Question

I was working as a consultant(顾问) in a beer company, helping the president and senior vice-presidents with something important. It was a big      . At the same time, my mother was in the    stages of cancer.

I worked during the day and    40 miles home to be with her every night. It was    and stressful, but it was what I wanted to do. My promise was to continue to do excellent consulting during the day,    my evenings were very hard. I didn’t want to    the president with my situation.     I felt someone at the company wanted to    what was going on. So I told the vice-president of Hunan Resources, asking him not to   the information with anyone.

A few days    , the president called me into his office. I    he wanted to talk to me about one of the many issues we were    on. When I entered, he asked me to sit down. He faced me from across his large    , looked me in the eye and said, “I     your mother is very ill.”

I was totally    by surprise and burst into tears. He just looked at me, let my   subside(平息)，and then he        said a sentence I will never forget: “Whatever you need.” That was it. His     and willingness to both let me be in my pain and to offer me    were qualities of compassion(同情) that I   with me to this day.

1.A. honourB. successC. challengeD. task

2.A. previousB. finalC. fineD. developing

3.A walkedB. rodeC. ranD. drove

4.A. tiringB. excitingC. boringD. frightening

5.A. as ifB. after allC. even thoughD. now that

6.A helpB. puzzleC. cheatD. bother

7.A. orB. yetC. andD. so

8.A. knowB. realizeC. hearD. announce

9.A. enjoyB. learnC. shareD. hide

10.A. afterB. agoC. beforeD. later

11.A. knewB. figuredC. doubtedD. found

12.A. workingB. gettingC. livingD. going

13.A. roomB. officeC. deskD. computer

14.A. guessB. hearC. believeD. think

15.A. hitB. gotC. madeD. caught

16.A. cryingB. explainingC. talkingD. worrying

17.A. suddenlyB. sadlyC. gentlyD. carefully

18.A. happinessB. understandingC. excitementD. sadness

19.A. everythingB. anythingC. nothingD. something

20.A. takeB. bringC. helpD. carry

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.A

5.C

6.D

7.B

8.A

9.C

10.D

11.B

12.A

13.C

14.B

15.D

16.A

17.C

18.B

19.A

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：这是一篇记叙文，记叙作者在工作的同时照顾自己病重的母亲，公司的董事长的理解和帮助让作者终身难忘。

1.。A. honour荣誉，B. success成功，C. challenge挑战，D. task任务，从前面的句子：helping the president and senior vice-presidents with something important可知帮助总裁副总裁一些重要的事情是一个很大的挑战，选C

2.。A. previous以前的，B. final最后的，C. fine好的，D. developing发展中的，从后面的句子，your mother is very ill.” 可知同时我妈妈是癌症晚期，选B

3.D

4.。A. tiring 令人疲劳的，B. exciting令人兴奋的，C. boring令人厌倦的，D. frightening令人害怕的，从前面的句子： I worked during the day and     40 miles home to be with her every night.可知这样做是令人疲劳的，选A

5.。A. as if好像，B. after all毕竟，C. even though即使，D. now that既然，即使晚上很难，我许诺白天要继续做好的咨询师，选C

6.。A help帮助，B. puzzle使困惑，C. cheat欺骗，D. bother麻烦，我不想用我的事情麻烦总裁，选D

7.。A. or或者，B. yet仍然，C. and并且D. so所以，我不想用我的事情麻烦总裁，然而公司有人想知道发生了什么，选B

8.。A. know知道，B. realize意识到，C. hear听到，D. announce宣布，从后面的句子：So I told the vice-president of Hunan Resources,可知公司有人想知道发生了什么，选A

9.。A. enjoy享受，B. learn学习，C. share分享，D. hide躲藏，我把我的事情告诉副总裁，让他不要告诉别人，share sth with sb和…分享，选C

10.。A. after之后，B. ago在…前面，C. before 前面，D. later后来，几天后，总裁把我叫到办公室，later前面接一段时间，after后面接一段时间，选D

11.。A. knew知道，B. figured明白，估计，C. doubted怀疑，D. found发现，我估计他想和我谈我们现在做的主要的事情，选B

12.。.A. work on从事，B. get on上车，C. live on以…为生，D. go on继续，进行，句意：我估计他想和我谈我们现在做的主要的事情，选A

13.。A. room房间，B. office办公室，C. desk课桌，D. computer电脑，他从大桌子的那头面对着我，选C

14.。A. guess猜，B. hear听说，C. believe相信，D. think认为，因为作者没有告诉总裁，所以是他听说的，选B

15.。A. hit击打，B. got得到，C. made制作，D. caught抓住，be caught by surprise感到意外，选D

16.。A. crying哭，B. explaining    解释，C. talking谈话，D. worrying担心，从前面的句子：burst into tears.可知总裁是让我哭，选A

17.。A. suddenly突然，B. sadly难过的，C. gently温柔地，D. carefully仔细的，从后面的句子;“Whatever you need.” That was it.可知这句话是总裁温柔的说的，选C

18.。A. happiness快乐，B. understanding理解，C. excitement兴奋，D. sadness难过，从前面的句子：He just looked at me, let my      subside(平息)，可知总裁对作者“理解”，选B

19.。A. everything每件事，B. anything任何事， C. nothing没有什么，D. something一些东西，从前面的句子：“Whatever you need.”可知总裁愿意提供给作者一切，选A

20.。A. take拿，带走，B. bring带来，C. help帮助，D. carry携带，这些同情的品质是我到现在一直难忘的。carry sth with sb随身携带，选D

考点：考查故事类短文