Question

【題目】My first job was at a local restaurant，where I worked for seven years.Being a waitress changed my____．I tried my best to do what I loved—____people.I always made everyone，customers and coworkers，____good.

One of my____customers was Fred Hasbrook.He ____came for breakfast on Sunday mornings.____I saw the old man coming，I always smiled at him and ____him the best service.

One day，F(xiàn)red saw me and asked，“____？You’re not smiling today.”I told him that I dreamed of having my own____.But when I called my parents to ask for a loan(貸款)，they said，“We just don’t have the ____．”“Fred，”I said to the old man，“I know I can____more if somebody would just have faith in me.”

The next day，F(xiàn)red came and ____me a check totaling$50，000—along with a ____that read，“The only collateral(抵押品)on this loan is my ____in your honesty as a person.Good people with a dream should have the chance to____that dream.”

I accepted the money and made plans for the restaurant I would____．Things did not go well.My plans____，and I lost the money.

Later I decided to____a job at Merrill Lynch.Even though I had no experience，I was____and became a prettygood agent(經(jīng)紀人)．____I paid back Fred the $50，000.Five years later，I was able to open my own firm.

【1】 A. work B. life C. attitude D. opinion

【2】A. pleasing B. serving C. supporting D. understanding

【3】 A. seem B. remain C. feel D. stay

【4】 A. daily B. ordinary C. normal D. regular

【5】A. ever B. seldom C. even D. always

【6】A. As soon as B. Every time C. Because D. Since

【7】A. left B. made C. got D. offered

【8】A. Is it OK B. Are you ready C. What’s up D. What’s that

【9】A. house B. way C. restaurant D. company

【10】A. time B. money C. courage D. luck

【11】A. do B. give C. have D. share

【12】A. handed B. showed C. bought D. lent

【13】A. gift B. note C. picture D. book

【14】A. wish B. trust C. guess D. demand

【15】A. express B. prove C. realize D. explain

【16】A. visit B. introduce C. sell D. open

【17】A. finished B. changed C. succeeded D. failed

【18】A. keep on with B. put up with C. apply for D. give up

【19】A. paid B. employed C. interviewed D. praised

【20】A. Generally B. Actually C. Finally D. Fortunately

Answer 1

【答案】【1】 B

【2】 B

【3】 C

【4】 D

【5】 D

【6】 B

【7】 D

【8】 C

【9】 C

【10】 B

【11】 A

【12】 A

【13】 B

【14】 B

【15】 C

【16】 D

【17】 D

【18】 C

【19】 B

【20】 C

【解析】【1】句意：作者當飯店招待員時，認識了弗萊德·哈斯布魯克，因為弗萊德·哈斯布魯克的信任，使她得到實現(xiàn)自己夢想的資金，最終有了自己的公司，故在飯店作女招待改變了她的人生(life)。

【2】從上文“Being a waitress...”可推知，她的工作是招待(serve)人。

【3】句意：我總是讓每一個人、顧客、同事感覺(feel)舒服。

【4】從下文“He__5__came for breakfast on Sunday mornings.”可推知，弗萊德·哈斯布魯克是定期(regular)來用餐的顧客。

【5】句意：他總是(always)星期天早晨來吃早點。

【6】 答案：B

【7】句意：每次(every time)看到弗萊德·哈斯布魯克來了，我總是微笑著，給他提供(offer)最好的服務(wù)。

【8】從下一句話“You’re not smiling today”可推知，弗萊德·哈斯布魯克感覺“我”可能遇到什么事情，故問其原因。what’s up在此意思是“怎么啦”。

【9】從下文“...made plans for the restaurant I would__16__”可推知此處用restaurant。

【10】從上文“...ask for a loan(貸款)．..”可推知此處用money。

【11】從語境中可知，作者借錢是要實現(xiàn)自己的抱負，是想有一番作為。故此處意為“如果有人信任我，我會做得更多”。

【12】從下文可知弗萊德·哈斯布魯克借給了“我”一筆錢，故此處用“遞給(hand)我一張支票”符合語境。

【13】由下文直接引語的內(nèi)容可以推知，這是一張條子上寫的內(nèi)容，因此該空應(yīng)用note。

【14】句意：這個借款的唯一抵押品就是我對你誠實的信任(trust)。

【15】句意：有夢想的好人應(yīng)該有實現(xiàn)(realize)夢想的機會。

【16】此處用open，意為“開辦”。

【17】從上文“Things did not go well.”和下文“...and I lost the money.”可推知，“我”的計劃失敗(fail)了。

【18】從下文“Even though I had no experience，I was__19__and became a prettygood agent(經(jīng)紀人)．”可推知，“我”決定申請 一份工作。

【19】從下文“became a prettygood agent”可推知，“我”被雇用(employed)了。

【20】因為“我”經(jīng)歷了失敗的挫折，故此處用finally(終于)符合語境。