三、完形填空(本大题共10小题,每小题1分,共10分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
My name is Damian Costa. I was born in a small village in Italy in 1952. I spent the first few years of my life there before my family 36 to Perth, Australia.
We arrived in Australia in the summer of 1957. I went to 37 , and I had to attend special classes to learn English as all the lessons were taught in English.
We did not have much 38 , so we lived very simply. My parents worked as cleaners. They earned(挣钱)just enough for us to survive(维持生活)and 39 a little money. My father had always wanted to 40 a small restaurant. Finally, 41 ten years of hard work, in June 1967, he managed to save enough and opened our first pizzeria(比萨饼店).
42 business was slow at first, it soon got better. I helped out at the pizzeria after school and at weekends. Just two years after we 43 , my father decided that we needed a full-time waiter. Then, he decided to 44 me the art of making wood-fired pizzas.
Today, we have three branches(分店), in Perth, Sydney and Adelaide. My children have 45 learned how to make pizzas and they quite enjoy it. I hope to pass on the business to them.
36.A.returned B.moved C.pointed D.connected
37.A.school B.hospital C.church D.business
38.A.paper B.illness C.health D.money
39.A.save B.borrow C.share D.choose
40.A.sell B.see C.open D.leave
41.A.before B.after C.during D.between
42.A.Because B.If C.Although D.Whether
43.A.played B.relaxed C.started D.stopped
44.A.like B.teach C.believe D.lend
45.A.perhaps B.never C.hardly D.also
答案解析：
36. B 句意为“在我全家搬到澳大利亚珀斯之前，我在那里度过了生命最初的几年”。move to a place意为“搬到某地”，符合语境。returned“返回”，pointed“指向”，connected“连接”，均不符合文意。
37. A 根据下文“我不得不上特殊的班级来学英语，因为所有的课程都是用英语教的”可知，此处指“我去上学”。school“学校”，符合语境。hospital“医院”，church“教堂”，business“生意”，均不符合。
38. D 根据下文“我们生活非常简朴”和“我父母挣的钱刚好够我们维持生活”可知，此处指“我们没有很多钱”。money“钱”，符合语境。paper“纸”，illness“疾病”，health“健康”，均不符合。
39. A 句意为“他们挣的钱刚好够我们维持生活并攒下一点钱”。save a little money意为“攒下一点钱”，符合语境。borrow“借”，share“分享”，choose“选择”，均不符合。
40. C 根据下文“他设法攒够了钱，开了我们的第一家比萨饼店”可知，此处指“我父亲一直想开一家小餐馆”。open a restaurant“开一家餐馆”，符合语境。sell“卖”，see“看见”，leave“离开”，均不符合。
41. B 句意为“经过十年的辛勤工作之后……”。after ten years of hard work意为“经过十年的辛勤工作之后”，符合语境。before“在……之前”，during“在……期间”，between“在……之间”，均不符合。
42. C 句意为“虽然起初生意很冷清，但很快就好转了”。此处引导让步状语从句，表示转折关系，Although“虽然”，符合语境。Because“因为”，If“如果”，Whether“是否”，均不符合。
43. C 根据上文“在1967年6月，他开了我们的第一家比萨饼店”可知，此处指“我们开始两年后”。Just two years after we started意为“我们开始两年后”，符合语境。played“玩耍”，relaxed“放松”，stopped“停止”，均不符合。
44. B 句意为“然后，他决定教我制作柴火比萨的艺术”。teach sb. sth.“教某人某事”，符合语境。like“喜欢”，believe“相信”，lend“借给”，均不符合。
45. D 句意为“我的孩子们也学会了如何做比萨，而且他们相当喜欢”。also“也”，符合语境。perhaps“也许”，never“从不”，hardly“几乎不”，均不符合。
