Question

    When I was young, my parents ran a snack bar in our small town.

    One evening in early April, my mother told me to fill in at the snack bar   36   a worker who had the flu. I told her I would mess it up,   37   I had never worked at the bar before. I   38   that instead of making money, I would end up owing it.

    “You can do it,” said my mother, “  39  , you won’t get much business until lunch.”

    “But I’ll never remember the orders, and I’m no good   40   money. Please, Mom, don’t   41   me.

    “Then I’ll help you,” she said.

    I shrugged my shoulders. I thought my mother’s   42   was a bad one, but I   43  .

    When I got to the bar the next day, I found my mother was   44  . Because the weather that day was rainy and cold, people wanted hot snacks and drinks.   45  , I was really slow at taking the orders and making change. The line of people grew, and everybody seemed   46  , I was so nervous that my hands shook, and I   47   a cup into pieces. What a mess! Then my mother came to   48   me, and she also showed me how to make   49  . If someone gave me $ 5 for something that cost $ 3.25, I handed over   50   quarters and a dollar and said, “75 cents makes four dollars, plus one dollar makes five.” Things went more   51   after that.

    By the end of the day, I could remember orders,   52   the bill, and make change quickly with a smile. I was even a little   53   when the sun came out and dried up business. My mother said she was proud of me, and when she   54   that I work at the snack bar again next year, I did not even shrug. I was too busy   55   the restaurant I would open one day.

36.A. to               B. for                         C. after                        D. over

37.A. because              B. though                    C. until                D. while

38.A. promised            B. noticed            C. worried                   D. hoped

39.A. Therefore            B. However          C. Besides                    D. Yet

40.A. of               B. on                    C. about               D. with

41.A. blame          B. fool                 C. frighten            D. make

42.A. idea             B. bar                   C. day                  D. answer

43.A. guessed              B. obeyed                   C. begged             D. admitted

44.A. angry                 B. sad                  C. worry                      D. ashamed

45.A. At least        B. At last              C. At most                  D. At first

46.A. surprised      B. impolite           C. pleased            D. impatient

47.A. damaged      B. destroyed         C. broke               D. ruined

48.A. scold           B. help                 C. beat                 D. save

49.A. money         B. lunch               C. coffee              D. change

50.A. two                    B. three                C. four                 D. five

51.A. smoothly            B. fairly               C. simply              D. conveniently

52.A. turn in        B. count out         C. take over       D. add up

53.A. discouraged  B. disturbed         C. disappointed     D. distrusted

54.A. thought        B. stated                     C. announced        D. suggested

55.A. imagining     B. preparing        C. examining               D. describing

Answer 1

36---55 BACCD     DABCD   DCBDB   ADCDA  

解析:

36. B      解析:for 意為“代替”,故選B項。after意為“在……之后”。over意為“越過……;在……上面”。

37. A      解析:because 引導原因狀語從句,意為“因為”。根據上文中的“I told her I would mess it up”可判斷出因為作者以前沒有在那兒工作過,所以會弄得一團糟。though引導讓步狀語從句,意為“雖然”。until引導時間狀語從句,意為“直到”。while引導時間狀語從句,意為“當……的時候”。

38. C      解析:worry 意為“焦慮,憂慮,操心,煩惱,發愁”。根據上文中的“I told her I would mess it up”可判斷出作者感到焦慮。故選C項。promise意為“約定,訂約;約好給,許給，允諾,答應”。notice意為“注意到,看到，留心,注意”。

39. C      解析:besides 意為“加之,更,又,還有,而且，另外”,指除此以外還……,用于肯定句,可用于句末或句首,用于句首常跟逗號。根據“You can do it”和“you won’t get much business until lunch”可判斷出一方面作者的媽媽認為他能做好,另一方面,直到午飯時才有很多適應。therefore意為“因此,為此,所以”。however意為“然而,可是”。yet意為“雖……可是,但是”。

40. D      解析:with 意為“和……一起”,no good with money表示“在錢方面不在行”。所以選D項。of是表示所屬關系“……的,屬于……的”。on意為“關于”。about意為“關于”。

41. D      解析:make 意為“使……,強迫……”,make me是make me to do that的省略形式,表示“不要讓我做”。根據上文中的“But I’ll never remember the orders,and I’m no good with money.”可判斷出作者請求母親不要讓他在店里干活。blame 意為“責備,譴責,非難,挑剔”。fool意為“愚弄，欺騙”。frighten意為“使驚懼,嚇唬”。

42. A      解析:idea 意為“主意”。根據上文的內容可判斷出作者認為他媽媽讓他干活的主意是個壞主意。bar意為“賣酒柜臺，酒吧”。answer意為“解答,答案”。

43.B              解析:obey 意為“服從”。根據下文作者在酒吧工作的情況可判斷出雖然他認為媽媽的主意是一個壞主意,但還是服從了。guess意為“推測,猜測”。beg意為“乞求,請求，懇請”。admit意為“承認,容許(辯解)”。

44. C      解析:wrong意為“錯誤的”。根據下文中所發生的事可判斷出媽媽的主意是錯誤的。故選C項。angry意為“發怒的,憤怒的”。sad意為“悲哀的,悲傷的，凄慘的,可悲的,可憐的”。ashamed意為“羞恥,慚愧,害臊”。

45. D      解析:at first 意為“起先”。根據下文中所發生的一連串的事可判斷出一開始時,作者在訂餐方面和找零錢方面都很慢。at least 意為“至少”。at last意為“終于”。at most意為“至多”。

46. D      解析:impatient 意為“不耐煩的”。根據上文中的“I was really slow at taking the orders and making change”可判斷出由于作者動作遲緩,使顧客很不耐煩。所以選D項。surprised意為“出乎意料的，令人驚奇的”。impolite意為“沒禮貌的,失禮的,粗魯的”。pleased意為“對……高興,對……滿意”。

47. C      解析:break 意為“打碎”。根據下文中的into pieces可判斷出把杯子打碎了。damage意為“損害”。destroy意為“毀壞,破壞，摧殘”。ruin意為“破壞,毀滅”。

48. B      解析:help 意為“幫助”。根據下文中的“she also showed me how to make change”可判斷作者的媽媽過來幫助他。scold意為“責罵;叱責”。beat意為“打,拍,敲,連打”。save意為“救,拯救,救濟，保全”。

49.D              解析:make change 意為“找錢”。根據上文中的“I was really slow at taking the orders and making change”可判斷出作者的媽媽教給他如何找錢。make money意為“賺錢”。make lunch意為“做午餐”。make coffee意為“做咖啡”。

50. B      解析:根據下文中的“75 cents makes four dollars,plus one dollar makes five”可判斷出應該選B項。

51. A      解析:smoothly意為“平穩地”。根據上文的內容可判斷出由于作者媽媽的幫助和他學會了如何找錢,從那以后,生意做得更加順利。fairly意為“公正地,正當的,公平對待某人,公平地,相當地,還算,清楚地”。simply意為“簡單地,完全,簡直,僅僅,只不過,樸素地,只是”。conveniently 意為“便利地”。

52. D      解析:add up意為“合計”。根據其賓語bill可判斷出作者學會了計算賬單。故選D項。turn in意為“交出，轉身進入”。count out意為“點清”。take over意為“把……從一地帶到另一地,接收,接管”。

53. C      解析:disappointed意為“失望了的”。由于工作順利,所以在生意結束時,作者甚至感到有點失望,想繼續干下去。discouraged意為“氣餒的”。disturbed意為“擾亂的”。distrusted意為“不信任的,疑心重的”。

54. D      解析:suggest意為“建議,提議”。根據賓語從句中的謂語動詞work可判斷出媽媽建議作者第二年再干。state意為“說明,陳述”。announce意為“宣布,宣告,發表”。

55. A      解析:imagine意為“想象,設想，猜想,推測”。根據上文中的“I work at the snack bar again next year”可判斷出當建議作者第二年再干時,他想象自己有一天開辦的飯店。prepare意為“準備,預備;籌備”。examine意為“調查,檢查,審查，檢驗,檢定，觀察,研究”。describe意為“記述,敘述,描寫,評述”。