Question

     阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The Platform Shoe

     James was a curious young man. Everywhere he went, he liked to observe things and to ___1___ people, what they did, and what they wore. ___2___ he was making sudden ___3___ all the time. He couldn’t really help it, and it just happened.

     For example, he saw a man whose __4__was covered in tattoos（纹身）.That man was __5___ and walked with pride. James imagined him __6___ people up, sometimes with poles and sometimes with his hands, speaking __7__ words each time he opened his mouth. Many gang members with tattooed body perhaps, James thought to himself.

     Sometimes James felt guilty for __8___ others this way, but that feeling was __9__ and never really lasted.

     Then, one time, he saw a woman ___10__ alone in a bar. The woman was middle-aged, quite fat, and although she was not ___11___， James could tell she was a short lady. As usual, James glanced across at her. As his eyes reached her ___12___, he got a shock.

     There she was, on her left foot, wearing a ___13___ shoe that was at least 3 inches high. How could such a little middle-aged lady who was ___14__ be so vain as to wear such high platforms? Look ___15___? In that short moment of time, __16__ thoughts flowed through James’ mind.

     A second later, James’ eyes __17___ moved across to the lady’s right foot. And there, he got an even bigger __18___-----it was a flat shoe. She was not vain; she was just a disabled woman. If anything, she deserved __19___, certainly not blame, not even mental blame.

     James was struck with great __20___.It was a cruel lesson he had to learn about not jumping to conclusions, about not judging people, especially so quickly.

1.A.greet    B.watch    C.meet            D.cheat

2.A.Gradually    B.Regularly    C.Surely    D.Commonly

3.A.mistakes    B.decisions    C.judgments    D.promises

4.A.face    B.shoulder    C.body    D.arm

5.A.ugly    B.tough    C.ambitious    D.strong

6.A.cheering    B.dressing    C.beating    D.holding

7.A.humorous    B.modest    C.bad    D.cautious

8.A.suspecting    B.judging    C.helping    D.cursing

9.A.temporary    B.endless    C.permanent    D.deep

10.A.performing    B.drinking            C.reading    D.singing

11.A.speaking    B.standing    C.sitting    D.walking

12.A.feet    B.hands    C.eyes    D.legs

13.A.leather    B.tennis            C.platform    D.flat

14.A.common    B.usual        C.normal    D.ordinary

15.A.strange    B.mysterious            C.responsible    D.beautiful

16.A.inspiring    B.blaming    C.persuading    D.defending

17.A.naturally    B.secretly            C.firmly    D.coldly

18.A.pleasure    B.honor    C.comfort    D.shock

19.A.love    B.award    C.sympathy    D.gift

20.A.fear    B.guilt    C.pity    D.panic三 阅读

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.C

5.D 

6.C

7.C

8.B

9.A

10.B  

11.B

12.A

13.C

14.D

15.D  

16.B

17.A

18.D

19.C

20.B