题目内容
I hadn’t even got a chance to enter the store before an African American woman approached me and asked if I would help her return an item. The item she had 36 was intended for her daughter, but she had already received a 37 one. The lady 38 to exchange the item for something else in the store but she was told she needed an ID 39 the deal could not take place.
I went to the 40 with the woman so we could use my ID. The sales associate immediately started 41 her of asking the first 42 person she saw to help her. Although that was 43 , I didn’t understand why it 44 . After all, not everyone is given the opportunity to 45 an ID in this country.
Then, we asked to speak with a manager, who explained that there was no 46 to return the item without a receipt and then went on to say the woman could not 47 she purchased the item.
“ 48 I, a young white female, were to enter the store and request you to make an exchange without a receipt, I would not be 49 the privilege — as I have proof from the past.” I said. He must have realized at that moment what he had done, because he 50 to exchange the item.
There are many valuable lessons in the story. The first is to help a stranger in need. I 51 when the woman asked for my help, but 52 in my head I asked myself, “Why not? What valid 53 do I actually have?” I had none, so I helped her.
The second lesson is not to judge a book by its 54 . The woman looked poor, but she 55 _ the same treatment as anyone else does.
1. A.purchased B.shown C.lost D.mended
2. A.same B.popular C.similar D.different
3. A.managed B.wanted C.refused D.promised
4. A.for B.or C.and D.so
5. A.counter B.department C.market D.window
6. A.warning B.informing C.reminding D.accusing
7. A.fair B.familiar C.impossible D.random
8. A.wrong B.true C.reasonable D.meaningful
9. A.mattered B.happened C.passed D.worked
10. A.leave B.pay C.find D.obtain
11. A.request B.place C.way D.need
12. A.answer B.prove C.support D.admit
13. A.Unless B.And C.Instead D.If
14. A.ordered B.asked C.denied D.given
15. A.agreed B.prepared C.failed D.remembered
16. A.struggled B.wondered C.hesitated D.nodded
17. A.totally B.gradually C.hardly D.quickly
18. A.feelings B.goals C.reasons D.ideas
19. A.design B.cover C.content D.price
20. A.deserved B.required C.received D.appreciated
1.A
2.C
3.B
4.B
5.A
6.D
7.D
8.B
9.A
10.D
11.C
12.B
13.D
14.C
15.A
16.C
17.D
18.C
19.B
20.A
【解析】
试题分析:作者通过讲述在商店里帮助一位穷顾客的故事,说明了两个道理:第一,做人应该有一副热心肠;第二,人无论贫富,都是平等的,都应享受同等的权利和地位。
1.A 根据第三段中she purchased the item可知,她买的这件商品本来是为女儿买的。
2.C 根据下文“exchange the item for something else”,应该是他的女儿已经有了类似的东西。
3.B 因为女儿已经有了类似的东西,所以这位妇女想换一件另外的商品。 manage to do是“成功做了某事”的意思。
4.B 根据下一段的内容可知,调换商品需要有ID卡(商家发放的一种顾客身份标识卡)才可以,否则无法调换。
5.A 作者决定帮助这位妇女,于是和她一起走到商店的柜台处。
6.D 根据全文语境可以看出,这位黑人妇女在商店受到了不公正的待遇,被拒绝调换商品。售货员看到她找到作者帮助,十分不礼貌地指责她不应该随便找个人来帮忙。
7.D 考察上下文语境。这位妇女并不认识作者,找到她属于随机行为。因此售货员的话符合事实。
8.B 这位妇女并不认识作者,找到她属于随机行为。因此售货员的话符合事实。
9.A 售货员所指责的情况属实,但作者不明白随便找个人来帮忙就有那么值得关注吗(有什么值得如此大惊小怪的呢)。matter意为“关系重大”。
10.D 毕竟不是所有的人都有机会获得ID卡的。
11.C 根据下文“then went on to say the woman could not 47 she purchased the item.”说明经理要设置退换商品的门槛。经理解释说即使有了ID卡,如果没有收据的话,也是没有办法退换商品的。
12.B 接着上面的话,经理顺水推舟说这位妇女不能证明该商品是在他这里买的。
13.D 经理的这种无赖的行为激怒了作者,于是作者以自己的经历为例来进行反驳:如果我,一位白人女性,到这里要求换货,没有收据,照样我是不会被(你们)拒绝的。因为我有过去的经历为证。
14.C经理的这种无赖的行为激怒了作者,于是作者以自己的经历为例来进行反驳:如果我,一位白人女性,到这里要求换货,没有收据,照样我是不会被(你们)拒绝的。因为我有过去的经历为证。
15.A 从语境可知,经理意识到自己的言行失当,因此同意换商品。
16.C 根据句中but后面的内容可知,作者在妇女请求帮助时,一开始也犹豫过。
17.D 但她很快地调整心态,扪心自问:“为什么不帮她,我有不帮她的正当理由吗?”
18.C但她很快地调整心态,扪心自问:“为什么不帮她,我有不帮她的正当理由吗?”
19.B 从下文可知,这位妇女看起来非常穷。售货员和经理的无礼行为可能与此有关。作者想要表达的是,我们不应该以貌取人(不能通过书的封皮确定一本书的质量)。
20.A 人虽然穷,但有资格和别人享受同等的待遇。
考点:考察人生感悟类短文
点评:作者通过讲述在商店里帮助一位穷顾客的故事,说明了两个道理:第一,做人应该有一副热心肠;第二,人无论贫富,都是平等的,都应享受同等的权利和地位。本文主要是测试学生综合运用语言的能力,即从语篇的角度综合测试阅读理解能力、词汇的掌握和对英语习惯用语的熟悉程度、以及语法规则的灵活运用。考生做题时必须时刻从上下文考虑,不应该只看到所添的词在短语或句子内是否可行。因此,在做题时最好将全文通读一下,了解了全文的意思以后再作答。

Facebook means never having to say goodbye. The social media website has earned a reputation for reconnecting old friends. Last week, a guy whom I hadn't seen since my bachelor party five years ago sent me a friend request. I accepted and waited for "Easy E" to send me a greeting of some kind. He had sought me out, after all.
I learned from his profile that he was in a relationship and had a son. However, I'm pretty sure we won't ever write wall-to-wall, let alone e-mail each other. But he'll remain a friend of' online until one of us makes a point of' removing the other from his official list.
My pool of friends consists of family members, college buddies, co-workers from past and present, and friends of' friends. There are 35 in all. If I spent some time uploading old e-mail addresses, I'm confident that I could increase my friend count actually.
A person could make a mission out of' reconnecting with childhood friends, former classmates, distant cousins, and those one would like to get to know better. And some people can even handle hundreds of no-screen relationships, keeping up with the daily happenings of' their small army of' companions. After all, there are worse fates than having too many friends.
Thanks to e-mail, the inability to schedule face-to-face meetings no longer means a friendship must come to a close. But even with e-mail, people will lose touch if' one or both parties stop writing back. That's normal. People move from school to school, job to job, city to city.You never have to feel guilty for breaking away.
Every day,the masterminds of' Web 2.0 find new ways of' making human communication easier. However, convenience can be a crutch (拐杖). Some things shouldn't be simplified.When it comes to friendship, there can be no shortcuts.
【小题1】According to Paragraph l, the website is famous because .
A.it has an interesting name of'“ Facebook” |
B.it helps people get in touch with old friends |
C.it can send people a greeting of' some kind |
D.it reminds people of 'events in the past |
A.would write to the friend quite often |
B.asked the friend to e-mail him |
C.did get some information about the friend |
D.would keep in touch with the friend forever |
A.There are 35 people in the author's list of' friends right now. |
B.The author communicates with all the 35 friends by e-mails. |
C.The list of'35 friends doesn't include the old e-mail addresses. |
D.It is not difficult for the author to increase his friend count. |
A.The masterminds of Web 2.0 also sell crutch online. |
B.Taking a crutch is a new way of' making friends online. |
C.Convenience is dangerous for human communication. |
D.Convenience is not really good for human communication. |
A.The technology could not keep true friendship forever. |
B.The social website of Facebook means nothing at all. |
C.There will be no ways of making real friends online. |
D.People will not lose friends with the help of' the Facebook. |