Question

Lilly was a French Canadian girl who grew up in the farming community.When she was 16，her father____her to drop out of school to contribute to the family income.With English as her second language and____education，the____didn’t look bright for Lilly.

Lilly’s father was a stubborn man who____took “no” for an answer.He____Lilly to find a job.With small hope of gaining____，each day she would just ride to the city，walk____about and return home at dusk.

On one of her____，Lilly saw a sign at a big company.__ __，she knocked on the very first door.In her____English，Lilly told the office manager she was interested in the secretarial position.The manager ____to give the girl a chance.He directed her to type a letter，and then____.Lilly looked at the clock and saw it was 11∶40 am.She thought everyone would be leaving for____at noon，when she could____away in the crowd.But she knew she should____the letter.

On her first try，Lilly____one line of five words and made four mistakes.On her second attempt，she completed a full paragraph，but still made many mistakes.She looked at the clock：11∶55—five minutes to____.Just then the manager walked in.He came directly to Lilly，read the letter and said，“Lilly，you’re doing____work！”

With those simple words of encouragement，her desire to escape disappeared and her____began to grow.Lilly thought，“Well，if he thinks it’s good，then it must be good.I think I’ll stay！” Lilly did stay—all because someone had given a____and uncertain girl the gift of self?confidence when she knocked on the door.

1.A.reminded B．forced C．encouraged D．helped

2.A.poor B．formal C．good D．modern

3.A.advice B．promise C．future D．change

4.A.always B．usually C．sometimes D．rarely

5.A.warned B．told C．allowed D．begged

6.A.employment B．experience C．judgment D．independence

7.A.carefully B．happily C．aimlessly D．rapidly

8.A.steps B．trips C．purposes D．choices

9.A.Bravely B．Proudly C．Calmly D．Cautiously

10.A.broken B．perfect C．written D．fluent

11.A.refused B．decided C．pretended D．failed

12.A.stopped B．continued C．left D．sighed

13.A.lunch B．life C．fun D．luck

14.A.break B．slip C．pass D．drive

15.A.read B．write C．attempt D．deliver

16.A.went over B．picked up C．gave away D．got through

17.A.freedom B．success C．discussion D．reward

18.A.terrible B．excellent C．honest D．easy

19.A.belief B．patience C．confidence D．strength

20.A.shy B．lonely C．selfless D．modest

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.B

6.A

7.C

8.B

9.D

10.A

11.B

12.C

13.A

14.B

15.C

16.D

17.A

18.B

19.C

20.A

【解析】文章大意：Lilly到一家公司求职，面试时她本来打算放弃，后来因为经理给予的鼓励和自信而被成功录用了。

1.小题1】当她16岁时，她的父亲强迫(forced)她辍学来为家里赚钱。

2.由上文的“drop out of school”可知她没有受到良好的教育。poor不佳的，差的，符合语境。

3.既然英语是她的第二语言，且她所受的教育不好，根据常识可判断她的前途(future)不是很光明。

4.Lilly的父亲是一个固执的人，他几乎不允许孩子说半个“不”字。rarely很少，难得，符合语境。

5.他吩咐(told) Lilly去找一份工作。

6.由上文Lilly找工作可知，应选employment雇用。

7.每天她都骑车到市里，漫无目的地(aimlessly)四处走走，黄昏的时候回家。

8.此处选trips指找工作的旅程。

9.此处指她敲门时的忐忑心情。Cautiously小心地，谨慎地，符合语境。

10.broken English蹩脚的英语，是固定用法。第一段提到的“English as her second language and____education”是线索提示。

11.由下文的“He directed her to type a letter”可知，他决定(decided)给Lilly一个机会。

12.他指示她打一封信，然后就离开(left)了。

13.由上文的时间11∶40 am以及下文的at noon可知，她想人人都会在中午去吃午餐(lunch)，到时她就可以混在人群中溜掉。

14.参见上题解析。slip away溜出去，悄悄离开。

15.但她知道她应该尝试(去打)那封信。attempt尝试，符合语境。

16.get through完成，符合语境。下文中的completed(完成)是线索提示

17.还有五分钟就自由(freedom)了，此处表示她想逃离的心情。

18.由下文的“simple words of encouragement”可知，此处为表扬的话语。故选excellent。

19.听到这些简单的鼓励的话语，她想逃离的愿望消失了，而且自信心(confidence)开始增强。

20.由上文的“她小心翼翼地敲门”可知，她是一个害羞的(shy)女孩。