Question

【题目】Not only could the cultures, histories or customs in different countries be different, but the shopping habits are different. Let’s see the shopping in America here.

If you arrive ________ America only for a short time, I believe you_________ buy some

clothes soon. There is a rule of dressing in the States: Change your clothes every day. For example, in an American college, neither teachers __________ students are often seen in the same clothes for two days on end. So you may find___________ necessary to buy more clothes than you have here ---- in China.

_________ you are shopping in the States, you will find that prices change a lot from store to store, and they change a lot from time to time.

After you stay in America for some time, you will also find that Americans are not so well-off. They often go shopping at ―sales‖.

They also buy some used, second-hand things, such as clothing, bed, sofa, or TV ---- in order to _________ money. But in America it is quite different:_________of the second-hand things are rather good.

In fact, the price in the United States is always very _______ . Advertisements for ―white sale‖ are often seen in January, as _______ as in May and June or July. Once or twice every season there will be ― garage sales‖ in the community. There, you can get almost________ , from a boat to a pair of shoes, at lower prices.

【1】A. at B. in C. to D. for

【2】A. can B. may C. must D. need to

【3】A. and B. but C. or D. nor

【4】A. it B. that C. what D. how

【5】A. Before B. After C. While D. During

【6】A. save B. spend C. get D. cost

【7】A. Few B. Much C. Most D. All

【8】A. low B. high C. dear D. common

【9】A. good B. well C. soon D. often

【10】A. something B. everything C. anything D. nothing

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】D

【4】A

【5】C

【6】A

【7】C

【8】A

【9】B

【10】C

【解析】

本篇文章难度适中，主要讲述不同国家的文化、历史和习俗的不同，而且购物习惯也不一样。

【1】句意“如果你到达美国很短的时间，我相信不久你就会需要买一些新衣服”。本题考查介词辨析。arrive at+小地点；arrive in+大地点。根据America可知，是大地点，故选B。

【2】句意“如果你到达美国很短的时间，我相信不久你就会需要买一些新衣服”。A..能（表示现在的能力）；B.可能；C.必须，一定；D.需要。根据There is a rule of dressing in the States: Change your clothes every day可知，表示“需要”。故选D。

【3】句意“例如，你在美国的大学，老师和学生都不会被看到两天穿同一套衣服”。本题考查连词辨析。A.和；B.但是；C.或者；D.不。根据neither...nor...“既不……也不……”可知，故选D。

【4】句意“所以，比起在中国，买更多的衣服是必要的”。本题考查代词辨析。根据find it adj to do sth可知，本题考查形式宾语，故选A。

【5】句意“当你在美国购物时，你会发现商店与商店之间的价格有很大的变化”。本题考查连词辨析。A.在……之前；B.在……之后；C.当……时候；D.在……期间，介词。根据句意可知，表示“当……时候”，故选C。

【6】句意“为了省钱，他们也买一些用过的二手的东西，例如衣服、床、沙发或电视机”。本题考查动词辨析。A.节省；B.花费；C.得到；D.花费。根据句意可知，买二手货是为了省钱，故选A。

【7】句意“大部分的二手货都相当的不错”。A.几乎没有，后加可数名词的复数，表示否定；B.许多，修饰不可数名词；C.大多数；D.所有。根据句意可知，“大多数的二手货相当的不错”，故选C。

【8】句意“事实上，在美国的价格总是非常的低”。本题考查形容词辨析。A.低的；B.高的；C.亲爱的；D.普通的。根据There, you can get almost____10____ , from a boat to a pair of shoes, at lower prices可知，价格都很低，故选A。

【9】句意“白色销售的广告经常会在一月，也会在五月、六月或七月出现”。as good as和……一样好；as well as也，as soon as一……就……。根据句意，故选B。

【10】句意“在那里，你会得到任何的东西，从船到鞋子，价格都很低”。A.用于肯定句中表示“一些东西”；用于疑问句中表示建议，并希望得到肯定的回答；B.每个东西；C.用于肯定句中表示“任何东西”，用于否定句和疑问句中，表示“一些东西”；D.没有东西。本句为肯定句，且根据from a boat to a pair of shoes ，at lower prices可知，能买到任何的东西，故选C。