Question

Jason and Harry joined a wholesale company together just after graduation. They both worked very hard.

After several years, the boss made Harry sales manager but Jason   31  a salesman. One day Jason could not take it anymore. He handed in his resignation letter (辞职信) to the boss and complained that the boss did not   32  hard-working employees, but only raised those   33 tried to please him. He thought that it was really   34  .

In order to help Jason to realize the   35  between him and Harry, the boss asked Jason to do the   36  --- "Go and find out if there is anyone selling watermelons in the market." Charlie went, returned and only said, "Yes." The boss asked, "How much per kg?" Charlie went back to the market to ask and returned to   37  , "$ 12 per kg."

The boss told Jason that he would ask Harry the  38  question. Harry went, returned and said, "Boss, only one person selling watermelons. $12 per kg, $ 100 for 10 kg. He has a total of 340 melons. On the table are 58 melons, and every melon weighs about 15 kg,   39 from the South two days ago. They are fresh, red, and of good   40 ."

Jason was   41  and he realized the difference between himself and Harry. He decided not to leave but to learn from Harry.

My dear friends, you know, a more   42  person is more observant(观察力敏锐的), thinks more and understands in   43  . For the same matter, he sees several years ahead,   44  you see only tomorrow. The difference between a year and a day is 365 times, so how could you   45 ?

Think: how far have you seen ahead in your life? How thoughtful are you?

1.	A．made B．became C．remained D．kept

 

2.	A．enjoy B．meet C．treat D．value

 

3.	A．which B．that C．who D．whom

 

4.	A．unusual B．unfair C．careless D．meaningless

 

5.	A．competition B．relationship C．difference D．distance

 

6.	A．following B．finding C．shopping D．searching

 

7.	A．offer B．answer C．retell D．repeat

 

8.	A．familiar B．difficult C．same D．simple

 

9.	A．taken B．come C．bought D．heard

 

10.	A．look B．quality C．condition D．shape

 

11.	A．moved B．surprised C．puzzled D．encouraged

 

12.	A．important B．intelligent C．successful D．hardworking

 

13.	A．time B．depth C．need D．common

 

14.	A．while B．though C．unless D．since

 

15.	A．see B．think C．know D．win

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.D

3.C

4.B

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.C

9.C

10.B

11.B

12.C

13.B

14.A

15.D

【解析】本文主要告诉我们人与人之间的区别，成功的人通常有着更敏锐的观察力，思考得更多，理解得更深入。对于同一件事来说，成功的人能看到未来几年，而一般人只看到明天。

1.句意：老板让Harry 当销售经理，而Jason仍然是销售员。故选C。

2.句意：老板并没有使辛勤工作的员工发挥价值。故选D。

3.句意：指老板指提升那些讨好他的人，故这里是定语从句故选C。

4.根据语境这里是unfair，不公平的。

5.根据语境这里指不同点，故选C.

6.这里指做下面的事件，故用following。

7.这里指跑过来回答，故用answer。

8.这里指相同的问题，故选C。

9.句意:西瓜两天前从南部买回来的，故选C。

10.固定短语 of good quality 质量好，故选B。

11.句意：杰森非常惊讶他意识到自己和哈利之间的区别。故选B。

12.根据语境这里指一个较成功的人他有着更敏锐的观察力……,故选C

13.固定短语，understand in depth ,深度理解，故选B。

14.while 然而，两者比较。

15.句意：之间的区别是一年与一天，365倍差距，你又怎能获胜了？故选D。