Question

Sam waited patiently in the long line at the grocery store（雜貨店）. He had come to a few things for his mother. He often did for his parents after school. He enjoyed helping out at home. he waited, he daydreamed about the new camera he wanted to buy. He wanted to buy it soon his family was going on a vacation, and he wanted to take pictures of their trip. There was only one problem. He needed seven dollars to buy the camera. His lawn-mowing(草坪修剪) job at Mr Smith’s should the money soon.

Suddenly Sam was shoved aside(擠到一旁). He recognized Mrs Sanders, an unkind and person who lived in his block. She had shoved in front of him without even smiling. Just as Mrs Sanders received her change(找回的錢) and things she had bought, a ten-dollars bill flew out of her hand and at Sam’s feet. Mrs Sanders was busy criticizing the clerk for his slowness to notice it. As Sam bent down to pick up the money, he thought quickly. The money did Mrs Sanders ,but she deserved（應得）to lose it after the way she had behaved , and, with it, he could buy the camera.

1.A. sell B. pack C. make D. buy

2.A. chores B. nothing C. washing D. homework

3.A. Before B. Where C. After D. When

4.A. if B. because C. until D. though

5.A. another B. else C. more D. the other

6.A. cost B. receive C. spend D. provide

7.A. poor B. unfriendly C. pleasant D. unhealthy

8.A. looked B. shouted C. fell D. laughed

9.A. so B. such C. too D. much

10.A. belong to B. come in C. go to D. pay for

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.C

6.B

7.B

8.C

9.C

10.A

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要講了Sam在雜貨店排隊買東西時，想著還欠七美元才能買新的相機。突然Mrs Sanders插隊，她在接過找回的錢和買的東西時，一張十美元的錢從她手上掉下來，她忙著批評售貨員動作太慢，以致于沒有注意到掉了十美元。Sam想到她粗魯的行為，沒有把錢還給她。

1.】考查動詞。A. sell 賣；B. pack打包； C. make 制作；D. buy買。句意：他來給媽媽買一些東西。上文中提到Sam耐心地排著長隊在雜貨店里等。可知是來買東西的。故選D

2.】考查名詞及語境理解。A. chores 瑣碎的事情；B. nothing 沒有東西；C. washing 洗衣服；D. homework作業。句意：他常常放學后為父母做一些瑣碎的事情。根據題意，故選A

3.】考查介詞詞及語境理解。A. Before 在……之前；B. Where 在哪里；C. After在……之后；D. When當…時候。句意：當他等的時候，他白日做夢想著他想買的新相機。根據句意，故選D。

4.】考查連詞及語境理解。A. if 如果；B. because 因為；C. until直到；D. though盡管。句意：他想要很快就買相機因為他家人就要去度假了。他想在旅途中拍照片。前后是因果關系，故用because, 選B。

5.】考查代詞。A. another 另一個；B. else 其它的；C. more 更多；D. the other兩者中的另外一個。句意：他還需要七美元才能買這個相機。seven more dollars, 另外的七美元，相當于another severn dollars。根據數詞搭配，故選C

6.】考查動詞。A. cost 花費，物作主語；B. receive 得到，收到；C. spend 花費；D. provide提供。句意：他在Smith先生家的草坪修剪工作應該很快得到錢了。根據題意，故選B

7.A. poor 貧窮的；B. unfriendly不友好的；C. pleasant 宜人的，讓人高興的；D. unhealthy不健康的。句意：他認出了Sanders夫人，住在他小區內的一個不善良不友好的人。從unkind判斷出應用unfriendly, 而上文中也提到突然Sam被擠到一旁。可知Sanders夫人不友好。故選B

8.】考查動詞及語境的理解。A. looked 看；B. shouted 大聲喊叫 ；C. fell掉下來，落在；D. laughed笑。句意：就在Mrs Sanders接過找回的錢和買的東西時，一張十美元的錢從她手上掉下來，落在Sam的腳邊。根據句意，故選C

9.】考查連詞。A. so 如此；B. such 這樣；C. too 太，也；too+adj.+to do太……以致于不能做某事；D. much很多。句意：Mrs Sanders忙著批評售貨員動作太慢，以致于沒有注意到掉了十美元。根據句型，故選C。

10.】考查動詞。A. belong to 屬于；B. come in進來； C. go to 去；D. pay for支付。句意：這錢的確屬于Mrs Sanders, 但是她這種行為應該失去這筆錢，而他可以用這錢買相機。上文中提到是Mrs Sanders 掉了十美元，因此，錢屬于她。故選 A

考點：日常生活類短文