Question

    It warmed my heart today to walk into the Thirsty Camel downtown in the Thanksgiving Day, for a quick lunch before a haircut and library trip. Ilan, a food shop owner, said that he was refusing to take money today because it was Buy Nothing Day. To increase awareness(意识) of the stranger’s over-spending nature of our society, Ilan suggested a trade（交易）for food today. He simply asked that you offer something of equal personal value for the meal you received.

At first I was really uncomfortable, wondering if it would be fair(公平的) to exchange a yet to be determined “I Owe You” (IOU) for food? What could I give him of equal value? After all, his food is the best in the town!

We ended up writing our IOU’s with promises in a lot of ways if he needs it, such as a book, some paintings and the offer of work. I think the idea isn’t that the trade is “equal” so much as the importance of the kind of transaction. We put thought into our offer and we had an even greater understanding for the meals we ate.

We don’t buy a lot, especially at this upcoming time of year. We don’t give gifts at all in fact. The holiday time is spent enjoying each other’s company and doing things together with family and friends. This is what seems most sensible（明智的）.

Ilan is a good person. We are all lucky to have someone like this in our community.

1.Ilan did not take any money that day in order to______.

A.to increase awareness of people’s over spending

B.have a quick lunch before a haircut and library trip

C.trade for something for nothing

D.buy nothing that day to save some money

2.For the meal, the author finally offered Ilan______.

A.some promises B.a book

C.some paintings D.work in different ways

3.Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word “transaction”?

A.transport B.trade C.meal D.giving

4.What is the author’s attitude to Buy Nothing Day?

A.Disagreeable B.Meaningless. C.Doubtful. D.Supportive.

Answer

1.A

2.A

3.B

4.D

【解析】

本文属于记叙文。作者描述了镇上最好的食品店老板Ilan在感恩节这一天不收钱，只是让你提供等价的东西换取食物，以此来提高人们对过度消费的本质的认识。作者最后对此举还做出了评价。

1.

细节理解题。细节理解题。根据第一段“Ilan, a food shop owner, said that he was refusing to take money today because it was Buy Nothing Day. To increase awareness(意识) of the stranger’s over-spending nature of our society, Ilan suggested a trade for food today.( Ilan，一个食品店的老板，说他今天拒绝收钱，因为今天是“什么都不买的日子”。为了提高人们对陌生人过度消费的认识，伊兰建议今天用食物来交换。)”可知，Ilan这样做，是为了提高人们对过度消费本质的认识。故选A。

2.

细节理解题。根据第三段“We ended up writing our IOU’s with promises in a variety of ways if he needs it, such as a book, some paintings and the offer of work.(最后我们写了借据，如果他需要的话，我们会用各种各样的方式来承诺，比如一本书，一些画和提供工作。)”可知，交换的是一个承诺，任何他需要的方式。故选A。

3.

词义猜测题。根据第四段“I think the idea isn’t that the trade is “equal” so much as the importance of the kind of transaction.”联系上下文可知，该句表示“我认为这个交易的公平性并没有交易的种类这么重要”，即这个交易只是一个交换形式，所以transaction意为“交易”之意。故选B。

4.

推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“This is what seems most sensible（明智的）.(这似乎是最明智的做法。) ”和最后一段“Ilan is a good person. We are all lucky to have someone like this in our community.( Ilan是个好人。我们都很幸运在我们的社区里有这样的人。)”可推断，作者对Buy Nothing Day的态度是支持的。故选D。