Question

When I walked into McCarley’s Bookstore in Ashland, Ore, I began to scan titles on the shelves. The man behind the counter, Mac McCarley, asked if I’d like . I said yes because I needed to for college.

I worked after school and during summers, and the job helped pay for my freshman year of college. I would work many other jobs: I made coffee in the Students’ Union college and even made maps for the US Forest Service. But selling books was one of the most

One day a woman asked me for on cancer. She seemed fearful. I showed her everything we had in and found other books we could . She left the store , and I’ve always remembered the I felt in having helped her.

Years later, as a in Los Angeles, I heard about an immigrant （移民）child who was born with his thumb attached, weblike, to the rest of his hands. His family couldn’t a corrective operation, and the boy lived in , hiding his hand in his pocket. I

my boss to let me do the . After my story was broadcast, a doctor and a nurse called, to perform the operation for free.

I visited the boy in the recovery room after the operation. The first thing he did was hold up his hand and said , “Thank you.” I felt a sense of reward.

At McCarley’s Bookstore I always sensed I was working for the , not the store. Today it’s . NBC News pays my salary, but I feel as if I work for the , through my “Today” show, helping them make of the world.

1. A. a bookB. the placeC. a jobD. the boss

2.A.gain experienceB. start savingC. get a degreeD. get grades

3.A. duringB. afterC. beforeD. behind

4.A. boringB. tiringC. satisfyingD. important

5.A. adviceB. medicineC. helpD. books

6.A . stockB. mindC. shelvesD. counter

7. A. borrowB. publishC. introduceD. order

8.A.much happierB. less anxiousC. less disappointedD. more confident

9.A. prideB. interestC. anxietyD. difficulty

10.A. doctorB. booksellerC. TV reporterD. writer

11. A. affordB. doC. supportD. pay

12.A. dangerB. troubleC. shameD. need

13. A. suggestedB. requiredC. expectedD. persuaded

14. A. storyB operationC. thingD. favor

15. A. promisingB. offeringC. providingD. refusing

16. A. brokenB. damagedC. repairedD. injured

17. A. bossB. customersC. futureD. college

18.A. differentB. trueC. the sameD. new

19.A. childrenB. viewersC. patientsD. strangers

20.A. useB. funC. changeD. sense

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.D

6.A

7.D

8.B

9.A

10.C

11.A

12.C

13.D

14.A

15.B

16.C

17.B

18.C

19.B

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲了作者对于自己工作的诠释和感悟。作者在书店，总是感觉自己是为顾客工作，作者在电视台，感觉好像自己是为电视观众工作。作者通过自己的工作，帮助人们弄清楚这个世界。

1.42 for college. 可知是问我是否想要一份工作。

2. B。考查动词 ：根据I worked after school and during summers, and the job helped pay for my freshman year of college.可知这里意思是因为我需要攒钱上大学。

3. A。考查介词 ：根据I made coffee in the Students’ Union 43 college可知是在大学期间。During在……期间；after在……以后；before在……以前；behind在……的后面。

4.C。考查名词 ：根据She left the store 48 , and I’ve always remembered the 49 I felt in having helped her. 可知，这里意思是但是买书是最令人满意的工作之一。Boring无聊的；tiring累人的；satisfying令人满意的；important重要的。

5. D。考查名词 ：根据She seemed fearful. I showed her everything we had in 46 and found other books we could 47 .可知这里填books。Advice建议；medicine医药；help帮助；books书。

6. A。考查短语 ：根据I showed her everything we had in 46 and found other books we could 47 . 可知我给她看我们现存的所有书。in stock是固定用法，意思是现存。

7. D。考查动词 ：根据I showed her everything we had in 46 and found other books we could 47 .可知发现我们可以订购的其他书。Borrow借；publish出版；introduce介绍；order下订单。

8. B。考查比较级 ：根据and I’ve always remembered the 49 I felt in having helped her. 可知她离开书店时，不是特别焦虑了。much happier更高兴了；less anxious不是特别焦虑了；less disappointed减少失望；more confident更有信心。

9. A。考查名词 ：根据I felt in having helped her.可知我总是记得这份自豪。Pride自豪；interest兴趣；anxiety忧虑；difficulty困难。

10.C。考查名词 ：根据NBC News pays my salary, but I feel as if I work for the 59 , through my “Today” show, helping them make 60 of the world.可知几年以后，我作为洛杉矶的电视记者。Doctor医生；bookseller书商；TV reporter记者；writer作者。

11.A。考查动词 ：根据After my story was broadcast, a doctor and a nurse called, 55 to perform the operation for free. 可知他的家庭付不起手术费。Afford付得起；do做；support支持；pay支付。

12. C。考查名词 ：根据hiding his hand in his pocket.可知男孩很羞愧。Danger危险；trouble麻烦；shame羞愧；need需要。

13.D。考查动词 ：根据I 53 my boss to let me do the 54 .可知是我说服我的老板。Suggested建议；required要求；expected期望；persuaded说服。

14.A。考查名词 ：根据After my story was broadcast,可知这里填story。Story故事；operation手术；thing事件；favor好感。

15. B。考查现在分词 ：根据a doctor and a nurse called, 55 to perform the operation for free. 可知一位医生和一位护士提供免费的手术。Promising有前途的；offering提供；providing规定；refusing拒绝。

16.C。考查形容词 ：根据I visited the boy in the recovery room after the operation. The first thing he did was hold up his 56 hand and said , “Thank you.” I felt a sense of reward. 可知，他举起修复好的手。Broken破碎的；damaged被损害的；repaired被修复的；injured受伤的。

17. B。考查名词 ：根据At McCarley’s Bookstore I always sensed I was working for the 57 , not the store.可知在书店，我总是感觉我是为顾客工作。Boss老板；customers顾客；future未来；college大学。

18. C。考查形容词 ：根据At McCarley’s Bookstore I always sensed I was working for the 57 , not the store. Today it’s 58 . NBC News pays my salary, but I feel as if I work for the 59 , through my “Today” show, helping them make 60 of the world.可知这里意思是今天也是一样的。Different不同的；true真的；the same相同的；new新的 。

19. B。考查名词 ：根据NBC News pays my salary, but I feel as if I work for the 59 ,可知我感觉好像我是为电视观众工作。Children孩子们；viewers电视观众；patients病人；strangers陌生人。

20. D。考查短语 ：根据through my “Today” show, helping them make 60 of the world. 可知这里意思是帮助他们弄清楚这个世界。Make sense of是固定用法，意思是弄清楚。

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