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完形填空 　　It was a bright spring afternoon when Freda told me she wouldn’t need me any more．I had just finished my four-hour work－　　1　　 up and down the stairs of her three-story home, cleaning the floor and washing the dished．She was 　　2　　 jeans and a sweater, sitting at the table I had just 　　3　　, a pile of papers spread around her．Her husband’s 　　4　　 was going to be reduced by thirty percent, and they were trying to live as if it had 　　5　　 happened．I felt sorry for her, but I also felt a sense of 　　6　　． 　　I had been cleaning Freda’s house for five years and had 　　7　　 an unexpected relationship with the family．It was not just 　　8　　 I had become an expert at scraping(刮掉)dirt stuck to their wooden floor 　　9　　 that I had learned exactly how to place toys on the girls’ beds．It was 　　10　　 than that, for I felt I had become a part of their 　　11　　． 　　Freda stayed at home with the kids, 　　12　　 I would often see her in the morning 　　13　　 them to school．And I’d be there when they 　　14　　 home at lunch for sandwiches and piano practice．I had 　　15　　 them grow up．Now I was fired, but the 　　16　　thing was that I still wanted to keep scraping away the dirt and dust for the family． 　　I left Freda’s house that day, wondering about the 　　17　　 of my relationship with my clients(主顾)．Who am I 　　18　　 them? As a matter of fact, I’m 　　19　　 an employee－the lowest kind of employee．But I’m also a trusted 　　20　　 of the family．I can’t help worrying about what happens around me． (1) [　　] A． stepping B． coming C． jumping D． moving (2) [　　] A． hanging B． making C． wearing D． changing (3) [　　] A． cleaned B． washed C． swept D． brushed (4) [　　] A． duty B． money C． work D． pay (5) [　　] A． already B． seldom C． never D． yet (6) [　　] A． regret B． surprise C． fear D． loss (7) [　　] A． started B． developed C． improved D． broken (8) [　　] A． why B． what C． that D． which (9) [　　] A． but B． and C． or D． for (10) [　　] A． less B． least C． more D． most (11) [　　] A． life B． story C． activity D． experience (12) [　　] A． as B． so C． since D． however (13) [　　] A． taking B． bringing C． meeting D． calling (14) [　　] A． left B． returned C． went D． marched (15) [　　] A． found B． noticed C． watched D． realized (16) [　　] A． possible B． great C． proper D． strange (17) [　　] A． meaning B． nature C． result D． importance (18) [　　] A． for B． to C． with D． at (19) [　　] A． hardly B． certainly C． probably D． merely (20) [　　] A． member B． person C． relative D． companion

Answer 1

答案：1．D;2．C;3．A;4．D;5．A;6．D;7．B;8．C;9．C;10．C;11．A;12．B;13．A;14．B;15．C;16．D;17．B;18．B;19．D;20．A;
解析：

(1)	通读全文，可知本文作者为一名仆人，刚刚完成4小时的工作，即上下楼梯、擦地板、洗碗碟，这时被告知解雇，故选D项。
(2)	从下文所知，Freda为女主人，穿着牛仔裤和毛衣，表状态，故填wearing。
(3)	女主人坐在“我”刚擦过的桌子旁边，I had just cleaned为定语从句，修饰先行词table。
(4)	女主人丈夫的工资被减掉30％且要辞掉女仆，他们要过普通人的日子了，“我”为主人感到遗憾，才会引出下文“felt sorry for her”，故排除A项。B、C两项不符合题意，故选D项。
(5)	从上文可以看出，女主人丈夫的工资将被减掉30％，虽然还未被减掉，但他们已经开始解雇仆人，好像在过已经减掉工资的生活。故选A项。
(6)	作者在那已经当了五年的仆人，要走时有失落感。
(7)	本题考查词义辨析。start“开始”，develop“形成，发展”，improve“改进，提高”，break“打破”。本句的意思为“五年的工作过程中，和这个家庭的成员形成了不同一般的关系，有了深厚的感情”。故选B项。
(8)	that引导表语从句，不作成分，无意义，但不能省略。
(9)	此空后面that引导的表语从句，与上一空是并列的表语从句，故选用or表并列关系。
(10)	It was more than that…表示“还不只是这些”，暗含同以上两种情形相比，作者与主人之间的关系，不仅仅为主人干活，且情感也在加深，故引导出下文，此空选C项。
(11)	从上文看，本句应为“我感觉我已经成了他们生活中的一部分”。
(12)	作者在述说被解雇前的情况。由于女主人天天在家和孩子们在一起，作者又在他们家当女仆，因此作者经常看见Freda在早上送孩子们上学，故选B项。
(13)	see her in the morning taking them to school“见她在早上送孩子们上学”，故选A项。
(14)	根据上下文，早上送走孩子们，中午当他们回家吃饭时，“我”又总在那，故选returned。
(15)	作者由于在女主人家干了五年活，所以是看着他们长大的。watch后跟动词原形作宾补，表示看到动作的过程。
(16)	写到作者现在的情况：虽已被解雇，但令其感到奇怪的事是还总是想着替女主人扫净地上的灰尘。故选D项。
(17)	从下文看，作者在被解雇回家的时候，还在考虑着与主人之间关系的本质。meaning“意义”，nature“性质，本质”，result“结果”，importance“重要性”。故选B项。
(18)	对于他们来说，“我”是谁？to sb．“对某人来说”，故选B。
(19)	作者进一步阐明主仆之间的关系：事实上，“我”仅仅是个雇工，是地位最低的雇员。hardly“几乎不”，certainly“当然”，probably“很有可能的”，merely“仅仅，只是”，故选D项。
(20)	“但是，我也是这个家庭中可信赖的一员”，故选member“成员”。B项迷惑性较高，person意为“人，人身，身体”。