One summer day my father sent me to buy wire for our farm. At 16, I liked 36 be
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One summer day my father sent me to buy wire for our farm. At 16, I liked 36 better than driving our truck, 37 this time I was not happy. My father had told me I’d have to ask for credit(赊账) at the store.
Sixteen is a 38 age, when a young man wants respect, not charity. It was 1976, and the ugly 39 of racial discrimination was 40 a fact of life. I’d seen my friends ask for credit and then stand, head down, while the store owner 41 whether they were “good for it.” I knew black youths just like me who were 42 like thieves by the store clerk each time they went into a grocery.
My family was 43 . We paid our debts. But before harvest, cash was short. Would the store owner 44 us ?
At Davis’s store, Buck Davis stood behind the cash desk, talking to a farmer. I nodded 45 I passed him on my way to the hardware shelves. When I brought my 46 to the cash desk, I said 47 , “I need to put this on credit.”
The farmer gave me an amused, distrustful 48 . But Buck’s face didn’t change. “Sure,” he said 49 . “Your daddy is 50 good for it.” He 51 to the other man. “This here is one of James Williams’s sons.”
The farmer nodded in a neighborly 52 . I was filled with pride. James William’s son. Those three words had opened a door to an adult’s respect and trust.
That day I discovered that the good name my parents had 53 brought our whole family the respect of our neighbors. Everyone knew what to 54 from a Williams: a decent person who kept his word and respected himself 55 much to do wrong.
36. A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything
37. A. and B. so C. but D. for
38. A. prideful B. wonderful C. respectful D. colorful
39. A. intention B. shadow C. habit D. faith
40. A. thus B. just C. still D. ever
41. A. guessed B. suspected C. questioned D. figured
42. A. watched B. caught C. dismissed D. accused
43. A. generous B. honest C. friendly D. modest
44. A. blame B. excuse C. charge D. trust
45. A. until B. as C. once D. since
46. A. purchases B. sales C. orders D. favorites
47. A. casually B. confidently C. cheerfully D. carefully
48. A. look B. stare C. response D. comment
49. A. patiently B. eagerly C. easily D. proudly
50. A generally B. never C. sometimes D. always
51. A. pointed B. replied C. turned D introduced
52. A. sense B. way C. degree D. mood
53. A. earned B. deserved C. given D. used
54. A. receive B. expect C. collect D. require
55. A. very B. so C. how D. Too |
答案
36.B 37.C 38.A 39.B 40.C 41.C 42.A 43.B 44.D 45.B
46.A 47.D 48.A 49.C 50.D 51.C 52.B 53.A 54.B 55.D |
解析
36．解析：nothing意为“(什么也)没有，没有什么东西”，构成否定句。比较级用于否定句表示最高级的意思。I like nothing better than driving our truck表示“最喜欢开我们的卡车”。something意为“某物，某事”。everything意为“每件事”。anything意为“任何事”。
37．解析：but意为“但是”，表示上下两个句子是转折对比关系。最高兴开自己的卡车和不高兴形成转折和对比。and表示并列关系。so意为“因此”。for表示原因。
38．解析：prideful意为“骄傲的；得意的，自傲的”。常指正当地自我满足、暗自得意，有时也指顽固地自以为是或过高地评价自己的优点。下文中的when a young man wants respect， not charity表明这是一个自尊、自强的年龄。wonderful意为“令人惊奇的，可惊叹的，奇异的，〔口语〕极好的，精彩的”。respectful意为“尊重人的，表示敬意的；谦恭的，有礼貌的，殷勤的”。colorful意为“多彩的”。
39．解析：shadow意为“(阴)影”，shadow of racial discrimination意为“种族歧视的阴影”。intention意为“意向；意图，目的；打算”。habit意为“习惯”。faith意为“信仰，信心；信条”。
40．解析：still意为“还，仍，尚，现在还，至今还”，表示在当时种族歧视的阴影仍然是一个生活事实。thus意为“如此，这样，像这样”。just意为“仅仅，刚刚”。ever意为“曾经”。
41．解析：question意为“询问；探问；探究”，常指正式地发问，多含有质疑的色彩，怀疑的意味较重。由于当时种族歧视的阴影仍然是一个生活事实，所以在黑人赊账时，就受了店主的询问。guess意为“猜测”。suspect意为“怀疑”。figure意为“推测，判断，认为”。
42．解析：watch意为“注视”，指全神贯注地观看、观察或注视事物的活动、变化或发展。这里指当黑人进入商店时，售货员就像注视小偷那样注视着他们。catch意为“抓住”。dismiss意为“使退去，让……走开，打发走”。succeed意为“继……之后，继续；接着……发生”。
43．解析：honest意为“诚实的；正直的，耿直的；坦率的，坦白的，正派的，公正的”。指言行一致、表里如一，忠诚可靠，强调真实性。根据下文所提供的情景可判断出作者的家庭是诚实守信的，赊账后在收获后马上就偿还。generous意为“慷慨大方的”。friendly意为“友好的”。modest意为“谦逊的”。
44．解析：trust意为“信任”，表示尽管这样，店主会信任吗？blame意为“责备”。excuse意为“原谅”。charge意为“责备；告诫”。
45．解析：as意为“当……的时候”，as强调两个动作同时发生，一般时间不长。until意为“一直……”，表示动作一直延续的until中的谓语动词的动作发生。once意为“一旦”。since引导时间状语从句，表示“自从……”，其主句常为现在完成时。
46．解析：purchase意为“购买的东西”。表示作者把所要购买的东西拿到收银台。sale意为“卖，出卖，出售”。order意为“订货单”。favorite意为“喜爱的东西”。
47．解析：carefully意为“小心翼翼地”，因为作者只要赊账，而黑人又受到歧视，所以小心翼翼地提出自己要赊账的要求。casually意为“不在意地”。confidently意为“有信心地，自信地”。cheerfully意为“高高兴兴地”。都不符合当时的情况。
48．解析：look意为“表情，脸色”，表示那个农民的脸上露出了感到有趣的、不信任的表情。stare意为“凝视”。response意为“反应”。comment意为“评论”。
49．解析：easily意为“容易地，不费力地”，表示店主Buck对作者一家非常信任，当作者提出要赊账时，店主非常爽快地答应了。
50．解析：always意为“总是”，表示作者的父亲借了账后总是及时偿还。generally意为“广泛地，普遍地”。never意为“决不，永不；从来没有，一点也不”。sometimes意为“有时”。
51．解析：turn意为“转向”，表示把脸转向那个农民。point意为“指向”。reply意为“回答”。introduce意为“介绍”。
52．解析：way意为“方式”，表示那位农民听了店主的话后向作者像邻居似地点了点头。sense意为“感觉”。degree意为“程度”。mood意为“情绪”。
53．解析：earn意为“获得”，常指经过艰苦努力，凭借劳力或功劳而赚得或获得工资、报酬、生计、荣誉、赞赏。表示作者的父母所获得的好的名声。deserve意为“应受，该得，值得，当”，表示应该得到的好名声。give意为“给”。use意为“使用”。
54．解析：expect意为“期望”，指期待得到某种东西或发生某种情况。表示人们知道从作者一家可以期待得到什么。receive意为“接到，收到”。collect意为“收集”。require意为“需要，要求；请求，命令”。
55．解析：too … to …意为“太……以至于不能……”，表示作者的父母那么的信守诺言和自尊以至于不会做错事。very意为“非常”，so意为“那么”，how意为“如何”，都不与to do sth构成短语。所以不能作为答案。 |
举一反三
One afternoon I was sitting at my favorite table in a restaurant , waiting for the food I had ordered to arrive . Suddenly I 36 that a man sitting at a table near the window kept glancing in my direction , 37 he knew me . The man had a newspaper 38 in front of him , which he was __39__ to read , but I could 40 that he was keeping an eye on me . when the waiter brought my 41 the man was clearly puzzled (困惑) by the 42 way in which the waiter and I 43 each other . He seemed even more puzzled as 44 went on and it became 45 that all the waiters in the restaurant knew me . Finally he got up and went into the 46 . When he came out , he paid his bill and 47 without another glance in my direction .
I called the owner of the restaurant and asked what the man had 48 . “Well,” he said , “that man was a detective (侦探) . He 49 you here because he though you were the man he 50 .” “What ?” I said , showing my 51 . The owner continued , “He came into the kitchen and showed me a photo of the wanted man. I 52 say he looked very much like you ! Of course , since we know you , we told him that he had made a 53 .” “Well , it’s really 54 I came to a restaurant where I’m known ,” I said . “ 55 , I might have been in trouble .”
36．A．knew B．understood C．noticed D．recognized
37．A．since B．even if C．though D．as if
38．A．flat B．open C．cut D．fixed
39．A．hoping B．thinking C．pretending D．continuing
40．A．see B．find C．guess D．learn
41．A．menu B．bill C．paper D．food
42．A．direct B．familiar C．strange D．funny
43．A．chatted with B．looked at C．laughed at D．talked about
44．A．the waiter B．time C．I D．the dinner
45．A．true B．hopeful C．clear D．possible
46．A．restaurant B．washroom C．office D．kitchen
47．A．left B．acted C．sat down D．calmed down
48．A．wanted B．tried C．ordered D．wished
49．A．met B．caught C．followed D．discovered
50．A．was to beat B．was dealing with C．was to meet D．was looking for
51．A．care B．surprise C．worry D．regret
52．A．must B．can C．need D．may
53．A．discovery B．mistake C．decision D．fortune
54．A．a pity B．natural C．a chance D．lucky
55．A．Thus B．However C．Otherwise D．Therefore |
A lady and her husband stepped off the train in Boston. They walked without an appointment（预约）into the outer 36 of Harvard’s president. But they were 37 by his secretary and kept waiting. For hours, the secretary took no notice of them, 38 that the couple would finally become 39 and go away. But they didn’t. The secretary finally decided to disturb the president, though 40 .
A few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a 41 face. The lady told him, “We had a son that 42 Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard. He was 43 here. But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed. My husband and I would like to 44 a memorial（纪念物）to him, somewhere on campus.”
The president wasn’t 45 . Instead, he was shocked. “Madam,” he said, “we can’t put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and died. If we did, this 46 would look like a cemetery（墓地）,” “Oh, no,” the lady 47 quickly. “We don’t want to put up a statue. We would like to give a 48 to Harvard.” The president rolled his eyes and 49 at the couple and then exclaimed, “ A building! Do you have any 50 how much a building costs? We have spent over ＄7,500,000 on the campus building at Harvard.” For a moment the lady was silent. The president was 51 , because he could get rid of them now. Then the lady turned to her husband and said quietly, “Is that all it costs to start a 52 ? Why don’t we just start our own?” Her husband nodded. 53 their offer was turned down. Mr. and Mrs. Stanford traveled to California where they founded the University that bears their 54 , a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer 55 about.
36．A．lab B．library C．hall D．office
37．A．watched B．stopped C．followed D．interviewed
38．A．hoping B．finding C．realizing D．imagining
39．A．surprised B．disappointed C．worried D．troubled
40．A．hopelessly B．carefully C．unexpectedly D．unwillingly
41．A．pleasant B．funny C．cold D．sad
42．A．attended B．visited C．studied D．served
43．A．clever B．brave C．proud D．happy
44．A．set about B．set up C．take down D．take over
45．A．satisfied B．excited C．moved D．ashamed
46．A．house B．part C．garden D．place
47．A．explained B．expressed C．refused D．admitted
48．A．building B．yard C．playground D．square
49．A．laughed B．shouted C．glanced D．called
50．A．suggestion B．idea C．thought D．opinion
51．A．bored B．astonished C．interested D．pleased
52．A．department B．university C．business D．club
53．A．Once B．While C．Since D．Though
54．A．name B．character C．picture D．sign
55．A．talked B．knew C．heard D．cared |
You are near the front line of a battle . Around you shells are exploding ;people are shooting from a house behind you .What are you doing there? You aren’t a soldier .You aren’t 36 carrying a gun .You’re standing in front of a 37 and you’re telling the TV 38 what is happening.
It’s all in a day’s work for a war reporter ,and it can be very 39 .In the first two years of the 40 in former Yugoslavia（前南斯拉夫）,28 reporters and photographers were killed .Hundreds more were 41 . What kind of people put themselves in danger to 42 pictures to our TV screens and 43 to our newspapers? Why do they do it ?
“I think it’s every young journalist’s 44 to be a foreign reporter,” says Michael Nicholson, “that’s 45 you find the excitement .So when the first opportunity comes, you take it 46 it is a war.”
But there are moments of 47 . Jeremy Bowen says, “Yes ,when you’re lying on the ground and bullets （子弹）are flying 48 your ears ,you think: ‘What am I doing here? I’m not going to do this again.’ But that feeling 49 after a while and when the next war starts, you’ll be 50 .”
“None of us believes that we’re going to 51 ,” adds Michael. But he always 52 a lucky charm（护身符）with him .It was given to him by his wife for his first war. It’s a card which says “Take care of yourself.”Does he ever think about dying?“Oh, 53 ,and every time it happens you look to the sky and say to God, ‘If you get me out of this ,I 54 I’ll never do it again.’ You can almost hear God 55 , because you know he doesn’t believe you .”
36．A．simply B．really C．merely D．even
37．A．crowd B．house C．battlefield D．camera
38．A．producers B．viewers C．directors D．actors
39．A．dangerous B．exciting C．normal D．disappointing
40．A．stay B．fight C．war D．life
41．A．injured B．buried C．defeated D．saved
42．A．bring B．show C．take D．make
43．A．scenes B．passages C．stories D．contents
44．A．belief B．dream C．duty D．faith
45．A．why B．what C．how D．where
46．A．even so B．ever since C．as if D．even if
47．A．fear B．surprise C．shame D．sadness
48．A．into B．around C．past D．through
49．A．returns B．goes C．continues D．occurs
50．A．there B．away C．out D．home
51．A．leave B．escape C．die D．remain
52．A．hangs B．wears C．holds D．carries
53．A．never B．many times C．some time D．seldom
54．A．consider B．accept C．promise D．guess
55．A．whispering B．laughing C．screaming D．crying |
When I was thirteen, my family moved from Boston to Tucson, Arizona. 36 the move, my father 37 us in the living-room on a freezing January night. My sisters and I sat around the fire, not 38 that the universe would suddenly change its course. "In May, we"re 39 to Arizona."
The words, so small, didn"t seem 40 enough to hold my new life. But the world changed and I awoke on a train moving across the country. I watched the 41_ change from green trees to flat dusty plains to high mountains as I saw strange new plants that 42 mysteries(奥秘) yet to come. Finally, we arrived and 43 into our new home.
44 my older sisters were sad at the loss of friends, I 45 explored(探索) our new surroundings.
One afternoon, I was out exploring 46 and saw a new kind of cactus(仙人掌). I crouched (蹲) down for a closer look. "You"d better not 47 that."
I turned around to see an old woman
"Are you new to this neighborhood?" I explained that I was, 48 , new to the entire state.
"My name is Ina Thorne. Have you got used to life in the 49 ? It must be quite a _50 after living in Boston."
How could I explain how I 51 the desert? I couldn"t seem to find the right words.
"It"s vastness," she offered. “That vastness 52 you stand on the mountains overlooking the desert -- you can 53 how little you are in comparison with the world. 54 , you feel that the possibilities are limitless.”
That was it. That was the feeling I"d had ever since I"d first seen the mountains of my new home. Again, my 55 would change with just a few simple words.
"Would you like to come to my home tomorrow? Someone should teach you which plant you should and shouldn"t touch."
36. A. During B. Until C. Upon D. Before
37. A. gathered B. warned C. organized D. comforted
38. A. hoping B. admitting C. realizing D. believing
39. A. going B. moving C. driving D. flying
40. A. good B. simple C. big D. proper
41. A. picture B. ground C. scene D. area
42. A. suggested B. solved C. discovered D. explained
43. A. settled B. walked C. hurried D. stepped
44. A. If B. After C. Once D. While
45. A. bitterly B. easily C. proudly D. eagerly
46 A as well B. as usual C. right away D. on time
47. A. move B. dig C. pull D. touch
48. A. of course B. in fact C. after all D. at least
49. A. desert B. city C. state D. country
50. A. luck B. doubt C. shock D. danger
51. A. found B. examined C. watched D. reached
52. A. why B. when C. how D. where
53. A. prove B. guess C. sense D. expect
54. A. However B. Otherwise C. Therefore D. Meanwhile
55. A. idea B. life C. home D. family |
In the summer vacation of 1997 , I was fixed with a job . I worked as a(n) 36 at Mr. Breen’s fruit shop .The fruit shop did 37 business . Most of the trade came from the housewives who lived in the neighbourhood, 38 he also had regular customers who arrived outside the shop in cars . Mr Breen 39 them all by name and they sometimes even had their order already made up , always 40 me to carry it out to their car . They were clearly long-standing customers , and I 41 they must have stayed faithful to him 42 he had promised to sell good quality 43 . He had a way with them —I had to 44 that . He called every woman “madam” for a start , 45 those who clearly were not, but when he 46 it , it did not sound like flattery (奉承). It just sounded 47 in an old-fashioned way . He was a great chatter 48 . If he did not know them , he would greet them with a few 49 about the weather , 50 he did , he would ask about their families or make 51 , always cutting his cloth 52 his customers . Whatever their bills came to , be 53 gave them back the few odd pence (零钱), and I am sure they thought he was very generous (慷慨). But I thought he was the opposite . He never 54 anything away . He was always looking for 55 for nothing .
36.A.operator B.assistant C.waiter D.secretary
37.A.good B.poor C.big D.usual
38.A.so B.when C.therefore D.but
39.A.sold B.knew C.gave D.sent
40.A.making B.letting C.getting D.keeping
41.A.wish B.insist C.declare D.suppose
42.A.when B.if C.because D.though
43.A.food B.fruit C.vegetables D.drink
44.A.admit B.expect C.announce D.promise
45.A.yet B.only C.just D.even
46.A.told B.said C.spoke D.talked
47.A.serious B.strange C.polite D.familiar
48.A.as well B.as usual C.either D.also
49.A.sayings B.questions C.words D.speeches
50.A.and then B.and so C.even if D.but if
51.A.preparations B.jokes C.repairs D.friends
52.A.according to B.due to C.instead of D.up to
53.A.never B.ever C.seldom D.always
54.A.took B.moved C.threw D.turned .
55.A.something B.anything C.somebody D.anybody |
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