Question

完形填空,阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

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

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

He was________ at that time, so he sold his house. He had to accept a part-time job in a book shop. He was surprised to find he loved it! He made new friends every day and he enjoyed 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 ________ ,” he told me. “The most important thing is that you should always try your best.

Never give up!”

1.A. factory      B. theatre      C. bank          D. post office

2.A. because    B. because of    C. as a result    D. while

3.A. dislike      B. love         C. like           D. enjoy

4.A. almost      B. usually      C. seldom         D. never

5.A. So          B. And          C. But           D. Though

6.A. stay in one place B. move around  C. make noise D. make a wish

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

8.A. married     B. understood   C. met            D. visited

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

10.A. boring     B. important   C. necessary      D. wonderful

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.B

5.C

6.B

7.D

8.A

9.C

10.D

【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.D考查名词与语境理解。A. factory 工厂；B. Theatre剧院； C. bank 银行；D. post office邮局。句意：他在邮局努力工作。根据上文When he left school, he found a job in a post office. 可知他在邮局里工作，故选D。

2.B考查连词与语境理解。A. Because因为，后跟从句；B. because of因为，后跟名词或代词；C. as a result作为结果；D. while 当……时候。句意：因为他的努力工作他很快比朋友们挣了更多的钱。根据句意及语境空后是his hard work，所以用because of，故选B。

3.A考查名词与语境理解。A. Dislike不喜欢；B. Love喜欢； C. like 喜欢；D. Enjoy喜欢。句意：然而他开始不喜欢他的工作。根据下文 He wanted a more exciting one, so he left the post office.可知他不喜欢这个工作了，故选A。

4.B考查副词与语境理解。A. Almost几乎；B. Usually通常；C. Seldom几乎不；D. Never从不。句意：在这个公司通常可以旅行很多。根据句意及下文 At first he really enjoyed the traveling.可知在这个公司可以经常旅游，故选B。

5.C考查连词与语境理解。A. So因此； B. And和；C. But但是；D. Though虽然。句意：但是一年之后他开始厌恶这个工作。根据句意及语境此空表示转折，故选C。

6.B考查动词词组与语境理解。A. stay in one place待在一个地方； B. move around到处走动；C. make noise制造噪音；D. make a wish许愿。句意：他不得不到处走动并总是在汽车里或火车里。根据句意及语境是他到处走，故选B。

7.D考查形容与语境理解。A. Happy高兴的；B. Energetic有精力的；C. Rich富有的； D. poor 贫穷的。句意：在那时他很穷所以就卖掉了房子。根据语境加下文so he sold his house可知他很穷，故选D。

8.A考查动词与语境理解。A. Married结婚；B. Understood明白；C. Met遇见；D. visited 参观。句意：三年后他和店主的女儿结了婚。根据句意及语境可知此题应选A。

9.C考查名词与语境理解。A. Sisters姐妹；B. Brothers兄弟；C. Children孩子；D. Cousins表兄弟。句意：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C。

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考点：人生百味类短文