题目内容
When my brother and I were growing up, we mowed (割)yards during the summer to earn pocket change. Dad traded our service to neighbours and 5 a price they could not refuse. We got 10 per yard. I later found out our friends 6 20 or more for the same amount of work.
One day we were 7 our next-door neighbour's yard. She always waited until the grass was knee-high to call us over. 8 we had an old lawnmower. That par?ticularly hot afternoon ， I was finishing up and was tired. I 9 the tall grass as a cold drink to cool down.
I was just about to cut off the lawnmower 10 I saw Dad pointing to one lone piece. I thought about the 11 change I was getting paid for cutting grass so high that it 12 broke the mower. I ignored him and kept walking. Dad called me out, " You 13 a piece. " I frowned, hoping he would let me go home. He kept pointing. So 14 I went back to cut that piece of grass. I said to myself, "That piece doesn't 15 any?one. Why won't he just let it 16 ？
But when I reached adulthood, I understood his 17 ： when you're running a business, the work you do 18 much about you. If you want to be seen as a businessman with 19 ，you must deliver a quality product. That single piece of grass meant the job was not done.
The 20 my father taught me stayed with me: if you say you are going to 21 a job at a certain time, keep your 22 Give your customers the kind of 23 you would like to receive. It shows how sincere you are and how much 24 you take in your work.
5. A. kept B. calculated
C. lowered D. offered
6. A. charged B. paid
C. afforded D. spent
7. A. cleaning B. exploring
C. cutting D. searching
8. A. To be honest B. Worse still
C. Believe it or not D. Above all
9. A. pictured B, watered
C. planted D. enj oyed
10. A. after B. before
C. when D. while
11. A. total B. exact
C. loose D. poor
12. A. hardly B. almost
C. never D. merely
13. A. lost B. left
C. missed D. forgot
14. A. angry B. happy
C. astonished D. stubborn
15. A. attract B. hurt
C. attack D. comfort
16. A. come B. live
C. go D. pass
17. A. action B. instruction,
C. feeling D. message
18. A. says B. expresses
C. explains D. knows
19. A. fortune B. pleasure
C. content D. honesty
20. A. lesson B. experience
C. skill D. business
21. A. quil H. find
C. create D. perform
22. A. word B. secret
C. mind D. watch
23. A. dignity B. service
C. reward D. praise
24. A. trouble B. surprise
C. pride D. responsibility
【文章大窻】本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章，主要通过讲述作者帮邻居割草挣得零花钱的故事启迪我们，做事情要一诺千金，要做就做好.
D keep保持；calculate计算；lower降低；offer提供。固定搭配offer a price，意为"报价"，与语境"Dad traded our service to neighbours…"呼应，故选D项。
A charge收费，充电，掌管；pay付钱；afford买得起；spend 花费，度过。根据上文"…a price they could not re化se."并结合固定搭配charge sb some money for sth可知，此处表示收费，故选A项。
C clean弄干净；explore探索；cut切，砍；search搜索。根据上文"…we mowed (割)yards during the summer to earn pocket change."提示可知，此处表示割或砍，故选C项。
B to be honest坦白来讲；worse still更糟的是；believe it or not信不信由你；above all最重要的是。根据语境"She al-ways waited until the grass was knee-high to call us over."和"-..we had an old lawnmower."提示可知，上下句表示逻辑上的递进关系，即"更糟的是"，故选B项。
A picture想象；water浇水；plant种植；enjoy享受。根据上文"That particularly hot afternoon, I was finishing up and was tired."提示可知，作者当时刚割完草，又累又热，只能靠想象来凉快一下了，故选A项。
C after在...之后；before在....之前；when当....时
候；while在……期间，尽管，然而。固定搭配be about to do sth when...意为"正要做某事突然……"，符合语境，故选C项。
D total总共的；exact确切的；loose松散的；poor贫穷的。根据上文"I later found out our friends ― 20 or more for the same amount of work."提示可知，作者得到的报酬比较低， 故选D项。
B hardly几乎不；almost几乎，差不多；never从不；merely 仅仅。根据语境grass so high可推知，那么高的草差点儿把割草机给毁了 ，故选B项。
C lose失去；leave离开，留下；miss错过，想念；forget忘记。根据上文"…I saw Dad pointing to one lone piece."提示可知，作者还落下了一片草没有割，故选C项。
A angry生气的；happy高兴的；astonished吃惊的；stubborn 掘强的。根据上文"I frowned, hoping he would let me go home. He kept pointing."提示可推知，作者生气了 ，故选A项。
B attract吸引；hurt伤害；attack攻击；comfort安慰。根据上文"I frowned, hoping he would let me go home."可推知， 作者去把爸爸指出的那片草割掉并不情愿，故此处表示抱怨，即不割也不会有什么太大的坏处。故选B项。
C come来；live生活；go去；pass通过，传递。固定搭配let sth go意为"放手"，符合语境。故选C项。
D action行动；instruction指导；feeling感觉；message消息，启示。根据语境可知，此处表示作者领悟了当年父亲要求作者那么做所传递的信息，故选D项。
A say讲，说明；express表达；explain解释；know知道，根据语境可推知，此处表示一个人的所作所为证明了其品性， 故选A项.
D fortune幸运，财富；pleasure愉快；content内容；honesty 诚实。根据语境"—you must deliver a quality product."和下文"It shows how sincere you are…"提示可知，此处表示做一个诚实的生意人，不弄虚作假，偷工减料，与作者童年割草的事情相呼应，故选D项。
A lesson教训，课程；experience经历，经验；skill技能；bus?iness 生意。 固定搭配teach sb a lesson意为"给某人一个教训"，符合语境。故选A项。
D quit停止；find发现；create创造；perform表演，做，工作'进行。根据上文"丁hat single piece of grass meant the job was not done."提示可知，此处表示做工作，故选D项。
A word单词，消息，诺言；secret秘密；mind理智；watch手表。固定搭配keep one's word意为"信守诺言"，符合语境。故选A项。
B dignity尊严；service服务；reward奖赏；praise表扬。根据上文推知，作者要做一项工作，并结合语境your customers 可知，此处表示为顾客提供服务，故选B项。
C trouble麻烦；surprise吃惊；pride骄傲；responsibility责任。根据固定搭配take pride in ，并与语境"It shows how sincere you are…"呼应可知，此处表示"自豪，骄傲"。故选C 项。
