题目内容
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One fine afternoon I was walking along the Fifth Avenue, when I remembered that it was necessary to buy a pair of socks. I ________ the first sock shop that caught my eye, and ________, not more than 17, came forward. "What can I do for you, sir?" "I wish to ________ a pair of socks." ________ glowed. "Did you know that you had come into ________ in the world to buy socks?" I had not been ________ that, as my entrance had been accidental."Come with me, "said the boy happily.He began to ________ down from the shelves box after box.
"________, boy, I'm going to buy only one pair!" "I know that, but I want you to see how beautiful these are. Aren't they wonderful?" There was ________ an expression of joy, ________ he were revealing(透露) to me the ________ of his religion.I became far more interested in him than in the socks."My friend, "said I, "if this is ________ the enthusiasm from freshness, and you can keep it up ________, in ten years you’ll own every sock in the United States."
My amazement at his pride in ________ will be understood by all who read this article.In many shops the customer has to wait for someone to ________ him.When ________ some clerk does notice you, you are made to feel as if you were interrupting him. ________ possibly that very clerk who is now so ________ began his career with enthusiasm.The freshness ________; He became a mechanical salesman.
I’ve observed such change in the lives of so many men in so many occupations that I've come to the ________ that the fastest road to failure is to do things mechanically.
1.A.turned intoB.broke intoC.came acrossD.met with
2.A.a female clerkB.a boy clerkC.a girl clerkD.an old man
3.A.buyB.findC.seeD.have
4.A.His faceB.The roomC.His eyesD.The fire
5.A.the worstB.the right placeC.the wrongD.the best place
6.A.curious aboutB.aware ofC.sensitive toD.attached to
7.A.pushB.forceC.lookD.drag
8.A.Hold upB.Just you waitC.Hold onD.Hang up
9.A.on his faceB.to my surprise
C.for some reasonD.to some degree
10.A.whenB.as ifC.even ifD.while
11.A.beliefsB.storiesC.valuesD.mysteries
12.A.hardlyB.onlyC.no more thanD.not merely
13.A.day after dayB.day by day
C.the other dayD.to this day
14.A.passionB.salesmanshipC.enthusiasmD.job
15.A.serve onB.care forC.wait uponD.deal with
16.A.accidentallyB.occasionally
C.finallyD.disrespectfully
17.A.YetB.SoC.ThenD.For
18.A.enthusiasticB.unconcernedC.differentD.responsible
19.A.wore ofB.wore onC.wore overD.wore off
20.A.responseB.realizationC.conclusionD.circumstance