Question

    Every one of us，rich or poor，should at least have one or two good friends. I learned that a true friend is the most important in my life after I had gone_______ so many terrible things. I felt upset when I was told that I would have to _______ the company. As I had a very big family to _______ and was in great need of money，what I was _______ about was how to find another new job. In order to _______ this problem，I rushed from place to place like crazy. I read almost all the newspapers and _______ almost all the telephone numbers in the newspaper _______ in my notebook and tried to call almost all the companies that needed new _______.Not until I found a job in a small town near Townsville had I _______ down. My new boss, Mr. Johnson, was one of my good friends since primary school.“Why didn't you ________ me until now? Was it ________ to do that? Explain to me the reason,”he said, ________ me a cup of hot coffee. Both of us were overjoyed to see each other and we ________ the whole afternoon talking about things and persons that we ________ at school. John asked me to give him some advice about ________ to enlarge his present business and he was entirely happy about my ________.To my great surprise,he offered me a ________ which didn't need much experience because I was not ________ with this field but the pay I got was much more than ________.The moment I saw my ________, the sum of money given by the company, I cried for the first time—that was the first time for me to do so since I grew up.

1.A.over B.through C.around D.for

2.A.leave B.desert C.choose D.operate

3.A.care B.protect C.love D.support

4.A.moved B.curious C.concerned D.excited

5.A.analyze B.raise C.explain D.solve

6.A.set down B.turned down C.cut down D.shut down

7.A.researches B.surveys C.reports D.advertisements

8.A.assistants B.bosses C.clerks D.advisers

9.A.broken B.slowed C.sunk D.calmed

10.A.contact B.trust C.recognize D.find

11.A.helpful B.harmful C.useful D.meaningful

12.A.awarding B.sharing C.handing D.showing

13.A.spent B.wasted C.spared D.saved

14.A.discussed B.debated C.remembered D.imagined

15.A.what B.how C.which D.when

16.A.ability B.courage C.interests D.suggestions

17.A.position B.chance C.fortune D.service

18.A.popular B.familiar C.patient D.content

19.A.offered B.required C.expected D.needed

20.A.tip B.share C.fund D.salary

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.D

6.A

7.D

8.C

9.D

10.A

11.B

12.C

13.A

14.C

15.B

16.D

17.A

18.B

19.C

20.D

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。本文讲述了作者经历了很多不幸从而意识到朋友的重要性，感悟到我们每个人都应该有一两个至交好友。

1.考查短语辨析。句意：在我经历了如此多的事情以后我知道朋友是人生中最重要的。A. over超过；B. through 通过；C. around周围；D. for 为了。选项中的介词与go组成的短语意为：go over复习；go through经历；go around四处走动； go for主张，选择。由下文的作者失业后得到朋友的帮助可知，作者在“经历”如此多的事情以后知道了朋友是人生中最重要的。故选B。

2.考查动词辨析。句意：当我被告知我不得不离开这个公司的时候我感到非常难过。A. leave离开；B. desert舍弃；C. choose选择；D. operate操作。根据下文“how to find another new job”可知，作者四处找工作，即作者被告知“离开”公司。故选A。

3.考查动词辨析。句意：因为我有一大家人要养活迫切需要钱，所以我担心的事情是如何找到一份新工作来养活家人。A. care护理；B. protect保护；C. love关爱；D. support支持，支撑。由作者迫切需要钱可知，作者有一大家人要“供养”，其他选项均不符合文意。故选D。

4.考查形容词辨析。句意：因为我有一大家人要养活迫切需要钱，所以我担心的事情是如何找到一份新工作来养活家人。A. moved感动的；B. curious好奇的；C. concerned，关心的，担心的；D. excited兴奋的。因为我有一个很大的家庭要供养并且很需要钱，因此我“关心的”事情就是如何找到一个新的工作，be concerned about：关心……。故选C。

5.考查动词辨析。句意：为了解决养家糊口的问题，我阅读了所有的报纸，并在我笔记本上写下了所有的广告的电话号码，并和对方取得联系，希望能够找到新工作。A. analyze分析；B. raise加薪；C. explain解释；D. solve解决。作者像疯了一样四处寻找工作是为了解决养家糊口的问题。故选D。

6.考查短语辨析。句意：为了解决养家糊口的问题，我阅读了所有的报纸，在我的笔记本上写下了所有的招聘广告的电话号码，几乎给所有需要新员工的公司打了电话。A. set down写下，放下；B. turned down拒绝；C. cut down砍倒，削减；D. shut down关机，关闭。后文提到作者给很多公司打电话，因此之前作者“写下”了它们的电话号码。故选A。

7.考查名词辨析。句意：为了解决养家糊口的问题，我阅读了所有的报纸，在我的笔记本上写下了所有的招聘广告的电话号码，几乎给所有需要新员工的公司打了电话。A. researches研究；B. surveys调查；C. reports报告；D. advertisements广告。结合what I was ... about was how to find another new job可知，作者正在找新的工作，作者看的是报纸上的招聘“广告”。故选D。

8.考查名词辨析。句意：我几乎给所有需要新员工的公司打了电话。A. assistants助手；B. bosses老板；C. clerks职员；D. advisers顾问。结合文章中what I was ... about was how to find another new job.可知，作者正在找新的工作,并且尝试着打电话给所有需要新“职员”的公司。故选C。

9.考查动词短语辨析。句意：直到我在Townsvill附近找到一份新工作我才平静下来。作者找到一份新工作因此可以平静下来了。A. broken坏了；B. slowed放慢；C. sunk沉没；D. calmed冷静。选项中的动词与down组成的短语意为：A. break down出故障，身体垮了；B. slow down放慢；C. sink down沉没；D. calm down平静下来。作者找到一份新工作因此可以“平静”下来了。故选D。

10.考查动词辨析。句意：老同学说：“你为什么直到现在才联系我？”A. contact联系；B. trust信任；C. recognize认识；D. find找到。结合上文My new boss, Mr. Johnson, was one of my good friends since primary school.可知，“我”的新老板Johnson是“我”小学以来的好朋友之一。由此可推知，空格所在句子的句意为“你为什么直到现在才联系我？”老同学有责备“我”的意思。故选A。

11.考查形容词辨析。句意：老同学说：“联系我对你有坏处吗？”A. helpful乐于助人的；B. harmful有害的；C. useful有用的；D. meaningful有意义的。结合上文Why didn’t you contact me until now?可知,“我”的新老板Johnson对于“我”很晚才联系他感到生气。由此可知，空格处所在句意为“这样做有坏处吗?”故选B。

12.考查动词辨析。句意：老同学一边说，一边递给我一杯热咖啡。A. awarding授予；B. sharing分享；C. handing传递，交给；D. showing展示。“我”和老同学见面，老同学递给“我”咖啡体现了朋友之间的情谊，因此选择hand符合语境。故选C。

13.考查动词辨析。句意：我们花费整个下午谈论我们记得的上学时的人和事。A. spent花费；B. wasted浪费；C. spared匀出；D. saved保存。老同学见面聊天是很正常的事情，spend time (in) doing是固定搭配，意为“在做某事上花费时间”。故选A。

14.考查动词辨析。句意：我们花费整个下午谈论我们记得的上学时的人和事。A. discussed讨论；B. debated辩论；C. remembered记得；D. imagined想象中。我们花费整个下午谈论上学时的人和事，当然这些人和事得是我们还“记得”的。故选C。

15.考查疑问词辨析。句意：John请求我给他一些关于如何扩大他现在的生意的建议。A. what什么；B. how如何；C. which哪个；D. when何时。what和which引导从句在从句中常作主语或宾语，句子不缺主语或宾语。when意为“何时”，不符合文意。此处是“我”给老同学提建议，表示“如何扩大生意”，合乎语境。故选B。

16.考查名词辨析。句意：John请求我给他一些关于如何扩大他现在的生意的建议。A. ability能力；B. courage勇气；C. interests利益，兴趣；D. suggestions建议。结合上文John asked me to give him some advice about how to enlarge his present business可知, John让“我”给他一些关于扩大生意的建议，suggestion与advice是同义词。故选D。

17.考查名词辨析。句意：因为我对这个领域的事情不熟悉，他给我提供了一个不需要很多经验的岗位。A. position职位；B. chance机会；C. fortune财富；D. service服务。根据前文“Not until I found a job in a small town near Townsville had I ___9___ down. My new boss，Mr. Johnson, was one of my good friends since primary school”可知，老同学给“我”提供了一份工作“岗位”。故选A。

18.考查形容词辨析。句意：因为我对这个领域的事情不熟悉，他给我提供了一个不需要很多经验的岗位。A. popular流行的；B. familiar熟悉的；C. patient耐心的；D. content满意的。结合空格所在句前半句he offered me a ... which didn’t need much experience可知，他给我提供了一个不需要太多经验的岗位，故可以推知，“我”对这个领域不“熟悉”。故选B。

19.考查动词辨析。句意：虽然我对这个领域不熟悉，但是他给我的报酬超出了我的预料。A. offered提供；B. required要求；C. expected预期；D. needed需要。因为“我”对这个领域不熟悉，因此“我”预期的收入应该不高。通过but一词的转折可知，朋友给我的工资超过了“我”的“预期”。故选C。

20.考查名词辨析。句意：当我看见我的工资的时候，我非常激动。A. tip小费；B. share份额；C. fund基金；D. salary薪水。根据后面the sum of money given by the company可知“我”为公司工作，因此得到的是“薪水”，salary与前面的pay是同义词。故选D。