Question

【題目】In 1948，my family drove to the Singer Sewing Center and bought a brand-new electric Singer. Then Ruby, my mother-in-law,____sewing. After supper, Ruby would bend over the machine, ___clothes for her children and neighbors. Thousands of dresses. The Singer raised its needle millions of times.

In 1987，Ruby __ us on the phone, ___.After thirty-nine years, her Singer didn’t work. No repairman could fix it because parts were not __.

I went to a sewing machine store to buy one. Her old one was____.The new machines are plastic and have computers. They give classes on how to __ them. In the display window was a 1948 metal Singer blackhead.

“Does that one __ ? ” I asked the man.

“I don’t know，” he said. He plugged it in. It___ to work.

“It’s not for sale，” he said. It’s a(an)___ . There aren’t lots of old Singer blackheads around anyone”

I __ him about Ruby — how she lives by herself and sews to keep busy, how she ___only six dollars to make a dress __the people she sews for are poor.

He __ the machine to me for twenty-five dollars.

The next weekend we took it to Ruby’s. She stood by the car as we opened the trunk. As she looked down at the __, a smile creased (弄皺）her face.

“It’s just like my __one，”she laughed.

It’s still going strong. Ruby ___charges six dollars a dress.

On several occasions, my wife and I found 1948 Singer blackheads in antique stores. We __ them and gave them to Ruby. She’s got a lot of___ ahead, and we don’t want her to run out of sewing machines __ she runs out of things to sew.

【1】A. took out B. gave up C. set about D. put off

【2】A. drying B. making C. washing D. folding

【3】A. called B. advised C. changed D. ordered

【4】A. puzzled B. excited C. frightened D. discouraged

【5】A. available B. practical C. simple D. helpful

【6】A. plastic B. metal C. noiseless D. man-made

【7】A. fix B. link C. use D. get

【8】A. work B. stay C. matter D. stop

【9】A. failed B. began C. continued D. meant

【10】A. invention B. artwork C. bargain D. display

【11】A. asked B. warned C. told D. reminded

【12】A. spends B. charges C. saves D. earns

【13】A. while B. until C. though D. because

【14】A. sold B. lent C. delivered D. donated

【15】A. car B. clothes C. machine D. computer

【16】A. new B. old C. small D. large

【17】A. still B. once C. already D. never

【18】A. booked B. bought C. copied D. borrowed

【19】A. travelling B. learning C. cooking D. sewing

【20】A. so B. if C. before D. when

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】A

【4】D

【5】A

【6】B

【7】C

【8】A

【9】B

【10】D

【11】C

【12】B

【13】D

【14】A

【15】C

【16】B

【17】A

【18】B

【19】D

【20】C

【解析】

本文是一篇記敘文。1948年,作者的家人開車去了the Singer Sewing Center,買了一個全新的電動縫紉機(jī)。文章講述了作者的岳母如何獨(dú)自生活，如何縫制衣服以保持忙碌，如何因?yàn)樗秊楦F人縫制衣服而只收6美元。

【1】考查動詞詞組。A. took out拿出；B. gave up放棄；C. set about 開始做； D. put off推遲。根據(jù)Then Ruby, my mother-in-law,___1___sewing.可知，然后，我的岳母Ruby開始做針線活。故選C。

【2】考查動詞。A. drying使變干；B. making 制造；C. washing洗；D. folding折疊。根據(jù)After supper, Ruby would bend over the machine, ___2___clothes for her children and neighbors.可知，晚飯后，Ruby俯身在機(jī)器前，為她的孩子和鄰居們做衣服。故選B。

【3】考查動詞。A. called 打電話；B. advised 建議；C. changed改變；D. ordered命令。根據(jù)In 1987，Ruby ___3___ us on the phone, ___4___.可知，1987年,Ruby打電話給我們，感到氣餒。故選A。

【4】考查形容詞。A. puzzled困惑的；B. excited興奮的；C. frightened感到害怕的；D. discouraged喪失信心的。根據(jù)In 1987，Ruby ___3___ us on the phone, ___4___.可知，1987年,Ruby打電話給我們，感到氣餒。故選D。

【5】考查形容詞。A. available可以利用的；B. practical切合實(shí)際的；C. simple簡單的；D. helpful有幫助的。根據(jù)No repairman could fix it because parts were not ___5___.可知，沒有修理工能修理它，因?yàn)闆]有零件。故選A。

【6】考查形容詞。A. plastic塑料的；B. metal 金屬制的；C. noiseless無聲的； D. man-made人造的。根據(jù)Her old one was___6___.可知，她的舊衣服是金屬制品。故選B。

【7】考查動詞。A. fix修理；B. link連接；C. use使用；D. get得到。根據(jù)They give classes on how to ___7___ them.可知，他們教學(xué)生如何使用它們。故選C。

【8】考查動詞。A. work工作；B. stay停留；C. matter 要緊；D. stop停止。根據(jù)“Does that one ___8___ ? ” I asked the man.可知，“這個有用嗎?”我問那人。故選A。

【9】考查動詞。A. failed失��；B. began開始；C. continued繼續(xù)；D. meant意味。根據(jù)He plugged it in. It___9___ to work.可知，他插上插頭。它開始起作用了。故選B。

【10】考查名詞。A. invention發(fā)明；B. artwork藝術(shù)品；C. bargain交易；D. display展覽。根據(jù)“It’s not for sale，” he said. It’s a(an)___10___ .可知，“這是非賣品,”他說。這是一個展示。故選D。

【11】考查動詞。A. asked問；B. warned警告；C. told告訴；D. reminded提醒。根據(jù)I ___11___ him about Ruby — how she lives by herself and sews to keep busy, how she ___12___only six dollars to make a dress ___13___the people she sews for are poor.可知，我告訴他關(guān)于露比的事——她如何獨(dú)自生活，如何縫制衣服以保持忙碌，如何因?yàn)樗秊楦F人縫制衣服而只收6美元。故選C。

【12】考查動詞。 A. spends花費(fèi)；B. charges要價，控告；C. saves挽救，節(jié)約；D. earns掙得。根據(jù)I ___11___ him about Ruby — how she lives by herself and sews to keep busy, how she ___12___only six dollars to make a dress ___13___the people she sews for are poor.可知，我告訴他關(guān)于露比的事——她如何獨(dú)自生活，如何縫制衣服以保持忙碌，如何因?yàn)樗秊楦F人縫制衣服而只收6美元。故選B。

【13】考查連詞。A. while當(dāng)---時候；B. until 直到---為止；C. though盡管； D. because因?yàn)椤８鶕?jù)I ___11___ him about Ruby — how she lives by herself and sews to keep busy, how she ___12___only six dollars to make a dress ___13___the people she sews for are poor.可知，我告訴他關(guān)于露比的事——她如何獨(dú)自生活，如何縫制衣服以保持忙碌，如何因?yàn)樗秊楦F人縫制衣服而只收6美元。故選D。

【14】考查動詞。A. sold賣；B. lent借入；C. delivered 遞送；D. donated捐獻(xiàn)。根據(jù)He ___14___ the machine to me for twenty-five dollars.可知，他以二十五美元把機(jī)器賣給了我。故選A。

【15】考查名詞。A. car小汽車；B. clothes衣服；C. machine機(jī)器；D. computer電腦。根據(jù)As she looked down at the ___15___, a smile creased (弄皺）her face.可知，當(dāng)她低頭看著機(jī)器時，她的臉上露出了一絲微笑。故選C。

【16】考查形容詞。A. new新的；B. old舊的，老的；C. small 小的；D. large巨大的。根據(jù)“It’s just like my ___16___one，”she laughed.可知，“這就像我的舊的,”她笑了。故選B。

【17】考查副詞。. still仍然；B. once曾經(jīng)；C. already已經(jīng)；D. never從來沒有。根據(jù)It’s still going strong. Ruby ___17___charges six dollars a dress.可知，它仍然很強(qiáng)勁。Ruby一件衣服要收六美元。故選A。

【18】考查動詞。A. booked預(yù)定；B. bought買；C. copied復(fù)制；D. borrowed借出。根據(jù)We ___18___ them and gave them to Ruby.可知，我們買了下來，給了Ruby。故選B。

【19】考查動詞。A. travelling旅行；B. learning 學(xué)習(xí)；C. cooking烹調(diào)；D. sewing縫紉。根據(jù)She’s got a lot of___19___ ahead, and we don’t want her to run out of sewing machines ___20___ she runs out of things to sew.可知，

【20】考查連詞。A. so所以；B. if如果；C. before在---之前；D. when當(dāng)---時候。她還有很多縫紉工作要做，我們不希望她在沒有東西縫之前就把縫紉機(jī)用光。故選C。