Question

完形填空  先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

While Henry was getting ready for work one Friday morning, he announced to his wife that he finally decided to ask his boss for a pay raise. All day Henry doubted ______ Mr Stevenson would refuse or not. The thought of walking into Stevenson’s office made Henry ______ at the knees. Later in the afternoon he finally had the ______ to do that. To his great joy, the ever-frugal(一贯节省的) Stevenson agreed. What great happiness the ______ gave Henry!

Henry arrived home wearing a smile on his face. His wife, May, prepared a nice meal ______  his favourite dishes. At once he ______ someone in his office had told her about it. Next to his plate he found a   ______. It read, “Congratulations, my love! I’m so proud of you. I’ve prepared this dinner to______ just how much I love you.” He read it and thought how lovely May was.

After dinner, Henry was on his way to the kitchen when he saw a second card on the floor. He picked it up. It read, “Don’t worry about not getting the raise! You’re well worth one! I’ve prepared this dinner to show just how much I love you______ you didn’t get it.” Tears(眼泪) in eyes, Henry now knew May’s support for him didn’t   ______ on his success at work.

1.A. when           B. how               C. that            D. whether

2.A. strong         B. weak              C. happy          D. pleased

3.A. thought        B. energy           C. courage        D. strength

4.A. praise        B. award            C. reward          D. raise

5.A. as             B. including         C. beyond         D. except

6.A. supposed      B. understood       C. confirmed       D. remembered

7.A. letter         B. note              C. mail           D.notice

8.A. show          B. mark            C. mean            D. remind

9.A. until          B. although          C. whenever        D. since

10.A. carry         B. keep              C. depend          D. hold

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.B

6.A

7.B

8.A

9.B

10.C

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：本文叙述了Andrew在公司的工作取得了一定的成绩之后，他告诉他的妻子他要请求老板给他涨工资，他经过了思想的准备工作就和老板说了，没有想到老板答应了，他很高兴，准备回家和妻子分享这个好消息，没有想到妻子为他准备好饭菜，而人没有在家，却留了两张不同的卡片给他，卡片上写着无论是哪种结果，她都会很爱自己的丈夫。

1.D考查连词及语境理解。句意：亨利整天怀疑史蒂文森先生是否会拒绝。when当……的时候；how怎么；that那；whether是否。whether…or not是一个固定结构，所以选D。

2.B考查形容词及语境理解。句意：走进史蒂文森办公室的想法让亨利膝部发软。strong强壮的；weak虚弱的；happy 愉快的；pleased高兴的。联系上文中All day Henry doubted Mr Stevenson would refuse or not.可知该选B。

3.C考查名词及语境理解。句意：在下午晚些时候，他终于有了勇气。thought思想；energy能量；courage勇气；strength力量。根据句意结合语境可知该选C。

4.D考查动词及语境理解。句意：这提升给了亨利多么大的幸福！ praise 赞美；award 授予；reward 报酬；raise提升。联系前面的To his great joy, the ever-frugal(一贯节省的) Stevenson agreed.可知该选D。

5.B考查介词及语境理解。句意：他的妻子，可能准备了一餐好吃的包括他最喜欢的菜。As作为；including 包括；beyond 超过；except除了。根据句意结合语境可知该选B。

6.A考查动词及语境理解。句意：在他的办公室应该有人告诉了她。supposed应该； understood 理解；confirmed 确认；remembered记得。根据句意结合语境可知该选A。

7.B考查名词及语境理解。句意：在他的盘子旁边,他找到了一个条子。letter 信；note便条； mail邮件；notice注意。根据后面句子It read, “Congratulations, my love! I’m so proud of you. I’ve prepared this dinner to just how much I love you.” 可知该选B。

8.表明我有多爱你。show展示；mark标记；mean意思；remind提醒。根据句意结合语境可知该选A。

9.B考查连词及语境理解。句意：我准备晚餐尽管我爱你但你没有得到它。until直到；although尽管；whenever无论何时；since自从。根据句意结合语境可知该选B。

10.了没有对他的支持他就不可能在工作中成功。 Carry挑，扛；keep保持；depend依靠；hold握住。根据句意结合语境可知该选C。

考点：考查故事类短文。