Question

Sam waited patiently in the long line at the grocery store（杂货店）. 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(挤到一旁). 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(找回的钱) 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（应得）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.D

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.C

6.B

7.B

8.C

9.C

10.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲了Sam在杂货店排队买东西时，想着还欠七美元才能买新的相机。突然Mrs Sanders插队，她在接过找回的钱和买的东西时，一张十美元的钱从她手上掉下来，她忙着批评售货员动作太慢，以致于没有注意到掉了十美元。Sam想到她粗鲁的行为，没有把钱还给她。

1.】考查动词。A. sell 卖；B. pack打包； C. make 制作；D. buy买。句意：他来给妈妈买一些东西。上文中提到Sam耐心地排着长队在杂货店里等。可知是来买东西的。故选D

2.】考查名词及语境理解。A. chores 琐碎的事情；B. nothing 没有东西；C. washing 洗衣服；D. homework作业。句意：他常常放学后为父母做一些琐碎的事情。根据题意，故选A

3.】考查介词词及语境理解。A. Before 在……之前；B. Where 在哪里；C. After在……之后；D. When当…时候。句意：当他等的时候，他白日做梦想着他想买的新相机。根据句意，故选D。

4.】考查连词及语境理解。A. if 如果；B. because 因为；C. until直到；D. though尽管。句意：他想要很快就买相机因为他家人就要去度假了。他想在旅途中拍照片。前后是因果关系，故用because, 选B。

5.】考查代词。A. another 另一个；B. else 其它的；C. more 更多；D. the other两者中的另外一个。句意：他还需要七美元才能买这个相机。seven more dollars, 另外的七美元，相当于another severn dollars。根据数词搭配，故选C

6.】考查动词。A. cost 花费，物作主语；B. receive 得到，收到；C. spend 花费；D. provide提供。句意：他在Smith先生家的草坪修剪工作应该很快得到钱了。根据题意，故选B

7.A. poor 贫穷的；B. unfriendly不友好的；C. pleasant 宜人的，让人高兴的；D. unhealthy不健康的。句意：他认出了Sanders夫人，住在他小区内的一个不善良不友好的人。从unkind判断出应用unfriendly, 而上文中也提到突然Sam被挤到一旁。可知Sanders夫人不友好。故选B

8.】考查动词及语境的理解。A. looked 看；B. shouted 大声喊叫 ；C. fell掉下来，落在；D. laughed笑。句意：就在Mrs Sanders接过找回的钱和买的东西时，一张十美元的钱从她手上掉下来，落在Sam的脚边。根据句意，故选C

9.】考查连词。A. so 如此；B. such 这样；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忙着批评售货员动作太慢，以致于没有注意到掉了十美元。根据句型，故选C。

10.】考查动词。A. belong to 属于；B. come in进来； C. go to 去；D. pay for支付。句意：这钱的确属于Mrs Sanders, 但是她这种行为应该失去这笔钱，而他可以用这钱买相机。上文中提到是Mrs Sanders 掉了十美元，因此，钱属于她。故选 A

考点：日常生活类短文