Question

Lilly was a French Canadian girl who grew up in the farming community. When she was 16, her father her to drop out of school to contribute to the family income. With English as her second language and education, the future didn't look bright for Lilly.

Lilly's father was a stubborn man who took “no” for an answer. He told Lilly to find a job. With small hope of gaining , each day, she would just ride to the city, walk around and at dusk return home.

On one of her trips, Lilly saw a sign at a big company. she knocked on her very first door. In her English, Lilly told the office manager she was interested in the position of being a secretary. The manager to give the girl a chance. He directed her to type a single letter, and then . Lilly looked at the clock and saw it was 11：40 a．m. She thought everyone would be leaving for lunch at noon, when she could away in the crowd. But she knew she should the letter.

On her first try, Lilly got through one line of five words and made four mistakes. On her second attempt, she completed a full paragraph, but still made many mistakes. She looked at the clock: 11：55—five minutes to . Just then, the manager walked in. He came directly over to Lilly, read the letter and said, “Lilly, you're doing work !”

With those simple words of encouragement, her desire to escape disappeared and her began to grow. Lilly thought，“Well, if he thinks it's good, then it must be good. I think I'll stay！” Lilly did stay—all because someone gave a and uncertain girl the gift of self---confidence when she knocked on the door.

1.A. remindedB. forced C. encouraged D. helped

2.A. poor B. formal C. good D. modern

3.A. often B. usually C. sometimes D. hardly

4.A. employment B. improvement C. judgment D. development

5.A. carefully B. happily C. aimlessly D. rapidly

6.A. Confidently B. Proudly C. Calmly D. Nervously

7.A. broken B. perfect C. written D. fluent

8.A. refused B. decided C. pretended D. failed

9.A. stopped B. continued C. left D. sighed

10.A. break B. slip C. pass D. drive

11.A. read B. write C. attempt D. deliver

12.A. freedom B. success C. discussion D. reward

13.A. terrible B. excellent C. honest D. easy

14.A. belief B. patience C. confidence D. strength

15.A. shy B. lonely C. selfless D. modest

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.A

5.C

6.D

7.A

8.B

9.C

10.B

11.C

12.A

13.B

14.C

15.A

【解析】

试题分析：Lilly到一家公司求职，面试时她本来打算放弃，后来因为经理给予的鼓励和自信而被成功录用了。

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7.sh as her second language and____education”是线索提示。所以选A。

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10.∶40 am以及下文的at noon可知，她想人人都会在中午去吃午餐(lunch)，到时她就可以混在人群中溜掉。slip away溜出去，悄悄离开。所以选B。

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考点: 考查故事类完型填空