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【题目】 An old worker was going to stop doing his job because of his _________. He told his boss about his plans to live a more relaxing life. He would miss the job, but he had to _________as he was too old.

The boss was sorry to see his worker go and asked _________he could build just one more house. The worker said yes, but it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He did his work in a _________ way. It was an unlucky way to end his career.

When the worker finished his work, the boss handed the front-door key to him. “This is your house,” he said, “my _________ to you.”

What a surprise! He didn't know that he was building his own house, _________ he would do it differently.

It's the same for all of us, _________. We build our lives in a careless way. At important times, we do not put our heart into what we do. "Then we look at the situation we have _________ and find that we are now living in the house we have built for ourselves. If we realize what will happen earlier, we will do things in a _________way.

Think of yourself as the worker. Think about your ____________. Each day, you place a board, or build a wall. It is the only life you will ever build. Even if you live it for only one day more, that day deserves(值得)to be lived brightly and beautifully.

【1】A.moneyB.ageC.workD.boss

【2】A. leaveB.arriveC.getD. work

【3】A.whenB.whyC.whatD.if

【4】A.carelessB.properC.powerfulD.magical

【5】A.toolB.presentC.signD.deal

【6】A.butB.becauseC.orD.and

【7】A.actuallyB.nearlyC.clearlyD.easily

【8】A.repliedB.attendedC.createdD.replaced

【9】A.hopelessB.singleC.sameD.different

【10】A.medalB.houseC.energyD.speech

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】D

【4】A

【5】B

【6】C

【7】A

【8】C

【9】D

【10】B

【解析】

文章大意：短文主要讲述了老木匠要退休了，老板让他再建造一座房子，但在造房子的时候老木匠心不在焉，结果房子做的很糟糕。完工之后，老板把这所房子作为礼物送给了老木匠，老木匠后悔不已，他没有想到这房子是为自己建造的。由此告诉人们应该如何面对生活和人生。

【1】句意：一位老工人因为年龄的问题将停止工作。

考查名词及语境理解。money钱；age年龄；work工作；boss老板。根据下文as he was too old.因为他太老了，可知这位老工人是因为年龄的问题将停止工作，故答案选B。

【2】句意：他会想念那份工作的，但他不得不离开，因为他太老了。

考查动词及语境理解。leave离开；arrive到达；get得到；work工作。根据下文as he was too old. 因为他太老了，结合he had to __2__，可知因为他太老了他不得不离开，故答案选A。

【3】句意：老板很遗憾他的工人走了，问他是否能再建造一座房子。

考查连词及语境理解。when什么时候；why为什么；what什么；if是否。根据下文The worker said yes, 这位工人说是的，可知此处是老板问他是否能再建造一座房子，故答案选D。

【4】句意：他工作很粗心。

考查形容词及语境理解。careless粗心的；proper适当的；powerful强大的；magical有魔力的。根据上文but it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work.但是很容易看出他的心思不在工作上。由此可知他工作时很粗心，故答案选A。

【5】句意：“这是你的房子，”他说，“我送给你的礼物。”

考查名词及语境理解。tool工具；present礼物；sign记号；deal交易、处理。根据上文When the worker finished his work, the boss handed the front-door key to him. “This is your house,” he said,工人完成工作后，老板把前门的钥匙交给了他。“这是你的房子，”他说。由此可知这是老板送给工人的礼物，故答案选B。

【6】句意：他不知道自己在建自己的房子，否则他会用不同的方式来做。

考查连词及语境理解。but但是；because因为；or和、或者、否则；and和。根据He didn't know that he was building his own house, ____ he would do it differently. 结合语境“他不知道自己在建自己的房子，……他会用不同的方式来做。”可知此处表达的意思是“否则”，故答案选C。

【7】句意：事实上，对我们所有人来说都是一样的。

考查副词及语境理解。actually实际上、事实上；nearly几乎；clearly清楚地；easily容易地。联系上下文语境，结合It's the same for all of us, __7__.可知句意为“事实上，对我们所有人来说都是一样的。”actually实际上、事实上，副词，修饰整个句子，故答案选A。

【8】句意：然后我们看看我们所创造的情况。

考查动词及语境理解。replied回答；attended出席、参加；created创造、创建；replaced取代、替换。根据下文find that we are now living in the house we have built for ourselves. 发现我们现在住在我们为自己建造的房子里。结合Then we look at the situation we have __8__可知句意为“然后我们看看我们所创造的情况”，故答案选C。

【9】句意：如果我们早点意识到会发生什么，我们就会以不同的方式做事。

考查形容词及语境理解。hopeless没有希望的；single单一的；same相同的；different不同的。根据上文he would do it differently. 他会做的不同，可知如果我们早点意识到会发生什么，我们就会以不同的方式做事。different不同的，形容词作定语修饰后面的名词way，故答案选D。

【10】句意：把自己当成工人，想想你的房子。

考查名词及语境理解。medal奖章；house房子；energy能量；speech演讲。根据下文Each day, you place a board, or build a wall. 每天，你放一块木板，或者建一堵墙。可知是：把自己当成工人，想想你的房子。故答案选B。

解答完形填空首先要通读全文，掌握大意。结合选项初步弄清短文写了些什么内容。在理解全文意思的基础上，结合文章内容对空缺句子作合乎逻辑的推理。必须弄清空缺词句的确切含义，空缺词句与其前后句的意义衔接必须自然、合理，最后根据语境，结合选项，选出正确答案。如，第1小题，根据下文as he was too old.因为他太老了，可知这位老工人是因为年龄的问题将停止工作，故答案选B。第4小题，根据上文but it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work.但是很容易看出他的心思不在工作上。由此可知他工作时很粗心，故答案选A。