Question

One fine afternoon I was walking along the Fifth Avenue, when I remembered that it was necessary to buy a pair of socks．I   36  the first sock shop that caught my eye, and   37 , not more than 17, came forward. "What can I do for you, sir?" "I wish to   38  a pair of socks."   39  glowed. "Did you know that you had come into   40  in the world to buy socks?" I had not been   41  that, as my entrance had been accidental．"Come with me,”"said the boy happily．He began to   42  down from the shelves box after box．

"  43 , boy, I'm going to buy only one pair!" "I know that, but I want you to see how beautiful these are．Aren't they wonderful?" There was   44  an expression of joy,   45  he were revealing(透露） to me the   46  of his religion．I became far more interested in him than in the socks．"My friend,"said I, "if this is   47  the enthusiasm from freshness, and you can keep it up   48 , in ten years you’ll own every sock in the United States．"

My amazement at his pride in   49  will be understood by all who read this article．In many shops the customer has to wait for someone to   50  him．When   51  some clerk does notice you, you are made to feel as if you were interrupting him．  52  possibly that very clerk who is now so   53  began his career with enthusiasm．The freshness   54 ; He became a mechanical salesman．

I’ve observed such change in the lives of so many men in so many occupations that I've come to the   55  that the fastest road to failure is to do things mechanically．

1.                A．turned into      B．broke into       C．came across   D．met with

 

2.                A．a female clerk    B．a boy clerk      C．a girl clerk D．an old man

 

3.                A．buy            B．find            C．see  D．have

 

4.                A．His face        B．The room       C．His eyes D．The fire

 

5.                A．the worst       B．the right place    C．the wrong D．the best place

 

6.                A．curious about    B．aware of        C．sensitive to    D．attached to

 

7.                A．push           B．force           C．look D．drag

 

8.                A．Hold up         B．Just you wait     C．Hold on   D．Hang up

 

9.                A．on his face      B．to my surprise    C．for some reason    D．to some degree

 

10.               A．when          B．as if           C．even if    D．while

 

11.               A．beliefs         B．stories         C．values D．mysteries

 

12.               A．hardly          B．only           C．no more than   D．not merely

 

13.               A．day after day    B．day by day      C．the other day   D．to this day

 

14.               A．passion         B．salesmanship    C．enthusiasm D．job

 

15.               A．serve on        B．care for        C．wait upon  D．deal with

 

16.               A．accidentally     B．occasionally     C．finally D．disrespectfully

 

17.               A．Yet            B．So             C．Then D．For

 

18.               A．enthusiastic     B．unconcerned    C．different  D．responsible

 

19.               A．wore of        B．wore on        C．wore over D．wore off

 

20.               A．response       B．realization      C．conclusion D．circumstance

 

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.D

6.B

7.D

8.C

9.A

10.B

11.D

12.D

13.A

14.B

15.C

16.C

17.A

18.B

19.D

20.C

【解析】

试题分析：文章讲述作者在一家袜店的经历，对于男职员的工作热情作者感到很惊讶，也感慨很多现在冷漠的售货员,当初也是充满热情的?就是机械地应付差事才导致后来的结果。

1.考查词组：A．turned into变成，拐进B．broke into闯入C．came across遇上D．met with遇到，我拐进看到的第一家袜店,选A.

2.考查上下文串联：从后面的said the boy happily．可知选B．a boy clerk男职员。

3.考查名词：A．buy买    B．find 发现C．see看见D．have有，我想买双短袜?选A。

4.考查名词：A．His face他的脸B．The room房间C．His eyes他的眼睛D．The fire火，句意：他双眸满是热情,选C。

5.考查名词短语：A．the worst最糟糕B．the right place恰当的地方C．the wrong错的D．the best place最好的地方，您知道您来到了世界上最好的袜店吗?选D

6.考查形容词短语：A．curious about对…好奇B．aware of意识到C．sensitive to 敏感    D．attached to附上，我倒并未意识到这点,我不过是随便进来的，选B。

7.考查动词：A．push推B．force强迫C．look  看D．drag拖，拉，他开始从货架上拽下一个又一个盒子,选D。

8.考查词组：A．Hold up举起，耽搁B．Just you wait等待C．Hold on别挂断，等一等D．Hang up挂断，停一停,孩子,我只买一双!”选C。

9.考查介词短语：A．on his face在脸上    B．to my surprise使我惊讶的是C．for some reason因为某些原因  D．to some degree到某个程度，他的脸色很高兴，,选A。

10.考查连词：A．when当…时候B．as if好像，C．even if即使D．while当…时候，就像是在向我透露他的信仰中的奥秘似的?选B。

11.考查名词：A．beliefs相信B．stories  故事C．values价值D．mysteries神秘,就像是在向我透露他的信仰中的奥秘似的?选B。

12.考查副词：A．hardly几乎不B．only只有C．no more than仅仅D．not merely不仅仅，我对他远远超过了对袜子的兴趣?选B。

13.考查名词：A．day after day日复一日B．day by day逐日C．the other day几天前D．to this day直到今天，如果你能日复一日地保持这种热心和激情,选A。

14.考查名词：A．passion热情B．salesmanship销售C．enthusiasm热情D．job工作，我对他推销时的自豪与欣喜所感到的诧异,读者诸君当不难理解?选B。

15.考查词组：A．serve on在…任职B．care for喜欢，照顾C．wait upon侍候 D．deal with处置，顾客不得不等待有人来招呼?选C。

16.考查副词：A．accidentally偶然的B．occasionally偶然地C．finally最后的D．disrespectfully不值得尊敬的，当终于有个售货员肯屈尊理你,选C。

17.考查副词：A．Yet然而B．So因此C．Then然后D．For因此，然而,就是这样一个如此冷漠的售货员,选A。

18.考查形容词：A．enthusiastic热情的，B．unconcerned不关心的C．different不同的，   D．responsible负责的，句意：然而,就是这样一个如此冷漠的售货员, 或许当初也是满怀希望和热情开始工作的?选B。

19.考查词组：wore off逐渐减弱，逐渐消失，天天枯燥乏味的苦差事令他不堪忍受,新鲜感磨去了,选D。

20.考查名词：A．response答复    B．realization意识C．conclusion结论D．circumstance环境，由此我得出结论:机械地应付差事是离失败最近的路?选C。

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点评：文章故事线条清晰通过对话展现故事情节，还有作者的感想，侧重通过上下文信息考查考生的综合运用英语的能力，注重语篇的理解，学生平时要培养自己驾驭语篇的能力，培养自己根据语篇综合运用英语的能力，也注重对词义的辨析和语法的正确使用。