Question

Yesterday my grandfather told me about his early days.        he left school, he found a job in a post office. He worked hard there. Soon he had more money than his friends because of his hard work. It seemed that he would have a        future.

When he was 25 years old, however, he began to be        his job. He wanted a more exciting one, so he left the post office. Two months       , he found a new job in a big       . Workers in this company        traveled a lot. At first he really enjoyed the traveling. But after a year, he began to        it. He had to move around and he was always in a car or on a train. The        thing was that he couldn’t make any new friends. Even so, his boss was not satisfied with him. Two years later he        the company.

He was so        at that time that he sold his house. He had to accept a part-time job in a         shop. He was surprised to find that he loved it! He made new friends every day and he        reading books. Three years later, he        the shop owner's daughter. Soon they had their first child. In the next ten years, they had another three        and four more book shops! He became very rich indeed.

“Life is wonderful,” he told me. “The most        thing is that you should always try your best. Never give up!”

1.A. While                           B. When                     C. Until                                 D. If

2.A. bad                         B. bright                       C. coming                            D. interesting

3.A. tired of                         B. crazy about                      C. interested in          D. afraid of

4.A. ago                          B. before                     C. later                                 D. afterwards

5.A. factory                          B. shop                                  C. school                               D. company

6.A. hardly                          B. usually                             C. seldom                            D. never

7.A. like                           B. prefer                                C. hate                                  D. practise

8.A. worst                   B. happiest                           C. best                                   D. strangest

9.A. reached                        B. called                                C. left                                    D. started

10.A. happy                        B. energetic                       C. rich                                 D. poor

11.A. cloth                           B. fruit                                 C. book                      D. dress

12.A. enjoyed                B. finished                    C. began                               D. forgot

13.A. married                    B. knew                     C. met                                 D. visited

14.A. sisters                        B. brothers                      C. cousins                            D. children

15.A. difficult             B. important                         C. amazing                            D. Boring

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.D

6.B

7.C

8.A

9.C

10.D

11.C

12.A

13.A

14.D

15.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了爷爷早年的工作经历：从收入可观的邮局工作，到奔波乏味的差旅，再到发家兴业的兼职。最后感悟人生：人生是精彩的，关键在于你要努力，永不放弃。

1.考查连词的用法及语境的理解。When和while均表示“当---时候”，when引导的从句动词可以是延续性的，也可以是终止性的，while引导的从句动词只能是延续性的。until直到---才---，if是否。根据语境he left school, he found a job in a post office.他离开学校的时候，就在邮局找点了一份工作。故选B。

2.考查形容词及语境的理解。根据上文he had more money than his friends（他比他的朋友更有钱）可知，他将会有一个光明的未来。故选B。

3.考查形容词短语及语境的理解。根据下文He wanted a more exciting one（他想找一个更令人兴奋的工作）可知，他已经厌倦了原来的工作。 tired of     对---厌倦  ，crazy about   对---疯狂，interested in  对---感兴趣，afraid of害怕。根据句意，可知其已厌倦原来的工作。故选A。

4.考查副词及语境的理解。根据he left the post office（他离开邮局），found a new job（找到一份新工作）可知其先后顺序（两个月后）故选C。

5.考查语境的理解。根据下文Workers in this company（这家公司的工人）可知空白处应填company。故选D。

6.考查副词及语境的理解。根据下文At first he really enjoyed the traveling.（起初他真的喜欢旅行。）可知，这家公司有很多差旅（this company always traveled a lot.）。故选B.

7.考查动词及语境的理解。根据上文At first he really enjoyed the traveling（起初他真的喜欢旅行），与一年后的比对可知，其已经讨厌、不喜欢（hate）这一工作了。 like喜欢  ，prefer   更喜欢，hate   讨厌、憎恨，practise练习。根据语境，应选C。

8.考查形容词及语境的理解。对比下文He made new friends every day（他每天都结交新朋友），可知，最糟糕的（the worst)的是他不能结交新朋友(he couldn’t make any new friends).故选A。

9.考查动词及语境的理解。由于he couldn’t make any new friends. （他不能结交新朋友）， his boss was not satisfied with him.（老板对他不满意），他离开（left)了那家公司。故选C。

10.考查形容词及语境的理解。由 he sold his house （他卖掉他的房子）可知，他很穷（poor），故选D。

11.考查语境的理解。根据下文he enjoyed reading books(他喜欢看书），以及In the next ten years, they had another three children and four more book shops!(在接下来的10年里，他们有有了另外3个孩子和4家书店）可知，他在意家书店做兼职。故选C。

12.考查动词搭配及语境的理解 。enjoyed     喜欢，后接名词或动词ing形式，finished完成，后接名词或动词ing形式，began开始，后接动词不定式或动词ing形式，forgot忘记，后可接名词、动词不定式或动词ing形式。根据语境，应该是he enjoyed reading books(他喜欢看书）故选A。

13.考查动词及语境的理解。 marry sb 指“和某人结婚”。根据下文Soon they had their first child（不久他们有了第一个孩子）可知，他们结婚了。故选A。

14.考查对语境的理解。根据上文 they had their first child（他们有了第一个孩子），可知，10年后他们又有了另外3个孩子。故选D。

15.考查形容词及语境的理解。根据语境，要想人生精彩（Life is wonderful），就要尽力，永不放弃（always try your best. Never give up），这是最重要的。故选B。

考点：故事类短文。