Question

[素材选自One Story A Day Book 6]

在失败中提高自己的能力

My dad decided that he wanted to be a handyman. He said that the man of a family had to be a handyman. In his mind, it's a duty and part of a man's nature to be able to _____ things around the house. My mom loved that idea. She gave him full _____ whenever he wanted to fix something.

Dad's handyman work started _____ our bicycles. We have two bicycles. One is new, and the other is old. Some parts of the _____ bicycle were wrong. Dad decided to take parts from the old bicycle, to make a _____ one for me. He spent the whole morning doing the thing. But at last, neither of the _____ worked.

It was discouraging for Dad. He stopped thinking about _____ handyman work for a while. Not long after, he noticed that a wall in the living room had some dirty marks on it. He decided to _____ the wall. That seemed like an easy job. After _____ tools and paint, he started painting the wall.

Once he began painting, Dad discovered that the brushes left more _____ on the wall no matter how careful he was. Instead of painting the whole room, he did only one wall, _____ brush marks here and there.

Dad's dream doesn't die_____. He is still trying to become a handyman. Recently, he _____ the bulb in the kitchen after removing the glass cap. He was so _____ with his success.

_____ he always fail, we love Dad dearly. And we love the way he tries to be the head of the house­hold even if his handyman skills need a bit of improvement.

1.A.build B.fix C.use D.wash

2.A.agreement B.care C.support D.comfort

3.A.from B.about C.inside D.with

4.A.new B.old C.good D.bad

5.A.broken B.perfect C.terrible D.famous

6.A.cars B.buses C.bikes D.planes

7.A.your B.my C.her D.his

8.A.paint B.repair C.pull D.write

9.A.buy B.buying C.to buy D.bought

10.A.words B.pictures C.ways D.marks

11.A.leaving B.covering C.developing D.introducing

12.A.difficultly B.certainly C.really D.easily

13.A.accepted B.chose C.refused D.changed

14.A.sad B.happy C.upset D.kind

15.A.Because B.When C.Although D.Unless

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.B

6.C

7.D

8.A

9.B

10.D

11.A

12.D

13.D

14.B

15.C

【解析】

【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了我的爸爸决定成为家里面的杂务工并且想修理家里的东西，他做了很多事情但是成功的不多，尽管他总是失败但是我们依然赞同他的做法，只是希望他能够改善他的能力。
1. 考查动词词义辨析。build建立；fix修理；use使用；wash洗。根据句意和下句提示"...wanted to fix something."可知此处表达了"修理"之意。故选B。
2. 考查名词词义辨析。agreement同意；care在意；support支持；comfort安慰。根据句意和语境可知此处表达了"支持"之意。故选C。
3. 考查介词词义辨析。from来自……；about关于……；inside在……里面；with和……。根据句意和短语"start with"可知此处用介词with。故选D。
4. 考查形容词词义辨析。new新的；old旧的；good好的；bad坏的。根据句意和下句提示"Dad decided to take parts from the old bicycle..."可知此处表达了"新的"之意。故选A。
5. 考查形容词词义辨析。broken坏的；perfect完美的；terrible糟糕的；famous著名的。上文提到新自行车出了点问题，所以爸爸决定从旧自行车上取一些零件，来组装成一个完美的自行车，perfect符合语境，故选B。
6. 考查名词词义辨析。cars小汽车；buses公交车；bikes自行车；planes飞机。根据前文中提到"bicycles"可知bikes自行车，符合语境。故选C。
7. 考查代词词义辨析。your你的；my我的；her她的；his他的。根据句意和语境可知此处表达了"他的"之意。故选D。
8. 考查动词词义辨析。paint粉刷；repair修理；pull拉拽；write写字。根据句意和下句提示" ...he started painting the wall."可知此处表达了"粉刷"之意。故选A。
9. 考查非谓语动词。分析句子成分可知介词After后跟动名词。故选B。
10. 考查名词词义辨析。句意为：当他开始粉刷时，爸爸发现画笔在墙上留下了更多的________，不管他多么小心。words字；pictures画；ways方法；marks痕迹。根据句意和下文提示"...brush marks here and there."可知此处表达了"痕迹"之意。故选D。
11. 考查动词词义辨析。leaving留下；covering覆盖； developing发展；introducing引进。根据句意和语境可知此处此处表达了"留下"之意。故选A。
12. 考查副词词义辨析。difficultly困难地；certainly一定地；really真正地；easily轻易地。根据句意和下句提示"He is still trying to become a handyman."可知此处表达了"轻易地"之意。故选D。
13. 考查动词词义辨析。accepted接受；chose选择；refused拒绝；changed改变。分析语境可知表示"换灯泡"，应用changed。故选D。
14. 考查形容词词义辨析。sad悲伤的；happy高兴的；upset沮丧的；kind善良的。根据句意和语境可知此处表达了"高兴的"之意。故选B。
15. 考查连词词义辨析。Because因为；When当……的时候；Although尽管，虽然；Unless除非，如果不。分析前后语境可知表示让步关系，应用Although。故选C。