Question

阅读下面短文．从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

When my brother and l were growing up, we mowed(割)yards during the summer to earn pocket change．Dad traded our service to neighbors and? ? ? a price they could not refuse. We got $ 10 per yard．I later found out our friends ? ? $20 or more for the same amount of work.

One day we were? ? ? our next-door neighbor’s yard．She always waited until the grass was knee—high to call us over．? ? we had an old lawn mower．This particular hot afternoon, I was finishing up and was tired .I ? ?? the tall grass as a cold drink to cool down.

I was just about to cut off the lawn mower? ? ?? I saw Dad pointing to one lone piece. I thought about the ? ? change l was getting paid for cutting grass so high that it ? ?? broke the mower. I ignored him and kept walking. Dad called me out,“You ? ? a piece.” I frowned, hoping he would let me go home. He kept pointing .So ? , 1 went back to cut that piece of grass. I said to myseIf, “That one piece? doesn’t?? ? ? anyone .Why won’t he just let it? ? ?”

But when I reached adulthood，I understood his?? ? ? : When you’re? running? a business, the work you do ? ? ? much about you If you want to be seen as a businessman with? ? ? ，you? must deliver a quality product .That single piece of grass meant the job was not done.

The ? ? my father taught me stayed with me：if you say you are going to ? ? a job at a certain time，keep your ? ? ．Give your customers the kind of ? ? you would llke t0 receive. It shows how sincere you are and how much ? ? you take in your work.

1.A. kept????????????? ?????????? B. calculated????????????? ?????? C. lowered?? ??????? D.offered

2.A. charged????????????? ??????? B. paid??? ???????? C．afforded??? ????? D.spent

3.A. cleaning????????????? ??????? B. exploring??? ???? C .cutting? ????????? D.searching

4.A. To be honest? ?? B．Worse still??? ??? C．Believe or not??? D .Above? all

5.A .picmred??? ???? B. watered??? ?????? C. planted? ???????? D.enjoyed

6.A. after??? ??????? B．before??? ?????? C .when?? ????????? D.while

7.A .total??? ??????? B .exact??? ???? ??? C .loose???? ??????? D .poor

8.A. hardlv??? ?????? B．almost??? ????? C. never?? ????????? D. merely

9.A．lost??? ??????? B．1eft??? ??????? C．missed?? ??????? D.forgot

10.A. angry??? ????? B．happy??? ?????? C. astonished?? ????? D.stubborn

11.A .attract??? ????? B. hurt??? ???????? C. attack??? ???????? D.comfort

12.A．come??? ????? B. live??? ???????? C .go?? ??????????? D. pass

13.A. action??? ?????? B. instruction??? ?? C. feeling?? ???????? D. message

14.A. says??? ??????? B. expresses??? ??? C. explains?? ??????? D.knows

15.A.fortune?? ?????? B. pleasure?? ????? C. content?? ???????? D .honesty

16.A.lesson?? ??????? B．experience?? ?? C. skill?? ?????????? D. business

17.A. quit?? ????????? B .find?? ???????? C. create?? ? ??????? D．perform

18.A．word?? ??????? B. secret? ???????? C. mind?? ????????? D. watch

19.A. dignity? ???????? B．service? ????? C .reward?? ???????? D. praise

20.A．trouble? ??????? B.surprise? ?????? C．pride? ????????? D .responsibility

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.A

6.C

7.D

8.B

9.C

10.A

11.B

12.C

13.D

14.A

15.D

16.A

17.D

18.A

19.B

20.C

【解析】

试题分析：我小时候常做一些事挣零花钱。 如夏天常常给邻居家的院子除草。老爸谈好价我们去干活。后来听说别人要价格比我们高，感到不平衡。父亲要求对工作要认真，草要清理干净才算完。我们对人对事都应该以诚相待。?

1.考动词的辨析和对语境的理解。老爸和我们的邻居谈妥，然后提供一个他们没法拒绝的价格。A. kept保持；B. calculated计算；C. lowered降低；D.offered提供。故选D。

2.考查动词的辨析和对语境的理解。后来，我发现我们的朋友相同数量的工作会要价20元或更多。A. charged要价；B. paid付款；C．afforded支付；D.spent花费。故选A。

3.考查动词的辨析和对语境的理解。一天，我们正在割我们邻居家的院子。A．cleaning打扫；B. exploring探索；C .cutting割、切；D.searching寻找。故选C。

4.考查名词的辨析和对语境的理解。她总是等到草长到齐膝盖高时才给我们打电话。A．To be honest说实话；B．Worse still更糟糕的是；C．Believe or not信不信由你；D .Above all最重要的是。后面说：我们的割草机很破旧。故选B。

5.考查动词的辨析和对语境的理解。我用手把高高的草撑在头上，就好像喝了一杯冷饮似的凉快下来。 A .palmed用手拾起；B. watered浇水；C. planted种；D.enjoyed享受；故选A。

6.考查连词的辨析和对语境的理解。我正要拔掉割草机这时我看见爸爸正指着一块地。A. after在……之后；B．before在……之前；C .when当……时；D.while然而。这里是固定句式：be about to do when,正要做某事这时。故选C。

7.考查形容词的辨析和对语境的理解。我想到我因为割这么高的草而得到的那少的可怜的钱。A .total全部的；B .exact准确的；C .loose松散的；D .poor可怜的。 故选D。

8.考查副词的辨析和对语境的理解。草这么高几乎要把割草机弄坏了。A. hardlv几乎不；B．almost几乎；C. never从不；D. merely仅仅。故选B。

9.考查动词的辨析和对语境的理解。A．lost丢失；B．1eft落下；C．missed错过；D.forgot忘记。这里有一块草没有割，应该不是故意忘记。故选C。

10.考查形容词的辨析和对语境的理解。这么热的天还要我回去割那一块草，所以应该很生气。 A. angry生气的；B．happy高兴；C. astonished惊讶；D.stubborn笨的。故选A。

11.考查动词的辨析和对语境的理解。我自言自语：这么一块草不会又伤害到谁。 A .attract吸引；B. hurt伤害；C. attack攻击；D.comfort安慰。故选B。

12.考查动词的辨析和对语境的理解。 有一块草没割有什么关系，管它干什么？A．come来；B. live生活；C .go去；D. pass通过。Let it go 随它去吧。故选C。

13.考查名词的辨析和对语境的理解。但当我长大成人时，我理解了他传达的意思。A. action行为；B. instruction指导；C. feeling感觉；D. message信息。这里是指长大了才知道父亲为什么要让“我”那样做。故选D。

14.考查动词的辨析和对语境的理解。你做的事说明了你是怎样的人。A. says说、代表；B. expresses表达；C. explains表达；D.knows知道。故选A。

15.考查名词的辨析和对语境的理解。如果你想要做一名诚实的商人，你必须提供优质产品。 A.fortune运气、财富；B. pleasure快乐；C. content内容；D .honesty诚实。 故选D。

16.考查名词的辨析和对语境的理解。父亲给我上的那一课一直伴随着我。A.lesson教训、课；B．experience体验；C. skill技能；D. business生意。故选A。

17.考查动词的辨析和对语境的理解。如果你说你想要去做某一个工作在某一段时间里，就一定要信守诺言。 A. quit停止；B .find发现；C．create创造；D．perform做、表演。 故选D。

18.考查名词的辨析和对语境的理解。如果你说你想要去做某一个工作在某一段时间里，就一定要信守诺言。keep one’s word信守诺言; keep a secret保守秘密；keep in one’s mind记住；watch注意；故选A。

19.考查名词的辨析和对语境的理解。给你的顾客你想要得到的服务。A. Dignity尊严；B．service服务；C .reward报酬；D. praise表扬。 故选B。

20.考查名词的辨析和对语境的理解。这说明你是多么的诚实以及你对自己的工作感到多么自豪。A．trouble麻烦；B.surprise吃惊；C．pride骄傲；D .responsibility责任。故选C。

考点：故事类短文。