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阅读理解 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 　　I need to get some money so, after Christmas, I took a job in the clothes department at Graham’s for the first fortnight of January sale．I can’t say that I enjoyed it, but it was an experience I’ll never forget． 　　I could never understand why there were so many things in the sales; where did they all come from?Now I know the secret!Firstly, there is the special winter stock and the stock that people buy all the year round; some of these things are slightly reduced．Secondly, there are the summer clothes they don’t sell last year; these are heavily reduced to clear them．Thirdly, there are cheap clothes bought in specially for the sales; these are put out at high prices then days before the sale begins and then are reduced by 60％ in the sale．Clever!Lastly, they buy in “seconds(clothes not in perfect condition)for the sale and they are sold very cheaply”． 　　When I arrived half an hour before opening on the first day of the sale, there was already a queue around three sides of the building．This made me very nervous． 　　When the big moment arrived to open the doors, the security, guards, looking less confident than usual, came up to them, keys in hand．The moment they had unlocked the doors, they hid behind the doors for the protection as the noisy crowd charged in．I couldn’t believe my eyes; this wasn’t shopping, it was a battlefield!One poor lady could keep her feet and was knocked over by people pushing from behind． 　　Clothes were flying in all directions as people searched for the sizes, colors and styles they wanted．Quarrels broke out．Mothers were using their small children to crawl through people’s legs and get hold of things they couldn’t get near themselves． 　　Within minutes I had half a dozen people pushing clothes under my nose, each wanting to be the first served．Where had the famous English queue gone?The whole day continued like that, but I kept my temper!I was taking money hand over fist and began to realize why, twice a year, Graham’s were happy to turn their expensive store into a battlefield like that． 　　In the sale fever, people were spending money like water without thinking whether they needed what they were buying．As long as it was a bargain it was OK． 　　You won’t believe this but as soon as I got home I crashed out for hours．Then I had dinner and went back to bed, fearing the sound of the alarm which would tell me to get ready for the second day of the sale． (1) What kind of clothes is likely to be sold 5％cheaper? [　　] A． Last summer’s clothes． B． Clothes not in perfect condition． C． Clothes bought in specially for the sales． D． Clothes for winter． (2) Which of the following statements is true? [　　] A． The customers gave up the queuing, for which the English are famous． B． The customers kept their temper while looking for their clothes they wanted． C． Small children enjoyed crawling through people’s legs． D． The security guards were fearless of the crowd． (3) In the author’s opinion, why were Graham’s happy to make their expensive store into a battlefield? [　　] A． There were so many clothes and they wanted to clear them in the sales． B． They were eager to show that they were clever at doing business． C． They could take the chance to raise the prices of all their clothes． D． They could wanted to make more money by having sales． (4) The underlined expression “crashed out” means ________． [　　] A． chatted with their friends B． slept soundly C． broken down D． dined out (5) What would be the best title for the passage? [　　] A． The Best Bargain B． Hunting For A Job C． Sale Fever D． A Pleasant Fortnight

Answer 1

答案：1．D;2．A;3．D;4．B;5．C;
解析：

(1)	细节题。根据短文中“there is the special winter stock and the stock that people buy all the year round; some of these things are slightly reduced．”这句话可以看出冬季服装降价不大。所以答案是D项。
(2)	从短文的第四、五、六段可以看出，人们如此抢购，已经失去了英国人购物排队的绅士风度。故A项是正确的。其他三项与原文事实不符。
(3)	根据文中第七段第一句可以看出这种抢购是空前的，老板通过各种方式进行降价销售是为了赚更多的钱。所以本题的答案是D项。
(4)	猜测词义题。根据“Then I had dinner and went back to bed”中的back一词可以判断此短语的意思是睡觉。所以答案是B项。
(5)	主旨大意推测题。通读全文可以看出，本篇短文主要是讲述了“抢购热”的事情，故答案是C项。