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【题目】Dad was always full of advice.When my brother and I were growing up,we can grass in neighbors’ __ during the summer to earn pocket money.Dad offered our service to neighbors at a __ they could not refuse.My brother and I got ten dollars per yard.I later found out our friends were __ 20 or more for the same work.

Every time we worked,Dad stood watching our work in the heat __ relaxing at home with drink.One afternoon we were cutting our neighbor’s yard.He always waited until the grass was knee-high to __ us.What made matters __ was that we had an old grass mower(割草机) that kept shutting off as we worked.This afternoon,I was __ tired and sweaty.I was thinking of a tall glass of icy drink to cool myself down when Dad called out,“You missed a small piece.”We had to go back to cut that piece of grass __ we didn’t want to.

People in the town started to notice the good work we did and we soon collected more ___.Many years have passed,but the lesson my dad taught me stayed with me.If you say you are going to perform a job at a certain time,keep your word.Give your customers the kind of service you would like to ____.It shows how sincere you are and how much pride you take in your work.

【1】A. houses B. yards C. buildings D. walls

【2】A. price B. time C. lesson D. discussion

【3】A. paying for B. waiting for C. asking for D. caring for

【4】A. according to B. because of C. in need of D. instead of

【5】A. get on with B. get away from C. send out D. send for

【6】A. better B. luckier C. worse D. longer

【7】A. hardly B. completely C. almost D. half

【8】A. although B. unless C. until D. if

【9】A. neighbors B. business C. lessons D. grass

【10】A. mention B. receive C. control D. return

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】C

【4】D

【5】B

【6】C

【7】B

【8】A

【9】B

【10】B

【解析】试题分析：本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了夏天父亲是如何指导“我们”在邻居的院子里种草赚取零花钱的故事，从中体会到遵守承诺的重要性，表达了对父亲的感激之情。

【1】句意：夏天我们可以在邻居的院子里种草以赚取零花钱。考查名词辨析题。根据下文One afternoon we were cutting our neighbor’s yard.，可知是在庭院里，故选B。

【2】句意：爸爸以不可拒绝的价格向邻居提供服务。考查名词辨析题。A. price价格；B. time时间；C. lesson课；D. discussion讨论。at a price以相当高的价格；根据下文My brother and I got ten dollars per yard.，结合句意语境，可知选A。

【3】句意：我后来发现对于相同的工作我们的朋友要求20个或更多。考查动词短语辨析题。A. paying for支付；B. waiting for等待；C. asking for要求；D. caring for关心。根据句意语境，可知选C。

【4】句意：每次我们工作的时候，爸爸都站在热中看我们的工作，而不是在家里放松喝酒。考查连词短语辨析题。A. according to根据，表原因；B. because of因为，表原因；C. in need of需要；D. instead of（是…）而不是…，表转折。本句是转折关系，需用instead of连接，根据句意语境，可知选D。

【5】句意：他总是等到草到膝盖高才离开我们。考查动词短语辨析题。A. get on with继续（干某事）/和…友好相处；B. get away from逃离/离开；C. send out发送/发出；D. send for申请/订购。until直到才，引导时间状语从句；根据句意语境，可知ACD三项意思都与句意不合，故选B。

【6】句意：更糟的是，我们有一台旧割草机在工作时一直关闭。考查比较级辨析题。A. better更好；B. luckier更幸运；C. worse更糟；D. longer更长。an old grass mower that kept shutting off一直不正常工作的旧割草机；根据句意语境，可知情况糟糕，故选C。

【7】句意：今天下午，我累得浑身出汗。考查副词辨析题。A. hardly几乎不，表否定；B. completely完全地；C. almost几乎；D. half部份地。tired and sweaty劳累出汗，需用副词修饰，根据句意语境，可知ACD三个选项意思都与句意不符，故选B。

【8】句意：尽管我们不想割草，但我们不得不回去割草。考查连词辨析题。A. although尽管，表让步；B. unless除非，表条件；C. until直到才，表时间；D. if如果，表条件。本句是让步关系，需用although连接，根据句意语境，可知选A。

【9】句意：镇上的人们开始注意到我们做的好工作，我们很快就有了更多的生意。考查名词辨析题。A. neighbors邻居；B. business交易/生意；C. lessons课；D. grass草。根据短文内容，“我们”出力，邻居出钱，这本身就是“交易”，联系前文Dad offered our service to neighbors at a price they could not refuse.，可知选B。

【10】句意：给你的客户提供你想要的服务。考查动词辨析题。A. mention提到；B. receive收到；C. control控制；D. return返回。本句意思是说，你想别人怎样对你，你也怎样对别人；根据句意语境，可知选B。