Question

 

 One summer day my father sent me to buy wire for our farm. At 16, I liked 36 better than driving our truck, 37 this time I was not happy. My father had told me I’d have to ask for credit(赊账) at the store.

Sixteen is a 38 age, when a young man wants respect, not charity. It was 1976, and the ugly 39 of racial discrimination was 40 a fact of life. I’d seen my friends ask for credit and then stand, head down, while the store owner 41 whether they were “good for it.” I knew black youths just like me who were 42 like thieves by the store clerk each time they went into a grocery.

My family was 43 . We paid our debts. But before harvest, cash was short. Would the store owner 44 us ?

At Davis’s store, Buck Davis stood behind the cash desk, talking to a farmer. I nodded 45 I passed him on my way to the hardware shelves. When I brought my 46 to the casks desk, I said 47 , “I need to put this on credit.”

The farmer gave me and amused, distrustful 48 . But Buck’s face didn’t change. “Sure,” he said 49 . “Your daddy is 50 good for it.” He  51 to the other man. “This here is one of James William’s sons.”

The farmer nodded in a neighborly 52 . I was filled with pride. James William’s son. Those three words had opened a door to an adult’s respect and trust.

That day I discovered that the good name my parents had  53  brought our whole family the respect of our neighbors. Everyone knew what to 54 from a Williams: a decent person who kept his word and respected himself 55 much to do wrong.

36. A. something	B. nothing	C. anything	D. everything
37. A. and	B. so	C. but	D. for
38. A. prideful	B. wonderful	C. respectful	D. colorful
39. A. intention	B. shadow	C. habit	D. faith
40. A. thus	B. just	C. still	D. ever
41. A. guessed	B. suspected	C. questioned	D. figured
42. A. watched	B. caught	C. dismissed	D. accused
43. A. generous	B. honest	C. friendly	D. modest
44. A. blame	B. excuse	C. charge	D. trust
45. A. until	B. as	C. once	D. since
46. A. purchases	B. sales	C. orders	D. favorites
47. A. casually	B. confidently	C. cheerfully	D. carefully
48. A. look	B. stare	C. response	D. comment
49. A. patiently	B. eagerly	C. easily	D. proudly
50. A generally	B. never	C. sometimes	D. always
51. A. pointed	B. replied	C. turned	D introduced
52. A. sense	B. way	C. degree	D. mood
53. A. earned	B. deserved	C. given	D. used
54. A. receive	B. expect	C. collect	D. require
55. A. very	B. so	C. how	D. too

 

Answer 1

解析：

这是一篇记叙文，说的是一个男孩到商店里赊账，因为他父母的诚信而受到店主和另外一名顾客的尊重，由此感觉到诚信的重要性。

36．B．比较级与否定式连用常表示最高级的含义。I like nothing better than driving our truck: I like driving our truck best.

37.C.上下文逻辑联系。以往都喜欢，但这次不行。

38．A．

39．A．根据上下文可知有一些人有种族歧视的意图。

40．C．种族歧视的倾向仍然是一个事实。

41．C.店主询问他们是否有信誉的时候，他们低着头。此题易误选B，根据上下文，应该是被盘问更好一些。

42．A．根据下文是被当着小偷一样地监视。

43．B．根据下文：we paid our debts,以及下一节中提到的店主对我们的信任可以推断。

44．D．根据上下文可知：信任我们

45．B．当我从他身边走过时，我点点头。

46．A．所购之物。

47．D．因为要赊账，怕店主不同意，当然要小心翼翼的了。

48．A．农夫给我一个我觉得好笑，不信任的表情。

49．C．easily在这里表示：毫无疑问地，肯定地。It's easily the best play I have seen this year.这无疑是我今年看过的最好的戏。

50．D．爸爸总是很讲信用

51．C．

52．B．农夫用一种友好的方式对我点点头。

53．A．我父母所挣得的好名声。

54.B.大家都知道从一个William家人身上可以期待什么。不是得到什么东西，而是期望看到一些优秀的品质。

55．D.一个很自尊而不会做错事情的人。