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【题目】Jack Baines is a self-made millionaire, but his beginnings were very lowly. He was the youngest of eight children. His father had a in a cotton mill (纱厂), but he was often to work because of poor health. The family couldn’t to pay the rent or bills, and the children often went _. After leaving school at the age of 14, Jack was __ what to do when Mr Walker, his old teacher, offered to lend him ￡100 to start his own _ _.

It was just after the war. Raw materials were not enough, and Jack saw a _ in scrap metal(废弃金属). He bought bits of metal and stored it in an old garage. When he had built up a large amount, he sold it and plenty of money.

Jack working hard. After one year he succeeded in the ￡100.

By the time Jack was 30 years old he had his first million, and he wanted to this achievement by doing something “ __ ”. With all his money it was to build a beautiful home for himself and his parents. In 1959, “Baines Castle” was built in the _ of the Lancashire countryside. It was one of the finest buildings in the country.

Jack has recently sold “Baines Castle” for ￡500 million, Jack still can’t get used to the good life. He can be found drinking with the locals at the local pub(酒吧).

“I remember being very as a child, but never as a child,” says Jack, “and I will never forget where I came from and who I am.”

【1】A. work B. job C. company D. house

【2】A. able B. glad C. eager D. unable

【3】A. offer B. like C. afford D. expect

【4】A. wrong B. ill C. hungry D. bad

【5】A. seeing B. doubting C. wondering D. preparing

【6】A. school B. farm C. store D. business

【7】A. problem B. future C. purpose D. principle

【8】A. spent B. borrowed C. wasted D. earned

【9】A. preferred B. enjoyed C. promised D. hated

【10】A. paying back B. making up C. developing into D. bringing up

【11】A. given B. taken C. made D. lost

【12】A. celebrate B. honor C. remember D. recognize

【13】A. common B. simple C. grand D. boring

【14】A. impossible B. obvious C. possible D. basic

【15】A. ground B. front C. spot D. heart

【16】A. so B. and C. or D. but

【17】A. living B. sparing C. using D. keeping

【18】A. never B. often C. sometimes D. seldom

【19】A. rich B. poor C. healthy D. well

【20】A. unhappy B. satisfied C. proud D. happy

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【4】C

【5】C

【6】D

【7】B

【8】D

【9】B

【10】A

【11】C

【12】A

【13】C

【14】C

【15】D

【16】D

【17】A

【18】B

【19】B

【20】A

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍白手起家的百万富翁Jack Baines是如果创业怎样成功的，以及成功后是如何生活的。

【1】B 考查名词。A. work 工作，是不可数名词；B. job工作，是可数名词；C. company公司；D. house住宅。由后半句可知，父亲在当地的纱厂是有工作的，此处由a修饰，故选B.

【2】D 考查形容词。A. able有能力的；B. glad高兴的；C. eager渴望的；D. unable不能的。此处指因体弱而经常“不能”上班，故选D.

【3】C 考查动词。A. offer 提供；B. like喜欢；C. afford买得起；D. expect期望。由前后句意义和前后搭配可知他们家负担不起租金和账单，故选C.

【4】C 考查形容词。A. wrong错误的；B. ill生病的；C. hungry饥饿的；D. bad坏的。此处指家里穷，孩子们自然要经常“挨饿”，根据常识选C.

【5】C 考查动词。A. seeing看；B. doubting怀疑；C. wondering想知道；D. preparing准备。在得到老师资助前不知该干“什么”，根据情境选C.

【6】D 考查名词。A. school学校；B. farm农场；C. store商店；D. business生意。由下文可知，他用这100英镑做起了“生意”，故选D.

【7】B 考查名词。A. problem难题；B. future未来；C. purpose目的；D. principle原则。此处指在原材料不足的情况，他看见废弃金属的未来。故选B.

【8】D 考查动词。A. spent花费；B. borrowed借；C. wasted浪费；D. earned获得；挣得。他卖掉金属屑，便“挣”了许多钱。根据句意选D.

【9】B 考查动词。A. preferred喜欢；B. enjoyed享受；C. promised承诺；D. hated憎恨，厌恶。此处指他享受努力工作，故选B.

【10】A 考查固定短语。A. paying back偿还；B. making up编造；C. developing into发展；D. bringing up养育。一年后，他成功的偿还了100英镑。此处指偿还债务，故选A.

【11】C 考查动词。A. given给；B. taken拿；C. made生产；D. lost丢失。这是他挣的第一个一百万，make money挣钱，故选C.

【12】A 考查动词。A. celebrate 庆祝；B. honor尊敬； C. remember记得；D. recognize认出。此处指他想庆祝自己的成功，故选A.

【13】C 考查形容词。A. common共同的；B. simple简单的；C. grand宏伟的；D. boring烦人的。从后面的句子：With all his money it was 29 to build a beautiful home for himself and his parents. 以其家族的姓来命名的城堡式建筑，可知是个伟大的事情，故选C.

【14】C 考查形容词。A. impossible不可能的；B. obvious显然的；C. possible可能的；D. basic基本的。此处指用他的钱，他可能为自己和父母建成一个家。故选C.

【15】D 考查名词。A. ground地面；B. front前面；C. spot 地点；D. heart中心。“Baines Castle” 是建在Lancashire乡村的中心，故选D.

【16】D 考查连词。A. so所以；B. and和，与；C. or或者；D. but但是。他的Baines Castle最近卖了￡500 million，他还是不习惯过好日子，前后意义形成转折故选D.

【17】A 考查动词。A. livin生活； B. sparing抽出；C. using使用；D. keeping保持。此处指他还是不习惯过好日子，get used to doing“习惯于做某事”，故选A.

【18】B 考查副词。A. never从不；B. often经常；C. sometimes有时候；D. seldom很少，不常。此处指人们可以经常看见他和当地人在酒吧喝酒，故选B.

【19】B 考查形容词。A. rich富有的；B. poor贫穷的；C. healthy健康的；D. well好的。孩提时代是贫穷的，指他自己的过去，故选B.

【20】A 考查形容词。A. unhappy不快乐的；B. satisfied满意的；C. proud骄傲的；D. happy高兴的。孩提时代是贫穷的，但从来都很快乐。never unhappy双重否定表示肯定，故选A.