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。

Miss Carter is a beautiful girl. Her father died two years ago. Her mother and she began to live a _______ life. When she ________ middle school, she couldn’t go on studying. Her uncle found a job for her. Mr. Baker, a rich shopkeeper, hired(雇佣) her. Her work was to clean the rooms and sweep the floors. She tried her best and worked hard. Mrs. Baker liked her and paid her ________ than the other servants(佣人).

It was Sunday, Mr. Baker was reading and Mrs. Baker was watching TV in the sitting room. The girl came in and said, “I’m _________, Mrs. Baker. I have to tell you I can’t work for you any longer.”

It__________ Mr. and Mrs. Baker. The woman asked, “What makes you say that? Aren’t we _______ to you?”

“Yes, you are, Madam,” the girl said. “Have you found a piece of ________ work yet?” Mrs. Baker asked.

“No, I haven’t,” Miss Carter said. “_________ I don’t think you trust me.”

“You are_________, Miss Carter,” said Mr. Baker. “I always think you are a good girl. And I often leave my keys in my study.” “It was true that you often left the keys in your study,” said the girl. “But I could use none of them to _______ the safe(保险箱).”

“Well,” said Mr. Baker. “You can go right now!”

1.A.happy         B.hard                C. good           D. simple

2.A.finished       B.stopped            C. end            D. started

3.A.much            B.more               C. little         D. less

4.A.sorry           B.glad                C. angry          D. excited

5.A.interested     B.worried             C. surprised     D. pleased

6.A.friendly       B.polite              C. rich           D. cold

7.A.good            B.better              C. best           D. well

8.A.But             B.And                 C. Though        D. What

9.A.wrong           B.right              C. foolish        D. bright

10.A. break         B.answer              C. find           D. open

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.A

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.A

9.A

10.D

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：该短文描述了一位贪心的女佣，想要打开主人的保险箱的故事。短文一开始的描述，让人认为这是一个不错的女孩子，可是从短文结尾的描述，女主人才认清了这是个贪心的人，最终痛快地让她走了。

1.B考查形容词及语境理解。句意：她的母亲和她开始过着艰难的生活。happy快乐的；hard艰难的；good好的；simple简单的。联系上文描述可知她过着艰难的生活。所以选B。

2.A考查动词及语境理解。句意：她中学毕业后她不能继续学习。 finished完成；stopped停止；end结束；started开始。联系下文她不能继续学习。可知上文指的是她中学毕业后，所以选A。

3.B考查形容词及语境理解。句意：贝克太太喜欢她并且付给她付比其他的仆人更多的钱。much许多；more更多的；little一点；less较少的。根据than the other servants(可知该用比较级，结合Mrs. Baker liked her可知该选B。

4.A考查形容词及语境理解。句意：我很抱歉，贝克太太。sorry 抱歉的；glad 高兴的；angry愤怒的；excited兴奋的。根据下句I have to tell you I can’t work for you any longer可知该选A。

5.C考查形容词及语境理解。句意：这让贝克先生和夫人感到惊奇。interested感兴趣的；worried担忧的；surprised惊奇的；pleased高兴的。根据句意结合语境可知该选C。

6.A考查形容词及语境理解。句意：我们对你不友好吗？ friendly友好的；polite有礼貌的；rich富有的； cold寒冷的。联系上文中It_________ Mr. and Mrs. Baker. The woman asked, “What makes you say that?可知该选A。

7.B考查形容词及语境理解。句意：你找到更好的工作了吗? good好的；better更好的；best最好的；well健康的。结合语境可知此处指的是更好的工作，所以选B。

8.A考查连词及语境理解。句意：但是我认为你们不信任我。But但是；And和；Though尽管；What说明。结合语境可知前后是转折关系，但是我认为你们不信任我。所以选A。

9.A考查形容词及语境理解。句意：你错了，卡特小姐。wrong 错误的；right 对的；foolish愚蠢的；bright明亮的。联系下文“I always think you are a good girl. And I often leave my keys in my study.” “It was true that you often left the keys in your study,” said the girl. “But I could use none of them to ___45____ the safe(保险箱).”可知句意为你错了卡特小姐。所以选A。

10.但我们不能用他们打开保险箱。break破。打破；answer回答；find找到；open开。联系上文对钥匙的描述，可知此处是指不能打开保险箱。所以选D。

考点：故事类短文阅读。