Question

About five years ago，I found myself working in a terrible middle school. The hours were long and the work was boring. ___1_____, the pay was low. Every day the job seemed a physical ____2____ for me. My neck would burn with pain from the ___3_____ bending. My feet would ache from ____4____ the entire day. The skin around my fingernails would ___5_____ because of the work my hands were doing. I tried to keep my ____6____ up while I worked there, but day by day I felt myself ____7____ down. Every morning I would press sticking-plaster on my neck, place Band-Aid around my fingers and ____8____ my worn-out shoes. And every night I would ___9____ myself home and fall onto the couch.

One evening I felt like I could____10____ it no more. As I drove home alone, I said to myself. “Why am I working myself here just to ___11_____? Why couldn’t I find a better job than this? Why do I have to ____12____ this right now?”

I wasn’t really expecting a(n) ___13_____, but life always loves to surprise us. As I ___14_____up the steps to my front door, I found my wife and my son waiting for me __15______ smiling faces. “Daddy, Daddy!” my son yelled. I smiled and picked him up with my ___16_____ arms. Then after hugging and kissing him, I laughed for the first time in days and sat down ___17_____. At that time, I found the answer which would give me the ___18_____ I needed to go on.

Eventually I moved on to a better school, but I____19____ forgot that answer, which had gently reminded me of the simple truth.  We may have to work to live, but we live to __20______.  May you always fill your days with love and joy.

1.A.Instead B.However C.Therefore D.Besides

2.A.class B.shock C.exploration D.challenge

3.A.instant B.occasional C.constant D.regular

4.A.shaking B.racing C.running D.standing

5.A.destroy B.damage C.benefit D.split

6.A.spirits B.attitudes C.minds D.thoughts

7.A.bringing B.tearing C.wearing D.putting

8.A.put on B.set on C.get on D.wear on

9.A.drag B.enjoy C.help D.walk

10.A.appreciate B.stand C.like D.prefer

11.A.survive B.support C.continue D.exist

12.A.put aside B.keep up C.go through D.get across

13.A.reward B.gift C.answer D.solution

14.A.struggled B.moved C.jumped D.climbed

15.A.from B.as C.with D.for

16.A.broken B.relieved C.tired D.trembled

17.A.thoughtfully B.peacefully C.surprisingly D.sadly

18.A.nutrient B.courage C.strength D.break

19.A.ever B.never C.seldom D.already

20.A.work B.relax C.love D.laugh

Answer

1.D

2.D

3.C

4.D

5.D

6.A

7.C

8.A

9.A

10.B

11.A

12.C

13.C

14.A

15.C

16.C

17.B

18.C

19.B

20.C

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。本文叙述了作者在一家待遇很差，工作很累的学校的经历。以此告诉我们：让我们度过困难的是爱的力量。

1.考查副词词义辨析。句意：而且报酬很低。A. Instead代替，而不是；B .However然而；C. Therefore因此；D Besides而且。大约5年前，作者在一个糟糕的学校工作，工作时间很长，工作很累，而且报酬很低。上下文之间是递进关系。故D正确。

2.考查名词词义辨析。句意：每天这份工作对我的身体来说都是挑战。A. class班级；B. shock震惊；C. exploration探索；D. challenge挑战。根据“My neck would burn with pain from the ___3_____ bending. My feet would ache from ____4____ the entire day ”可知，这份工作对作者 的身体来说都是挑战。故D正确。

3.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：由于不断地低头，我的脖子很疼。 A. instant迅速的；B. occasional偶尔；C. constant不断的；D. regular有规律的。根据“My neck would burn with pain ”可知，不断地低头导致脖子疼。故C正确。

4.考查动词词义辨析。句意：因为整天站着，我的脚很疼。 A. shaking摇晃；B. racing迅速移动；C. running奔跑，经营；D. standing站立；承受。根据“My feet would ache”可知，整天站着，作者的脚很疼。故D正确。

5.考查动词词义辨析。句意。因为所做的工作的原因，指甲周围的皮肤裂开了。A. destroy毁坏（彻底）；B. damage破坏（可修复）；C. benefit受益；D. split破裂。根据“because of the work my hands were doing.”可知，指甲周围的皮肤裂开了。故D正确。

6.考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我在那里工作的时候，我努力让自己精神高涨，保持良好的精神状态。 A. spirits精神；B. attitudes态度；C. minds思维；D. thoughts想法。尽管工作很累，工资很低，但是作者努力让自己精神高涨。故A正确。

7.考查动词词义辨析。句意：但是一天天我发现自己太疲惫了。 A. bringing 带来；B.tear拆毁；C.wear 穿；D.put 放置。根据“but day by day”以及上文“boring”可知，作者太疲惫。wear down“ 使疲惫”。故C正确。

8.考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：每天我贴着膏药创可贴，穿上磨损的鞋子去上班，下班时拖着疲惫的身体回家倒在沙发上。 A. put on穿上，增加；B. set on开始，着手；C. get on上车；D. wear on时间流逝；。根据“Every morning 以及my worn-out shoes”可知，穿上磨损的鞋子去上班。故A正确。

9.考查动词词义辨析。句意：每天下班时拖着疲惫的身体回家倒在沙发上。 A. drag拖着；B. enjoy 享受，喜欢；C. help帮助；D. walk步行。作者很疲惫，所以拖着疲惫的身体回家。故A正确。

10.考查动词词义辨析。句意：一天晚上我感觉自己再也无法忍受了。 A. appreciate欣赏，感激；B. stand站立，忍受；C. like喜欢；D. prefer宁愿。根据上文“And every night I would ___9____ myself home and fall onto the couch. ”可知，一天晚上作者感觉自己再也无法忍受了。故B正确。

11.考查动词词义辨析。句意：为什么我要在这里工作，如此辛苦。只是为了生存。A. survive幸存，存活；B. support支持；C. continue继续；D. exist存在。根据下文We may have to work to live可知，工作是为了生存。故A正确。

12.考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：为什么我要经历这样的一段时间呢？A. put aside放在一边；B. keep up保持；C. go through经历；D. get across传达。根据上文可知，作者的工作很痛苦，这是作者的经历，所以在反问为什么要经历这样的一段时间。故C正确。

13.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我并没有期待答案，但生活总是喜欢给我们惊喜。A. reward奖励，奖金；B. gift礼物；C. answer回答；D. solution解决方法。作者在前面提出了问题，但作者并没有期待答案。根据后文“At that time, I found the answer”也有提示。故C正确。

14.考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我挣扎着爬上前门的楼梯时，我看见我的妻子和儿子在等我。 A. struggled努力；B. moved移动；C. jumped跳跃；D. climbed攀登。根据前文可知，作者每天都很疲惫，所以挣扎着爬上前门的楼梯。struggle up挣扎着爬起来。故A正确。

15.考查介词词义辨析。句意：我看见妻子和儿子带着笑脸等着我。 A. from来自；B. as 作为；C. with有，带着；D. for为…；因为。本句中的with smiling faces表示伴随状态。故C正确。

16.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我微笑着用疲惫的胳膊把他抱了起来。 A. broken折断的；B. relieved放心的，宽慰的；C. tired疲惫的；D. trembled颤抖的；根据上文叙述可知作者上班感觉很累，所以用疲惫的胳膊把他抱了起来。故C正确。

17.考查副词词义辨析。句意：拥抱亲吻完儿子以后，那一天我第一次笑了，并且安静地坐在那里。 A. thoughtfully彻底地；B. peacefully宁静地，安宁地；C. surprisingly令人惊讶地；D. sadly悲伤地。根据“I laughed for the first time in days”可知，那一天作者第一次笑了，并且安静地坐在那里。故B正确。

18.考查名词词义辨析。句意：那时，我找到了答案，它给了我继续前进所需要的力量。。 A. nutrient营养；B. courage勇气；C. strength力气；D. break休息。妻子和儿子给与了作者前进的力量。故C正确。

19.考查副词词义辨析。句意：后来我来到一个更好的学校，但是我从未忘记这个答案。 A. ever曾经；B. never 从未；C. seldom很少；D. already D已经。根据“which had gently reminded me of the simple truth.”可知，作者从未忘记这个答案。故B正确。

20.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们可能为了生活而工作，但我们为了爱而生活。 A. work工作；B. relax放松；C. love爱；D. laugh笑。根据“May you always fill your days with love and joy. ”可知，我们为了爱而生活。故C正确。