(2010年启东中学期中检测)Mr.Glen is a millionaire.Five years ago, after returning from abroad to his motherland.he 1 up his small company.Speaking of success, Glen often tells us a story about his 2 expensive “school fee.He always owes his success to it. At that time.Glen, who already got a Ph.degree, decided to return to the homeland, starting a company.Before 3 . he bought a Rolex watch with the 4 made through years of work after school and the scholarships.At the airport he had to accept the routine customs check.The watch on his wrist was also demanded to be 5 down for inspection.Glen knew that carrying the 6 goods out had to pay the tax.And he worried about paying 7 for his watch.So when he was checked, he told a lie that his watch was a worthless 8 .When he was 9 of his“smarts , immediately. 10 the presence of Glen, the officers hit the watch, which 11 nearly ￥100,000, into pieces at hearing Glen’s words.Glen was amazed. 12 he understood why, he was taken to the office to be 13 strictly.For many times of entryexit 14 he knew that only those people in the“blacklist would “enjoy this special treatment.The officers looked out everything carefully in the box.and warned him 15 time of entry and exit he must accept the check and if 16 reusing and carrying fake and shoddy goods, he would be charged according to the law! Suddenly, his face turned red, and he had nothing in mind after 17 the plane for long. After returning to the homeland, he often told the story to his family, and his employees, too.He said that this made a deep 18 on him, because the additional high “school fee that he had ever paid made him realize the value of 19 .which he would 20 as the secret of his success forever. [解题导语] 俗话说“贪小便宜吃大亏 .在生活中诚信显得很重要.本文通过描述Mr.Glen的一段亲身经历说明了这一道理. 1．A.set B．came C．went D．called 解析:选A.考查固定搭配.set up设立.成立,come up走近.出现,go up上升.增长,call up召唤.使想起.由语境可知选A.他成立了他的小公司. 2．A.good B．bad C．extra D．few 解析:选C.根据全文可知.Mr.Glen把这次教训当做交了一次“额外的 学费.extra额外的.不包括在价目内的.文章最后一段中because an additional high “school fee也有暗示. 3．A.staying B．leaving C．living D．coming 解析:选B.根据前文decided to return to the homeland可知.此处表示“离开 . 4．A.books B．things C．savings D．pounds 解析:选C.空后的made through years of work after school and the scholarships可知.表是他用他的积蓄买的.saving存款.积蓄. 5．A.put B．looked C．taken D．lied 解析:选C.考查固定搭配.take down拿下.摘下,put down放下.拒绝,lie down躺下,look down俯视.跌价.此处的意思是:手表也要摘下来进行检查.故选C. 6．A.ordinary B．common C．specific D．many 解析:选C.根据后文中nearly ￥100,000可排除A和B.从had to pay the tax可知.携带特定的物品出境需要缴税. 7．A.one B．it C．them D．these 解析:选B.it代指前面的the tax. 8．A.present B．trade C．toy D．fake 解析:选D.根据后文中carrying fake and shoddygoods可知. 9.A.afraid B．proud C．well D．hard 解析:选B.be proud of以--自豪.他以为自己的小聪明会得逞.正洋洋自得. 10．A.in B．on C．before D．after 解析:选A.in the presence of Glen“当着Glen的面 . 11．A.paid B．spent C．took D．cost 解析:选D.定语从句的引导词which指代the watch.cost的主语为物.spend的主语为人. 12．A.Before B．After C．If D．Though 解析:选A.根据Glen was amazed可知答案.他还没有明白过来是怎么回事.就被带到了办公室. 13．A.appreciated B．beaten C．spoken D．examined 解析:选D.根据后文“他知道只有`黑名单’上的人才`享受’这种特殊待遇.工作人员仔细检查了他的箱子 可以判断.应选D项. 14．ditions B．experiences C．experiments D．chances 解析:选B.此处指根据多次出入境的经历.他知道--. 15．A.no matter what B．no matter how C．no matter when D．no matter why 解析:选A.工作人员警告他无论什么时候出入境.他都必须接受检查. 16．A.came out B．found out C．sent out D．set out 解析:选B.这是一个省略的虚拟语气句.Iffound out reusing and carrying fake and shoddygoods.he would be charged according to the law!find out“查明 . 17．A.landing B．flying C．catching D．boarding 解析:选D.board the plane登机. 18．A.expression B．idea C．thought D．impression 解析:选D.固定短语make a deep impression on表示“给--留下深刻的印象 . 19．A.honesty B．lies C．goods D．things 解析:选A.根据前文故事可知.他的经历让他懂得了诚实的重要性. 20．A.remember B．learn C．revise D．read 解析:选A.他将永远牢记诚信--他成功的秘密. 【查看更多】
