David grew up poor. He started working in the 7th grade and by high school he was only going to school half days,at 11 am to go to work. Lack of money meant lack of educational opportunities, but he had a to learn. In his spare time he read books that he thought would him succeed somewhere down the road. He was a hard worker, and rose above(克服) his of higher education to provide for his family,factory life had a bad effect on him physically, emotionally and. It was, in his mind, killing him like a slow poison. In 1995 he bought his first computer and a few months later discovered the Internet. He wanted to be a part of it, and worked 48 or hours a week in the factory, and worked another 40 or more hours a week himself computer skills. He worked harder than he4 had in his life, surfing the Internet over 100 hours a week. David began jobs in the Internet and computer fields. He was many times, but he never gave up. He had a goal and kept after ithe didn’t feel like it becauseelse seemed so hopeless. That kind of drive and perseverance almost always. David left the factory and took a job in the computing field. This is a true story about, a story about believing in; a story about finding what you love to do and your dreams. My hope in writing this story is that, if you have a dream, you’ll beenough to see it through(进行到底). It’s up to you toit. Remember that even the farthestalways starts with the first step.
试题分析：大卫家境贫寒，他从七年级就开始工作了。到了高中，大卫只能半工半读。大卫是一个勤奋的人，但是，工厂的工作生活给他的身心和精神上都带来了不良影响。大卫通过自学电脑知识，最终找到了一份计算机方面的工作。 【小题1】考查动词辨析。A开始，出发；B离开，使处于某状态；C到达；D学习，研究。根据“he was only going to school half days”可知，大卫只能上半天学，根据“at 11 am to go to work”可知，他在上午11点离校去工作，故选B。 【小题2】考查名词辨析。A时间，次数；B希望；C饥饿，渴望；D机会。he had a to learn他渴望学习，hunger在此指渴望某物，have a hunger for sth/to do sth渴望......，故选C。 【小题3】考查动词辨析。A让；B有，让；C看到；D帮助。would him succeed 将来能帮助他取得成功，help sb (to) do sth帮助某人做某事，故选D。 【小题4】考查名词辨析。A缺乏；B选择；C喜爱，赞成；D渴望。根据第二段“Lack of money meant lack of educational opportunities”可知，大卫没有接受高等教育，故选A。 【小题5】考查并列连词。A和；B因此；C但是；D因为。factory life had a bad effect on him大卫是一个工作努力的人，但是，工厂生活对他的身心有不好的影响，故选C。 【小题6】考查副词辨析。A分别地，各自地；B在精神上；C精力充沛地，积极地；D明显地。factory life had a bad effect on him physically, emotionally and.工厂生活对大卫的身体、情感和精神带来不良影响，故选B。 【小题7】考查形容词辨析。A更多的；B更少的；C更小的；D一些。根据后面的“another 40 or more ”可知，大卫每周在工厂工作至少48小时，故选A。 【小题8】考查动词辨析。A展示；B教；C提高；D获得。worked another 40 or more hours a week himself computer skills大卫每周花费至少40小时自学电脑技能，故选B。 【小题9】考查副词辨析。A甚至；B从未；C曾经；D仅仅，恰好。根据“surfing the Internet over 100 hours a week”可知，大卫每周上网100多个小时，说明大卫比以前任何时候都要努力，ever表示强调，故选C。 【小题10】考查动词和动词短语。A做；B创造；C申请；D占据，从事。David began jobs in the Internet and computer fields.大卫开始申请计算机方面的工作，故选C。 【小题11】考查动词短语。A关闭；B写下，放下，镇压；C举起，支撑，耽误，放晴，抢劫；D调低，拒绝。He was many times, but he never gave up.大卫被拒绝了很多次，但他从不放弃，故选D。 【小题12】考查连词辨析。A即使当；B要是......就好了；D好像，似乎。He had a goal and kept after ithe didn’t feel like it每当大卫定下一个目标，他就会坚持到底，即使当他受到了打击，故选A。 【小题13】考查不定代词。A任何地方；B某处；C任何事；D某事。because48else seemed so hopeless因为任何事似乎都没有希望了，故选C。 【小题14】考查动词短语。A偿还，报复；B推迟；C到达，收割，插话；D偿清，回报，(付清工资后)解雇，报复(某人)，取得成功。根据下句“David left the factory and took a job in the computing field.”可知，大卫的坚持得到了回报，他找到了一份计算机方面的工作，故选D。 【小题15】考查名词辨析。A财富；B决心；C困难；D爱。根据上一段“He had a goal and kept after it...That kind of drive and perseverance”可知，大卫有着坚定的意志力，故选B。 【小题16】考查反身代词。A你自己；B他自己；C她自己；D它本身。a story about believing in这是一个关于意志力的故事，是一个关于自信的故事，即相信你自己，故选A。 【小题17】考查动词辨析。A发展；B跟随，追逐；C继续；D到达。a story about finding what you love to do and your dreams.一个关于发现自己喜欢做的事情并追逐梦想的故事，故选B。 【小题18】考查动词辨析。A需要，要求；B期望；C鼓舞，激励；D吸引。if you have a dream, you’ll beenough to see it through如果你有梦想，这个故事会激励你坚持到底，故选C。 【小题19】考查动词辨析。A得到，使；B制作，使；C引导，控制，实施；D执行，完成，表演，表现。It’s up to you toit.需要靠你自己去实现梦想，be up to sb取决于某人，make it成功，做成某事，约定时间，故选B。 【小题20】 考查名词辨析。 A旅行，旅程，路程；B距离；C生活；D未来。Remember that even the farthestalways starts with the first step.千里之行始于足下，即使是最遥远的路程，也要从迈出第一步开始，故选A。 考点：故事类短文阅读