Question

I needed to get something to clean the house this weekend, so I went to a local store. While walking around, I realized that I didn’t _______ at anyone. That was not my character. I almost always smile at strangers in the hope that it may make them a bit_______. But at that special moment, I was thinking about what had worried me earlier that day and not really in the______ to smile.

When I went to check out my things, I met with a very_______ line. To shorten the first line, a second register(收银台) opened up. I _______ turned into it. After a few moments, I began to _______ that all the people before me had lots of things to check out. I wasn’t _______ any longer, so I returned to the first line. After a while, all the people in the second line checked out. I was still standing in the ________ line.

At last, it was my _______ to check out. I found that the man behind the register seemed so happy! He greeted me________ a big smile.

“_______ nice it is to see a smiling face in this store!” I said.

He _______ to me, “I love to smile, because you never know what people are going through.” At that moment, he made me think of _______.

Something in me changed, and we began talking. There was no one behind me, ______ we talked and laughed for a while. What a gift it was to be _______ by this kind young man! I suddenly had all the time in the world.

1.A. shout        B. smile       C. look            D. laugh

2.A. closer        B. newer       C. happier          D. faster

3.A. store         B. mood        C. place            D. room

4.A. long         B. short         C. boring          D. interesting

5.A. simply       B. easily        C. slowly           D. quickly

6.A. remember     B. forget       C. doubt            D. notice

7.A. police        B. nervous      C. patient          D. silent

8.A. first          B. second        C. third          D. last

9.A. turn          B. dream       C. duty             D. courage

10.A. in           B. on          C. to              D. with

11.A. What        B. How          C. While         D. Why

12.A. got          B. answered      C. replied         D. cried

13.A. himself       B. myself       C. yourself         D. herself

14.A. but          B. although      C. because         D. so

15.A. pushed in     B. opened up      C. cheered up      D. put through

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.D

6.D

7.C

8.A

9.A

10.D

11.B

12.C

13.B

14.D

15.C

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：作者去一个当地的商店购物。排着长长的队等待结账，为了缓解第一收银台，第二收银台也开了。作者就转身过去，那儿也有很多的人。他又回到第一行。最后，轮到他结账时。他发现收银机后面的人似乎都很高兴。

1.B考查动词及语境理解。句意：闲逛的时候，我意识到我没有对任何人微笑。Shout喊；smile 微笑；look看；laugh大笑。根据后面的句子I almost always smile at strangers in the hope that it may make them a bit_______.可知该选B。

2.C考查形容词及语境理解。句意：我总是对陌生人微笑希望这样做能够使他们愉快点儿。Closer更亲密的；newer更新的； happier更愉快的； faster更快的。根据前面的smile可推知该选C。

3.B考查名词及语境理解。句意：但在那个特殊的时刻，我正在考虑那天什么事情使我担心，而没有表达出真正的微笑的心情。 Store商店；mood心情， 语气， 气氛；place地方；room房间。根据句意结合语境可知该选B。

4.A考查形容词及语境理解。句意：当我去结账时，我遇到了一条很长的队。long长的；short短的；boring无聊的；interesting有趣的。联系To shorten the first line可知该选A。

5.D考查副词及语境理解。句意：我迅速地转过身去。Simply简单地；easily容易地；slowly 慢慢地；quickly迅速地。根据句意结合语境可知该选D。

6.D考查动词及语境理解。句意：几分钟后，我开始注意到在我前面有很多人要结账。Remember记住，记得；forget忘记；doubt怀疑；notice注意。根据句意结合语境可知该选D。

7.C考查形容词及语境理解。句意：我不再能容忍，所以我回到第一行。police警察；nervous紧张的； patient有耐性的， 能容忍的；silent沉默的。根据句意结合语境可知该选C。

8.A考查序数词及语境理解。句意：我还站在第一行。first 第一；second 第二；third第三；last最后。联系上文中so I returned to the first line.可知该选A。

9.A考查动词及语境理解。句意：最后，轮到我结账了。turn转，变；dream梦想；duty职责；courage勇气。It is one’s turn轮到某人，是一个固定句型，所以选A。

10.D考查介词及语境理解。句意：他微笑着和我打招呼。 In在……里；on 在……上；to 到；with和。With a big smile微笑着，面带微笑，所以选D。

11.B考查疑问词及语境理解。句意：在这家商店里看到一张微笑的脸是多么的好呀！What 什么；How怎么；While 当……的时候； Why为什么。该句强调形容词nice，所以选B。

12.C考查动词及语境理解。句意：他回答我，“我喜欢微笑，因为你不知道我们经历了什么。”got 得到，获得；answered 回答；replied 回答； cried哭，喊。Reply to sb回答某人，所以选C。

13.B考查反身代词及语境理解。句意：在那一刻，他让我想起了我自己。 Himself他自己； myself我自己；yourself 你自己； herself她自己。根据句意结合语境可知该选B。

14.D考查连词及语境理解。句意：没有人在我后面，所以我们有说有笑了一会儿。but但是； although尽管；because因为；so所以。这里表示结果，所以选D。

15.这就是那个善良的年轻人推送的礼物！pushed in推；opened up打开；cheered up欢呼起来，使振作起来；put through实行，完成，使经历，接通（电话）。根据句意结合语境可知该选A。

考点：故事类短文。