Question

【題目】 I was a reporter of an evening paper in London. One day I was asked to write a few articles on in London. It was that all my adventures started. I made a that the best way of collecting was that I would go deep into the of life. I used to be an actor, of course, I had all the skills of make-up (化妝)and could still make good use of them. Having finished all necessary preparations, I myself in one of the busiest streets. At home that night I was to find that I had received more than a pound.

Well, you can imagine how it was to settle down to work hard the newspaper at two pounds a week，when I knew that I could as much as that in a single day ！ I my job as a reporter, though my was hurt. My knowledge of make-up helped me and my clever answers quickly made me almost a character. All day and every day, the money into my cap and I usually received two pounds in a day. In the end，I buy a large beautiful house in the country, and later to . Nobody had any idea where my money came from. My dear wife only knew that I had business in London：that was all.

【1】A. playing B. shopping C. publishing D. begging

【2】A. then B. there C. soon D. the capital

【3】A. promise B. conclusion C. decision D. preparation

【4】A. facts B. news C. money D. problems

【5】A. diaries B. realities C. beginnings D. difficulties

【6】A. played B. acted C. learned D. tried

【7】A. found B. placed C. lay D. expressed

【8】A. excited B. pleased C. surprised D. disappointed

【9】A. interestingB. successful C. easy D. hard

【10】A. at B. on C. in D. for

【11】A. make B. spend C. save D. care

【12】A. gave in B. gave off C. gave up D. gave out

【13】A. heart B. future C. feeling D. pride

【14】A. a lot B. a little C. many D. well

【15】A. favorite B. public C. popular D. funny

【16】A. ran B. came C. threw D. poured

【17】A. nearly B. totally C. at least D. at most

【18】A. was able toB. could C. had to D. must

【19】A. move in B. sell out C. marry D. engage

【20】A. really B. easily C. simply D. usually

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】C

【4】A

【5】B

【6】C

【7】B

【8】C

【9】D

【10】B

【11】A

【12】C

【13】D

【14】A

【15】B

【16】D

【17】C

【18】A

【19】C

【20】A

【解析】

【1】根據(jù)文章后面所述，主要是關(guān)于乞丐方面的敘述。

【2】then那時(shí)。

【3】固定搭配：make a decision下決心。

【4】根據(jù)經(jīng)驗(yàn)，新聞報(bào)道要以事實(shí)為依據(jù)。

【5】根據(jù)文章后面敘述，作者要喬裝深入到乞丐中去了解真相。realit現(xiàn)實(shí)。

【6】根據(jù)l used to be an actor可知應(yīng)當(dāng)學(xué)習(xí)過(guò)化妝。

【7】place oneself in one of the busiest streets讓自己置身于最繁華的街頭之一。

【8】根據(jù)后面I had received more than a pound可知顯得驚訝。

【9】根據(jù)后文the newspaper at two pounds a week，說(shuō)明很難在報(bào)社安下心來(lái)努力工作。

【10】work hard on sth. 在……上辛勤工作。

【11】make在此處為“掙錢”的意思。

【12】give up放棄。指作者放棄記者的工作，去當(dāng)乞丐。

【13】自尊上有點(diǎn)受傷害。

【14】作者有化妝技能，這對(duì)他幫助很大。

【15】作者的化妝和能說(shuō)會(huì)道使其成為公眾人物。

【16】pour傾倒，指作者掙錢多。

【17】說(shuō)明作者掙錢容易，故選at least至少。

【18】整篇文章時(shí)態(tài)為一般過(guò)去時(shí)態(tài)，was able to指過(guò)去有能力。

【19】根據(jù)文章最后My dear wife only knew that l had business in London: that was all. 可知。

【20】句意：沒有人知道我的錢的真實(shí)來(lái)源。