阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—40题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出

题目内容：

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—40题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

I was in the ninth year at St Joseph’s High School, when I began to suffer depression. My parents noticed, but felt that since I’d always been a responsible girl and a good student, this was just a temporary 21 .

Unfortunately, that was not to be. I didn’t have many friends. I could never share my 22. A deep insecurity destroyed my self-confidence. Soon I 23 to attend classes for many days. I would shut myself in my room for hours.

The examinations were approaching, 24 I simply didn’t care. My parents and teachers were surprised at my bad performance.

One morning, after a particularly 25 lecture from Dad, I stood depressed, in the school assembly. 26 , as the other students marched to their classroom, our principal 27 me. I made my way to Sister Sylvia’s office.

The next 45 minutes were the most 28 moments of my life. Sister Sylvia said she’d noticed a big 29in me. She wanted to know why I was lagging in studies, so frequently 30and unhappy. She took my hand in hers and 31patiently as I spilled out my worries. She then 32 me as I sobbed my pent-up （压抑的）emotions out. Months of frustration and loneliness 33in her motherly hug.

No one had tried to 34 what the real problem was, but my principal had done it with her simple act of just listening to me with such 35 and caring.

As the examinations approached again, I studied 36 . When the results were 37 , everybody was pleased, but happiest of all was my principal.

I soon made new friends and was happy 38 . But whenever I had a problem, I could always slip into Sister Sylvia’s office for a(n) 39 .

Today I’m a 40 young woman doing my MA and hoping to become a writer. I’ve become an inspiration to several of my friends and cousins, thanks to a kind nun who cared.

小题1:

A．basis

B．stage

C．adjustment

D．solution小题2:

A．viewpoints

B．experiences

C．problems

D．dreams小题3:

A．skipped

B．refused

C．regretted

D．forgot小题4:

A．otherwise

B．though

C．but

D．or小题5:

A．severe

B．public

C．popular

D．formal小题6:

A．Also

B．Therefore

C．Still

D．Then小题7:

A．attracted

B．accompanied

C．called

D．instructed小题8:

A．precious

B．curious

C．anxious

D．serious小题9:

A．quality

B．change

C．mistake

D．faith小题10:

A．absent

B．dishonest

C．aggressive

D．calm小题11:

A．looked

B．waited

C．listened

D．worked小题12:

A．hugged

B．acknowledge

C．observed

D．educated小题13:

A．passed away

B．rode away

C．drove away

D．melted away小题14:

A．reveal

B．understand

C．realize

D．doubt小题15:

A．dignity

B．courage

C．attention

D．satisfaction小题16:

A．hard

B．alone

C．closely

D．abroad小题17:

A．declared

B．obtained

C．applied

D．compared小题18:

A．forever

B．again

C．anyhow

D．instead小题19:

A．request

B．effect

C．reason

D．chat小题20:

A．mature

B．quiet

C．smart

D．happy

最佳答案：

小题1:B

小题2:C

小题3:B

小题4:C

小题5:A

小题6:D

小题7:C

小题8:A

小题9:B

小题10:A

小题11:C

小题12:A

小题13:D

小题14:B

小题15:C

小题16:A

小题17:A

小题18:B

小题19:D

小题20:D

答案解析：

本文讲述了作者在小时候上学的的时候一段时间里沮丧并无处排解，幸亏了校长的帮助，帮她度过了那段时光。

小题1:考查名词。A. basis基本；B. stage阶段；C. adjustment调整；D. solution解决办法。根据句意：这只是一种临时的阶段。故选B。

小题2:考查名词。A. viewpoints观点；B. experiences经历；C. problems问题；D. dreams梦想。我没有许多朋友，我不能够分享我的问题。故选C。

小题3:考查动词。A. skipped跳过；B. refused拒绝；C. regretted后悔；D. forgot忘记。根据句意：我拒绝上课好多天。故选B。

小题4:考查连词。A. otherwise否则；B. though尽管；C. but但是；D. or否则。根据句意：考试要来临了，但我并不在乎。故选C。

小题5:考查形容词。A. severe严厉的；B. public公众的；C. popular流行的；D. formal正式的。根据句意：在父亲的严厉训斥之后，我沮丧地站在那儿。故选A。

小题6:考查副词。A. Also同样；B. Therefore因此；C. Still仍然；D. Then然后。根据句意：然后，当其他学生走进他们的教室。故选D。

小题7:考查动词。A. attracted吸引；B. accompanied陪伴；C. called叫；D. instructed教导。根据句意：我们校长叫住了我。故选C。

小题8:考查形容词。A. precious宝贵的；B. curious 好奇的；C. anxious焦急的；D. serious严重的。接下来的45分钟是我生命中的最宝贵的时刻。故选A。

小题9:考查名词。A. quality质量；B. change改变；C. mistake错误；D. faith信念。她注意到我有很大的改变。故选B。

小题10:考查形容词。A. absent缺席的；B. dishonest不诚实的；C. aggressive侵略的；D. calm镇静的。根据句意：她想知道我学习为什么落后，如此频繁的缺席并不快乐。故选A。

小题11:考查动词。A. looked看；B. waited等待；C. listened听；D. worked工作。她用她的手抓住我的手，并耐心地倾听着我的倾诉。故选C。

小题12:考查动词。A. hugged拥抱；B. acknowledge承认；C. observed观察；D. educated教育。当我哭诉出我压抑的烦恼的时候，然后她拥抱了我。故选A。

小题13:考查动词短语辨析。A. passed away去世；B. rode away坐车离开；C. drove away赶走；D. melted away消散。根据句意：几个月的挫折和孤独在她母亲般的拥抱中消散了。故选D。

小题14:考查动词。A. reveal显示；B. understand理解；C. realize意识到；D. doubt怀疑。没有人试图理解真正的问题所在。故选B。

小题15:考查名词。A. dignity尊严；B. courage勇气； C. attention关注；D. satisfaction满意。但我的校长只是通过简单的倾听关注和关爱着我。故选C。

小题16:考查形容词。A. hard努力的；B. alone孤独的；C. closely亲密的；D. abroad国外的。根据句意：考试又要来临了，我埋头努力。故选A。

小题17:考查形容词。A. declared宣布；B. obtained 获得；C. applied运营；D. compared比较。当宣布成绩的时候，每个人都很满意，但最高兴的是我的校长。故选A。

小题18:考查副词。A. forever永远；B. again再次；C. anyhow不管怎样；D. instead而不是。根据句意：很快，我又交了新朋友并再次快乐起来。故选B。

小题19:考查名词。A. request询问；B. effect影响；C. reason原因；D. chat闲聊。根据句意：我经常溜进办公室闲聊。故选D。

小题20:考查形容词。A. mature成熟的；B. quiet安静的；C. smart时髦的；D. happy快乐的。今天，我是一个年轻快乐妇女。故选D。

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。