Question

    If you had a chance to build a house for yourself how would you design it? What would it look like?

There was once a carpenter(木匠)who is good at _______ houses. He had no other skills and his boss was very nice, _______ he worked for his boss one year after another. _______ 10 years of working for the same company, he finally got tired of it and _______ to give up the job. He wanted to try something _______.

However, after hearing this, his boss asked him to _______ to build one final house before he left the team. The carpenter _______ agreed although he didn't want to do this kind of work anymore. He built the house, but his _______ wasn't in it. He rushed to finish the job quickly. It was the _______ house that he had ever built.

When he finished, his boss came to ________ him. Seeing the house, he said nothing. He paid the ________. He then said. "I wanted to do something special for you to say thanks ________ your 10 years of hard work. You have built so many ________ houses for other people these years, but not one of ________... so I'm giving you this house as a gift."

Surprised, the carpenter was speechless. He had never ________ his boss would give him such a big gift. If he knew he was building his own house, he would do it more differently. He regretted building his final house so poorly.

1.A.repairing B.checking C.cleaning D.building

2.A.and B.or C.so D.but

3.A.After B.Before C.Since D.Until

4.A.accepted B.decided C.turned D.preferred

5.A.honest B.new C.lucky D.terrible

6.A.refuse B.consider C.help D.return

7.A.even B.just C.only D.still

8.A.head B.heart C.arms D.legs

9.A.bad B.worst C.good D.best

10.A.beat B.suggest C.see D.encourage

11.A.worker B.boss C.member D.stranger

12.A.to B.of C.at D.for

13.A.terrible B.boring C.beautiful D.satisfied

14.A.himself B.yourself C.myself D.herself

15.A.thought B.said C.regretted D.doubted

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.B

6.C

7.D

8.B

9.B

10.C

11.A

12.D

13.C

14.B

15.A

【解析】

本文讲述了一位工匠建了很多房子，他在同一家公司工作了10年，厌倦了，想要放弃这份工作。他的老板同意了，让他帮助建最后一座房子。这个工匠同意了。他没有把心放在这座房子上，而且建得非常快。但是，最后老板决定把这座房子送给他。他很后悔把这座房子建的这么差。

1.

句意：从前有一个木匠，他很擅长建房子。

A. repairing修理，B. checking检查，C. cleaning打扫，D. building建立。根据前文的“If you had a chance to build a house for yourself how would you design it?”可知，此处表示建房子，故选D。

2.

句意：他没有其他技能，而且他的老板很好，所以他一年又一年地为他的老板工作。

A. and而且，B. or或者，C. so所以，D. but但是。前半句表示他没有其他技能，他的老板很好，后半句表示他一年又一年为他的老板工作，前后表示因果关系，故选C。

3.

句意：在同一家公司工作了10年后，他终于厌倦了，决定放弃这份工作。

A. After在……之后，B. Before在……之前，C. Since自从，D. Until直到。根据前文的“he worked for his boss one year after another.”可知，他工作了10年之后，故选A。

4.

句意：在同一家公司工作了10年后，他终于厌倦了，决定放弃这份工作。

A. accepted接受，B. decided决定，C. turned转动，D. preferred更喜欢。根据“he finally got tired of it”可知，他厌倦了，因此决定放弃这份工作。故选B。

5.

句意：他想要尝试一些新东西。

A. honest诚实的，B. new新的，C. lucky幸运的，D. terrible可怕的。根据前文的“ 10 years of working for the same company, he finally got tired of it and ___4___ to give up the job”可知，他厌倦了在同一家公司工作，因此要尝试一些新的东西。故选B。

6.

句意：但是，他的老板听了之后，要求他在离开团队之前帮忙建造最后一座房子。

A. refuse拒绝，B. consider考虑，C. help帮助，D. return回来。根据后文的“The carpenter ___7___ agreed although he didn't want to do this kind of work anymore.”可知，此处表示老板要他帮助建一座房子，help to do sth“帮助做某事”，故选C。

7.

句意：木匠虽然不想再做这种工作了，但他还是同意了。

A. even甚至，B. just只是，C. only仅仅，D. still仍然。根据“although he didn't want to do this kind of work anymore.”和“He built the house,”可知，此处表示尽管不想再做这种工作了，他还是同意的，故选D。

8.

句意：他建了房子，但他的心不在这件事上。

A. head头，B. heart心脏，C. arms胳膊，D. legs腿。根据后文的“He rushed to finish the job quickly.”可知，他很快就匆忙地完成工作，因此他的心没有在这座房子上。故选B。

9.

句意：这是他所建过的最糟糕的房子。

A. bad坏的，B. worst最糟糕的，C. good好的，D. best最好的。根据前文的“He built the house, but his ___8___ wasn't in it. He rushed to finish the job quickly.”可知，他在建这座房子时，没有用心，而且建得非常匆忙，因此这座房子建的不好，根据ever可知，此处用最高级。故选B。

10.

句意：当他完成时，他的老板来看他。

A. beat拍打，B. suggest建议，C. see看见，D. encourage鼓励。根据后文的“Seeing the house, he said nothing.”可知，老板来看他，故选C。

11.

句意：他付钱给工人。

A. worker工人，B. boss老板，C. member成员，D. stranger陌生人。根据前文的“When he finished, his boss came to ___10___ him.”可知，此处表示他建完了房子，要给工人付钱，故选A。

12.

句意：我想为你做点特别的事，对你10年来的辛勤工作说声谢谢。

A. to向，B. of……的，C. at在，D. for为了。thanks for sth“谢谢你做了某事”，故选D。

13.

句意：这些年来，你为别人建造了那么多漂亮的房子，却没有一个是为你自己的……所以我把这栋房子作为礼物送给你。

A. terrible可怕的，B. boring无聊的，C. beautiful漂亮的，D. satisfied满意的。根据后文的“If he knew he was building his own house, he would do it more differently. He regretted building his final house so poorly.”可知，他这次建的房子非常差，是不同的，因此他给其他人建了很多漂亮的房子。故选C。

14.

句意：这些年来，你为别人建造了那么多漂亮的房子，却没有一个是为你自己的……所以我把这栋房子作为礼物送给你。

A. himself他自己，B. yourself你自己，C. myself我自己，D. herself她自己。根据前文的“You have built so many ___13___ houses for other people these years,”可知，他这些年为其他人建了很多房子，没有为自己建房子，主语是you因此用代词yourself。故选B。

15.

句意：他从来没有想到他的老板会给他这么大的礼物。

A. thought认为，B. said说，C. regretted后悔，D. doubted怀疑。根据后文的“If he knew he was building his own house, he would do it more differently.”可知，此处表示如果他知道这是在建自己的房子，因此推断他没有想到他的老板会把这座房子给他。故选A。