Question

【题目】根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

I was ten when I first sat with my grandmother behind the cashier（收银台）in her general store. __【1】_____ I quickly learned the importance of treating customers politely and saying “thank you.”

At first I was paid in candy. _【2】 I worked every day after school, and during the summer and on weekends and holidays from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. My father helped me set up a bank account. 【3】

By the time I was 12, My grandmother thought I had done such a good job that she promoted me to selling cosmetics（化妆品）. I developed the ability to look customers directly in the eye. Even though I was just a kid, women would ask me such things as “ What color do you think I should wear?” I took a real interest in their questions and was able to translate what they wanted into makeup（化妆）ideas. 【4】

The job taught me a valuable lesson: to be a successful salesperson, you didn’t need to be a Rocket scientist—you needed to be a great listener. 【5】 Except they are no longer women purchasing cosmetics from me; instead, they are kids who tell me which toys they would like to see designed and developed.

A. Later I received 50 cents an hour.

B. Before long, she let me sit there by myself.

C. I ended my selling a record amount of cosmetics.

D. Today I still carry that lesson with me: I listen to customers.

E. My grandma’s trust taught me how to handle responsibility.

F. Soon I found myself looking more beautiful than ever before.

G. Watching my money grow was more rewarding than anything I could have bought.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】G

【4】C

【5】D

【解析】

试题分析：通过作者的故事，让人们了解到工作给作者上了宝贵的一课，今天他仍然带着这个教训：我要听客户的。

【1】B从后一句I quickly learned the importance of treating customers politely and saying “thank you.”可推知，作者的祖母先让作者跟着她学，然后让作者独立工作。所以他很快懂得有礼貌地对待客人的重要性。故选B

【2】A前面有At first“首先，开始”。和本项中的later“后来”一致。故选A。

【3】G根据前一句的My father helped me set up a bank account。我的父亲帮助我建立一个银行账户。可知此空表达的意思是：看我的钱增长比我买任何东西都更有意义。可确定答案为G。

【4】C根据前一句I took a real interest in their questions and was able to translate what they wanted into makeup（化妆）ideas.我对他们的问题真的感兴趣，并能够把他们想要的转变成化妆的想法。可知下一句要说“我结束了我化妆品的销售记录”。故确定答案为C。

【5】D上文提到The job taught me a valuable lesson。这份工作教会了我宝贵的一课。这里承接上下文。可知此空要表达的意思是：今天我仍然带着这个教训：我要听客户的。故选D。

【名师点拨】

【七选五题型分析】

分析篇章结构，把握全篇文脉是阅读填空题解题的关键，英语的语篇（discourse）通常是由句子和语段（sentence group）构成的，语段是句子和语篇之间的中间层次，句子虽然能够单独地表达相对完整的思想，但是它不能表达多方面的、比较复杂的思想，只有把几个句子结合为较大的言语片段，才能表达一个相对独立的层意，所谓的“积句而成章，积章而成篇。”就是这个道理。

分析文章的层次包含两种形式：一种是分析整篇文章的层次，也就是段落，另一种是分析每一个段落内部的层次，也就是语篇层次。

语篇与段落是有区别的，语段是篇章结构的中间层次，是由句子到篇的一种过渡形式，段落（paragraph）是在某些语体（如记叙文、议论文）中比语段更大的意义单位，较小的段落可以只包括一个语段或一个句子，一般来说，一个段落通常由几个语段构成。构成语段的方式有两种，一是靠句际间意义的结合，二是靠句际间的关联词，逻辑性插入语来连接，在分析语段层次时，可以借助句际间的连接词语作出判断，但最主要的还是要真正体会句际间的意义关系，把握作者的思路，从语序上去发现断续点，理清层次，好文章的层次非常清晰，只有层层入手，才能真正理解文章。比如：这篇文章的最后一段，第一句就概括了这一段的主题，The job taught me a valuable lesson“这份工作教会了我宝贵的一课”，随后是这一教训的具体内容。顺理成章，可知这一空格上表达的应该是：今天我仍然带着这个教训：我要听客户的。紧随其后，他还从这些人当中获得更多的信息。整个段落非常完整。