Question

    One academically excellent young person went to apply for a position in an international company. The director ______ him.

He asked, “Was it your father who ______ for your education?” The youth answered, “My father ______ when I was one year old. It was my ______ who met the expenses.” The director asked, “What’s her ______?The youth answered, “She has been earning her living by ______ clothes since my father died of illness.” The director asked again, “Have you ever ______ her wash clothes before?” The youth answered, “______. She wanted me to study and read more books.”

The director said, “I have a ______. When you go back today, go and clean her ______, and then come back and tell me your feelings tomorrow morning.”

When the youth got home, he ______ to wash his mother’s hands. His mother felt ______ at first. Happy but with mixed feelings, she then showed her hands to him. The youth washed his mother’s hands ______. His tears fell ______ he did that. It was the first time he had noticed that his mother’s hands were so wrinkled.

Next morning, the youth went to the director’s ______. He said, “I cleaned my mother’s hands as requested and also finished cleaning all the remaining clothes.”

The director asked, “What have you ______?”

The youth said, “Now I know what ______ is. Without my mother, I wouldn’t have finished my studies. By helping my mother, I realize how difficult it is to get something done. I’m really grateful to my mother for what she has done.”

The director said, “I’m ______ to hear that. I want to employ a person who can appreciate the help of others, a person who knows the ______ of others to get things done, and a person who would not put money as his only goal in life. You are ______.”

1.A.tested B.instructed C.refused D.interviewed

2.A.ran B.sent C.paid D.hoped

3.A.died B.retired C.resigned D.drowned

4.A.aunt B.sister C.mother D.grandma

5.A.age B.job C.religion D.background

6.A.designing B.making C.trading D.washing

7.A.let B.seen C.helped D.noticed

8.A.Sometimes B.Always C.Seldom D.Never

9.A.request B.question C.concern D.method

10.A.face B.hands C.room D.clothes

11.A.hoped B.hesitated C.promised D.demanded

12.A.warm B.strange C.content D.nervous

13.A.slowly B.happily C.skillfully D.briefly

14.A.if B.as C.until D.before

15.A.club B.home C.office D.factory

16.A.learned B.informed C.heard D.told

17.A.love B.motivation C.sympathy D.movement

18.A.sorry B.glad C.shocked D.confused

19.A.ways B.decision C.sufferings D.determination

20.A.hired B.trusted C.involved D.respected

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.C

5.B

6.D

7.C

8.D

9.A

10.B

11.D

12.B

13.A

14.B

15.C

16.A

17.A

18.B

19.C

20.A

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。本文讲述了一个优秀的年轻人去面试，主管得知他母亲靠给别人洗衣服供他上学后，要求年轻人回去给母亲洗手和衣服后再来。故事最好让我们懂得：要感恩他人的帮助，同时要做一个知道别人的痛苦并能把事情做好的人，一个不把金钱作为人生唯一目标的人。

1.考查动词词义辨析。句意：主管对他进行了面试。A. tested 测试；B. instructed指导；C. refused拒绝；D. interviewed 面试。根据下文主管对他的问话可知，是面试。故选D。

2.考查动词词义辨析。句意：他问:是你父亲为你付的学费吗? A. ran跑；B. sent 送；C. paid付款；D. hoped希望。pay for为…...付款。结合句意和语境可知，用pay。故选C。

3.考查动词词义辨析。句意：年轻人回答说:“我一岁的时候，我父亲就去世了。A. died死；B. retired退休；C. resigned辞职；D. drowned 淹死。根据下文“She has been earning her living by ___6___ clothes since my father died of illness.”可知，父亲去世了。故选A。

4.考查名词词义辨析。句意： 是妈妈支付了这些费用。A. aunt婶婶；B. sister姐姐；C. mother妈妈；D. grandma 奶奶。根据下文“She has been earning her living by ___6___ clothes since my father died of illness.”及语境可知，此处是指妈妈。故选C。

5.考查名词词义辨析。句意：主管问“她是做什么工作的？”A. age年龄；B. job工作；C. religion信仰；D. background 背景。根据年轻人的回答“She has been earning her living by ___6___ clothes since my father died of illness.”可知，此处问的是妈妈的工作。故选B。

6.考查动词词义辨析。句意：年轻人回答说:“自从我父亲病逝后，她就一直靠洗衣服为生。”A. designing 设计；B. making制作；C. trading做生意D. washing洗。根据下文“Have you ever ___7___ her wash clothes before?” 及下文语境可知，母亲是靠洗衣服为生。故选D。

7.考查动词词义辨析。句意：主管又问了一遍，“你以前有帮她洗过衣服吗?”A. let让；B. seen看见；C. helped帮助；D. noticed 注意。根据下文She wanted me to study and read more books.”(她想让我多学习，多读书。”)可知，主管问的是是否帮助母亲洗过衣服。故选C。

8.考查副词词义辨析。句意：年轻人回答说:“没有，她想让我多学习，多读书。”A. Sometimes有时候；B. Always总是；C. Seldom很少；D. Never 从来没有。根据年轻人说妈妈想让她多学习读书可推测出，他从来没有帮妈妈洗过。故选D。

9.考查动词词义辨析。句意：主管说:我有一个要求。你今天回去的时候，去给她洗手，明天早上再回来告诉我你的感受。A. request要求，请求；B. question问题；C. concern担忧；D. method 方法。主管让他回家给母亲洗手并讲述他的感受，自然是提出的要求。故选A。

10.考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. face脸；B. hands手；C. room房间；D. clothes衣服。根据下文的When the youth got home, he ___11___ to wash his mother’s hands.可知，是回家给母亲洗手。故选B。

11.考查动词词义辨析。句意：当年轻人回到家时，他要求给他妈妈洗手。A. hoped希望；B. hesitated犹豫；C. promised 答应；D. demanded 要求。根据上文主管要求他给妈妈洗手可知，回家后他主动要求给妈妈洗手。故选D。

12.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他的母亲开始时感到有些奇怪。A. warm温暖的；B. strange奇怪的；C. content满足的；D. nervous 紧张的。根据下文Happy but with mixed feelings, she then showed her hands to him. 及It was the first time he had noticed that his mother’s hands were so wrinkled.可知，年轻人没有为母亲洗过手，忽然给母亲洗手，母亲应该感到奇怪，不解。故选B。

13.考查副词词义辨析。句意：那个年轻人慢慢地洗他母亲的手。A. slowly慢慢地；B. happily开心地；C. skillfully熟练地；D. briefly 建略地。根据下文His tears fell ___14___ he did that. It was the first time he had noticed that his mother’s hands were so wrinkled.及语境可知，应该是慢慢地洗。故选A。

14.考查连词词义辨析。句意：当给母亲洗手的时候，他哭了。A. if 如果；B. as当……时候；C. until 直到……；D. before 在…..之前。根据语境和句意可知，是洗手的时候哭了。故选B。

15.考查名词词义辨析。句意：第二天早上，这个年轻人去了主管的办公室。A. club俱乐部；B. home家；C. office 办公室；D. factory工厂。根据上文When you go back today, go and clean her ___10___, and then come back and tell me your feelings tomorrow morning.” 可知，去主管的办公室。故选C。

16.考查动词词义辨析。句意：主管问:你学到了什么? A. learned 学到；B. informed通知；C. heard听到；D. told 告诉。根据下文年轻人的回答及主管最后所说的话可知，此处是问他学到了什么。故选A。

17.考查名词词义辨析。句意：年轻人说“现在我知道了什么是爱。”A. love爱；B. motivation动机；C. sympathy同情；D. movement运动。通过上文母亲为年轻人做的事及下文的Without my mother, I wouldn’t have finished my studies. By helping my mother, I realize how difficult it is to get something done. 可知，年轻人懂得了什么是爱。故选A。

18.考查动形容词义辨析。句意：主管说:我很高兴听你这么说。我想要雇用一个能感恩别人帮助的人，一个知道别人的痛苦并能把事情做好的人，一个不把金钱作为人生唯一目标的人。你被录用。 A. sorry抱歉；B. glad高兴的；C. shocked 震惊的；D. confused 困惑的。根据上文年轻人对母亲的感激之情可知，主管是高兴。故选B。

19.考查名词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. ways方法；B. decision决定；C. sufferings痛苦；D. determination 决心。根据上文By helping my mother, I realize how difficult it is to get something done. I’m really grateful to my mother for what she has done.”可知，此处是指懂得被人的苦，体谅他人的人。故选C。

20.考查动词词义辨析。句意：同18小题。A. hired雇用。B. trusted 信任；C. involved 涉及；D. respected尊敬。根据上文年轻人的话及I want to employ a person who can appreciate the help of others, 可知，此处是指他被雇用了。故选A。