Question

    Father was a hardworking man who tried his best to support his wife and three children. He spent all his evenings attending classes, hoping to improve himself so that he could one day find a better-paid job, except for Sundays. Father________ate a meal together with his family. He worked and studied very hard because he wanted to provide his family with the best things that money could buy.

Whenever the family complained that he was not spending enough time with them, he ________that he was doing all this for them. But he often wished to spend more time with his family.

The day came when the examination results were________. To his joy, father passed with a good mark! Soon after, he was offered a good job as a senior supervisor, which paid quite well.

However, the family still did not get to see father for most of the week. He continued to work very hard, hoping to get the________of manager. Again, whenever the family complained that he was not spending enough time with them, he reasoned that he was doing all this for them.

Father’s hard word paid off and he was promoted. Excitedly, he decided to hire a maid so his wife did not have to do the housework any more. He also felt that their three-room flat was not longer big enough, and it would be nice for his family to be able to enjoy the comfort of a condominium. Having experienced the rewards of his hard work many times before, father decided to further his studies and work at being promoted again. The family still did not get to see much of him again.

As expected, father’s hard work________again and he bought a beautiful condominium near the coast of Singapore. On the first Sunday evening in their new home, father told his family that he had decided not to take one more________or pursue any more promotions. From then on he was going to spend more time with his family.

Father did not wake up the next day.

1.A.often B.frequently C.hardly D.never

2.A.defended B.found C.realized D.reasoned

3.A.announced B.made C.guessed D.produced

4.A.location B.position C.name D.title

5.A.took off B.paid off C.turned off D.set off

6.A.trouble B.stress C.courses D.routes

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.B

6.C

【解析】

1.句意：爸爸几乎不和家人一起吃饭。

考查副词辨析。often经常；frequently频繁地，经常；hardly几乎不；never从不，绝不。由上文“He spent all his evenings...except for Sundays.”可知，“除了星期天，他用所有的晚上时间上课”，所以“他几乎不能和家人一起吃饭”。故选C。

2.句意：每当这家人抱怨他……时，他就认为他所做的一切都是为了他们。

考查动词辨析。defended防御，保护，保卫，辩解，辩白；found找到；realized意识到；reasoned推理，推论，推断，思考，理解。由第四段最后一句“Again...he reasoned that he was doing all this for them.”，此空填reasoned，与下文呼应；而defend作“辩解，辩白”解时，常用结构是：defend sb./yourself/sth.(from/against sb./sth.)。故选D。

3.句意：考试成绩公布的那一天到了。

考查动词辨析。announced宣布，宣告；made制造，制作 guessed猜测； produced生产。由主语“the examination results（考试成绩）”可知，谓语动词是announced，与助动词be（were）构成被动语态。故选A。

4.句意：……希望得到经理一职。

考查名词辨析。location地方，地点，位置；position位置，职位，职务；地方name名字；title标题。根据句意及句子结构可知，空格处表示“职位，职位”；the position of the manager意为“经理的职位”。故选B。

5.句意：不出所料，爸爸的努力又有了回报……

考查动词词组辨析。took off起飞，paid off回，turned off关闭，set off动身、出发、引爆。由第五段首句“Father’s hard word paid off and he was promoted.（爸爸的努力得到了回报，他被提升了。）”可知，“不出所料，爸爸的努力又有了回报……”。故选B。

6.句意：……他已经决定不再学习任何课程或追求升职。

考查名词辨析。trouble困难，麻烦；stress压力；courses课程；routes路线，路途。由首段第二句“He spent all his evenings attending classes……”可知，“他用所有的晚上时间来上课”，但现在“他已经决定不再学习任何课程或追求升职”。故选C。