From the age of eight, I had to contribute my share of labor along with my father. Our family was too ____31____ to afford paid laborers. Working in the rice fields was no easy job, especially in summer. The ____32____ sun would beat upon my arched back. With only a hat, a shirt and a pair of shorts as my ____33____, I would be sweating like a pig within seconds.
One day, while resting beside the field, I ____34____ my present life: My family was tied to land, doing ____35____ jobs every day. How could we and farmers like us have ____36____ to a better life? Thinking of this, I was suddenly ____37____ with great pity and great respect for them, and the focus of my ____38____ began to extend beyond myself and my family. A voice inside me ____39____ that I should do something to help that. It was right then that I ______40______ to pursue useful knowledge and technology to ______41______ their burden of labour. This undeniable ______42______ pushed me hard to go to a university on a scholarship and ______43______ earn a degree on agriculture.
Although now I went into academic research, I would always ______44______ what working in the rice fields had taught me: Your hard work will be ______45______ if you plant your feet firmly on the ground, for being down-to-earth is an unbroken truth.
31．A．desperate B．wise C．poor D．proud
32．A．blinding B．amazing C．rising D．burning
33．A．preference B．protection C．purchase D．priority
34．A．puzzled over B．worried about C．believed in D．complained about
35．A．high-paying B．heart-breaking C．back-breaking D．risk-taking
36．A．reactions B．contributions C．access D．addiction
37．A．consumed B．provided C．confused D．troubled
38．A．career B．schedule C．interest D．concern
39．A．protested B．insisted C．warned D．predicted
40．A．attempted B．promised C．resolved D．agreed
41．A．lighten B．quicken C．distribute D．shoulder
42．A．curiosity B．outcome C．fact D．urge
43．A．immediately B．ultimately C．definitely D．rarely
44．A．treasure B．doubt C．adopt D．acquire
45．A．facilitated B．relieved C．challenged D．rewarded
31．C
32．D
33．B
34．A
35．C
36．C
37．A
38．D
39．B
40．C
41．A
42．D
43．B
44．A
45．D
【解析】
【导语】
本文为一篇夹叙夹议文。作者年少贫穷，在田间劳作时突然思考起与自己一样的农民的境遇，下定决心学习有用的知识和技术帮助他们。现在，他在进行学术研究，却一直十分珍惜在稻田里耕耘的经验：脚踏实地，苦尽甘来。
31．
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我们家太穷了，雇不起雇工。A. desperate绝望的；B. wise明智的；C. poor贫穷的；D. proud骄傲的。根据“contribute my share of labor along with my father”可知，作者年少时家境贫穷。故选C项。
32．
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：炙热的太阳刺痛了我弓起的背。A. blinding刺眼的；B. amazing令人惊奇的；C. rising升起的；D. burning炙热的。根据“especially in summer”可知，夏季的烈日刺痛了作者弓起的背。故选D项。
33．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我只有一顶帽子、一件衬衫和一条短裤作为保护，几秒钟内就会汗流浃背。A. preference偏爱；B. protection保护；C. purchase购买；D. priority优先。根据“With only a hat, a shirt and a pair of shorts”可知，这些装备是保护自己抵御炙热的太阳的。故选B项。
34．
考查动词短语辨析。句意：有一天，我在田边休息，对自己现在的生活陷入思考：我的家庭被土地束缚住了，每天都要干累人的活。A. puzzled over冥思苦想；B. worried about担心；C. believed in信任；D. complained about抱怨。根据“How could we and farmers like us have ____6____ to a better life?”可知，作者在田野上休息时，对现在的生活陷入了思考。故选A项。
35．
考查形容词词义辨析。句意同上。A. high-paying高薪的；B. heart-breaking令人心碎的；C. back-breaking使人精疲力竭的；D. risk-taking冒险的。根据“tied to land”可知，作者每日的生活都是累人的。故选C项。
36．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们和像我们这样的农民怎样才能过上更好的生活？A. reactions反应；B. contributions贡献；C. access通道；D. addiction成瘾。根据“a better life”可知，作者想知道农民们如何能过上更好的生活。have access to“有……的机会”。故选C项。
37．
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：想到这里，我突然被对他们的怜悯和尊敬吞噬了，我的关注开始超出我和我的家庭。A. consumed极受影响的；B. provided被提供的；C. confused困惑的；D. troubled烦恼的。根据“with great pity and great respect for them”可知，此处指作者在自己的沉思中，被自己对他们的怜悯和尊敬影响了。be consumed with“（为某种感情）而不断受折磨”。故选A项。
38．
考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. career事业；B. schedule日程安排；C. interest兴趣；D. concern关心。根据“to extend beyond myself and my family”可知，作者的关心开始延伸到超出自己和家庭之外。故选D项。
39．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我内心有个声音坚持认为我应该做点什么来帮助他们。A. protested抗议；B. insisted坚持；C. warned警告；D. predicted预测。根据“A voice inside me____9____ that I should do something to help that.”可知，作者内心的声音坚持认为自己应该有所作为。故选B项。
40．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：就在那时，我下定决心，要学习有用的知识和技术，减轻他们的劳动负担。A. attempted试图；B. promised承诺；C. resolved决定；D. agreed同意。根据“pursue useful knowledge and technology”可知，就在那个时候作者下定决心要用知识和技术帮助农民。故选C项。
41．
考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. lighten减轻；B. quicken加快；C. distribute分发；D. shoulder担负。根据“their burden of labour”可知，作者下定决心想要为农民减轻劳动负担。故选A项。
42．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：这种不可否认的冲动促使我努力获得奖学金上大学，并最终获得了一个农业学位。A. curiosity好奇心；B. outcome结果；C. fact事实；D. urge冲动。根据空处前两句内容可知，作者下定决心要为同他一样的农民做些什么，因此，这种冲动促使他上了大学并获得农业学位。故选D项。
43．
考查副词词义辨析。句意同上。A. immediately立即；B. ultimately最终；C. definitely肯定地；D. rarely罕见地。根据“earn a degree”可知，上大学最终获得了学位。故选B项。
44．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：虽然我现在从事学术研究，但我永远珍惜在稻田里耕耘的经验：脚踏实地，苦尽甘来，因为，脚踏实地是一条亘古不变的真理。A. treasure珍惜；B. doubt怀疑；C. adopt采用、收养；D. acquire获得。根据“Your hard work will be ____15____ if you plant your feet firmly on the ground, for being down-to-earth is an unbroken truth.”可知，作者在进行学术研究，仍然珍惜在年少耕耘的经验。故选A项。
45．
考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. facilitated促进；B. relieved缓解；C. challenged挑战；D. rewarded回报。根据“if you plant your feet firmly on the ground”可知，脚踏实地，将会得到回报，苦尽甘来。故选D项。
