中精力做；deciding决定； living生活。在大学她花了很多时间集中精力于学业成就。
【小题4】考查动词短语的用法。此处led to导致； referred to指，参阅；looked forward to 展望；occurred to发生。她在大学法学院的成功导致她找到好的工作。
【小题5】考查动词词义辨析及语境理解。此处spend 花费；spoil毁掉； enjoy 欣赏；waste浪费。这里指不要浪费时间生活在别人的梦想里。
【小题6】考查动词词义辨析及语境理解。此处demand需要；takes花费；spend花费；benefit受益。根据句型：it takes sth to do sth可知，选B。需要做很多工作才能发现什么能给你带来快乐。
【小题7】考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。此处energy精力；power力量；joy快乐； laughter笑声。需要做很多工作才能发现什么能给你带来快乐。
【小题8】考查动词词义辨析及语境理解。此处opening打开；checking查看；. writing 写；designing设计。这里指：只是简单地查看邮箱和上网不会使你找到你所喜欢的东西。
【小题9】考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。此处 experience经历； memory 记忆； failure 失败；events事件。MLK学校使她想起了她在芝加哥上学的经历。
【小题10】考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。此处task任务； goal目标；homework 作业；wish愿望。我的第一目标是上高中，这是对我自己的挑战。
【小题11】考查动词词义辨析及语境理解。此处disappoint 使失望； encourage 鼓励；satisfy 使满意；challenge挑战。根据前文的push me可知，这里的challenge和它并列。
【小题12】考查动词词义辨析及语境理解。此处celebrate庆祝；congratulate 祝贺； apply应用； analyse分析。这里指：我想找个地方庆祝一下我的成就。
【小题13】考查副词词义辨析。此处Unfortunately不幸地； Fortunately 幸运地；Occasionally 偶然地；Unexpectedly意外地。根据后文don't exist for every kid可知，选A。不幸的是，学校不存在这样的地方。
【小题14】考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。此处happiness幸福； sadness悲伤；failure 失败； success成功。第一夫人告诉毕业生们：失败是他们学习生活的一部分，但他们对失败的反应决定他们将成为什么样的人。
【小题15】考查动词词义辨析。此处affects影响；determines 决定；dedicates 奉献；donates捐赠。第一夫人告诉毕业生们：失败是他们学习生活的一部分，但他们对失败的反应决定他们将成为什么样的人。
【小题16】考查动词短语的含义。此处find out查清，弄明白；pull out拆除； beak out 爆发；hold out伸出。这里意为：那是你弄明白你在困难时刻应该具备什么品质的时候。
【小题17】考查连接词的用法。根据前面的a position可知，这里是where引导的定语从句。
【小题18】考查名词词义辨析。此处mark标志；shorting缺点； point点；advantage优势。这里意为：克服困难已经是伟人的标志。
【小题19】考查动词短语的含义。此处turn on 打开；take on呈现；turn up出现；露面；take up占用。这里指占用一整下午的时间谈他的失败。
【小题20】考查动词词义辨析。此处abandoned抛弃； lost输掉；won 赢得；obtain获得。根据前文的I could take up a whole afternoon talking about his failures中的failures可知，此处选B。