题目内容
Still clearly remember that day. My jeep broke down on the way home. I was on the side of the road for about four _____with my big Jeep. I put signs in the windows that______, “NEED A JACK(千斤顶).”
Right as I was about to______, a truck stopped and a man got off. He sized up the situation and went back to take a jack. About two hours later , we finished the job with sweats. We were both______. His wife brought a large water jug for us to wash____ hands in.
I tried to put $20 in the man's hand, but he wouldn't take it,_____ instead I went up and gave it to his wife as quietly as I could. I _____ them for their help again and again. I asked the little girl, their daughter, ______ they lived, thinking maybe I'd send them a gift. She said they were in Oregon now so Mommy and Daddy could pick cotton for the next few weeks.
After saying goodbyes I started walking back to the Jeep, the girl ran up and handed me a tamale(玉米粽子). When I opened the tamale, what did I ______ inside? My $20 bill! I ran to the van and the guy rolled down his _____. He saw the $20 in my hand, started shaking his head, ______ and said: “Today you, tomorrow me.” Then he rolled up his window and ______ away, with his daughter waving to me from the back.
This family, working on a seasonal basis where time is money, took several hours to help a_____ while others passed by quietly.
_____ then I've helped many people like the family. I didn't accept______. But every time I was able to help, I felt as if I was putting something in the bank.
1.A. seconds B. minutes C. hours D. days
2.A. wrote B. spoke C. talked D. said
3.A. put up B. give up C. use up D. turn up
4.A. dirty B. clean C. cruel D. hungry
5.A. her B. my C. their D. our
6.A. so B. though C. but D. and
7.A. helped B. asked C. thanked D. invited
8.A. what B. how C. when D. where
9.A. see B. smell C. hear D. feel
10.A. door B. car C. hat D. window
11.A. crying B. shouting C. smiling D. screaming
12.A. ran B. walked C. flew D. drove
13.A. friend B. family C. stranger D. neighbour
14.A. Since B. After C. Before D. From
15.A. thanks B. time C. food D. money
1.C
2.D
3.B
4.A
5.D
6.A
7.C
8.D
9.A
10.D
11.C
12.D
13.C
14.A
15.D
【解析】
试题分析:这篇短文讲述的是作者的车子在路边坏了,很久都没有人来帮忙,最后一对夫妇帮助了作者。作者想给钱作为报酬,可是他们并不要。作者深受触动,在以后的日子里帮助了很多人。
1.A. seconds秒,B. minutes分钟,C. hours小时,D. days天。据Right as I was about to___3___正当我要放弃时可知作者等了好几个小时。故选C。
2.
3.A. put up张贴,B. give up放弃,C. use up用光,D. turn up开大点。据句意故选B。
4.A. dirty脏的,B. clean干净的,C. cruel凶残的,D. hungry饿的。据His wife brought a large water jug for us to wash_____ hands in.可知答案,故选A。
5. A. her她的,B. my我的,C. their他们的,D. our我们的。据句子中us故选D。
6.A. so所以,B. though虽然,C. but但是,D. and和。据上文男人不要这些钱可知所以我走上前去把钱悄悄给了他的妻子。故选A。
7.A. helped帮助,B. asked问,C. thanked感谢,D. invited邀请。据句意故选C。
8.A. what什么,B. how怎样,C. when什么时候,D. where哪儿。据She said they were in Oregon now 可知答案。故选D。
9.A. see看到,B. smell闻,C. hear听到,D. feel感觉。据My $20 bill!可知我看到的是我给他妻子的20元钱可知答案,故选A。
10.A. door门,B. car车,C. hat帽子,D. window窗户。据下文Then he rolled up his window他把车窗摇上可知答案。故选D。
11.A. crying哭,B. shouting大喊,C. smiling微笑,D. screaming尖叫。据句意故选C。
12.A. ran跑,B. walked走,C. flew飞,D. drove开车。据那家人是开着一辆卡车可知答案。故选D。
13.A. friend朋友,B. family家庭,C. stranger陌生人,D. neighbour邻居。由上文我问人家住在哪儿可知答案。故选C。
14.A. Since自从,B. After在……之后,C. Before在……之前,D. From从。since then自从那时起一直到现在,常用于完成时态,据题意故选A。
15.A. thanks感谢,B. time时间,C. food食物,D. money金钱。据下文I felt as if I was putting something in the bank.我感觉我好像把某种东西存进了银行可知答案,故选D。
考点:日常生活类短文。
Although people everywhere seem to enjoy drinking coffee, they don’t all have the same coffee culture. In Europe for example, coffee shops are common places for people to meet friends and to talk while they drink coffee. On the other hand, places like this were not as common in North America in the past. Instead, people in North America liked to drink coffee in their homes with friends. The coffee culture in the USA changed when Starbucks coffee shops spread across the country.
The first Starbucks coffee shop opened in 1971 in downtown Seattle, Washington, in the USA. It was a small coffee shop that cooked its own coffee beans. The coffee shop’s business did well, and by 1981 there were three Starbucks stores in Seattle.
Things really began to change for the company in 1981.That year, Howard Schultz met the three men who ran Starbucks. Schultz worked in New York for a company that made kitchen equipment. He noticed that Starbucks ordered a large number of special coffee makers, which caused his great interest. Schultz went to Seattle to see what Starbucks did. In 1982, the original Starbucks owners hired Schultz as the company’s head of marketing(市场营销).
In 1983, Schultz traveled to Italy. The special environment of the espresso (浓咖啡) bars there caught his eyes. Back in the USA, Schultz created an environment for Starbucks coffee shops that was comfortable and casual, and customers everywhere seemed to like it. Starbucks began opening more stores across the USA. Then the company opened coffee shops in other countries as well. Today, there are more than 16,000 Starbucks coffee shops all over the world.
However, that does not mean Starbucks has not had problems. In fact, many Starbucks stores have closed over the past few years. On the one hand, this is because there were too many coffee shops competing for business in one small area. On the other hand, stores in some countries closed because the coffee culture there did not match with the “feel the same everywhere” environment offered by Starbucks.
1. The underlined word “ran” in Paragraph 3 probably means “ ”.
A. moved B. managed
C. loved D. used
2. According to the passage, which is the right order for the following sentences?
a. This man helped to make Starbucks a huge coffee company.
b. He went to Seattle to learn about the company and later worked for it.
c. Howard Schultz noticed Starbucks ordered lots of special coffee makers.
d. Starbucks began as a small coffee company in Seattle in the USA.
A. a-d-c -b B. a-d-b-c
C. d-c- b-a D. d-c-a-b
3.Why did so many Starbucks close in some countries?
A. All of the coffee tastes the same.
B. The coffee in these places was too expensive.
C. The people in these countries didn’t drink coffee.
D. There were too many coffee shops in one place.