Question

One Friday, a businessman decided to ask his boss for a salary raise．Before going to     , he told his wife about it．All day long he felt     and uneasy．Finally, in the late afternoon, he gathered the courage to approach his employer．To his     , the boss agreed to give him a raise．

That evening, the     husband arrived home and was surprised to see a beautiful table set with their best china and     candles．Smelling the aroma （香味）of the wonderful meal, he     that someone from the office had called his wife and tipped her off （透露消息）．

Finding her in the kitchen, he eagerly     the details of his good news．When they sat down to the meal, next to his plate he found a note that read: ''Congratulations, darling．I knew you'd get the      ．This dinner is to show you how much I love you．''

After dinner, on his way to the      to help his wife serve dessert, he noticed a second card had slipped out of his wife's pocket．Picking it up, he read: ''Don't worry about not getting the raise．You     it anyway．This dinner is to show how much I love you．"

1.A．school B．work C．home D．dinner

2.A．nervous B．relaxed C．curious D．dangerous

3.A．anger B．disappointment C．sorrow D．delight

4.A．careful B．cheerful C．helpful D．wonderful

5.A．deserted B．burned C．lighted   D．used

6.A．heard B．found C．guessed   D．forgot

7.A．shared B．told C．knew D．talked

8.A．position B．note C．raise   D．news

9.A．office B．living-room C．kitchen   D．study

10.A．donate B．devote C．demand D．deserve

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.C

6.C

7.A

8.C

9.C

10.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文通过描述一位妻子对丈夫无条件的爱，来告诉我们对待家人要付出自己所有的爱，这样才会让我们的世界更美好更和谐。

1.】B名词辨析school学校， work工作， home家，dinner晚餐。从前面的句子：One Friday, a businessman decided to ask his boss for a salary raise.可知他在上班前，他告诉妻子这件事，故选B.

2.】A形容词辨析nervous紧张的，relaxed放松的，curious好奇的，dangerous危险的。根据语境可知一整天他都感到紧张和不安，故选A.

3.】D名词辨析anger生气，disappointment失望，sorrow悲伤，delight 高兴。根据语境“令他高兴的是，老板同意给他加薪”可知，故选D.

4.】B形容词辨析careful仔细的，cheerful愉快的，helpful 有帮助的，wonderful精彩的。从上文的To his delight , the boss agreed to give him a raise.可知高兴的丈夫回家了，故选B.

5.】C形容词辨析deserted抛弃，burned燃烧，lighted点亮，used 使用。根据语境可知妻子已经铺好了一张桌子点燃了蜡烛，故选C.

6.】C动词辨析 heard听说，found发现，guessed猜想， forgot忘记。根据语境可知他并没有告诉妻子这个好消息而她似乎已经知道了，所以他猜想有同事秘密地把消息告诉了妻子，故选C.

7.】A动词辨析 shared分享，told告诉，knew 知道，talked 谈论。根据语境可知他来到厨房急切的和妻子分享这个好消息。故选A.

8.】C名词辨析 position位置，note便条，raise筹集，饲养，提高，news 消息。根据上文One Friday, a businessman decided to ask his boss for a salary raise.可知丈夫的工资增加了，所以妻子祝贺丈夫加薪，故选C.

9.】C名词辨析office办公室，living-room起居室，kitchen厨房，study学习。根据上文Finding her in the kitchen可知吃完饭以后，丈夫去厨房帮助妻子准备甜点，故选C.

10.】D动词辨析donate捐赠，devote投入，demand要求，deserve 值得。根据语境可知妻子认为丈夫应该得到加薪。故选D.

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