Question

完形填空（每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。

An old carpenter(木匠) was ready to retire (退休). His boss was      to see the good worker go. He asked the carpenter        he could build just one more house. The carpenter said yes, ________his mind was not on his work any more.

He used poor materials and worked on the house ________ . When the carpenter finished his work, the boss________ the front-door key to him, "This is your house," he said, "A ________ for you."

What a surprise! What a ________ ! If he had known he was building his ________ house, he would have done it differently. Now he had to live in the house he had poorly built.

________ it is with us today. Sometimes we build our________ carelessly. At important points we do not try our best. Then with a shame we look at the situation we have ________  . We find that we are now living in the house we have poorly(质量差地) built. But we don't have a  ________ to make it all over again.

Think of ________as the carpenter. Think about your life. Build it________ . It is the only life you will ever build because life is a do-it-yourself project.

Your life today is the   ________ of your attitudes and choices (态度和选择)you made in the past. Your life tomorrow will be that of your attitudes and choices you make today.

1.A. glad         B. nervous      C. ready       D. sorry

2.A. if            B. when           C. how         D. why

3.A. and          B. but           C. or            D. so

4.A. carefully     B. completely     C. carelessly   D. successfully

5.A. handed       B. left           C. sold         D. threw

6.A. gift          B. promise        C. choice        D. question

7.A. secret        B. warmth       C. shame        D. stress

8.A. real          B. expensive     C. old         D. own

9.A. Neither      B. So             C. Nor          D. As

10.A. studies      B. lives        C. jobs         D. feelings

11.A. created    B. changed        C. discussed     D. avoided

12.A. plan         B. chance        C. speed         D. request

13.A. himself     B. herself       C. myself      D. yourself

14.A. wisely      B. peacefully     C. rapidly       D. widely

15.A. talent      B. wealth         C. result      D. Difference

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.A

6.A

7.C

8.D

9.B

10.B

11.A

12.B

13.D

14.A

15.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文通过一个木匠的故事告诉人们一个道理，你今天的生活是你过去做出的态度和选择的结果。你明天的生活将会是你今天做出的态度和选择的结果。

1.D考查形容词与语境理解。A. Glad高兴；B. Nervous焦虑；C. Ready准备好；D. Sorry难过。句意：看到这个优秀的工人要走老板很难过。根据句意及语境是老板看到他走感到难过，故选D。

2.A考查引导词与语境理解。A. If是否；B. When何时；C. How怎样；D. Why为什么，句意：他问那个木匠能否再多建一座房子。根据上下文及语境此题应是“是否”，故选A。

3.B考查连词与语境理解。A. And和；B. But但是；C. Or否则；D. So因此，句意：这个木匠说行，但他的心思已不再在工作上。根据语境此空是表示转折，故选B。

4.C考查副词与语境理解。A. Carefully仔细地；B. Completely完全地；C. Carelessly粗心地； D. Successfully成功地，句意：他用了劣质材料并在工作时漫不经心。根据句意及语境是他在建房子时很粗心，故选C。

5.A考查动词与语境理解。A. Handed递给；B. Left离开；C. Sold卖；D. Threw扔，句意：当木匠完成工作后老板把前门的钥匙递给了他。根据上下文老板把这个房子作为礼物送给了木匠，所以选A。

6.A考查名词与语境理解。A. Gift礼物；B. Promise诺言；C. Choice选择； D. Question问题，句意：给你的礼物。根据上下文老板把这个房子作为礼物送给了木匠，所以选A。

7.C考查名词与语境理解。A. secret 秘密；B. warmth 温暖；C. Shame惭愧；D. Stress紧张，句意：多么让人想不到啊！多么令人惭愧呀！根据语境是木匠应感到惭愧，故选C。

8.D考查形容词与语境理解。A. Real真的；B. Expensive昂贵的；C. Old旧的；D. Own自己的，句意：如果他知道是为他自己建房子，他会完全不同的来做这件事。根据句意及题干分析此空表示自己的，故选D。

9.B考查连词与语境理解。A. Neither两者都不；B. So如此；C. Nor不；D. As作为，句意：今天也是一样。根据句意及题干分析此空是考查so it is with...，表示……也这样，故选B。

10.B考查名词与语境理解。A. studies 学习；B. Lives生活；C. Jobs工作；D. Feelings感觉，句意：有时我们不细心的经营我们的生活。根据语境此空是拿木匠造房子的事和我们的生活相比较，故选B。

11.A考查动词与语境理解。A. Created创造；B. Changed改变；C. Discussed讨论； D. Avoided避免，句意：然后我们就惭愧的面对我们所创造的局面。根据句意及语境是我们自己创造了这种局面，故选A。

12.B考查名词与语境理解。A. plan 计划；B. Chance机会；C. Speed速度；D. Request请求，句意：但是我们没有机会在把它重新来一遍。根据语境是没有“机会”，故选B。

13.D 考查反身代词与语境理解。A. Himself他自己；B. Herself她自己；C. Myself我自己； D. yourself 你自己，句意：把你自己当作那个木匠想一下。根据句意及题干分析此空应是“你自己”，所以此题选D。

14.A考查副词与语境理解。A. Wisely明智地；B. Peacefully平静地；C. Rapidly迅速地； D. Widely宽泛地，句意：比较明智地来建自己的房子。根据语境此空应是“明智地”，故选A。

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考点：考查人生百味类短文阅读