Question

    Four boys sat in the headmaster's office, waiting for their punishment. When the headmaster came in, he told the boys, "You have ______ a lot of work for our janitor (看门人) by writing on the walls today. But he won't do the cleaning. You boys will clean the ______ every day after school for a week."

After school that day, the boys went to the janitor's office to get the tools and ______ their cleaning work. It took a long time and they worked all week.

On the last day, when they ______ finished the job and turned to leave, the janitor said, "Hey, boys, let me tell you ______. In the country where I grew up, we had few ______. We hardly had books or teachers. Even to ______ a new pencil was a big thing."

"You used pencils to write on the walls. A pencil is a lot like a person. For a person, there is the point on the outside, ______ it's what's in the inside that does all the work," he explained. "Every once in a while, you have to get a painful sharpening (磨砺). That's what you've had this week," he said. "From now on, ______ leaving your mark on the walls, leave your mark on life. Write your own ______ using what's inside you."

The boys understood and they never wrote on any walls again.

1.A.kept B.found C.caused D.listed

2.A.windows B.walls C.roads D.floors

3.A.finished B.continued C.stopped D.began

4.A.usually B.finally C.possibly D.especially

5.A.nothing B.anything C.something D.everything

6.A.schools B.banks C.libraries D.factories

7.A.raise B.break C.get D.make

8.A.or B.but C.so D.unless

9.A.instead of B.according to C.because of D.as for

10.A.name B.story C.mistake D.number

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.B

5.C

6.A

7.C

8.B

9.A

10.B

【解析】

本文讲述了四个男孩因为在墙壁上乱写乱画被惩罚清理一个星期的墙壁，在最后一天完成清理工作后，门卫语重心长地对他们说了一番话，他们从此再也不在墙上乱写乱画了。

1.句意：你们今天在墙上写字导致我们学校的门卫要做许多工作。

kept保持；found发现；caused导致；listed列清单。根据前文Four boys sat in the headmaster's office, waiting for their punishment及by writing on the walls，可知，四个男孩因为在墙上乱写乱画而受到惩罚，因为他们的乱写乱画导致了学校门卫繁重的工作，表示过去发生的动作对现在造成的影响，句子用现在完成时have done的结构，所以空格处填caused。故选C。

2.句意：你们每天放学后清理墙壁，持续一星期。

windows玻璃；walls墙；roads马路；floors地板。根据前文You have caused a lot of work for our janitor by writing on the walls today. But he won't do the cleaning，可知，男孩今天在墙壁上乱涂乱画，导致了学校门卫繁重的工作，而门卫不会去做清理工作，作为惩罚，男孩要每天放学后去清理墙壁，所以空格处填walls。故选B。

3.句意：那天放学后，男孩们去门卫的办公室拿工具，开始他们的清理工作。

finished完成；continued继续；stopped停止；began开始。根据上文You boys will clean the walls every day after school for a week，可知，男孩们被惩罚每天放学后去清理墙壁，所以放学后他们开始清理工作，表述过去发生的事情，句子用一般过去时，所以空格处填began。故选D。

4.句意：在最后一天，当他们最后完成工作，转身离开时，门卫说：“嘿，男孩们，让我告诉你们一些事情。”

usually通常；finally最后；possibly可能地；especially尤其是。根据前文You boys will clean the walls every day after school for a week及on the last day，可知，男孩们被惩罚清理一周的墙壁，这天是最后一天，所以空格处所在句子表示“当他们最后完成工作，转身离开时”，故空格处填finally。故选B。

5.句意：门卫说：“嘿，男孩们，让我告诉你们一些事情。”

nothing没什么事情；anything任何事情；something某些事情；everything一切事物。根据下文In the country where I grew up…was a big thing，可知，门卫开始跟男孩们说一些事情，从句意上排除A和D选项。anything用于否定句和疑问句，当表示“任何事情”时，可用于肯定句；something用于肯定句，当表示请求或建议时，可用于疑问句。原句是肯定句，所以空格处填something。故选C。

6.句意：在我长大的那个乡下，我们几乎没有学校。

schools学校；banks银行；libraries图书馆；factories工厂。根据下文We hardly had books or teachers“我们几乎没有书或老师”，可知，此空格处所在句子表示“我们几乎没有学校”，所以空格处填schools。故选A。

7.句意：甚至得到一个新铅笔都是一件大事。

raise提高；break打破；get得到；make制造。In the country where I grew up, we had few schools. We hardly had books or teachers，可知，门卫长大的乡下，几乎没有学校，也没有书和老师，可见门卫长大的地方很贫穷，所以空格处表示“甚至得到一个新铅笔都是一件大事”，故空格处填get。故选C。

8.句意：对一个人来说，外表很重要，但是内在做了所有的工作。

or或者，表选择关系；but但是，表转折关系；so所以，表因果关系；unless除非，引导条件状语从句。根据前文there is the point on the outside“外表很重要”, 后文it's what's in the inside that does all the work“内在做了所有的工作”，可知，这里是把铅笔比作人，外表很重要，但是内心才起决定作用，前后文表转折关系，所以空格处填but。故选B。

9.句意：从现在开始，不要把你的印记留在墙上，把你的印记留在生活中。

instead of 而不是；according to根据；because of因为；as for关于。根据上文A pencil is a lot like a person. For a person, there is the point on the outside, but it's what's in the inside that does all the work，可知，门卫用铅笔比作人的方式来给男孩们讲道理，外表虽重要，但是内心才起决定作用，告诉男孩们，要把印记留在生活中而不是留在墙上，所以空格处填instead of。故选A。

10.句意：用自己的内心书写出自己的人生故事。

name名字；story故事；mistake错误；number号码。根据前文A pencil is a lot like a person… leave your mark on life，可知，门卫把铅笔比作人，告诉男孩们外表虽重要，但是内心才起决定作用，要把印记留在生活中而不是留在墙上。这里是门卫对男孩们的期望，希望他们能用自己内心来写出自己的人生故事，所以空格处填story。故选B。