Question

    From my father I have learned a lot. And I'm very thankful to him. I remember when I was a child, my father always got up very early. He was afraid to wake up others, so he _______ put on his clothes and went off to work. To arrive in time to open his tiny store at 8:30 he need to leave our apartment at 6:30. After all ，he had to take a bus and then the subway. The last _______ was a long walk through a neighborhood much of which was full of the smell of rubbish. I learned: it is very important to work. No _______.

When I was 12, I would, on some Saturdays, go to my father's store to _______. After helping set up the outside clothing display (陈列), for the rest of the day, I'd watch to make sure no one stole anything. When I noticed someone looking _______ or strange, I would look the person in the eye, smile and say, “May I help you?” Usually that   _______, but sometimes, someone would run off with something. The first time, I ran after the thief _______ my father shouted, “Martin, stop! There is no need to do that.” It's true that _______ is more important than money.

After 10 years of hard work, he saved up enough money to buy his first car, a cheap one—he wouldn't buy one _______ he could afford to pay for it without borrowing money. I learned: buy only what you can afford. Buying ________ food and clothing won't make us go in debt (债务). The unnecessary things won't give us happiness, which comes from achievement only.

1.A.loudly B.quietly C.easily D.suddenly

2.A.vacation B.location C.direction D.journey

3.A.excuse B.thought C.agreement D.situation

4.A.sell out B.help out C.work out D.set out

5.A.unexpected B.unusual C.unlucky D.unhappy

6.A.got B.failed C.worked D.took

7.A.or B.so C.and D.but

8.A.safety B.silence C.happiness D.success

9.A.if B.until C.when D.because

10.A.necessary B.special C.useless D.expensive

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.B

6.C

7.D

8.A

9.B

10.A

【解析】

短文讲述的是作者从自己的父亲身上学到了很多东西，他对父亲非常的感激。作者在文中告诉我们他从父亲身上学到了什么。

1.

句意：他害怕吵醒别人，所以他悄悄地穿上衣服然后离开去上班。

loudly大声地；quietly悄悄地，安静地；easily容易地；suddenly突然地。根据前面“He was afraid to wake up others他害怕吵醒别人”可知， 他“悄悄地”穿上衣服符合上下文语境，这样才不会影响别人。故选B。

2.

句意：最后一段行程是在一个充满垃圾气味的社区里走很长一段路。

vacation假期；location地方，位置；direction方向；journey旅行，行程。根据前面“he had to take a bus and then the subway. 他必须坐公共汽车，然后坐地铁”可知，这是在说去上班的行程，所以空处是说他去上班的最后一段“行程”。故选D。

3.

句意：工作是非常重要的。没有借口。

excuse借口；thought想法；agreement同意；situation情况。通过第一段内容可知，父亲上班很辛苦，但他克服困难，正是为了说明工作很重要，没有“借口”去逃避工作。故选A。

4.

句意：当我12岁的时候，我会在一些星期六去我父亲的商店帮忙。

sell out卖完；help out帮助,帮助……解决困难；work out 算出；set out动身，出发。根据后面“After helping set up the outside clothing display (陈列), for the rest of the day, I'd watch to make sure no one stole anything.在帮助设置了外面的服装陈列之后，在剩下的一天里，我会看着确保没有人偷任何东西。”可知，这是在商店里帮助父亲，结合选项可知，help out符合语境。故选B。

5.

句意：当我注意到某人看起来不寻常或奇怪时，我会看着那个人的眼睛，微笑着说：“我能帮你吗？”

unexpected出乎意料的；unusual 不寻常的；unlucky不幸的；unhappy不高兴的。根据空后的“or strange”可知空处单词应该与strange是并列词；结合前面“I'd watch to make sure no one stole anything.”可知，我会看着确保没有人偷任何东西，所以此处是说发现有人看起来不正常或奇怪，不寻常的unusual符合语境。故选B。

6.

句意：通常这很有效，但有时，有人会带着一些东西跑掉。

got得到；failed失败；worked工作，奏效；took拿走。根据前面“smile and say, May I help you? 微笑着说，我能帮你吗？”结合后面的but可知，此处是说通常这会起作用，有效。故选C。

7.

句意：第一次，我追赶小偷，但我父亲喊道：“马丁，住手！没有必要这么做。”

or或者；so所以；and和，并且；but但是。根据前面“I ran after the thief我追赶小偷”结合后面“Martin, stop! There is no need to do that.”可知，前后是转折关系，所以用but。故选D。

8.

句意：的确，安全比金钱更重要。

safety安全；silence沉默；happiness高兴；success成功。根据前面提到，我追赶小偷，但父亲阻止我，并说没有必要这么做，结合常识可知，这是为了我的安全，所以此处是说安全比金钱重要。故选A。

9.

句意：直到他在不借钱能负担得起的情况下才买了一辆。

if 如果；until直到；when 当……时；because因为。根据空前“he wouldn't buy one”及空后“he could afford to pay for it without borrowing money.”可知，本句是not…until…直到……才……，“直到他在不借钱能负担得起的情况下才买了一辆”符合上下文语境。故选B。

10.

句意：购买必要的食物和衣服不会使我们负债。

necessary必要的；special 特殊的；useless 无用的；expensive昂贵的。根据下一句“The unnecessary things won't give us happiness，which comes from achievement only不必要的东西不会给我们带来幸福，幸福只来自成就”可知，此处应该是与后句的“unnecessary”是对应词，其反义词为necessary。故选A。