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Unit 10:At the shop
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 Passage 1

  阅读理解一

  The nervouslooking young man had waited for a few moments outside the jeweller's before he got enough to enter. He was warmly greeted by a young assistant. James felt a rush of blood to his face as he explained he would be bringing in his future wife to choose a birthday present. The assistant listened carefully and told him he'd better buy a necklace. He wasn't used to buying jewelly and was a little worried about overspending. After some discussion as to be reasonable price and the type, the assistant showed him dozens of necklaces and helped him to choose. At last James chose one and left the shop promising to return at five oclock when, half an hour later than planned, James did return to the shop with his future wife, Laura. The assistant acted as if she had never seen him before. When she was asked to show some necklaces, she first brought out some inexpensive ones for them to choose, and then gave them the one she had prepared. A choice was soon made and they went away, satisfied. James would certainly come back to buy what he wanted when he got married.

  注释

  1. nervouslooking adj.不安的表情

  2. greet vt.向……致敬意,向……打招呼;欢迎

  3. assistant n.助理,副手;助教

  4. dozens of许多的

  根据短文内容选择正确答案

  ( )1A good title for this passage is _____.

  A.A Clever Assistant

  B. Buying a Birthday Present

  C.How to Choose a Necklace

  D. A Brave Young Man

  ( )2The word"overspending"in the passage means _____.

  A.spending too much money

  B.spending too much time

  C. spending more time than he planned

  D. spending too much time and too much money

  ( )3When James told the assistant why he wanted to buy a present, his face_____ .

  A. turned pale B. turned red C. turned yellow D. turned black

  ( )4James and Laura reached the shop at_____ .

  A. 4∶30 B. 5∶00 C. 5∶30 D. 6∶00

  ( )5James would come back to buy what he wanted because_____ .

  A. the assistant knew how to satisfy people who came to buy things

  B. the necklace was good

  C. Laura liked the necklace very much

  D. the assistant who served James was very beautiful

  

Passage 2

  阅读理解二

  "Mark Twain" was the name used by Samuel Langhorne Clemens when he wrote books.His father was a lawyer,but a poor one,who lived at Florida,Missouri.The family was so poor that Samuel did not receive much teaching.He had to learn all that he could from the people whom he met.His father died when he was very young,and then there was even less money than before.

  Many of the men in this part of America worked in the ships on the great River Mississippi,and he did this himself at one time.

  Where did he find the name "Mark Twain"? It came from the great river itself.It was part of one of the cries used by men who worked in the ships.When a man called "By the mark twain!" he meant that the river was "two marks deep" there,that is to say,six feet deep ( "Twain" is an old form of the work "Two"). Samuel Clemens often heard these words when he was young,and he used them as a penname all his life.

  During his work on the Mississippi he met travelers of all kinds,and this helped him a great deal when he started to write.But the number of travelers became smaller when war started in America in 1861Many of the great ships on the river stopped work.Samuel left then and went to Nevada with his brother,who was at that time Governor of Nevada.There,near the town of Carson,Samuel became a gold miner,but he never made much money at the time.He soon saw that life in the gold mines was not for him.He also tried writing for the newspapers in Nevada,and this seemed more hopeful.He found that he could write.

  He went to Europe in 1867 and visited France and Italy.In 1870 he married Olivia Langdon,and two years later he was spending nearly all his time writing.Among his books is his own story.

  He is now always known as Mark Twain,and many people do not even know that his family name was Clemens.He travelled in America and in England,and went to Oxford in 1907. He was one of the great American writers of the time,and could make his readers laugh--a thing which few writers can do.He died in 1910.

  注释

  1. that is to say即,就是,换句话说,就是说;更确切地说

  2. governor n.地方长官,总督;县市,省长,(美)州长

  3. miner n.矿工

  4. hopeful adj.有希望的

  根据短文内容选择正确答案

  ( )1"Mark Twain" was_____ .

  A.a famous American writer

  B. name of a book

  C.a great river in America

  D. a large ship

  ( )2As a child,Samuel did not get much education because_____ .

  A. his father died too early

  B. the family was very poor

  C. he disliked school very much

  D. he could learn what he liked from the people he met

  ( )3What gave him a great deal when he started writing? _____.

  A. His poor childhood

  B. The Mississippi river

  C. All kinds of travelers he met

  D. His brother

  ( )4We can infer from the passage that _____.

  A. Samuel loved writing from his early age

  B. Samuel did not love writing at the beginning

  C. his writings to the newspaper were successful

  D. his brother encouraged him to write more

  ( )5According to the writer of the passage,a good writer could_____ .

  A. write a lot for his readers

  B. make a lot of money for his family

  C. cause his readers to laugh

  D. travel everywhere he wanted

  

Passage 3

  完形填空

  You've been away from us for three years,you told us a lie which I came to know not long ago.

  On this special day for teachers across the country,I can ___1__ hold myself back from telling your white lie to __2___ who would lend me an ear.

  Do you __3___ remember the happy __4___ about six years ago? We fixed our eyes on you at your __5___.You,a beautiful young lady, ___6__ us that you would stay to teach in our village.

  Soon after,the villagers found their children __7___ more time with their books ___8__ after doing their homework and housework.Yet they still __9___ that one day you might leave.You __10___ a smile all the time,which reduced to some extent their ___11__ of your leaving.You went all out in the __12___ of your students,helping them not only in their studies but also in their tuition.You often emphasized to us the ___13__ of one's life,so that __14___ have been what you were after in those five years!

  One cold morning __15___ class began,you entered the room as if you had been crying ___16__.In your class,we listened but looked away from your eyes.You stopped for _17____ as if you were trying to find the right words…you said you would go _18____ and would never be back to teach because your boyfriend wanted you more...

  On the following morning,we __19__ you the very best and the villages gave you their thanks.The train __20___ you away and your broken heart.

  The other day I overheard my parents chatting that you had lung cancer and left the world soon after you waved farwell(=good-bye)...

  注释

  1. reduce vt.减少,减小,减轻;缩减

  2. to some extent某种程度上,(多少)有一点

  3. go all out全力以赴

  4. tuition n.学费

  通读短文选出一个最佳答案

  ( )1A. forever B. seldom C. hardly D. soon

  ( )2A. those B. all C. majority D. public

  ( )3A. yet B. ever C. still D. not

  ( )4A. scene B. situation C. sign D. silence

  ( )5A. appear B. arrival C. explanation D. speech

  ( )6A. promised B. believed C. suggested D. replied

  ( )7A. cost B. spent C. paid D. made

  ( )8A. even B. soon C. long D. straight

  ( )9A. frightened B. feared C. afraid D. doubted

  ( )10A. wore B. took C. dressed D. beared

  ( )11A. puzzle B. trouble C. question D. worry

  ( )12A. teaching B. middle C. course D. field

  ( )13A. method B. reason C. value D. necessary

  ( )14A. must B. can C. may D. should

  ( )15A. while B. once C. when D. until

  ( )16A. happily B. bitterly C. friendly D. angrily

  ( )17A. sometimes B. sometime C. some times D. some time

  ( )18A. down B. up C. over D. away

  ( )19A. hoped B. expected C. wished D. brought

  ( )20A. took B. brought C. turned D. broke

 

 Passage 4

  判断正误

  Lane waited on the bench nearest the bridge,as he had been instructed.The strong wind blew straight across the river,and he had to put his overcoat closer about him.

  He went over his instructions in his mind.The spy would appear at four oclock.He would talk to Lane for a while,after which he would get up,leaving his newspaper behind.The plans would be found inside.

  A distant clock began to strike the hour.As if from nowhere,a man appeared and sat down beside Lane,placing his newspaper on the seat between them.He was thin and middleaged,and seemed in need of a good meal.He didn't look like a successful spy,Lane thought.His talk about the weather was uninteresting.

  A few minutes later he got up and continued on his way.Lane picked up the paper which lay on the bench,as if he wanted to read the news.He was excited to see the plans,stuck on the center page.At that moment,however,there was a strong gust of wind which lifted the newspaper into the air,like a kite,and blew it into the river.

  注释

  1. bench n.长凳

  2. instruct vt.命令;指示

  3. a gust of n.阵风,一阵狂风

  根据文章内容判断正误

  ( )1Sitting on the bench,Lane repeated his orders to himself.

  ( )2The spy was going to tell Lane some important instructions.

  ( )3Lane found the spy very wellfed.

  ( )4Lane succeeded in getting the plans but they were lost accidently.

  参考答案

  Passage 1

  1. A文章最后一句内容告诉我们,吉姆不但现在买到了称心如意的项链,而且以后结婚礼品也会来此店购买。一方面说明和气生财,另一方面也说明这个女服务员很会做生意,故应选A。

  2. Aoverspending这个词的意思是"钱花超了",故选A。

  3. B当这个小伙听到女服务员问他要买什么东西时,由于不好意思说是给女朋友买生日礼物,所以脸就发红。

  4. C文章已说明这个小伙子原先与女服员约定下午五点钟来取要买的项链,可是来晚了半个小时。

  5. A从文章中我们得知服务员小姐帮吉姆挑选了一件非常合适的生日礼物。据此判断,服务员掌握了顾客心理,能尽可能满足顾客的购物要求。

  Passage 2

  1. A此题属于一般常识。

  2. B根据第一段就可得出答案。

  3. C可以从第四段"During his work on the Mississippi he met travelers of all kinds,and this helped him a great deal when he started to write."中得出答案。

  4. C可以从"this seemed more hopeful."一句猜出,Mark Twain给报纸投稿是他写作生涯的开始,对于他的前途来说,这比其他工作更有希望。

  5. C文章作者认为,好作家应该使读者发笑,但是,真正做到这一点除了Mark Twain以外,就没有几个作家了。

  Passage 3

  1. C从整个句子来看,作者忍不住要把"你"的谎话告诉任何愿意听的人,故选项C符合句意。

  2. A关系代词those后常跟who引导的定语从句,表示泛指。如果用all作先行词,应该用that引导从句。

  3. Cever常用在完成时态里,根据句意,选项C符合题意。

  4. A作者的问话意思是:你是否还记得六年前那次幸福的情景。situation意为"形势",故不符合题意。

  5. Barrival意为"到达",是名词。

  6. A从语法规则上考虑,promise后可以接双宾语。

  7. B主语是人,表示"花费"的意思,应该用spend。

  8. A此句表示孩子们甚至在做完作业和家务活后,还仍然花更多的时间来学习。

  9. Bfrighten意为"使……吃惊"或"使……害怕",fear表示"某人自己害怕某事发生"。

  10. A指"脸上一直带着微笑"时,A符合题意。

  11. D句中"to some extent"是短语,意为"在某种程度上"。此句意思是:你脸上的微笑减轻了我们对你离开的担忧。

  12. Ain the teaching of作"在教……方面"讲。

  13. Cthe value of ones life作"人生的价值"讲。

  14. A空前的that是本句的主语,指代上文提到的事情。must have done sth.结构是表示对过去事情的推测,否定句用cant have done sth.。

  15. C句中began是短暂性动词,故用when。

  16. Bas if引导的方式状语从句中用过去完成时,是虚拟语气的一种用法,表示与过去事实相反。根据句意,指的是"好象痛哭过"。

  17. D空前有介词for,据此判断,应是表示一段时间。

  18. Dgo away意为"离开"。

  19. Cwish可以后跟复合宾语,hope不能;expect常用于expect sb. to do sth.;而bring用法是:bring sth. for sb.。

  20. Atake sth. away意为"带走"。

  Passage 4

  1. T"He went over his instructions in his mind."此句说明Lane心里还在不停地想着给他的命令。

  2. F和Lane接头的间谍将给Lane一些行动计划。

  3. F从"He was thin and middleaged, and seemed in need of a good meal."这句我们可以推出答案。

  4. TLane成功地拿到了行动计划,但是,一不小心行动计划被风刮走了。




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