题目内容

I went into Harrods in London (a huge department store I am sure you have heard of) to buy some Minton china plates for a wedding anniversary which was to be a group gift from friends to other friends in Geneva.

Having only 30 minutes between meeting. I whizzed there in a taxi from the office and battled through the milling people on the 2nd day of the sales on the ground floor up to the 5th to the china department. There was a man standing there who was obviously a sales person who I rushed up to and asked if he had this particular china in stock and if it would take long to wrap, etc. He was amazing. He got the plates in seconds, wrapped them up and asked me if I wanted a store card, to which I replied no, because I lived in Switzerland, to which he replied asking if, as I lived abroad, would like a tax rebate form(退税表). After that he showed me what to do, produced a map of the store and told me where I should go for the formalities(程序). That was fabulous! I thanked him and said what wonderful service he had given me. I even asked if he gave this to everyone, to which he answered: “I’m just doing what is required at Harrods”. With that, a tall man in a gray suit approached me and offered his hand to shake mine saying, “Can I introduce myself? I am the Chief Executive of Harrods and what an interesting conversation I have just heard…” He had been wandering through the store (as you should do as a hands-on CEO) and had overheard me thanking this salesman, whose face, I can hardly describe, was frozen in a mixture of delight awe and astonishment!

Can you imagine the salesman going home to his family and friends recounting what the CEO spoke to him after overhearing him being praised by a customer?

1.The writer went to Harrods to __________.

A.kill time           B.buy some gifts      C.go sightseeing      D.shop for her wedding

2.What does the underlined word “whiz” in Paragraph 2 most probably mean?

A.drive             B.arrive            C.rush             D.leave

3.Which of the following sentences can best replace “I’m just doing what is required at Harrods” in the second paragraph?

A.“I’m an honest man.”

B.“I must obey the rules.”

C.“Harrods is strict with its employees.”

D.“Anybody will receive our good service.”

4.As soon as she bought what she wanted, the writer________.

A.went to a meeting.                      B.flew back to Geneva

C.visited one of her friends                 D.attended a wedding ceremony

5.The writer wrote the above passage because she thought what she had experience was so ____.

A.pleasant          B.strange           C.exciting           D.amusing

 

【答案】

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.A

【解析】

试题分析:本文叙述了作者走进伦敦哈罗斯百货公司去买了一份结婚礼物,作者在这里买东西时,受到了很好的服务,作者感到既兴奋又吃惊。

1.细节理解题。根据to buy some Minton china plates for a wedding anniversary which was to be a group gift from friends to other friends in Geneva.故选B。

2.词意猜测题。根据and battled through the milling people 可知作者非常低匆忙,故选C。

3.细节理解题。根据I thanked him and said what wonderful service he had given me.故选D。

4.细节理解题。根据Having only 30 minutes between meeting. 故选A。

5.细节理解题。根据I can hardly describe, was frozen in a mixture of delight awe and astonishment!作者感到非常地高兴,高兴,故选A。

考点:故事类短文阅读。

点评:句意猜测该题型主要考查考生根据上下文推测词义和语义的能力,突出考查根据上下文语境的分析和把握能力。考查内容主要有猜测某个生词、熟词生义、短语或句子的意思以及猜测代词的指代等。

 

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A.storeB.company C.restaurantD.hotel
【小题2】
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【小题3】
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【小题7】
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【小题8】
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【小题10】
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【小题12】
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【小题13】
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【小题14】
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【小题18】
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此题要求改正所给短文的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断:如无错误,在该行右边横线上划一个勾(√);如有错误(每行只有一个错误),则按下列情况改正:
该行多一个词:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉,在该行右边横线上写出该词,并也用斜线划掉。
该行缺一个词:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
该行错一个词:在错的词下划一横线,在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意:原行没有错的不要改。
That afternoon we didn’t go out, we didn’t take a walk as usually.               76. ________       
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We sat in the living room. My aunt had her child around her.                      78. ________       
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a couch. I sat alone. They don’t want me near them. My aunt had                   80. ________       
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Then I    a little bit, thinking about what we should do next. As we started again we knocked into a fire chief officer and we asked, “What can we do to help you?”

1.A.noticed    B.reached      C.hit       D.passed

2.A.finding     B.making         C.getting         D.losing

3.A.away         B.near    C.in         D.down

4.A.volunteer         B.soldier         C.police D.fireman

5.A.company B.hotel   C.center         D.home

6.A.answered         B.made  C.heard D.received

7.A.be curious about B.forget about    C.laugh at       D.worry about

8.A.peace       B.touch  C.connection D.relation

9.A.walk          B.complete    C.cancel          D.smooth

10.A.delighted        B.frightened  C.embarrassed       D.interested

11.A.built       B.met     C.designed     D.had

12.A.construction  B.plan    C.destruction D.use

13.A.miles      B.centimeters         C.stories         D.floors

14.A.means    B.numbers     C.position       D.directions

15.A.as  B.why     C.when  D.because

16.A.driven    B.let       C.asked  D.enjoyed

17.A.pushing B.giving  C.looking        D.picking

18.A.dangerous      B.urgent         C.efficient      D.important

19.A.view       B.sight    C.breath         D.sense

20.A.put down        B.settled down       C.knocked down    D.let down

 

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Every morning,I went to Miss Ellen's home to ____ her bread while she ate Imogene's egg.“ I should let you eat the egg too,but it's Imogene's ___ to me,”she said.

When Imogene stopped laying eggs last year,Miss Ellen became ____ and quiet. That was before I started ____ giving her one of Mom's every night.

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8.A. tell                      B.remind                           C.warn                        D.convince

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12.A. slowly                   B.secretly                           C.mainly                     D.simply

13.A. important           B.funny           C.wrong                        D.different

14.A. busy                     B.angry                     C.excited                      D.shocked

15.A. believe                     B.feel                                 C.make                            D.see

16.A. remembered          B.stopped                    C.smiled                            D.nodded

17.A. peace                  B.disappointment        C.surprise               D.confidence

18.A. hopes                  B.prefers                            C.suggests              D.loves

19.A. quiet                    B.happy                C.honest                      D.friendly

20.A. start                          B.understand          C.cry                            D.notice

 

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Everything was going according to my plan and I was getting excited. "What will you do with it?" I asked. "It will be easy to sell once the repair is done." "I will buy it." I said. "What do you mean? You just sold it to me." "Yes, I know, but I have just changed my mind, I am sorry. I will give you twenty - seven pounds for it." "You must be crazy." he said. Suddenly the penny dropped. "I know what you want. You want me to repair your chair." " You are right," I said, "What would you have done if I had walked in and asked you to mend the chair?" "I would not have agreed to do that. We don’t do repairs, not enough money in it, and too much trouble. But! will mend this for you. Will you pay it for five? ". He was a very nice person and was greatly amused (感到有趣)by the whole thing.

1. We can learn from the passage that in the first shop the writer________.

A. was rather impolite                 

B. was warmly received

C. asked the shopkeeper to buy his chair

D. asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair.

2. The expression" the penny dropped" in the last paragraph means the shopkeeper_________.

   A. changed his mind                        B. accepted the offer

   C. saw the writer’s purpose                   D. decided to help the writer

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   A. 5.             B. 7.               C. 20.               D. 27.

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