题目内容

20．There is a workman in America who earns as much as a company director．He is Max Quarterman，a thirty-year-old plasterer （泥瓦匠）．
     Max lives in an upper middle-class housing estate．His．（37）B are mostly bank managers，business executives，airline pilots and the （38）A，but Max's seven-bedroom house-（39）D 80，000-isthelargestinthearea．（40）C outsidethehouseareMax's 7000 sports car and his wife's Morris Mini．Indoors is a 150 colour TV set and the family's （41）D-a circular bath with gold-plated taps．There are also many labour-saving （42）B and luxury furniture．
 How can a plasterer （43）C all this？The answer，says Max，is hard work．In （44）C with another plasterer，Max （45）Bcontract plaster-
ing jobs for a firm．The owner of the firm  （46）Dthem as human machines，the best and quickest in the （47）A，who can do as much in two days as （48）C two-man team can in two weeks．
How do they manage it？Not by working overtime．They work a（n） （49）D eight-hour day，five days a week．The secret （50）B in Max's hod （桶） in which he carries the plaster to the site of the job．Max's is a superhod-it contains double the usual （51）C of plaster，and Max，a strong fellow，runs when he carries it．More time is thus （52）A to get on with the plastering．Besides，（53）C man wastes time smoking，and they  （54）Btheir lunch break to a （55）D of an hour a day．Now Max earns over 800aweekwhichisfourtimestheaverageweeklypayinBritaintoday，andifhegetsas（56）B as 15，it's a disaster．

37．A．colleaguesB．neighboursC．relativesD．friends
38．A．likeB．kindC．classD．same
39．A．worthyB．spendingC．costingD．worth
40．A．StoppedB．StoppingC．ParkedD．Parking
41．A．propertyB．honourC．facilityD．pride
42．A．objectsB．devicesC．articlesD．materials
43．A．acquireB．useC．affordD．provide
44．A．harmonyB．correspondenceC．partnershipD．terms
45．A．makesB．doesC．takesD．gets
46．A．tellsB．treatsC．comparesD．describes
47．A．tradeB．jobC．areaD．walk
48．A．noB．fewC．anyD．all
49．A．unusualB．extraC．ordinaryD．normal
50．A．reliesB．liesC．hidesD．falls
51．A．qualityB．sizeC．quantityD．weight
52．A．leftB．neededC．spentD．kept
53．A．bothB．eitherC．neitherD．each
54．A．haveB．cutC．missD．spend
55．A．timeB．periodC．limitationD．total
56．A．muchB．littleC．moreD．less

分析 本文属于记叙文，介绍了英国的一个泥瓦匠凭借很高的工作效率，取得了很好的紧急效益，过上了上流社会的生活．

解答 37-41 BADCD    42-46  BCCBD  47-51 ACDBC    52-56 ACBDB
37．B．考查上下文串联．名词colleague同事；neighbors邻居；relative亲戚；friend朋友；根据横线前句Max lives in an upper middle-class housing estate．他住在一个上流社会的高级小区，那么本句谈论的是他的邻居的情况．故B．
38．A．考查固定搭配．固定短语the like类似的人，句意：他的邻居大部分都是银行经理，企业高管，飞行员等等上流社会的人．故A正确．
39．D．考查上下文串联．根据后的名词 80，000可知本句介绍他的房子价值 80，000，只有形容词worth后面接表示价格的名词，说明这个商品的价格．故D正确．
40．C．考查上下文串联．动词stop停止；park停车，泊车；根据本句后半句的sports car 和Morris Mini可知指汽车停在了房子外面．故C项正确．
41．D．考查名词辨析．名词property财产，财富；honor荣誉；facility设备；pride自豪的事情；a circular bathwith gold-plated taps是他们加最值得自豪的东西．当然这属于他家的财产，但是不是所有的财产都是值得自豪的事情．故D正确．
42．B．考查名词辨析．名词object物品；device设备；article物品，生活用具；material材料；上文前几句中提到的都是家庭中的一些设备，如汽车、水龙头等．故B正确．
43．C．考查动词辨析．动词acquire获得；得到；use使用；afford承担得起；provide提供；一个泥瓦匠怎么可能承担得起所有这些昂贵的设备呢？本句是作者提出的疑问．故C项正确．
44．C．考查介词短语辨析．短语in harmony with与…和谐；in correspondence with与…一致；in partnershipwith和…合伙；in terms of就…而言；他能够承担得起如此好的生活条件依靠的是努力工作，和另外一个泥瓦匠合伙他们的确是在一个公司里做泥瓦匠的工作．故C项正确．
45．B．考查动词辨析．动词make生产，制作；do做；take花费，带走；get得到；本句指这两位泥瓦匠做的是自己的本职工作而已．ACD三项内容与上下文不一致．动词do和contract plastering jobs构成动宾短语．故B正确．
46．D．考查动词辨析．动词tell告诉；treat对待，治疗；compare比较；describe描述；动词短语describe sb as…把…描述成…；公司的老板把这两个人描述为工作机器，也是各种最好和最快的生意伙伴．故D正确．
47．A．考查名词辨析．名词trade生意，贸易；job工作；area地区；walk阶层；公司老板人们他们是最好的贸易伙伴，因为他们之间有工作的合作合同．所以称他们为贸易伙伴．故A正确．
48．C．考查词义辨析．AB两项不是否定含义，all的语气不如any强烈．本句中any表示语义的强调，意为"任何"；句意：他们在两天内做的事情和其他的双人组合在两周内做的一样多．本句说明他们的工作效率很高，所以才会挣得如此多的钱．故C正确．
49．D．考查上下文串联．形容词unusual不同寻常的；extra额外的；ordinary普通的；normal正常的；根据前句Notby working overtime可知他们并不是靠加班加点，只是正常工作8小时．与ABC三项语义不搭配．故选D．
50．B．考查动词短语．ACD通常都不和介词in连用，lie in在于…；他们的成功的秘密在于他所携带的hod．故B正确．
51．C．考查名词辨析．名词quality质量；size尺寸，大小；quantity数量；weight重量；Max的桶和别人的不一样，可以装的数量是其他人的桶的两倍，这样一来他的效率就比别人的更高了．故C正确．
52．A．考查动词辨析．动词leave留下；need需要；spend花费，度过；keep保持；在桶装的数量上更多了，那么更多的时间就被留在了涂泥灰上了．故A正确．
53．C．考查上下文串联．根据44空In    44    with another plasterer可知他和另外一位泥瓦匠合作，一共是两个人，他们都不浪费时间在抽烟上，而把所有的时间都用在了工作上．所以使用neither两者都不…故C正确．
54．B．考查动词辨析．动词have拥有；cut削减；miss错过；spend度过；他们不仅没有在抽烟上浪费时间，而且还把午饭及休息的时间削减到总共一个小时，把更多的时间用在了工作上．那么一天的工作效率就会更高了．故B正确．
55．D．考查固定搭配．短语a total of共计…；本句仍然在叙述他们把更多的工作时间用在了工作上，把午间休息的时间削减到一个小时．故D正确．
56．B．考查形容词辨析．形容词much很多；little很少；more更多；less更少．本句并没有涉及到两者的比较，所以排除CD项．如果他挣得钱少到15英镑，那么就是灾难．根据句意可知使用否定含义．故B项正确．

点评 考生应在通读全文的基础上，根据全文大意，展开逻辑思维，瞻前顾后，分析这一空格处在 句中的地位，前后的关系和它所起的作用，认真观察选项，仔细推敲，确定最佳答案．

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9．Good morning，ladies and gentlemen，Welcome to Beijing．My name is Li Hua．I'm very glad to be your（61）guide．（guide）Now I'd like to tell you something about the Great
Wall of China，（62）towhich we're paying a visit today．
The Great Wall of China，（63）whichhas a history of over 2，000years，is considered to be one of the（64）wonders （wonder）in the world like the pyramids in y（65）our country．It is about 6，000kilometers long，4to 5 meters wide and 6to 7meters high．Today it has （66）become （become）a place of interest，（67）attracting （attract）tens of thousands of tourists every year．Both the pyramids and the Great Wall were （68）built（build） by the working people thousands of years ago．So the Chinese and the Egyptians are great and hard-working people（69）in the world．We are all very（70）proud（pride） of our nations．
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10．It's important for graduates to find a proper job，one in which they can bring their _____ into full play．（　　）
A．potentialB．concentrationC．inaccuracyD．appreciation

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