Question

Everyone should work hard more and succeed but it is not wise to get success at the cost of family and health.

There was once a hard-working father. He tried his best to support his wife and three children. He spent all his evenings attending classes, hoping to improve himself so that he could one day find a better-paid job. He hardly ate a meal together with his family. He worked and studied very hard because he wanted to   ①   his family   ①   the best things that money could buy.

   Whenever the family complained, he said that he was doing all this for them. But he often wished to spend more time with his family.

   ②The day came when the father was offered a good job. It paid quite well.

   However, the family still did not get to see the father for most of the week. He went on working hard, hoping to get the position(职位) of manager.

   The father’s hard work paid off and he was promoted(提升). Excitedly, he decided to hire a maid(女仆) so his wife did not have to do the housework any more. He also felt that their three-room house was no longer big enough. It would be nice for his family to be able to enjoy the comfort of a large house. The father decided to further his studies.

   As expected, the father’s hard work paid off again and he bought a beautiful house. He told his family that he had decided not to work so hard. From then on he was going to devote more time to his family.

   The next day, the father did not wake up. 

1.在①处填写适当的词，使句子完整．___________ ______________

2.将②句翻译成中文．_________________________________________________________

3.回答问题Except what did the father do everything he had aimed to do?

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4.在文章中找出He was rewarded and got high position. 的同义句

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5.找出本文的中心句。__________________________________________________________

Answer

1.provide, with 

2.爸爸得到一份好工作的日子终于来了。                 

3.Except devoting more time to his family. /Except spending more time with his family.                         

4.The father’s hard work paid off and he was promoted.

5.Everyone should work hard more and succeed but it is not wise to get success at the cost of family and health.

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲了一个父亲，为了让家人过上好日子，不断的学习，晋升。慢慢的他们换了大房子，变有钱，但父亲一直很忙，没有时间陪家人。当他认为自己挣到了足够的钱能退休的时候，他却死去了。所以，这篇文章告诉我们要珍惜身体和健康，多和家人一起 

1.provide sb with sth向某人提供某物。

2.offer提供be offered被提供。      

3.根据：But he often wished to spend more time with his family. 但他经常希望能有更多的时间陪家人。可知，他所缺少的就是陪家人的时间。                         

4.He was rewarded and got high position.的含义是他收到嘉奖，得到了更高的职位。可知同义句为；The father’s hard work paid off and he was promoted. 父亲的辛苦努力得到了回报他得到了提升。                    

5.父亲不断的学习，晋升。换来大房子，变钱，但父亲没有时间陪家人。当他认为自己能退休的时候，他却死去了。所以，我们要珍惜身体和健康，多和家人一起。  

考点：任务型阅读。