Question

    My parents used to tell me how important school was for me, but I didn't think so. I paid little attention. But one thing let me _______ realize what my parents meant.

One day, when I walked past a mobile phone store, I saw it was hiring（雇用）new workers! I went into the shop and asked for the job. The manager looked at me for a few seconds _______ . “Do you have a high school diploma (文凭)?” He said, “Or do you have any _______ experience?” I felt so ashamed（羞愧的）and I just turned around and left.

I could not fall asleep that night, and I thought a lot about my _______ . “I must go to school to _______ my study because I can't do anything without a good education,” I said to myself silently.

Everything looked _______ when I went back to the store years later: the same people and the same design. However, compared with last time, I felt more _______ . The manager told me they needed new workers. I showed my diploma to the manager. He looked at it and said: “Great! You are _______ . ”

Education helps you have a bright future. Now I am not worried about my future because I'm still _______ in my spare time.

1.A.finally B.easily C.luckily D.fast

2.A.in a hurry B.from head to foot C.sooner or later D.from time to time

3.A.learning B.life C.teaching D.work

4.A.parents B.friends C.future D.study

5.A.continue B.begin C.stop D.change

6.A.the same B.different C.friendly D.fresh

7.A.excited B.surprised C.confident D.happy

8.A.out B.in C.up D.down

9.A.working B.driving C.running D.learning

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.A

6.A

7.C

8.B

9.D

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文，文章主要讲述作者去手机店找工作被经理拒绝，明白了父母给他讲的教育的重要性，从而回到学校继续学习，拿到毕业证之后再去那家店被经理录用了。从而启发读者记住教育能让人有光明的未来。

1.

句意：但是一件事最终让我意识到我父母说的意味着什么。

finally最后；easily很容易；luckily幸运地；fast迅速。根据前文“I didn't think so. I paid little attention”可知作者最初不这样认为，也不注意，而后文讲述的事让作者最终意识到这一点，此处用副词finally。故选A。

2.

句意：经理全身打量了我几秒钟。

in a hurry赶紧；from head to foot从头到脚；sooner or later迟早；from time to time时不时。根据“looked at me”可知此处用from head to foot表示“从头到脚地看我”。故选B。

3.

句意：或者你有工作经验么？

learning学习；life生活；teaching教；work工作。根据“asked for the job”可知此处用work experience表示“工作经验”。故选D。

4.

句意：那晚我不能入睡，关于我的未来我想了很多。

parents父母；friends朋友；future未来；study学习。根据后文“I must go to school”以及后文“Education helps you have a bright future. Now I am not worried about my future”可知作者当时在思考他的将来。故选C。

5.

句意：我必须要去学校继续我的学习，因为没有好的教育我不能做任何事。

continue继续；begin开始；stop停止；change改变。此处指的是作者回到学校继续学习，用continue to study。故选A。

6.

句意：当我几年后回到那个商店，一切都没有改变。

the same相同的；different不同；friendly友好的；fresh新鲜的。根据“the same people and the same design”可知此处表达“每件事物都是相同的”，用the same。故选A。

7.

句意：然而，和上次相比，我感觉更加自信了。

excited兴奋的；surprised吃惊的；confident自信的；happy开心的。根据后文“I showed my diploma to the manager”此处指的是作者继续学业现在有了毕业证，感觉自信。故选C。

8.

句意：他看着它，说：“太棒了，我录用你了。”

out外面；in在……里面；up上面；down下面。根据“I showed my diploma to the manager. He looked at it”可知这一次有了毕业证，经理同意雇用我了，用be in。故选B。

9.

句意:现在我不再担心我的未来，因为我在业余时间仍在学习。

working工作；driving开车；running跑步；learning学习。根据“Education helps you have a bright future”可知学习成就了作者美好的未来，此处用learning表示作者现在业余时间仍在学习。故选D。