Question

完形填空  先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。

John Brown was a shopkeeper. He sold and repaired watches in his small shop. One day his cousin, Mike, came to the shop and said to him, “I’ve lost my job. Do you________  if I work in your shop?” “Certainly not. I’ll teach you everything I know about watches,” John told Mike. For the first few weeks, Mike worked very hard. He was polite and helpful to the customers (顾客). He cleaned the shelves and ________ where everything was in the shop. John was very pleased with him. While Mike looked________ the front of the shop, John was able to work and build up the repair business in the back room.

After a month and a half, Mike asked, “Is there anything else you want to ________ me?”

“Yes, Mike, there is,” John said. “It’s time I taught you the secret of our ________  .”

“I think I know that,” Mike said. “You buy watches at one price and sell them at a higher price. The ________ in price is our profit (利润).”

“That’s true, but it’s not where we make most of our profit,” John said. He ________ a watch from the counter (柜台). “Do you think this watch is a good one?” he asked Mike. “No, I don’t think so. It’s a cheap one,” the young man answered. “We can’t make much profit from selling those. Perhaps only a few dollars each.”

“That’s where you are ________ , my boy,” John said. “Those watches make more profit than any other watch in the shop.”

“Could you tell me ________ those cheap watches make more profit?” Mike asked.

“They are really cheap, but they are always ________ ,” John told him. “We make our profit from repairing them.”

1.A. worry     B. mind        C. know      D. agree

2.A. showed    B. answered   C. learned    D. explained

3.A. after     B. for         C. at        D. towards

4.A. give    B. present    C. test      D. teach

5.A. plan     B. experience C. success    D. message

6.A. discount B. choice    C. difference D. level

7.A. took away B. picked up C. put down   D. asked for

8.A. careless B. impatient C. unlucky    D. wrong

9.A. why      B. when        C. where      D. whether

10.A. improvingB. working    C. changing   D. Breaking

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.C

6.C

7.B

8.D

9.A

10.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章讲的是一个John Brown的人既卖表又修表，他赚钱的秘诀是买廉价劣质手表然后修，因为它们更容易坏。

1.B考查动词与语境理解。A. Worry担心； B. Mind介意；C. Know知道；D. Agree同意。句意：我没了工作，你介意我在你的店里工作吗？根据句意及语境是John Brown 的表弟失去了工作，所以问他是否介意在他店里工作，故选B。

2.C考查动词与语境理解。A. Showed展示；B. Answered回答；C. Learned学习，了解； D. Explained解释。句意：他打扫架子并了解店里的每件东西的位置。根据句意及语境此题应选C。

3.A考查介词与语境理解。句意：当迈克在照看前面的店的时候，约翰能在后面工作和干维修的事情。根据句意及语境“照看”是look after，故选A。

4.D考查动词与语境理解。A. give 给；B. Present出现；C. Test测验；D. Teach教。句意：还有你要交给我的其他事情吗？根据句意及语境是教给他什么事情，故选D。

5.C考查名词与语境理解。A. Plan计划；B. Experience经验；C. Success成功；D. Message信息。句意：到了我教给你我们成功的秘密的时间了。根据句意及语境是“成功的秘密”，故选C。

6.C考查名词与语境理解。A. Discount打折；B. Choice选择；C. Difference不同点； D.Level水平。句意：价格的不同就是我们的利润。根据句意及语境是是指买价和卖价的不同是利润，故选C。

7.B考查动词词组与语境理解。A. took away拿走；B. picked up捡起，拿起；C. put down放下；D. asked for寻求。句意：他从柜台上拿起一块表。根据句意及语境是从柜台上拿起一块表，故选B。

8.D考查形容词与语境理解。A. Careless粗心的；B. Impatient不耐心的；C. Unlucky不幸的；D. Wrong错误的。句意：那就是你不对的地方。根据句意及语境此题应选D。

9.A考查疑问词与语境理解。A. Why为什么；B. When何时；C. Where哪里；D. Whether是否。句意：你能告诉我为什么便宜的表能产生更多的利润？根据句意及语境此题应选A。

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考点：考查故事类短文