Question

完形填空 　　I do a lot of management training each year for the Circle K Company．Among the 　　1　　 we discuss in our classes is the 　　2　　 of quality employees(雇员)． 　　“What has caused you to stay 　　3　　 enough to become a manager?” I asked．After a while a new manager took the 　　4　　 and said slowly, “it was a baseball glove．” 　　Cynthia said she used to 　　5　　 a Circle K clerk job as an interim(临时的)one while she looked for something 　　6　　．On her second day behind the counter, she received a(an)　　7　　 from her nine-year-old son, Jessie．He 　　8　　 a baseball glove for the little League．She 　　9　　 that as a single mother, money was 　　10　　, and her first check would have to go for paying 　　11　　． 　　When Cynthia arrived for work the next morning, Partircia, the store manager asked her to come to her small office and handed her a box．“I overheard you 　　12　　 to your son yesterday, ” she said, “and I know that it is 　　13　　 to explain things to kids．This is a baseball glove for Jessie．I know you have to pay bills 　　14　　you can buy gloves．You know we can’t 　　15　　good people like you as 　　16　　 as we would like to; but we do 　　17　　 and I want you to know how 　　18　　you are to us．” 　　The thoughtfulness, empathy(同情)and love of the store manager show vividly that people 　　19　　 more how much a(n)　　20　　 cares than how much he pays． (1) [　　] A． topics B． problems C． difficulties D． lessons (2) [　　] A． employing B． praising C． keeping D． improving (3) [　　] A． soon B． long C． strong D． calm (4) [　　] A． position B． decision C． question D． advice (5) [　　] A． take B． change C． lose D． consider (6) [　　] A． lighter B． easier C． better D． higher (7) [　　] A． letter B． call C． answer D． email (8) [　　] A． bought B． kept C． needed D． offered (9) [　　] A． complained B． explained C． understood D． admitted (10) [　　] A． short B． enough C． spare D． tight (11) [　　] A． food B． education C． clothes D． bills (12) [　　] A． talking B． crying C． arguing D． scolding (13) [　　] A． easy B． hard C． simple D． nice (14) [　　] A． after B． until C． when D． before (15) [　　] A． value B． remain C． pay D． fire (16) [　　] A． much B． many C． pleasant D． possible (17) [　　] A． regret B． agree C． worry D． care (18) [　　] A． excellent B． important C． thankful D． thoughtful (19) [　　] A． remember B． refuse C． thank D． realize (20) [　　] A． mother B． clerk C． official D． manager ?

Answer 1

答案：1．A;2．C;3．B;4．C;5．A;6．C;7．B;8．C;9．B;10．D;11．D;12．A;13．B;14．D;15．C;16．A;17．D;18．B;19．A;20．D;
解析：

(1)	在我们的管理培训课上所讨论的“话题、论题”，意为“the subject of a discussion”。
(2)	从全文可以得知，商店的经理的所作所为目的是“留下”高素质的雇员，答案是keeping，这种提示称为文章的“暗示”。
(3)	本题考查形容词的辨析，根据上下文得知要表达“become a manager”的时间长短，不是快慢，排除了A、C、D三项。
(4)	上一句是在问问题，答话“it was a baseball glove紧跟其后，所以是“一个新经理明白这个问题，并回答说……”。
(5)	take a job是过去做一项工作，全文没有“换工作和失业”的意思。
(6)	Partircia在做临时店员同时要找一个更好的工作，而不是容易或轻松的工作，修饰高职位用higher。
(7)	receive a call“接到一个电话”，文章中“behind the counter”说明她在上班，儿子没有在场。
(8)	从下文得知儿子在同母亲商量，告诉母亲他“需要”而不是“买了”一个棒球手套。
(9)	母亲在解释为什么不能买棒球手套的原因。A、C、D项意思不符。下文的explain things to kids也作了提示(明示)。
(10)	作为单亲母亲，钱是“紧张的”。不能说Money is short．应该说sb．is short of money．
(11)	钱很紧张，首要支付的是账单。下文的“I know you have to pay bills before you can buy gloves．”中的bills也作了提示(明示)。
(12)	经理无意中的听到母子之间的“谈话(talking)”，没有“争吵(arguing)和责骂、责备(scolding)”的意思。
(13)	母亲爱自己的孩子又不能满足孩子，解释原因是很困难的“hard”。
(14)	根据上文“…and her first check would have to go for paying bills．”可以知道买棒球手套之前必须先支付账单，before符合逻辑关系。
(15)	value“评价”；remain“保持”，pay“给报酬”，fire“开除”。文章最后一词提示得到答案C项。
(16)	as much as“很多”，这里指支付报酬，用于不可数的情况。
(17)	从文章最后一句的“how much a manager cares”得到“明示”，选择D项。
(18)	经理送给店员的儿子礼物，表示对店员价值的肯定。important符合本意。
(19)	对店员的体贴、爱、同情会让人“铭记”经理的关心胜似钱财。
(20)	全文谈论如何做好一个经理，Partircia所做的一切说明商店的经理应该做什么。