Question

Many people think that babysitting is one of the_______jobs for young people. They imagine a teenager putting a few well-behaved children to bed and then continuing to watch television until the parents return home to hand over some money. Well, I can tell you how_______that thought is.

I now work all_______on Wednesdays for a Ukrainian family with three young boys. In the early morning, I go there to _______the older two while their mother does her jobs or takes care of her six-month-old baby. However, I am also there to_______their English by teaching them songs and games in my native language.

Now, four months later, I get home at the end of the day_______exhausted！Babysitting is not a job for the_______or the weak. I expected_______children who would behave well and listen to me all the time. _______,I don’t think those kind of children exist at all. While my two boys are usually polite and calm, they are_______children and also like to fight, scream and lose their temper for no real_______. I often have no idea why they cry together.

Being a babysitter requires you to play a hundred different_______throughout the day. I have to be a friend when I play with the boys, but their _______when I tell them to do something. When they hurt themselves, I have to be their_______, and when they fight over_______ things like sharing their crayons(彩笔)，I have to be a negotiator(调停者)。 When lunchtime rolls around, I am a(n) _______to prepare the meal and then a maid as I clean up after lunch. Finally, in English, if someone is very_______, we say they have the “Patience of God”. I think I embody(体现) this _______sometimes!

Despite the_______involved in my job, I usually do enjoy it. Working with children is so tiring that I always feel_______after leaving them with their parents at the end of the day！

1.A. hardest    B. worst    C. easiest    D. heaviest

2.A. wrong    B. wonderful    C. right    D. believable

3.A. morning    B. afternoon    C. night    D. day

4.A. take off    B. struggle against    C. send for    D. look after

5.A. learn    B. improve    C. explore    D. recognize

6.A. suddenly    B. gradually    C. completely    D. exactly

7.A. lazy    B. young    C. strong    D. rich

8.A. impolite    B. perfect    C. tall    D. noisy

9.A. Amazingly    B. Strangely    C. Sadly    D. Hopefully

10.A. traditional    B. formal    C. unusual    D. ordinary

11.A. purpose    B. doubt    C. reason    D. question

12.A. jobs    B. parts    C. looks    D. toys

13.A. teacher    B. gardener    C. driver    D. assistant

14.A. nurse    B. trainer    C. guide    D. protector

15.A. surprising    B. unimportant    C. serious    D. expensive

16.A. manager    B. eater    C. adviser    D. cook

17.A. patient    B. impatient    C. energetic    D. lucky

18.A. action    B. language    C. lesson    D. expression

19.A. satisfaction    B. exhaustion    C. disagreement    D. kindness

20.A. frightened    B. energetic    C. relaxed    D. nervous

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.D

5.B

6.C

7.A

8.B

9.C

10.D

11.C

12.B

13.A

14.A

15.B

16.D

17.A

18.D

19.B

20.C

【解析】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了“我”作为保姆的经历。“我”需要花一整天照顾孩子，还要教他们英语。照顾孩子十分劳累，需要扮演不同的角色，例如朋友，老师，护士，厨师，调停者等，需要十足的耐心。虽然工作很辛苦，但是“我”仍然喜欢这份工作。

1.hardest最刻苦的；worst最差的；easiest最容易的；heaviest最重的。由第一段第二句可知，多数人认为保姆只用把小孩哄睡着了然后等着父母回来给钱。可推测知他们认为这是一项简单的工作。故C选项正确。

2.wrong错误的；wonderful精彩的，棒的；right正确的；believable可以相信的。由后文可知，作者讲述自己的经历，与“简单”对比，说明人们想法错误。故A选项正确。

3.morning早晨；afternoon下午；night晚上；day一天。由“In the early morning”以及“I get home at the end of the day___6___exhausted！”可知，“我”早上就去工作了，到晚上才回家，故可知“我”工作了一整天。故D选项正确。

4.take off起飞，脱下；struggle against与……作斗争 ；send for 召唤，派人去叫； look after照顾。保姆帮忙照顾孩子，D选项符合题意。故D选项正确。

5.learn 学习；improve提升；explore 探查；recognize辨认出。“我”要教他们唱英语歌曲和游戏，可推测知是帮忙提升他们的英语能力。故B选项正确。

6. suddenly突然地；gradually 逐渐地；completely 完全地；exactly精确地。

此处指保姆需要太多精力，“我”回到家后已经完全累了。故C选项正确。

7.lazy 懒惰的；young年纪小的；strong 强壮的；rich富裕的。由文章描述可知，保姆不是一份容易的工作，需要消耗很多精力，还要一直帮忙做事，因此不能懒惰。故A选项正确。

8.impolite不礼貌的；perfect完美的；tall高的，长的；noisy喧闹的。

由后文描述“I expected___8___children who would behave well and listen to me all the time. ”可知，“我”希望遇见一个举止良好并且一直听“我”的话的孩子。可推测知指完美的小孩。故B选项正确。

9.Amazingly 让人惊异地；Strangely奇怪地；Sadly悲伤地；Hopefully有希望地。前面描述“我”美好的想象，此处讲“我”不相信这些孩子会存在，可推测知是悲伤的情绪。故C选项正确。

10. traditional传统的；formal 正式的；unusual不寻常的；ordinary普通的。

由“I don’t think those kind of children exist at all. ”可知，不存在完美的小孩，对比可知，“我”照顾的小孩都是普通的。故D选项正确。

11.purpose目的，意图；doubt疑惑；reason原因；question原因。根据上下文可推知，孩子们经常没有理由的哭泣，让“我”不知所措。故C选项正确。

12.job工作；part部分；look样子；toy玩具。由后文可知，在不同情况下，“我”要扮演不同的角色。play a ……part,扮演……的角色，符合题意。故B选项正确。

13.teacher老师；gardener园艺师；driver司机；assistant助理。由“I tell them to do something.”可知，“我”需要教导他们，这是老师的职责。故A选项正确。

14.nurse护士；trainer培训师；guide 向导；protector保护者。在孩子受伤时，“我”需要帮他们治疗，这时就相当于护士。故A选项正确。

15.surprising让人惊喜的；unimportant不重要的；serious严肃的，严重的；expensive昂贵的。由“things like sharing their crayons(彩笔).”可知，是一些琐碎的小事，并不重要或者严肃。故B选项正确。

16.manager经理；eater食客；adviser顾问；cook厨师。由“ prepare the meal and then a maid as I clean up after lunch. ”可知，“我”需要做饭给孩子吃，这时就像厨师。故D选项正确。

17. patient有耐心的；impatient没有耐心的；energetic充满活力的；lucky幸运的。由“Finally, in English, if someone is very___17___, we say they have the “Patience of God”. ”可知，此处指人十分有耐心。故A选项正确。

18.action 行为；language语言；lesson 课程，教训；expression表达，表情。此处指“我”照顾孩子很有耐心，完全体现了这一表达的意思。

19.satisfaction满意；exhaustion精疲力尽，疲劳；disagreement不同意；kindness和蔼，善意。由“ I get home at the end of the day___6___exhausted！”可知，这份工作十分劳累，“我”经常精疲力尽。故B选项正确。

20.frightened害怕的；energetic充满活力的；relaxed放松的；nervous紧张不安的。当“我”不用照顾小孩时，与劳累相比，此时“我”十分放松。故C选项正确。

【名师点睛】完形填空的技巧：（1）词语之间的习惯搭配，或固定搭配；（2）背景知识或生活常识，就是根据生活经验；（3）根据上下文提示，即上下文语境；（4）词语或词义复现。在做完形填空时时，要清楚每个单词的词形及意思，反复阅读，体会作者想要表达的内容，选出最恰当的表达。

3.D【解题剖析】在做完形填空时，不用着急第一遍就把每个空写出来，最好先通读一遍文章，了解整体大意，遇见没把握的空时，可以先跳过，结合整体意思或下文提示选出最佳答案。此题适用上下文提示法。由第三段“I get home at the end of the day___6___exhausted！”以及第四段“Being a babysitter requires you to play a hundred different___12___throughout the day. ”可知，“我”的工作是一整天的，故定位答案为D。