题目内容
To everybody's surprise, the fashionable young lady ___________ to be a thief.
A. found out B. proved out C, put out D. turned out
D
解析:
本题为动词词组辨析的考查,整句话的意思是“令人吃惊的是,时尚的年轻妇女被证明是个小偷。”find out意思是“发现”,prove out应删去out。put out意为“扑灭”,turn out意思是“证明”,后常接“to be'’的形式,“to be”可以省略。
My granddaughter, Shari, owns The Berry (莓果) Factory in Sacramento, California, and her mother, Joan, and I were helping with the Valentine’s Day rush. We’d dipped (浸泡) hundreds of berries, arranged gift baskets and packaged orders to be shipped around the country.
By the end of the day, the two middle-aged women, Joan and I, were exhausted. Shari didn’t seem tired. That was typical Shari. Though she was very busy, I’d seen her give away berries to everybody — parking attendants, mail carriers and hairdressers. “For me?” they would say, bursting into a smile.
As a “thank you”, Shari took us out for dinner. But there was a 45-minute wait at her favorite restaurant. “No big deal. There’s another place just up the road,” she said, driving us there. This time we walked right in.
When the waitress came to take our drink orders, Shari reached into her handbag, pulling something out. “I want you to have these,” she said, handing the waitress a box of chocolate-dipped strawberries. “She will love those berries!” I thought. But the waitress seemed startled. She only let out a “thank you” before grabbing the box and rushing into the kitchen.
A few minutes later, the waitress returned with our iced tea. “I apologize,” she said. “My best friend and I had promised to send each other something every Valentine’s Day. But she passed away last year. I didn’t know how I’d get through this day without her. Then you handed me that box.”“I’m so sorry to hear that,” said Shari. “It’s not much, but I hope you can enjoy them.”“Oh, I will,” the waitress said. “See, every year we always sent each other the same thing; a box of chocolate-dipped strawberries bought from our favourite store, The Berry Factory.”
【小题1】What can be inferred in the first paragraph?
A.The Berry Factory is a gift store |
B.The Berry Factory has few shop clerks. |
C.The Berry Factory has many branches around the country |
D.The Berry Factory has customers from different parts of the country. |
A.Talkative | B.Creative | C.Kind-hearted | D.Well-known |
A.shocked | B.excited | C.tired | D.frightened |
A.the waitress’ best friend didn’t like chocolate |
B.the waitress’ best friend broke up with her |
C.the waitress’ best friend worked for Shari |
D.the waitress’ best friend was Shari’s customer |
From Monday until Friday most people are busy working or studying, but in the evenings and on weekends they are free to relax (放松) and enjoy themselves. Some watch TV or go to the movies; others take part in sports. It depends on individual interests. There are many different ways to spend our spare time.
Almost everyone has some kinds of hobbies. It may be anything from collecting stamps to making model airplanes. Some hobbies are very expensive, but others don’t cost anything at all. Some collections are worth a lot of money; others are valuable only to their owners.
I know a man who has a coin collection worth several thousand dollars. A short time ago he bought a rare (稀有的) fifty-cent piece worth $250! He was very happy about his buying and thought the price was reasonable (合理的). On the other hand, my youngest brother collects matchboxes. He has almost 600 of them but I doubt (怀疑) if they are worth any money. However, to my brother they are very valuable. Nothing makes him happier than to find a new matchbox for his collection.
That’s what a hobby means, I guess. It is something we like to do in our spare time simply for the fun of it. The value in dollars is not important, but the pleasure it gives us is.
【小题1】The underlined word “individual” in the first paragraph most probably means____ .
A.different | B.strange | C.secret | D.one's own |
A.all hobbies are very expensive | B.some hobbies don't cost anything |
C.hobbies are worthless | D.hobbies are valuable to everybody |
A.job | B.pleasure | C.hobby | D.habit |
_____ is known to everybody, the moon travels round the earth once every month.
A.It |
B.As |
C.That |
D.What |