Question

【题目】 I was a reporter of an evening paper in London. One day I was asked to write a few articles on in London. It was that all my adventures started. I made a that the best way of collecting was that I would go deep into the of life. I used to be an actor, of course, I had all the skills of make-up (化妆)and could still make good use of them. Having finished all necessary preparations, I myself in one of the busiest streets. At home that night I was to find that I had received more than a pound.

Well, you can imagine how it was to settle down to work hard the newspaper at two pounds a week，when I knew that I could as much as that in a single day ！ I my job as a reporter, though my was hurt. My knowledge of make-up helped me and my clever answers quickly made me almost a character. All day and every day, the money into my cap and I usually received two pounds in a day. In the end，I buy a large beautiful house in the country, and later to . Nobody had any idea where my money came from. My dear wife only knew that I had business in London：that was all.

【1】A. playing B. shopping C. publishing D. begging

【2】A. then B. there C. soon D. the capital

【3】A. promise B. conclusion C. decision D. preparation

【4】A. facts B. news C. money D. problems

【5】A. diaries B. realities C. beginnings D. difficulties

【6】A. played B. acted C. learned D. tried

【7】A. found B. placed C. lay D. expressed

【8】A. excited B. pleased C. surprised D. disappointed

【9】A. interestingB. successful C. easy D. hard

【10】A. at B. on C. in D. for

【11】A. make B. spend C. save D. care

【12】A. gave in B. gave off C. gave up D. gave out

【13】A. heart B. future C. feeling D. pride

【14】A. a lot B. a little C. many D. well

【15】A. favorite B. public C. popular D. funny

【16】A. ran B. came C. threw D. poured

【17】A. nearly B. totally C. at least D. at most

【18】A. was able toB. could C. had to D. must

【19】A. move in B. sell out C. marry D. engage

【20】A. really B. easily C. simply D. usually

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】C

【4】A

【5】B

【6】C

【7】B

【8】C

【9】D

【10】B

【11】A

【12】C

【13】D

【14】A

【15】B

【16】D

【17】C

【18】A

【19】C

【20】A

【解析】

【1】根据文章后面所述，主要是关于乞丐方面的叙述。

【2】then那时。

【3】固定搭配：make a decision下决心。

【4】根据经验，新闻报道要以事实为依据。

【5】根据文章后面叙述，作者要乔装深入到乞丐中去了解真相。realit现实。

【6】根据l used to be an actor可知应当学习过化妆。

【7】place oneself in one of the busiest streets让自己置身于最繁华的街头之一。

【8】根据后面I had received more than a pound可知显得惊讶。

【9】根据后文the newspaper at two pounds a week，说明很难在报社安下心来努力工作。

【10】work hard on sth. 在……上辛勤工作。

【11】make在此处为“挣钱”的意思。

【12】give up放弃。指作者放弃记者的工作，去当乞丐。

【13】自尊上有点受伤害。

【14】作者有化妆技能，这对他帮助很大。

【15】作者的化妆和能说会道使其成为公众人物。

【16】pour倾倒，指作者挣钱多。

【17】说明作者挣钱容易，故选at least至少。

【18】整篇文章时态为一般过去时态，was able to指过去有能力。

【19】根据文章最后My dear wife only knew that l had business in London: that was all. 可知。

【20】句意：没有人知道我的钱的真实来源。