Question

My 14-year-old brother John dreamed of having a black woolen coat, for at that time this kind of coat was   31   with teenagers, but it could cost several hundred dollars. One day my brother and I went into a shop and saw a black woolen coat at the same time. The coat felt very soft, and it cost only ＄28. It was   32   but so nice. We looked at each other, saying nothing, but John’s eyes shone.

         John tried on the coat and   33   it at once. John wore the coat to school the next day happily and came home with a big   34  . “How do the kids like your coat?” I asked. “They love it,” he said. I started to call him “Lord (老爺) John”.

         Over the next few weeks, there seemed to be a   35   in John. He became more polite, more confident and more pleasing. He would   36   his classmates his pens; he would bring his father a cup of tea when he got home; he would   37   a blind man cross the road.

         When my mother talked about her son’s change with one of his teachers and wondered what caused it, he said, “It must be his  38  !” One day, in the library, my brother and I happened to meet a friend of my father’s, who had not seen us for a long time. John came up and shook hands with him like a   39  ! The friend said in surprise, “Are you John? You have changed so much!”

         What really changed John was his own attitude(態度).   40   you think you are a gentleman or a lady, you can become a perfect one.

1.A. busy                      B. careful                         C. popular                  D. good

2.A. dear                   B. cheap                          C. hard                   D. light

3.A. sold                           B. kept                      C. held                           D. bought

4.A. present                  B. smile                    C. problem                        D. cry

5.A. message                  B. pain                              C. change                   D. fashion

6.A. lend                      B. rent                      C. leave                     D. borrow

7.A. make                          B. watch                    C. let                       D. help

8.A. coat                       B. classmate              C. friend                    D. brother

9.A. businessman            B. woman                  C. gentleman              D. boy

10.A. Until                       B. If                             C. Before                         D. Unless

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.B

5.C

6.A 

7.D

8.A 

9.C

10.B

【解析】短文大意：本文中的主人公在買了一件新衣服后，在行為禮貌上發生了巨大的變化。作者通過這個故事告訴我們：如果你認為你是一個紳士或者是一個有身份的女士，你就會成為完美的一個。閱讀中注意體會約翰的前后變化，注意文中的一些細節問題。

1.形容詞辨析。A.忙碌的；B.細心的，小心的；C.流行的，受歡迎的；D.好的，不錯的。結合語境可知此處指的是這種外套很受年輕人歡迎。故選C。

2.聯系前一句描述，可知此處指的是，它又便宜又好。故選B，便宜的。

3.聯系后一句描述，可知約翰試了試這件外套，并且立即就買了它。故選D，買。

4.聯系下文描述，可知此處指的是，約翰帶著微笑回家了。故選B，微笑。

5.根據下文He became more polite及下文描述，可知本句意思是他變了很多，選C[變。

6.詞義辨析，borrow是借入；lend是借出；sell是賣。通過上下文可知此處應是借筆給同學，故選A。

7.動詞辨析。A. 制作，使得；B. 觀看；C.讓；D.幫助。聯系下文，可知此處指的是幫助老人過馬路。故選D。

8.聯系前文描述，可知此處指的是，一定是他的外套引起了他的變化。故選A。

9.聯系前文shook hands with him 描述，可知此處指的是像個紳士般的和他握手。故選C，紳士。

10.聯系上下文，可知前后是條件關系。故選B，如果你認為你是個紳士或者女士，你就會成為那樣的一個人。