Ⅰ.完形填空(建议用时17′)
[2017·河北定州模拟]Carl Kenton is a wealthy businessman. Five years ago, after returning from abroad to his motherland, he __1__ his small company. Speaking of success, Glen often tells us a story about his __2__ expensive “school” fee. He always owes his success to it.
At that time, Glen, who already got a Ph.D. Degree, Decided to return to the homeland, starting a company. Before __3__， he bought a Rolex watch with the __4__ made through years of work after school and the scholarships. At the airport he had to accept the routine customs check. The watch on his wrist was also demanded to be __5__ down for inspection. Glen knew that carrying the __6__ goods out had to pay the tax, and he worried about paying __7__ for his watch. So when he was checked, he told a lie that his watch was a __8__ fake(假货). When he was __9__ of his “smarts”， immediately, __10__ the presence of Glen, the officers hit the watch, which __11__ nearly 100,000, into pieces at hearing Glen's words. Glen was 12 . Before he understood why, he was taken to the office to be examined __13__. For many times of entry-exit __14__ he knew that only those people in the “blacklist” would “enjoy” this special treatment.
The officers looked over everything carefully in the box, and __15__ him no matter what time of entry and exit he must accept the check and if __16__ reusing and carrying fake and shoddy goods, he would be charged according to law! Suddenly, his face turned red, and he had nothing in mind after __17__ the plane for long. After returning to the homeland, he often told the story to his family, and his employees, too. He said that this made a deep __18__ on him, because the additional high “school” fee that he had ever paid made him realize the value of __19__， which he would __20__ as the secret of his success forever.
篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。文中讲述了一个商人的故事，他过海关为了逃税而撒谎，结果却经受了更为严格的检查，他从中懂得了诚实的重要性。
1．A.set up C．went up
B．took up D．picked up
答案：A set up“建立”；took up“占据”；went up“上升”；picked up“捡起”。此处表示他建立了自己的一家小公司。故选A项。
2．A.good
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B．bad
C．extra D．few
答案：C 可根据文章最后一段第18空后additional high “school” fee得知，是额外的费用，即在他本应上的学之外受到的“教育”。故选C项。
3．A.staying C．living
B．leaving D．coming
答案：B staying“停留”；leaving“离开”；living“生活”；coming“来”。此处表示在离开他得到博士学位的那个地方。故选B项。
4．A.books C．savings 故选C项。
5．A.put C．taken 故选C项。
6．A.ordinary C．specific
B．common D．many B．looked D．lied B．things D．pounds
答案：C 句意：他用课外工作和奖学金存的钱买了一只手表。savings“积蓄”。
答案：C 句意：他的手表也被要求摘下来接受检查。be taken down“摘下来”。
答案：C ordinary“普通的”；common“平常的”；specific“特殊的”；many“许多的”。句意：他知道带某些特殊的商品出海关是要缴税的。故选C项。
7．A.one C．them 8．A.priceless C．worthless
B．it D．these B．useful D．valuable
答案：B 根据上文，这里的it指代的是tax，他担心自己要缴税。故选B项。
答案：C priceless“无价的”；useful“有用的”；worthless“无价值的”；valuable“有价值的”。此处表示他撒谎了，说自己的手表是一文不值的假货。故选C项。
9．A.afraid C．ashamed
B．proud D．hard
答案：B afraid“害怕的”；proud“骄傲的”；ashamed“羞愧的”；hard“困难的”。此处表示：当他正为自己的小聪明洋洋得意的时候。故选B项。
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10．A.in C．before 11．A.paid C．took
B．on D．after B．spent D．cost
答案：A'in the presence of sb.“在某人在现场的情况下”。
答案：D paid“付钱”；spent“花(时间、精力、钱)”；took“拿”；cost“花费”。此处表示这块手表价值100000。故选D项。
12．A.disappointed C．shocked
B．delighted D．satisfied
答案：C disappointed“失望的”；delighted“快乐的”；shocked“震惊的”；satisfied“满意的”。此处表示他感到很震惊，因为海关竟然把自己贵重的手表砸碎了。故选C项。
13．A.strictly C．quickly
B．quietly D．curiously
答案：A strictly“严肃地”；quietly“安静地”；quickly“快地”；curiously“好奇地”。此处表示他被带到办公室进行更加严格的检查。故选A项。
14．A.conditions C．experiments
B．experiences D．chances
答案：B conditions“情况，条件”；experiences“经历”；experiments“实验”；chances“机会”。句意：在以后多年的过海关经历中，他知道只有在黑名单中的人才会收到这样的特殊待遇。故选B项。
15．A.stopped C．warned
B．hoped D．urged
答案：C stopped“停止”；hoped“希望”；warned“警告”；urged“催促”。此处表示检查人员警告他无论何时进出海关，他都必须接受检查。故选C项。
16．A.came out C．sent out
B．found out D．set out
答案：B came out“出现，出版”；found out“发现”；sent out“发送，派遣”；set out“出发，开始”。句意：如果再被发现使用和携带假货，他就会被依法控诉。故选B项。
17．A.landing
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B．flying
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