Question

Lilly was a French Canadian girl who grew up in the farming community.When she was 16, her father ____ her to drop out of school to contribute to the family income.With English as her second language and ___ education, the ____ didn’t look bright for Lilly.

Lilly’s father was a stubborn man who ____ took “no” for an answer.He ___ Lilly to find a job.With small hope of gaining ____， each day she would just ride to the city, walk ____ about and return home at dusk.

On one of her ____， Lilly saw a sign at a big company.____， she knocked on the very first door.In her ____ English, Lilly told the office manager she was interested in the secretarial position.The manager ____ to give the girl a chance.He directed her to type a letter, and then ____ .Lilly looked at the clock and saw it was 11：40 am.She thought everyone would be leaving for ____ at noon, when she could ____ away in the crowd.But she knew she should ____ the letter.

On her first try, Lilly ____ one line of five words and made four mistakes.On her second attempt, she completed a full paragraph, but still made many mistakes.She looked at the clock: 11: 55 — five minutes to ____ .Just then, the manager walked in.He came directly to Lilly, read the letter and said,  “Lilly, you’re doing ____ work！”

With those simple words of encouragement, her desire to escape disappeared and her ____ began to grow.Lilly thought, “Well, if he thinks it’s good, then it must be good.I  think I’ll stay！” Lilly did stay — all because someone had given a ____ and uncertain girl the gift of self­confidence when she knocked on the door.

1.A.reminded          B．helped    C．encouraged  D．forced

2.A.good  B．formal     C．poor    D．modern

3.A.advice   B．future     C．promise  D．change

4.A.always   B．never    C．sometimes   D．usually

5.A.warned   B．begged    C．allowed   D．told

6.A.employment   B．experience     C．judgment   D．independence

7.A.carefully   B．happily     C．aimlessly   D．rapidly

8.A.steps   B．trips     C．purposes   D．choices

9.A.Bravely   B．Proudly      C．Calmly   D．Cautiously

10.A.broken   B．perfect     C．written   D．fluent

11.A.refused   B．decided      C．pretended   D．failed

12.A.stopped   B．continued     C．left   D．sighed

13.A.lunch   B．life     C．fun   D．luck

14.A.break   B．run     C．pass   D．drive

15.A.read   B．write      C．attempt   D．deliver

16.A.went over   B．picked up     C．gave away   D．got through

17.A.freedom   B．success      C．discussion   D．reward

18.A.terrible   B．excellent     C．honest   D．easy

19.A.belief   B．patience     C．confidence   D．strength

20.A.shy   B．lonely      C．selfless   D．modest

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.B

5.D

6.A

7.C

8.B

9.D

10.A

11.B

12.C

13.A

14.B

15.C

16.D

17.A

18.B

19.C

20.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一篇故事类短文阅读，讲述了Lilly在求职时候遇到的事情。从小被迫辍学回家的Lilly到一家公司求职面试时本来打算放弃，后来因为经理给予的鼓励而产生了自信从而被成功录用。

1.．动词辨析。A. reminded提醒；B．helped帮助；C．encouraged 鼓励； D．forced强迫。根据空后的目的状语to contribute to the family income可知当她16岁时，她的父亲强迫她辍学来为家里赚钱。所以选D。

2.】C形容词辨析。A.good好的； B．formal正式的；C．poor 穷的，差的； D．modern现代的。由上文的“drop out of school”可知她没有受到良好的教育。poor不佳的，差的，符合语境。

3.．名词辨析。A. advice 建议； B．future 未来；C．promise许诺； D．change变化。由于英语是她的第二语言，但是她所受的教育不好，根据常识可判断她的前途不是很光明。

4.．副词辨析。A. always 总是； B．never从不；C．sometimes 有时； D．usually通常。从句中stubborn可知Lilly的父亲是一个固执的人，由此判断他不允许孩子对他说半个“不”字，选B。

5.．动词辨析。A. warned 警告；B．begged乞求；C．allowed 允许；D．told告诉。从上文可知父亲让她去找一份工作，选D。其他不符合语境。

6.．名词辨析。A. employment 雇佣； B．experience经验，经历；C．judgment 判断； D．independence独立；由上文Lilly找工作可知，应选A。

7.．副词辨析。 A. carefully 仔细地； B．happily高兴地；C．aimlessly 无目的地；D．rapidly迅速地。从上文可知她没有希望得到工作，所以心情很差，只是在街上漫无目的的走，所以选C。

8.．名词辨析。A .steps 步骤，脚步； B．trips旅游；C．purposes 目的； D．choices选择。

9.．副词辨析。A. Bravely 勇敢地； B．Proudly骄傲地；C．Calmly 冷静地；D．Cautiously小心地，谨慎地。此处指她敲门时的忐忑心情，选D。

10.．形容词辨析。A. broken 坏的；B．perfect完美的；C．written 书面的；D．fluent流利的。从上文内容可知她的英语很差，短语：broken English“蹩脚的英语”，选A。

11.动词辨析。A. refused 拒绝；B．decided决定；C．pretended 假装； D．failed失败。由下文的“He directed her to type a letter”可知，经理决定给Lilly一个机会，选B。

12.动词辨析。A. stopped 停止； B．continued继续；C．left 离开；D．sighed叹气。根据下文可知到吃午饭的时候了，所以他指示她打一封信，然后就离开了。

13.．名词辨析。A. lunch 午饭； B．life生活；C．fun 乐趣；D．luck运气。由上文的时间11∶40 am以及下文的at noon可知，她想人人都会在中午去吃午餐(lunch)，到时她就可以混在人群中溜掉。选A。

14.．动词辨析。A. break 打破； B．run跑；C．pass 通过； D．drive开车。此时她想趁着人们去吃午餐的时候混在人群中溜掉。选B。

15.．动词辨析。A. read 读； B．write写；C．attempt 尝试；D．deliver发布。从下文可知她最后打开了那封信，所以此处指她知道应该试着打开那封信，选C。

16.．动词短语辨析。A. went over 复习； B．picked up捡起，拾起来；C．gave away 赠送； D．got through接通，完成。从下文中的线索提示completed可以判断选D。

17.．名词辨析。A. freedom 自由；B．success成功；C．discussion 讨论； D．reward回报。从上文可知她想趁着别人不注意的时候溜掉，逃离这个让人拘谨的地方，到时候就自由了，选A。

18.形容词辨析。A.terrible 可怕的； B．excellent极好的，优秀的；C．honest 诚实的； D．easy容易的。由下文的“simple words of encouragement”可知，此处为表扬的话语。故选B。

19.．名词辨析。A.belief 信仰；B．patience耐心；C．confidence 自信；D．strength力量，强项。从文章内容可知听到这些简单的鼓励的话语，她想逃离的愿望消失了，也就是找到了自信，其他不符合语境，选C。

20.．形容词辨析。A.shy 腼腆的；B．lonely孤独的；C．selfless 无私的；D．modest谦虚的。 由上文的“她小心翼翼地敲门”可知，她是一个腼腆害羞的女孩，选A。

考点：考查故事类短文阅读