题目内容
When I was young, my parents ran a snack bar in our small town.
One evening in early April, my mother told me to fill in at the snack bar 36 a worker who had the flu. I told her I would mess it up, 37 I had never worked at the bar before. I 38 that instead of making money, I would end up owing it.
“You can do it,” said my mother, “ 39 , you won’t get much business until lunch.”
“But I’ll never remember the orders, and I’m no good 40 money. Please, Mom, don’t 41 me.
“Then I’ll help you,” she said.
I shrugged my shoulders. I thought my mother’s 42 was a bad one, but I 43 .
When I got to the bar the next day, I found my mother was 44 . Because the weather that day was rainy and cold, people wanted hot snacks and drinks. 45 , I was really slow at taking the orders and making change. The line of people grew, and everybody seemed 46 , I was so nervous that my hands shook, and I 47 a cup into pieces. What a mess! Then my mother came to 48 me, and she also showed me how to make 49 . If someone gave me $ 5 for something that cost $ 3.25, I handed over 50 quarters and a dollar and said, “75 cents makes four dollars, plus one dollar makes five.” Things went more 51 after that.
By the end of the day, I could remember orders, 52 the bill, and make change quickly with a smile. I was even a little 53 when the sun came out and dried up business. My mother said she was proud of me, and when she 54 that I work at the snack bar again next year, I did not even shrug. I was too busy 55 the restaurant I would open one day.
36.A. to B. for C. after D. over
37.A. because B. though C. until D. while
38.A. promised B. noticed C. worried D. hoped
39.A. Therefore B. However C. Besides D. Yet
40.A. of B. on C. about D. with
41.A. blame B. fool C. frighten D. make
42.A. idea B. bar C. day D. answer
43.A. guessed B. obeyed C. begged D. admitted
44.A. angry B. sad C. worry D. ashamed
45.A. At least B. At last C. At most D. At first
46.A. surprised B. impolite C. pleased D. impatient
47.A. damaged B. destroyed C. broke D. ruined
48.A. scold B. help C. beat D. save
49.A. money B. lunch C. coffee D. change
50.A. two B. three C. four D. five
51.A. smoothly B. fairly C. simply D. conveniently
52.A. turn in B. count out C. take over D. add up
53.A. discouraged B. disturbed C. disappointed D. distrusted
54.A. thought B. stated C. announced D. suggested
55.A. imagining B. preparing C. examining D. describing
36---55 BACCD DABCD DCBDB ADCDA
解析:
36. B 解析:for 意为“代替”,故选B项。after意为“在……之后”。over意为“越过……;在……上面”。
37. A 解析:because 引导原因状语从句,意为“因为”。根据上文中的“I told her I would mess it up”可判断出因为作者以前没有在那儿工作过,所以会弄得一团糟。though引导让步状语从句,意为“虽然”。until引导时间状语从句,意为“直到”。while引导时间状语从句,意为“当……的时候”。
38. C 解析:worry 意为“焦虑,忧虑,操心,烦恼,发愁”。根据上文中的“I told her I would mess it up”可判断出作者感到焦虑。故选C项。promise意为“约定,订约;约好给,许给,允诺,答应”。notice意为“注意到,看到,留心,注意”。
39. C 解析:besides 意为“加之,更,又,还有,而且,另外”,指除此以外还……,用于肯定句,可用于句末或句首,用于句首常跟逗号。根据“You can do it”和“you won’t get much business until lunch”可判断出一方面作者的妈妈认为他能做好,另一方面,直到午饭时才有很多适应。therefore意为“因此,为此,所以”。however意为“然而,可是”。yet意为“虽……可是,但是”。
40. D 解析:with 意为“和……一起”,no good with money表示“在钱方面不在行”。所以选D项。of是表示所属关系“……的,属于……的”。on意为“关于”。about意为“关于”。
41. D 解析:make 意为“使……,强迫……”,make me是make me to do that的省略形式,表示“不要让我做”。根据上文中的“But I’ll never remember the orders,and I’m no good with money.”可判断出作者请求母亲不要让他在店里干活。blame 意为“责备,谴责,非难,挑剔”。fool意为“愚弄,欺骗”。frighten意为“使惊惧,吓唬”。
42. A 解析:idea 意为“主意”。根据上文的内容可判断出作者认为他妈妈让他干活的主意是个坏主意。bar意为“卖酒柜台,酒吧”。answer意为“解答,答案”。
43.B 解析:obey 意为“服从”。根据下文作者在酒吧工作的情况可判断出虽然他认为妈妈的主意是一个坏主意,但还是服从了。guess意为“推测,猜测”。beg意为“乞求,请求,恳请”。admit意为“承认,容许(辩解)”。
44. C 解析:wrong意为“错误的”。根据下文中所发生的事可判断出妈妈的主意是错误的。故选C项。angry意为“发怒的,愤怒的”。sad意为“悲哀的,悲伤的,凄惨的,可悲的,可怜的”。ashamed意为“羞耻,惭愧,害臊”。
45. D 解析:at first 意为“起先”。根据下文中所发生的一连串的事可判断出一开始时,作者在订餐方面和找零钱方面都很慢。at least 意为“至少”。at last意为“终于”。at most意为“至多”。
46. D 解析:impatient 意为“不耐烦的”。根据上文中的“I was really slow at taking the orders and making change”可判断出由于作者动作迟缓,使顾客很不耐烦。所以选D项。surprised意为“出乎意料的,令人惊奇的”。impolite意为“没礼貌的,失礼的,粗鲁的”。pleased意为“对……高兴,对……满意”。
47. C 解析:break 意为“打碎”。根据下文中的into pieces可判断出把杯子打碎了。damage意为“损害”。destroy意为“毁坏,破坏,摧残”。ruin意为“破坏,毁灭”。
48. B 解析:help 意为“帮助”。根据下文中的“she also showed me how to make change”可判断作者的妈妈过来帮助他。scold意为“责骂;叱责”。beat意为“打,拍,敲,连打”。save意为“救,拯救,救济,保全”。
49.D 解析:make change 意为“找钱”。根据上文中的“I was really slow at taking the orders and making change”可判断出作者的妈妈教给他如何找钱。make money意为“赚钱”。make lunch意为“做午餐”。make coffee意为“做咖啡”。
50. B 解析:根据下文中的“75 cents makes four dollars,plus one dollar makes five”可判断出应该选B项。
51. A 解析:smoothly意为“平稳地”。根据上文的内容可判断出由于作者妈妈的帮助和他学会了如何找钱,从那以后,生意做得更加顺利。fairly意为“公正地,正当的,公平对待某人,公平地,相当地,还算,清楚地”。simply意为“简单地,完全,简直,仅仅,只不过,朴素地,只是”。conveniently 意为“便利地”。
52. D 解析:add up意为“合计”。根据其宾语bill可判断出作者学会了计算账单。故选D项。turn in意为“交出,转身进入”。count out意为“点清”。take over意为“把……从一地带到另一地,接收,接管”。
53. C 解析:disappointed意为“失望了的”。由于工作顺利,所以在生意结束时,作者甚至感到有点失望,想继续干下去。discouraged意为“气馁的”。disturbed意为“扰乱的”。distrusted意为“不信任的,疑心重的”。
54. D 解析:suggest意为“建议,提议”。根据宾语从句中的谓语动词work可判断出妈妈建议作者第二年再干。state意为“说明,陈述”。announce意为“宣布,宣告,发表”。
55. A 解析:imagine意为“想象,设想,猜想,推测”。根据上文中的“I work at the snack bar again next year”可判断出当建议作者第二年再干时,他想象自己有一天开办的饭店。prepare意为“准备,预备;筹备”。examine意为“调查,检查,审查,检验,检定,观察,研究”。describe意为“记述,叙述,描写,评述”。
完形(15%)
Albert Einstein said, “In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.” Once __41 __, such opportunities are like valuable diamonds hidden in the sand.
Several years ago, I spoke at a school about how we were surrounded by “___42___ ” if we could only recognize them. A man stopped by to see me, and I remembered him as somebody who had suffered through a(n) ___43___ divorce (离婚) and was examining what was most important to him. He took a small ___44___ out of his pocket. Here is what he said to me that day.
“I ___45___ on this stone when I was leaving church last Sunday. You had spoken about ___46___ opportunities—diamonds. I put the stone in my ___47___ to remind me to look for those “diamonds” that I need. I have been trying to sell my business . On Monday morning, a man who seemed interested in ___48___ some of my stock (股票) stopped by. I thought, ‘Here’s my diamond—don’t let it ___49___!’ I sold the entire stock to him by noon. Now my next diamond is to find a new ___50___ !”
Not long afterward, he did find a new and better job. From then on, he decided to keep his stone with him all the time as a ___51___ to look for “diamonds” as he dug through the ___52___ of life.
Richard DeVos is right when he points out. “This is an exciting world. It is filled with opportunities. Great moments wait around every corner.” Those moments are diamonds that, ___53___ left unrecognized, will be forever lost.
Are you looking for “diamonds” every day? If not, you may ___54___ pass them by! Perhaps there is a diamond of opportunity hidden in the difficulty you’re ___55___ now.
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请认真阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
We often talk about ourselves as if we have permanent genetic defects (缺陷) that can never be changed. “I’m impatient.” “I’m always behind.” “I always put things 31 !” You’ve surely heard them. Maybe you’ve used them to describe 32 .
These comments may come from stories about us that have been 33 for years—often from 34 childhood. These stories may have no 35 in fact. But they can set low expectations for us. As a child, my mother said to me, “Marshall, you have no mechanical skills, and you will never have any mechanical skills for the rest of your life.” How did these expectations 36 my development? I was never 37 to work on cars or be around 38 . When I was 18, I took the US Army’s Mechanical Aptitude Test. My scores were in the bottom for the entire nation!
Six years later, 39 , I was at California University, working on my doctor’s degree. One of my professors, Dr. Bob Tannbaum, asked me to write down things I did well and things I couldn’t do. On the positive side, I 40 down, “research, writing, analysis, and speaking.” On the 41 side, I wrote, “I have no mechanical skills.”
Bob asked me how I knew I had no mechanical skills. I explained my life 42 and told him about my 43 performance on the Army test. Bob then asked, “ 44 is it that you can solve 45 mathematical problems, but you can’t solve simple mechanical problems?”
Suddenly I realized that I didn’t 46 from some sort of genetic defect. I was just living out expectations that I had chosen to 47 . At that point, it wasn’t just my family and friends who had been 48 my belief that I was mechanically hopeless. And it wasn’t just the Army test, either. I was the one who kept telling myself, “You can’t do this!” I realized that as long as I kept saying that, it was going to remain true. 49 , if we don’t treat ourselves as if we have incurable genetic defects, we can do well in almost 50 we choose.
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