Question

7．A gentleman put an advertisement in a newspaper to look for a boy to work in his office．From nearly（51）fifty（五十）people，he chose one and refused the（52）others（其他）．
"I should like to know，"said one of his （53）friends（朋友），"Why do you （54）
perfer（更喜欢）that boy？He didn't have a letter or a recommendation．"
"You're wrong，"said the gentleman．"He had a great many．He closed the door（55）
behind（在…后面）him．That showed that he was careful．He gave his seat at once to that old man．I found that he was kind and thoughtful．He took off his cap when he came in and answered my question at once．That showed he was （56）polite（礼貌的）and friendly．"
"I threw some books on the floor by myself and some people went over them，but that boy picked them up and put them on the table．He waited quietly for his turn （57）
instead（代替）of pushing．When I talked to him，I found his （58）clothes（衣服）were tidy，his hair was （59）brushed（刷，梳）clearly and his finger nails were clean．I think these are more important （60）than（比）a letter and a recommendation．"

Answer 1

分析 文章大意：这是一篇记叙文．讲述了一个人在五十个应聘者中脱颖而出，并不是因为他有推荐信，而是因为他在各自细节方面做得很好，通过很多细节动作而体现出他认真，善良，体贴，有礼貌；通过他的着装看出他是一个十分整洁的人，这些品质都比推荐信要重要得多．

解答 51．fifty 考查数词．结合中文提示可知用fifty来表示五十，修饰名词复数people，表示五十个人．
52．others 考查不定代词．one…the others表示一个…（某个特定范围内的）另一些，此题表示50个人除了一个中的另一些，要用复数形式others来表示．
53．friends 考查固定搭配与名词的数．one of+可数名词复数表示…中的一个，此题由中文提示可知用friend来表示朋友，且要用它的复数形式．
54．prefer 考查词形．由中文提示可知用prefer表示更喜欢，且在助动词do后，要用行为动词原形，所以此题填prefer的原形即可．
55．behind 考查介词．由中文提示可知用behind表示在…后面．
56．polite 考查形容词．由中文提示可知用polite表示礼貌的．
57．instead 考查固定搭配．结合中文提示和instead of表示代替可得出此题的答案．
58．clothes 考查名词．由中文提示可知用clothes表示衣服．
59．brushed 考查语态．由中文提示可知用brush表示刷，梳，hair和brush间是动宾关系，当hair作主语时，要用被动语态．结构为be+及物动词的过去分词，此题中be动词was已经给出，所以填brush的过去分词即可．
60．than 考查连词．由中文提示可知用than表示比，是比较级的标志．

点评 考查平日语法知识和词汇题的积累，注意人称时态和名词的数的变化，并结合语境作答，注意上下文间的逻辑关系是解题关键．