（四十九）
(2018·浙江金华)One morning, when I was leaving for my business, a middle-aged man came up and asked me for help. He said he had no __16__ to get food for his large family.
“You look __17__. Why don’t you work?” I asked. “Simply because I cannot get work,sir.” “If I give you work, what pay do you want?” “__18__ I can get bread for my family, sir.” he answered.
I decided to find out if he __19__ meant what he said. “OK. I’ll give you one pound an hour, if you will __20__ a brick(砖) under your arm and walk around the square for five hours without stopping.” “Thank you, sir. I will.”
I found a brick and started him on his walk before I went to my __21__. I never thought he would do what he had __22__.
When I came back five hours later, I saw him __23__ walking, with the brick under his arm.
I stopped him and gave him __24__ pounds. He thanked me and told me that some people had __25__ to help him when they knew why he was doing all this. He would go and ask__26__ for work. Before leaving, he asked if he would give him the __27__ . I did.
Several years later, a well-dressed man greeted me on a train. Seeing I was not sure who he was, he __28__ that he was the brick man and had his own business now. “You know, I still keep that brick and always value it as the most __29__ thing I have as it has brought me luck and success.”
__30__, it was not the brick that made the man successful, but his faithfulness(坚定) in doing even a very little thing.
16. A. courage B. money C. plan D. time
17. A. funny B. sick C. serious D. strong
18. A. As long as B. As soon as C. Even if D. Ever since
19. A. certainly B. simply C. really D. usually
20. A. break B. carry C. fix D. hide
21. A. business B. lesson C. programme D. research
22. A. planned B. prepared C. promised D. suggested
23. A. also B. already C. even D. still
24. A. four B. five C. six D. seven
25. A. continued B. forgotten C. offered D. refused
26. A. him B. them C. me D. her
27. A. brick B. chance C. job D. bread
28. A. explained B. imagined C. realised D. supposed
29. A. beautiful B. expensive C. important D. interesting
30. A. As a result B. At last C. In a word C. In fact
【主旨大意】
本文是一篇记叙文。我遇到了一个中年男人，他向我求助，因为他的家人没饭吃了。我让他拿着砖头，在广场上连续走5小时。他照做了，我也给了他钱。几年后，我在火车上遇到了他，他有了自己的生意。他做事坚定的的态度使他获得了成功。
16. B 考查名词词义辨析。从语境知，这个男人没有钱给他的大家庭买食物。故选B。
(2018·浙江金华)One morning, when I was leaving for my business, a middle-aged man came up and asked me for help. He said he had no __16__ to get food for his large family.
“You look __17__. Why don’t you work?” I asked. “Simply because I cannot get work,sir.” “If I give you work, what pay do you want?” “__18__ I can get bread for my family, sir.” he answered.
I decided to find out if he __19__ meant what he said. “OK. I’ll give you one pound an hour, if you will __20__ a brick(砖) under your arm and walk around the square for five hours without stopping.” “Thank you, sir. I will.”
I found a brick and started him on his walk before I went to my __21__. I never thought he would do what he had __22__.
When I came back five hours later, I saw him __23__ walking, with the brick under his arm.
I stopped him and gave him __24__ pounds. He thanked me and told me that some people had __25__ to help him when they knew why he was doing all this. He would go and ask__26__ for work. Before leaving, he asked if he would give him the __27__ . I did.
Several years later, a well-dressed man greeted me on a train. Seeing I was not sure who he was, he __28__ that he was the brick man and had his own business now. “You know, I still keep that brick and always value it as the most __29__ thing I have as it has brought me luck and success.”
__30__, it was not the brick that made the man successful, but his faithfulness(坚定) in doing even a very little thing.
16. A. courage B. money C. plan D. time
17. A. funny B. sick C. serious D. strong
18. A. As long as B. As soon as C. Even if D. Ever since
19. A. certainly B. simply C. really D. usually
20. A. break B. carry C. fix D. hide
21. A. business B. lesson C. programme D. research
22. A. planned B. prepared C. promised D. suggested
23. A. also B. already C. even D. still
24. A. four B. five C. six D. seven
25. A. continued B. forgotten C. offered D. refused
26. A. him B. them C. me D. her
27. A. brick B. chance C. job D. bread
28. A. explained B. imagined C. realised D. supposed
29. A. beautiful B. expensive C. important D. interesting
30. A. As a result B. At last C. In a word C. In fact
| 体裁 | 记叙文 | 话题 | 故事 | 词数 | 293 |
【主旨大意】
本文是一篇记叙文。我遇到了一个中年男人，他向我求助，因为他的家人没饭吃了。我让他拿着砖头，在广场上连续走5小时。他照做了，我也给了他钱。几年后，我在火车上遇到了他，他有了自己的生意。他做事坚定的的态度使他获得了成功。
16. B 考查名词词义辨析。从语境知，这个男人没有钱给他的大家庭买食物。故选B。
