Question

完形填空（共15小题，计15分）通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

Jason and Harry joined a wholesale company together just after graduation. They both worked very hard.

After several years, the boss made Harry sales manager but Jason a salesman. One day Jason could not stand it anymore. He handed in his resignation letter (辞职信) to the boss and complained that the boss did not hard-working employees, but only raised those tried to please him. He thought that it was really .

In order to help Jason to realize the between him and Harry, the boss asked Jason to do the --- "Go and find out if there is anyone selling watermelons in the market." Charlie went, returned and only said, "Yes." The boss asked, "How much per kg?" Charlie went back to the market to ask and returned to , "$ 12 per kg."

The boss told Jason that he would ask Harry the question. Harry went, returned and said, "Boss, only one person is selling watermelons. $12 per kg, $ 100 for 10 kg. He has a total of 340 melons. On the table are 58 melons, and every melon weighs about 15 kg, from the South two days ago. They are fresh, red, and of good ."

Jason was and he realized the difference between himself and Harry. He decided not to leave but to learn from Harry.

My dear friends, you know, a more person is more observant(观察力敏锐的), thinks more and understands in . For the same matter, he sees several years ahead, you see only tomorrow. The difference between a year and a day is 365 times, so how could you ?

Think: How far have you seen ahead in your life? How thoughtful are you?

1.A. made B. became C. remained D. kept

2.A. enjoy B. meet C. treat D. value

3.A. which B. that C. who D. whom

4.A. unusual B. unfair C. careless D. meaningless

5.A. competition B. relationship C. difference D. distance

6.A. following B. finding C. shopping D. searching

7.A. offer B. answer C. retell D. repeat

8.A. familiar B. difficult C. same D. simple

9.A. taken B. come C. bought D. heard

10.A. look B. quality C. condition D. shape

11.A. moved B. surprised C. puzzled D. encouraged

12.A. important B. intelligent C. successful D. hardworking

13.A. time B. depth C. need D. common

14.A. while B. though C. unless D. since

15.A. see B. think C. know D. win

Answer 1

1.C

2.D

3.C

4.B

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.C

9.C

10.B

11.B

12.C

13.B

14.A

15.D

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：该文主要告诉读者：成功的人通常有着更敏锐的观察力，思考得更多，理解得更深入。对于同一件事来说，成功的人能看到未来几年，而一般人只能看到明天。

1.考查动词及语境理解。句意：老板让哈利当销售经理，而杰森仍然是销售员。made制造，做； became变成，成为；remained保持；kept保持，坚持。根据语境可知杰森仍然是销售员,所以该选 C。

2.考查代词及语境理解。句意：老板并没有使辛勤工作的员工发挥价值。Enjoy欣赏，喜欢；meet遇见；treat治疗，款待；value 价值。根据句意结合语境可知该选D。

3.考查疑问词及语境理解。句意：老板只提升那些讨好他的人。which哪一个；that 那；who谁；whom谁。指老板只提升那些讨好他的人，所填词这里是引导定语从句，而先行词those指的是人，并在定语从句中作主语，所以选C。

4.考查形容词及语境理解。句意：他认为这是不公平的。 unusual不寻常的；unfair 不公平的；careless粗心的； meaningless无意义的。根据语境可知这里是说不公平的。所以选B。

5.考查名词及语境理解。句意：为了帮助杰森认识他和哈利之间的不同点。competition竞争，比赛；relationship关系；difference异同；distance距离。 根据语境这里指杰森和哈利之间的不同点，故选C。

6.考查动词及语境理解。句意：老板要求杰森做下面的事——“去查明是否有人在市场上卖西瓜。”following跟随，接着；finding 找到；shopping购物；searching搜查。根据语境可知这里指做下面的事情，故用following。所以选A。

7.考查动词及语境理解。句意：查利回到市场去问，回来后回答。offer提供；answer回答； retell复述；repeat重复。根据语境可知这里指返回来后回答，故用answer。所以选B。

8.考查形容词及语境理解。句意：老板告诉杰森，他会问哈利同样的问题。 familiar熟悉的；difficult困难的；same 同样的；simple简单的。根据语境可知这里指相同的问题，故选C。

9.考查动词及语境理解。句意：西瓜两天前从南部买回来的，taken带走你，拿走； come来；bought 买；heard 听见。根据句意可知该选C。

10.考查名词及语境理解。句意：他们是新鲜的，红色的，而且质量很好。look外貌；quality质量；condition条件；shape形状。of good quality 质量好，是一个固定短语，所以选B。

11.考查形容词及语境理解。句意：杰森非常惊讶他意识到自己和哈利之间的区别。moved受感动的；surprised惊讶的；puzzled困惑的；encouraged鼓励。联系上段的描述可知该选B。

12.考查形容词及语境理解。句意：亲爱的朋友，你知道，较成功的人有着更敏锐的观察力，思考得多，理解深刻。important 重要的； intelligent聪明的；successful成功的； hardworking辛勤的。根据语境这里指一个较成功的人他有着更敏锐的观察力……,故选C。

13.考查名词及语境理解。句意：亲爱的朋友，你知道，较成功的人有着更敏锐的观察力，思考得多，理解深刻。 time时间；depth深度；need 需要；common普通的，共同的。 固定短语，understand in depth ,深度理解，故选B。

14.考查连词及语境理解。句意：对于同一件事，他看到了几年以后，而你只看到明天。 while当…的时候，然而；though虽然，尽管；unless除非；since 自从，既然。while 然而，两者比较。所以选A。

15.考查动词及语境理解。句意：一年与一天之间的区别是365倍的差距，所以你怎能获胜？ See看见；think 思考，认为；know知道；win获胜。根据句意结合语境可知该选D。

考点：故事类短文。