My first job was at a local restaurant, where I worked for seven years and learned so many lessons, especially from a fellow  36  .

Helen was in her 30s and had extraordinary self-confidence, something I was really  37  . I looked up to Helen  38  she was doing what she loved—  39  people better. She always made everyone, customers and co-workers,   40  and feel good.

Being a waitress changed my life. One of my  41  customers was Fred Hasbrook. He always ate an omelet, and when I saw him _42  , I tried to have it on his table as soon as he sat down.

Thanks to the newfound confidence I  43  __from Helen, I dreamed of having my own  __44  . But when I called my parents to ask for a loan, they said, “We just don’t have the money.”

The next day, Fred saw me and asked, “What’s  45  ? You’re not smiling today.” I  __46__my dream with him and said, “Fred, I know I can do more if somebody  47  just have faith in me.”

Before long he handed me checks  48  __$50,000—along with a note that I have to this day. It reads, “The only collateral(抵押品)on this loan is my trust in your  49  as a person. Good people with a dream should have  50  __to make that dream come true.”

I took the checks to Merrill Lynch, where the money was provided for me. I_ 51 __working at the restaurant, making  52  for the restaurant I would open. My plans soured, though, and I lost the  53  .

Later I decided to apply for a job at Merill Lynch. Even though I had no experience, I was__54  and ended up becoming a pretty good agent.   55  . I paid back Fred the $50,000, plus 14-percent annual interest. Five years later, I was able to open my own firm.

1.A. friend     B. waitress      C. citizen     D. customer

2.A. losing                                     B. earning                              C. sharing             D. lacking

3. A. while                                     B. though                               C. because            D. unless

4. A. serving                                 B. respecting                         C. helping             D. praising

5. A. work                                      B. eat                C. smile                     D. speak

6.A. regular                                   B. favorite                              C. respected         D. fresh

7.A. eating                                     B. greeting                             C.smiling              D. coming

8.A. found out                               B. picked up                           C. got back            D. took away

9.A. restaurant                              B. work                                  C. house                D. money

10.A. ahead                                   B. that C. there                      D. up

11.A. exchanged                           B. discussed                           C. shared              D. explained

12.A. should                                  B. would                                C. might                D. must

13.A. totaling                               B. counting                            C. adding              D. valuing

14.A. ability                                   B. honesty                              C. responsibility D. identity

15.A. patience                               B. confidence                         C. choice               D. chance

16.A. loved                                    B. practiced                           C. continued         D. enjoyed

17.A. tables                                   B. plans                                  C. decisions          D. suggestions

18.A. faith                                     B. honesty                              C. money              D. friend

19.A. hired                                    B. rejected                             C. encouraged      D. determined

20.A. Fortunately                          B. Excitedly                            C. Personally         D. Eventually

 

【答案】

 

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.C

6.A

7.D

8.B

9.A

10.D

11.C

12.B

13.A

14.B

15.D

16.C

17.B

18.C

19.A

20.D

【解析】

試題分析:

1.B 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)下文可知Helen就是我的fellow waitress.我從她那里學(xué)會(huì)了很多。

2..D 動(dòng)詞辨析。A失去B掙得C分享D缺少;指自信正我真正需要的東西。

3.C 連詞辨析。我尊敬Helen是因?yàn)樗谧鏊约合矚g的事情。

4.A 動(dòng)詞辨析。A服務(wù)B尊敬C幫助D表?yè)P(yáng);Helen喜歡的做的事情就是給別人提供服務(wù)。

5..C 動(dòng)詞辨析。A工作B吃C微笑D說(shuō);她總是讓顧客同事微笑并感覺(jué)很好。

6..A 形容詞辨析。A規(guī)則的B最喜歡的C尊敬的D新鮮的;根據(jù)He always ate an omelet說(shuō)明A正確。

7..D 動(dòng)詞辨析。A吃B問(wèn)候C微笑D來(lái);指當(dāng)我看見(jiàn)他來(lái)的時(shí)候,只要他坐下了,我就把蛋餅放在他的桌子上。

8..B 短語(yǔ)辨析。A發(fā)現(xiàn)B撿起,學(xué)會(huì)C后退D帶走;多虧了從Helen那里學(xué)會(huì)的自信,我夢(mèng)想有自己的餐廳。

9..A 名詞辨析。A餐廳B工作C房子D錢(qián);我夢(mèng)想有自己的餐廳。

10..D 固定詞組。What’s up?怎么了?

11..C 動(dòng)詞辨析。A交換B討論C分享D解釋?zhuān)晃宜窒砹宋业膲?mèng)想。即我把我的夢(mèng)想告訴了他。

12.B 語(yǔ)法分析。本句是虛擬語(yǔ)氣,條件句中表示與現(xiàn)在事實(shí)相反,使用情態(tài)動(dòng)詞加動(dòng)詞原形。Would會(huì)。如果有人會(huì)信任我。

13..A 詞義辨析。A總共有B包括C補(bǔ)充D貴重;不久以后他給我了錢(qián)—共計(jì)有5萬(wàn)美元。

14..B 名詞辨析。A能力B誠(chéng)實(shí)C責(zé)任D身份;唯一的抵押品就是你的誠(chéng)實(shí)。

15..D 名詞辨析。A耐心B信心C選擇D機(jī)會(huì);有夢(mèng)想的人應(yīng)該有機(jī)會(huì)實(shí)現(xiàn)自己的夢(mèng)想。

16..C 動(dòng)詞辨析。A愛(ài)B練習(xí)C繼續(xù)D喜歡;我繼續(xù)在餐廳工作,為我自己的餐廳知道計(jì)劃。

17..B 名詞辨析。A桌子B計(jì)劃C決定D建議;我繼續(xù)在餐廳工作,為我自己的餐廳知道計(jì)劃。

18..C 名詞辨析。A信心B誠(chéng)實(shí)C錢(qián)D朋友;然而我的計(jì)劃失敗了,我輸了那筆錢(qián)。

19..A 動(dòng)詞辨析。A雇傭B拒絕C鼓勵(lì)D決定;即使我沒(méi)有經(jīng)驗(yàn),但我被雇傭了,最終成為很好的代理人。

20..D 副詞辨析。A幸運(yùn)地B興奮地C私下地D最終地;最后我付清了他借我的5萬(wàn)元,加上每年百分之14的利息。

考點(diǎn):考查夾敘夾議類(lèi)完型

點(diǎn)評(píng):本文介紹我在工作中遇見(jiàn)的同事Helen給我留下的熱愛(ài)工作的印象,以及Fred對(duì)我無(wú)私的幫助,讓我對(duì)生活充滿了激情。點(diǎn)答題前一定要讀懂全文,弄清文章要表達(dá)的思想,注意前后段落之間的關(guān)系。答題中,一定要認(rèn)真分析,注意選項(xiàng)與上下文的關(guān)系,與前后單詞的關(guān)系。對(duì)于一時(shí)沒(méi)有太大的把握的題可以放到最后再來(lái)完成,因?yàn)橛袝r(shí)答案可以從下文內(nèi)容體現(xiàn)出來(lái)。答完后再通讀一篇文章,看看所選選項(xiàng)能不能是語(yǔ)句通順,語(yǔ)意連貫。

 

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