A businessman owed a lot of money to others and could see no way out. He sat on the park bench, 【A】 if anything could save his company.【A2】 an old man appeared before him. 【A3】 listening to the problem, he wrote out a check and said “Take this 【A4】. Meet me here exactly one year from today, and you can 【A5】 me back at that time.” Then he turned and disappeared as quickly as he had 【A6】.
The businessman saw in his 【A7】 a check for $ 500, 000, signed by John D. Rockefeller, then one of the 【A8】 men in the world! The money was more than 【A9】 to save his business. 【A10】, he decided to put the check in his safe. Just 【A11】he had half a million dollars might give him the 【A12】 to work out a way to save his business, he thought.
Feeling【A13】 and working hard, he was making money once again. One year later, he returned to the 【A14】 with the check, and the old man appeared. Just as the businessman was about to say 【A15】, a nurse came running up. “I’m so 【A16】 I caught him!” she cried. “He’s always 【A17】 from the rest home and telling people he’s John D. Rockefeller.” Then she led the old man away by the arm.
Suddenly, the businessman realized that it wasn’t that money, real or 【A18】 that had turned his 【A19】 around. It was his newfound self-confidence that gave him the power to 【A20】.
【A1】
句意是:他坐在公园的长凳上在想是否有法子能挽救公司。ask问;realize意识到;search搜寻;wonder想知道。根据句意选D。
【A2】
句意是:突然一位老人出现在他面前。suddenly突然地;briefly简洁地;frequently经常地;fortunately幸运地。根据句意选B。
【A3】
句意是:听他说完问题后,老人给了他一张支票。without没有;since自从,因为;after在……之后;throughout通过。根据句意选C。
【A4】
句意是:拿着这钱。message信息;note便条;paper纸,论文;money钱。根据句意选D。
【A5】
句意是:一年后到这儿来见我,那时你再还我的钱。turn back转后;pay back偿还;offer提供;call back给……回电。根据句意选B。
【A6】
句意是:然后他转身很快就消失了,跟他来的时候一样快。said是say的过去式“说”;expect期望;come来;write写。根据句意选C。
【A7】
句意是:商人看见他手里有一张五十万的支票。hand手;eye眼睛;pocket口袋;bag包。根据句意,应该是支票在手中,所以选A。
【A8】
句意是:支票签名是洛克菲勒,洛克菲勒在当时是最富有的人。craziest最疯狂的;richest最富有的;happiest最幸福的;friendliest最友好的。该题答案根据常识而得。
【A9】
句意是:这钱足够挽救他的公司。fair公平的;ready准备好的;enough足够的;ever永远。more than enough为固定搭配,意为:……绰绰有余,足够。
【A10】
句意是:然而他决定把支票放到保险柜中。thus表示因此;however然而,表转折;otherwise否则;and和。根据句意,他虽然收到了这张支票,却打算把支票放到保险柜中,前后是转折关系。
【A11】
句意是:知道自己拥有五十万就已经能给他力量找到办法挽救公司。pretend假装;dream梦想;know知道;understand理解。根据句意选C。
【A12】
句意同上。skill技能;strength力量;time时间;wish愿望。
【A13】
句意:带着这样的信心和努力工作,他再次赚了钱。curious好奇的;confused困惑的;responsible有责任的;confident有信心的。根据句意选D。
【A14】
句意是:一年后他带着支票回到了公园,老人出现了。safe保险柜;office办公室;park公园;bank银行。根据前文中老人所做的约定以及句意,选C。
【A15】
句意是:就在商人准备表达感激时,一个护士出现了。因为老人的帮助,最后商人成功了,此处应该就是表达感激的,故选D。sorry抱歉;congratulations祝贺;welcome欢迎。
【A16】
句意是:我很高兴找到他了。从下文中看出,老人经常从疗养院逃跑,所以护士好不容易找到他,应该是感到高兴。故A正确。sad悲伤的;surprised惊讶的;nervous紧张的。
【A17】
句意是:他经常从疗养院逃跑告诉别人他是洛克菲勒。shout喊叫;steal偷窃;escape逃跑;learn学习。根据句意选C。
【A18】
句意是:突然,这个商人意识到他的人生转折跟这笔钱的真假并没有关系。return返回;imagine想象;save救,节省;spend花费。一般想象的都是虚假的,和real形成对比,根据句意选B。
【A19】
句意是:这个商人意识到他的人生转折跟这笔钱的真假并没有关系。life人生;role角色;chance机会;idea想法,主意。根据句意选A。
【A20】
句意是:是他重新建立的自信给了他成功的力量。admit承认;succeed成功;change改变;believe相信。根据句意选B。