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【題目】完型填空

One summer day my father sent me to buy wire for our farm. At 16, I like____better than driving our truck, ____this time I was not happy. My father had told me I'd have to ask for credit(賒賬)at the store.

Sixteen is a____age，when a young man wants respect, not charity. It was 1976, and the ugly____of racial discrimination was____a fact of life. I'd seen my friends ask for credit and then stand, head down, while the store owner____whether they were “good for it.” I knew black youths just like me who were____like thieves by the store clerk each time they went into a grocery.

My family was____. We paid our debts. But before harvest, cash was short. Would the store owner____us?

At Davis's store, Buck Davis stood behind the cash desk, talking to a farmer. I nodded____I passed him on my way to the hardware shelves. When I brought my____to the cash desk, I said____， “I need to put this on credit.”

The farmer gave me an amused, distrustful____. But Buck's face didn't change. “Sure”， he said____. “Your daddy is____good for it.” He____to the other man. “This here is one of James Williams's sons.”

The farmer nodded in neighborly____. I was filled with pride. James Williams's son. Those three words had opened a door to an adult's respect and trust.

That day I discovered that the good name my parents had____brought our whole family the respect of our neighbors. Everyone knew that to____from a Williams：a decent person who kept his word and respected himself____much to do wrong.

【1】 A. something B．nothing C．a(chǎn)nything D．everything

【2】 A. and B．so C．but D．for

【3】 A. prideful B．wonderful C．respectful D．colorful

【4】 A. intention B．shadow C．habit D．faith

【5】 A. thus B．just C．still D．ever

【6】 A. guessed B．suspected C．questioned D．figured

【7】 A. watched B．caught C．dismissed D．a(chǎn)ccused

【8】 A. generous B．honest C．friendly D．modest

【9】 A. blame B．excuse C．charge D．trust

【10】A. until B．a(chǎn)s C．once D．since

【11】A. purchases B．sales C．orders D．favorites

【12】A. casually B．confidently

C．cheerfully D．carefully

【13】A. look B．stare C．response D．comment

【14】A. patiently B．eagerly C．easily D．proudly

【15】A. generally B．never C．sometimes D．a(chǎn)lways

【16】A. pointed B．replied C．turned D．introduced

【17】A. sense B．way C．degree D．mood

【18】A. earned B．deserved C．given D．used

【19】A. receive B．expect C．collect D．require

【20】A. very B．so C．how D．too

Answer 1

【答案】【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【4】B

【5】C

【6】C

【7】A

【8】B

【9】D

【10】B

【11】A

【12】D

【13】A

【14】C

【15】D

【16】C

【17】B

【18】A

【19】B

【20】D

【解析】【1】由全文內(nèi)容可知，故事發(fā)生時(shí)“我”是一個(gè)16歲的孩子，這個(gè)年齡的孩子往往自尊心是很強(qiáng)的，所以對于driving our truck所能帶來的榮耀，“我”是絕對引以為豪的，故在該題中應(yīng)選擇nothing。

【2】由于上句的like與本句的not happy構(gòu)成對比，表達(dá)轉(zhuǎn)折含義，所以本題應(yīng)選擇but。

【3】由下半句的wants respect, not charity可知 ，應(yīng)選擇prideful。

【4】由后文的“I'd seen my friends ask for credit and then stand, head down, while the store owner whether they were “good for it”．”可知在1976年白人對黑人的種族歧視是依然存在的，這也是種族歧視的丑陋的反映。

【5】由4題解析可知。

【6】guess表示“猜想”；suspect表示“懷疑；覺得(壞事)可能是事實(shí)”；question表示“對……質(zhì)疑”；figure表示“扮演；出現(xiàn)”。商店店主對于賒賬都應(yīng)是“對……質(zhì)疑”。

【7】由于當(dāng)時(shí)的種族歧視現(xiàn)象，黑人青年進(jìn)入雜貨店是被當(dāng)作賊來防備的。所以此空白處用watch表示“被店員盯著一舉一動(dòng)”之意。

【8】由后文店主對“我”父親的評價(jià)，可知“我”的父親已經(jīng)憑借自己的誠實(shí)獲得了別人的認(rèn)可。其他詞用在該句中與本文主題無關(guān)。

【9】由上下文可知此處應(yīng)表示“信任”，故需用trust。

【10】由上下文可知此處應(yīng)表示“當(dāng)……的時(shí)候”，用as。

【11】由全文的第一句話可知，“我”到商店為的是買東西。故用purchases。

【12】由上下文可知此時(shí)“我”對自己能否賒賬心里并沒有底，所以用carefully表示“小心地”。

【13】對于“我”的要求，與Buck先生談話的農(nóng)夫臉上是一種吃驚的不信任的“表情”。

【14】由“But Buck's face didn't change及后文可知Buck先生簡單地答應(yīng)了“我”的要求。

【15】由Buck先生答應(yīng)賒賬，可知“我”父親是一個(gè)信守諾言的誠實(shí)的人。

【16】由于Buck先生的話“This here is one of James William's sons”是對著那位農(nóng)民說的，所以此處應(yīng)用turn to。

【17】由于有了Buck先生的介紹，那位農(nóng)民對“我”的態(tài)度也有了改變，所以此處用way表示“方式”。

【18】本句句意應(yīng)為：“我”父母的好名聲使得我們?nèi)�家人獲得了鄰居們的尊重。所以用earn表示“贏得”。

【19】本句句意為“人人都知道William這個(gè)名字中能夠期望得到什么”。

【20】該句句意為：“一個(gè)信守諾言的正派人并且自尊得不容許自己做錯(cuò)事”。too...to...表示“太……而不能……”。