文章大意:本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了斯蒂芬·克莱门斯一直想上大学,但在她的童年早期,生活总是倾向于设置障碍。她没有办法上大学,但是一次偶然的机会,她发现了一份名为“克拉克夫人的书单”的讲义,所列书籍足够在艺术学院学习两年。于是,她阅读了清单上绝大多数的书籍,这些作品也改变了她的生活。
2 . Steph Clemence always intended to go to college. But life has a(an) _________ throughout her early childhood years to _________ barriers. Growing up, she led a nomadic (漫游的) life because her mother, who remarried several times, was always on the _________. By the time of high school, Steph had lived in 25 places.
When her stepfather died in a car accident, leaving her mother to support three daughters on a(an) _________ income, paying for college became a serious question. But she still tried to figure out what to do with a life so _________ her plan for schooling.
The _________ came one afternoon when she was cleaning her bedroom. She _________ a thick document where she found a handout titled “Mrs. Clark’s Book List” by her high school English teacher Dorothy Clark.
It wasn’t homework, but it could be a(an) _________ for those not able to receive higher education due to _________ problems like her. The teacher had spent months creating a list of 153 books whose contents would be as __________ as a two-year study at an arts college.
Steph studied the list. Each of those books __________ her to learn more. The reading list was also a(an) __________ in her everyday life, even __________ with her on vacations to find out the next book. She never did get to college, but has now only four books left before __________ the list. She wishes she could thank Mrs. Clark for how reading the __________ on the list has changed her life.
1. A.efficiency | B.motivation | C.exception | D.tendency |
2. A.hold back | B.set up | C.give away | D.carry on |
3. A.display | B.move | C.threat | D.mission |
4. A.precise | B.independent | C.modest | D.initial |
5. A.breaking away from | B.taking hold of | C.giving in to | D.going in for |
6. A.situation | B.answer | C.procedure | D.emergency |
7. A.spotted | B.folded | C.loaded | D.assigned |
8. A.hard rock | B.far cry | C.field work | D.road map |
9. A.flexible | B.foundational | C.financial | D.temporary |
10. A.qualified | B.reliable | C.sufficient | D.delightful |
11. A.confirmed | B.sharpened | C.stimulated | D.bounced |
12. A.origin | B.treat | C.concept | D.constant |
13. A.discussing | B.traveling | C.whispering | D.flashing |
14. A.completing | B.forecasting | C.revealing | D.declaring |
15. A.remarks | B.works | C.proofs | D.zones |