Question

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　There were at first，no stores in the New England villages．Tradesmen visited housewives with spices and daily necessities．Eventually，some of these wandering peddlers settled and opened country stores．

　　These country stores were full of spicy smells，candy jars，cracker barrels，and everything necessary for daily life，including such diverse items as cloth，cooking supplies，and farm tools．They were very crowded and dimly lit．

　　Country stores places for people，Thy talked about a variety of subjects there．In winter，they had discussions around an iron stove，if the store had one，and in summer，they talked on the porch in front of the store．The store-keepers knew everyone in the village or town and made arrangements for trade They mostly exchanged good rather than selling for cash，since most country people rarely had cash．

　　Besides country stores，a village town might have a cobbler's shop．Buying shoes was a luxury that not everyone could afford．However，if they did buy shoes，they usually only wore them to meetings on Sabbath，so they lasted for a long time．Country people often walked to church with barefoot，carrying their shoes with them，and put them on outside the door of the meeting house．

　　There may also have been a potter's shop，where housewives bought earthenware dishes of all kinds．The potter needed only a wheel，operated by a foot treadle，and a supply of clay．He made dishes for practical purposes，drinking mugs，and pots．

　　If a town very large，they might have a joiner's shop，where a carpenter made furniture and repaired it．There would also have been a blacksmith's shop where shoes were made for horses and oxen。

1．The wandering peddlers were________．

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A．storekeepers of the country stores

B．visiting tradesmen with articles of daily use

C．village people gathering in the country stores

D．skillful people in cobbler's potter s or joiner's shops

2．In the third paragraph，the writer tries to tell us that________．

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A．country people enjoyed talking and discussing a variety of subjects in

stores

B．people gathered in country stores for the purpose of exchanging goods

C．people could have their furniture made and repaired in country stores

D．country stores made good places for people to keep warm in winter

3．Why did country people often walk to church with barefoot？

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A．Because they couldn't buy any shoes for love of money．

B．Because they were just not used to wearing shoes．

C．Because they had to keep their shoes clean form the muddy road．

D．Because shoes were dear to them and they wanted them to last longer．

4．We can learn from the passage that________．

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A．a cobbler's shop was where village people have shoes made for their horses

B．a potter's shop was where housewives could find all the daily necessities

C．there wasn't necessarily a joiner's shop in every village of the country

D．people were able to buy anything they need with so many shops in the village

Answer 1

答案：B;A;D;C
解析：

在乡村商店建立起来之前，游走货郎担负着交换货物的角色。wandering：四处走动的。 　　村民们无论冬夏都在商店里聚会，谈论各种各样的话题，说明他们喜欢这一活动。 　　第四段第一、二行告诉我们，鞋子在当时是奢侈的，并不是每个人都买得起。当然应该少穿并精心保护以延长鞋子的寿命。 　　cobbler's shop是卖“人”所穿的鞋子的，排除A项；在potter's shop，主妇们能买的是陶制用品，不是日常用品，排除B项；只有大的村镇才会有像 joiner's shop之类的店铺，村民们不可能在村子里买到所有他们要买的东西。C项可以在最后一段第一行得到证明。