Question

完形填空，先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

While Henry was getting ready for work one Friday morning， he announced to his wife that he finally decided to ask his boss for a pay raise. All day Henry doubted ______ Mr Stevenson would refuse or not. The thought of walking into Stevenson’s office made Henry ______ at the knees. Later in the afternoon he finally had the ______ to do that. To his great joy， the ever-frugal(一贯节省的) Stevenson agreed. What great happiness the ______ gave Henry!

Henry arrived home wearing a smile on his face. His wife， May， prepared a nice meal ______ his favourite dishes. At once he ______ someone in his office had told her about it. Next to his plate he found a ______. It read， “Congratulations， my love! I’m so proud of you. I’ve prepared this dinner to ______ just how much I love you.” He read it and thought how lovely May was.

After dinner， Henry was on his way to the kitchen when he saw a second card on the floor. He picked it up. It read， “Don’t worry about not getting the raise! You’re well worth one! I’ve prepared this dinner to show just how much I love you ______ you didn’t get it.” Tears(眼泪) in eyes， Henry now knew May’s support for him didn’t ______ on his success at work.

1.A. when        B. how            C. that           D. whether

2.A. strong      B. weak           C. happy           D. pleased

3.A. thought     B. energy         C. courage         D. strength

4.A. praise      B. award          C. reward          D. raise

5.A. as          B. including      C. beyond          D. except

6.A. supposed    B. understood     C. confirmed       D. remembered

7.A. letter      B. note           C. mail            D. notice

8.A. show        B. mark           C. mean            D. remind

9.A. until       B. although       C. whenever        D. since

10.A. carry      B. keep           C. depend          D. hold

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.B

6.A

7.B

8.A

9.B

10.C

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：本文讲述了Herry让老板加薪的故事，回来后发现妻子给他准备了丰盛的晚餐，他起初认为妻子事先知道加薪成功的事，才给他庆祝，但是后来得知，事实上他的妻子不知，不管他工作是否成功她都很爱他。

1. 考查连词辨析及语境理解。句意：亨利整天都在怀疑史蒂文森先生是否会拒绝。when 当……时候；how怎样；that连词，无词义；whether是否；根据句意，故选D。

2. 考查形容词及语境理解。句意：带着这样的想法走进史蒂文森的办公室，亨利两腿发软。strong 强壮的；weak弱的、差的；happy高兴的；pleased愉快的。根据上文可知他两腿发软。故选B。

3.， 他终于有勇气这样做。thought 想法；energy 能量；courage 勇气；strength力量 。故选C。

4. 表扬；award 奖励；reward奖励 ；raise加薪。根据句意，故选D。

5.，包括他最喜欢的菜肴。as作为；including 包括；beyond 除了；except除了。根据句意，故选B。

6. supposed 认为；understood 理解；confirmed 确定；remembered记住。故选A。

7. 信；note 记录，便条；mail邮件；notice通知。故选B。

8. 展示；mark 作记号；mean 意思是；remind想起。根据句意，故选A。

9.，即使你没有加薪。until直到； although尽管，引导让步状语句；whenever不论何时；since既然。根据句意，故选B。

10. carry 搬动；keep保持；depend 依赖；hold把持；depend on依赖，取决于。根据句意，故选C。

考点：考查日常生活类阅读。