Question

【题目】 Some years ago, an old businessman had a large store in Boston. He wanted a _______to work for him, and he put an advertisement in the _______. The next morning, many boys came to the old man's office, asking for _______.

There was a nail（钉子）in the desk. He took a walking-stick and said, "You each have three chances. _______ who can hit the nail on the head with this stick more than once will _______ the job."

The boys thought it was very _______. They all tried, _______ nobody could make it. Then the old man said, "_______ that I can't take anyone of you." And they left.

The old man kept the advertisement in the newspaper. The next morning, many more boys came. Among them was a thin boy who came for the _______ time--- he came here the day before. This time, the boy hit the nail successfully（成功）for three times. The old man felt __________and asked the boy " __________did you do that?"

"Dear sir," said the boy, "I failed（失败）__________, but it taught me a lot. I went home and practiced __________ something small with a stick till I could do it."

The old man smiled, "You are the boy for me now."

That was a __________ choice（选择）. Whatever the boy had to do, he tried his best. And it was not very long __________ he became the best clerk in the store.

【1】A.boyB.girlC.manD.woman

【2】A.InternetB.radioC.newspaperD.magazine

【3】A.the storeB.the moneyC.the advertisementD.the job

【4】A.SomeoneB.AnyoneC.EveryoneD.No one

【5】A.getB.likeC.giveD.find

【6】A.easyB.difficultC.interestingD.impossible

【7】A.andB.butC.soD.though

【8】A.I'm gladB.I hopeC.I'm sorryD.I worry

【9】A.firstB.secondC.thirdD.fourth

【10】A.surprisingB.excitingC.surprisedD.excited

【11】A.whatB.whyC.howD.where

【12】A.years agoB.just nowC.yesterday afternoonD.last time

【13】A.pushingB.hittingC.knockingD.pulling

【14】A.rightB.wrongC.badD.careful

【15】A.untilB.whenC.beforeD.after

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】D

【4】B

【5】A

【6】A

【7】B

【8】C

【9】B

【10】C

【11】C

【12】D

【13】B

【14】A

【15】C

【解析】

这篇短文主要讲述了一个老人想找一个小男孩为他工作，就想出让应聘者用拐杖敲钉子来考验这些人。其中一个小男孩在失败之后，就在家里面多次练习，直到自己成功的用手杖击中了钉子。第二天成功地通过了老人的考验。

【1】句意：他想找一个男孩为他工作。

boy男孩；girl女孩；man男人；woman女人；根据后文“The next morning, many boys came to the old man’s office”可知，他是想找个男孩为自己工作，故选A。

【2】句意：他在报纸上登了一则广告。

Internet网络；radio收音机；newspaper报纸；magazine杂志；根据后文“The old man kept the advertisement in the newspaper”.可知，老人是在报纸上登广告，故选C。

【3】句意：许多男孩来到老人的办公室，要求得到这份工作。

the store商店；the money钱；the advertisement广告；the job工作；根据后文“who can hit the nail on the head with this stick more than once will ___5___ the job”.可知，是想得到这份工作，故选D。

【4】句意：任何人只要能用这根棍子不止一次地敲中钉子上。

Someone某人；Anyone任何人；Everyone每个人；No one没有人；根据前句“You each have three chances”及句意理解可知，是只要做到的人任何人都可以，故选B。

【5】句意：只要能用这根棍子不止一次敲中钉子就可以把工作交给他。

get得到；like喜欢；give给；find发现；根据句意理解可知，这里表达的是“只要做到的人就可以得到这份工作”，英语中“得到”是get，故选A。

【6】句意：孩子们认为这很容易。

easy容易的；difficult困难的；interesting有趣的；impossible不可能的；根据句意理解及前后文“They all tried, ___7___ nobody could make it”.理解可知，男孩们起初以为很容易，故选A。

【7】句意：但没人能成功。

and和：but但是；so所以；though虽然；根据句意理解及文中“They all tried和I can’t take anyone of you”.可知，这里前后句是转折关系，故选B。

【8】句意：对不起，我不能带走你们中的任何一个人。

I’m glad我很高兴；I hope我希望；I’m sorry我很抱歉；I worry我担心；根据上下文理解及后句“I can’t take anyone of you”.可知，这里是表达“抱歉”，故选C。

【9】句意：其中有一个瘦小的男孩，他是第二次来这里。

first第一；second第二；third第三；fourth第四；根据文中“he came here the day before”.可知，这里表达的是“第二次来这里”，故选B。

【10】句意：老人感到很惊讶。

surprising令人惊讶的；exciting令人激动的；surprised感到惊讶的；excited感到激动的；根据句意理解及前文“This time, the boy hit the nail successfully（成功）for three times”.可知，这里老人感到很惊讶，故选C。

【11】句意：你是怎么做到的？

what什么；why为什么；how怎样；where哪里；根据句意理解“The old man felt surprised”可知，这里老人问男孩是怎么做到的，故选C。

【12】句意：我上次失败了。

years ago数年前；just now刚才；yesterday afternoon昨天下午；last time上一次；根据上文“Among them was a thin boy who came for the second time—he came here the day before”.可知，这里应该是表达“上一次失败了”，故选D。

【13】句意：我回家用棍子练习打一些小东西。

pushing推；hitting打击；knocking敲；pulling拉；根据句意理解及前文“who can hit the nail on the head with this stick more than once”可知，这里表达的是“打击小东西”，故选B。

【14】句意：这是一个正确的选择。

right正确的；wrong错误的；bad坏的；careful仔细的；根据句意理解及后文“Whatever the boy had to do, he tried his best”.可知，这里表达的是“正确的选择”，故选A。

【15】句意：不久他就成了店里最好的店员。

until直到……；when当……时；before在……之前；after在……之后；根据文章的理解可知，这里表达的是“不久之后男孩成了最好的店员”，所以这里要用before引导，故选C。