阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～20各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案.

　　Jack Baines is a self-made millionaire, but his beginnings were very lowly. He was the youngest of eight children. His father __1__ in the cotton mills (纱厂) of Blackburn, Lancashire in the 1920s, but he was often __2__ to work because of poor health. The family couldn't __3__ to pay the rent (租金), and the children often went __4__. After leaving school at the age of 14, Jack was wondering __5__ to do when Mr. Walker, his old teacher, offered to lend him ￡ 100 to start his own __6__.

　　It was just after the war. Raw materials were not plentiful, and Jack (without __7__ his parents' advice) saw a future in scrap metal (金属切屑). He bought bits of metal and stored them in an old garage. When he had built up a sizeable amount, he sold it and __8__ plenty of money. Jack __9__ working hard．After one year he succeeded in __10__ the￡ 100 and he also __11__ to give Mr. Walker 100% interest to thank him for his generosity (慷慨).

　　By the time Jack was 30 years old he __12__ his first million, and he wanted to celebrate (庆祝) this progress __13__ doing something “great”. With all his money __14__ was possible to build a beautiful home for himself and his parents. In1959, “Baines Castle” was built in the __15__ of the Lancashire countryside. It was one of the finest buildings in the country.

　　Jack has recently sold “Baines Castle” for ￡ 500 million, __16__ Jack still can't get used to __17__. He can often be found drinking with the locals (当地居民) at the local pub (小酒店).

　　“I remember being very __18__ as a child, but __19__ unhappy as a child,” says Jack, “and I will never forget __20__ I came from and who I am.”

　　  Lancashire people are proud of their local hero (英雄).

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A．working hard

B．living a poor life

C．living the good life

D．saving money

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(19)

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(20)

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～20各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案.

　　Jack Baines is a self-made millionaire, but his beginnings were very lowly. He was the youngest of eight children. His father __1__ in the cotton mills (纱厂) of Blackburn, Lancashire in the 1920s, but he was often __2__ to work because of poor health. The family couldn't __3__ to pay the rent (租金), and the children often went __4__. After leaving school at the age of 14, Jack was wondering __5__ to do when Mr. Walker, his old teacher, offered to lend him ￡ 100 to start his own __6__.

　　It was just after the war. Raw materials were not plentiful, and Jack (without __7__ his parents' advice) saw a future in scrap metal (金属切屑). He bought bits of metal and stored them in an old garage. When he had built up a sizeable amount, he sold it and __8__ plenty of money. Jack __9__ working hard．After one year he succeeded in __10__ the￡ 100 and he also __11__ to give Mr. Walker 100% interest to thank him for his generosity (慷慨).

　　By the time Jack was 30 years old he __12__ his first million, and he wanted to celebrate (庆祝) this progress __13__ doing something “great”. With all his money __14__ was possible to build a beautiful home for himself and his parents. In1959, “Baines Castle” was built in the __15__ of the Lancashire countryside. It was one of the finest buildings in the country.

　　Jack has recently sold “Baines Castle” for ￡ 500 million, __16__ Jack still can't get used to __17__. He can often be found drinking with the locals (当地居民) at the local pub (小酒店).

　　“I remember being very __18__ as a child, but __19__ unhappy as a child,” says Jack, “and I will never forget __20__ I came from and who I am.”

　　  Lancashire people are proud of their local hero (英雄).

(1)

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(2)

[　　]

(3)

[　　]

(4)

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(5)

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(15)

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(16)

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A．working hard

B．living a poor life

C．living the good life

D．saving money

(18)

[　　]

(19)

[　　]

(20)

[　　]

根据下列句子及所给汉语注释或首字母，在句子右边的横线上写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空只写一词）

66.His_______(口音) gave him away. He was from Northeast China . 66. _________

67.The new shop across the road has taken away some of my best____(顾客)67. ____

68. The two men stood in the doorway for a little time in    (沉默)      68.______

69.The man_______(威胁) the shop assistant with a knife.           69.________

70. He _______ (慷慨) offered to share all this with me.             70. _______

71. It is in 1949 that they took_________(占有) of this Island.        71. _______

72. Your suggestion sounds very ____________( 吸引人 )．        72.         

73. Our _______(政府) paid more attention to the air pollution．     73.________

74. We’ll ________ (保护) the plants against the weather．          74._______

75. ____(从传统上), western women are married in long white dresses. 75.________

根据下列句子及所给汉语注释或首字母，在句子右边的横线上写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空只写一词）
66.His_______(口音) gave him away. He was from Northeast China . 66. _________
67.The new shop across the road has taken away some of my best____(顾客)67. ____
68. The two men stood in the doorway for a little time in   (沉默)      68.______
69.The man_______(威胁) the shop assistant with a knife.          69.________
70. He _______ (慷慨) offered to share all this with me.            70. _______
71. It is in 1949 that they took_________(占有) of this Island.       71. _______
72. Your suggestion sounds very ____________( 吸引人 )．       72.        
73. Our _______(政府) paid more attention to the air pollution．    73.________
74. We’ll ________ (保护) the plants against the weather．         74._______
75. ____(从传统上), western women are married in long white dresses. 75.________

根据下列句子及所给汉语注释或首字母，在句子右边的横线上写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空只写一词）

66.His_______(口音) gave him away. He was from Northeast China . 66. _________

67.The new shop across the road has taken away some of my best____(顾客)67. ____

68. The two men stood in the doorway for a little time in    (沉默)      68.______

69.The man_______(威胁) the shop assistant with a knife.           69.________

70. He _______ (慷慨) offered to share all this with me.             70. _______

71. It is in 1949 that they took_________(占有) of this Island.        71. _______

72. Your suggestion sounds very ____________( 吸引人 )．        72.        

73. Our _______(政府) paid more attention to the air pollution．     73.________

74. We’ll ________ (保护) the plants against the weather．          74._______

75. ____(从传统上), western women are married in long white dresses. 75.________