Question

One young academically excellent person went to apply for a managerial position in a big company. He   36   the first interview; the director did the last interview.
The director asked, “Did you obtain any scholarships in school?” The young man answered, “    37  .”
“Who paid the school fees for you?”
“My father passed away   38   I was born, so my mother paid them all.”
“What did your mother do?”
“A laundry woman.”
The director   39   the youth to show his hands. They were smooth and perfect. The director asked, “Have you ever   40   your mother wash the clothes?” The youth answered, “    41  . My mother always wanted me to study and read more books.    42   , she can wash clothes faster than me.”
The director said, “Please go and clean your mother’s hands, and then see me tomorrow.”
The youth felt his   43   of getting the job high. When he went back, he happily asked his mother to let him clean her hands. His mother felt   44  but happy with mixed feelings.
The youth cleaned his mother’s hands   45   . He cried as he did that. It was the first time he had    46  his mother’s wrinkled hands with so many bruises (傷痕) on them. Some bruises were so painful that his mother    47  when they were cleaned. Only by then did he realize it was this pair of hands that assisted him   48   his academic years.
After finishing cleaning his mother’s    49   hands, the youth quietly washed all the  50   clothes for his mother. That night, they talked for a very long time.
The next morning, the director noticed the youth’s swollen    51  and asked, “Can you tell me what you have done and    52  in your house?”
The youth answered, “I cleaned my mother’s hands and also finished washing all the remaining clothes. I know now what    53   is. Without mother, there would not have been my success today.”
The director said, “This is what I am looking for  54  a manager. I want to hire a person who can value the help of others and who knows the    55  of others. You are hired.”

1.	A.	qualified	B.	failed	C.	passed	D.	won
2.	A	Nothing	B.	Few	C.	Some	D.	None
3.	A	since	B.	when	C.	although	D.	once
4.	A	requested	B.	persuaded	C.	demanded	D.	begged
5.	A	assisted	B.	had	C.	watched	D.	helped
6.	A	Seldom	B.	Sometimes	C.	Never	D.	Rarely
7.	A	Meanwhile	B.	Besides	C.	However	D.	Somehow
8.	A	chance	B.	luck	C.	desire	D.	idea
9.	A	strange	B.	different	C.	excited	D.	unfamiliar
10.	A	skillfully	B.	shyly	C.	politely	D.	slowly
11.	A	glanced	B.	noticed	C.	accepted	D.	considered
12.	A	shook	B.	shouted	C.	moved	D.	fell
13.	A	during	B.	along	C.	through	D.	with
14.	A	damaged	B.	ruined	C.	broken	D.	wounded
15.	A	worn	B.	used	C.	dirty	D.	dusty
16.	A	hands	B.	eyes	C.	ears	D.	cheeks
17.	A	found	B.	enjoyed	C.	expected	D.	learned
18.	A	appreciation	B.	understanding	C.	regret	D.	sympathy
19.	A	about	B.	of	C.	in	D.	on
20.	A	sufferings	B.	happenings	C.	doings	D.	surroundings

Answer 1

【小題1】C
【小題1】D
【小題1】B
【小題1】A
【小題1】D
【小題1】C
【小題1】B
【小題1】A
【小題1】A
【小題1】D
【小題1】B
【小題1】A
【小題1】C
【小題1】A
【小題1】C
【小題1】B
【小題1】D
【小題1】A
【小題1】C
【小題1】A

解析【小題1】C 根據(jù)后半句可知，他通過了首次面試。
【小題1】D 根據(jù)問句“誰給你支付的學費？”可知，他一次也沒有得過獎學金。
【小題1】B 根據(jù)句意可知，選when“當，在......時”。
【小題1】A requested“要求，請求”request sb. to do sth.
【小題1】D “幫助某人做某事”help sb. (to) do sth.
【小題1】C 從“smooth and perfect”可知，他從來沒幫過媽媽的忙。
【小題1】B “而且，媽媽洗衣服比我快”，故選besides。
【小題1】A “男子以為他得到這份工作的機會很大”。The chance of doing sth.
【小題1】A 根據(jù)文意推測可知，媽媽對兒子的舉動感到“奇怪”。
【小題1】D 只有D最符合句意，男子應(yīng)該是小心翼翼地給媽媽洗手。
【小題1】B 也正是在給媽媽洗手時，男子才“注意到”媽媽滿是皺紋的雙手。
【小題1】A 因為手上有傷痕，洗的時候會疼，接觸水時會不禁一顫。
【小題1】C 正是媽媽的辛苦才幫他“度過”了大學時光。
【小題1】A 考查詞義辨析。damage“損壞”，多指功能受損；ruin“毀壞，糟蹋”；broken“壞掉的”；wounded多指戰(zhàn)爭中受的傷。
【小題1】C 他把剩下的臟衣服洗了�！芭K的”dirty；dusty“布滿灰塵的”。
【小題1】B 晚上沒休息好，故應(yīng)該是“浮腫的眼睛”。
【小題1】D learned“了解到......”，最合句意。
【小題1】A appreciation“感激”；understanding“理解”；regret“遺憾，后悔”；sympathy“同情”。此時，他對媽媽充滿了感激之情，A最合適。
【小題1】C “這正是我要從一個經(jīng)理身上想找到的（品質(zhì)）�！薄Ｖ竷�(nèi)在品質(zhì)用介詞in。
【小題1】A sufferings“苦難的經(jīng)歷”，了解他人的苦難，即感同身受。