Question

完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從41～60各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A.B.C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題紙上將該選項(xiàng)標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑。

    Jack Baines is a self-made millionaire, but his beginnings were very lowly. He was the youngest of eight children. His father had a  41  in a cotton mill (紗廠), but he was often  42  to work because of poor health. The family couldn’t  43  to pay the rent or bills, and the children often went  44 . After leaving school at the age of 14, Jack was  45  what to do when Mr Walker, his old teacher, offered to lend him ￡100 to start his own  46 .

It was just after the war. Raw materials were not enough, and Jack saw a  47  in scrap metal(廢棄金屬). He bought bits of metal and stored it in an old garage. When he had built up a large amount, he sold it and  48  plenty of money. Jack  49  working hard. After one year he succeeded in  50  the ￡100.

　　By the time Jack was 30 years old he had  51  his first million, and he wanted to  52  this achievement by doing something “ 53 ”. With all his money it was  54  to build a beautiful home for himself and his parents. In 1959, “Baines Castle” was built in the  55  of the Lancashire countryside. It was one of the finest buildings in the country.

　  Jack has recently sold “Baines Castle” for ￡500 million,  56  Jack still can’t get used to  57  the good life. He can  58  be found drinking with the locals at the local pub（酒吧）.

    “I remember being very  59  as a child, but never  60  as a child,” says Jack, “and I will never forget where I came from and who I am.”

1. A. job	B. work	C. company	D. house
2. A. able	B. glad	C. unable	D. eager
3. A. offer	B. like	C. expect	D. afford
4.A. wrong	B. hungry	C. ill	D. bad
5.A. seeing	B. wondering	C. doubting	D. preparing
6.A. school	B. farm	C. business	D. store
7. A. problem	B. purpose	C. future	D. principle
8.A. spent	B. borrowed	C. wasted	D. earned
9.A. enjoyed	B. preferred	C. promised	D. hated
10.A. developing	B. saving	C. repaying	D. paying
11.A. given	B. made	C. taken	D. lost
12.A. remember	B. honor	C. celebrate	D. recognize
13. A. common	B. simple	C. interesting	D. great
14.A. impossible	B. possible	C. obvious	D. basic
15. A. ground	B. front	C. spot	D. heart
16.A. so	B. and	C. or	D. but
17. A. using	B. sparing	C. living	D. keeping
18. A. often	B. never	C. sometimes	D. seldom
19. A. rich	B. poor	C. healthy	D. well
20. A. proud	B. satisfied	C. unhappy	D. happy

 

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A2.C3.D4.B5.B    

6.C7.C8.D9.A10.C  

11.B12.C13.D14.B15.D        

16.D17.C18.A19.B20.C

【解析】略