Question

【题目】A gentleman put an advertisement in a newspaper to look for a boy to work in his office . From nearly 【1】 （五十）people , he chose one and refused the 【2】 （其他）.

“I should like to know ,” said one of his 【3】 （朋友）, “ Why do you 【4】 （更喜欢）that boy ? He didn’t have a letter or a recommendation .”

“You’re wrong,” said the gentleman . “ He had a great many . He closed the door【5】 （在……后面）him . That showed that he was careful . He gave his seat at once to that old man . I found that he was kind and thoughtful . He took off his cap when he came in and answered my question at once. That showed he was 【6】 （礼貌的）and friendly .”

“I threw some books on the floor by myself and some people went over them , but that boy picked them up and put them on the table . He waited quietly for his turn 【7】 （代替）of pushing. When I talked to him，I found his 【8】 （衣服）were tidy , his hair was 【9】 （刷，梳）clearly and his finger nails were clean . I think these are more important 【10】 （比）a letter and a recommendation.”

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】fifty

【2】others

【3】friends

【4】prefer

【5】behind

【6】polite

【7】instead

【8】clothes

【9】brushed

【10】than

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：一位绅士从50多个人里面，招聘了一个拒绝了他的男孩。因为他觉得人品比一封信或推荐稿更重要，他看重的是小男孩的人品。

【1】根据前句A gentleman put an advertisement in a newspaper to look for a boy to work in his office一位绅士登广告为他的办公室招聘一个男孩，从50多个人里面，他选择了一个拒绝了他的男孩。根据题意可知是考查数词，故答案是fifty。

【2】句意：从接近50多人里面，他选择了一个拒绝了其他的。根据题意及汉语提示可知考查代词，故用others。

【3】句意：他的一个朋友说：“我想知道是怎么回事”。根据one of +物主代词+名词的复数表示……中的一个，故答案是friends。

【4】句意：你为什么更喜欢那个男孩？他没有给你写信或推荐吗？根据题意可知填动词，故答案是prefer。

【5】句意：在他的后面他关上门，这个动作显示出他非常的认真。根据题意可知考查介词的用法，故答案是behind。

【6】句意：当他进来回答我的问题时，他摘下帽子，这表明他非常的礼貌和友好，根据题意可知作表语应填形容词；故答案是polite 。

【7】句意：他安静地在哪等着轮到他，而不是推别人，根据instead of+名词、代词、动名词；故答案是instead

【8】句意：我发现他的衣服穿得很整齐，根据题意可知填名词clothes。

【9】句意：他的头发梳的也干净，根据题意可知用被动语态be done的结构；故答案是brushed。

【10】句意：我认为这些比一封信或推荐稿更重要。根据语境可知用比较级，考查比较级的连词；故答案是than。