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One summer day my father sent me to buy wire for our farm. At 16, I like____better than driving our truck, ____this time I was not happy. My father had told me I'd have to ask for credit(赊账)at the store.

Sixteen is a____age，when a young man wants respect, not charity. It was 1976, and the ugly____of racial discrimination was____a fact of life. I'd seen my friends ask for credit and then stand, head down, while the store owner____whether they were “good for it.” I knew black youths just like me who were____like thieves by the store clerk each time they went into a grocery.

My family was____. We paid our debts. But before harvest, cash was short. Would the store owner____us?

At Davis's store, Buck Davis stood behind the cash desk, talking to a farmer. I nodded____I passed him on my way to the hardware shelves. When I brought my____to the cash desk, I said____， “I need to put this on credit.”

The farmer gave me an amused, distrustful____. But Buck's face didn't change. “Sure”， he said____. “Your daddy is____good for it.” He____to the other man. “This here is one of James Williams's sons.”

The farmer nodded in neighborly____. I was filled with pride. James Williams's son. Those three words had opened a door to an adult's respect and trust.

That day I discovered that the good name my parents had____brought our whole family the respect of our neighbors. Everyone knew that to____from a Williams：a decent person who kept his word and respected himself____much to do wrong.

【1】 A. something B．nothing C．anything D．everything

【2】 A. and B．so C．but D．for

【3】 A. prideful B．wonderful C．respectful D．colorful

【4】 A. intention B．shadow C．habit D．faith

【5】 A. thus B．just C．still D．ever

【6】 A. guessed B．suspected C．questioned D．figured

【7】 A. watched B．caught C．dismissed D．accused

【8】 A. generous B．honest C．friendly D．modest

【9】 A. blame B．excuse C．charge D．trust

【10】A. until B．as C．once D．since

【11】A. purchases B．sales C．orders D．favorites

【12】A. casually B．confidently

C．cheerfully D．carefully

【13】A. look B．stare C．response D．comment

【14】A. patiently B．eagerly C．easily D．proudly

【15】A. generally B．never C．sometimes D．always

【16】A. pointed B．replied C．turned D．introduced

【17】A. sense B．way C．degree D．mood

【18】A. earned B．deserved C．given D．used

【19】A. receive B．expect C．collect D．require

【20】A. very B．so C．how D．too

Answer 1

【答案】【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【4】B

【5】C

【6】C

【7】A

【8】B

【9】D

【10】B

【11】A

【12】D

【13】A

【14】C

【15】D

【16】C

【17】B

【18】A

【19】B

【20】D

【解析】【1】由全文内容可知，故事发生时“我”是一个16岁的孩子，这个年龄的孩子往往自尊心是很强的，所以对于driving our truck所能带来的荣耀，“我”是绝对引以为豪的，故在该题中应选择nothing。

【2】由于上句的like与本句的not happy构成对比，表达转折含义，所以本题应选择but。

【3】由下半句的wants respect, not charity可知 ，应选择prideful。

【4】由后文的“I'd seen my friends ask for credit and then stand, head down, while the store owner whether they were “good for it”．”可知在1976年白人对黑人的种族歧视是依然存在的，这也是种族歧视的丑陋的反映。

【5】由4题解析可知。

【6】guess表示“猜想”；suspect表示“怀疑；觉得(坏事)可能是事实”；question表示“对……质疑”；figure表示“扮演；出现”。商店店主对于赊账都应是“对……质疑”。

【7】由于当时的种族歧视现象，黑人青年进入杂货店是被当作贼来防备的。所以此空白处用watch表示“被店员盯着一举一动”之意。

【8】由后文店主对“我”父亲的评价，可知“我”的父亲已经凭借自己的诚实获得了别人的认可。其他词用在该句中与本文主题无关。

【9】由上下文可知此处应表示“信任”，故需用trust。

【10】由上下文可知此处应表示“当……的时候”，用as。

【11】由全文的第一句话可知，“我”到商店为的是买东西。故用purchases。

【12】由上下文可知此时“我”对自己能否赊账心里并没有底，所以用carefully表示“小心地”。

【13】对于“我”的要求，与Buck先生谈话的农夫脸上是一种吃惊的不信任的“表情”。

【14】由“But Buck's face didn't change及后文可知Buck先生简单地答应了“我”的要求。

【15】由Buck先生答应赊账，可知“我”父亲是一个信守诺言的诚实的人。

【16】由于Buck先生的话“This here is one of James William's sons”是对着那位农民说的，所以此处应用turn to。

【17】由于有了Buck先生的介绍，那位农民对“我”的态度也有了改变，所以此处用way表示“方式”。

【18】本句句意应为：“我”父母的好名声使得我们全家人获得了邻居们的尊重。所以用earn表示“赢得”。

【19】本句句意为“人人都知道William这个名字中能够期望得到什么”。

【20】该句句意为：“一个信守诺言的正派人并且自尊得不容许自己做错事”。too...to...表示“太……而不能……”。