I went into Harrods in London (a huge department store I am sure you have heard

I went into Harrods in London (a huge department store I am sure you have heard

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I went into Harrods in London (a huge department store I am sure you have heard of) to buy some Minton china plates for a wedding anniversary which was to be a group gift from friends to other friends in Geneva.
Having only 30 minutes between meeting. I whizzed there in a taxi from the office and battled through the milling people on the 2nd day of the sales on the ground floor up to the 5th to the china department. There was a man standing there who was obviously a sales person who I rushed up to and asked if he had this particular china in stock and if it would take long to wrap, etc. He was amazing. He got the plates in seconds, wrapped them up and asked me if I wanted a store card, to which I replied no, because I lived in Switzerland, to which he replied asking if, as I lived abroad, would like a tax rebate form(退税表). After that he showed me what to do, produced a map of the store and told me where I should go for the formalities(程序). That was fabulous! I thanked him and said what wonderful service he had given me. I even asked if he gave this to everyone, to which he answered: “I’m just doing what is required at Harrods”. With that, a tall man in a gray suit approached me and offered his hand to shake mine saying, “Can I introduce myself? I am the Chief Executive of Harrods and what an interesting conversation I have just heard…” He had been wandering through the store (as you should do as a hands-on CEO) and had overheard me thanking this salesman, whose face, I can hardly describe, was frozen in a mixture of delight awe and astonishment!
Can you imagine the salesman going home to his family and friends recounting what the CEO spoke to him after overhearing him being praised by a customer?
小题1:The writer went to Harrods to __________.
A.kill timeB.buy some giftsC.go sightseeingD.shop for her wedding
小题2:What does the underlined word “whiz” in Paragraph 2 most probably mean?
A.driveB.arriveC.rushD.leave
小题3:Which of the following sentences can best replace “I’m just doing what is required at Harrods” in the second paragraph?
A.“I’m an honest man.”
B.“I must obey the rules.”
C.“Harrods is strict with its employees.”
D.“Anybody will receive our good service.”
小题4:As soon as she bought what she wanted, the writer________.
A.went to a meeting.B.flew back to Geneva
C.visited one of her friendsD.attended a wedding ceremony
小题5:The writer wrote the above passage because she thought what she had experience was so ____.
A.pleasantB.strangeC.excitingD.amusing

答案

小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:A
小题5:A
解析

试题分析:本文叙述了作者走进伦敦哈罗斯百货公司去买了一份结婚礼物,作者在这里买东西时,受到了很好的服务,作者感到既兴奋又吃惊。
小题1:细节理解题。根据to buy some Minton china plates for a wedding anniversary which was to be a group gift from friends to other friends in Geneva.故选B。
小题2:词意猜测题。根据and battled through the milling people 可知作者非常低匆忙,故选C。
小题3:细节理解题。根据I thanked him and said what wonderful service he had given me.故选D。
小题4:细节理解题。根据Having only 30 minutes between meeting. 故选A。
小题5:细节理解题。根据I can hardly describe, was frozen in a mixture of delight awe and astonishment!作者感到非常地高兴,高兴,故选A。
点评:句意猜测该题型主要考查考生根据上下文推测词义和语义的能力,突出考查根据上下文语境的分析和把握能力。考查内容主要有猜测某个生词、熟词生义、短语或句子的意思以及猜测代词的指代等。
举一反三
When I was a sixth grader, kids were separating into groups, but I wasn"t sure where I belonged.
Our teacher gave us a task called "secret friends" for the coming week.We were supposed to do nice things   1  our friends without letting them know who was doing it.We could leave   2  notes or cards either on their desks or in their backpacks.Before doing the task, with our eyes closed, from a basket, we   3  a name of a classmate who we were to secretly befriend over the next five days.
Soon, the task was turned into a competition of giving   4  instead of notes.Everyone was getting cool presents except me.My friend followed the teacher"s   5  without a fault.I received nothing but handmade cards with nice words about me.
On the last morning, I finally got a package.When I   6  it, the girls around all   7 .It was perfumed powder, an "old lady" gift.My face went red.
I tried to forget about the   8  gift, but when the same girls   9  it again during the break in the bathroom, I joined in, "How stupid! My grandmother wouldn"t   10  want it." The girls laughed at my   11  and filed out of the bathroom.Washing my hands, I let the water run through my fingers  12    I thought about my words.It wasn"t   13  like me to say things like that.
"I"m your secret friend." It was Rochelle." I" m sorry about the gift," she whispered to me, tears   14   down her face.
From a poor family, she was a   15  at school for those with rich parents.Yet she just took all the   16  and the horrible treatment silently.
I was sick to my stomach as my   17  words ran through my mind.She had heard everything.How could I have been so cruel?
Later I learned she had felt bad all week about not being able to leave me any cool present and her mum had given up her only luxury(奢侈品)
And I had   18  everything for her.
I told her that I had only said those things to try to   19  .
"We aren"t that different from each other, are we?" She smiled   20 .Her simple words, spoken from her heart, found their way straight into mine.
小题1:
A.behindB.likeC.throughD.for
小题2:
A.convincingB.rewardingC.encouragingD.reminding
小题3:
A.draggedB.pickedC.foundD.drew
小题4:
A.chancesB.giftsC.hopeD.help
小题5:
A.guidanceB.admissionC.directionsD.patterns
小题6:
A.discoveredB.heldC.graspedD.opened
小题7:
A.blamedB.commented C.laughedD.shouted
小题8:
A.specialB.embarrassingC.worryingD.delicate
小题9:
A.mentionedB.suggestedC.showedD.saw
小题10:
A.justB.onlyC.evenD.ever
小题11:
A.remarksB.reactionsC.sufferingD.feeling
小题12:
A.ifB.becauseC.sinceD.as
小题13:
A.exactlyB.necessarilyC.normallyD.perfectly
小题14:
A.dashingB.streamingC.smoothingD.getting
小题15:
A.goalB.wonderC.centreD.target
小题16:
A.challengeB.ignoringC.teasingD.puzzle
小题17:
A.powerfulB.scaryC.tenseD.hurtful
小题18:
A.ruinedB.disturbedC.changedD.broken
小题19:
A.turn offB.fit inC.get inD.show off
小题20:
A.optimistically B.honestlyC.persuasivelyD.understandingly

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School was over and I was both mentally and physically tired. I sat at the very front of the bus because of my   16 to get home. Sitting at the front makes you  17 out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.
Janie, the driver, tries to break the  18 atmosphere by striking the match of   194 .
I try to mind my manners and   20 listen, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day. On this day,   21 , her conversation was worth listening to.
“My father"s sick,” she said to no one in  22 . I could see the anxiety and fear in her eyes. With a sudden change of attitude and interest, I asked,“What"s wrong with him?"
With her eyes wet and her voice tight from  23 the tears, she responded,“Heart trouble.”Her eyes lowered as she  24 . “I"ve already lost my mum, so I don"t think I can stand losing him.”
I couldn"t respond. I was  25 . My heart ached for her. I sat on the old, smelly seat thinking of the great  26 my own mother was thrown into when her father died. I saw how hard it was,   27 still is, for her. I wouldn"t like anyone to go  28 that.
Suddenly I realized Janie wasn"t only a bus driver. That was  29 her job. She had a whole world of family and concerns too. I had never thought of her as  30 but a driver.
I suddenly felt very  31 . I realized I had only thought of people as  32 as what their purposes were in my life. I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver. I had judged her by her job and brushed her off as  33 .
For all I know, I"m just another person in  34 else"s world, and may not even be important. I  35 not have been so selfish and self-centered. Everyone has places to go, people to see and appointments (约会) to keep. Understanding people is an art.
小题1:
A.anxietyB.determinationC.decisionD.attempt
小题2:
A.findB.makeC.thinkD.stand
小题3:
A.unpopularB.uncomfortableC.unusualD.unforgettable
小题4:
A.fireB.topicC.conversation D.discussion
小题5:
A.politelyB.devotedlyC.carelesslyD.sincerely
小题6:
A.howeverB.thereforeC.thusD.otherwise
小题7:
A.surpriseB.commonC.silenceD.particular
小题8:
A.fightingB.avoidingC.clearingD.keeping
小题9:
A.toldB.lastedC.repeatedD.continued
小题10:
A.for sureB.at easeC.in shockD.in despair
小题11:
A.mercyB.painC.pityD.disappointment
小题12:
A.butB.yetC.andD.or
小题13:
A.overB.roundC.throughD.without
小题14:
A.almostB.nearlyC.everD.just
小题15:
A.somethingB.anythingC.nothingD.everything
小题16:
A.sadB.embarrassedC.selfishD.worried
小题17:
A.farB.longC.muchD.well
小题18:
A.unfitB.unselfishC.unnecessaryD.unimportant
小题19:
A.everyoneB.someoneC.anyoneD.no one
小题20:
A.mustB.mayC.canD.should

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Several years ago, we moved into the apartment where we live now. When my friends helped me move in, the downstairs neighbors began to  16 about the noise. I could do  17 about it. After all, noises are unavoidable(不可避免的).How can anyone move in  18 .
Still  19 ,the complaints continued on a daily basis—well after the first day. We walked “too loudly”down the stairs, we laughed too often, we opened and closed the door too many times…They had many  20 to complain.
Nobody can stand the endless complaints and quarrels. I soon learned that they had  21 the last few families who lived above them by the same way. So I had the information I needed and I tried to  22  every situation carefully.
I tried to walk in  23 to avoid any possible noises. Whenever they called  24 came to the door with a complaint, no matter how unreasonable, I simply listened. From their confused expressions, I could imagine that they had never expected to get a   25 attitude from me.
Of course, it was hard to keep calm but my sister and I  26 . I told my sister that we were going to be pleasant and  27  them to change their attitude to neighbors. I explained to her that they probably felt  28 in their lives because they are common people.   29 , they were always looking for a   30 to show their power so that nobody could look down upon them. I continued smiling and greeting them as I saw them, much to their  31 .On more than one occasion(不止一次), I ended up  32 them. They thanked me before they left.
Unexpectedly, the next time I saw them, they all smiled and  33 friendly. We had a short but pleasant  34 . Ever since then, they’ve been very pleasant neighbors, and we’ve become good  35 .
小题1:
A.worryB.talkC.careD.complain
小题2:
A.verythingB.nothingC.somethingD.anything
小题3:
A.quietlyB.quicklyC.suddenlyD.slowly
小题4:
A.angrierB.lessC.betterD.worse
小题5:
A.purposesB.timesC.reasonsD.persons
小题6:
A.come acrossB.driven offC.knocked intoD.taken in
小题7:
A.treatB.allowC.keepD.accept
小题8:
A.fashionB.troubleC.doubtD.peace
小题9:
A.butB.soC.orD.as
小题10:
A.funnyB.positiveC.gentleD.satisfying
小题11:
A.continuedB.decidedC.beganD.stopped
小题12:
A.orderB.askC.forbidD.encourage
小题13:
A.stupidB.powerlessC.unfortunateD.dangerous
小题14:
A.BesidesB.ThereforeC.OtherwiseD.However
小题15:
A.taskB.chanceC.challengeD.job
小题16:
A.surpriseB.worryC.tasteD.expect
小题17:
A.frustratingB.annoyingC.helpingD.joining
小题18:
A.soundedB.feltC.phonedD.looked
小题19:
A.discussionB.quarrelC.conversationD.journey
小题20:
A.friendsB.workmatesC.partnersD.classmates

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An old woman walked around as she pushed her shopping cart full of many things. She was
 36 . Her hair was untidy. Her clothes were torn. And some of her teeth were missing.
She  37  and asked me for change. Instead of giving her change, I  38  her to eat out and she  39 . We went across the street to an outdoor café so she could  40  her cart while we had lunch. The  41  was surprised when this woman appeared and did not want to serve us,  42  she forced herself. We ate our lunch. She was very  43  and the food disappeared almost as soon as it arrived.
When we were ready to  44 , I was feeling very good about myself and then she asked for a  45 . It was then that I had to  46  myself and all the hidden bias (偏见) that I had towards this  47.
She wasn’t wrong, but my reluctance(不愿)must have  48 . I held her in my arms carelessly and  49 I felt shame. She thanked me for lunch and then left.
I  50  there for a moment and realized that I had  51  to give this woman the one thing that cost  52  —love. I ran after the woman and caught up with her and asked her if I could give her a  53  hug and she agreed. I gave the woman the best one I’ve ever given anyone. “That’s getting it right,” she said and her big  54  lit my path as we parted.
The  55  I learned was that if you’re going to give, then give it your all and get it right the first time.
小题1:
A.happyB.dirtyC.nervousD.small
小题2:
A.ranB.arrivedC.stoppedD.hid
小题3:
A.invitedB.pushedC.forcedD.wished
小题4:
A.refusedB.returnedC.leftD.agreed
小题5:
A.watch overB.get hold ofC.reach forD.catch up with
小题6:
A.customer B.shopperC.waitress D.traveler
小题7:
A.andB.butC.orD.so
小题8:
A.thirstyB.sleepyC.tiredD.hungry
小题9:
A.leaveB.restC.moveD.apologize
小题10:
A.breakB.giftC.hugD.partner
小题11:
A.believeB.faceC.hurtD.introduce
小题12:
A.behaviorB.nationC.personD.district
小题13:
A.goneB.shownC.resultedD.remained
小题14:
A.slowlyB.againC.graduallyD.soon
小题15:
A.stoodB.criedC.layD.drank
小题16:
A.decidedB.hopedC.triedD.failed
小题17:
A.anythingB.nothingC.somethingD.everything
小题18:
A.realB.quietC.braveD.safe
小题19:
A.teeth B.smileC.feetD.mouth
小题20:
A.factB.informationC.lessonD.expression

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My friend Michelle is blind, but you’d never know it. She makes such good use of her other  __1 , including her “sixth sense”, that she seldom gives the impression (印象) that she’s  2__   anything. It’s really amazing.
Michelle  3  her children pretty much like the rest of us, except that she isn’t too hard on them. Her children really benefit a lot from her  4 __attitude. She knows when to clean the house, and she moves around so fast that 5 often don’t realize she’s blind.
6   this the first time after my six-year-old daughter, Kayla, went to play there. When Kayla came home, she was very   7  about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was  8  excited about her finger-painting project.
“Mom, guess what?” said Kayla, all smiles. “I learned how to 9 colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Michelle  10  with us”. 
To my great  11 , my child had learnt about color from a blind friend! Then Kayla continued, “Michelle told me my   12  showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment (成就). She really   13  what I was doing!” Kayla said she had never known how good finger paints felt  14  Michelle showed her how to paint without looking at her paper.
I realized Kayla didn’t know that Michelle was blind. It had just never come  15  in conversation. When I told my daughter Michelle was blind, she was   16  for a moment. At first, she didn’t believe me. “But Mommy, Michelle knew exactly what was in my picture!” Kayla  __17 . I knew my child was _18  because Michelle had listened to Kayla describe her art work. Michelle had also “heard” Kayla’s 19 in her work.
We were silent for a minute. Then Kayla said slowly, “You know, Mommy, Michelle did ‘see’ my picture. She just used my __20__.” Indeed, she uses a special type of “vision” that all mothers have.
小题1:
A.waysB.meansC.methodsD.senses
小题2:
A.enjoyedB.foundC.missed D.held
小题3:
A.comes acrossB.looks afterC.picks outD.learns from
小题4:
A.relaxed B.nervousC.anxiousD.secret
小题5:
A.parentsB.familyC.guestsD.friends
小题6:
A.realized B.heardC.forgotD.witnessed
小题7:
A.sad B.calmC.excitedD.puzzled
小题8:
A.especiallyB.seldomC.frequentlyD.hardly
小题9:
A.paintB.drawC.createD.mix
小题10:
A.stayedB.paintedC.talkedD.competed
小题11:
A.excitementB.encouragementC.delightD.surprise
小题12:
A.attitudeB.colorC.picture D.paper
小题13:
A.touchedB.consideredC.saw D.understood
小题14:
A.afterB.unlessC.until D.if
小题15:
A.upB.down C.backD.on
小题16:
A.curiousB.quiet C.angryD.worried
小题17:
A.whisperedB.insisted C.introducedD.informed
小题18:
A.right B.wrongC.worriedD.uncertain
小题19:
A.shortcomingsB.difficultiesC.pride D.disappointment
小题20:
A.paperB.pensC.handsD.eyes

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