题目内容
--I'll help you whenever you need me,
--I would love____________.
A. you helping B. that you'll help
C. you to help D. that you help
C
When I was young, my parents ran a snack bar in our small town.
One evening in early April, my mother told me to fill in at the snack bar 36 a worker who had the flu. I told her I would mess it up, 37 I had never worked at the bar before. I 38 that instead of making money, I would end up owing it.
“You can do it,” said my mother, “ 39 , you won’t get much business until lunch.”
“But I’ll never remember the orders, and I’m no good 40 money. Please, Mom, don’t 41 me.
“Then I’ll help you,” she said.
I shrugged my shoulders. I thought my mother’s 42 was a bad one, but I 43 .
When I got to the bar the next day, I found my mother was 44 . Because the weather that day was rainy and cold, people wanted hot snacks and drinks. 45 , I was really slow at taking the orders and making change. The line of people grew, and everybody seemed 46 , I was so nervous that my hands shook, and I 47 a cup into pieces. What a mess! Then my mother came to 48 me, and she also showed me how to make 49 . If someone gave me $ 5 for something that cost $ 3.25, I handed over
50 quarters and a dollar and said, “75 cents makes four dollars, plus one dollar makes five.” Things went more 51 after that.
By the end of the day, I could remember orders, 52 the bill, and make change quickly with a smile. I was even a little 53 when the sun came out and dried up business. My mother said she was proud of me, and when she 54 that I work at the snack bar again next year, I did not even shrug. I was too busy
55 the restaurant I would open one day.
36. | A. to | B. for | C. after | D. over |
37. | A. because | B. though | C. until | D. while |
38. | A. promised | B. noticed | C. worried | D. hoped |
39. | A. Therefore | B. However | C. Besides | D. Yet |
40. | A. of | B. on | C. about | D. with |
41. | A. blame | B. fool | C. frighten | D. make |
42. | A. idea | B. bar | C. day | D. answer |
43. | A. guessed | B. obeyed | C. begged | D. admitted |
44. | A. angry | B. sad | C. worry | D. ashamed |
45. | A. At least | B. At last | C. At most | D. At first |
46. | A. surprised | B. impolite | C. pleased | D. impatient |
47. | A. damaged | B. destroyed | C. broke | D. ruined |
48. | A. scold | B. help | C. beat | D. save |
49. | A. money | B. lunch | C. coffee | D. change |
50. | A. two | B. three | C. four | D. five |
51. | A. smoothly | B. fairly | C. simply | D. conveniently |
52. | A. turn in | B. count out | C. take over | D. add up |
53. | A. discouraged | B. disturbed | C. disappointed | D. distrusted |
54. | A. thought | B. stated | C. announced | D. suggested |
55. | A. imagining | B. preparing | C. examining | D. describing |
Hallmark arrived in my hometown of Calcutta, India when I was 16. On Valentine’s Day(情人节), I waited in line with many other teenagers just for a chance to get into the store. I remember wishing two things. One of them is that the good-looking boy whom I could see through the store window was picking out a gift for me. Unfortunately, Valentine’s Day passed and I received nothing but a lecture from my father on how Western capitalism(资本主义) was ruining your culture.
The next Valentine’s Day, I still didn’t have a boyfriend, but I did receive a greeting card from a secret admirer. I can’t remember what it exactly said inside the card, but it hardly mattered. I know I’m not the only one who’s had the blues because of being single on Valentine’s Day.
It’s not just on Valentine’s Day that I’m reminded of these feelings. One night, my friend and I were at the subway station in New York City waiting for the local to arrive. The station was mostly full of college students, and later an older couple walked in. Just at that moment, a street musician started playing She’s Only a Woman to Me. The couple began dancing around the station and lost in their own world. On the train, I found myself recalling the time when I was with a date at the subway station, and there he picked me up in his arms like I was a ballerina(芭蕾舞女演员).
My view of romance has changed from when I was 16 in Calcutta to now, 23, and living in Manhattan. This year, I won’t focus all my romantic expectations on one particular day. I’ll spend Valentine’s Day with friends in New York City. But I won’t try to hide somewhere or turn off my cellphone. Instead, I’ll help my coupled-up friends pack for their weekend trips to Rome.
【小题1】The underlined word “Hallmark” in Paragraph 1 probably refers to a .
A.city | B.street | C.store | D.man |
A.his daughter should have received a gift |
B.people in India shouldn’t celebrate Valentine’s Day |
C.people in India should welcome Western culture |
D.his daughter should know more about capitalism |
A.lucky | B.angry | C.excited | D.sad |
A.The writer now has a boyfriend. |
B.The writer now is afraid of Valentine’s Day. |
C.The writer will go to Rome with her coupled-up friends. |
D.The writer’s attitude towards Valentine’s Day has changed. |