Question

短文填空

阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。方框中有两个词是多余的。

either, child，around, too, work，sit，but，many, he，something, open, have

    One day Tom went out to look for work. He went from place to place,     could not find a job. In the afternoon, he came to a factory. He went into the office building and   the door of a big room. There he saw a fat man     at a desk.

    "What do you want?" the man asked. "I am looking for work，" answered Tom. "Any kind of work?" he man asked. "Any kind of work，please. I am strong, you see," Tom said.

      The man looked at Tom for a long time and then he said，"We have got enough workers. We want no     . Get out. "

    Tom turned     .When he was going to the door, the fat man said, "Look，do you see the man over there" He pointed to a man outside the window. "I give     five dollars a day. I will only give you four dollars a day. Do you want his job? He is getting old. Of course, I won't give you five dollars a day. I can only give you four dollars a day. "

    For a long time Tom said   . He thought of his wife and     . But that worker had his wife and children,     . Finally Tom said，"No, I won't want the job. "Tom was right. He didn't want to take the bread out of another     mouth.

Answer

1.but

2.opened

3.sitting

4.more

5.around

6.him

7.nothing

8.children

9.too

10.worker’s

【解析】

试题分析： 这篇短文主要讲述了一个叫汤姆的人在到处的找工作，最后当他可以能找到一份工作的时候，他没有接收，因为他不想让另一个人失去工作。

1.句意：但是不能找到一份工作。这里表示转折关系。根据句意及所给单词提示，故填but。.

2.句意：他去办公室，打开一个大房间的门。这是打开的意思，根据句意及所给单词提示，故填opened。

3.句意：在那他看到了一个胖人正坐在椅子旁边。短语see sb. Doing sth.表示看见某人正在做某事。根据句意及所给单词提示，故填sitting 。

4.句意：我们有足够的工人，我们不想要再多的，出去吧。On more表示不在。根据句意及所给单词提示，故填more。

5.句意：汤姆转身走了。短语turn around表示转身。根据句意及所给单词提示，故填around。

6.句意：我一天给他5美元。动词的后面用代词的宾格。根据句意及所给单词提示，故填him。

7.句意：很长一段时间汤姆不说话。这里表示否定意义。根据句意及所给单词提示，故填nothing。

8.句意：他想起了他的妻子和孩子。这里表示复数，用child的复数形式。根据句意及所给单词提示，故填children。

9.句意：但是那个工人也有他的妻子和孩子。这里表示也，根据句意及所给单词提示，故填too。

10.句意：他不想抢另一工人的饭碗。这里用worker的名词所有格，根据句意及所给首字母提示，故填worker’s。

考点：短文填空