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【题目】The Benefits(益处)of Doing More than You Are Paid for

One rainy afternoon an old lady walked into a Philadelphia department store.Most of the clerks ignored(忽略)her, only one young man asked if he could help her.She replied that she was just for the rain to stop.He told her he wouldn’t try to her anything she didn’t want.Instead he brought her .

When the rain stopped,the lady the young man and asked for his card.A few months passed,the owner of the store received inviting this young man to Scotland to get orders for providing goods for a large company!The letter was the old lady for whom the clerk had provided a chair.She happened to be owner’s mother of the large company, .

When the young clerk had his bags packed for Scotland,he had already been one of the in that department store,all because he had shown a little to a stranger when no one else would.

【1】A.or B.and C.but

【2】A.looking B.waiting C.asking

【3】A.sell B.buy C.pass

【4】A.an umbrella B.a book C.a chair

【5】A.told B.thanked C.helped

【6】A.a card B.a gift C.a letter

【7】A.from B.for C.to

【8】A.also B.too C.either

【9】A.bosses B.clerks C.friends

【10】A.honesty B.cleverness C.care

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】A

【4】C

【5】B

【6】C

【7】A

【8】B

【9】A

【10】C

【解析】

试题分析:本文叙述了一个商店的职员让一个老太太在商店里避雨,而其他人毫不关心这个老太太。几个月后,一家大公司邀请这个职员,因为他关心的那个老太太就是这家大公司老板的母亲。

【1】C考查连词及语境的理解。A.or 或者;B.and 而且;C.but但是。与前半句,大部分人忽略她相比,这个年轻人问她是否需要帮助相比较,这里表示转折关系,故用连词but。故选C。句意:大部分职员忽略她,但是只有一个年轻人问他是否能帮助她。

【2】B考查动词及语境的理解。A.looking 看;B.waiting等;C.asking问。wait for等待。故选B。句意:她回答说,她只是等雨停下来。

【3】A考查动词及语境的理解。A.sell 卖;B.buy买;C.pass通过。结合前文可知这个老太太在这家商店比避雨,因此此处这个年轻人告诉她不用买东西。故选A。句意:他告诉她不要努力买她不想要的东西。

【4】C考查名词及语境的理解。A.an umbrella 一把雨伞;B.a book一本书;C.a chair一把椅子。根据后文的The letter was the old lady for whom the clerk had provided a chair可知此处这个年轻人给她拿来了一把椅子,故选C。句意:而他给她拿来一把椅子。

【5】B考查动词及语境的理解。A.told 告诉;B.thanked 感谢;C.helped帮助。结合上文,这个年轻人让这个老太太在店里等雨停,并且给她拿了一把椅子坐,因此这个老太太要感谢他。故选B。句意:当雨停的时候,这个老太太感谢这个年轻人,并且要了他的名片。

【6】C考查名词及语境的理解。A.a card 一张卡片;B.a gift 一个礼物;C.a letter一封信。故选C。句意:几个月后,这个商店的店主收到一封邀请函,邀请这个年轻人去苏格兰去获得一个为大公司提供货物的订单。

【7】A考查介词及语境的理解。A.from 来自;B.for为了;C.to向。be from“来自”,故选A。句意:这封信来自于这个职员给椅子的那个老太太。

【8】B考查副词及语境的理解。A.also 也,位于句中;B.too 也,位于肯定句的句末;C.either也,位于否定句的句末。根据She happened to be owner’s mother of the large company, 48 .可知这是肯定句的句末,故用副词too。故选B。句意:她碰巧也是那家大公司老板的母亲。

【9】A考查名词及语境的理解。A.bosses 老板;B.clerks职员; C.friends朋友。根据后文的all because he had shown a little to a stranger when no one else would.可知这个年轻人对陌生人表示关心,使他从职员成为老板。故选A。句意:他已经是那家商店的其中一个老板。

【10】C考查名词及语境的理解。A.honesty 诚实;B.cleverness 聪明;C.care关心,照顾。结合上下文可知这个年轻人让这位老太太在商店里避雨,并且给她椅子坐,这是在表示关心。故选C。句意:都是因为当其他没有人会关心的时候,他对一个陌生人表示了点关心。

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