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20.Some time ago I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg.I didn't think there would be any difficulty in getting it mended,as there are a whole lot of antique(古董) shops near my home.So I left home one morning carrying the chair with me.I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception(接待).I was quite wrong.The man wouldn't even look at my chair.The second shop,though slightly more polite,was just the same,and the third and the fourth,so I decided that my approach must be wrong.
I entered the fifth shop with a plan in my mind.I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper,"Would you like to buy a chair?"He looked it over carefully and said,"Yes,not a bad chair.How much do you want for it,sir?""Twenty pounds,"I said."OK,"he said,"I'll give you twenty pounds.""It's got a slightly broken leg,"I said."Yes,I saw that,it's nothing."
Everything was going according to the plan and I was getting excited."What will you do with it?"I asked."Oh,it will be easy to sell once the repair is done.""I'll buy it,"I said."What do you mean?You've just sold it to me,"he said."Yes,I know,but I've changed my mind.I am sorry.I'll give you twenty-seven pounds for it.""You must be crazy,"he said.Then,suddenly the penny dropped."I know what you want.You want me to repair your chair.""You're right,"I said."And what would you have done if I had walked in and said,‘Would you mend this chair for me?'""I wouldn't have agreed to do it,"he said."We don't do repairs,not enough money in it and too much trouble.But I'll mend this for you,shall we say for a fiver?"He was a very nice man and was greatly amused by the whole thing.
56.We can learn from the text that in the first shop the writerD.
A.was rather impolite
B.was warmly received
C.asked the shopkeeper to buy his chair
D.asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair
57.The expression"the penny dropped"in the last paragraph means the shopkeeperC.
A.changed his mind
B.accepted the offer
C.saw the writer's purpose
D.decided to help the writer
58.How much did the writer pay?A
A.£5.
B.£7.
C.£20.
D.£27.
59.From the passage,we can learn that the writer wasC.
A.honest
B.careful
C.clever
D.funny.
分析 本文叙述了作者想要古董店修一下椅子腿,结果连续四家店都不修理.因此到第五家店时,作者想了一个巧妙地方法,他先向店主卖椅子,然后看他们是否修理椅子腿,结果店主说能修理,于是作者又想买回椅子.最后,作者花了5美元修理了椅子腿.
解答 56.D:细节理解题.根据第一段So I left home one morning carrying the chair with me.I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception(接待)可知,作者带着坏了腿的椅子到第一家店,希望让店主修理他的椅子.故选D.
57.C:词义猜测题.根据最后一段I know what you want.可知第五家店的店主知道作者想要什么,也就是知道作者的目的了.故选C.
58.A:细节理解题.根据最后一段But I"II repair this for you.Shall we say for five pounds?可知作者修椅子腿花了5美元.故选A.
59.C:推理判断题.根据文章内容,作者想了一个巧妙的方法,通过想卖椅子来试探他们是否会修椅子,最终椅子修好了,因此推断作者是一个聪明的人.故选C.
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The local university blood center had a blood drive today at the Civic Center auditorium.Almost 300people showed up,but about 50were turned away for various medical reasons.Fifty others left because the lines were moving so slowly.The event concluded at 6pm,three hours after the scheduled close.It was a long day for everyone-administrators,nurses,and donors.But there were plenty of chairs and tables,and many people brought their own books,magazines,or newspapers.
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