题目内容
I was 15 when I walked into McCarley’s Bookstore in Ashland. As I was looking at ___1___ on the shelves, the man behind the counter, ___2___, asked if I’d like ___3___. I needed to start ___4___ for college, so I said yes. I ___5___ after school and during summers for the lowest wages and the job helped pay for my freshman year of college. I would work many other jobs; I made coffee in the Students Union during college, I was a hotel maid and even made maps for the U. S. Forest Service. But selling books was one of the most ___6___. One day a woman asked me for books on cancer. She seemed fearful. I showed her almost ___7___ we had at that time ___8___ and found other books we could order. She left the store less ___9___. I’ve always remembered the ___10___ I felt in having helped her.
Years later, as a ___11___ in Los Angeles, I heard about an immigrant child who was born with his fingers connected, webline. His family could not ___12___ a corrective operation, and the boy lived in ___13___, hiding his hand in his pocket.
I ___14___ my boss to let me do the story. After my story was broadcast, a doctor and a nurse called, offering to perform the ___15___ for free.
I visited the boy in the recovery room soon after the operation. The first thing he did was to hold up his ___16___ hand and say, “Thank you.” I felt a sense of ___17___.
In the past, while I was ___18___, I always sense I was working for the customers, not the store. Today it’s the same. NBC News pays my salary, ___19___ I feel as if I work for the ___20___, helping them make sense of the world.
1. A. maps B. titles C. articles D. reports
2. A. the reader B. the college student C. the shop owner D. the customer
3. A. a book B. a job C. some tea D. any help
4. A. planning B. saving C. preparing D. studying
5. A. read B. studied C. cooked D. worked
6. A. boring B. surprising C. satisfying D. disappointing
7. A. anything B. something C. nothing D. everything
8. A. in need B. in all C. in order D. in store
9. A. worried B. satisfied C. excited D. puzzled
10. A. pride B. failure C. regret D. surprise
11. A. doctor B. store owner C. bookseller D. TV reporter
12. A. pay B. cost C. afford D. spend
13. A. shame B. honour C. horror D. danger
14. A. advised B. forced C. persuaded D. permitted
15. A. action B. program C. treatment D. operation
16. A. repaired B. connected C. injured D. improved
17. A. pleasure B. sadness C. interest D. disappointment
18. A. at the TV station B. in the Students Union
C. at the U. S. Forest Service D. at McCarley’s Bookstore
19. A. so B. and C. but D. because
20. A. readers B. viewers C. customers D. passengers
Shopping for clothes is not the same experience for a man as it is for a woman. A man goes shopping because he needs something. His purpose is settled and decided in advance. He knows what he wants, and his objective is to find it and buy it; the price is a secondary consideration. All men simply walk into a shop and ask the assistant for what they want. If the shop has it in stock, the salesman promptly produces it, and the business of trying it on goes forward at once. All being well, the deal can be and often is completed in less than five minutes, with hardly any chat and to everyone's satisfaction. For a man, slight problems may begin when the shop does not have what he wants, or does not have exactly what he wants. In that case the salesman, as the name implies, tries to sell the customer something else, he offers the nearest he can to the article required. No good salesman brings out such a substitute without least consideration; he does so with skill and polish（完美）: “I know this jacket is not the style you want, sir, but would you like to try it for size. It happens to be the color you mentioned." Few men have patience with this treatment, and the usual response is: “This is the right color and may be the right size but I should be wasting my time and yours by trying it on.
Now how does a woman go about buying clothes? In almost every respect she does so in the opposite way. Her shopping is not often based on need. She has never fully made up her mind what she wants, and she is only “having a look round". She is always open to persuasion: indeed she sets great store by what the saleswoman tells her, even by what companions tell her. She will try on any number of things. Uppermost in her mind is the thought of finding something that everyone thinks suits her. Contrary to a lot of jokes, most women have an excellent sense of value when they buy clothes. They are always on the lookout for the unexpected bargain. Faced with a roomful of dresses, a woman may easily spend an hour going from one rail to another, to and fro often retracing her steps, before selecting the dresses she wants to try on. It is a tiresome process, but apparently an enjoyable one. Most dress shops provide chairs for the waiting husbands.
According to the passage, a man’s shopping is based on _______.
A．his money B．his hobbies C．his need D．his friends
Why does a lady welcome suggestions from anyone while buying a dress?
A．Because she wants to buy a dress that every one thinks suits her.
B．Because she doesn’t know how to buy a dress.
C．Because she doesn’t know whether to buy it or not.
D．Because she wants to show herself off in public.
Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A．Most men have patience with trying it on while buying a jacket.
B．Most women have a poor sense of value when buying a dress.
C．A woman’s shopping is based on her need. k+s-5#u
D．A man doesn’t pay much attention to the price of the clothes he wants to buy.
The passage mainly talks about the ______ between men shoppers and women shoppers for clothes.
A．similarities B．differences C．varieties D．intentions
17 A. pleasure B. sadness C. interest D. disappointment
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从短文后所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I was 15 when I walked into McCarley' s Bookstore in Ashland. As I was looking at 36 on the shelves, the man behind the counter, 37 , asked if I'd like 38 . I needed to start saving for college, so I said yes. I 39 after school and during summers for the lowest wages, and the job helped 40 my freshman year of college. I would work many other jobs; I made coffee in the Students Union during college; I was a hotel maid and 41 made maps for the U.S. Forest Service. But selling books was one of the most 42 .One day a woman asked me for books on cancer. She seemed fearful. I showed her almost 43 we had at that time 44 and found other books we could order. She left the store less 45 .I've always remembered the pride I felt in having helped her.Years later, as a 46 in Los Angeles, I heard about an immigrant child who was born 47 his fingers connected, weblike. His family could not afford a corrective operation, and the boy lived in 48 , hiding his hand in his pocket.I 49 my boss to let me do the story. After my story was broadcast, a doctor and a nurse called, offering to perform the 50 for free.I visited the boy in the 51 room soon after the operation. The first thing he did was to hold up his repaired hand and say, "Thank you." I felt a sense of 52 .In the past, while I was 53 ,I always sensed I was working for the customers, not the store. Today it's the 54 . NBC News pays my salary, but I feel as if I work for the 55 , helping them make sense of the world.36. A. maps B. articles C. titles D. reports37. A. the reader B. the shop owner C. the college student D. the customer38. A. a book B. any help C. some tea D. a job39. A. worked B. studied C. cooked D. read40. A. fit for B. pay for C. run for D. enter for41. A. even B. yet C. so D. still42. A. boring B. surprising C. disappointing D. satisfying43. A. anything B. something C. everything D. nothing44. A. in need B. in all C. in store D. in order45. A. satisfied B. worried C. excited D. puzzled46. A. doctor B. store owner C. TV reporter D. bookseller47. A. with B. in C. by D. for48. A. honour B. shame C. horror D. danger49. A. advised B. forced C. permitted D. persuaded50. A. operation B. program C. treatment D. action51. A. waiting B. operation C. reading D. recovery52. A. sadness B. pleasure C. interest D. disappointment53. A. at McCarley's Bookstore B. in the Students UnionC. at the U. S. Forest Service D. at the TV station54. A. difference B. usual C. same D. request55. A. readers B. passengers C. customers D. viewers
第Ⅱ卷(共35分)
第四部分:写作(共两节,满分35分)
第一节 单词拼写(满分10分)
76.As you know, a good diet is b_________ to your health.
77.I was very ________（烦恼的） that they hadn’t turned up yet as expected.
78.Fruit and vegetables are ______________(充裕；丰盛)in the shop.
79.I can’t think of any possible __________(解释) for his absence.
80.The A__________ is the coldest continent in the world.
81.The past 20 years has w__________ great changes in Shenzhen.
82.The unfair _________ （分配）of wealth led to the outbreak of war in that region.
83.All those who p_________ in the yesterday’s discussion please write out our reflections.
84. The problem is becoming increasingly u___________ .
85.The victory in this game will earn them __________（资格） for the World Cup.
