In the summer vacation of 1997, I was fixed with a job. I worked as a(n) ___36__
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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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文章主要讲“我”在一家水果店打工所见识的老板的特殊经营之道。 36. B。在水果店做店员,用assistant。 37. A。根据下文可知,这个店的生意一直不错(good)。 38. D。此处用but表转折关系。句意为:大多数的生意来自于住在附近的家庭主妇,但也有些常客乘车从外地来。 39. B。know sb by name 意为“只知道某人的名字”。 40. C。get sb to do sth 意为“叫某人做某事”。动词make和let后接不定式作宾语补足语时要省加重to,keep不能用不定式作宾语补足语。 41. D。此处是作者根据自己了解的情况(even had their order already made up…long-standing customers等)所作出的猜测。 42. C。顾客信任他是因为他许诺卖给他们优质水果。表原因,用because。 43. B。由于是水果店,自然是卖fruit。 44. A。由于水果店的老板把生意一直做得很好,所以“我”不得不承认(admit)他与顾客打交道有自己的一套方法。 45. D。句意为:老板开始对每一个woman都称madam,即使那些明显不是madam的woman,他也这样称呼。(由此可看出老板的圆滑) 46. B。此处用say强调所说的内容。大意是:老板称那些明显不是madam的woman为madam,但却一点听不出像是奉承。(这也体现了老板的交际水平) 47. C。由前句可知,老板这样说听起来不像是奉承,只是像有点过时的polite。 48. A。他也是一个健谈的人。also, either, as well 都可表示“也”,其区别是:also用于句中;either 用在否定句;as well 用于句末。 49. C。对于不熟的人用谈论天气的话来问候或搭腔。(这是英美人的交际习惯) 50. D。前面说if he did not know them…(如果他不认识他们),此处说 if he did (know them)…(如果他认识他们),两者的意思显然为对比或转折关系。 51. B。此处说的是,老板跟熟悉的人交谈,就问候他们的家人或跟他们开开玩笑。(这也是合乎常理的) 52. A。cut one’s cloth according to one’s customers 意为“量体裁衣”。此处说的是老板的讲话很到位。 53. D。此处说的是,无论账上的数目是多少,老板总要(always)给顾客找一些零钱——其目的是要让顾客认为他很慷慨。(这也从一个角度可以看出老板的生意之道) 54. C。前面说老板千方百计想显得自己很慷慨,但作者自己却完全持相反的观点。他认为老板从来不扔掉任何东西(never threw anything away)。 55. A。looking for something for nothing 指不要花钱而得到某物。for nothing 是习语,意为“免费”。 |
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Hidden passengers traveling in ships, trams, or even cars can be a terrible trouble— especially when they are insects. As for this, there is a great ___36___ between human beings; and insects. The former ___37___ every possible effort to avoid being discovered, while the latter quickly ___38___ attention to themselves. We can only show mercy to the ___39___ man who had to slop his car soon after ___40___ from a country village to drive to London. Hearing a strange noise from the ___41___of the car, he naturally got out to ___42___ the wheels carefully, but he found nothing wrong, so he ___43___ his way. Again the noise began, ___44___ and became even louder. Quickly ___45___ his head, the man saw what appeared to be a great ___46___ cloud following the car. When he stopped at a village further on, he was told that a queen bee must be hidden in his car as there were thousands of bees ___47___. On learning this, the man drove away .as quickly as possible. After an hour’s ___48___ driving, he arrived safely in London, where he parked his car outside a ___49___ and went in- It was not long ___50___ a customer who had seen him arrive ___51___ in to inform him that his car was ___52___ with bees. The poor driver was ___53___ that the best way should be to call a ___54___. In a short time the man arrived. He found the unwelcome passenger hidden near the wheels at the back. of the car. Very thankful to the driver for this ___55___ gift, the bee-keeper took the queen and her thousand of followers home in a large box. 36. A. connection B. difference C. communication D. similarity 37. A, doB. take C. make D. try 38. A. give B. keep C. pay D. draw 39. A. unfortunate B. careless C. unpleasant D. hopeless 40. A. passing by B. leaving out C. setting out D. getting up 41. A. front B. back C. left D. right 42. A. clean B. change C. test D. examine 43. A. drove B. continued C. pushed D. forced 44. A. normally B. gentlyC. actually D. immediately 45. A. hiding B. turning C. shaking D. raising 46. A. black B. beautiful C. white D. colorful 47. A. below B. ahead C. nearby D. behind 48. A. boring B. careful C. exciting D. hard 49. A. hotel B. museum C. hospital D. school 50. A. when B. after C. until D. before 51. A. broke B. moved C. hurried D. dropped 52. A. crowded B. covered C. filled D. equipped 53. A. advised B. required C. ordered D. requested 54. A. bee-keeper B. policeman C. waiterD. repairman 55. A. unfamiliar B. unknown C. unexpectedD. uncertain |
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