阅读下面短文，从每小题所给四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项。 Jack Baines is a self-made millionaire(百万富翁，but his beginnings were very lowly. He was the youngestof eight children. His father had a in a cotton mill (纱厂)but he was often 27 to work because ofpoor health. The family couldn’t to pay the rent or bills, and the children often went . After leaving school at the age of ，Jack was what to do when Mr Walker, his old teacher, offered to lend him £ 100 to start his own . It was just after the war F_aw materials were not enough, and Jack saw a in scrap metal（废弃金尾). He bought bits of metal and stored it in an old garage (仓库).When he had built up a large amount, he sold it and plenty of money. Jack working hard. After one year he succeeded in the £100. By the time Jack was 30 years old he had his first million, and he wanted to this achievement by doing something “ ”. With all his money it was to build a beautiful home for himself and his parents. In 1959，“Baines Castle” was built in the of the Lancashire countryside. It was one of the finest buildings in the countiy. Jack has recently sold “Baines Castle” for £500 million, Jack still can’t get used to the good life. He can be found drinking with the locals at the local pub (酒吧）. “I remember being very as a child, but never as a child,” says Jack, “and I will never forget where I came from and who I am ”
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小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:B
小题5:B
小题6:C
小题7:C
小题8:D
小题9:A
小题10:C
小题11:B
小题12:C
小题13:D
小题14:B
小题15:D
小题16:D
小题17:C
小题18:A
小题19:B
小题20:C
题目分析：本文介绍白手起家的百万富翁Jack Baines是如果创业怎样成功的，以及成功后是如何生活的。
小题1:考查名词：A. job工作B. work工作C. company公司D. house房间，填job或position。由后半句可知，父亲在当地的纱厂是有工作的。选 A
小题2:考查形容词：A. able能B. glad 高兴C. unable不能D. eager渴望，填unable。因体弱而经常“不能”上班。 选C
小题3:考查动词：A. offer 提供B. like喜欢C. expect 期望D. afford提供，填afford。由前后句意义和前后搭配不难推知。选 D
小题4:考查形容词：A. wrong错误B. hungry饥饿C. ill生病D. bad坏，填hungry。家里穷，孩子们自然要经常“挨饿”。 选B
小题5:考查动词：A. seeing看见B. wondering想知道，不知道C. doubting怀疑D. preparing准备填wondering。在得到老师资助前不知该干“什么”。选B
小题6:考查名词：A. school学习B. farm农场C. business生意D. store商店，填business。由下文可知，他用这100英镑做起了“生意”。 选C
小题7:考查名词：A. problem问题B. purpose目的C. future将来D. principle原则，在原材料不足的情况，他看见废弃金属的未来。选C
小题8:考查动词：A. spent 度过B. borrowed借C. wasted浪费D. earned挣得，填earned或got。卖掉金属切屑，便“挣”了许多钱。 选D
小题9:考查动词：A. enjoyed享受B. preferred更喜欢C. promised答应D. hated憎恨，他享受努力工作。选A
小题10:考查动词：A. developing发展B. saving节省C. repaying偿还D. paying付钱，一年后，他成功的还款100英镑。选C
小题11:考查动词：A. given给 B. made使得C. taken拿，带走D. lost失去，这是他挣的第一个1百万。Make money挣钱，选B
小题12:考查动词：A. remember 记得B. honor荣誉C. celebrate庆祝D. recognize认识，他想庆祝自己的成功。选C
小题13:考查形容词：A. fat 胖的B. simple简单的，C. bad坏的，D. great伟大的，从后面的句子：With all his money it was 29 to build a beautiful home for himself and his parents. 以其家族的姓来命名的城堡式建筑，可知是个伟大的事情，选D
小题14:考查形容词：A. impossible不可能B. possible可能C. obvious显然的D. basic基本的，用他的钱，他可能为自己和父母建成一个家。选B
小题15:考查名词：A. ground地面B. front 前面C. spot 场所D. heart心，“Baines Castle” 是建在Lancashire乡村的中心。选D
小题16:考查连词：A. so因此B. and而且C. or或者D. but但是，前后意义形成转折。选D
小题17:考查动词：A. using使用B. sparing腾出C. living生活 D. keeping保持，他还是不习惯过好日子。选C
小题18:考查副词：A. often 经常B. never 从不C. sometimes 有时D. seldom很少，人们可以经常看见他和当地人在酒吧喝酒。选A
小题19:考查形容词：A. rich富有的B. poor穷的C. healthy 健康的D. well好的，孩提时代是贫穷的。 选B
小题20:考查形容词：A. proud骄傲的B. satisfied满意的C. unhappy不高兴的D. happy快乐的，但从来都很快乐。Never unhappy双重否定表示肯定。选 C