Question

B

Computer and My Job

根据短文内容，用方框中所给词语的适当形式填空，使文章通顺、完整。(每词限用一次)

call，teach，name,information，success,way，job，how,I，want

When I was growing up,I was interested in science and math and computers. I loved finding out 1. things worked.

At fifteen, I bought myself a computer. Playing with it 2. me that one could leam almost everything by doing so. 3. early curiosity (好奇心) about computers helped lead,me to the job. I have today,which I love. It's good to be curious.

I also think it^，s good to look for opportunities and to try new 4. of doing things. At one of my first 5_________ I learned this lesson through experience. When I was sixteen,I got a job with the Houston Post, selling newspapers over the telephone. I would 6. people and say,Hey,would you like to buy the Houston Post.

During my first few weeks,I found out that most people who 7. to buy the newspaper were either moving or getting married. So I thought,Well,how can I get the 8. of all those people who are moving or getting married?

I did some research and found out that a lot of 9. is legally available (合法可用的) to anyone. Once I learned how to get those names and addresses， I sent out offers to those people to buy the newspaper. It was a 10. ! Within my first month on the job,I became the top salesperson.

Answer 1

B

在作者的成长过程中感兴趣的是科学、数学和计算

机。他喜欢弄清楚事情的真相。他早期对电脑的好奇心

帮助他得到了今天的工作。

1. how句意:我喜欢弄清楚事情的真相。所填词在句中引 导宾语从句，结合语境可知此处用how引导。

2. taught句意:玩电脑教会了我可以应用它几乎可以学到一切。根据语境可知此处用teach，结合时态，用一般过去时。

3. My句意:我早期对于电脑的好奇心帮助我找到今天我 喜欢的工作。根据语境可知此处用my。

4. ways句意:我还想找机会尝试新的做事的办法。ways of doing sth.意为“做某事的方法”，符合语境。

5. jobs句意:在我早期的一次工作中，我亲身经历学到了这一课。根据语境可知此处用jobs。

6. call根据此空后的下半句“and say...”可知此处是打电

话给人们说......，故用call。

7. wanted句意；在刚开始的几个星期，我发现想买报纸的大多数人或者是要迁移的或者是要结婚。want to do sth. “想做某事”，固定结构。    .

8. names句意:我怎么才能知道大多数要迁移或者结婚的人的名字？根据语境可知此处用names 

9. information句意:我做了一些调查，发现很多信息对任 何人来说都是合法可用的。根据语境可知此处用information。

10. success根据语境可知此处表示我的做法成功的意思，故用 success