Question

【題目】

Carl was an old carpenter (木匠). He was known for using wood and other materials to make furniture, even houses. But he was tired of his job. He thought he was too old to work and ready to retire (退休). His boss was _______ to see the good worker go. He asked the carpenter _______ he could build just one more house. The carpenter said yes, _______ his mind was not on his work at all.

He used poor materials and worked on the house _______. When the carpenter finished his work, the boss _______ the front-door key to him, “This is your house,” he said, “A _______ for you.”

What a _______! What a shame! If he had known he was building his _______ house, he would have done it differently. Now he had to live in the house he had poorly built.

_______ it is with us. We do many things in an absent minded way, reacting rather than acting, willing to finish them less than the best. Sometimes at important points we do not try our best to build our ________. Then with a shame we look at the situation we have ________. We find that we are now living in the house we have poorly built. If we had realized it, we should have done it with our whole heart. But we don’t have a ________ to make it all over again.

Think of ________ as the carpenter. Think about your life. Build it ________. It is the only life you will ever build because life is a do-it-yourself project.

Your life today is the ________ of your attitudes and choices you made in the past. Your life tomorrow will be that of your attitudes and choices you make today.

【1】A. gladB. nervousC. readyD. sorry

【2】A. ifB. andC. howD. why

【3】A. andB. butC. orD. so

【4】A. perfectlyB. completelyC. carelesslyD. successfully

【5】A. handedB. leftC. soldD. threw

【6】A. giftB. promiseC. choiceD. question

【7】A. taskB. reliefC. surpriseD. stress

【8】A. realB. expensiveC. oldD. own

【9】A. NeitherB. SoC. NorD. As

【10】A. studiesB. livesC. jobsD. feelings

【11】A. createdB. changedC. discussedD. improved

【12】A. planB. chanceC. methodD. pleasure

【13】A. himselfB. herselfC. myselfD. yourself

【14】A. wiselyB. peacefullyC. rapidlyD. widely

【15】A. talentB. wealthC. resultD. difference

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】B

【4】C

【5】A

【6】A

【7】C

【8】D

【9】B

【10】B

【11】A

【12】B

【13】D

【14】A

【15】C

【解析】

短文主要講了一個(gè)工匠在退休之前，老板要求其再建一棟房子，由于工匠在退休前根本沒(méi)有心思把工作做好，但當(dāng)他把房子建好，發(fā)現(xiàn)這是老板送給他的房子。這個(gè)故事告訴我們，每一天都要認(rèn)真生活，這樣生活就會(huì)完全不一樣。

【1】句意：看到那個(gè)好工人要走了，他的老板很難過(guò)。A. glad高興的；B. nervous 焦慮的；C. ready準(zhǔn)備好；D. sorry難過(guò)。根據(jù)He was known for using wood and other materials to make furniture他以使用木材和其他材料制作家具而聞名。可知，老板對(duì)于這樣的好工人退休應(yīng)該是感到很難過(guò)。故選D。

【2】句意：他問(wèn)木匠能否再蓋一棟房子。A. if是否；B. and和；C. how怎樣；D. why為什么。

根據(jù)下文的句子The carpenter said yes木匠答應(yīng)了。可知，上文是老板問(wèn)木匠能否再蓋一棟房子。因此用if來(lái)引導(dǎo)。故選A。

【3】句意：木匠答應(yīng)了，但他一點(diǎn)也不想干活。A. and和；B. but但是；C. or或者；D. so因此。句子The carpenter said yes和句子 his mind was not on his work at all.之間存在著轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，語(yǔ)境是：木匠雖然答應(yīng)了，但他一點(diǎn)也不想干活。故選B。

【4】句意：他用不好的材料，粗心大意地建房子。A. perfectly完全地；B. completely徹底地；C. carelessly粗心地；D. successfully順利地。根據(jù)下文的句子What a ___7___! What a shame! If he had known he was building his ___8___ house, he would have done it differently. Now he had to live in the house he had poorly built. 可知，這位木匠是粗心大意的建房子。故選C。

【5】句意：木匠完成工作后，老板把前門(mén)的鑰匙遞給他，“這是你的房子，”他說(shuō)。A. handed交；遞；B. left離開(kāi)；C. sold轉(zhuǎn)讓；D. threw投；擲。根據(jù)“This is your house,” he said, “這是你的房子，”他說(shuō)�？芍�，是老板把前門(mén)的鑰匙遞給他。故選A。

【6】句意：給你的一份禮物。A. gift禮物；B. promise承諾；C. choice選擇；D. question問(wèn)題。根據(jù)“This is your house,” he said, “這是你的房子，”他說(shuō)�？芍�，這是老板給木匠的禮物。故選A。

【7】句意：真是個(gè)驚喜！真遺憾！A. task任務(wù)；B. relief寬慰；C. surprise令人驚奇的事；D. stress精神壓力。根據(jù)If he had known he was building his ___8___ house, he would have done it differently. 如果他知道他在建造自己的房子，他會(huì)做不同的事情。可知，木匠對(duì)于老板贈(zèng)送給他的禮物感到很驚奇。故選C。

【8】句意：如果他知道自己在建自己的房子，他會(huì)做得不一樣。A. real真正的；B. expensive昂貴的；C. old舊的；D. own自己的。句子If he had known he was building his ___8___ house, he would have done it differently.是由if引導(dǎo)的虛擬語(yǔ)氣。根據(jù)he would have done it differently. 他會(huì)做得不一樣。可知，如果他知道自己在建自己的房子。他會(huì)做得不一樣。故選D。

【9】句意：我們也是這樣。A. Neither兩者都不；B. So因此；C. Nor也不；D. As作為。根據(jù)下文的句子We do many things in an absent minded way, reacting rather than acting, willing to finish them less than the best. 可知，我們多數(shù)人和木匠是一樣的。故選B。

【10】句意：有時(shí)在重要的時(shí)刻，我們不會(huì)盡力去建造我們的生活。A. studies學(xué)習(xí)；B. lives生活；C. jobs工作；D. feelings感覺(jué)。根據(jù)上文的句子If he had known he was building his ___8___ house, he would have done it differently. Now he had to live in the house he had poorly built. 可知，如果他知道自己在建自己的房子，他會(huì)做得不一樣。也就是在重要的時(shí)刻，我們不會(huì)盡力去建造我們的生活。故選B。

【11】句意：然后，帶著羞恥的心情來(lái)看待我們所創(chuàng)造的情況。A. created創(chuàng)造；B. changed改變；C. discussed討論；D. improved改進(jìn)。根據(jù)下文We find that we are now living in the house we have poorly built. If we had realized it, we should have done it with our whole heart. 我們發(fā)現(xiàn)我們現(xiàn)在住在我們建得很差的房子里。如果我們意識(shí)到了，我們就應(yīng)該全心全意地去做�？芍�，我們應(yīng)該帶著羞恥的心情來(lái)看待我們所創(chuàng)造的情況。故選A。

【12】句意：但我們沒(méi)有機(jī)會(huì)重來(lái)一遍。A. plan 計(jì)劃；B. chance機(jī)會(huì)；C. method方法；D. pleasure樂(lè)趣。But表示轉(zhuǎn)折，以及to make it all over again說(shuō)明我們沒(méi)有機(jī)會(huì)重來(lái)一遍。錯(cuò)過(guò)了就沒(méi)有了。故選B。

【13】句意：把自己想象成木匠。A. himself他自己；B. herself她自己；C. myself我自己；D. yourself你自己。think of oneself as把自己想象成……。結(jié)合下文的句子Think about your life. 想想你的生活�？芍�，這里是把自己想象成木匠。故選D。

【14】句意：明智地建造它。A. wisely聰明地；B. peacefully安詳?shù)兀?/span>C. rapidly急速地； D. widely普遍地。根據(jù)下文的句子It is the only life you will ever build because life is a do-it-yourself project.這是你將要建立的唯一的生活，因?yàn)樯�活是一個(gè)自己動(dòng)手的項(xiàng)目�？芍�，上文應(yīng)該是明智地建造它。故選A。

【15】句意：你今天的生活是你過(guò)去的態(tài)度和選擇的結(jié)果。A. talent天才；B. wealth錢(qián)財(cái)；C. result結(jié)果；D. difference差別。根據(jù)Your life tomorrow will be that of your attitudes and choices you make today.你明天的生活將是你今天的態(tài)度和選擇。可知，你今天的生活應(yīng)該是你過(guò)去的態(tài)度和選擇的結(jié)果。故選C。

完形填空題與單項(xiàng)選擇題不同，它給出的是一篇意思較為完整的短文。做該題型試題時(shí)，首先應(yīng)跳過(guò)空格通讀全文，以全文為背景，聯(lián)系句子的上下文進(jìn)行推理和判斷，從4個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出一項(xiàng)進(jìn)行試填�？忌�可以從詞義用法、固定搭配、邏輯推理和上下文的聯(lián)系等方面去考慮。最后應(yīng)再把全文通覽一遍，細(xì)心檢查所選答案能否使短文上下連貫，前后呼應(yīng)，詞句通順，使短文意思完整。檢查時(shí)還應(yīng)從語(yǔ)法、慣用法、邏輯推理和事情發(fā)生的情節(jié)等方面進(jìn)行考慮，以達(dá)到準(zhǔn)確無(wú)誤之目的。第8小題考查形容詞辨析。句意：如果他知道自己在建自己的房子，他會(huì)做得不一樣。A. real真正的；B. expensive昂貴的；C. old舊的；D. own自己的。句子If he had knon he was building his ___8___ house, he would have done it differently.是由if引導(dǎo)的虛擬語(yǔ)氣。根據(jù)he would have done it differently. 他會(huì)做得不一樣�？芍�，如果他知道自己在建自己的房子。他會(huì)做得不一樣。故選D。第12小題是考查名詞辨析。句意：但我們沒(méi)有機(jī)會(huì)重來(lái)一遍。A. plan 計(jì)劃；B. chance機(jī)會(huì)；C. method方法；D. pleasure樂(lè)趣。But表示轉(zhuǎn)折，以及to make it all over again說(shuō)明我們沒(méi)有機(jī)會(huì)重來(lái)一遍。錯(cuò)過(guò)了就沒(méi)有了。故選B。