题文
Joshua, my son, is fifteen years old. He was born with Down Syndrome (唐氏综合症). In the last fifteen years. I have experienced many difficult and stories. However, right now I want to just stick to the topic of . When Joshua was born, the doctor us not to “waste our time, energy or money". They claimed that our son would never accomplish anything. They told us he would never walk, talk or learn to use the toilet. , we were not about to accept the words. However, we weren’t really sure what to expect.Therefore, we expected him to develop at his own pace, with a lot of help and encouragement, but only to develop little. We decided that we saw progress we could never give up. Very early on, we knew in our hearts that we had to have high expectations, but how high? We could not set goals for him that he could not ever possibly reach. , if we did not have high hopes, the chances would be very slim for him to work to his potential.
When Joshua was four and a half years old, his younger sister, CJ, was three and attended the same preschool in a younger class. The school an art contest and all the children in it presented pictures. The pictures were hung on the wall and the president of the local church, who was not personally with the children, was appointed to be the .
On the day of the contest, I made my through the crowded parents to see Cf’s picture, it was likely to be hung there, but Joshua's class pictures were not yet up and I didn’t think twice about seeing his picture leaving the building. You see, I had no expectation that Joshua would win; it was for me to know that he was able to draw a picture and have it with those of the other children.
Well, when I returned to the kids, you can image my when I discovered that Joshua was the winner from his class! Proud and excited, he told everyone, “I won the contest! I it! ”
CJ kept insisting that she had won too and it was certainly a feeling to know that Joshua had achieved something that his sister had not. After that I decided to keep my expectations . It seems that most people work to whatever expectations are set for them. Why should Joshua be any ?
小题1:A．inspiring B．frustratingC．encouragingD．exciting小题2:A．expectation B．loveC．educationD．instruction小题3:A．suggested B．hopedC．persuadedD．advised小题4:A, Luckily B. Unfortunately C. Naturally D. Generally
小题5:A．due to B．as long asC．so far asD．in case小题6:A．However B．BesidesC．ThusD．Therefore小题7:A．charged B．preparedC．engagedD．ran小题8:A．familiar B．similarC．friendlyD．close小题9:A．hostB．teacherC．headmasterD．judge小题10:A．effectB．wayC．forceD．Struggle小题11:A．whereB．asC．whenD．that小题12:A．afterB．duringC．beforeD．once小题13:A．excitedB．enoughC．amazingD．pleased小题14:A．displayedB．hangedC．takenD．replaced小题15:A．take upB．keep upC．get upD．pick up小题16:A．surpriseB．expectation C．joyD．amusement小题17:A．gotB．drewC．madeD．defeated小题18:A．specialB．extraordinaryC．curiousD．mixing小题19:A．onB．highC．greatD．easy小题20:A．difficultB．upsetC．disappointedD．different 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:A
小题5:B
小题6:A
小题7:D
小题8:A
小题9:D
小题10:B
小题11:B
小题12:C
小题13:B
小题14:A
小题15:D
小题16:A
小题17:C
小题18:A
小题19:B
小题20:D
解析
文章讲述了一个患有唐氏综合症的孩子的故事。Joshua患有先天性唐氏综合症，医生告诉他父母，Joshua将不会走路、说话、生活不能自理，让他们不要在Joshua身上花费时间和精力。但是，作者夫妇没有放弃Joshua，当Joshua的画获得班级第一名时，作者感到惊喜和欣慰，并决定像正常孩子那样去看待Joshua。
小题1:考查形容词辨析。A鼓舞人心的；B令人沮丧的；C振奋人心的；D令人兴奋的。difficult and stories根据and表并列可知，空白处所填词与difficult近义，A、C、D都是积极词汇，故选B。
小题2:考查名词辨析。A期望；B爱；C教育；D指示，说明。根据第一段最后一句However, we weren’t really sure what to expect.可知，作者谈的是期望，故选A。
小题3:考查动词辨析。A建议；B希望；C劝说；D建议。the doctor us not to “waste our time,医生建议作者不要浪费时间......，suggest不能加sb to do sth，advise sb to do sth建议某人做某事，故选D。
小题4:考查副词辨析。A幸运的是；B不幸的是；C自然；D大体上。we were not about to accept the words作者不愿意听取医生的建议，不想放弃这个孩子，对孩子来说，是幸运的，故选A。
小题5:考查短语辨析。A由于；B只要；C就......而言；D以防。We decided that we saw progress we could never give up.作者夫妇决定，只要孩子有一点进步，他们就不会放弃，故选B。
小题6:考查副词辨析。A然而；B而且；C因此；D所以。根据“We could not set goals for him... if we did not have high hopes,”可知，前后表示转折关系，故选A。
小题7:考查动词辨析。A掌管；B准备；C忙于；D进行，实施；管理，经营。The school an art contest学校举办美术竞赛，故选D。
小题8:考查形容词辨析。A熟悉的；B相似的；C友好的；D亲密的。who was not personally with the children当地教堂和孩子们不熟悉的长老，故选A。
小题9:考查名词辨析。A主人；B教师；C班主任；D裁判，法官。was appointed to be the 教堂长老担任竞赛的裁判，故选D。
小题10:考查名词辨析。A效果，影响；B方法；C力量；D努力，难事。I made my through the crowded我在人群里挤着走，make one’s way艰难行进，故选B。
小题11:考查连接词辨析。A哪里；B正如，像，作为；C当，既然；D无意义。 it was likely to be hung there,正如CJ的画很有可能挂在那里，故选B。
小题12:考查介词辨析。A在......之后；B在......期间；C在......之前，趁......还没；D一次，曾经，一旦。I didn’t think twice about seeing his picture leaving the building作者认为在离开教学楼之前都不会看到儿子的画，故选C。
小题13:考查形容词辨析。A兴奋的；B足够的；C令人惊奇的；D高兴的，满足的。根据“I had no expectation that Joshua would win”可知，作者认为，知道儿子能画画并得到展示就足够了，it was for me to know that he was able to draw a pictur。故选B。
小题14:考查动词辨析。A展示；B绞死；C拿走；D取代。have it with those of the other children让自己的画进行展示，故选A。
小题15:考查短语辨析。A占据，从事；B跟上，继续；C起床；D捡起，学会，车接。Well, when I returned to the kids根据上文可知，作者后来离开了，现在是来接孩子们，故选D。
小题16:考查名词辨析。A惊喜；B期望；C欢乐；D愉悦，娱乐。you can image my when I discovered that Joshua was the winner from his class!对作者来说，看到儿子获胜，是一个很大的惊喜，故选A。
小题17:考查动词辨析。A到达，得到；B画，拉，吸引；C制作，使得；D打败。“I won the contest! I it! ”我赢了，我做到了。make it成功，故选C。
小题18:考查形容词辨析。A特殊的；B非凡的；C好奇的；D混合的。it was certainly a feeling to know that Joshua had achieved something that his sister had not儿子做到了妹妹CJ没有做到的事情，这是一种特别的感受，故选A。
小题19:考查考查固定搭配。A在......上；B高的；C很好；D容易的。根据第二段“we knew in our hearts that we had to have high expectations, but how high?”可知，作者想对儿子抱以很高的期望，儿子获胜后，作者决定对儿子抱以很高的期望，故选B。
小题20:考查形容词辨析。A困难的；B烦恼的；C令人失望的；D不同的。根据“It seems that most people work to whatever expectations are set for them.”可知，作者想把儿子当作一个正常人来看待，故选D。
考点
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人物传记类文章的文体特征：
人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。
人物传记类文章的阅读策略和解题技巧：
1、把握文体特征，注意写作手法如前文所述，人物传记是记叙文体的一种，因此在阅读时要把握好时间、地点、人物和事件这四大要素。
其次，还应该注意人物传记类文章的结构多按时间顺序排列，一般采用倒叙的写作手法，有时也采用插叙和补叙等手段。弄清楚人物传记类文章的特征和写作手法，能帮助考生在阅读和回答问题时做到高效省时、准确无误。
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(1)对号入座题：
这种题的答案一般在原文中可以直接找到，只要读懂文章，掌握文章中的事实，如时间、地点、事件等细节问题，就能选对正确答案。
(2)词义转换题：
这种题常常是原文有关词语和句子的转换，而不能在原文中直接找到。它要求考生能理解原文中某个短语或句子的含义，从而找到与答案意思相同的词语和句子。
(3)是非题：
该题型俗称“三缺一”题型，即题目四个选项中有三个符合文章内容，剩下一个不符合。题干多为：Which of the following isTRUE?或者三个不符合文章内容，剩下一个符合，题干多为：Which of the following…isNOTtrue?或All the following are true EXCEPT
(4)排序题：
这种题要求考生根据动作发生的先后顺序和句子之间的逻辑关系，找出事件发生的正确顺序。可采用“首尾定位法”，即先找出第一个动作和最后一个动作，迅速缩小选择范围，从而快速选出正确答案。
(5)指代理解题：
一般是在人物或事物关系比较复杂的情况下使用的一种题型，所以理清人物及事物之间的逻辑关系是关键所在。可采用“逻辑关系梳理法”，使人物或事件关系清晰条理。不管题型如何，在做事实细节题时，可采用比较实用的方法一有目的的阅读。在阅读时，首先看题目要求我们理解什么细节，找出关键词，然后以此为线索，运用寻读的技巧迅速在文章里找出相应的段落、句子或短语。认真比较选项和文中细节的区别，在正确理解细节的前提下，确定最佳答案。这样一来，既提高了阅读的速度，又能确保答案的准确率。同时，建议阅读文章时把与答案相符的句子或短语用红线标示出来，标号注上是哪一题答案的相关句子，这样在检查时就不必重新阅读整篇文章了。
3、抽丝剥茧，推理判断深层含义推理判断题主要提问那些未曾在文中说明，但已特别暗示的内容，考查考生对文章的准确理解和判断。人物传记类文章常见的推理判断题型为：
(1)细节推断题：
要求考生根据语篇关系，推断具体细节，如时间、地点、人物关系、人物身份、事件等。一般可根据短文提供的信息，或者借助生活常识进行推理判断。
(2)因果推断题：
要求考生根据已知结果推测导致结果的可能原因。考生要准确掌握文章的内涵，理解文章的真正含义。
(3)人物性格、作者态度及观点判断题：
人物传记类文章中有些是考查考生对作者的主导思想、被描写人物的语气、言语中流露的情绪、性格倾向和作者或文中人物态度、观点等方面的理解题。推理判断题要求在理解原文表面文字信息的基础上做出一定推论和判断，从而得到文章的隐含意义和深层意义。解答此类题时，要注意：
(1)吃透文章的字面意思，从字里行间捕捉有用的提示和线索，这是推理的前提和基础。
(2)对文字的表面信息进俐宅掘加工，由表及里，由浅入深。从具体到抽象，从特殊到一般，通过分析、综合、判断等进行符合逻辑的推理。不能就事论事，断章取义，以偏概全。
(3)基于文章内容，以文章提供的事实和线索为依据，立足已知，推断未知。不能主观臆想，凭空想象，随意揣测，更不能以自己的观点代替作者的观点。
(4)把握句、段之间的逻辑关系，了解语篇的结构。要体会文章的基调，揣摸作者的态度，摸准逻辑发展的方向，悟出作者的弦外之音。
(5)注意文中所用词句的感情色彩，是讽刺性的，批评性的，赞成性的，还是反对性的，以便推测作者的观点和态度。
