Question

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Gloria is a famous TV hostess. When she was 15, she happened to walk into a bookstore. The man behind the counter(柜台), John Smith, asked     she’d like a job. She needed to start    money for college, so she said yes.

One day a woman came in and asked Gloria for books on cancer. The woman seemed     . Gloria showed her everything they had and found other books they could offer. The woman   the store less worried, and Gloria has always remembered how    she felt for having helped her customer (顾客).

Years later,    a television hostess, Gloria heard about a child who was born with problems with his fingers and hand. His family could not          an operation, and the boy lived in shame,        his hand in his pocket all the time.

Gloria    the story after she persuaded (说服) her boss to agree to let       do it. Shortly after, some doctors called,    to perform the operation for free.

Gloria visited the boy in the hospital after the operation. The first thing he did was to hold up his repaired 1   and say, “Thank you.” What a sweet      of satisfaction (满足) Gloria felt!

At Smith’s bookstore, Gloria    realized she was working for the customers, not the store. Today it’s the same. The TV station pays her, but she feels that she should work for the people who 15 the programmes, helping them understand the world better.

1.A what           B if            C why           D what

2.A. saving         B. spending       C. costing       D. losing

3.A. satisfied      B. worried         C. stressed        D. relaxed

4.A. entered      B. reached      C. left            D. marked

5.A. proud         B. nervous      C. generous    D. unhappy

6.A. for            B. with           C. as             D. by

7.A. perform        B. pay           C. carry          D. afford

8.A. holding        B. hiding        C. catching     D. pulling

9.A. covered     B. heard          C. remembered     D. discovered

10.A. him        B. her            C. me           D. you

11.A. refusing     B. allowing       C. offering         D. providing

12.A. hand         B. head           C. foot           D. leg

13.A. habit      B. meaning       C. mood        D. sense

14.A. never     B. seldom       C. always      D. sometimes

15.A. host         B. record        C. make        D. watch

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.C

5.A

6.C

7.D

8.B

9.B

10.B

11.C

12.D

13.B

14.B

15.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要讲述了Gloria是著名的电视主持人，她是怎么样帮助一位一出生就有残疾的孩子的。

1.A what 什么；B if是否；C why为什么；D where在那；根据句意：当她15的时候，他碰巧走进了一个书店，John Smith问她是否愿意要一份工作；结合语境故选B。

2.A. saving节省；B. spending花费人做主语，应用于spend +时间+doing；C. costing花费，物作主语；D. losing失去；start doing表示开始做某事； 根据句意：她需要攒钱开始上大学，因此她说好的。所以应选A

3.；A. satisfied满意的；B. worried 担心的；C. stressed紧张的；D. relaxed 放松的；根据上文One day a woman came in and asked Gloria for books on cancer.一位妇女走进来向Gloria要关于职业生涯的书，及下文The woman the store less worried可知上文是这个妇女似乎很紧张。结合语境故选C。

4.A. entered 进入；B. reached 到达； C. left 离开；D. marked标志；句意：这个妇女离开商店没有那么紧张了。故选C。

5.A. proud 自豪的；B. nervous紧张的；C. generous慷慨的；D. unhappy不高兴的 ；根据句意：Gloria感到她是多么的自豪来自帮助那些顾客。故选A。

6.As +职业表示作为……；根据句意：几年之后，作为一个电视台的主持人，Gloria 听说的一个一出生手脚就有问题的孩子。故选C。

7.afford +名词表示不能负起……;A. perform表演；B. pay付出；C. carry 搬运;D. afford买得起；根据句意：他的父母不能付得起手术的费用。故选D。

8.. A. holding 举行;B. hiding躲藏;C. catching捉住;D. pulling推；根据句意：一直把他的手藏在他的口袋里。故选B。

9.A. covered覆盖；B. heard听见；C. remembered记住；D. discovered发现；根据句意：Gloria，听说了这个故事，她说服老板同意让她做这件事之后。故选B

10.A. him 他； B. her她；C. me 我；D. you你；根据句意：Gloria，听说了这个故事，她说服老板同意让她做这件事之后。故选B。

11.A. refusing 拒绝；B. allowing 允许；C. offering 提供；D. providing提供；根据句意：一些医生打电话，提供免费手术。本题考查现在分词做伴随状语；offer sb sth表示提供给某人某物；故选C。

12.A. hand手；B. head 头；C. foot 脚；D. leg腿；根据句意：他做的第一件事就是把他做好手术后的腿抬起来。故选D。

13.. A. habit 习惯；B. meaning意义；C. mood 情绪；D. sense感觉；根据句意：Gloria有一种甜蜜的有意义的感觉。故选B。

14.A. never绝不；B. seldom很少；C. always 总是；D. sometimes 有时；根据句意：在史密斯的书店，凯莱很少意识到她为客户工作。故选B

15.A. host主持；B. record 记录；C. make 制作；D. watch观看；根据句意：但她认为，她应该为那些记录节目的人们工作，帮助他们更好地了解世界。故选B。

考点：人物类短文。