阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.
Dale Carnegie rose from the unknown of a Missouri farm to international fame because he found a way to fill a universal human need.
It was a need that he first____11____ back in 1906 when young Dale was a junior at State Teachers College in Warrensburg. To get an___12___ , he was struggling against many difficulties. His family was poor. His Dad couldn't afford the___13___ at college, so Dale had to ride horseback 12 miles to attend classes. Study had to be done ___14___ his farm-work routines. He withdrew from many school activities____15____ he didn't have the time or the ____16____. He had only one good suit. He tried ___17___ the football team. but the coach turned him down for being too___18___. During this period Dale was slowly ___19___ an inferiority complex (自卑感) , which his mother knew could____20____him from achieving his real potential. She___21___that Dale join the debating team, believing that___22___in speaking could give him the confidence and recognition that he needed.
Dale took his mother's advice, tried desperately and after several attempts___23___made it. This proved to be a ___24___ point in his life. Speaking before groups did help him gain the____25____ he needed. By the time Dale was a senior, he had won every top honor in ____26____ . Now other students were coming to him for coaching and they. ___27___ , were winning contests.
Out of this early struggle to ___28___ his feelings of inferiority, Dale came to understand that the ability to ___29___ an idea to an audience builds a person's confidence. And, ___30___ it, Dale knew he could do anything he wanted to do-and so could others.
11. A. admitted B. filled C. recognized D. supplied
12. A. assignment B. instruction C. advantage D. education
13. A. board B. training C. teaching D. equipment
14. A. during B. between C. over D. through
15. A. while B. once C. though D. because
16. A. permits B. preparation C. clothes D. exploration
17. A. for B. on C. in D. With
18. A. flexible B. light C. Optimistic D. cautious
19. A. gaining B. achieving C. obtaining D. developing
20. A. protect B. prevent C. promote D. predict
21. A. demanded B. suggested C. inspected D. insisted
22. A. practice B. presence C. passion D. potential
23. A. hopefully B. immediately C. naturally D. finally
24. A. key B. breaking C. turning D. basic
25. A. progress B. experience C. confidence D. competence
26. A. speech B. football C. horse-riding D. farming
27. A. in return B. in turn C. in brief D. in fact
28. A. overcome B. convey C. approach D. possess
29. A. recommend B. stress C. contribute D. express
30. A. besides B. beyond C. with D. around
【答案】
Dale Carnegie rose from the unknown of a Missouri farm to international fame because he found a way to fill a universal human need.
It was a need that he first____11____ back in 1906 when young Dale was a junior at State Teachers College in Warrensburg. To get an___12___ , he was struggling against many difficulties. His family was poor. His Dad couldn't afford the___13___ at college, so Dale had to ride horseback 12 miles to attend classes. Study had to be done ___14___ his farm-work routines. He withdrew from many school activities____15____ he didn't have the time or the ____16____. He had only one good suit. He tried ___17___ the football team. but the coach turned him down for being too___18___. During this period Dale was slowly ___19___ an inferiority complex (自卑感) , which his mother knew could____20____him from achieving his real potential. She___21___that Dale join the debating team, believing that___22___in speaking could give him the confidence and recognition that he needed.
Dale took his mother's advice, tried desperately and after several attempts___23___made it. This proved to be a ___24___ point in his life. Speaking before groups did help him gain the____25____ he needed. By the time Dale was a senior, he had won every top honor in ____26____ . Now other students were coming to him for coaching and they. ___27___ , were winning contests.
Out of this early struggle to ___28___ his feelings of inferiority, Dale came to understand that the ability to ___29___ an idea to an audience builds a person's confidence. And, ___30___ it, Dale knew he could do anything he wanted to do-and so could others.
11. A. admitted B. filled C. recognized D. supplied
12. A. assignment B. instruction C. advantage D. education
13. A. board B. training C. teaching D. equipment
14. A. during B. between C. over D. through
15. A. while B. once C. though D. because
16. A. permits B. preparation C. clothes D. exploration
17. A. for B. on C. in D. With
18. A. flexible B. light C. Optimistic D. cautious
19. A. gaining B. achieving C. obtaining D. developing
20. A. protect B. prevent C. promote D. predict
21. A. demanded B. suggested C. inspected D. insisted
22. A. practice B. presence C. passion D. potential
23. A. hopefully B. immediately C. naturally D. finally
24. A. key B. breaking C. turning D. basic
25. A. progress B. experience C. confidence D. competence
26. A. speech B. football C. horse-riding D. farming
27. A. in return B. in turn C. in brief D. in fact
28. A. overcome B. convey C. approach D. possess
29. A. recommend B. stress C. contribute D. express
30. A. besides B. beyond C. with D. around
【答案】
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