阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。

The day before Christmas I pulled into a store parking lot and counted my money again. It wasn’t much. I _________ being poor, not having enough to _________my small children a few simple toys. As I was _________I noticed the Salvation Army(救世军) bell ringer at the _________ . I felt bad again because I didn’t feel I could _________ anything to give him. I started walking towards the entrance _________ two cars entered empty parking spaces in front of me. The first was a __________, new Cadillac which became the _________ of me the moment I saw it. “How _________,”I thought, “would it be to have enough money to buy a car like that!” The second car, _________ , was an ancient car more shabby than the one I was driving.

A man got out of the Cadillac and hurried into the store _________ past the bell ringer without a second _________. Out of the old car came a young mother with three small children following_________behind her. Her clothes looked as _________as her car, yet she stopped at the entrance and _________ a bill. In that second a(n) _________ touched me, my envy and dislike __________ me, and all the love and joy filled me. I fished a bill out of my own purse, _________ it in the Salvation Army kettle, and wished the _________ a “Merry Christmas!”

Now I felt I was a poor man but rich on the _________ . After finding a few things for my kids, I drove home with my heart singing.

1.A. hated B. permitted C. escaped D. regretted

2.A. make B. buy C. award D. lend

3.A. pulling out B. settling in C. getting out D. cutting in

4.A. parking space B. counter C. parking lot D. entrance

5.A. spare B. split C. spend D. save

6.A. though B. since C. when D. if

7.A. sharp B. dull C. pure D. shiny

8.A. target B. envy C. item D. bargain

9.A. nice B. precious C. rare D. expensive

10.A. therefore B. however C. anyhow D. besides

11.A. merely B. right C. hopefully D. seldom

12.A. smile B. nod C. glance D. wave

13.A. firmly B. bravely C. casually D. closely

14.A. worn out B. cast down C. tired out D. broken down

15.A. paid B. passed C. donated D. rejected

16.A. equality B. sympathy C. approval D. warmth

17.A. left B. visited C. reached D. missed

18.A. took B. handed C. started D. dropped

19.A. salesman B. bell ringer C. woman D. man driver

20.A. wealth B. luck C. inside D. outside

A busy public square in the Chinese city of Nanjing is home to an unusual experiment.

For almost two months, the country’s first “honesty bookshop” has occupied(占据) a sidewalk on HanZhong Road in the city’s Gulou District.

With no cashier or other staff, the store relies on trust for payment.

Making money isn’t the company’s main goal and they don’t punish those who take books without paying.

“If they can really finish the books, it doesn’t matter if they took the books for free,” Zhu Yu, the marketing director of the company says.

“In fact, we are really happy to witness so many people taking books from the honesty bookshop.”

After browsing the four wooden bookshelves, customers must drop their money in a locked box.

Prices are set at 30% of the usual cover price.

Zhu hopes that his sidewalk store, which sells, on average, 60 books a day, will make more people interested in reading.

Like elsewhere, e-books are affecting sales of traditional books, and traditional books and many independent booksellers are struggling.

Zhu got permission from the city government to use the sidewalk and says he’s determined to make it a long-term project.

He says the store is open every day, except when it rains, and it’s locked up each night.

In September last year, the company laid out 1,000 books and reading lamps on the ground and encouraged people “to go on a date” with a book.

“Independent bookshops represent the well-being of the city.” Zhu told CNN in 2013, “when a city is losing its bookshops, it’s actually losing something in its soul.”

If the success of the Honesty Bookstore is any guide, Nanjing’s soul is in pretty good shape.

1.How is the bookstore different from other bookstores?

A. There is no cashier in it.

B. There are no paper books in it.

C. None of the customers need to pay for the books.

D. Only honest customers can visit the shop.

2.What does Zhu Yu say about customers who take away books without paying?

A. They will be forbidden from visiting the bookstore again.

B. They will have to pay a lot of money next time they visit the shop.

C. They are not doing wrong if they finish reading the books.

D. They will not be allowed to take books away next time.

3.What is one of the purposes of opening the bookstore?

A. To encourage people to read.

B. To make customers honest.

C. To check whether customers are honest.

D. To help people learn about Nanjing.

4.What can we learn from the text?

A. The shop is only open on weekends.

B. The books in the shop are more expensive than shoes in other shops.

C. 30% of the normal cover price is charged for each book.

D. The shop is not locked at night.

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