Question

【题目】 The other day I was doing some shopping. A man, who was untidy, walked towards a group of us at the checkout（收银台）. I heard him talk to the man in front of me, “I don’t want to steal （偷）from this store… would you ______ me some food?”

The man pretended（假装）not to hear him. I waited ______ for my turn to be questioned. but it never came. ______ I asked him, “Can I buy you something to eat?”

He ______ accepted. The man got a bag and began putting samosas （炸三角） in the bag. He stopped and I asked him how many he had got and he replied 10.

The cashier（收银员） looked at me doubtfully（怀疑地） and then added them to ______ order. After I was through, the man said he wanted something to drink, too. The cashier seemed to be keeping a close eye on him. I admitted（承认） I was too, as I didn’t want him to steal nothing ______ ! I told the cashier that if he got a（n） ______ , I’d just pay for it.

Finally, we both ended up leaving the ______ , but he stood right outside holding the samosas in his hands and talking to himself. Or maybe he was talking with ______ who he thought was there. This man’s circumstances（情况）saddened me. How many of the homeless also suffer from a mental （精神的） ______ ? Maybe that’s even what led him to be homeless. I also thought about the watchful eye the cashier and I kept over him. I hoped to meet him again someday. .. maybe we can sit down and have lunch together.

【1】A.borrowB.buyC.catchD.sell

【2】A.patientlyB.hurriedlyC.finallyD.carefully

【3】A.SoB.AndC.ButD.Or

【4】A.friendlyB.gladlyC.worriedlyD.carefully

【5】A.herB.myC.hisD.their

【6】A.neitherB.alsoC.tooD.either

【7】A.drinkB.bagC.samosaD.lunch

【8】A.cinemaB.theatreC.restaurantD.store

【9】A.anybodyB.nobodyC.someoneD.everyone

【10】A.abilityB.effortC.illnessD.experience

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】A

【4】B

【5】B

【6】D

【7】A

【8】D

【9】C

【10】C

【解析】

这篇短文主要讲述了作者在商店遇到了一个无家可归的人，并为他买了食物和饮料。作者为流浪汉的精神状况而担忧，反思自己在商店里提防流浪汉的行为，并希望能再次遇见他，与他共进午餐。

【1】

句意：我不想从这家商店偷东西…你能给我买点吃的吗？

borrow 借； buy买； catch捉住；sell卖。根据“I don’t want to steal （偷）from this store…”可知，这里是请求给他买点吃的。故选B。

【2】

句意：我耐心地等待轮到我被问到。

patiently有耐心的；hurriedly 匆忙地；finally 最后；carefully小心地。根据下文“but it never came.”可知，这里是我耐心地等待。故选A。

【3】

句意：因此，我问他，“我能给你买一些吃的吗？”

So因此；And和，又； But但是；Or否则，要不然。根据上文“I waited ___2___ for my turn to be questioned. but it never came.”可知，下文是因此我自己去问他我能给他买一些吃的吗？故选A。

【4】

句意：他高兴地接受了。

friendly友好的； gladly 高兴地； worriedly担心地； carefully小心地。根据上文“asked him, “Can I buy you something to eat?”可知，这里是他高兴地接受了。故选B。

【5】

句意：收银员疑惑地看着我，然后把它们加到我的订单上。

her 她的；my我的；his他的；their他们的。根据上文“The cashier（收银员） looked at me doubtfully（怀疑地）”可知，这里是说最后把它们加在我的订单上。故选B。

【6】

句意：因为我也不想让他偷东西。

neither两者都不；also 也，放在句中；too 也，放在句尾； either也不，放在句尾。根据“ as I didn’t want him to steal nothing”可知，这里是否定句，either用在否定句中。故选D。

【7】

句意：我告诉收银员，如果他拿饮料，我就付钱。

drink饮料； bag包；samosa三角炸饺； lunch午饭。根据上文“the man said he wanted something to drink, too.”可知，这里是说他拿饮料。故选A。

【8】

句意：最后，我们都离开了商店。

cinema电影院；theatre剧院； restaurant 饭馆； store商店。根据上文可知，他们在商店买东西，最后，应该是离开了商店。故选D。

【9】

句意：或者他在和一个他认为在场的人说话。

anybody任何人；nobody没有人； someone某人； everyone每个人。这里是不知姓名的某个人用someone。故选C。

【10】

句意：有多少无家可归的人也患有精神疾病？

ability能力； effort 努力；illness生病； experience经历。根据上文“This man’s circumstances（情况）saddened me.”可知，这里是说无家可归的人可能患有精神病。故选C。