Question

Maths is one of the most boring classes for many students. But recently,at the University of California in the US,a16       class got400 students interested. There were even another35 17       from behind windows.

18       could make a boring subject so interest?ing? Terence Tao,the 31-year-old university teacher, is known as "the Mozart of Maths". Tao,born in Hong Kong,spent his childhood inAustralia. He showed his great19       in maths when he was very young. At the age of two,he could read. At nine,he went to college maths classes. At twenty,he got his Doctor's degree (博士學位) .Last summer,Tao 20       a Fields Medal which is known as the "Nobel Prize of Maths".21       he was talented,Terence Tao didn't go to college until he was fourteen. "In my opinion,it's not 22        to go to college too young？ ”said Tao. He added," 23,      studying is like building a large tower. It must have a strong base (基礎) .Then it can be built higher." People don't think Tao is 24        the rest of us. He wears a T-shirt and an old pair of sports shoes. He reads Japanese comic books too. But he 25        loves maths. "In many ways,my work is my hob?by,”he said.

(   ) 16. A. maths   B. music

   C. Japanese   D. English

(   ) 17. A. passing   B. watching

   C. shouting   D. going

(   ) 18. A. What   B. Which

   C. Who   D. Where

(   ) 19. A. talent   B. importance

   C. need   D. interest

(   ) 20. A. made   B. won

   C. found   D. got

(   ) 21. A. If   B. Although

   C. Because   D. Since

(   ) 22. A. necessary   B. convenient

   C. difficult   D. important

(   ) 23. A. So far   B. At times

   C. In fact   D. In general

(   ) 24. A. the same as   B. different from

   C. similar to   D. as different as

(   ) 25. A. even   B. also

   C. still   D. either

Answer 1

16. A

17. B18. C 

19. A考查名詞詞義辨析。 talent意為"天賦";importance意為"重要性";need意為"需要";interest意為"興趣"。由下文可知，他在數(shù)學方面有天賦。故選A.

20. B考查動詞詞義辨析。 make意為"制作"; win意為"贏得";find意為"發(fā)現(xiàn)";get意為"得到"。下文出現(xiàn)"Nobel Prize of Maths", 故選 B.

21. B考查連詞詞義辨析。 if意為"如果";al-though意為"盡管";because意為"因為"; since意為"既然"。由句意"盡管他有天賦，但直到14歲才上大學。"可知選 B.

22. A考査形容詞詞義辨析。 necessary意為"必要的"；convenient意為"方便的";diffi?cult意為"困難的";important意為"重要的"。上文提到"14歲才上大學"，因此"在他看來.太早上大學沒必要"。故選A.

23. C考査短語辨析。 so far意為"迄今為止";at times意為"有時";in fact意為"事實上"；m general意為"總的來說"。根據(jù)句§: 可知答案為 C。

24. B the same as意為"和.. 一樣";be different from意為" 與............. 不同" ;be similar to意為"與... 相似";as different as意為 "與……一樣不同"。下文提示他衣著樸素，因此和普通人沒K別。故選 B.

25. C考査副詞義辨析。 even意為"甚至"; also意為"也";still意為"仍然";either意為

"也"。由文章內容可知，數(shù)學一直都是他的 最愛。still符合語境，故選 C.