Question

One summer day my father sent me to buy wire for our farm. At 16，I liked ____ better than driving our truck，____ this time I was not happy. My father had told me I’d have to ask for credit(赊账) at the store.

Sixteen is a ____age，when a young man wants respect，not charity. It was 1976，and the ugly ___ of racial discrimination was ____ a fact of life. I’d seen my friends ask for credit and then stand，head down，while the store owner ___ whether they were “good for it.” I knew black youths just like me who were ___ like thieves by the store clerk each time they went into a grocery.

My family was ___.We paid our debts. But before harvest，cash was short. Would the store owner ____ us?

At Davis’s store，Buck Davis stood behind the cash desk，talking to a farmer. I nodded ____ I passed him on my way to the hardware shelves. When I brought my ____ to the cash desk，I said ____，“I need to put this on credit.”

The farmer gave me an amused，distrustful ___.But Buck’s face didn’t change. “Sure，” he said ___.“Your daddy is ___ good for it.” He ___ to the other man. “This here is one of James Williams’s sons.”

The farmer nodded in a neighborly __.I was filled with pride. James Williams’s son. Those three words had opened a door to an adult’s respect and trust.

That day I discovered that the good name my parents had ____ brought our whole family the respect of our neighbors. Everyone knew what to ___ from a Williams: a decent person who kept his word and respected himself ____ much to do wrong.

1.A. somethingB．nothingC．anythingD．everything

2.A. andB．soC．butD．for

3.A. pridefulB．wonderfulC．respectfulD．colorful

4.A. intentionB．shadowC．habitD．faith

5.A. thusB．justC．stillD．ever

6.A. guessedB．suspectedC．questionedD．figured

7.A. watchedB．caughtC．dismissedD．accused

8.A. generousB．honestC．friendlyD．modest

9.A. blameB．excuseC．chargeD．trust

10.A. untilB．asC．onceD．since

11.A. purchasesB．salesC．ordersD．favorites

12.A. casuallyB．confidentlyC．cheerfullyD．carefully

13.A. lookB．stareC．responseD．comment

14.A. patientlyB．eagerlyC．easilyD．proudly

15.A. generallyB．neverC．sometimesD．always

16.A. pointedB．repliedC．turnedD．introduced

17.A. senseB．wayC．degreeD．mood

18.A. earnedB．deservedC．givenD．used

19.A .receiveB．expectC．collectD．require

20.A. veryB．soC．howD．too

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.C

6.C

7.A

8.B

9.D

10.B

11.A

12.D

13.A

14.C

15.D

16.C

17.B

18.A

19.B

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：文章大意：本文讲述了16岁时那年，“我”遵父亲之命到商店买电线时所亲身体验的一件事情。作为黑人的我深深地感到社会上存在着种族歧视现象，因为我曾目睹我的朋友在赊账时受到老板的冷眼相待，但幸运的是，老板却爽快地答应了，因为我是James Williams的儿子。那件事使我明白了：正是父母的诚实、正直才赢得了老板和邻居们的尊敬。 

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考点：考察人生感悟类短文