Question

【题目】Choose the best answer to complete the passage.

Yesterday my grandfather told me about his early days._____he left school, he found a job in a post office. He worked hard there. Soon he had more money than his friends because of his hard work. It seemed that he would have a________future.

When he was 25 years old, however, he began to be______ his job. He wanted a more exciting one, so he left the post office. Two months______, he found a new job in a big company. Workers in this company______traveled a lot. At first he really enjoyed the traveling. But after a year, he began to hate it. He had to move around and he was always

in a car or on a train. The______thing was that he couldn’t make any new friends. Two

years later he ______the company .He was so_____ at that time that he sold his house.

He had to accept（接受）a part-time job in a book shop. He was surprised to find that he

loved it ! Three years later, he______the shop owner's daughter. Soon they had their first child.

“Life is wonderful,” he told me. “The most_____ thing is that you should always

try your best. Never give up!”

【1】A. While B. When C. Until D. If

【2】A. bad B. bright C. boring D. interesting

【3】A. tired of B. crazy about C. afraid of D. interested in

【4】A. after B. before C. ago D. later

【5】A. hardly B. usually C. seldom D. never

【6】A. worst B. happiest C. best D. strangest

【7】A. reached B. called C. left D. started

【8】A. happy B. fun C. rich D. poor

【9】A. married B. knew C. met D. visited

【10】A. difficult B. important C. amazing D. boring

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】B

【3】A

【4】D

【5】B

【6】A

【7】C

【8】D

【9】A

【10】B

【解析】试题分析：本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了祖父早年的故事。毕业后他在邮局找到了一份工作，几年后厌倦了，二十五岁时在一家大公司找到了一份新工作。由于经常出差，他不能交到新朋友，两年后，就离开了公司，以至于穷得把房子卖了。后来只好在书店接受一份兼职工作，没想到竟爱上了这份工作，三年后还娶了店主的女儿。他的经历启发我们，最重要的是你应该尽你最大的努力，做到永不放弃!

【1】句意：他离开学校后，在邮局找到了一份工作。考查连词辨析题。A. While当……的时候，后面常接延续性动词；B. When当……的时候，表时间，表示从句动作先于主句；C. Until直到……才……，可与not连用；D.If如果，表条件。本句是时间状语从句，leave离开，非延续性动词，根据句意和语境，可知选B。

【2】句意：他似乎前途光明。考查形容词辨析题。A. bad坏的；B. bright明亮的；C. boring无聊的；D. interesting有趣的。根据句意，联系上文内容，可知选B。

【3】句意：然而，当他25岁的时候，他开始厌倦他的工作了。考查形容词短语辨析。A. tired of对……很厌烦；B. crazy about对……很着迷；C. afraid of害怕……；D. interested in对……感兴趣。根据句意，联系下文He wanted a more exciting one, so he left the post office.，可知选A。

【4】句意：两个月后，他在一家大公司找到了一份新工作。考查介词辨析题。A. after在……以后，后面接时间；B. before在……以前，表示从过去或将来某一时间算起多少时间以前，用于完成时态；C. ago……之前，指的是从现在起到过去时间的某一点的一段时间，用于过去时态；D. later后来/……以后，前面接时间。根据句意和结构，可知选D。

【5】句意：这家公司的工人通常旅行（出差）很多。考查副词辨析题。A. hardly几乎不；B. usually通常；C. seldom很少；D. never从不。根据句意，联系下文He had to move around and he was always in a car or on a train.，可知他经常坐车外出，故选B。

【6】句意：最糟糕的是他不能交到新朋友。考查形容词最高级辨析。A. worst最糟糕的；B. happiest最幸福的；C. best最好的；D. strangest最奇怪的。根据句意和上下文提示，BCD三项意思都不合句意，故选A。

【7】句意：两年后，他离开了公司。考查动词辨析题。四个选项都是过去时态，A. reached到达；B. called呼叫C. left离开；D. started开始。根据句意和上下文提示，A BD三项意思都不合句意，故选C。

【8】句意：他那时穷得把房子卖了。考查形容词辨析题。A. happy高兴的；B. fun开心的；C. rich富裕的；D. poor贫穷的。so+形容词+that，如此……以至于……。sell his house卖房子。根据句意结构，可知选D。

【9】句意：三年后，他娶了店主的女儿。考查动词辨析题。四个选项都是过去时态，A. married娶/嫁；B. knew知道；C. met遇到；D. visited拜访。根据句意和上下文提示，BCD三项意思都不合句意，故选A。

【10】句意：最重要的是你应该尽你最大的努力。永不放弃!考查形容词辨析题。A. difficult困难的；B. important重要的；C. amazing令人惊异的D. Boring无聊的。根据句意，结合短文内容，可知A CD三项意思都不合句意，故选B。