Question

    I keep a two-dollar bill in my wallet that was given by my mother when I was six years old. Mother gave it to me ______ luck would follow me everywhere. She looked at me and said, “I want you to carry this two-dollar bill for extra good luck.”

“Thanks, Mom,” I replied. “I will keep it close to me always.”

My mother passed away when I was seven years old. I remembered I took out my two-dollar bill and held it in my hand for the longest time, knowing that she would be ______ over me the rest of life.

On my first ______, I was thirty years old. As I sat in the ______, I noticed there were five women ahead of me. All of them were ______ and well dressed, which made me more nervous.

“What makes you feel you are fit for this job?” Mrs. Martin, the office manager asked me.

“I really need this job and there is ______ I can’t do. I know I am not as ______ as your other applicants(申请人) for the job, but please give me a chance. I learn quickly and can be a very capable(有能力的) member of your team.”

That evening I received a(n) ______ from Mrs. Martin.“Gina,” she said, “you were not the most suitable applicant, but you have so much confidence in yourself ______ we decided to give you a chance to prove yourself.” “Thank you, Mrs. Martin. You will not regret this decision.” I said excitedly and hung up the phone.

I got my ______ and took out my two-dollar bill. “Thanks, Mom. I am sure to make it,” I said out loud so that she could hear me.

1.A.even if B.because of C.even though D.so that

2.A.watching B.protecting C.teaching D.caring

3.A.business B.interview C.journey D.vacation

4.A.waiting room B.dining room C.sitting room D.living room

5.A.older B.cleverer C.younger D.earlier

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

7.A.polite B.important C.suitable D.attractive

8.A.e-mail B.call C.letter D.telegram

9.A.as B.that C.what D.which

10.A.pocket B.wallet C.bag D.case

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.A

5.C

6.C

7.C

8.B

9.B

10.B

【解析】

本文讲述了一位母亲给自己的孩子两美元希望孩子能得到好的运气，在母亲去世后，孩子如何坚强生活并在母亲的祝福中得到好运的故事。

1.句意：妈妈把它给了我，好让我走运。

even if即使，尽管；because of因为；even though尽管；so that为了；根据句意理解及后句luck would follow me everywhere.可知，这里表达的是“为了给我带来好运”，故选D。

2.句意：因为我知道她会守护我一辈子。

watching看；protecting保护；teaching教；caring在乎；根据句意理解及前句My mother passed away when I was seven years old.可知，这里说的是“这两美元就像母亲一样会守护我一辈子”，英语中表达“守护”是watch over，故选A。

3.句意：第一次面试时，我30岁。

business生意；interview面试；journey旅行；vacation假期；根据句意理解及后句As I sat in the ___4___, I noticed there were five women ahead of me.和“What makes you feel you are fit for this job?”可知，这里指的是作者在面试，故选B。

4.句意：当我坐在等候室时，我注意到前面有五个女人。

waiting room等候室；dining room饭厅；sitting room客厅；living room起居室；根据句意理解及前句On my first ___3___, I was thirty years old.可知，这里指的是“在等候室”，故选A。

5.句意：他们都很年轻，衣着也很讲究。

older更老的；cleverer更聪明的；younger更年轻的；earlier更早的；根据句意理解及前句On my first ___3___, I was thirty years old.及后句which made me more nervous.可知，这里指的是“更年轻的”，故选C。

6.句意：我真的很需要这份工作，没有什么我不能做的。

everything一切；something有些事；nothing没有什么事；anything任何事；根据句意理解及前句I really need this job以及后句I learn quickly and can be a very capable(有能力的) member of your team.可知，这里说的是“没有什么不能做”，故选C。

7.句意：我知道我不如你的其他求职者适合这份工作，但请给我一个机会。

polite礼貌的；important重要的；suitable合适的；attractive吸引人的；根据句意理解及后句but please give me a chance可知，这里表达的是“不如其他求职者适合”，故选C。

8.句意：那天晚上，我接到马丁太太的电话。

e-mail邮件；call电话；letter信；telegram电报；根据句意理解及后句“Gina,” she said, “you were not the most suitable applicant, but you have so much confidence in yourself ___9___ we decided to give you a chance to prove yourself.” “Thank you, Mrs. Martin. You will not regret this decision.” I said excitedly and hung up the phone.可知，这里表达的是“接到了电话”，故选B。

9.句意：但你对自己很有信心，所以我们决定给你一个证明自己的机会。

as当……时，犹如；that那个；what什么；which哪一个；根据句意理解及前句you have so much confidence in yourself中的so可知，这里构成一个连词so … that，引导结果状语从句，表达“如此……以至于”，故选B。

10.句意：我拿到钱包，拿出了两美元的钞票。

pocket口袋；wallet钱包；bag袋子；case箱子；根据句意理解及后句took out my two-dollar bill.及前文I will keep it close to me always.可知，这二美元是妈妈留给我的，陪伴我一生的，所以作者应该是很珍惜的，所以应该是放在钱包的，故选B。