Question

My 14-year-old son,John,and I spotted the coat simultaneously. It was hanging at a( an) 1    clothing store. The coat had a black velvet collar,delightful tailoring,a Fifth Avenue label(标签) and a (an) 2   price of $28.

We looked at each other, saying nothing, 3   John's eyes shone. Dark,woolen topcoats were 4   just then with teenage boys，but could 5   several hundred dollars new. This coat was even better,bearing that touch of classic elegance.

John 6    his arms down into the heavy satin (缎子) lining of the sleeves and 7    the coat. He turned from side to side,eyeing himself in the mirror with a serious, studied 8    that soon changed into a smile. The 9   was perfect.

John wore the coat to school the next day and came home wearing a big smile. "How did the kids like your coat?”I asked. "They love it，" he said，carefully 10    it over the back of a chair and smoothing it flat.

Over the next few weeks, the 11    came over John. Quiet, reasoned discussion 12    argument. He became more thoughtful and eager to 13   . "Good dinner,Mum," he would say every evening. One day when I suggested that he might start on homework before dinner，John said， "You are right, and I guess I will."

When I mentioned this 14    to one of his teachers and remarked that I didn' t know 15    caused the changes, she said with laughter, "It must be his coat! " At the library, we16    to meet a friend who had not seen our children for a long time." 17   this be John? " he asked, looking up to John's new height,assessing the cut of his coat and extending his hand,one gentleman to another.

John and I both know we should never 18    a person's clothes for the real person within them. But there is something to be said for 19    a standard of excellence for the world to see，for practicing standard of excellence in thought, speech and behavior, and for 20    what is on the inside with what is on the outside.

(   ) 1. A. second-hand    B. expensive    C. big    D. cheap

(   ) 2. A. reasonable    B. unbelievable    C. special    D. average

(   ) 3. A. therefore    B. however    C. but    D. thus

(   ) 4. A. popular    B. new    C. unique    D. antique

(   ) 5. A. spend    B. cost   C. pay    D. take

(   ) 6. A. put    B. take    C. slid    D. move

(   ) 7. A. touched    B. buttoned    C. held    D. obtained

(   ) 8. A. gesture    B. expression    C. attitude    D. feeling

(   ) 9. A. color    B. price    C. fit    D. style

(   ) 10. A. pressing    B. taking    C. hanging    D. folding

(   ) 11. A. happiness    B. satisfaction    C. change    D. generosity

(   ) 12. A. made    B. replaced    C. took    D. changed

(   ) 13. A. please    B. understand    C. complain    D. apologize

(   ) 14. A. incident    B. accident    C. event    D. matter

(   ) 15. A. when    B. how    C. what    D. that

(   ) 16. A. happened    B. came    C. intended    D. decided

(   ) 17. A. Should    B. Would    C. Must    D. Could

(   ) 18. A. watch    B. judge    C. mistake    D. consider

(   ) 19. A. doing    B. showing    C. speaking    D. wearing

(   ) 20. A. comparing    B. connecting    C. combining    D. matching

Answer 1

作者讲述了她的儿子在穿上了自己喜爱的新衣服后的行为变化。由此，作者想到，虽然说不能以貌取人,但是穿着优雅得体，并在思想上、言语上、行动上实践优秀的标准，以达到内外的和谐统一，这又另当别论。

1. A从文中第二段的"but could 5 several hun?dred dollars new"这样的一件新衣服要花好几百美元，和上文的这件衣服值28美元可知，这件衣服是在二手店里出售的，故选A。

2. B下文提到"这样的衣服新的要好花几百美元"，比较起来，这件衣服28美元的标价简直令人难以置信。

3. C空格前的句子说作者和儿子对衣服没发表什么看法，空格后的部分说约翰的眼里闪着欣喜的光又表明他很喜欢这件衣服，故上下句之间为转折关系。

4. A从约翰的态度及下文"'How did the kids like your coat?' I asked. ' They love it.，He said"可知这类衣服在孩子们当中很受欢迎。unique独一无二的；antique古老的，年代久远的。

5. B本句的主语为topcoats,"某物花(某人) 多少钱"应用cost;。spend, pay的主语应该是人，故选B。

6. C约翰将胳膊伸进了袖管里——村里是厚厚的缎子，所以用slide滑动，滑入。

7. B从下句的内容可知约翰在试穿这件衣服，故本句应是扣上大衣纽扣。

8. B空格后的句子"that soon changed into a smile" 说明是约翰的表情发生了变化，故此处应为expression o

9. C联系上下文可知，约翰试穿这件二手衣服，脸上的严肃表情不一会儿就变成了微笑，衣服合身极了。fit此处作名词，意为合身。

10. D从后面把衣服抚平的动作可知前文是把衣服仔细叠起来。

11. C从倒数第二段的"I didn' t know 15 caused the changes"可知此处指约翰身上发生了变化。

12. B本段是描述约翰的变化，遇事能心平气和地商讨而不再强词夺理。replace代替，替换。

13. A他也乐于讨人欢喜。从下文他每天晚上都要说："妈妈，晚饭好极了。"以及听从母亲的建议可知他变得讨人喜欢，故用please。

14. A当我对他的一个老师提起这件事。incident 通常指不太重要但却又引人注意的小事，也指有预谋的政治事件。accident通常指无法预料的事故或灾难，可以构成短语by accident表示"偶然"。event多指重大的事件，也指比赛项目。

15. C从下文老师的回答可知，作者应是不知道什么引起了这些变化。

16. A在图书馆，我们恰巧遇到了 一位很久没见到约翰的朋友。happen to do f合巧。

17. D从下文的"looking up to John's new height, assessing the cut of his coat"可看出,这位朋友看到约翰很惊讶,could表惊讶。

18. C约翰和"我"都知道我们决不应该以貌取人。 mistake—for...才巴. 4fi人为.. Judge与by连用。

19. D由上下文语境可知，作者讨论的是穿着问题，故用wearing o

20. D使一个人的外在与内在相匹配。match... with... it……与……相匹配。