Question

Alice was a beautiful girl. She liked nothing except dressing __1__ and dancing when she was at school. Of course she wasn’t good at her __2__. But the boys were ready to help her with her lessons __3__ they liked to dance with her. And after she finished middle school, she __4__ found work in a big shop. The __5__ had a son and he wanted the girl to marry him. Alice __6__ though the young man wasn’t clever enough. And she __7__ all kinds of clothes and shoes. She lived in the beautiful house with a big garden and she __8__ did anything at home. She didn’t love her __9__ but she lived a city life.

Once Mrs. Evans called Alice. The woman said she bought a few __10__ pictures and asked her to appreciate（欣赏）them. She __11__ nothing about the art but she was afraid to be laughed at and got there in time. She saw several women there. They were __12__the pictures when she went in. She thought for a long time and said, “Look! They’re all __13__. Why didn’t you buy the new ones?”

The women looked at each other but they tried not to __14__. And when they were appreciating a picture “Tramp（游浪汉）”, she said, “I don’t think the artist could draw! Such a__15__ man had no money to have a portrait taken（请人画像）!”

1.	A．him B．himself C．her D．herself

2.	A．classes B．English C．maths D．language

3.	A．when B．while C．because D．after

4.	A．hardly B．easily C．no longer D．happily

5.	A．bookseller B．shopkeeper C．gatekeeper D．policeman

6.	A．agreed B．hated C．preferred D．failed

7.	A．sold B．was sold C．gave D．was given

8.	A．always B．sometimes C．never D．often

9.	A．husband B．son C．brother D．uncle

10.	A．cheap B．expensive C．terrible D．strange

11.	A．liked B．interested C．watched D．knew

12.	A．looking up B．looking for C．talking about D．hearing from

13.	A．old B．clean C．dirty D．thin

14.	A．stop B．smile C．laugh D．lie

15.	A．busy B．clever C．rich D．poor

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.B

6.A

7.D

8.C

9.A

10.B

11.D

12.C

13.A

14.C

15.D

【解析】

1.根据前文的内容，即本句子的主语为Alice，dress sb 为盛装打扮的意思，故选答案为D。

2.根据后文内容But the boys were ready to help her with her lessons，可知答案为A，表示帮助她功课。

3.根据前后句子的关系，为因果关系，故选答案为C

4.根据上下文的内容。可知答案为B，表示很容易地找到工作。

5.根据上文的内容为found work in a big shop.可知答案为B，为商店老板的意思。

6.根据后文的内容though the young man wasn’t clever enough.可知答案为A，表示尽管老板的儿子不是很聪明，但是她同意了。

7.根据下文的意思，可知答案为D，表示被给的意思。

8.根据后文紧接的句子did anything at home，可知本句肯定为否定句，故选答案为C

9.根据上文的内容though the young man wasn’t clever enough.可以推断出答案为A。

10.根据上文提到的她过着城市的生活，故选答案为B，应该来欣赏昂贵的画。

11.根据后文的内容提示but she was afraid to be laughed at and got there in time说明她对于画，一点都不会欣赏，故选答案为D

12.根据上下文的内容为谈论的意思，故选答案为C

13.根据后文的提示，Why didn’t you buy the new ones，可知答案为A

14.根据前文的意思The women looked at each other but they tried not，可知答案为C，表示想笑，都克制自己没有笑。

15.根据后文内容had no money to have a portrait taken（请人画像），没钱请人画像，故选答案为D，为贫穷的意思。