Question

My father had a small business, employing（雇用）fifteen people at any given time. We sold all kinds of milk products. I had worked for my father since I was young,      did all seven kids in my family.
One day, we had a new employee, Debbie, who wanted to work in the store for the summer. She had     done this type of work before, but planned to give it her all.
On her first day, Debbie made just about every mistake in the    . She charged the wrong prices for items, she gave the wrong bag of food to the wrong customer, and she    and broke a half gallon of milk. The torture（折磨）of watching her fighting her way was too much for me. I went into my father’s office and said, “Please go out there and put her out of her misery（苦惱）.” I      him to walk right into the store and let her go away from our store.
Since my father’s office was situated within view of the sales counter, he had surely      what I was talking about. He sat,     , for a moment. Then he got up from his desk and walked over to Debbie, who was standing behind the counter.
“Debbie,” he said, as he put his hand      on her shoulder. “I have been watching you all day, and I saw how you     Mrs. Forbush.”
Debbie’s face turned red and tears began to     in her eyes as she tried hard to remember Mrs. Forbush from the many women she had given the wrong change to or drop off her milk onto the floor.
My father continued, “I’ve never seen Mrs. Forbush be so      to any one of my employees before. You really knew how to deal with her. I am sure that she is going to want you to    her every time she comes in. Keep up the good work.”
In return for being a wise and kind employer, my father got a trusty and hardworking employee for fifteen years … and a friend for life.

小題1:	A．unless B．neither C．as D．nor

小題2:	A．already B．yet C．never D．ever

小題3:	A．vision B．book C．spirit D．position

小題4:	A．dropped B．lost C．touched D．missed

小題5:	A．encouraged B．forced C．expected D．influenced

小題6:	A．followed B．seen C．guessed D．heard

小題7:	A．careful B．upset C．angry D．thoughtful

小題8:	A．gently B．seriously C．lightly D．directly

小題9:	A．accepted B．agreed C．treated D．considered

小題10:

A．run B．well C．appear D．rise

小題11:

A．funny B．hopeless C．rude D．polite

小題12:

A．wait on B．look after C．stand for D．depend on

Answer 1

小題1:C
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:A
小題5:C
小題6:D
小題7:D
小題8:A
小題9:C
小題10:B
小題11:D
小題12:A

試題分析：短文大意：這篇短文主要講述了我的父親在面對一位工作做得不太好的雇員，不是給予批評和解雇，而是努力挖掘這個人的優點，來鼓勵他把工作做得更好，從而不但得到了一批忠心的雇員，還得到了一批終生的朋友。
小題1:考查語境理解及連詞。Unless除非，如果不；neither兩者都不，既不……也不；as隨著，由于,和……一樣的；nor 也不，也沒有。結合語境可知此處指的是，就像我家的所有七個孩子一樣。故選C。
小題2:考查語境理解及副詞。already   已經；yet然而，還；never   從來不；ever曾經，永遠。結合語境可知此處指的是，他以前從來沒有做過這種工作。故選C。
小題3:考查語境理解及名詞。Vision視力，美景；book書籍，帳薄，名冊；spirit精神；position位置。結合語境可知此處指的是，他幾乎犯了所有的錯誤。故選B。
小題4:考查語境理解及動詞。Dropped落下，空投；lost 丟失，迷路；touched接觸，觸摸；missed想念，錯過。聯系后半句描述，可知他把一加侖牛奶掉在地上，摔壞了一半。故選A。
小題5:考查語境理解及動詞。Encouraged鼓舞，激勵；forced促使，推動，強迫；expected盼望，希望；influenced影響。結合語境可知此處指的是，我希望我的父親走進商店，讓黛比離開我們的商店。故選C。
小題6:考查語境理解及動詞。Followed跟隨，追隨；seen看見；guessed猜測；heard聽見。聯系前一句描述，可知此處指的是，父親肯定聽見我說的話了。故選D。
小題7:考查語境理解及形容詞。Careful仔細的，細心的；upset心煩的，混亂的；angry憤怒的；thoughtful深思的，體貼的。結合語境可知此處指的是，父親若有所思的做了一會兒。故選D。
小題8:考查語境理解及副詞。Gently輕輕地，溫柔地；seriously嚴肅地，認真地；lightly輕輕的，容易的；directly直接地。結合語境可知此處指的是，父親輕輕地把手放在他的肩上。故選A。
小題9:考查語境理解及動詞。Accepted接受；agreed同意；treated對待；considered考慮。結合語境可知此處指的是，我看見了你如何對待布希夫人。故選C。
小題10:考查語境理解及動詞。Run奔跑；well涌出；appear   出現，登場；rise升起。結合語境可知此處指的是，他的眼淚開始涌出。故選B。
小題11:考查語境理解及形容詞。Funny有趣的；hopeless絕望的；rude粗魯的；polite禮貌的。結合語境可知此處指的是，我以前從來沒有見過布希夫人如此禮貌地對待我的任何一位雇員。故選D。
小題12:考查語境理解及動詞短語。wait on服侍，焦急地等待；look after照顧；stand for代表，象征；depend on依靠，依賴。結合語境可知此處指的是，我相信她打算每次都讓你來服侍她。故選A。