sold; words; dress; pleased; wear; left; away; strict; hundred; others; sent; goodbye One will be happy when he is flattered (奉承) in his face. It is said that the best way of flattering is to give him a “top hat” to 1 . . Jeff found a job in the capital, which was far 2 . from his hometown. The day before he started, he came to say 3 . to his grandpa. “It is not easy to work in the big city, ” his grandpa said. “You must be 4 . with yourself and you should be very careful.” “Don’t worry about me, grandpa,” Jeff answered. “I have got one 5 . top hats, which will make those people quite happy.” “But we are really gentlemen! A real gentleman won’t do like that!” His grandpa was kind of angry. “You should always remember the 6 . I told you!” “You are always right, grandpa. I also hate such things. But, grandpa, 7 . aren't gentlemen like you in the world now.” said Jeff. After hearing this, the grandpa was 8 . . “What you said is true!” “I have 9 . out one top hat already. Now I have ninety-nine 10 . .” Jeff said to his grandma later on.
答案: 1 . wear 2 . away 3 . goodbye 4 . strict 5 . hundred 6 . words 7 . others 8 . pleased 9 . sent 10 . left 【分析】 本文主要讲述 Jeff 要去大城市里工作,爷爷叮嘱他要照顾好自己, Jeff 说自己已经准备好恭维别人的 100 顶 “ 高帽 ” ,爷爷说这并不是绅士所为, Jeff 趁机给爷爷戴了一顶 “ 高帽 ” ,爷爷听到后很开心。 1. 句意:据说,最好的奉承方式就是给他戴上一顶 “ 高帽 ” 。根据 “top hat” 可知,此处指戴高帽,动词不定式符号 to 后接动词原形,作定语修饰名词。故填 wear 。 2. 句意:杰夫在远离家乡的首都找到了一份工作。根据 “far …from his hometown” 可知,此处用 far away from 表示 “ 远离 ” ,故填 away 。 3. 句意:出发的前一天,他来和爷爷告别。根据 “The day before he started” 可知,临行前和爷爷说再见,故填 goodbye 。 4. 句意:你必须严格要求自己,你应该非常小心。根据 “You must be… with yourself and you should be very careful” 及备选词,可知,爷爷叮嘱他要对自己严格要求, be strict with sb“ 对 …… 严格要求 ” ,故填 strict , 5. 句意:我有一百顶高帽,这些人会很高兴的。根据 “I have got one … top hats” 可知,此处是表示数量的词语,基数词后接数词的单数形式,故填 hundred 。 6. 句意:你应该永远记住我告诉你的话。根据 “remember the… I told you” 可知,爷爷让他记住自己告诉他的话,故填 words 。 7. 句意:现在世界上其他人都不是你这样的绅士了。此空缺少主语,根据 “aren't gentlemen like you in the world now” 可知, Jeff 恭维爷爷其他人都不会像他一样绅士,备选词 others“ 其他的人 ” 符合,故填 others 。 8. 句意:听了这话,爷爷很高兴。 Jeff 说了一句恭维爷爷的话,他听了以后很开心,故填 pleased 。 9. 句意:我已经送出去一顶高帽了。根据 “out one top hat already” 及备选词,可知,此处用 send out 表示 “ 发送,送出 ” , have 与过去分词构成现在完成时结构,故填 sent 。 10. 句意:现在我还剩 99 顶。根据 “I have got one …top hats” 及 “I have … out one top hat already” 可知,准备了 100 句给人戴高帽的话,现在已经说出了一句,还剩 99 ,故填 left 。