Question

Yesterday my grandfather told me about his early days.        he left school, he found a job in a post office. He worked hard there. Soon he had more money than his friends because of his hard work. It seemed that he would have a        future.

When he was 25 years old, however, he began to be        his job. He wanted a more exciting one, so he left the post office. Two months       , he found a new job in a big       . Workers in this company        traveled a lot. At first he really enjoyed the traveling. But after a year, he began to        it. He had to move around and he was always in a car or on a train. The        thing was that he couldn’t make any new friends. Even so, his boss was not satisfied with him. Two years later he        the company.

He was so        at that time that he sold his house. He had to accept a part-time job in a         shop. He was surprised to find that he loved it! He made new friends every day and he        reading books. Three years later, he        the shop owner's daughter. Soon they had their first child. In the next ten years, they had another three        and four more book shops! He became very rich indeed.

“Life is wonderful,” he told me. “The most        thing is that you should always try your best. Never give up!”

1.A. While                           B. When                     C. Until                                 D. If

2.A. bad                         B. bright                       C. coming                            D. interesting

3.A. tired of                         B. crazy about                      C. interested in          D. afraid of

4.A. ago                          B. before                     C. later                                 D. afterwards

5.A. factory                          B. shop                                  C. school                               D. company

6.A. hardly                          B. usually                             C. seldom                            D. never

7.A. like                           B. prefer                                C. hate                                  D. practise

8.A. worst                   B. happiest                           C. best                                   D. strangest

9.A. reached                        B. called                                C. left                                    D. started

10.A. happy                        B. energetic                       C. rich                                 D. poor

11.A. cloth                           B. fruit                                 C. book                      D. dress

12.A. enjoyed                B. finished                    C. began                               D. forgot

13.A. married                    B. knew                     C. met                                 D. visited

14.A. sisters                        B. brothers                      C. cousins                            D. children

15.A. difficult             B. important                         C. amazing                            D. Boring

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.D

6.B

7.C

8.A

9.C

10.D

11.C

12.A

13.A

14.D

15.B

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要講述了爺爺早年的工作經歷：從收入可觀的郵局工作，到奔波乏味的差旅，再到發家興業的兼職。最后感悟人生：人生是精彩的，關鍵在于你要努力，永不放棄。

1.考查連詞的用法及語境的理解。When和while均表示“當---時候”，when引導的從句動詞可以是延續性的，也可以是終止性的，while引導的從句動詞只能是延續性的。until直到---才---，if是否。根據語境he left school, he found a job in a post office.他離開學校的時候，就在郵局找點了一份工作。故選B。

2.考查形容詞及語境的理解。根據上文he had more money than his friends（他比他的朋友更有錢）可知，他將會有一個光明的未來。故選B。

3.考查形容詞短語及語境的理解。根據下文He wanted a more exciting one（他想找一個更令人興奮的工作）可知，他已經厭倦了原來的工作。 tired of     對---厭倦  ，crazy about   對---瘋狂，interested in  對---感興趣，afraid of害怕。根據句意，可知其已厭倦原來的工作。故選A。

4.考查副詞及語境的理解。根據he left the post office（他離開郵局），found a new job（找到一份新工作）可知其先后順序（兩個月后）故選C。

5.考查語境的理解。根據下文Workers in this company（這家公司的工人）可知空白處應填company。故選D。

6.考查副詞及語境的理解。根據下文At first he really enjoyed the traveling.（起初他真的喜歡旅行。）可知，這家公司有很多差旅（this company always traveled a lot.）。故選B.

7.考查動詞及語境的理解。根據上文At first he really enjoyed the traveling（起初他真的喜歡旅行），與一年后的比對可知，其已經討厭、不喜歡（hate）這一工作了。 like喜歡  ，prefer   更喜歡，hate   討厭、憎恨，practise練習。根據語境，應選C。

8.考查形容詞及語境的理解。對比下文He made new friends every day（他每天都結交新朋友），可知，最糟糕的（the worst)的是他不能結交新朋友(he couldn’t make any new friends).故選A。

9.考查動詞及語境的理解。由于he couldn’t make any new friends. （他不能結交新朋友）， his boss was not satisfied with him.（老板對他不滿意），他離開（left)了那家公司。故選C。

10.考查形容詞及語境的理解。由 he sold his house （他賣掉他的房子）可知，他很窮（poor），故選D。

11.考查語境的理解。根據下文he enjoyed reading books(他喜歡看書），以及In the next ten years, they had another three children and four more book shops!(在接下來的10年里，他們有有了另外3個孩子和4家書店）可知，他在意家書店做兼職。故選C。

12.考查動詞搭配及語境的理解 。enjoyed     喜歡，后接名詞或動詞ing形式，finished完成，后接名詞或動詞ing形式，began開始，后接動詞不定式或動詞ing形式，forgot忘記，后可接名詞、動詞不定式或動詞ing形式。根據語境，應該是he enjoyed reading books(他喜歡看書）故選A。

13.考查動詞及語境的理解。 marry sb 指“和某人結婚”。根據下文Soon they had their first child（不久他們有了第一個孩子）可知，他們結婚了。故選A。

14.考查對語境的理解。根據上文 they had their first child（他們有了第一個孩子），可知，10年后他們又有了另外3個孩子。故選D。

15.考查形容詞及語境的理解。根據語境，要想人生精彩（Life is wonderful），就要盡力，永不放棄（always try your best. Never give up），這是最重要的。故選B。

考點：故事類短文。