Question

    Today I’d like to share a real story about my father. When he was young, he spent some time in northern Africa. “You will learn much about the world _________ you go out and see it,” my father always says.

While in Africa, my father woke up early one morning and decided to take a walk. Then he ________ a small shop. He saw a small brass( 黄铜) butterfly( 蝴蝶) and asked the shop keeper the ________ of it, but he was not interested in buying it.

My father left and continued his _________ through the town. Suddenly, he saw the shop keeper again from the market. “Hey Sir,” said the man, “I would really like to _________ this toy to you. If the price is too high, what price would you pay for it?”

But my father was not interested. So he politely _________ again. Soon my father was on another street. And to ________ surprise, the man was there too. Finally, the man said, “It is my country’s custom that I must make a sale to the first person who enters my shop _________ a Friday morning. So I must sell this toy to you. It will mean bad luck for me __________ you do not buy it. ”

My father realized how important this was. He decided to buy the toy. “How much for it?” he asked. “One penny( 便士),” said the man __________. My father gladly gave the man two dollars, for he had learned something of the country’s culture that day.

1.A.though B.or C.but D.when

2.A.went over B.went into C.took out D.came out

3.A.ticket B.week C.price D.prize

4.A.walk B.sleep C.dream D.fight

5.A.give B.sell C.pay D.buy

6.A.refused B.accepted C.laughed D.received

7.A.he B.him C.her D.his

8.A.in B.of C.on D.to

9.A.as soon as B.so C.while D.if

10.A.hardly B.happily C.angrily D.heavily

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.B

6.A

7.D

8.C

9.D

10.B

【解析】

短文大意：本文是记叙文，讲述了父亲在北非时买玩具的经历，表现了父亲对当地文化的尊重。

1.

句意：当你走出去看看这个世界的时候，你会对它有更多的了解。

though尽管，表让步；or或者，表选择；but但是，表转折；when当……的时候，表时间。本句是时间状语从句，根据句意结构，可知前面三项意思都与句意不合，故选D。

2.

句意：然后他走进一家小店。

went over检查；went into进入；took out取出；came out出版。根据下文“He saw a small brass butterfly他看到一只小小的铜蝴蝶”，可知他走进了小店，故选B。

3.

句意：他看到一只小小的铜蝴蝶，就问店主价格，但他没有兴趣买它。

ticket票；week星期；price价格；prize奖品。根据下文“but he was not interested in buying it但他没有兴趣买它”，可知问了铜蝴蝶的价格，故选C。

4.

句意：我父亲离开了，继续穿过小镇。

walk走路；sleep睡觉；dream梦想；fight斗争。walk through步行穿过（某处）；根据“through the town穿过那个城镇”，可知walk符合句意，故选A。

5.

句意：我真的想卖这个玩具给你。

give给；sell卖；pay支付；buy买。根据下文“If the price is too high, what price would you pay for it? 如果价格太高，你愿意出多少钱”，可知真想卖这个玩具，故选B。

6.

句意：于是他又礼貌地拒绝了。

refused拒绝；accepted接受；laughed嘲笑；received收到。根据上文“But my father was not interested但我父亲对此不感兴趣”，可知父亲拒绝了，故选A。

7.

句意：令他吃惊的是，那个人也在那里。

he他，主格代词；him他，宾格代词；her她的，形容词性物主代词；his他的，形容词性物主代词（也作名词性物主代词）。to one’s surprise让某人惊奇的是，固定短语，可排除人称代词。根据上文“Soon my father was on another street不久，我父亲就到了另一条街上”，可知吃惊的是父亲，需用his，故选D。

8.

句意：这是我们国家的风俗，星期五早上谁第一个进我店里，我就必须把东西卖给他。

in泛指一般意义的上午、下午或晚上以及月或年等较长的时间；of表所属；on表示星期几或某一特定的日期；to到，表方向。根据“a Friday morning星期五早上”，可知是一个具体的时间，故选C。

9.

句意：如果你不买，我就会倒霉。

as soon as一……就；so所以，表结果；while当……的时候，表时间；if如果，表条件。本句是条件状语从句，根据句意结构，可知选D。

10.

句意：“一便士。”那人高兴地说。

hardly几乎不；happily高兴地；angrily生气地；heavily重地。根据父亲的问话“How much for it多少钱”，那人知道父亲要买下玩具，可知他很高兴，故选B。