Question

【题目】请用适当的词完成下面短文,并将所缺单词填在答题卡指定位置上,每个空只能填一个形式正确、意义相符的单词。

A poor young man went to Paris,expecting that his father’s friend could help him find a business 【1】 living.

“Are you 【2】 at math?” his father’s friend asked him.

The young man【3】 his head.

“How are your history and law?”

The young man lowered (低下)his head sadly.

His father’s friend asked again and again,but the young man could 【4】 shake his head.He himself couldn’t find out any advantages.

“Then write down your address【5】.”

The young man wrote his address and turned to leave,【6】 he was stopped by his father’s friend.“Your name is written very beautifully,which is your advantage.You shouldn’t satisfy yourself with 【7】 a job for living.”

Many【8】 later,the young man wrote the classical works that were well-known in the world.He was Alexandra Dumas (大仲马),【9】 famous French writer of the 18th century.

There are many ordinary persons who all have many small advantages,but they can’t find 【10】.In fact,there is a gold mine (矿)in every ordinary life.If you’re willing to dig,you will dig out treasures that may surprise yourself.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】for

【2】good

【3】shook

【4】only

【5】first

【6】but

【7】finding

【8】years

【9】a

【10】them

【解析】试题分析：这是一篇小故事，讲述了法国著名作家大仲马曾因为生活找工作而失败，但在父亲朋友的鼓励下最终成为世界文豪的故事，告诉我们：是金子总会发光。

【1】句意：一个贫穷的年轻人去了巴黎，希望父亲的朋友能帮他找到一个谋生的生意。for为了，表目的，后接动名词。根据句意结构和上下文提示，可知填for。

【2】句意：你擅长数学吗？be good at擅长，固定短语。根据句意结构和上下文提示，可知填good。

【3】句意：年轻人摇了摇头。shake one's head摇头，表示否认、不赞成等。根据下文的问题How are your history and law?，可知年轻人并不擅长数学，结合短文时态，故填shook。

【4】句意：他父亲的朋友一次又一次地问，但这个年轻人只能摇摇头。shake是动词，需用副词修饰；根据句意结构和上下文提示，可知填only。

【5】句意：那么先写下你的地址。根据句意结构和上下文提示，可知他父亲的朋友想让他先留下地址，故填first。

【6】句意：但被父亲的朋友拦住了。本句前后是转折关系，需用but连接，根据句意结构和上下文提示，可知填but。

【7】句意：你不应该满足于为生活而找工作。satisfy with对…感到满意，后接动名词。根据句意结构和前文help him find a business for living提示，可知填finding。

【8】句意：多年后，这位年轻人写出了世界闻名的经典作品。many许多的，后接复数名词。根据句意结构和上下文提示，可知填years。

【9】句意：他是十八世纪法国著名作家亚历山大·仲马。writer作家，单数名词，需用不定冠词a或an修饰。famous著名的，是以辅音因素开头，可知填a。

【10】句意：许多普通人都有许多小的优点，但是他们找不到。find找到/发现，需接宾语。them代指上文的many small advantages，根据句意结构和上下文提示，可知填them。