Question

Dad was always full of advice. One of the biggest lessons he taught me one summer was about having a strong__  _ethic(道德规范). When my brother and I were growing up, we mowed(除草) yards during the summer to_  pocket money.

Every time we went to work, Dad was there to _ _. I used to wonder __ he came with us. He stood watching our work in the_  _weather when he could have been inside relaxing with air conditioning.

One day we were _ _our neighbor’s yard. She always_ _ until the grass was knee-high to call us over. That afternoon, I was finishing up and was_  . I was just about to_ _the mower when I saw Dad pointing to some_  . I thought about how little I was getting paid for cutting grass so _ _it almost broke the mower. I _ _him and kept walking. Dad called me out, “you missed a piece.” I frowned, __ he would go home. He kept __ . So worn out and discouraged, I went back to cut that piece of grass. I said to myself: “That one piece isn’t __ anyone. Why won’t he just let it go ?Other neighbors_ _ the good work we did and soon got more_  _. we start out with one client, but by the end of the summer we had five.

The lesson my dad taught me stayed with me: be _ . If you say you are going to perform a job at a certain time, keep your _ . Give your customers the kind of service you would like to _ _. It shows how sincere you are and how much pride you take in your work.

1.A. work B. familyC. neighborD. academy

2.A. save B. shareC. earnD. borrow

3.A. watch B. teachC. helpD. perform

4.A. how B. whetherC. when D. why

5.A. rainy B. snowyC. hot D. warm

6.A. visiting B. cuttingC. cleaning D. digging

7.A. decided B. preparedC. stopped D. waited

8.A. excited B. confusedC. frightened D. tired

9.A. pay for B. throw awayC. turn off D. try out

10.A. people B. stonesC. grass D. water

11.A. strange B. thickC. different D. high

12.A. ignored B. forgotC. comforted D. thanked

13.A. pretending B. admittingC. hoping D. believing

14.A. going B. pointingC. shaking D. disturbing

15.A. hurting B. cheatingC. killing D. welcoming

16.A. took care of B. took advantage ofC. took notice of     D. took hold of

17.A. luck B. informationC. business D. advice

18.A. ordinary B. professionalC. smart D. bright

19.A. space B. peaceC. word D. need

20.A. offer B. receiveC. provide D. exchange

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.C

6.B

7.D

8.D

9.C

10.C

11.D

12.A

13.C

14.B

15.A

16.C

17.C

18.B

19.C

20.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一篇记叙文。这篇讲述的是“我”和哥哥在夏天帮邻居家除草以赚取零花钱，父亲一直站在一旁看我们工作。一次，在“我”筋疲力尽的除完草后，父亲指出“我”还漏了一块草坪没有除完。在父亲的坚持要求下，“我”完成了工作。在这之后，找我们除草的邻居也变多了。父亲交给我对待工作要表现出专业性，以诚信为本。

1.Every time we went to work可知父亲教给我们关于工作的道德规范的道理，故选A。

2.2】C考察动词。A. save 节省；B. share 分享；C. earn获得，赢得； D. borrow借入；由情理可知我和哥哥通过除草来赚零花钱，故选C。

3.3】A考察动词。A. watch 看守，注视，观看；B. teach教授；C. help帮助；D. perform表演；由下文He stood watching our work 可知父亲站在一旁看着我们工作，故选A。

4.4】D考察连词A. how 怎样，如何；B. whether是否；C. when什么时候； D. why为什么；固定句型I wonder why我想知道，由句意我想知道父亲为什么和我们一同来。故选D。

5.5】C考察形容词。A. rainy 下雨的；B. snowy下雪的；C. hot炎热的；D. warm温暖的；由下文when he could have been inside relaxing with air conditioning.可知与在空调房里的凉爽相比，户外是炎热的，故选C。

6.6】B考察动词。A. visiting 拜访；B. cutting 切割；C. cleaning清洗； D. digging挖掘；由下文I was getting paid for cutting grass可知我们正在除草，故选B。

7.7】D考察动词。A. decided决定；B. prepared 准备；C. stopped 停止；D. waited等待；由语境可知邻居每次在草剪刀及膝的高度就让我们结束工作了，故选D。

8.8】D考察形容词。A. excited 令人激动的；B. confused 困惑的；C. frightened受惊的；D. tired累的；由下文So worn out and discouraged,可知“我”觉得十分累，故选D。

9.9】C考察动词词组。A. pay for 支付；B. throw away 扔；C. turn off关闭；D. try out尝试；由下文Dad called me out, .you missed a piece. 可知当“我”准备关了除草机，父亲对“我”说“我”少修剪了一块草坪，故选C。

10.0】C考察名词。A. people 人们；B. stones石头； C. grass草坪；D. water水；由下文Dad called me out, .you missed a piece. 可知父亲指着一块草坪对我说我少修剪了一块草坪，故选C。

11.1】D考察形容词。A. strange奇怪的；B. thick 厚的；C. different 不同的；D. high高的；由上文的 how little I was getting paid for cutting grass 可知“我”除草赚得钱很少，与此形成鲜明对比的是草长的十分高，以至于差点弄坏了除草机，故选D。

12.2】A考察动词。A. ignored 忽略；B. forgot忘记； C. comforted安慰；D. thanked感谢；由kept walking可知“我”忽略了父亲的提醒并且继续走着，故选A。

13.3】C考察动词。 A. pretending 假装；B. admitting 承认；C. hoping希望；D. believing相信；由下文would可知动词表达对过去事情的虚拟，故选C。

14.4】B考察动词。A. going 走；B. pointing指着；C. shaking摇动；D. disturbing打扰；由上文Dad pointing to some grass 可知父亲继续指着那片草地，故选B。

15.5】A考察动词。A. hurting 伤害；B. cheating 欺骗；C. killing 杀死；D. welcoming欢迎；由下文I went back to cut that piece of grass.可知“我”觉得在除完这片草地后，“我”终于可以去休息了，故选A。

16.6】C考察动词。A. took care of； B. took advantage of好好利用；C. took notice of 注意留心； D. took hold of得到，掌控；由情理可知邻居们留意了我们的辛勤工作，故选C。

17.7】C 考察名词。A. luck 幸运；B. information 信息；C. business生意；D. advice意见；由下文we start out with one client, but by the end of the summer we had five.可知有更多的顾客到找我们修剪草坪，故选C。

18.8】B考察形容词。A. ordinary 普通的；B. professional 专业的；C. smart 聪明的；D. bright

明亮的；由下文It shows how sincere you are and how much pride you take in your work. 可知在工作时要展现出专业性，故选B。

19.9】C 考察名词。A. space 空间；B. peace 和平；C. word 词语；D. need需要；固定搭配keep one’s word 信守承诺，工作需要诚信，故选C。

20.20】B考察动词。A. offer 提供；B. receive接受；C. provide 提供；D. exchange交换；提供给顾客你能接受的服务，故选B。

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