Question

    If you have strong arms and feet, patience and a good temper, you might_______a good waiter. You must start, _______not in the restaurant, but in the kitchen, helping the chef, to learn how each dish is _______.

From this first step, you may enter the restaurant_______a “commis” (厨助). But you won’t be_______to serve the customers yet. They will only let you do the bottomed jobs,_______the tables and carrying the plates. But all the time you must watch and learn with_______.

Later you may become “chef de rang” (a waiter in charge of a number of tables). You may even become a head waiter_______if you have the right sort of personality and you are not_______of hard work.

When Carlo Bianchi first arrived in London, he spoke only two words of English — “please” and “Hello”. He__________to get a job helping in the kitchen of a restaurant, and he spent what little__________time he had learning English. He was a good worker and soon they__________him a job in the restaurant as a waiter.

Every night, Carlo__________ to go home exhausted, but never too__________to study the language for half an hour before going to sleep. And no matter how tired or ill he felt, he always wore a__________for his customers. They liked him, and people came and asked to be__________by Carlo.

Now, twenty-five years later, Carlo is in__________of six restaurants, and he__________to open a seventh shortly. So friends, in this world success never comes overnight. Start from the__________and make progress step by step with enough patience and__________chances will fall upon you.

1.A.make B.create C.replace D.choose

2.A.otherwise B.therefore C.thus D.however

3.A.commented B.tasted C.prepared D.chosen

4.A.as B.for C.with D.to

5.A.forced B.allowed C.banned D.urged

6.A.moving B.laying C.pushing D.pulling

7.A.curiosity B.kindness C.patience D.interest

8.A.simply B.specially C.exactly D.eventually

9.A.afraid B.ashamed C.fond D.typical

10.A.managed B.attempted C.predicted D.expected

11.A.tight B.useful C.spare D.busy

12.A.threw B.found C.sent D.donated

13.A.used B.promised C.regretted D.remembered

14.A.depressed B.excited C.worried D.tired

15.A.smile B.face C.color D.surprise

16.A.served B.approved C.praised D.treated

17.A.favor B.need C.possession D.support

18.A.hesitates B.schedules C.hurries D.fails

19.A.easiest B.slowest C.simplest D.lowest

20.A.in all B.in time C.in a word D.above all

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.B

6.B

7.C

8.D

9.A

10.A

11.C

12.B

13.A

14.D

15.A

16.A

17.C

18.B

19.D

20.B

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章通过Carlo从厨助做起，到拥有六家餐馆的故事，告诉人们“从最低层做起，脚踏实地，总有一天你会成功”。

1.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果你有强壮的胳膊和脚，有耐心和好脾气，你可能会成为一个好服务员。A. make制造；B. create 创造；C. replace 取代，代替；D. choose 选择。此处指“成为”一个好服务员。故选A。

2.

考查副词词义辨析。句意：你必须从厨房开始，但不是在餐厅，而是在厨房，帮助厨师，学习每道菜是如何准备的。A. otherwise否则；B. therefore 所以；C. thus因此；D. however然而。根据上一句中a good waiter和该空后的not in the restaurant, but in the kitchen可知，前后是转折关系。故选D。

3.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：你必须从厨房开始，但不是在餐厅，而是在厨房，帮助厨师，学习每道菜是如何准备的。A. commented 发表评论；B. tasted品尝；C. prepared 准备；D. chosen选择。 根据第3空前的not in the restaurant, but in the kitchen, helping the chef, to learn how each dish is可知，此处指学如何“准备”每道菜。故选C。

4.

考查介词词义辨析。句意：从这第一步，你可以进入餐厅作为一个厨助。A. as作为；B. for为了；C. with带有；D. to向。此处指“作为”一个厨助开始。故选A。

5.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：但是你还不能为顾客服务。A. forced强迫；B. allowed允许；C. banned禁止；D. urged催促。根据第6空前They will only let you do the bottomed jobs可知，此处指不“允许”为顾客服务。故选B。

6.

考查动词词义辨析。句意： 他们只会让你做底层工作，摆桌子和搬盘子。A. moving移动；B. laying放置；C. pushing推动；D. pulling拉。根据第6空前的They will only let you do the bottomed jobs可知，让你“摆放”桌子。故选B。

7.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：但你必须一直耐心地观察和学习。A. curiosity好奇，好奇心；B. kindness善良；C. patience耐心；D. interest兴趣。根据第7空前all the time you must watch and learn可知，要有“耐心”。故选C。

8.

考查副词词义辨析。句意：如果你有合适的性格，并且不害怕努力工作，你甚至可能最终成为一个领班。A. simply简单地；B. specially特别地；C. exactly精确地；D. eventually最后。根据第8空前You may even become a head waiter可知，“最后”成为领班。故选D。

9.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：如果你有合适的性格，并且不害怕努力工作，你甚至可能最终成为一个领班。A. afraid害怕的；B. ashamed害羞的；C. fond喜欢的；D. typical典型的。根据第9空前后if you have the right sort of personality and you are not和of hard work.可知，不要“害怕”努力工作。故选A。

10.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：他设法在一家餐馆的厨房里找了一份帮工，把仅有的一点业余时间都用来学英语了。A. managed设法做到，管理；B. attempted企图；C. predicted预测；D. expected期盼。根据第10空后的to get a job helping in the kitchen of a restaurant,可知，此处指“设法做到”即manage to do sth.故选A。

11.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他设法在一家餐馆的厨房里找了一份帮工，把仅有的一点业余时间都用来学英语了。A. tight紧的；B. useful有用的；C. spare额外的，备用的；D. busy忙碌的。根据第11前后的to get a job helping in the kitchen of a restaurant, and he spent what little和time he had learning English.可知，用“额外的”时间学英语。故选C。

12.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：他是个好工人，不久他们就为他在餐馆找到了一份服务员的工作。A. threw丢弃；B. found发现；C. sent寄出；D. donated捐献。根据第12空前后He was a good worker and soon they和him a job in the restaurant as a waiter.可知，为他“找到”一份工作。故选B。

13.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：每天晚上，卡洛都筋疲力尽，但在睡觉前半小时学习这门语言永远不会觉得累。A. used使用；B. promised许诺；C. regretted后悔；D. remembered记得。固定搭配：used to do sth.表示“过去经常习惯做某事”。故选A。

14.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：每天晚上，卡洛都筋疲力尽，但在睡觉前半小时学习这门语言永远不会觉得累。A. depressed沮丧的；B. excited兴奋的；C. worried担忧的；D. tired劳累的。此处指在睡前不会因为“劳累”而不学习这门语言。故选D。

15.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：不管他感觉有多累或病了，他总是对顾客面带微笑。A. smile微笑；B. face脸；C. color颜色；D. surprise惊讶。根据第16空前的They liked him可知，他对顾客面带“微笑”。故选A。

16.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们喜欢他，人们来了，要求卡罗为他们服务。A. served服务；B. approved核准；C. praised赞扬；D. treated对待，治疗。根据第16空前的They liked him, and people came and asked to be可知，顾客要求他“服务”。故选A。

17.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：25年后的今天，卡洛拥有了6家餐馆，他计划不久再开第7家。A. favor赞同；B. need需要；C. possession拥有，财产；D. support支持。根据第17空后的six restaurants可知，此处指二十年后他拥有的“财产”。故选C。

18.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：25年后的今天，卡洛拥有了6家餐馆，他计划不久再开第7家。A. hesitates犹豫不决；B. schedules安排，预订；C. hurries匆忙；D. fails失败。根据第18空后的open a seventh shortly.可知，他“预计”要开第七家餐馆。故选B。

19.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：从最低水平开始，一步一步地取得进步，有足够的耐心，及时的机会就会落在你身上。A. easiest最容易的；B. slowest最慢的；C. simplest最简单的；D. lowest最低的。根据上句in this world success never comes overnight. 和第19空后的make progress step by step可知，成功都是从“最低”做起。故选D。

20.

考查固定短语辨析。句意：从最低水平开始，一步一步地取得进步，有足够的耐心，总有一天机会就会落在你身上。A. in all总共；B. in time总有一天，及时；C. in a word总而言之；D. above all首先，尤其是。根据第20空后的chances will fall upon you.可知，“总有一天”成功会到来。故选B。