Question

【題目】As she walked round the large shop, Edith realized how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas for her father.

She that he were as easy to please as her mother，who was satisfied with perfume (香水). , shopping at this time of the year was a most job. People on your feet, pushed you with their shoulders and almost you over in their hurry in order to something cheap ahead of you.

Partly to have a rest，Edith paused in front of a counter, where some beautiful ties were on . “ They are silk，” the shop assistant told her with a smile trying to her to buy one. But Edith knew from past that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father.

She moved on slowly and then, quite by chance， where a small crowd of men had gathered round a counter. She found some fine pipes on sale and the were very beautiful. Edith did not hesitate for long, although her father smoked a pipe once in a while, she believed this would please him.

When she got home, with her small but present hidden in her handbag，it was time for supper and her parents were already table. Her mother was in great . “ Your father has at last decided to stop smoking，”，she told her daughter happily. Edith was so that she could not say a single word.

【1】A. suit B. card C. thing D. gift

【2】A. believed B. wished C. hoped D. supposed

【3】A. neverB. seldom C. always D. scarcely

【4】A. Therefore B. Fortunately C. Besides D. Finally

【5】A. unhappy B. careful C. exciting D. tiring

【6】A. walked B. stepped C. lifted D. stood

【7】A. turned B. hit C. brought D. knocked

【8】A. watch B. find C. grasp D. sell

【9】A. time B. show C. board D. duty

【10】A. real B. cheap C. poor D. exact

【11】A. hope B. ask C. force D. persuade

【12】A. experience B. things C. books D. school

【13】A. stopped B. saw C. asked D. found

【14】A. money B. cigarette C. shapes D. shop

【15】A. always B. nearly C. only D. never

【16】A. hardly B. impossibly C. possibly D. certainly

【17】A. cheap B. well-chosen C. expensive D. ready-made

【18】A. on B. by C. beside D. at

【19】A. excitement B. anger C. sadness D. disappointment

【20】A. glad B. happy C. surprised D. excited

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】C

【4】C

【5】A

【6】B

【7】D

【8】B

【9】B

【10】A

【11】D

【12】A

【13】A

【14】C

【15】C

【16】D

【17】B

【18】D

【19】A

【20】C

【解析】

【1】由下文可知，Edith在為父親選擇一件圣誕節(jié)禮物。

【2】由賓語(yǔ)從句中的謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞were可知，這是虛擬語(yǔ)氣，主句的謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞應(yīng)該是wish。

【3】根據(jù)he were as easy to please as her mother，可以斷定填always。

【4】besides“而且”。

【5】在此時(shí)購(gòu)物，令人十分不愉快。

【6】人們踩到你的腳上。

【7】用肩膀擠你，幾乎會(huì)把你撞倒。

【8】為了能在你的前面找到便宜貨。

【9】be on show是固定詞組，意為“陳列著”。

【10】領(lǐng)帶是真絲的。

【11】persuade sb. to do sth. 是固定用法。

【12】售貨員試圖說(shuō)服Edith買一條領(lǐng)帶，但從過(guò)去的經(jīng)驗(yàn)中她知道她選擇的領(lǐng)帶很難使父親滿意。

【13】Edith在一些男人聚集的柜臺(tái)前停下來(lái)。

【14】煙斗的形狀很好看。

【15】although表轉(zhuǎn)折，所以，父親肯定是偶爾才會(huì)用煙斗吸煙。

【16】盡管父親只是偶爾使用煙斗吸煙，但她認(rèn)為這個(gè)煙斗肯定會(huì)使父親滿意。

【17】從上文可知，這份小禮物是精心挑選的。

【18】be at table是固定詞組，意為“在進(jìn)餐”。

【19】由she told her daughter happily可知，因?yàn)楦赣H已決定戒煙，母親很高興。

【20】Edith對(duì)父親戒煙感到驚訝，因?yàn)樗�給父親買的禮物又不合適。