Question

   Two interesting aspects of the British tendency are the charity(慈善) shop and the car-boot(汽车后备箱) sale. Both of these 41 selling goods for different purposes.

   Charity shops were 42 in the early twentieth century by groups like Oxfam and The Salvation Army which wanted to raise money to 43 charity work. People would donate bags of old clothes and other items like books,records,and furniture which could be 44 to the public at low prices. Over the last ten years there has been a 45 in the charity shops in the UK. Some 46 in well-to-do areas are as expensive as up-market retailers. Go into any charity shop on a Saturday morning and you will find people of all ages and 47 looking for a bargain; it might be a(n) 48 CD. a book for a university course,or a brand-name shirt.

   Car-boot sales are 49 popular,but they do not have the aim of raising money for charity. This is a way for people to have a 50 clear-out and get rid of old possessions that they don't want any more and to make 51 at the same time. Car-boot sales 52 at weekends in Britain. Here you will 53 individuals (个人) ，groups of friends and families with a table set up at the back of their car,selling all kinds of things out of the 54 of their car. 55 there are asking prices for the items on sale,there is plenty of 56 for negotiation.

   As with everything in Britain,class 57 is shown in people's behaviour around charity shops and car-boot sales. Some people who have got a good 58 will be very proud and will 59 tell their friends. Other people who are 60 to buy clothes in charity shops,though,might be deeply embarrassed and ashamed.

41. A. lead to   B. result from   C. aim at   D. depend on

42. A. expanded   B. displayed   C. noticed   D. founded

43. A. ask for   B. pay for   C. carry out   D. look into

44. A. donated   B. mailed   C. sent   D. sold

45. A. revolution   B. service   C. routine   D. practice

46. A. British tendencies   B. charity shops   C. public items   D. secondhand trades

47. A. camps   B. shelters   C. classes   D. skills

48. A. extra   B. missing   C. useless   D. rare

49. A. equally   B. personally   C. possibly   D. naturally

50. A. good   B. slight   C. different   D. basic

51. A. progress   B. money   C. decisions   D. efforts

52. A. show up   B. take place   C. stay away   D. run out

53. A. follow   B. help   C. see   D. greet

54. A. doors   B. windows   C. roof   D. boot

55. A. Unless   B. Because   C. Although   D. If

56. A. space   B. room   C. time   D. advice

57. A. burden   B. suffering   C. difficulty   D. anxiety

58. A. chance   B. bargain   C. result   D. advantage

59. A. readily   B. secretly   C. normally   D. finally

60. A. forced   B. ordered   C. invited   D. reminded

Answer 1

41. C 42. D 43. C 44. D 45. A 46. B 47. C 48. D 49. A 50. A 51. B 52. B 53. C 54. D 55. C 56. B 57. D 58. B 59. A 60. A

话题：购物

本文是说明文.文章介绍英国的慈善商店和 汽车后备箱销售.

41. C.由下文的描述可知，二者的“目的(aimat) ” 是销售物品。

42. D。 

43. C.慈善商店“建立于(founded) ”20世纪 初，目的是为了“开展(cany out) ”慈善工作。

44. D.由at low prices可知，此处是说“出售 (sold) ”。

45. A。 由 Some ... in well-to-do areas are as expensive as up-market retailers 可知，慈善商店也有了 “变革(revolution ) ”。

46. B.由下文的Go into any charity shop可以得到提示信息。

47. C.由of all ages及最后一段中的class可知，不 同“阶层(classes) ”符合语境。

48. D.根据常识及上文中的old可知，“rare (稀有 的) ”符合语境。

49. A.由 but they do not have the aim of raising money for charity可知，此处是将两者对比，所 以用 equally。

50. A。 由 get rid of old possessions that they don't want any more可知，这是一种“大清理(good clear-out) ” 的方式。

51. B.由下文的asking prices可知，汽车后备箱销 售同时也可以“賺钱(make money) ”。

52. B.由at weekends可知，此处是说在周末“举办 (take place) ”。

53. C。由Here可知，此处是说来到汽车后备箱销 售地，所以应该是“看到(see) ”不同的购买人群。

54. D.本段讲的是car-boot sales ,所以此处应填 boot。

55. C. 

56. B。“虽然(Although) ”有要价，但是也 有商讨的“余地(room) ”。

57. D.由下文的 Some people ... Other people ...可 知，本段主要是说明购物的不同群体因身份阶 层而带来的“焦虑(anxiety) ”。

58. B. 

59. A.由 will be very proud 可知，此处应该 是说一些人买到了“物美价廉的货物 (bargain ) ”，“乐意(readi ly ) ”告诉他们的朋友。

60. A.由 be deeply embarrassed and ashamed 可知” 有一些人是考虑生计，“被迫(forced) ”去这些地 方买东西的。