Question

　　In a room four men were seated at a large table. After asking me 1 about my place of birth and my Royal Air Force experience, they began to 2 me carefully on telecommunications. Now I was confident (自信的), at ease with a 3 subject. The years of study and work began to 4 , and I knew I was doing well. I was 5 enjoying it. When it was over, one of them said, “Well, now, we are completely 6 with your replies and we feel sure that you are well suited to the 7 we have in mind. But we are faced with a certain 8 . If we 9 you, it means we must 10 you in a position of authority (权威) 11 a number of our English employees. Many of them have been with us for a long time, and we feel 12 that your appointment (职位) would upset (打乱) good relations within the firm. We could not offer that post and we 13 not ask you to accept one or two other positions of a different 14 . They exist, but they are not 15 for someone like you. 16 , I'm afraid, we will not be able to offer you the job.”

　　I felt suddenly 17 , and I was quite unable to think. Yet somehow I 18 to leave that office, 19 that I had either forgotten or completely ignored (忽视) during the exciting years of the 20 my own black skin.

1．

[　　]

A．gradually

B．briefly

C．generally

D．carefully

2．

[　　]

A．tell

B．explain

C．question

D．require

3．

[　　]

A．familiar

B．difficult

C．pleasant

D．convenient

4．

[　　]

A．make sure

B．pay off

C．break out

D．bring back

5．

[　　]

A．just

B．still

C．even

D．rather

6．

[　　]

A．satisfied

B．disappointed

C．interested

D．surprised

7．

[　　]

A．subject

B．idea

C．answer

D．post

8．

[　　]

A．position

B．reason

C．purpose

D．difficulty

9．

[　　]

A．like

B．employ

C．believe

D．allow

10．

[　　]

A．place

B．treat

C．show

D．expect

11．

[　　]

A．by

B．over

C．for

D．with

12．

[　　]

A．clear

B．sad

C．sure

D．pleased

13．

[　　]

A．must

B．would

C．might

D．dare

14．

[　　]

A．company

B．department

C．type

D．place

15．

[　　]

A．friendly

B．suitable

C．valuable

D．necessary

16．

[　　]

A．However

B．Because

C．But

D．So

17．

[　　]

A．certain

B．anxious

C．free

D．weak

18．

[　　]

A．had

B．managed

C．decided

D．hoped

19．

[　　]

A．realizing

B．regarding

C．recognizing

D．admitting

20．

[　　]

A．war

B．work

C．study

D．life

Answer 1

答案：D;C;A;B;C;A;D;D;B;A;B;C;B;C;B;D;D;B;A;A
解析：

1．briefly为“大概地”，由下文“之后开始仔细询问我”可知． 　　2．question为动词，表“询问”，其他词无此意． 　　3．由下文“The years of study and work ”，可知对此很熟悉． 　　4．payoff“使人得益”．make sure务必，确保；break out爆发；bring back带回． 　　5．由上文可知“我甚至喜欢上了它”． 　　6．be satisfied with sth.对……表示满意． 　　7．联系全文可知，“我”来求职，故用post（职位），A，B，C均不合适． 　　8．由下文知，遇到了困难（difficulty）． 　　9．由全文可知，该公司要雇（employ）人． 　　10．place sb．somewhere表“放置、安置某人到某处．” 　　11．over为“超过，越过”．by通过；for为了；with用． 　　12．feel sure that…是固定句型，表“对……感觉有把握”． 　　13．would表示说话人的意思，A、C、D均无此意． 　　14．由下文可知，同一公司另几类职位也不可能提供给我这样的人（黑人）． 　　15．be suitable for对……合适，其他明显不符． 　　16．由上文知，此句是对上文所说的一个总结，故为一个表示结果的句子，用so． 　　17．听到公司不雇“我”，我很沮丧，感到身子虚弱．certain肯定的，anxious焦急的，free自由的，均不合此处情境． 　　18．manage to do sth.成功地做某事．由下文知，尽管作者感到身子虚弱还是设法走出了那间办公室． 　　19．伴随状语“明白了”．B项regard问候；当作，C项recognize认出，D项admit承认． 　　20．由下文black skin可看出，这是因肤色引起地位不平等，这也是一场没有硝烟的“战争”．