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　　It was just after the war. Raw materials were not enough, and Jack saw a 22 in scrap metal(废弃金属). He bought bits of metal and stored it in an old garage. When he had built up a large amount, he sold it and 23 plenty of money.

　　Jack 24 working hard. After one year he succeeded in 25 the ￡100.

　　By the time Jack was 30 years old he had 26 his first million, and he wanted to 27 this achievement by doing something “ 28 ”. With all his money it was 29 to build a beautiful home for himself and his parents. In 1959, “Baines Castle” was built in the 30 of the Lancashire countryside. It was one of the finest buildings in the country.

　 Jack has recently sold “Baines Castle” for ￡500 million, 31 Jack still can’t get used to 32 the good life. He can 33 be found drinking with the locals at the local pub（酒吧）.

“I remember being very 34 as a child, but never 35 as a child,” says Jack, “and I will never forget where I came from and who I am.”

1. A．job B．work C．company D．house

2. A．able B．glad C．unable D．eager

3. A．offer B．like C．expect D．afford

4. A．wrong B．hungry C．ill D．bad

5. A．seeing B．wondering C．doubting D．preparing

6. A．school B．farm C．business D．store

7. A．problem B．purpose C．future D．principle

8. A．spent B．borrowed C．wasted D．earned

9. A．enjoyed B．preferred C．promised D．hated

10. A．developing B．saving C．repaying D．paying

11. A．given B．made C．taken D．lost

12. A．remember B．honor C．celebrate D．recognize

13. A．common B．simple C．interesting D．grand

14. A．impossible B．possible C．obvious D．basic

15. A．ground B．front C．spot D．heart

16. A．so B．and C．or D．but

17. A．using B．sparing C．living D．keeping

18. A．often B．never C．sometimes D．seldom

19. A．rich B．poor C．healthy D．well

20. A．proud B．satisfied C．unhappy D．happy

【答案】

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.B

6.C

7.C

8.D

9.A

10.C

11.B

12.C

13.D

14.B

15.D

16.D

17.C

18.A

19.B

20.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍白手起家的百万富翁Jack Baines是如果创业怎样成功的，以及成功后是如何生活的。

1.考查名词：A. job工作B. work工作C. company公司D. house房间，填job或position。由后半句可知，父亲在当地的纱厂是有工作的。选 A

2.考查形容词：A. able能B. glad 高兴C. unable不能D. eager渴望，填unable。因体弱而经常“不能”上班。选C

3.考查动词：A. offer 提供B. like喜欢C. expect 期望D. afford提供，填afford。由前后句意义和前后搭配不难推知。选 D

4.考查形容词：A. wrong错误B. hungry饥饿C. ill生病D. bad坏，填hungry。家里穷，孩子们自然要经常“挨饿”。选B

5.考查动词：A. seeing看见B. wondering想知道，不知道C. doubting怀疑D. preparing准备填wondering。在得到老师资助前不知该干“什么”。选B

6.考查名词：A. school学习B. farm农场C. business生意D. store商店，填business。由下文可知，他用这100英镑做起了“生意”。选C

7.考查名词：A. problem问题B. purpose目的C. future将来D. principle原则，在原材料不足的情况，他看见废弃金属的未来。选C

8.考查动词：A. spent 度过B. borrowed借C. wasted浪费D. earned挣得，填earned或got。卖掉金属切屑，便“挣”了许多钱。选D

9.考查动词：A. enjoyed享受B. preferred更喜欢C. promised答应D. hated憎恨，他享受努力工作。选A

10.考查动词：A. developing发展B. saving节省C. repaying偿还D. paying付钱，一年后，他成功的还款100英镑。选C

11.考查动词：A. given给 B. made使得C. taken拿，带走D. lost失去，这是他挣的第一个1百万。Make money挣钱，选B

12.考查动词：A. remember 记得B. honor荣誉C. celebrate庆祝D. recognize认识，他想庆祝自己的成功。选C

13.考查形容词：A. common普遍的B. simple简单的C. interesting有趣的D. grand宏伟的，从后面的句子：With all his money it was 29 to build a beautiful home for himself and his parents. 以其家族的姓来命名的城堡式建筑，可知是个伟大的事情，选D

14.考查形容词：A. impossible不可能B. possible可能C. obvious显然的D. basic基本的，用他的钱，他可能为自己和父母建成一个家。选B

15.考查名词：A. ground地面B. front 前面C. spot 场所D. heart心，“Baines Castle” 是建在Lancashire乡村的中心。选D

16.考查连词：A. so因此B. and而且C. or或者D. but但是，前后意义形成转折。选D

17.考查动词：A. using使用B. sparing腾出C. living生活 D. keeping保持，他还是不习惯过好日子。选C

18.考查副词：A. often 经常B. never 从不C. sometimes 有时D. seldom很少，人们可以经常看见他和当地人在酒吧喝酒。选A

19.考查形容词：A. rich富有的B. poor穷的C. healthy 健康的D. well好的，孩提时代是贫穷的。选B

20.考查形容词：A. proud骄傲的B. satisfied满意的C. unhappy不高兴的D. happy快乐的，但从来都很快乐。Never unhappy双重否定表示肯定。选 C

考点：考查故事类短文

点评：本文主要是测试学生综合运用语言的能力，即从语篇的角度综合测试阅读理解能力、词汇的掌握和对英语习惯用语的熟悉程度、以及语法规则的灵活运用。考生做题时必须时刻从上下文考虑，不应该只看到所添的词在短语或句子内是否可行。因此，在做题时最好将全文通读一下，了解了全文的意思以后再作答。

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