Question

 

請認真閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

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)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”。根據短文的最后一句話“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回憶了挑戰她的想象力的工作,因為只有具有想象力才能有創造性。kindness意為“仁慈,親切,好意,善意”;patience意為“耐性,忍耐”;experience意為“經驗,體驗,經歷,閱歷”。

2.A

解析:construction意為“建設”。根據下文中的“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在建設中,因為只有建成后才能開放。repair意為“修理,修補”；control意為“控制,支配,管理,調節,抑制”；development意為“發展”。

3.D

解析:so意為“以便,為了”。so用于so that 結構,口語常將 that 省略。句意為“當機場開放時,汽車能夠開到工地現場”。after 意為“在……之后”；as意為“當……的時候”；for意為“因為”。

4.D

解析:when引導時間狀語從句,表示當機場開放時。while引導時間狀語從句時,從句的謂語動詞必須是延續性動詞。since 意為“自從”,與現在完成時連用表示動作從過去的某個時候開始,一直延續到現在的動作或存在的狀態。where引導地點狀語,意為“在……地方”。

5.C

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

6.A

解析:state意為“聲明,陳述,規定”。下文中的“it couldn’t be done in such a short time”作其賓語,表示聲稱不能在如此短的時間內完成任務。report意為“報導,匯報,報到,告發”;tell意為“告訴,說,吩咐,斷定”;warn意為“警告,注意,通知”。

7.D

解析:willing意為“樂意的,自愿的,心甘情愿的”。根據上文中的“Because we were new and really needed the work”可判斷出因為是新開辦的公司,又真的需要工作,所以樂意做這項工作。able意為“能……的,有才能的,能干的,能夠的”；nervous意為“神經緊張的,不安的”；afraid意為 “害怕,擔心”。

8.B

解析:promise意為“允諾,答應”。表示答應盡力在這段時間內完成任務。故選B項。support意為“支撐,扶持,支持,支援,擁護,維持,贍養,忍受”；continue意為“繼續,連續,延伸”；improve意為“改善,改進”。

9.C

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

10.B

解析:but意為“但是”。根據“they would be no worse off ”和“they had plenty to gain if we succeeded”之間的關系可判斷出它們表示轉折關系,所以要but連接。though 意為“雖然”；as意為“因為”；unless意為“如果不”。

11.B

解析:action意為“動作,作用,戰斗,行動,舉動,行為”。go into action意為“投入戰斗”,表示他們馬上行動起來。discussion意為“討論”；practice意為“實行,實踐,實際,慣例,習慣,練習,實習,開業”；production意為“生產,產品,作品”。

12.A

解析:next意為“下一次,其次”。根據上文中的“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挑戰是需要燈光,下一個挑戰是使巖石的混合物保持潮濕。first意為“第一的”；past意為“過去的,結束的”；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,其間”。

15.C

解析:permit意為“許可,允許,準許”。因為租用消防水龍需要特許。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,秩序,會議規則,命令,定購,定單”。reason意為“理由,原因,動機”。

16.B

解析:personally意為“親自地,以個人”。表示Carolyn Stradley親自澆水。exactly意為“正確地,嚴密地”；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”。表示需要想出一個又一個主意的挑戰。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,構成,排列,(使)組成”。

19.D

解析:only意為“唯一的,單獨的”。根據上文的內容可判斷出因為National Car Rental在飛機場請C&S Paving Inc.建造了停車場,所以它是唯一一個在機場有停車場的公司。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,又一個”。

20.A

解析:courage意為“勇氣”。根據上文的內容可判斷出當時沒有一個公司愿意承擔這項任務,但C&S Paving Inc.接受了挑戰,完成了任務,這需要勇氣。interest意為“興趣,關心,重要性,影響”；hope意為“希望”；chance意為“機會,可能性,偶然性”。