Question

【題目】My 14-year-old brother John and I saw the coat at the same time. The thick black woolen coat was soft, and it cost only ＄28. We looked at each other, saying n【1】, but John’s face was shining with joy. Dark woolen coats were p【2】 with boys just then, and could cost several hundred dollars. But this coat was even better and m【3】cheaper.

John t【4】 on the coat and bought it at once. John wore the coat to school the next day and came home with a big smile. “H【5】did the kids like your coat?” I asked. “They loved it,” he said. I started c【6】him “Lord (老爺) John”.

A few weeks later , something good h【7】to John. He became more polite, more helpful and more pleasing. He was willing to lend his classmates his pens; he was willing to bring his father a cup of tea when he got home; he was willing to help a blind man c【8】the road.

When my mother told this to one of his teachers, he said, “It must be his coat!” One day, in the library, my brother and I ran into a friend. “Could this be John?” he asked. John s【9】 hands with him, like a gentleman(紳士)!

I think John changed b【10】of his own attitude(態(tài)度). If you think you are a gentleman or a lady, you can become a perfect one.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】nothing

【2】popular

【3】much

【4】tried

【5】How

【6】calling

【7】happened

【8】cross

【9】shook

【10】because

【解析】本文講述了作者的弟弟穿了一件黑色羊毛大衣后，變得越來越像紳士。通過這件事，作為覺得如果你認(rèn)為自己是紳士或小姐，那你就能成為一個完美的人。

【1】句意：我們看了看彼此，沒說什么。此處表示沒說話，故用代詞nothing。

【2】句意：黑色羊毛大衣在那時很受男孩的歡迎。be popular with 受……的歡迎，故此處為popular。

【3】句意：但是這件大衣更好，而且更便宜。此處修飾形容詞比較級cheaper，故用副詞much。

【4】句意：約翰試穿那件大衣，然后馬上買了它。try on試穿，根據(jù)bought可知此處是一般過去時，故此處為tried。

【5】句意：我問：“孩子們認(rèn)為你的大衣怎么樣？”How does sb like sth?某人認(rèn)為某物怎么樣？故此處為How。

【6】句意：我開始稱他為“約翰老爺”。call sb sth稱某人為……，start doing sth開始做某事，故此處為動名詞calling。

【7】句意：幾周后，一些好事發(fā)生在他身上。happen to sb發(fā)生在某人身上，此處是一般過去時，故此處為happened。

【8】句意：他愿意幫助一個盲人過馬路。cross the road穿過馬路，help sb do sth幫助某人做某事，故此處用動詞原形，故為cross。

【9】句意：約翰和他握手，像一個紳士一樣。shake hands with sb和某人握手，此處是一般過去時，故為shook。

【10】句意：我認(rèn)為約翰因為他自己的態(tài)度而改變。because of因為，故此處為because。