Question

Yesterday my grandfather told me about his early days. When he left school, he found a job in a post office. He worked hard in the    . Soon he had more money than his friends   his hard work. It seemed that he would have a bright future.
When he was 25 years old, however, he began to         his job. He wanted a more exciting one, so he left the post office. Two months later, he found a new job in a big company. Workers in this company   traveled a lot. At first he really enjoyed the traveling.   after a year, he began to hate it. He had to   and he was always in a car or on a train. The worst thing was he couldn’t make any new friends! Even so, his boss was not satisfied with him. Two years later he had to leave the company.
He was    at that time, so he sold his house. He had to accept a part time job in a book shop. He was surprised to find he loved it! He made new friends every day and he enjoyed 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   ,” he told me. “The most important thing is that you should always try your best. Never give up!”

小題1:	A．factory B．theatre C．bank D．post office

小題2:	A．because B．because of C．as a result D．while

小題3:	A．dislike B．love C．like D．enjoy

小題4:	A．almost B．usually C．seldom D．never

小題5:	A．So B．And C．But D．Though

小題6:	A．stay in one place B．move around C．make noise D．make a wish

小題7:	A．happy B．energetic C．rich D．poor

小題8:	A．married B．understood C．met D．visited

小題9:	A．sisters B．brothers C．children D．cousins

小題10:

A．boring B．important C．necessary D．wonderful

Answer 1

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:A
小題4:B
小題5:C
小題6:B
小題7:D
小題8:A
小題9:C
小題10:D

試題分析：這篇短文講的是通過作者的爺爺講他以前的經歷，告訴作者生命是精彩的，但永遠要盡最大努力，要永不放棄。
小題1:考查名詞與語境理解。A. factory工廠； B. theatre劇院； C. bank銀行； D. post office 郵局，句意：他在郵局里工作非常努力。根據上文When he left school, he found a job in a post office. （他畢業后，在郵局找了一份工作。）可知此空選D。
小題2:考查語法與語境理解。A. because因為； B. because of因為； C. as a result作為……的結果； D. while當……時候，句意：因為他的努力工作很快他比朋友有了更多的錢。此空表原因，because后跟從句，because of 后跟名詞或代詞，故選B。
小題3:考查動詞與語境理解。A. dislike不喜歡； B. love愛； C. like喜歡； D. enjoy喜歡，享受，句意：然而在他25歲時他就開始不喜歡他的工作。因文中有however（然而）一詞，表轉折，說明他開始不喜歡這份工作，故選A。
小題4:考查副詞與語境理解。A. almost幾乎； B. usually通常； C. seldom幾乎不； D. never從不，句意：在這家公司的工人經常旅游。根據下文提到他一開始非常喜歡旅游，可知此空應填“usually”，故選B。
小題5:考查連詞與語境理解。A. So因此； B. And和； C. But但是； D. Though雖然，句意：但一年后，他開始討厭這份工作。根據句意及上下文此處表轉折，故選C。
小題6:考查詞組與語境理解。A. stay in one place呆在一個地方； B. move around到處活動； C. make noise制造噪音；     D. make a wish許愿，句意：他不得不到處走動，并且是不是在汽車上就是在火車上。因為上文提到這家公司的工人們經常旅游，所以要到處跑，故選B。
小題7:考查形容詞與語境理解。A. happy高興的； B. energetic有活力的； C. rich富有的； D. poor貧窮的，句意：他在那時很貧窮，因此賣了房子。根據下文他賣掉房子，說明他很貧窮，故選D。
小題8:考查動詞與語境理解。A. married結婚； B. understood   理解； C. met 遇到； D. visited參觀，拜訪，句意：三年后他和店主的女兒結了婚。根據下文Soon they had their first child（很快他們有了第一個孩子）可知此處是指他和店主的女兒結了婚。故選A。
小題9:考查名詞與語境理解。A. sisters姐妹； B. brothers兄弟； C. children孩子們； D. cousins表（堂）兄弟，姐妹，句意：在以后十年里他們又有了三個孩子和四個多書店。根據句意及上下文此題選C。
小題10:考查形容詞與語境理解。A. boring無聊的； B. important重要的； C. necessary必須的；   D. wonderful精彩的，句意：生命是精彩的。根據上下文作者的爺爺通過自己的經歷告訴作者生命是豐富多彩的，但自己要盡力，不要放棄。故選D。