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My parents ran a small restaurant in Seattle. It was open twenty-four hours a day, six days a week. And my first real job, when I was six years old, was 1 the diners’ shoes. My father had done it when he was young, so he taught me 2 to do it well, telling me to 3 to shine the shoes again if the customer wasn’t 4 .

I was proud of working in the restaurant 5 I was also working for the good of the family. But my father 6 said that I had to meet certain standards to be part of the team. I 7 to be on time, hard-working, and polite to the 8 . I was 9 paid for the work I did at the restaurant. One day I made the mistake of suggesting to Dad that he 10 give me $10 a week. He said, “OK. How about you paying me for three meals a day you have here? And for the times you bring in your friends 11 free soft drinks?” He 12 the amount of money I owed him, about $40 a week.

I remember returning to Seattle after being 13 in the US Army for about two years. I had just been promoted to Captain at that time. And full of pride, I walked into my parents’ restaurant, but the 14 thing Dad said was, “How about your 15 up tonight?” I couldn’t 16 my ears! I am an officer in the Army! But 17 didn’t matter. As far as Dad was concerned, I was just 18 member of the team. I reached for the mop(拖把).Working for Dad has taught me that the devotion to a 19 is above all. It has nothing to do with 20 that team is for a family restaurant or the US Army.

【1】A.washing B.polishing C.changing D.repairing

【2】A.why B.what C.when D.how

【3】A.offer B.refuse C.continue D.forget

【4】A.interested B.annoyed C.relaxed D.satisfied

【5】A.if B.because C.when D.though

【6】A.anxiously B.strangely C.clearly D.secretly

【7】A.needed B.tended C.hated D.pretended

【8】A.family B.workers C.diners D.friends

【9】A.never B.always C.seldom D.already

【10】A.must B.should C.might D.could

【11】A.by B.to C.on D.for

【12】A.figured out B.decided on C.set aside D.cut down

【13】A.absent B.over C.away D.alone

【14】A.usual B.last C.next D.first

【15】A.washing B.going C.cleaning D.turning

【16】A.cover B.follow C.believe D.understand

【17】A.they B.I C.he D.it

【18】A.no B.either C.any D.another

【19】A.group B.family C.leader D.restaurant

【20】A.when B.whether C.how D.why

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】A

【4】D

【5】B

【6】C

【7】A

【8】C

【9】A

10】 B

【11】D

【12】A

【13】C

【14】D

【15】C

【16】C

【17】D

【18】D

【19】A

【20】B

【解析】

【语篇解读】本文记述了作者小时候在自家餐馆做事,父亲就告诉他做事一定要有敬业的精神,要对顾客有礼貌。在美国部队服役两年后,作者回到家乡,因为他当时已经升职,认为父亲不会再让他做家务了。但父亲对他说的第一件事就是让作者打扫卫生。作者逐渐意识到无论做什么事情,都应对自己所在的团队有无私的奉献精神。

【1】考查动词。washing“洗”;polishing“擦”;changing“改变”;repairing“修理”。结合下文“telling me to to shine the shoes again”可知,作者的第一份工作是擦鞋,故选B项。

【2】 考查副词。why“为什么”;what“什么”;when“什么时候”;how“怎样”。结合前半句“my father had done it when he was young”可知,父亲教我如何做得更好,故选D项。

【3】 考查动词。offer to do“主动做……”;refuse to do“拒绝做……”;continue to do“继续做……”;forget to do“忘 记做……”。结合语境,父亲告诉我如果客人不满意,我要主动再擦鞋,故选A项。

【4】考查形容词。interested“感兴趣的”;annoyed“感到烦恼的”;relaxed“感到放松的”;satisfied“感到满意的”。 结合语境,给顾客再次擦鞋应是顾客感到不满意,故选D项。

【5】 考查连词。if“如果;because“因为”;when“当……时候”;though“虽然……但是”。结合句意可知,该空 前后句是因果关系,后面表示原因,故选B项。

【6】考查副词。anxiously“焦虑地”;strangely“奇怪地”;clearly“清楚地”;secretly“秘密地”。结合语境,父亲 应是很清楚地告诉我:我必须达到一定的要求才能成为这个团体中的一员,故选C项。

【7】考查动词。needed to do“需要做……”;tended to do“倾向于做……很可能做……”;hated to do“讨厌 做……”;pretended to do“假装做……”。结合上文,该句叙述为了成为团体一员我需要达到的标准,故 应表示“我需要按时、努力并对顾客礼貌”,故选A项。

【8】考查名词。family“家庭”;workers“工人”; diners“食客;用餐者”;friends“朋友”。结合语境,作者 擦鞋应是对餐馆的食客礼貌,故选C项。

【9】考查副词。never“从不”;always“总是”;seldom“很少”;already“已经”。结合上下文可知,父亲从来没 付过我钱,故选A项。

【10】考查情态动词。must“必须”;should“应该”;might“或许”;could“能够”。由结构可知,该空是动词suggest 引导的宾语从句的谓语动词,故应用should+动词原形,选B项。

【11】考查介词。by“通过”;to“到”;on“在……上”;for“为了”。结合语境,作者带朋友回来为了和免费的 软饮料,故选D项。

【12】考查动词短语。figured out“算出;弄懂,理解”;decided on“决定”;set aside“放在一边”;cut down“砍 到,削减”。结合语境,此处应表示父亲算出我欠他的钱是每个星期40美元,故选A项。

【13】考查形容词副词。absent是形容词,表示“缺席的”;over副词,表示“结束”;away副词,表示“离开”; alone形容词或副词,表“孤单;一个人”。由该句的“in the US army for about two years”可知,作者外出不在家,故选C项。

【14】考查形容词。usual“通常的”;last“最后的”;next“下一个”;first“第一”。结合语境,作者回到家父亲说的第一件事,故选D项。

【15】考查动词。washing“洗”;going“去”;cleaning“清洗”;turning“转动”。由下文内容“I reached for the mop”可知,父亲指的是打扫,故选C项。

【16】考查动词。cover“覆盖”;follow“跟随”;believe“相信”;understand“理解”。结合语境,听到父亲说的话,作者不敢相信父亲会这样说,故选C项。

【17】考查代词。they“他们”;I“我”;he“他”;it“它”。结合语境可知,此处指代作者现在是军官这件事,故用it,选D项。

【18】考查词义辨析。no“没有的”;either“两者中的任一”;any“任何一个”;another“(三者或三者以上 中的)另一个”。结合句意,我是家庭这个团队中的另外一个成员,故选D项。

【19】考查名词。group“小组;团体”;family“家庭”;leader“领导”;restaurant“餐馆”。 由上文“I was just 48 member of the team.”可知,父亲已经教“我”要对自己的团队有奉献精神,故选A。

【20】考查宾语从句。when“什么时候”;whether“是否”;how“怎么样;why“为什么”。结合句意,这一点与 这个团队是家庭餐馆还是美国军队无关,故选B项。have nothing to do with…“与……无关”。

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