Question

Yesterday my grandfather told me about his early days. When he left school, he found a job in a post office. He worked hard in the    . Soon he had more money than his friends   his hard work. It seemed that he would have a bright future.
When he was 25 years old, however, he began to         his job. He wanted a more exciting one, so he left the post office. Two months later, he found a new job in a big company. Workers in this company   traveled a lot. At first he really enjoyed the traveling.   after a year, he began to hate it. He had to   and he was always in a car or on a train. The worst thing was he couldn’t make any new friends! Even so, his boss was not satisfied with him. Two years later he had to leave the company.
He was    at that time, so he sold his house. He had to accept a part time job in a book shop. He was surprised to find he loved it! He made new friends every day and he enjoyed reading books. Three years later, he   the shop owner’s daughter. Soon they had their first child. In the next ten years, they had another three      and four more book shops! He became very rich indeed.
“Life is   ,” he told me. “The most important thing is that you should always try your best. Never give up!”

小题1:	A．factory B．theatre C．bank D．post office

小题2:	A．because B．because of C．as a result D．while

小题3:	A．dislike B．love C．like D．enjoy

小题4:	A．almost B．usually C．seldom D．never

小题5:	A．So B．And C．But D．Though

小题6:	A．stay in one place B．move around C．make noise D．make a wish

小题7:	A．happy B．energetic C．rich D．poor

小题8:	A．married B．understood C．met D．visited

小题9:	A．sisters B．brothers C．children D．cousins

小题10:

A．boring B．important C．necessary D．wonderful

Answer 1

小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:B
小题5:C
小题6:B
小题7:D
小题8:A
小题9:C
小题10:D

试题分析：这篇短文讲的是通过作者的爷爷讲他以前的经历，告诉作者生命是精彩的，但永远要尽最大努力，要永不放弃。
小题1:考查名词与语境理解。A. factory工厂； B. theatre剧院； C. bank银行； D. post office 邮局，句意：他在邮局里工作非常努力。根据上文When he left school, he found a job in a post office. （他毕业后，在邮局找了一份工作。）可知此空选D。
小题2:考查语法与语境理解。A. because因为； B. because of因为； C. as a result作为……的结果； D. while当……时候，句意：因为他的努力工作很快他比朋友有了更多的钱。此空表原因，because后跟从句，because of 后跟名词或代词，故选B。
小题3:考查动词与语境理解。A. dislike不喜欢； B. love爱； C. like喜欢； D. enjoy喜欢，享受，句意：然而在他25岁时他就开始不喜欢他的工作。因文中有however（然而）一词，表转折，说明他开始不喜欢这份工作，故选A。
小题4:考查副词与语境理解。A. almost几乎； B. usually通常； C. seldom几乎不； D. never从不，句意：在这家公司的工人经常旅游。根据下文提到他一开始非常喜欢旅游，可知此空应填“usually”，故选B。
小题5:考查连词与语境理解。A. So因此； B. And和； C. But但是； D. Though虽然，句意：但一年后，他开始讨厌这份工作。根据句意及上下文此处表转折，故选C。
小题6:考查词组与语境理解。A. stay in one place呆在一个地方； B. move around到处活动； C. make noise制造噪音；     D. make a wish许愿，句意：他不得不到处走动，并且是不是在汽车上就是在火车上。因为上文提到这家公司的工人们经常旅游，所以要到处跑，故选B。
小题7:考查形容词与语境理解。A. happy高兴的； B. energetic有活力的； C. rich富有的； D. poor贫穷的，句意：他在那时很贫穷，因此卖了房子。根据下文他卖掉房子，说明他很贫穷，故选D。
小题8:考查动词与语境理解。A. married结婚； B. understood   理解； C. met 遇到； D. visited参观，拜访，句意：三年后他和店主的女儿结了婚。根据下文Soon they had their first child（很快他们有了第一个孩子）可知此处是指他和店主的女儿结了婚。故选A。
小题9:考查名词与语境理解。A. sisters姐妹； B. brothers兄弟； C. children孩子们； D. cousins表（堂）兄弟，姐妹，句意：在以后十年里他们又有了三个孩子和四个多书店。根据句意及上下文此题选C。
小题10:考查形容词与语境理解。A. boring无聊的； B. important重要的； C. necessary必须的；   D. wonderful精彩的，句意：生命是精彩的。根据上下文作者的爷爷通过自己的经历告诉作者生命是丰富多彩的，但自己要尽力，不要放弃。故选D。