Question

My 14-year-old brother John dreamed of having a black woolen coat, for at that time this kind of coat was   31   with teenagers, but it could cost several hundred dollars. One day my brother and I went into a shop and saw a black woolen coat at the same time. The coat felt very soft, and it cost only ＄28. It was   32   but so nice. We looked at each other, saying nothing, but John’s eyes shone.

         John tried on the coat and   33   it at once. John wore the coat to school the next day happily and came home with a big   34  . “How do the kids like your coat?” I asked. “They love it,” he said. I started to call him “Lord (老爷) John”.

         Over the next few weeks, there seemed to be a   35   in John. He became more polite, more confident and more pleasing. He would   36   his classmates his pens; he would bring his father a cup of tea when he got home; he would   37   a blind man cross the road.

         When my mother talked about her son’s change with one of his teachers and wondered what caused it, he said, “It must be his  38  !” One day, in the library, my brother and I happened to meet a friend of my father’s, who had not seen us for a long time. John came up and shook hands with him like a   39  ! The friend said in surprise, “Are you John? You have changed so much!”

         What really changed John was his own attitude(态度).   40   you think you are a gentleman or a lady, you can become a perfect one.

1.A. busy                      B. careful                         C. popular                  D. good

2.A. dear                   B. cheap                          C. hard                   D. light

3.A. sold                           B. kept                      C. held                           D. bought

4.A. present                  B. smile                    C. problem                        D. cry

5.A. message                  B. pain                              C. change                   D. fashion

6.A. lend                      B. rent                      C. leave                     D. borrow

7.A. make                          B. watch                    C. let                       D. help

8.A. coat                       B. classmate              C. friend                    D. brother

9.A. businessman            B. woman                  C. gentleman              D. boy

10.A. Until                       B. If                             C. Before                         D. Unless

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.B

5.C

6.A 

7.D

8.A 

9.C

10.B

【解析】短文大意：本文中的主人公在买了一件新衣服后，在行为礼貌上发生了巨大的变化。作者通过这个故事告诉我们：如果你认为你是一个绅士或者是一个有身份的女士，你就会成为完美的一个。阅读中注意体会约翰的前后变化，注意文中的一些细节问题。

1.形容词辨析。A.忙碌的；B.细心的，小心的；C.流行的，受欢迎的；D.好的，不错的。结合语境可知此处指的是这种外套很受年轻人欢迎。故选C。

2.联系前一句描述，可知此处指的是，它又便宜又好。故选B，便宜的。

3.联系后一句描述，可知约翰试了试这件外套，并且立即就买了它。故选D，买。

4.联系下文描述，可知此处指的是，约翰带着微笑回家了。故选B，微笑。

5.根据下文He became more polite及下文描述，可知本句意思是他变了很多，选C[变。

6.词义辨析，borrow是借入；lend是借出；sell是卖。通过上下文可知此处应是借笔给同学，故选A。

7.动词辨析。A. 制作，使得；B. 观看；C.让；D.帮助。联系下文，可知此处指的是帮助老人过马路。故选D。

8.联系前文描述，可知此处指的是，一定是他的外套引起了他的变化。故选A。

9.联系前文shook hands with him 描述，可知此处指的是像个绅士般的和他握手。故选C，绅士。

10.联系上下文，可知前后是条件关系。故选B，如果你认为你是个绅士或者女士，你就会成为那样的一个人。