Question

【題目】 A businessman had two sons. While he gave the younger son a lot of love and g【1】, he neglected（忽視） the elder son. It was completely puzzling（令人費解） and no one knew why.

When the boys grew up, they were a【2】 to manage the father's business. The elder son was serious about the business. From morning till late in the evening, he was busy w【3】。 Within a few years, he ran the business very well and e【4】expanded（擴大）it.

What about the younger son? He didn't have much to do e【5】having a good time. But the father believed that his favorite son would be a success. If the elder son could be a s【6】businessman, surely the younger one, with a higher education, would do much better.

A few years later, the results of his decision became clear. Uninterested in business, the younger son continued s【7】 his time enjoying himself. And he went out of business. But the elder son's far smaller share（份） of business had expanded and he had proved h【8】to be a good decision maker.

Ashamed at the turn of events the father met the elder son and was a【9】with the younger one. The elder son, who was listening to all this quietly, suddenly said he wanted to s【10】up an independent business and live on his own.

“Why?” asked the father: “I blame（責(zé)備） one person for the way my brother has turned out, and it's not him. You can't blame children for the faults（過失）of their parents, can you?" asked the elder son.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】gifts

【2】asked

【3】working

【4】even

【5】except

【6】successful

【7】spending

【8】himself

【9】angry

【10】set

【解析】

本文介紹了一個商人對兩個兒子的不同態(tài)度。最后，不得重視的大兒子事業(yè)有成，而深受寵愛的小兒子卻一事無成。文章告訴我們?nèi)藗儾荒軕{感覺和主觀猜測對待他人。

【1】句意：然而他給小兒子很多愛和禮物時，卻忽略了大兒子。

由語境和首字母提示可知，填gift；由a lot of可知，此處應(yīng)該填復(fù)數(shù)。故填gifts。

【2】句意：當(dāng)孩子們長大后，他們被要求管理父親的生意。

由語境和首字母提示可知，填ask；結(jié)合語境可知，此處是一般過去時的被動語態(tài)。其結(jié)構(gòu)是：was/were+動詞的過去分詞。故填asked。

【3】句意：從早到晚，他都在忙著工作。

由語境和首字母提示可知，填work；此處考查be busy doing sth.：忙于做某事。 故填working。

【4】句意：幾年內(nèi)，他經(jīng)營得很好，甚至擴大了業(yè)務(wù)。

由語境和首字母提示可知，填even；even是一個常用的副詞。放在它所強調(diào)的詞、短語或從句前，用來加強語氣，此處用來強調(diào)動詞。故填even。

【5】句意：除了玩得開心，他沒什么事可做。

由語境和首字母提示可知，填except；except用作介詞時，表示“除……之外”，通常指所排除的事物不在所述范圍之內(nèi)。故填except。

【6】句意：如果大兒子能成為一個成功的商人，他最喜歡的兒子就會成功，當(dāng)然，受過高等教育的小兒子會做得更好。

根據(jù)“Within a few years, he ran the business very well and e____4____expanded（擴大）it.”幾年內(nèi)，他經(jīng)營得很好，甚至擴大了業(yè)務(wù)。可知，大兒子成為了一個成功的商人。由首字母提示可知，填形容詞successful。故填successful。

【7】句意：小兒子對生意不感興趣，繼續(xù)玩得很開心。

由語境和首字母提示可知，填spend；此處考查continue doing sth. 繼續(xù)做某事。故填spending。

【8】句意：但大兒子擴大了自己的業(yè)務(wù)份額，他證明自己是一個很好的決策者。

根據(jù)“But the elder son's far smaller share（份）of business had expanded，”大兒子擴大了自己的業(yè)務(wù)份額。可知，后文應(yīng)該是他證明自己是一個很好的決策者。故填himself。

【9】句意：父親因如此對待大兒子而慚愧，對小兒子很生氣。

根據(jù)上文的敘述可知，父親因為小兒子的貪玩而無心打理生意而生他的氣。由首字母提示可知，填angry；be angry with sb.：生某人的氣。故填angry。

【10】句意：正靜靜地聽著這一切的大兒子突然說，他想獨立創(chuàng)業(yè)，自食其力。

由語境和首字母提示可知，填set；set up：創(chuàng)業(yè)；此處考查want to do sth.：想去做某事。故填set。