In the summer vacation of 1997 , I was fixed with a job . I worked as a(n)
题型:不详难度:来源:
In the summer vacation of 1997 , I was fixed with a job . I worked as a(n) 36 at Mr. Breen’s fruit shop .The fruit shop did 37 business . Most of the trade came from the housewives who lived in the neighbourhood, 38 he also had regular customers who arrived outside the shop in cars . Mr Breen 39 them all by name and they sometimes even had their order already made up , always 40 me to carry it out to their car . They were clearly long-standing customers , and I 41 they must have stayed faithful to him 42 he had promised to sell good quality 43 . He had a way with them —I had to 44 that . He called every woman “madam” for a start , 45 those who clearly were not, but when he 46 it , it did not sound like flattery (奉承). It just sounded 47 in an old-fashioned way . He was a great chatter 48 . If he did not know them , he would greet them with a few 49 about the weather , 50 he did , he would ask about their families or make 51 , always cutting his cloth 52 his customers . Whatever their bills came to , be 53 gave them back the few odd pence (零钱), and I am sure they thought he was very generous (慷慨). But I thought he was the opposite . He never 54 anything away . He was always looking for 55 for nothing . 36.A.operator B.assistant C.waiter D.secretary 37.A.good B.poor C.big D.usual 38.A.so B.when C.therefore D.but 39.A.sold B.knew C.gave D.sent 40.A.making B.letting C.getting D.keeping 41.A.wish B.insist C.declare D.suppose 42.A.when B.if C.because D.though 43.A.food B.fruit C.vegetables D.drink 44.A.admit B.expect C.announce D.promise 45.A.yet B.only C.just D.even 46.A.told B.said C.spoke D.talked 47.A.serious B.strange C.polite D.familiar 48.A.as well B.as usual C.either D.also 49.A.sayings B.questions C.words D.speeches 50.A.and then B.and so C.even if D.but if 51.A.preparations B.jokes C.repairs D.friends 52.A.according to B.due to C.instead of D.up to 53.A.never B.ever C.seldom D.always 54.A.took B.moved C.threw D.turned . 55.A.something B.anything C.somebody D.anybody |
答案
36—40 BADBC 41—45 DCBAD 46—50 BCACD 51—55 BADCA |
解析
36.解析:operator接线员、操作员,assistant伙计、助手,waiter餐馆服务员,secretary 秘书,根据工作地点是fruit shop可知选B。 37.解析:根据“he also had regular customers”可知生意很好,good business。 38.解析:outside the shop in cars和neighborhood一个是远道而来,一个是邻居,是相反的, 所以是but。 39.解析:them指的是顾客,另外根据by name,所以用knew。 40.解析:根据后面to carry可知选getting,make和let后面跟do something,而keep后面 跟doing。 41.解析:根据后面must可知这句表示推断,所以用suppose。declare是宣布,wish是希望,insist是坚持,都不能表示推测的意思。 42.解析:faithful to him和he had promised to sell good quality忠实的顾客和承诺卖给好的商品是因果关系。 43.解析:根据第二句可知Mr Breen开的是水果店,所以供应fruit。 44.解析:我不得不承认,用admit。expect 希望、预料,announce宣布,promise保证。 45.解析:即使看上去不是madam,表示Mr Breen待人有礼貌,选even。 46.解析:和上句的call对应,用said。told后面要跟somebody,talk后面跟with,speak除非和语言搭配后面不跟宾语。 47.解析:根据上句did not sound like flattery可以推断是彬彬有礼,选polite。 48.解析:a great chatter和前面待人有礼貌是递进关系,用as well。also要用在was前。 49.解析:saying谚语,question问题,words闲谈,speech演讲。和上句的chatter呼应,Mr Breen即使对不认识的顾客也要聊一两句天气。 50.解析:和上句if he did not know them对应,选but if。 51.解析:和陌生人谈天气,和熟人开玩笑,选make jokes。make preparation作准备,make repairs修理,make friends交朋友,都不通。 52.解析:cut one’s cloth according to因人而异。 53.解析:无论顾客买多少水果,都会找一些零钱,选表示肯定的always。 54.解析:别人认为Mr Breen慷慨,而“我”认为相反,因而Mr Breen从来不丢掉什么。 55.解析:something某物。从上文可以看出,Mr Breen是既“大方”又“小气”的人,他能够在“无”中找出某种东西来。 |
举一反三
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项 My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling 36 , but I always knew he was 37 . He never criticized us, but used 38 to bring out our best. He’d say, “If you pour water on flowers, they flourish. If you don’t give them water, they die.” I 39 as a child I said something 40 about somebody, and my father said, “ 41 time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection of you.” He explained that if I looked for the best 42 people, I would get the best 43 . From then on I’ve always tried to 44 the principle in my life and later in running my company. Dad’s also always been very 45 . At 15, I started a magazine. It was 46 a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a 47 :stay in school or leave to work on my magazine. I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me from my decision, 48 any good father would. When he realized I had made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad 49 me to go into law. And I’ve 50 regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist, 51 I didn’t pursue my 52 . You know what you want. Go fulfill it.” As 53 turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national 54 for young people in the U.K. My wife and I have two children, and I’d like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad 55 me. 36. A. biologist B. manager C. lawyer D. gardener 37. A. strict B. honest C. special D. learned 38. A. praise B. courage C. power D. warmth 39. A. think B. imagine C. remember D. guess 40. A. unnecessary B. unkind C. unimportant D. unusual 41. A. Another B. Some C. Any D. Other 42. A. on B. in C. at D. about 43. A. in case B. by turns C. by chance D. in return 44. A. revise B. set C. review D. follow 45. A. understanding B. experienced C. serious D. demanding 46. A. taking up B. making up C. picking up D. keeping up 47. A. suggestion B. decision C. notice D. choice 48. A. and B. as C. even if D. as if 49. A. helped B. allowed C. persuaded D. suggested 50. A. always B. never C. seldom D. almost 51. A. rather B. but C. for D. therefore 52. A. promise B. task C. belief D. dream 53. A. this B. he C. it D. that 54. A. newspaper B. magazine C. program D. project 55. A. controlled B. comforted C. reminded D. raised |
What an exciting day it was for Jennifer and Valerie! They had been friends since Grade Three and had 41 many of their high school experience. Now they were driving together to their final high school event. Today was 42 day at Lamar High School. 43 they were close friends, they were different in many ways. Jennifer was a fairly 44 student while Valerie did just enough to get by and was mainly 45 in a good social life. “Isn"t it 46 that we"re all finished?”said Valerie. “I"m really looking forward to having a good time this summer.” “ 47 be nice,” Jennifer replied, “I"m afraid I"m going to have to work most of the summer to help pay for my college expenses.” Jennifer"s parents had only a small 48 and she had made up her mind to have an occupation in which she could afford all the things her 49 could not. Valerie, 50 , came from a fairly well-to-do family. She had little desire to work hard for 51 she had always taken for granted. “I really don"t want to go to college for a while,” she 52 . “My uncle runs a restaurant in the Bahamas and he has 53 me to spend a year there as a waitress. That should give me plenty of 54 for the beach.” “It seems 55 I"ll really be going different ways now”, thought Jennifer. 41. A. learned B. obtained C. remembered D. shared 42. A. exam B. sports C. graduation D. working 43. A. If B. Because C. Although D. When 44. A. diligent B. polite C. active D. favorite 45. A. specialized B. relieved C. envied D. interested 46. A. certain B. great C. unfortunate D. annoying 47. A. Can B. Shall C. Must D. Need 48. A. income B. problem C. family D. differance 49. A. teachers B. parents C. friends D. relatives 50. A. in fact B. in a way C. as a result D. on the other hand 51. A. what B. whom C. that D. these 52. A. admitted B. complained C. invited D. screamed 53. A. helped B. assured C. proposed D. promised 54. A. peace B. work C. energy D. time 55. A. I B. we C. she D. they |
Ella Fant was a middle-aged lady who lived with her only son John in a small house. She 26 John very much. In her 27 he couldn"t do anything 28 . Every morning she would give him breakfast 29 bed and bring him the papers to 30 . It isn"t really true that he was too 31 to work-in fact he had tried a few 32 . First of all he was a window-cleaner and in his first week he managed to 33 at least six windows. Then he 34 a bus conductor and on his second 35 a passenger stole his bag with all the fare (车费) collected. He 36 lost his job as a postman 37 he sent off all the letters when he should have taken them to people"s houses. It seemed that there was 38 suitable work for him. So he 39 to join the army. Mrs. Fant was so 40 about this that she told the 41 to all her neighbours. “My John is going to be a soldier,” she said, “He is going to be the best soldier there 42 was, I can tell you!” Then the great day came 43 he was to march past the palace in the parade (接受检阅的队伍). His 44 mother travelled to the city early in the morning to be sure of getting a good 45 in the crowd. The parade was full of sound and colour. But when John and his 46 came in sight some of the people watching 47 laughing at the one who couldn"t keep pace with the others as they marched along. But Ella Fant , who was filled with 48 , shouted at the top of her voice, “Look at 49 ! They"re all out of 50 except my John! Isn"t he the best!” 26. A. depended on B. waited on C. trusted D. loved 27. A. hope B. eyes C. head D. beliefs 28. A. wrong B. great C. good D. strange 29. A. to B. at C. in D. by 30. A. check B. read C. keep D. sign 31. A. lazy B. young C. weak D. shy 32. A. ones B. years C. tasks D. jobs 33. A. rub B. drop C. break D. clean 34. A. followed B. met C. became D. found 35. A. day B. try C. route D. chance 36. A. thus B. even C. once D. only 37. A. even if B. so that C. because D. though 38. A. some B. such C. less D. no 39. A. began B. promised C. managed D. decided 40. A. excited B. worried C. anxious D. curious 41. A. incident B. change C. news D. matter 42. A. yet B. ever C. never D. just 43. A. where B. since C. when D. till 44. A. proud B. kind C. strict D. lucky 45. A. time B. position C. experience D. impression 46. A. neighbours B. army officer C. mother D. fellow soldiers 47. A. couldn"t help B. shouldn"t burst out C. stopped D. kept 48. A. sadness B. happiness C. surprise D. regret 49. A. them B. those C. that D. him 50. A. sight B. order C. mind D. step |
Our family finally managed to get together, but in a few days we scattered again to the ends of the earth, and I will begin my new job in a new city. My family has never been ___1 _ in this way . When I think about the 2 future, my heart felt grayish. When I 3 in the morning, it was raining outside and the sky was as 4 as my mood. My daughter 5 the new skirt that her uncle bought and she flew around the departure hall in the 6 and drew a small and beautiful picture in the dim crowd. The airplane had a good 7 of newspapers, magazines, television programs, food and drinks. The meal even 8 a serving of Haagen-Dazs ice cream. This small present brightened me up 9 . The gentle smile of the stewardess(空姐)was as beautiful as the 10 after the rain. When I 11 the airport, the language that entered my 12 was completely different from what I was 13 three hours ago. Although the street lights were as 14 as Allentown’s, the different clothes and expressions of the people 15 me that I am in a new world. I stood in the busy streets like Alice 16 the world in a fairy tale. My heart was 17 with puzzlement about the uncertain future and longing for the new life. When I 18 being able to do what I like once more, that I will make new 19 and that I can enjoy the fun of exploration. I could not 20 to think about starting my new life. 1.A.separated B.gather C.divided D.surprised 2.A.bright B.exciting C.uncertain D.unusual 3.A.stood up B.got up C.stayed up D.woke up 4.A.clear B.high C.dark D.gray 5.A.dressed B.wore C.liked D.had 6.A.station B.airport C.port D.house 7.A.offer B.number C.supply D.amount 8.A.included B.contained C.followed D.matched 9.A.successfully B.especially C.eventually D.fortunately 10.A.rainbow B.ground C.sky D.flower 11.A.got on B.got off C.left away D.took off 12.A.mouth B.eyes C.mind D.ears 13.A.finding B.learning C.hearing D.listening 14.A.long B.well C.brilliant D.mamy 15.A.told B.reminded C.suggested D.explained 16.A.visiting B.traveling C.wandering D.exploring 17.A.full B.filled C.satisfied D.pleased 18.A.set about B.set out C.thought over D.thought about 19.A.friends B.enemies C.mistakes D.progress 20.A.wait B.help C.decide D.afford |
A friend of mine met with an accident driving in darkness. His legs were so hurt that he couldn’t move. What was the __36__ was he found himself unable to ask for help-his mobile phone went out of __37__ as a result of exhausted battery. Nothing could be done but to __38__ in cold wilderness. It was 8 hours later that day broke, and then the __39__ of the rescue. It is almost __40__ that he could stand the horror in the darkness for so long. Even more surprising was his __41__: “First of all I checked up my __42__ conditions and found myself not in fatal danger. As there was no __43__ to call for help, I leaned back in my seat trying my best to keep the wound from __44__. In this way I dozed (打盹) off.” His story put an end to my regret for the __45__ of an exploration adventure that happened last year. A group of young men __46__ to explore a mountain cave and got lost. __47__ to find a way out in the dark cave they were frightened and ran anxiously without a sense of __48__. Finally they fell dead in fear and exhaustion. According to the __49__ people that found them, the place where they got lost was only about 10 meters away from the __50__ of the cave. If they stayed on the spot when they lost their way and tried to __51__ themselves, they would probably sense a faint light glimmering (闪烁) not far away. Don’t you think that you can compare it with __52__ itself? When you meet with obstacles in life and work, you are lost in darkness. __53__ you it’s unclear yet and you needn’t put up struggle __54__. It seems to be a negative attitude, __55__ a person who can afford to do so must have foresight as well as a great courage in the first place. 36.A.hopeless B.worst C.more D.best 37.A.service B.way C.order D.work 38.A.cry B.lie C.wait D.sleep 39.A.delay B.success C.team D.arrival 40.A.untrue B.unimaginable C.true D.useless 41.A.plan B.decision C.explanation D.excuse 42.A.physical B.mental C.working D.medical 43.A.method B.way C.alternative D.strength 44.A.rotting B.spreading C.hurting D.bleeding 45.A.loss B.failure C.disappointment D.sadness 46.A.had B.managed C.tried D.planned 47.A.Willing B.Unable C.Determined D.Deciding 48.A.hearing B.sight C.feeling D.direction 49.A.rescue B.village C.local D.brave 50.A.end B.top C.opening D.side 51.A.save B.help C.stop D.calm 52.A.adventure B.work C.life D.mankind 53.A.Mind B.Watch C.Imagine D.Warn 54.A.really B.immediately C.carefully D.hopefully 55.A.and B.so C.but D.while |
最新试题
热门考点