Question

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。 　　In the summer vacation of 1997,I was fixed with a job．I worked as a(n)　　1　　 at Mr Breen's fruit shop．The fruit shop did．　　2　　 business．Most of the trade came from the housewives who lived in the neighbourhood,　　3　　 he also had regular customers who arrived outside the shop in cars．Mr Breen 　　4　　 them all by name and they sometimes even had their order already made up,always 　　5　　．me to carry it out to their car．They were clearly long-standing customers,and I 　　6　　 they must have stayed faithful to him 　　7　　 he had promised to sell good quality 　　8　　．He had a way with them— I had to 　　9　　 that．He called every woman “madam”for a start,　　10　　 those who clearly were not,but when he 　　11　　 it,it did not sound like flattery（奉承）．It just sounded 　　12　　 in an old-fashioned way．He was a great chatter 　　13　　,If he did not know them,he would greet them with a few 　　14　　 about the weather,　　15　　．he did,he would ask about their families or make 　　16　　,always cutting his cloth 　　17　　 his customers．Whatever their bills came to,he 　　18　　 gave them back the few odd pence（零錢）,and I am sure they thought he was very generous（慷慨）．But I thought he was the opposite．He never 　　19　　 anything away．He was always looking for nothing． (1) [　　] A． operator B． assistant C． waiter D． secretary (2) [　　] A． good B． poor C． big D． usual (3) [　　] A． so B． when C． therefore D． but (4) [　　] A． sold B． knew C． gave D． sent (5) [　　] A． making B． letting C． getting D． keeping (6) [　　] A． wish B． insist C． declare D． suppose (7) [　　] A． when B． if C． because D． though (8) [　　] A． food B． fruit C． vegetables D． drinks (9) [　　] A． admit B． expect C． announce D． promise (10) [　　] A． yet B． only C． just D． even (11) [　　] A． told B． said C． spoke D． talked (12) [　　] A． serious B． strange C． polite D． familiar (13) [　　] A． as well B． as usual C． either D． also (14) [　　] A． sayings B． questions C． words D． speeches (15) [　　] A． and then B． and so C． even if D． but if (16) [　　] A． preparations B． jokes C． repairs D． friends (17) [　　] A． according to B． due to C． instead of D． up to (18) [　　] A． never B． ever C． seldom D． always (19) [　　] A． something B． anything C． somebody D． anybody

Answer 1

答案：1．B;2．B;3．D;4．B;5．C;6．D;7．C;8．B;9．A;10．D;11．B;12．C;13．A;14．C;15．D;16．B;17．A;18．D;19．B;
解析：

(1)	解析：由下文“at Mr．Green's fruit shop”知作者只能作“assistant”（助手）。
(2)	解析：通讀全文知這里的生意很好，選good．
(3)	解析：考連詞，but表轉折。大多數顧客是附近的但也有開車來的。
(4)	解析：考詞語辨析。由句意只能是“知道”，他們的名字，其余三項意思不符。
(5)	解析：考動詞辨析。get sb．to do sth．讓某人做某事。
(6)	解析：“希望”（A）“堅持”（B）“聲明”（C）都不合題意，故只能填suppose：認為。
(7)	解析：考連詞，前后為因果關系故選because．
(8)	解析：全文開始就提到這是水果店，故賣水果（fruit）。
(9)	解析：填admit：我不得不承認這一點。
(10)	解析：考連詞。句意：他稱呼每位女士“madam”，即使（even）有的很明顯不是。
(11)	解析：考動詞辨析，易選出said
(12)	解析：詞意辨析，這樣說是很“禮貌”（olite）的。
(13)	解析：考短語as well意為“他也是……的一個人”。
(14)	解析：由句意知是用幾句“話”問候他們，其余各項詞意不符。
(15)	解析：此外“but if”表示：如果不是這樣。
(16)	解析：“make jokes”譯為“開玩笑”，其余項與語境不符。
(17)	解析：考固定短語，“according to”表示“根據”。
(18)	解析：由下文知此處應用“always”（經常）。
(19)	解析：聯系上文，作者不認為他慷慨，他從不“扔掉（hrow）”任何東西。