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　　(2014·云南省二模)

　　Mark was a great kid from a bad neighborhood. Crime, drugs, fighting and poverty: You name the __1__ and his neighborhood had it. A scholarship fund __2__ his tuition to Catholic High School, where he was a great baseball player.

　　Mark __3__ in the classroom, though. He was bright, but behind, perhaps due to a __4__home environment. But there were problems __5__ the time for all he needed to do. Some felt Mark should give up sports and __6__ schooling. But, in reality, if he was going to attend college, he would need his __7__.

　　A fellow teacher, Mrs. Jones, __8__ to tutor Mark in math. I helped Mark with other areas of work. No one __9__ us. Mrs. Jones __10__ it up this way: “Pay day doesn't always come on Mondays.”

　　When we were not working with Mark to __11__ his skills for the ACT, Mark's dad took him to various __12__ to talk with both baseball and football program coaches. He settled on the one college that offered him __13__ to play both sports. But he __14__ a good ACT score.

　　It took months to receive the __15__ of college entrance exams. One afternoon after school, Mark rushed into my office and yelled, “I'm going to college! I'm going to college!”

　　“I guess you got your __16__?” I asked.

　　“Well, yeah!” he laughed. “And guess what? I got one point more than I need to be __17__. Thank you! Now, where's Mrs. Jones? I've got to tell her too!”

　　Until that moment, I had __18__ quite understood what “pay day doesn't always come on Mondays” __19__. But it was clear to me the instant Mark came to __20__ his news. No amount of money could ever reward us as much as the news of a boy who finally had a chance at a better life.

　　文章大意：本文是一篇夾敘夾議文。作者通過幫助Mark提高他的ACT成績，最終使Mark實(shí)現(xiàn)了上大學(xué)的夢想，改變了他的命運(yùn)。這使作者真正理解了“Pay day doesn't always come on Mondays”的真正含義。

　　1.A.problem　　　　　　　 B.condition

　　C.advantage D.environment

　　答案：A　考查名詞辨析。根據(jù)前面的“Crime，drugs，fighting and poverty”及結(jié)合選項(xiàng)可知，這些都是Mark所在的街區(qū)存在的問題。故選A項(xiàng)。

　　2.A.lent B.received

　　C.provided D.donated

　　答案：C　考查動詞辨析。句意為：教育基金會給他提供了上Catholic中學(xué)的學(xué)費(fèi)。A項(xiàng)意為“借出”;B項(xiàng)意為“收到”;C項(xiàng)意為“提供”;D項(xiàng)意為“捐贈”。根據(jù)句意可知，C項(xiàng)符合語境。故選C項(xiàng)。

　　3.A.succeeded B.struggled

　　C.played D.competed

　　答案：B　考查動詞辨析。根據(jù)上文的“he was a great baseball player”及下文的“...in the classroom，though.”可知，空格處與“great”形成對比。故選B項(xiàng)。

　　4.A.difficult B.strange

　　C.favourable D.sensible

　　答案：A　考查形容詞辨析。根據(jù)第一段中的“Mark was a great kid from a bad neighbourhood.”可知，A項(xiàng)符合語境。故選A項(xiàng)。

　　5.A.spending B.keeping

　　C.wasting D.finding

　　答案：D　考查非謂語動詞。句意為：但是找時間來做他需要做的所有事情有些困難。spend 意為“花費(fèi)(時間、金錢等)”;keep意為“保持，飼養(yǎng)”;waste意為“浪費(fèi)”;find意為“找到”。There is problem(in) doing sth.是習(xí)慣用法，意為“在做某事方面有困難”。故選D項(xiàng)。

　　6.A.get on B.take on

　　C.concentrate on D.keep on

　　答案：C　考查動詞短語辨析。句意為：有人認(rèn)為Mark應(yīng)該放棄體育，專心于學(xué)習(xí)。concentrate on意為“全神貫注于”，符合語境。故選C項(xiàng)。

　　7.A.tuition B.sports

　　C.determination D.patience

　　答案：B　考查名詞辨析。前面說有人建議他放棄體育，而根據(jù)“But”可知，實(shí)際上他要上大學(xué)的話就不能放棄，即他需要體育。故選B項(xiàng)。

　　8.A.ordered B.promised

　　C.inspired D.offered

　　答案：D　考查動詞辨析。句意為：一位老師，Jones女士主動提出為Mark輔導(dǎo)數(shù)學(xué)。根據(jù)下文的“I helped Mark...”可知，應(yīng)選D項(xiàng)。

　　9.A.praised B.helped

　　C.paid D.comforted

　　答案：C　考查動詞辨析。根據(jù)下文內(nèi)容可知，沒有人支付“我”和Jones女士輔導(dǎo)Mark的費(fèi)用。故選C項(xiàng)。

　　10A.summed B.made

　　C.put D.picked

　　答案：A　考查動詞辨析。句意為：Jones女士這樣總結(jié)說“Pay day doesn't always come on Mondays.”。make up意為“編造，彌補(bǔ)”，put up意為“舉起，容忍”;pick up意為“撿起”，均不符合語境。故選A項(xiàng)，意為“總結(jié)”。

　　11.A.assess B.improve

　　C.apply D.display

　　答案：B　考查動詞辨析。improve skills是習(xí)慣用法，意為“提高技能”，符合語境。故選B項(xiàng)。

　　12.A.clubs B.stadiums

　　C.departments D.colleges

　　答案：D　考查名詞辨析。根據(jù)下文的“He settled on the one college that...”可知，應(yīng)選D項(xiàng)。

　　13.A.majors B.programs

　　C.scholarships D.resources

　　答案：C　考查名詞辨析。根據(jù)語境可知，他應(yīng)是選定了一所能夠給他提供獎學(xué)金的大學(xué)。故選C項(xiàng)。

　　14.A.needed B.achieved

　　C.kept D.took

　　答案：A　考查動詞辨析。句意為：但是，他需要一個好的ACT成績。根據(jù)句中“But”及選項(xiàng)可知，應(yīng)選A項(xiàng)。

　　15.A.papers B.messages

　　C.fees D.results

　　答案：D　考查名詞辨析。根據(jù)下文的“I got one point more than I needed to be...”可知，此處是考試的結(jié)果。故選D項(xiàng)。

　　16.A.scores B.arrangements

　　C.courses D.applications

　　答案：A　考查名詞辨析。根據(jù)上文的“But he ________ a good ACT score.”可知，此處Mark宣布他要去上大學(xué)了，應(yīng)是已經(jīng)知道了分?jǐn)?shù)。故選A項(xiàng)。

　　17.A.dismissed B.accepted

　　C.delayed D.supported

　　答案：B　考查動詞辨析。根據(jù)上文的“I'm going to college! I'm going to college!”可知，此處是指他超出了錄取分?jǐn)?shù)線一分而被錄取了。故選B項(xiàng)。

　　18A.never B.ever

　　C.even D.already

　　答案：A　考查副詞辨析。句意為：直到那時我才真正理解“Pay day doesn't always come on Mondays，”意味著什么。not/never...until意為“直到……才”。故選A項(xiàng)。

　　19.A.changed B.overlooked

　　C.affected D.meant

　　答案：D　考查動詞辨析。句意為：直到那時我才真正理解“Pay day doesn't always come on Mondays”意味著什么。根據(jù)語境可知，應(yīng)選D項(xiàng)。

　　20.A.learn B.explain

　　C.announce D.carry

　　答案：C　考查動詞辨析。句意為：當(dāng)Mark一進(jìn)來宣布他的消息時，我明白這句話(Pay day doesn't always come on Mondays)的意思了。根據(jù)語境可知，應(yīng)選C項(xiàng)。