Question

Old George selected（挑选） his food in the supermarket more carefully than NASA chose its astronauts. When he left the cashier, he was ________ to think that he had saved 80 cents today.

At the exit, the cold wind made him ________ his gloves. He looked for them in his coat and pants ________ could not find them anywhere. He had bought the black gloves at a(an) ________ price, for just $35, years ago. They were ________ and very comfortable. He had taken great care looking ________them, so they were in good condition.

George, calm on the outside but mad on the inside, re-entered the ________. He followed the same route he had walked before. Several minutes of searching turned out to be in vain (徒劳). His _______ were gone. “People have changed,” he said to himself. “Years ago, if somebody picked up something lost, they would give it back. Not any more!”

He stared at anybody wearing black gloves to see if they looked like ________. On his way to the dairy section, he ________ a lady wearing a pair of black gloves. He sped up and in three seconds was in front of her. But _______ the surprised woman looked over, his eyes dropped, for her gloves were just far too small to be his. He went over to the cashier to ask if she had received any lost gloves, but she said no. He finally walked out ________ the street.

A few days later, poor George decided to buy another leather pair. ________ getting on the subway, he stepped into the supermarket again. He wanted to see if by any chance his gloves had been returned to the lost and found office. “What color are they?” the woman in the office asked. “Black,” he ________the same answer. She looked into her drawer and drew out a pair of ________ leather gloves. “Are they?”

“Yes! Those are mine,” George exclaimed, his eyes full of joy.

1.A. sad       B. sorry      C. pleased      D. worried

2.A. think of    B. think about   C. think over      D. think for

3.A. when      B. and         C. but           D. so

4.A. good      B. high       C. cheap       D. expensive

5.A. hard       B. soft       C. new       D. small

6.A. for        B. after        C. at           D. over

7.A. exit        B. condition  C. store   D. office

8.A. coats    B. pants       C. gloves  D. cents

9.A. him       B. his        C. them         D. theirs

10.A. caught     B. knocked     C. held   D. noticed

11.A. although   B. when       C. unless      D. until

12.A. of         B. off         C. on           D. into

13.A. After      B. When       C. While        D. Before

14.A. returned     B. got        C. gave         D. took

15.A. kid’s       B. men’s        C. women’s     D. lady’s

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.C

4.A

5.B

6.B

7.C

8.C

9.B

10.D

11.B

12.D

13.D

14.C

15.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文讲述George是一个极其认真仔细的人，他去超市买东西把几年前买的手套弄丢了，不断寻找没找到，最终他打算放弃的时候，他最后又去询问了失物招领处高兴地发现他找到了他的手套。

1.；be sad to做……很悲伤；be sorry to是很抱歉做……；be worried to是担心做……。根据句意可知填pleased。故选C。

2.；think about是思考，考虑；think over是仔细考虑；think for是认为，预料。根据句意可知应填think of，故选A。

3.

4.

5.；hard是坚硬的；new是新的；small是小的。故选B。

6.

7.；condition是状况；office是办公室。根据句子中re-entered体现是重新进入，所以选商店。故选C。

8.；pant是裤子；cent是美分。根据上文提到他一直在找手套，所以此处填gloves。故选C。

9.；his是他的；them是他们；heirs是他们的。根据句意这里表示手套是不是他的，故填his。故选B。

10.；knocked是敲门；held是握住；noticed是注意到。根据句意可知notice合适。故选D。

11.；when是当……的时候；unless是除非；until是直到。根据句意可知选B。

12.

13.；when是当……的时候；while是当……的同时；before是在……之前。根据句意表示没上地铁又进了超市，用before。故选D。

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15.

考点：人物故事类短文。