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    Not many 17-year-old girls know how to solder(焊)copper pipes together or light a pilot light. These are_____I’ve learned as an assistant to my______in his plumbing(管道)business.

My summer job deals with_______that constantly arise physical and mental discomfort, and the work______an attitude of determination and patience that I frequently struggle to adopt.

Each morning, I______myself into large-thick men’s jeans most girls would______to wear and climb into the plumber truck. As my classmates begin their_____babysitting, or selling groceries, my dad and I carry_____toolboxes and work in the dark basements. I often get ______in messy storage boxes looking for the water meter. Nothing around is beautiful or tidy.

Sometimes I______why I stand the dust and sweat when I could be in my air-conditioned house doing summer homework. Yet as much as I_______the mess of plumbing. I look down upon myself for being so easily annoyed by disorder.______, the world was built by people willing to get their hands_______.

Five such summers have______me that the messy parts of people’s houses______the messy parts of their lives. As I learn to_____the mess, I also learn to handle the_____and contradictions in my adolescence. Life is a process of accepting_______and learning to put it in order. Plumbing work is no different. You can see it in each newly soldered group of copper pipes. And when customers express______, I understand that, in a small way, we bring______to their lives.

1.A.manners B.skills C.facts D.rules

2.A.brother B.dad C.teacher D.friend

3.A.messes B.customers C.noises D.exercises

4.A.offers B.develops C.demands D.lacks

5.A.wrestle B.lower C.squeeze D.hide

6.A.need B.expect C.refuse D.choose

7.A.shifts B.studies C.meetings D.travels

8.A.fancy B.small C.expensive D.heavy

9.A.injured B.absorbed C.lost D.interested

10.A.know B.question C.imagine D.remember

11.A.see B.clean C.hate D.create

12.A.Or rather B.At least C.After all D.In addition

13.A.full B.dirty C.firm D.free

14.A.taught B.promised C.advised D.guaranteed

15.A.examine B.divide C.reduce D.reflect

16.A.sort out B.care about C.hunt for D.give up

17.A.arrangements B.uncertainties C.competitions D.expectations

18.A.failure B.help C.change D.chaos

19.A.sympathy B.suspicion C.disapproval D.appreciation

20.A.peace B.success C.wonder D.order

 

1.B 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.A 6.C 7.A 8.D 9.C 10.B 11.C 12.C 13.B 14.A 15.D 16.A 17.B 18.D 19.D 20.D 【解析】 本文为夹叙夹议文。作者通过作者在5个暑假作为水管工父亲的助手,每天穿着大而厚的牛仔裤修理管道,认为世界是由那些愿意弄脏自己双手的人建立的。人们房屋的脏乱反映了他们生活中的脏乱。如果学会处理工作中的混乱,也能处理青春期的不确定性和矛盾,生活就是一个接受混乱并学会把它整理好的过程。 1.考查名词辨析。句意:很少有17岁的女孩知道如何将铜管焊接......。这些都是作为我父亲的水管工助手时我学到的技能。A. manners方式;B. skills技能,技巧;C. facts事实;D. rules规则。根据语境可知,这些东西是她在工作中学到的技能(skills)。故选B。 2.考查名词辨析及语境。句意:这些都是我作为我父亲的水管工助手学到的技能。A. brother兄弟;B. dad爸爸;C. teacher老师;D. friend朋友。根据后面的my dad and I carry___8___toolboxes可知,此处是指作为爸爸(dad)的助手。故选B。 3.考查名词辨析。句意:我的暑期工作是应付不断出现的身体和心理中的各种混乱。A. messes杂乱,麻烦,混乱;B. customers顾客;C. noises噪声;D. exercises经历。根据第二段和第三段的内容可知,作者不喜欢工作中的混乱及麻烦。后文多处出现“messy”、“mess”的提示。如“I often get ___9___in messy storage boxes”以及“As I learn to sort out the mess, I also learn to handle the___17___and contradictions in my adolescence.” 经常处理找工具的麻烦当我学会如何处理混乱时,我也学会了如何处理青春期的矛盾,可知在暑期中要应付许多混乱(messes)。故选A。 4.考查动词辨析。句意:而这项工作要求毅力和耐心的态度。A. offers主动提供;B. develops开发,发展;C. demands要求;D. lacks缺乏。根据下文作者每天的工作情况可知,这是工作方面的要求(demands),故选C。 5.考查动词辨析。句意:每天早上,我都会努力穿上大而厚的男式牛仔裤。A. wrestle努力处理,费力对付;B. lower恶劣;C. squeeze挤压;D. hide躲藏。 根据后面的“large-thick men”以及“许多女孩都不愿意穿” 可知,作为一个女孩我也不想穿上这样的衣服,要努力(wrestle)(即与自己心理斗争)让自己穿上这种衣服。故选A。 6.考查动词辨析。句意:这种牛仔是大多数女孩都会拒绝穿的。A. need需要;B. expect期待;C. refuse拒绝;D. choose选择。这是“大而厚的男式牛仔裤”的工作服,作为女孩是不会穿的,因此要用拒绝(refuse),故选C。 7.考查名词辨析。句意:当我的同学们开始轮班照看孩子,或者卖杂货时,我和爸爸扛着沉重的工具箱,在黑暗的地下室里工作。A. shifts班次;B. studies学习,研究;C. meetings会议,会见;D. travels旅行。根据常识可知,工作时还要休息的,所以工作是轮班(shifts)照看孩子的。故选A。 8.考查形容词辨析。句意:我和爸爸扛着沉重的工具箱,在黑暗的地下室里工作。A. fancy太花哨的,精致的;B. small小的;C. expensive昂贵的;D. heavy重的。根据作者工作的工种可知,做这种工种,他们的工具箱是很重的(heavy)。故选D。 9.考查形容词辨析。句意:我经常迷失在凌乱的储物箱里找水表。A. injured受伤的;B. absorbed吸收的;C. lost迷路的,迷失的;D. interested感兴趣的。根据后一句“Nothing around is beautiful or tidy.”可知,常在混乱的环境中找这样的物品,会让迷乱(lost)。故选C。 10.考查动词辨析。句意:当我在空调房里做暑假作业时,有时我想知道为什么我会忍受那些灰尘和流那么多的汗水。A. know知道;B. question问(问题),质问;C. imagine想像;D. remember记得。根据后面的“why I stand the dust and sweat ...”可知,这些都是问题,所以是问 (question)。故选B。 11.考查动词辨析。句意: 但正如我讨厌水管的混乱一样。我看不起自己,因为我很容易被混乱所困扰。A. see看见;B. clean清理;C. hate痛恨,讨厌;D. create创造。根据后一句“我看不起自己”可知,讨厌(hate)水管中的混乱。故选C。 12.考查副词短语辨析。句意:毕竟,世界是由那些愿意弄脏自己双手的人建立的。A. Or rather确切地说;B. At least至少;C. After all毕竟;D. In addition另外,而且。根据语境可知,此处是对前面内容的解释,即“毕竟(after all)。故选C。 13.考查形容词辨析。句意:世界是由那些愿意弄脏自己双手的人建立的。A. full充满的;B. dirty脏的;C. firm强有力的;D. free免费的。根据常识工人工作时会把手弄脏的(dirty)。故选B。 14.考查动词辨析。句意:五个这样的夏天教会了我:人们家里的脏乱反映了他们生活中的脏乱。A. taught教;B. promised承诺;C. advised劝告;D. guaranteed保证。根据下文的内容可知,这是作者从五个这样的夏天经历得到的经验,即就是“五个这样的夏天经历教会(taught)了我”。故选A。 15.考查动词辨析。句意:五个这样的夏天教会了我,人们家里的脏乱反映了他们生活中的脏乱。A. examine检测;B. divide划分;C. reduce减少;D. reflect反映,显示。根据语境可知,此处是指家里的脏乱反映(reflect)了生活中的脏乱。故选D。 16.考查动词短语辨析。句意:在我学会处理混乱的同时,我也学会了处理青春期的不确定性和矛盾。A. sort out解决(问题),整理;B. care about关心;C. hunt for寻找;D. give up放弃。根据下文“also learn to handle the___17___”中的“handle(处理问题)”是A项中的sort out解决(问题)同义词。故选A。 17.考查名词辨析。句意:在我学会处理混乱的同时,我也学会了处理青春期的不确定性和矛盾。A. arrangements安排;B. uncertainties不确定性;C. competitions竞争;D. expectations期望。根据“the___17___and contradictions”中的and,可知,本空与contradiction(矛盾)并列关系的只有B项的 uncertainties(不确定性)符合。故选B。 18.考查名词辨析。句意:生活是一个接受混乱并学会把它整理好的过程。A. failure失败;B. help帮助;C. change变化,改变;D. chaos混乱。文中反复强调生活中有各种的“mess(混乱)”,可知D项(chaos)就是它的同义词。故选D。 19.考查名词辨析。句意:当顾客表达感激之情时,我明白了,在很小的程度上,我们让他们的生活有秩序。A. sympathy同情;B. suspicion怀疑;C. disapproval反对;D. appreciation欣赏,感激。根据文章可知,作者认为管道工人帮助他人修理管道,让人们的生活有条理,那么顾客就会感激(appreciation)。故选D。 20.考查名词辨析。句意:当顾客表达感激之情时,我明白了,在很小的程度上,我们让他们的生活有秩序。A. peace和平;B. success 成功;C. wonder奇迹;D. order秩序。根据上下文的语境可知,人们学会和处理工作和生活中的混乱,让生活有秩序(order)。故选D。
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