Question

【题目】My father is a wise man although he just finished high school. Before leaving for ______， my father sat me down and told this unforgettable story to me. It is one I shall never forget. After you read the story, you'll ______ what I mean.

There is an old story of a boilermaker(锅炉修理工) who repaired a huge steamship boiler system that was not working well. After ______ the engineer's description of the problems and asking a few questions, he went to the boiler's room. He looked at many pipes, listened to the sound of the boiler and noise of steam for a few ______， and touched some pipes with his ______. Then he thought for a while, reached into his workclothes and took out a small hammer, and tapped(敲) a bright red valve(阀门) one time. ______， the system began working perfectly, and the boilermaker went home. ______ the steamship owner received a bill for $1，000, he complained(抱怨) that the boilermaker was only in the engine room for 15 minutes and asked so ______. So the boilermaker sent him a bill that ______ as follows:

For tapping the valve: $0.50

For knowing ______ to tap: $999.50

Total: $1，000.00

“Tony，” he said, “I want you to go to college so that you can get your degree, but more importantly, I want you to return with an education.”

【1】A. home B. college C. America D. office

【2】A. guess B. study C. know D. hear

【3】A. talking with B. looking for C. writing down D. listening to

【4】A. minutes B. hours C. days D. weeks

【5】A. eyes B. feet C. hands D. face

【6】A. At once B. At last C. At all D. At first

【7】A. Until B. When C. Because D. But

【8】A. few B. little C. many D. much

【9】A. told B. read C. wrote D. drew

【10】A. who B. why C. when D. where

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 B

【2】 C

【3】 D

【4】 A

【5】 C

【6】 A

【7】 B

【8】 D

【9】 B

【10】 D

【解析】

父亲在儿子上大学前给他讲了一个锅炉修理工的故事。一个巨大的轮船锅炉系统出了毛病，一位锅炉修理工被请去对其进行修理，在听完工程师的描述并问了几个问题之后，修理工只用15分钟的时间便解决了问题。船主对修理工用时很少却要求支付1000美元的劳务费的事情感到不满，于是修理工给他写了一张账单，上面写着拍阀费0.5美元，知道拍哪里999.5美元。通过这个故事，父亲激励儿子应该努力学习、接受教育、拿到学位。

【1】句意：在我动身上大学前，我爸爸让我坐下来并给我讲了个难忘的故事。A家；B大学；；C美国；D办公室。根据最后一段“I want you to go to college so that you can get your degree, but more importantly, I want you to return with an education.” 可知父亲在我上大学前给我讲个个故事，故应选B。

【2】句意：在读完我的故事，你会知道我的意思。A猜测；B学习；C知道、了解；D听说。根据语境可知读完故事后，才会了解作者的意思，故选C。

【3】句意：在听完工程师对问题的描述并且问了几个问题之后，他进入到了锅炉房。A和…交谈；B寻找；C记下，写下；D听。根据句中engineer's description of the problems可知应是听工程师的描述，故选D项。

【4】句意：他看着许多管子，听了几分钟锅炉和蒸汽的声音。A分钟；B小时；C天；D周。根据语境可知父亲通过听声音的方式检查管线，B、C、D项所指时间较长，不符合语境，故应选A选项。

【5】句意：他看着许多管子，听了几分钟锅炉和蒸汽的声音，并且用手触摸了一些管子。A眼睛；B脚；C手；D脸。根据语境可知是用手触摸管子，故选C项。

【6】句意：立刻，系统开始完美地工作了。A立刻，马上；B最后；C根本，究竟；D起初，首先。根据后文the boilermaker went home可知锅炉修理工敲了一下红色的阀门后，系统立刻正常工作了，故选A项。

【7】句意：当船主收到一张一千美元的帐单时，他抱怨说那修理工只在锅炉房呆了 15 分钟，并且问了那么多。A直到；B当…时；C因为；D但是。根据上下文语境可知当船主收到账单是才开始抱怨，故选B项。

【8】句意：当船主收到一张一千美元的帐单时，他抱怨说那修理工只在锅炉房呆了 15 分钟，并且问了那么多。A项few意为“很少”，用于修饰可数名词复数；B项little意为“很少”，用于修饰不可数名词；C项many意为“许多”，用于修饰可数名词复数；D项much可作为形容词修饰不可数名词，也可作为副词修饰动词、形容词或副词本身，根据and asking a few questions可知他问得很多，但此处修饰动词ask，故选D项。

【9】句意：所以锅炉修理工寄给了他这样一张账单，内容如下：A告诉；B读；C写；D画。英语里常用read表示某标语、告示牌、账单等上面写的内容，故应选B项。

【10】句意：知道敲哪里，999.5美元。A谁；B为什么；C什么时候；D哪里。根据上文tapped(敲) a bright red valve可知锅炉工准确地知道敲哪里能解决问题，故本题应选D。