Question

 

請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

Carolyn Stradley is the founder of C&S Paving Ine.(鋪路公司)in Atlanta,USA.In the following account,she recalls the job that challenged her   1and skill but left her flying high.

“When the Atlanta Airport was under   2in 1979,we were a new company struggling to make it.National Car Rental wanted to have 2500 square meters of dirt paved   3the cars could be on site   4the airport opened,and the official opening was only ten days away!   5other local paving company wanted to do the job,   6it couldn’t be done in such a short time.”

“Because we were new and really needed the work,we were   7to try harder.We gave National Car Rental our offer and    8our best effort to get the job finished within ten days.We also   9them that if we failed,they would be no worse off,   10they had plenty to gain if we succeeded.”

“We got the job and immediately went into   11.Working at night needed lights,so I rented a machine to produce electricity for the site.Our   12challenge was to keep the rock mixture   13enough.All the available water wagons(灑水車(chē))were rented out for the airport construction,and we certainly couldn’t afford to buy a new one.  14,I got a special   15to rent fire engine hoses(消防水龍帶)and connect them to nearby hydrants(消防);then I   16held one of those hoses to   17down the rock.”

“Those ten days were filled with challenges that  18one creative idea after another.Nine days later,the night before the airport opened,National Car Rental was the  19company that had cars on the parking lot.”

“The key to our success was having the    20to take on any job and then being creative in our approach to getting it done.”

1.A.kindness            B.patience          C.imagination           D.experience

2.A.construction        B.repair                C.control               D.development

3.A.after           B.as                    C.for               D.so

4.A.while           B.since             C.where             D.when

5.A.Some            B.Any               C.No                D.Every

6.A.stating         B.reporting         C.telling               D.warning

7.A.able                B.nervous           C.afraid                D.willing

8.A.supported       B.promised          C.continued         D.improved

9.A.asked           B.surprised         C.reminded          D.demanded

10.A.though         B.but               C.as                    D.unless

11.A.discussion     B.action                C.practice          D.production

12.A.next               B.first             C.past              D.previous

13.A.cold               B.wet               C.loose             D.clean

14.A.Naturally          B.Obviously         C.Meanwhile         D.Instead

15.A.excuse         B.order             C.permit                D.reason

16.A.exactly            B.personally            C.angrily               D.hardly

17.A.pull               B.knock             C.hit                   D.water

18.A.required           B.mixed             C.followed          D.formed

19.A.best               B.last              C.second                D.only

20.A.courage            B.interest              C.hope              D.chance

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

解析:imagination 意為“想象力”。根據(jù)短文的最后一句話(huà)“The key to our success was having the courage to take on any job and then being creative in our approach to getting it done.”可判斷出Carolyn Stradley回憶了挑戰(zhàn)她的想象力的工作,因?yàn)橹挥芯哂邢胂罅Σ拍苡袆?chuàng)造性。kindness意為“仁慈,親切,好意,善意”;patience意為“耐性,忍耐”;experience意為“經(jīng)驗(yàn),體驗(yàn),經(jīng)歷,閱歷”。

2.A

解析:construction意為“建設(shè)”。根據(jù)下文中的“National Car Rental wanted to have 2500 square meters of dirt paved so the cars could be on site...”可判斷出在1979年the Atlanta Airport在建設(shè)中,因?yàn)橹挥薪ǔ珊蟛拍荛_(kāi)放。repair意為“修理,修補(bǔ)”；control意為“控制,支配,管理,調(diào)節(jié),抑制”；development意為“發(fā)展”。

3.D

解析:so意為“以便,為了”。so用于so that 結(jié)構(gòu),口語(yǔ)常將 that 省略。句意為“當(dāng)機(jī)場(chǎng)開(kāi)放時(shí),汽車(chē)能夠開(kāi)到工地現(xiàn)場(chǎng)”。after 意為“在……之后”；as意為“當(dāng)……的時(shí)候”；for意為“因?yàn)椤薄?/p>

4.D

解析:when引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句,表示當(dāng)機(jī)場(chǎng)開(kāi)放時(shí)。while引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句時(shí),從句的謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞必須是延續(xù)性動(dòng)詞。since 意為“自從”,與現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)連用表示動(dòng)作從過(guò)去的某個(gè)時(shí)候開(kāi)始,一直延續(xù)到現(xiàn)在的動(dòng)作或存在的狀態(tài)。where引導(dǎo)地點(diǎn)狀語(yǔ),意為“在……地方”。

5.C

解析:no意為“沒(méi)有”。根據(jù)下文中的“it couldn’t be done in such a short time”可判斷出沒(méi)有任何一個(gè)公司在這么短的工期內(nèi)完成這項(xiàng)任務(wù)。故選C項(xiàng)。some表示“某一個(gè)”。any用于肯定句意為“任何一個(gè)”,表示任何一個(gè)公司都能完成。every意為“每一個(gè)”。

6.A

解析:state意為“聲明,陳述,規(guī)定”。下文中的“it couldn’t be done in such a short time”作其賓語(yǔ),表示聲稱(chēng)不能在如此短的時(shí)間內(nèi)完成任務(wù)。report意為“報(bào)導(dǎo),匯報(bào),報(bào)到,告發(fā)”;tell意為“告訴,說(shuō),吩咐,斷定”;warn意為“警告,注意,通知”。

7.D

解析:willing意為“樂(lè)意的,自愿的,心甘情愿的”。根據(jù)上文中的“Because we were new and really needed the work”可判斷出因?yàn)槭切麻_(kāi)辦的公司,又真的需要工作,所以樂(lè)意做這項(xiàng)工作。able意為“能……的,有才能的,能干的,能夠的”；nervous意為“神經(jīng)緊張的,不安的”；afraid意為 “害怕,擔(dān)心”。

8.B

解析:promise意為“允諾,答應(yīng)”。表示答應(yīng)盡力在這段時(shí)間內(nèi)完成任務(wù)。故選B項(xiàng)。support意為“支撐,扶持,支持,支援,擁護(hù),維持,贍養(yǎng),忍受”；continue意為“繼續(xù),連續(xù),延伸”；improve意為“改善,改進(jìn)”。

9.C

解析:remind意為“提醒,使想起”。表示提醒他們。ask意為“問(wèn),要求,需要,邀請(qǐng)”；surprise意為“使驚奇”；demand意為“要求,需要,要求知道,查詢(xún)”。

10.B

解析:but意為“但是”。根據(jù)“they would be no worse off ”和“they had plenty to gain if we succeeded”之間的關(guān)系可判斷出它們表示轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系,所以要but連接。though 意為“雖然”；as意為“因?yàn)椤�；unless意為“如果不”。

11.B

解析:action意為“動(dòng)作,作用,戰(zhàn)斗,行動(dòng),舉動(dòng),行為”。go into action意為“投入戰(zhàn)斗”,表示他們馬上行動(dòng)起來(lái)。discussion意為“討論”；practice意為“實(shí)行,實(shí)踐,實(shí)際,慣例,習(xí)慣,練習(xí),實(shí)習(xí),開(kāi)業(yè)”；production意為“生產(chǎn),產(chǎn)品,作品”。

12.A

解析:next意為“下一次,其次”。根據(jù)上文中的“Working at night needed lights,so I rented a machine to produce electricity for the site.”可判斷出他們的第一個(gè)挑戰(zhàn)是需要燈光,下一個(gè)挑戰(zhàn)是使巖石的混合物保持潮濕。first意為“第一的”；past意為“過(guò)去的,結(jié)束的”；previous意為“在前的,早先的”。

13.B

解析:wet意為“濕的,潮濕的”。根據(jù)下文中的“All the available water wagons were rented out for the airport construction,and we certainly couldn’t afford to buy a new one.”可判斷出使巖石的混合物保持足夠潮濕。cold意為“寒冷的,使人戰(zhàn)栗的”;loose意為“寬松的,不精確的,不牢固的,散漫的,自由的”;clean意為“清潔的,干凈的,清白的”。

14.D

解析:instead意為“代替”。根據(jù)上文中的“All the available water wagons were rented out for the airport construction,and we certainly couldn’t afford to buy a new one.”可判斷出由于灑水車(chē)都被別人租用了,所以他們用消防水龍代替。naturally意為“自然地”；obviously意為“明顯地”；meanwhile意為“其時(shí),其間”。

15.C

解析:permit意為“許可,允許,準(zhǔn)許”。因?yàn)樽庥孟�防水龍需要特許。excuse意為“原諒,申辯,作為……的托辭,為……免去”。order意為“次序,順序,正常(工作)狀態(tài),秩序,會(huì)議規(guī)則,命令,定購(gòu),定單”。reason意為“理由,原因,動(dòng)機(jī)”。

16.B

解析:personally意為“親自地,以個(gè)人”。表示Carolyn Stradley親自澆水。exactly意為“正確地,嚴(yán)密地”；angrily意為“憤怒地”；hardly意為“幾乎不”。

17.D

解析:water意為“澆水”。根據(jù)上文中“Our next challenge was to keep the rock mixture wet enough.”可判斷出要保持巖石混合物足夠潮濕就必須往巖石上澆水。pull意為“拉,拖,拔”；knock意為“敲,敲打,敲擊,(使)碰撞”；hit意為“打擊,打,碰撞,”。

18.A

解析:require意為“需要”。表示需要想出一個(gè)又一個(gè)主意的挑戰(zhàn)。mix意為“使混和,混淆,混合”；follow意為“跟隨,追隨,沿……而行,理解,遵循,從事”；form意為“形成,構(gòu)成,排列,(使)組成”。

19.D

解析:only意為“唯一的,單獨(dú)的”。根據(jù)上文的內(nèi)容可判斷出因?yàn)镹ational Car Rental在飛機(jī)場(chǎng)請(qǐng)C&S Paving Inc.建造了停車(chē)場(chǎng),所以它是唯一一個(gè)在機(jī)場(chǎng)有停車(chē)場(chǎng)的公司。best意為“最好的”；last意為“最后的,臨終的,末尾的,最近的”；second意為“第二，另一個(gè),又一個(gè)”。

20.A

解析:courage意為“勇氣”。根據(jù)上文的內(nèi)容可判斷出當(dāng)時(shí)沒(méi)有一個(gè)公司愿意承擔(dān)這項(xiàng)任務(wù),但C&S Paving Inc.接受了挑戰(zhàn),完成了任務(wù),這需要勇氣。interest意為“興趣,關(guān)心,重要性,影響”；hope意為“希望”；chance意為“機(jī)會(huì),可能性,偶然性”。