Question

A pair of silk stockings

Little Missus Sommers one day found that she had already saved fifty dollars. It seemed to her a very large amount of money.

The question of investment was one she _______ carefully. A dollar or two could be _______ to the price she usually paid for her daughter Janie’s shoes. This would guarantee they would _______ a great deal longer than usual. She would buy cloth for new shirts for the boys. And still there would be enough left for new stockings — two pairs per child. What time that would save her in always _______ old stockings!

But that day she was tired and a little bit weak. Between getting the children fed and the house cleaned, and preparing herself to go shopping, she had _______ to eat at all!

When she arrived at the large department store, she sat in front of an empty counter. She was trying to gather _______ and courage to push through a mass of busy _______. She rested her hand upon the counter.

She wore no gloves. She slowly grew aware that her hand had felt something very _______ to touch. She looked down to see that her hand lay upon a pile of silk _______. A young salesgirl who stood behind the __________ asked her if she wished to __________ the silky leg coverings.

She smiled as if she had been asked to inspect diamond jewelry with the aim of __________ it. But she went on feeling the soft, __________ items. Now she used both hands, holding the stockings up to see the light shine __________ them.

Two red marks suddenly showed on her pale face.

She thought to herself, “Why not live for myself once?”

She looked up at the salesgirl. “Well, I will __________ this pair.” she said.

Missus Sommers then walked into the ladies’ rest area. In an empty corner, she __________ her cotton stockings with the new silk ones.

For the first time she seemed to be taking a __________ from the tiring act of considering her family. She had let herself be __________ by some machine — like force directing her actions. But this time she decided to free herself of __________.

Then she put her shoes back on and put her old stockings into her bag. Next, she went to the shoe department, sat down and waited to be __________.

1.A.resisted B.considered C.described D.underwent

2.A.spent B.withdrawn C.dropped D.added

3.A.last B.extend C.show D.dress

4.A.picking B.washing C.packing D.repairing

5.A.refused B.forgotten C.regretted D.planned

6.A.confidence B.information C.respect D.strength

7.A.shoppers B.sellers C.agents D.guards

8.A.rough B.delicious C.pleasant D.pretty

9.A.handkerchiefs B.shirts C.stockings D.shoes

10.A.counter B.crowd C.elevator D.window

11.A.see B.witness C.investigate D.examine

12.A.purchasing B.selling C.producing D.designing

13.A.ordinary B.abnormal C.costly D.simple

14.A.beyond B.through C.between D.upon

15.A.return B.buy C.present D.consume

16.A.sold B.exchanged C.submitted D.replaced

17.A.rest B.walk C.look D.sigh

18.A.thrown B.squeezed C.controlled D.comforted

19.A.debt B.dream C.appointment D.responsibility

20.A.fitted B.employed C.consulted D.promoted

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.D

5.B

6.D

7.A

8.C

9.C

10.A

11.D

12.A

13.C

14.B

15.B

16.D

17.A

18.C

19.D

20.A

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了，贫寒的家庭主妇Missus Sommers在有了一笔对她来说相当大的储蓄之后的思想变化。起初，她和往常一样，打算把这笔钱用于给孩子们添补衣物，可是当她走进商场看见她自己特别想要的丝袜的时候，她决定为自己活一次，让自己从繁重的家庭责任中暂时地解脱出来，于是她买下自己想要的丝袜，并且还要给自己选一双新鞋。

1.考查动词词义辨析。句意：投资问题是她仔细考虑过的问题。A. resisted抵制；B. considered考虑；C. described描述；D. underwent经历。由后文可知，Sommers在心理盘算可以将这些钱用来买哪些东西，说明她考虑了钱的投资（使用）问题。故选B项。

2.考查动词词义辨析。句意：通常她会为女儿珍妮买鞋的价格上加上一两美元。A. spent花费、度过；B. withdrawn取款、 撤回；C. dropped掉落；D. added增加。由下文可知，多花钱买鞋会让鞋子更耐穿，说明是加上一两美元。故选D项。

3.考查动词词义辨析。句意：这就保证了它们比平时要更耐穿。A. last持久、持续；B. extend扩展；C. show展示；D. dress穿。由语境可知，此处指多花钱买鞋会让鞋子更耐穿/鞋子比平常（穿地）更持久。故选A项。

4.考查动词词义辨析。句意：那将会为她节省多少补袜子的时间啊！A. picking挑选；B. washing洗；C. packing打包；D. repairing修补。由常识可知，旧袜子破了要修补（很费时间），洗旧袜子并不费时间。故选D项。

5.考查动词词义辨析。句意：从给孩子们喂饭到打扫屋子，再到准备去购物，她都忘了吃饭！A. refused拒绝；B. forgotten忘记；C. regretted后悔；D. planned计划。由Between getting the children fed and the house cleaned, and preparing herself to go shopping可知，此处指Sommers忙地忘记了吃饭。故选B项。

6.考查名词词义辨析。句意：她正努力恢复体力和勇气，挤过一大群忙碌的购物者。A. confidence信心；B. information信息；C. respect尊敬；D. strength体力、力量。由上文的But that day she was tired and a little bit weak可知，Sommers很虚弱，所以要恢复一下体力。故选D项。

7.考查名词词义辨析。句意：她正努力恢复体力和勇气，挤过一大群忙碌的购物者。A. shoppers购物者；B. sellers卖家；C. agents代理人；D. guards保安。由上文的she arrived at the large department store可知，Sommers在商场，所以是挤过一大群忙碌的购物者。故选A项。

8.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她慢慢地意识到自己的手摸到了一些触感令人愉快的东西。A. rough粗超的；B. delicious美味的；C. pleasant令人愉快的；D. pretty（视觉上）漂亮的。由下文的her hand lay upon a pile of silk可知，她摸到的是丝绸，丝绸的质感会让人愉快。故选C项。

9.考查名词词义辨析。句意：她低头一看，发现她的手放在一堆丝质袜子上。A. handkerchiefs手帕；B. shirts衬衫；C. stockings长筒袜；D. shoes鞋子。由下文的the silky leg coverings可知，此处指的是丝质袜子。故选C项。

10.考查名词词义辨析。句意：一个站在柜台后面的年轻女售货员问她是否想仔细看一下这些丝质袜子。A. counter柜台；B. crowd人群；C. elevator电梯；D. window窗户。由上文可知，丝绸袜放在柜台上，所以salesgirl应站在柜台后面。故选A项。

11.考查动词词义辨析。句意：一个站在柜台后面的年轻女售货员问她是否想仔细看一下这些丝质袜子。A. see看见；B. witness目睹；C. investigate调查；D. examine仔细查看、检查。由常识可知，售货员看见顾客，会问顾客是否想要仔细看一下商品。故选D项。

12.考查动词词义辨析。句意：她笑了笑，好像她是带着购买的意图被邀请来检查钻石首饰的。A. purchasing购买；B. selling卖；C. producing生产；D. designing设计。由语境可知，作为一位顾客，Sommers好像带着购买的意图。故选A项。

13.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但是她继续感觉到那些柔软昂贵的东西。A. ordinary普通的；B. abnormal异常的；C. costly昂贵的；D. simple简单的。由上文的as if she had been asked to inspect diamond jewelry可知，Sommers看丝袜就像在看钻石，说明在她眼里，这些丝袜很昂贵。故选C项。

14.考查介词词义辨析。句意：现在她用两只手，把袜子举起来，看穿进里面的光线。A. beyond超过；B. through穿过；C. between在……之间；D. upon在……上面。由常识可知，丝袜是透明的，光可以穿透它们，所以用介词through。故选B项。

15.考查动词词义辨析。句意：“好吧，我会买这双的。”她说。A. return回去；B. buy买；C. present展示、提交；D. consume消费。由下文语境可知，Sommers买下了这双丝袜。故选B项。

16.考查动词词义辨析。句意：在一个空荡荡的角落里，她用新的丝袜代替了她的棉袜。A. sold卖；B. exchanged交换；C. submitted提交；D. replaced代替。由下文的put her old stockings into her bag可知，Sommers穿上了新丝袜，所以用新的丝袜代替了她的旧棉袜。故选D项。

17.考查名词词义辨析。句意：她似乎第一次从考虑家庭的累人行为中得到了休息。A. rest休息；B. walk走路；C. look看；D. sigh叹气。由下文的from the tiring act of considering her family可知，Sommers得到了休息。故选A项。

18.考查动词词义辨析。句意：她任由某种机器般的力量控制自己的行动。A. thrown扔；B. squeezed挤压；C. controlled控制；D. comforted安慰。由下文的some machine-like force directing her actions可知，Sommers让自己被控制了。故选C项。

19.考查名词词义辨析。句意：但这次她决定从责任中解放出来。A. debt负债；B. dream梦想；C. appointment约会；D. responsibility责任。由上文的considering her family可知，Sommers一直负责地为家人考虑，但这次从责任中解放出来。故选D项。

20.考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后，她去了鞋店，坐下来等着试鞋。A. fitted试穿；B. employed利用；C. consulted咨询；D. promoted提高。由上文可知，Sommers决定为自己活一次，她去鞋店是为了买鞋，所以坐下来是为了试穿鞋子。故选A项。