Question

完型填空   先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并将该选项填入答卷上相应的空格内。

A rich American went into a ____ in London. He wanted very much ____a nice-looking watch. He saw a watch that he liked, but the owner of the shop asked five ____ dollars for it. Suddenly a young man came into the shop, took ____ out of the owner’s hands and ran out with it. It all happened in a few ____. When the owner ran out into the street, the young man was already ____ among the people. The American went on. At the next corner, he saw ____ with the stolen watch in his hand. “Do you want to buy a fine watch, sir?” he said in a low voice, “It’s only a hundred dollars.”“The young man doesn’t know I saw him stealing the watch,” he thought. The American ____ at once and went back to his room with the watch. He told his friend about it. His friend took a look at the watch and started laughing. He said, “You are ____. This watch isn’t worth even ten dollars. I’m sure the ____ and the young man planned this together.

1.A. shop     B. post office C. bank   D. City

2.A. buying  B. buy   C. to buy   D. and bought

3.A. hundred  B. hundred ofC. hundreds D. hundreds of

4.A. money  B. a watch  C. shop   D. the watch

5.A. minutes  B. seconds  C. while   D. moment

6.A. lose      B. losing   C. lost   D. losed

7.A. owner  B. a man   C. a woman  D. the young man

8.A. paid for  B. bought   C. paid   D. pain

9.A. clever  B. lucky   C. luckily D. a fool

10.A. policeman B. man      C. shop owner D. American

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.B

6.C

7.D

8.C

9.D

10.C

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：一个有钱的美国人在伦敦的一家商店相中了一块好看的手表，但是价格要500美元，这时一个年轻人进入商店抢走了然后卖给他。他很高兴，以为捡了便宜。可是朋友告诉他他上当了。

1.A考查名词及语境理解。句意：一个富有的美国人进了伦敦的一家商店。 shop商店； post office邮局；bank银行；City城市。根据后文中He saw a watch that he liked, but the owner of the shop asked five ____ dollars for it.可知该选A。

2.C考查动词及语境理解。句意：他非常想买一块好看的手表。buying是buy的现在分词或动名词形式；buy买；to buy是buy的动词不定式形式；bought是buy的过去式或过去分词。Want to do sth想做某事，所以选C。

3.A考查数词及语境理解。句意：但是商店的主人要他付五百美元。hundred百；hundred of是一个错误的短语；hundreds数百，是hundred的复数形式；hundreds of数以百计的。这里表示的是确切的数目，所以选A。

4.D考查名词及语境理解。句意：突然一个年轻人来到店里，拿了店主人手里的表，跑了出去。 money钱；a watch一块手表；shop商店； the watch那块手表。这里指上文中提到的a watch，所以选D。

5.B考查名词及语境理解。句意：这一切都发生在几秒钟内。minutes 分钟；seconds秒； while当……的时候；moment瞬间，片刻。根据语境这事发生在瞬间，a few修饰复数名词，所以选B。

6.C考查动词及语境理解。句意：当主人跑到街上,这个年轻人已经消失在人群中。lose失去，丢失；losing是lose的现在分词或动名词形式；lost是lose的过去式或过去分词；losed是一个错词。根据语境可知该选C，与前面的was构成过去进行时。

7.D考查名词及语境理解。句意：在下一个角落里，他看到那个年轻人，手里拿着偷来的手表。 owner物主；a man以为男人；a woman一位妇女；the young man那个年轻人。根据句意结合语境可知该选D。

8.C考查动词及语境理解。句意：那个美国人立即付了款，带着那手表回到他的房间。paid for为……付款；bought买；paid付款；pain痛苦。根据句意结合语境可知该选C。

9.D考查名词及语境理解。句意：你是个愚人。clever聪明的；lucky幸运的；luckily幸运地； a fool愚人。根据后句This watch isn’t worth even ten dollars.可知该选D。

10.我相信商店的主人和那个年轻人一起计划的这事。policeman警察；man男人；shop owner商店的主人；American美国人。根据句意结合语境可知该选C。

考点：故事类短文。