阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
M🔯onty was a hard-working man who sold bread for a living.He spent all his evenings after work1.______ classes,hoping that h𒊎e could one day find a better-paid job.Except for Sundays, Monty2.____ ate a meal together with his family.He wanted to3.___his family with the best things money could buy.
3.___ the family complained(抱怨)thatꦛ he was not spe🔜nding4.___time with them, he5.___ that he was doing allthis for them.
The day came when the6.____results came out.Monty passed with a high score!Soon after,he was7.____a good job.Like a dream coming true,Monty could now8.____to buy nice clothing and fine food for his family.9.____,the family stilldid not get to see Monty for most of the week.He10.____to work very hard,hoping to get a11.____job as a manager.So he went to study in the open u🍌niversity.Monty’s hard work12.____.He decided to hire a housekeeper to13.____his wife from housework.Having experienced the14.____of his work m꧑any times before,Monty decided to15.____his studies and work once more.The family still did not get to see much of him.Infact,to please his16.____,sometimes Montyhad to work on Sundays.
As17.____ ,Mont꧟y’s hard work achieved a big success and he bought a beautiful flat near the sea coast.On the first Sund🔜ay evening at their new home,Monty declared(宣布)to his family thathe decided not to take any more18.___.From then on he was going to spend more time with his family.
But Monty did not1ౠ9.____the next day.His family were very sad about it.
36.A.teaching B.taking
C.preparing D.choosing
37.A.often B.ever
C.hardly D.sometimes
38.A.provide B.help
C.share D.combine
39.A.Unless B.Though
C.Before D.Whenever
40.A.some B.enough
C.certain D.full
41.A.lied B.explained
C.added D.realized
42.A.game B.competition
C.research D.examination
43.A.told B.shown
C.offered D.promised
44.A.afford B.decide
C.manage D.remember
45.A.Besides B.Also
C.Instead D.However
46.A.used B.hated
C.continued D.stopped
47.A.better B.more interesting
C.busier D.more useful
48.A.turned back B.got away
C.paid off D.broke down
49.A.free B.keep
C.carry D.protect
50.A.skills B.rewards
C.troubles D.difficulties
51.A.review B.drop
C.complete D.improve
52.A.children B.friends
C.customers D.parents
53.A.expected B.suggested
C.reported D.planned
54.A.trips B.chances
C.jobs D.courses
55.A.call back B.wake up
C.come back D.stay up
答案：
【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。Monty是一个非常上进的人,为了给家人ꦚ提供更好的物质条件,他利用业余时间继续学习,同时努力工作并不断获得提升。虽然在奋斗的过程中他想有更多的时间陪家人,却从未停止忙碌的脚步。当他对物质条件感到满意,决心多陪陪家人的时候,却为时已晚。
36.A.teach B.t⛎akingC.preparingD.choosing【解析】选B。根据下文的“hoping that he could one day find a better-paid job”可知Monty为了有高薪工作的机会,꧑去学校上课。
37.A.oftenB.everC.hardlyD.sometimes【解析】选C。由下文“the family complained t🐭hat he was not spending___ time with them”ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ可看出Monty几乎没时间跟家里人吃饭。
38.A.provi⛄de B.helpC.share D.combine【解析】选A。为了能够给家人买最好的东西,Monty努力学习和工作,provide sb.with sth.意为“为某人提供某物”。
39.A.UnlessB.ThoughC.BeforeD.Whenever【解析】选D。由下文“he th🅰athe was doing all this for them”可知,此处是指“每当”家人向Monty抱怨时。
40.A.someB.enoughC.certainD💟.full【解析】选B。根据上文“Except for Sundays, Monty___ate a meal toge🐻ther withhis family.”可知Monty一直没有足够的时间去陪伴家人。
41.A.lieꦗdB.explainedC.addedD.realized【解析】选B。每当家人向Monty抱怨他没有足够的时间陪伴家人时,他都解释说他做这些是为了家人。
42.A.gameB.competitionC.researchD.examination【解析】选D。由✃下文“Monty passed with a high score!”可知,此处是考试结果的公布——Monty以优异的成绩通过了考试。
43.A.toldB.shownC.offeredD.promis♉ed【解析】选C。根据下文的“Like a dream coming true...”可知Monty得到了一份好的工作,offered符合文意。
44.♉A.affordB.decideC.manageD.remember【解析】选A。Monty能够承担给家人买漂亮衣服和好食物的费用了꧙。
45.A.BesidesB.AlsoC.InsteadD.However【解析】选D。上文中Mo𝓡nty换了好工𒁏作,生活也比以前好了,这与下文的一周大部分时间里家人还是见不到他构成了转折关系。
46.A.usedB.hatedC.continuedD.stopped【解析】选C。由下文的“hopi꧟ng to get...a manager”和“went to study”可推断,Monty找到好工作仍然非常努力地工作。
47.A.betterB.more int🉐erestingC.busierD.more useful【解析】选A。根据上文Monty得到了一份好工作,现在又想成为一名经理,可知他努力工作的目的就是希望得到一份更好的工作。
48.A.turned backB.got awayC.p🀅aid offD.broke down【解析】选C。结合上下文,Monty每一次的努力都得到了回报,paidoff(🐎有所回报)符合语境。
49.A.freeB.keepC.carryD.proไtect【解析】选A。此处指Monty雇了一名管家,以减轻妻子的家务负担。
50.A.skillsB.rewardsC.troublesD.difficulties【解析】选B。rewards此处意为“回报”,之前Monty的学习和努力工作都得到ജ了回报。
51.A.reviewB.d♐ropC.completeD.improve🌠【解析】选D。多次从努力工作中受益,Monty打算再一次使学习和工作得到提高
52.A.chiඣldrenB.friendsC.customersD.parents【解析】选C。与之前相比,Monty🌜更忙了,有时连周日都得陪客户。
53.A.expectedB.suggestedC.reportedD.planned【解析】选A。根据Monty之前每一次的努力都🙈得到了回报,所以这一次成功也是在意料之中。
54.A.tripsB.chancesC.jobsD♏.courses【解析】选D。跟上文两次继续学习形成对比,此时Monty决定好好陪家人,不再学新的课程了。
55.A.call backB.wake upC.come backD.sไtay up【解析】选B。下文的“sad about it”给出暗示ꦺ,But使整个故事的情节出现了转折。在Monty决定好好陪家人的第二天,他却再没有醒过来。
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