Question

【题目】 A businessman had two sons. While he gave the younger son a lot of love and g【1】, he neglected（忽视） the elder son. It was completely puzzling（令人费解） and no one knew why.

When the boys grew up, they were a【2】 to manage the father's business. The elder son was serious about the business. From morning till late in the evening, he was busy w【3】。 Within a few years, he ran the business very well and e【4】expanded（扩大）it.

What about the younger son? He didn't have much to do e【5】having a good time. But the father believed that his favorite son would be a success. If the elder son could be a s【6】businessman, surely the younger one, with a higher education, would do much better.

A few years later, the results of his decision became clear. Uninterested in business, the younger son continued s【7】 his time enjoying himself. And he went out of business. But the elder son's far smaller share（份） of business had expanded and he had proved h【8】to be a good decision maker.

Ashamed at the turn of events the father met the elder son and was a【9】with the younger one. The elder son, who was listening to all this quietly, suddenly said he wanted to s【10】up an independent business and live on his own.

“Why?” asked the father: “I blame（责备） one person for the way my brother has turned out, and it's not him. You can't blame children for the faults（过失）of their parents, can you?" asked the elder son.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】gifts

【2】asked

【3】working

【4】even

【5】except

【6】successful

【7】spending

【8】himself

【9】angry

【10】set

【解析】

本文介绍了一个商人对两个儿子的不同态度。最后，不得重视的大儿子事业有成，而深受宠爱的小儿子却一事无成。文章告诉我们人们不能凭感觉和主观猜测对待他人。

【1】句意：然而他给小儿子很多爱和礼物时，却忽略了大儿子。

由语境和首字母提示可知，填gift；由a lot of可知，此处应该填复数。故填gifts。

【2】句意：当孩子们长大后，他们被要求管理父亲的生意。

由语境和首字母提示可知，填ask；结合语境可知，此处是一般过去时的被动语态。其结构是：was/were+动词的过去分词。故填asked。

【3】句意：从早到晚，他都在忙着工作。

由语境和首字母提示可知，填work；此处考查be busy doing sth.：忙于做某事。 故填working。

【4】句意：几年内，他经营得很好，甚至扩大了业务。

由语境和首字母提示可知，填even；even是一个常用的副词。放在它所强调的词、短语或从句前，用来加强语气，此处用来强调动词。故填even。

【5】句意：除了玩得开心，他没什么事可做。

由语境和首字母提示可知，填except；except用作介词时，表示“除……之外”，通常指所排除的事物不在所述范围之内。故填except。

【6】句意：如果大儿子能成为一个成功的商人，他最喜欢的儿子就会成功，当然，受过高等教育的小儿子会做得更好。

根据“Within a few years, he ran the business very well and e____4____expanded（扩大）it.”几年内，他经营得很好，甚至扩大了业务。可知，大儿子成为了一个成功的商人。由首字母提示可知，填形容词successful。故填successful。

【7】句意：小儿子对生意不感兴趣，继续玩得很开心。

由语境和首字母提示可知，填spend；此处考查continue doing sth. 继续做某事。故填spending。

【8】句意：但大儿子扩大了自己的业务份额，他证明自己是一个很好的决策者。

根据“But the elder son's far smaller share（份）of business had expanded，”大儿子扩大了自己的业务份额。可知，后文应该是他证明自己是一个很好的决策者。故填himself。

【9】句意：父亲因如此对待大儿子而惭愧，对小儿子很生气。

根据上文的叙述可知，父亲因为小儿子的贪玩而无心打理生意而生他的气。由首字母提示可知，填angry；be angry with sb.：生某人的气。故填angry。

【10】句意：正静静地听着这一切的大儿子突然说，他想独立创业，自食其力。

由语境和首字母提示可知，填set；set up：创业；此处考查want to do sth.：想去做某事。故填set。