1. 完形填空(本题共15分,每小题1分)
阅读下面短文’掌握其大意,然后从41 —55各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
I was at a little store buying some potatoes. I
a small boy; he was thin and wearing old but clean clothes, with a basket in his hand. His eyes were
fresh green peas.
I paid for my potatoes. At this time, I couldn’t help listening to the
between Mr. Miller, the store owner, and the poor boy next to me.
“ Hello Barry, how are you today?”
“ Hello, Mr. Miller. Fine, thank you. The green peas sure look good.”
“ They are good, Barry.
is your mum?”
“ Fine. She is getting better.”
“ Good. Anything I can
you with?”
“ No, Sir. I am just having a look at the peas.”
“ Would you like to
some home?” asked Mr. Miller.
“ No, Sir. I have nothing to pay for them.”
“ Well, what can you
to me for some of those peas?”
“ All I got is my prize marble(弹子球)here.”
“ Is that
? Let me see,” said Miller.
“ Here it is. It is lovely.”
“ I can see that. The only thing is that this one is blue and I want a red one. Do you have a red one like this at home?” the store owner asked.
“
.”
“ OK. Take this bag of peas home with you and next trip this way let me look at that red marble,” Mr. Miller told the boy.
“ Sure, I
. Thanks Mr. Miller.”
Mrs. Miller, who had been standing nearby, came over to help me. With a smile she said, “ There are two other boys like him in our community; all three are in very
families. Jim just loves to bargain with(交换) them for peas, apples, tomatoes, or
. When they come back with their red marbles, and they always do, he
he doesn’t like red after all, and he sends them home with a bag of produce(农产品) for a green marble or an orange one, when they come on their
trip to the store.
I left the store smiling to myself, impressed with this man. I would never forget the story of this man, the boys, and their lovely
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【小题1】 | A.watched | B.noticed | C.stopped | D.showed |
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【小题3】 | A.conversation | B.news | C.story | D.joke |
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【小题4】 | A.How | B.What | C.Where | D.Which |
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【小题6】 | A.bring | B.take | C.carry | D.fetch |
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【小题8】 | A.useful | B.right | C.expensive | D.enough |
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【小题9】 | A.Maybe | B.Never | C.Almost | D.Certainly not |
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【小题10】 | A.will | B.would | C.must | D.should |
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【小题11】 | A.honest | B.rich | C.friendly | D.poor |
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【小题12】 | A.whenever | B.however | C.whatever | D.wherever |
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【小题13】 | A.hopes | B.decides | C.warns | D.expects |
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【小题14】 | A.next | B.first | C.last | D.only |
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【小题15】 | A.present | B.friendship | C.marble | D.deal(交易) |
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