閱讀下面短文,從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中,選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。
Monty was a hard-working man who sold bread for a living.He spent all his evenings after work1.______ classes,hoping that he could one day find a better-paid job.Except for Sundays, Monty2.____ ate a meal together with his family.He wanted to3.___his family with the best things money could buy.
3.___ the family complained(抱怨)that he was not spending4.___time with them, he5.___ that he was doing allthis for them.
The day came when the6.____results came out.Monty passed with a high score!Soon after,he was7.____a good job.Like a dream coming true,Monty could now8.____to buy nice clothing and fine food for his family.9.____,the family stilldid not get to see Monty for most of the week.He10.____to work very hard,hoping to get a11.____job as a manager.So he went to study in the open university.Monty’s hard work12.____.He decided to hire a housekeeper to13.____his wife from housework.Having experienced the14.____of his work many times before,Monty decided to15.____his studies and work once more.The family still did not get to see much of him.Infact,to please his16.____,sometimes Montyhad to work on Sundays.
As17.____ ,Monty’s hard work achieved a big success and he bought a beautiful flat near the sea coast.On the first Sunday evening at their new home,Monty declared(宣布)to his family thathe decided not to take any more18.___.From then on he was going to spend more time with his family.
But Monty did not19.____the next day.His family were very sad about it.
36.A.teaching B.taking
C.preparing D.choosing
37.A.often B.ever
C.hardly D.sometimes
38.A.provide B.help
C.share D.combine
39.A.Unless B.Though
C.Before D.Whenever
40.A.some B.enough
C.certain D.full
41.A.lied B.explained
C.added D.realized
42.A.game B.competition
C.research D.examination
43.A.told B.shown
C.offered D.promised
44.A.afford B.decide
C.manage D.remember
45.A.Besides B.Also
C.Instead D.However
46.A.used B.hated
C.continued D.stopped
47.A.better B.more interesting
C.busier D.more useful
48.A.turned back B.got away
C.paid off D.broke down
49.A.free B.keep
C.carry D.protect
50.A.skills B.rewards
C.troubles D.difficulties
51.A.review B.drop
C.complete D.improve
52.A.children B.friends
C.customers D.parents
53.A.expected B.suggested
C.reported D.planned
54.A.trips B.chances
C.jobs D.courses
55.A.call back B.wake up
C.come back D.stay up
答案：
【文章大意】本文是一篇記敘文。Monty是一個非常上進的人,為了給家人提供更好的物質條件,他利用業(yè)余時間繼續(xù)學習,同時努力工作并不斷獲得提升。雖然在奮斗的過程中他想有更多的時間陪家人,卻從未停止忙碌的腳步。當他對物質條件感到滿意,決心多陪陪家人的時候,卻為時已晚。
36.A.teach B.takingC.preparingD.choosing【解析】選B。根據下文的“hoping that he could one day find a better-paid job”可知Monty為了有高薪工作的機會,去學校上課。
37.A.oftenB.everC.hardlyD.sometimes【解析】選C。由下文“the family complained that he was not spending___ time with them”可看出Monty幾乎沒時間跟家里人吃飯。
38.A.provide B.helpC.share D.combine【解析】選A。為了能夠給家人買最好的東西,Monty努力學習和工作,provide sb.with sth.意為“為某人提供某物”。
39.A.UnlessB.ThoughC.BeforeD.Whenever【解析】選D。由下文“he thathe was doing all this for them”可知,此處是指“每當”家人向Monty抱怨時。
40.A.someB.enoughC.certainD.full【解析】選B。根據上文“Except for Sundays, Monty___ate a meal together withhis family.”可知Monty一直沒有足夠的時間去陪伴家人。
41.A.liedB.explainedC.addedD.realized【解析】選B。每當家人向Monty抱怨他沒有足夠的時間陪伴家人時,他都解釋說他做這些是為了家人。
42.A.gameB.competitionC.researchD.examination【解析】選D。由下文“Monty passed with a high score!”可知,此處是考試結果的公布——Monty以優(yōu)異的成績通過了考試。
43.A.toldB.shownC.offeredD.promised【解析】選C。根據下文的“Like a dream coming true...”可知Monty得到了一份好的工作,offered符合文意。
44.A.affordB.decideC.manageD.remember【解析】選A。Monty能夠承擔給家人買漂亮衣服和好食物的費用了。
45.A.BesidesB.AlsoC.InsteadD.However【解析】選D。上文中Monty換了好工作,生活也比以前好了,這與下文的一周大部分時間里家人還是見不到他構成了轉折關系。
46.A.usedB.hatedC.continuedD.stopped【解析】選C。由下文的“hoping to get...a manager”和“went to study”可推斷,Monty找到好工作仍然非常努力地工作。
47.A.betterB.more interestingC.busierD.more useful【解析】選A。根據上文Monty得到了一份好工作,現在又想成為一名經理,可知他努力工作的目的就是希望得到一份更好的工作。
48.A.turned backB.got awayC.paid offD.broke down【解析】選C。結合上下文,Monty每一次的努力都得到了回報,paidoff(有所回報)符合語境。
49.A.freeB.keepC.carryD.protect【解析】選A。此處指Monty雇了一名管家,以減輕妻子的家務負擔。
50.A.skillsB.rewardsC.troublesD.difficulties【解析】選B。rewards此處意為“回報”,之前Monty的學習和努力工作都得到了回報。
51.A.reviewB.dropC.completeD.improve【解析】選D。多次從努力工作中受益,Monty打算再一次使學習和工作得到提高
52.A.childrenB.friendsC.customersD.parents【解析】選C。與之前相比,Monty更忙了,有時連周日都得陪客戶。
53.A.expectedB.suggestedC.reportedD.planned【解析】選A。根據Monty之前每一次的努力都得到了回報,所以這一次成功也是在意料之中。
54.A.tripsB.chancesC.jobsD.courses【解析】選D。跟上文兩次繼續(xù)學習形成對比,此時Monty決定好好陪家人,不再學新的課程了。
55.A.call backB.wake upC.come backD.stay up【解析】選B。下文的“sad about it”給出暗示,But使整個故事的情節(jié)出現了轉折。在Monty決定好好陪家人的第二天,他卻再沒有醒過來。
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