Question

James sat outside the office waiting for the interview. He felt so nervous that he didn’t know what to do with himself .The person who had gone in ___小题1:___ him had been there for nearly an hour. And she looked so ____小题2:_______when she went in. not like James. He felt sure that she had already got the ___小题3:___. The problem was that he wanted this job so much. It meant ___小题4:___ to him. He had thought about it again and again such a lot before the day of the interview. He had imagined himself ___小题5:___ brilliantly at the interview and being offered the job __小题6:____.
But now here he was feeling ___小题7:___.He couldn’t remember all those things he had  planned to say. At that moment, he almost decided to get up and ___小题8:___. But no — he had to do this. He had spent so much time considering it that he couldn’t ___小题9:__ like that. His hands were hot and sticky and his mouth felt dry.
At last the door of the office opened. The woman who had gone in an hour earlier came out looking very ___小题10:___ with herself. She smiled sympathetically at James. The managing director then appeared at the office door. “Would you like to come in now, Mr. Davis? I’m sorry to have kept you waiting.”

小题11:

A．beside B．with C．before D．after

小题12:

A．cheerful B．challenging C．anxious D．sure

小题13:

A．reward B．job C．place D．degree

小题14:

A．everything B．anything C．something D．nothing

小题15:

A．explaining B．observing C．performing D．writing

小题16:

A．surprisingly B．lately C．frequently D．immediately

小题17:

A．terrible B．foolish C．ashamed D．excited

小题18:

A．say B．leave C．think D．walk

小题19:

A．give in B．give out C．give up D．give away

小题20:

A．ugly B．pretty C．pleased D．sad

Answer 1

小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:A
小题5:C
小题6:D
小题7:A
小题8:B
小题9:C
小题10:D

试题分析：这篇短文讲述的是James去参加一次工作的面试，他很紧张，因为他很想得到这份工作。在他前面进去的那位女士在里面呆了很长时间，进去时，她很自信，所以James认为她很有可能得到这个工作。James想干脆离开，但是他为了这次面试准备了很长时间，他不想就此放弃。终于，那个女士出来了，轮到James进去了......
小题1:考查介词及语境的理解。句意：在他前面进去的那个人已经在那里呆了将近一个小时了。根据文章最后一段The woman who had gone in an hour earlier came out可知，那位女士是在James之前进去面试的，故填before。beside 在...旁边；with 和...一起；after在...之后。根据文意可知选C。
小题2:考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：不像James，她进去的时候是那么的自信。由上文可知，He felt so nervous that，James感到很紧张，那么那位女士不像James，也就是不紧张，即充满自信。cheerful 欢呼的；challenging 有挑战性的；anxious 焦虑的；sure自信的。根据文意可知选D。
小题3:考查名词及语境的理解。句意：他确信她已经得到了这个工作。由下句话The problem was that he wanted this job so much可知，James 非常想得到这个工作，我们可以知道James在参加的是一个工作的面试，故应该填job。reward 报酬；place 地方；degree 学位。根据文意可知选B。
小题4:考查代词及语境的理解。句意：这个工作对他来说意味着一切。从上句话The problem was that he wanted this job so much可知，James非常想得到这个工作，故这个工作应该是对他来说很重要，也就是意味着一切。everything 一切，每件事；anything 任何事；something 某事；nothing没什么事。根据文意故选A。
小题5:考查动词及语境的理解。句意：他曾经想象过他自己在面试的时候表现出色。根据文意可知James在参加一个工作的面试，他非常想得到这个工作，故他想自己在面试时perform 表现得好。explain 解释；observe 观察；write写。根据文意可知选C。
小题6:考查副词及语境的理解。句意：他曾经想象过他自己在面试的时候表现出色，马上就得到了这个工作。surprisingly 令人惊奇的；lately 最近；frequently 频繁的，经常的；immediately立即，马上。前面说James想象自己在面试中表现出色，故应是马上就得到了这个工作。故选D。
小题7:考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：但是现在他感觉很糟糕，他想不起来他原计划想说的所有东西。terrible 糟糕的；foolish 愚蠢的；ashamed惭愧的；excited 兴奋的。根据这句话的意思可以知道，James原本准备的很好，但是现在却很紧张，以至于把原本准备好的东西都忘了，故他应是感觉不好，很糟糕。故选A。
小题8:考查动词及语境的理解。句意：他甚至想站起来离开。从下文可知，James这里是想要放弃，But no—he had to do this，但是不行，不能放弃，他必须要参加这个面试。say 说话；leave 离开；think 思考，认为；walk散步，走路。根据文意可知选B。
小题9:考查动词及语境的理解。句意：他花了这么长时间考虑这件事，他不能就这样放弃。give in 屈服，投降，让步；give out 分发，精疲力尽；give up 放弃；give away 捐赠。根据文意可知选C。
小题10:考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：一小时前进去的那位女士出来了，对自己感到很伤心。她同情的对James笑了笑。ugly 丑陋的；pretty 漂亮的。这两项都与文章的内容无关。pleased 高兴的，满意的；sad 伤心的。根据下句话中smiled sympathetically at James ，我们可以猜测出，她对自己应是感到伤心。故选D。