Question

【题目】Here is something about Christmas. Every year just after Christmas the January Sales start. All the shops reduce their prices for two weeks, and they are full of people looking for bargains. My husband and I do not normally go to the sales as we don’t like crowds and are short of money as we have to buy lots of Christmas presents.

Last year, however, I took my husband with me to the sales at the large shop in the center of London. We both needed some new clothes and were hoping to find a television set. When we got to Oxford Street, it was so crowded that we decided to split up and meet again at the underground station. So I left my husband and started looking around the shops. Unfortunately all the clothes were in very large sizes and so were not suitable for me. But I did buy a television at a very low price, so I felt quite pleased with myself.

When I arrived at the station, my husband was not there. So I sat down in a nearby cafe to have a cup of tea. I quickly finished my tea when I saw my husband and went out to meet him. He looked very happy. Then I saw he was carrying a large and heavy cardboard box. “Oh, dear!” I thought. Yes, we had no new clothes but two televisions. We shall not go to the sales again.

【1】In January ________.

A. lots of people go shopping for something cheaper

B. people have a lot of money to spend after Christmas

C. all the shops close for a two-week Christmas holiday

D. people don’t have enough money to buy new clothes

【2】The husband and the wife in the story ________.

A. wished to buy a TV

B. went to the sales the year before

C. often went to the sales to buy clothes

D. were usually not short of money after Christmas

【3】The underlined phrase “split up” in the second paragraph probably means ________.

A. break apart B. cause to break

C. break into pieces D. go in different directions

【4】After their day’s shopping, they ________.

A. were happy with their bargains

B. had got everything they wanted

C. got more than they had hoped for

D. had to go back to the sales the next day

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】A

【3】D

【4】C

【解析】

试题分析：作者和丈夫想在圣诞节后的大卖场买一些衣服和电视机，由于人太多，作者和丈夫决定分开行动，然后汇合。然而，当他们汇合时，才发现，两个人都买了电视机而没有买衣服。作者决定以后再也不去大卖场了。

【1】细节理解题。根据第一段的All the shops reduce their prices for two weeks, and they are full of people looking for bargains.可知，此时商家会降低价格，所以选择A，人们希望买一些便宜的东西。

【2】细节理解题。根据第二段的We both needed some new clothes and were hoping to find a television set.可知，选择A,想买一台电视机。

【3】词义猜测题。根据下文的meet again at the underground station可知，作者和丈夫决定先分开然后在地铁站汇合。故选择D，表示走不同的方向。

【4】推理判断题。根据最后一段的we had no new clothes but two televisions.可知，他们没有买新衣服却拥有了两台电视机，而他们只要一台。故选择C，意为获得了比预想中多的东西。