题目内容
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～20各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案.
Jack Baines is a self-made millionaire, but his beginnings were very lowly. He was the youngest of eight children. His father __1__ in the cotton mills (纱厂) of Blackburn, Lancashire in the 1920s, but he was often __2__ to work because of poor health. The family couldn't __3__ to pay the rent (租金), and the children often went __4__. After leaving school at the age of 14, Jack was wondering __5__ to do when Mr. Walker, his old teacher, offered to lend him ￡ 100 to start his own __6__.
It was just after the war. Raw materials were not plentiful, and Jack (without __7__ his parents' advice) saw a future in scrap metal (金属切屑). He bought bits of metal and stored them in an old garage. When he had built up a sizeable amount, he sold it and __8__ plenty of money. Jack __9__ working hard．After one year he succeeded in __10__ the￡ 100 and he also __11__ to give Mr. Walker 100% interest to thank him for his generosity (慷慨).
By the time Jack was 30 years old he __12__ his first million, and he wanted to celebrate (庆祝) this progress __13__ doing something “great”. With all his money __14__ was possible to build a beautiful home for himself and his parents. In1959, “Baines Castle” was built in the __15__ of the Lancashire countryside. It was one of the finest buildings in the country.
Jack has recently sold “Baines Castle” for ￡ 500 million, __16__ Jack still can't get used to __17__. He can often be found drinking with the locals (当地居民) at the local pub (小酒店).
“I remember being very __18__ as a child, but __19__ unhappy as a child,” says Jack, “and I will never forget __20__ I came from and who I am.”
Lancashire people are proud of their local hero (英雄).
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A．working hard
B．living a poor life
C．living the good life
D．saving money
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(1) A 下文but he was often unable to work已暗示出，Jack的父亲在棉纱厂是有工作干的 (2) C 原因状语because of poor health说明，Jack父亲平时不能正常上班. (3) D 四个选项均为及物动词，其后都能跟不定式作宾语，但空白后的不定式to pay the rent表明，最佳答案为D.此处afford是“负担得起”的意思. (4) B go hungry表示“挨饿”是习惯用法，其中go是系动词，构成系表结构.这一意思可根据前一个并列分句The family couldn't afford to pay the rent作出正确判断. (5) B “疑问句＋ 不定式”起名词词组的作用，可在句在作wondering的宾语，四个选项中，只有疑问句代词what能作及物动词do的宾语，和其后的动词不定式具有逻辑上的动宾关系，故为最佳选择. (6) C 由下文战后在金属切悄原料缺少的情况下，Jack屯积原料，高价销售赚钱发财，可以判断出此空应填business，意为“生意”. (7) C take/follow one's advice 表示“听从某人的劝告”，“接受某人的意见”是固定的动词短语. (8) D earn money意为“赚钱”是固定的动词短语，这一意思可根据下文Jack成功地向借给他钱的老师Mr. Walker还清了100英镑，还向他付给了100%的利息以表示对他的感谢作出正确判断. (9) A enjoy和prefer都可以表示“喜欢”后跟动名词，但prefer表示“宁愿”、“更喜欢”有比较和选择的意思，填入与句意不符. (10) C 四个选项的动名词都能作介词宾语，由空白后的并列分句he also managed to give Mr Walker 100% interest...可以判断出此空应填repaying，表示“偿还” (11) A 四个选项都可以作及物动词，后跟不定式作宾语，前一个并列分句已叙述了After one year he succeeded in repaying the ￡100，再根据空白后并列分句的语境及空白前also所表达的递进意义，可以确定此空应填managed.其后跟不定式表示“设法”、“完成”做某事. (12) B 到过去某一时间以前完成的动作需用过去完成时，由时间状语By the time Jack was 30 years old，可以判断出，该空的谓语动词应用过去完成时. (13) D 由空白后动名词短语所表示的意义，可以确定此空应填表示通过某种方式的介词by. (14) B 根据句型结构，此空应填it作形式主语，真正的主语是位于句子后部的动词不定式to build a beautiful home for himself and his parents. (15) D B、C、D项的名词都可以和介词in搭配，但构成的介词短语所表达的意思不同：in the front of在……的前部；in the back of在……的后部；in the heart of在……的中心.下文It was one of the finest buildings in the country.表明，“Baines Castle”位于the Lancashire countryside的中心. (16) D 根据句意，空白所在的分句与前句表示的是转折关系，所以此空应填表示转折关系的并列连词but. (17) C 前句Jack has recently sold “Baines Castle” for￡500 million．表明，Jack已成为百万富翁，由but所表示的转折意义判断，他是不习惯于过富裕生活的.get used to是“习惯于”的意思，to为介词，后跟动名词、名词或代词. (18) B 此空只有填poor，才能与上文The family couldn't afford to pay the rent， and the children went hungry．所表达的意思相照应. (19) C 四个选项均为副词，但由该空前but所表示的转折意义及下文Jack说的话“and I will never forget where I came from and who I am”可以判断出，此空应填表示强意否定意义的时间副词never. (20) C 根据句型结构，forget后为并列的宾语从句，因came from表示的是地点，故此空应填表示地点的连接副词where，引导宾语从句，起连接代词的作用. |
