Question

Since my family were not going to be helpful, I decided I would look for one all by myself and not tell them about it till I’d got one.

I had seen an agency (中介机构) advertised in a local newspaper. I rushed out of the  1  in search of it. I was wildly excited, and as  2  as if I were going on the stage. Finding the  3  quite easily, I ran breathlessly through a door which said “Enter without knocking, if you please.”

The simple atmosphere of the office   4  me. The woman looked carefully at me  5  through her glasses, and then  6  me in a low voice. I answered softly. All of a sudden I started to feel rather  7  . She wondered why I was looking for this sort of  8  . I felt even more helpless when she told me that it would be   9  to get a job without  10  . I wondered whether I ought to leave,   11 the telephone on her desk rang. I heard her say: “  12 , I’ve got someone in the  13  at this very moment who might  14 .” She wrote down a  15 , and held it out to me, saying: “ Ring up this lady. She wants a   16  immediately. In fact, you would have to start tomorrow by cooking a dinner for ten people.”

“ Oh yes,” said I —  17  having cooked for more than four in my life. I  18  her again and again, and rushed out to the   19  telephone box. I collected my thoughts, took a deep breath, and rang the number. I said confidently that I was just what she was looking for. I spent the next few hours   20  cook books.

1.A. bed         B house      C. agency              D. office

2.                A．proud          B．pleased         C．nervous D．worried

3.                A．family          B．door           C．place D．stage

4.                A．calmed         B．excited         C．frightened D．disturbed

5.                A．as usual        B．for a while       C．in a minute    D．once again

6.                A．advised         B．examined       C．informed D．questioned

7.                A．encouraged     B．dissatisfied      C．hopeless  D．pleased

8.                A．place          B．job            C．advice    D．help

9.                A．difficult         B．helpless        C．possible  D．unusual

10.               A．ability          B．experience      C．knowledge D．study

11.               A．after           B．since          C．until  D．when

12.               A．Above all       B．As a matter of fact     C．As a result D．In spite of that

13.               A．family          B．house          C．office     D．restaurant

14.               A．hire           B．accept         C．suit   D．offer

15.               A．letter          B．name          C．note D．number

16.               A．cook           B．help           C．teacher   D．secretary

17.               A．almost         B．never          C．nearly     D．really

18.               A．answered       B．promised       C．thanked   D．told

19.               A．outside         B．local           C．closest    D．nearest

20.               A．borrowing      B．buying         C．reading    D．writing

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.A

5.B

6.D

7.C

8.B

9.A

10.B

11.D

12.B

13.C

14.C

15.D

16.A

17.B

18.C

19.D

20.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲了作者的一次成功求职经历。虽然自己没有什么工作经验，但是好心的中介工作人员还是把一份厨师的工作给了作者。

1.根据I had seen an agency (中介机构) advertised in a local newspaper，故选B，house房子。

2.根据if I were going on the stage.故选C，nervous紧张的。

3.根据I ran breathlessly through a door which said “Enter without knocking, if you please.”故选C，place地方。

4.The simple atmosphere of the office，故选A，calmed  平静。

5. 这里想说这位妇女透过她的眼镜仔细看了我一会儿，故选B，for a while暂时。

6.根据I answered softly，故选D，questioned提问。

7.根据I felt even more helpless，故选C，hopeless没有希望的。

8.根据I felt even more helpless when she told me that it would be difficult  to get a job without experience ，故选B。

9.根据without experience ，故选A，difficult 困难的。

10.根据I felt even more helpless when she told me that it would be difficult  to get a job，故选B，experience 经验。

11.这里想说当她的办公桌上的电话响时，故选D，when当……时候。

12.这里想说事实上，现在在办公室我已经找到了合适的人，故选B，As a matter of fact事实上。

13.这里想说事实上，现在在办公室我已经找到了合适的人， office办公室，故选C。

14.根据In fact, you would have to start tomorrow by cooking a dinner for ten people.”

，故选C， suit合适的。

15.根据saying: “ Ring up this lady. ”故选D，number号码。

16.根据In fact, you would have to start tomorrow by cooking a dinner for ten people.

故选A，cook厨师。

17.根据I spent the next few hours reading cook books.可知这里想说在我的生活中，我做饭从来没有多于四次，故选B。

18.这里想说我再次向她道谢，故选C。

19.这里想说我跑到最近的电话亭，故选D。

20.根据cook books，故选C，reading阅读。

考点：故事阅读类短文完形填空