The night of graduation, I was afraid. Two hundred people were sitting out there. I felt tense and I wanted to run away,  36  I couldn’t! After all, my own children were sitting in front of me with many other persons. I couldn’t be a coward(懦夫) before  37 .
When I ended the speech, I was  38  at the cheering. And I never forget the first time I received the cheering in my life.
Flowers arrived  39  my brothers and sister. My husband gave me silk roses. The reporters came with   40 and recorders and lots of questions. There were tears and hugs and congratulations.
Sometimes, I sit down and   41  the tape of my gaduation speech. I hear myself say to the audience, “Don’t’ give up your   42  in life. Anything can happen if you believe. It means hard work, but  43  sure that you can do it, with God’s help.”
And then, I remember mother’s   44  to me , a young girl: “Hurry, Gin, you’ll be late for school.”
Yes, Mom, I was late  45  school, but it was sweeter for waiting. I only wish you and Dad could have been there to see your daughter and granddaughter in all their show and speech.
小題1:
A．a(chǎn)ndB．thenC．soD．but
小題2:
A．themB．themselvesC．himD．himself
小題3:
A．worriedB．worryingC．surprisedD．surprising
小題4:
A．a(chǎn)tB．inC．toD．from
小題5:
A．booksB．newspapersC．camerasD．cars
小題6:
A．put upB．put downC．put onD．put off
小題7:
A．speechB．ideasC．dreamsD．love
小題8:
A．letB．takeC．getD．make
小題9:
A．shoutB．shoutingC．callD．calling
小題10:
A．toB．forC．ofD．with
 
小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:D
小題5:C
小題6:C
小題7:C
小題8:D
小題9:D
小題10:B

試題分析：
小題1:由后面的句子I couldn’t be a coward可以知道我不能，所以是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，句子意思“但是我不能”，所以選D
小題2:由前面的句子my own children were sitting in front of me with many other persons.可以知道使他們，句子意思“在他們面前我不能成為一個懦夫”，所以選A
小題3:固定句型be surprised at sth意思“對某事很驚奇”，句子意思“當我結(jié)束演講時，我對歡呼聲很驚奇”，所以選C
小題4:由句子意思“從我的兄弟姐妹得到花”，from表示從……,所以選D
小題5:考查單詞意思，books意思“書”，newspapers意思“報紙”，cameras意思“相機”，cars意思“車”，句子意思“報告者來時帶著相機和記錄本還有許多問題”，所以選C
小題6:考查詞組意思，put up意思“舉起”，put down意思“放下”，put on意思“打開”，put off意思“關(guān)掉”，句子意思“我坐下打開畢業(yè)演講的帶子”，所以選C
小題7:由后面的句子Anything can happen if you believe.可以知道是夢想，句子意思“在生命中不要放棄夢想”，所以選C
小題8:固定詞組make sure that意思“確保……”，句子意思“但是保證你能做到”，所以選D
小題9:固定句型rember sb doing sth意思“記得某人曾經(jīng)做過某事”，句子意思“我記得媽媽曾經(jīng)叫過我”，所以選D
小題10:由前面的句子you’ll be late for school.可以知道答案，句子意思“是的，媽媽我上學遲到了”，所以選B
點評：本文敘述了作者的畢業(yè)演講，剛開始作者不敢演講，但到最后終于演講了，并且得到鮮花和掌聲的故事。答題前一定要讀懂全文，弄清文章要表達的思想，注意前后段落之間的關(guān)系。答題中，一定要認真分析，注意選項與上下文的關(guān)系，與前后單詞的關(guān)系。對于一時沒有太大的把握的題可以放到最后再來完成，因為有時答案可以從下文內(nèi)容體現(xiàn)出來。答完后再通讀一篇文章，看看所選選項能不能是語句通順，語意連貫。
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