Years ago, I worked in an office in Halifa
时间:2024-03-12 02:02:39 栏目:学习方法
题目内容:
Years ago, I worked in an office in Halifax. We had large windows overlooking a busy street. I stood by one of them. When a woman in a passing car __36__and made eye contact, naturally, I __37__.
It was the beginning of a year of window antics(古怪行径). When things were __38 _, I stood in the window and waved at the passengers who looked up. And this made me laugh- work __39__ was washed away.It didn't __40__ long to attract the following - a man with a construction truck, the carpool crowd and the business lady with her children….When waving became ___41___, I made signs: "Hi!", "Hello!", "Be Happy!" I ___42__ them in the window and waved.
Christmas approached. Job cuts were announced. Several co-workers would ___43___their jobs. Stress reached a high point. Everyone was ___44__. We needed something to break the tension.While working a night __45 _, a red lab jacket __46_ my attention.I used my __47__ andturned it into a Santa’s costume. The next day my co-workers gathered around me and __48 _for the first time in weeks.Just then my boss walked through the door. He looked up, saw me, paused, __49__ his head, turned and left.
I __50_ trouble. The phone on the desk rang. It was my boss. "Mike, come to my office!" Entering his office, I felt nervous. "Mike... "That was all he managed to say. Tears _51__ in his eyes, as I sat silent and confused. When he regained __52_ , he said, "Thanks, Mike! With the job cuts, it's been hard to enjoy the __53__season. Thanks for the laugh, I needed it.”
That evening, and every evening of the Christmas season, I stood __54__ in the window and waved to my __55_ . The bus crowd waved wildly, and the little children smiled at the strange Santa. My heart filled with joy. For a few minutes each day, we could forget the loss of jobs.
小题1:
A.speeded up
B.broke down
C.looked up
D.pulled though小题2:
A.shouted
B.hid
C.left
D.waved小题3:
A.slow
B.bad
C.right
D.important小题4:
A.pleasure
B.stress
C.experience
D.challenge小题5:
A.spend
B.take
C.cost
D.pay小题6:
A.encouraging
B.embarrassing
C.moving
D.boring小题7:
A.saw
B.read
C.posted
D.painted小题8:
A.lose
B.seek
C.finish
D.take小题9:
A.terrified
B.satisfied
C.depressed
D.exhausted小题10:
A.class
B.shift
C.club
D.party小题11:
A.pulled
B.attracted
C.deserved
D.attacked小题12:
A.imagination
B.relation
C.experience
D.strategy小题13:
A.spoke
B.laughed
C.acted
D.returned小题14:
A.nodded
B.shook
C.raised
D.lower小题15:
A.took
B.put
C.feared
D.avoid小题16:
A.fell
B.formed
C.dried
D.disappeared小题17:
A.confidence
B.balance
C.control
D.strength小题18:
A.Labor
B.Christmas
C.Thanksgiving
D.National小题19:
A.luckily
B.eagerly
C.proudly
D.naturally小题20:
A.boss
B.children
C.co-workers
D.fans
最佳答案:
小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:B
小题5:B
小题6:D
小题7:C
小题8:A
小题9:C
小题10:B
小题11:B
小题12:A
小题13:B
小题14:B
小题15:C
小题16:B
小题17:C
小题18:B
小题19:C
小题20:D
答案解析:
本文叙述了作者由于工作的地方靠着一条繁忙的街道,并且办公室又有一个大的窗子,所以作者可以通过窗子向下俯看,在不忙时,他就和下面的路人打招呼,在圣诞节的晚上作者用红色的夹克衫做成了一个圣诞老人的衣服,给过往的路人带来了快乐,自己也暂时忘掉了失去工作的痛苦。
小题1:考查动词短语及上下文的呼应。speed up加速; break down失败; look up仰望; pull though度过。根据We had large windows overlooking a busy street.可知路人应该是仰望作者,故选C。
小题2:考查动词及上下文的呼应。shout呼叫; hide躲藏; leave离开; wave挥手。根据waved at the passengers who looked up可知很自然“我”挥了一下手,故选D。
小题3:考查副词及上下文的呼应。sow慢的; bad坏的; right正确的; important重要的。当工作慢下来的时候,故选A。
小题4:考查名词及上下文的呼应。 pleasure快乐; stress压力; experience经历; challenge挑战。这种笑使我的工作压力没有了,故选B。
小题5:考查动词及上下文的呼应。send花费,用于人做主语; take花费,不能用人做主语,用it或事情作主语; cost花费,用物作主语; pay花费,用于人做主语。这里是it作主语,故选B。
小题6:考查形容词及上下文的呼应。ecouraging令人鼓舞的; embarrassing令人尴尬的; moving动人的,活动的; boring令人厌烦的。当挥手令人厌烦的,“我”就做了一些标志,故选D。
小题7:考查动词及上下文的呼应。 see看见; read读; post张贴,邮寄; paint刷油漆。“我”就把这些标志贴在窗子上,故选C。
小题8:考查动词及上下文的呼应。Lose失去; seek寻求; finish完成; take拿。根据Job cuts were announced.因为要裁员可知有几个同事要失去工作。故选A。
小题9:考查形容词及上下文的呼应。trrified恐惧的; satisfied 满意的; depressed沮丧的; exhausted疲惫的。大家都很沮丧,故选C。
小题10:考查名词及上下文的呼应。class级; shift轮班,替换; club俱乐部; party聚会。当轮值晚上班时,故选B。
小题11:考查动词及上下文的呼应。pull拉;attract吸引; deserve值得; attack攻击。一件红色的实验室穿的夹克衫引起了“我”的注意,故选B。
小题12:考查名词及上下文的呼应。imagination想象;relation关系; experience经历;strategy战略。“我”用想象力把它变成了圣诞老人的衣服,故选A。
小题13:考查动词及上下文的呼应。speak说; laugh嘲笑; act行动; return回来。第二天“我”的同事嘲笑“我”,故选B。
小题14:考查动词及上下文的呼应。nod点头; shake摇动; raise提高; lower降低。根据turned and left可知老板摇了摇头,故选B。
小题15:考查动词及上下文的呼应。take拿; put 放; fear害怕; avoid避免。“我”害怕有麻烦,故选C。
小题16:考查动词及上下文的呼应。fall下降; form形成; dry弄干; disappeare消失。眼泪在眼里,故选B。
小题17:考查名词及上下文的呼应。confidence自信;balance平衡; control控制; strength体力。当他重新控制住自己的情绪,故选C。
小题18:考查名词及上下文的呼应。labor劳动; Christmas圣诞节; Thanksgiving感恩节;ntional国庆节。根据下文That evening, and every evening of the Christmas season可知应选B。
小题19:考查副词及上下文的呼应。luckily幸运地; eagerly渴望地; proudly自豪地; naturally自然地。“我” 自豪地站在窗子那里,故选C。
小题20:考查名词及上下文的呼应。boss老板; children孩子; co-workers同事;fans粉丝。“我” 自豪地站在窗子那里,向粉丝挥手,故选D。
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