Question

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B,C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

I hadn’t even got a chance to enter the store before an African American woman approached me and asked if I would help her return an item. The item she has _____ was intended for her daughter, but she had already received a similar one. The lady _____ to exchange the item for something else in the store but she was told she needed an ID or the deal could not take place.

I went to the ____ with the woman so we could use my ID. The sales associate immediately started ______ her of asking the first random person she saw to help her. Although that was ___ , I didn’t understand why it mattered. After all, not everyone is given the opportunity to ____ an ID in this country.

Then, we asked to speak with a manager, who explained that there was no way to return the item without a receipt and then went on to say the woman could not ______ she purchased the item.

“If I , a young white female, were to enter the store and request you to make an exchange without a receipt, I would not be _____ the privilege--- as I have proof from the past.” I said. He must have realized at that moment what he had done, because he _____ to exchange the item.

There are many valuable lessons in the story. The first is to help a stranger in need. I hesitated when the woman asked for my help, but ______ in my hand I asked myself, “ Why not? What valid reasons do I usually have?” I had none, so I helped her.

The second lesson is not to judge a book by its ______. The woman looked poor, but she _____ the same treatment as anyone else does.

1.A. purchased              B. shown              C. lost              D. mended

2.A. managed              B. wanted              C. refused              D. promised

3.A. counter              B. department              C. market              D. window

4.A. warning              B. informing              C. reminding              D. accusing

5.A. wrong              B. true              C. reasonable              D. meaningful

6.A. leave              B. pay              C. find              D. obtain

7.A. answer              B. prove              C. support              D. admit

8.A. ordered              B. asked              C. denied              D. given

9.A. agreed              B. prepared              C. failed              D. remembered

10.A. totally              B. gradually              C. hardly              D. quickly

11.A. design              B. cover              C. content              D. price

12.A. deserved              B. required              C. received              D. appreciated

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.B

6.D

7.B

8.C

9.A

10.D

11.B

12.A

【解析】试题分析：作者通过讲述在商店里帮助一位穷顾客的故事，说明了两个道理：第一，做人应该有一副热心肠；第二，人无论贫富，都是平等的，都应享受同等的权利和地位。

1.考查上下文连串。根据文章第三段中she purchased the item可知，她买的这件商品本来是为她女儿买的。故选A

2.动词辨析。因为女儿已经有了类似的东西，所以这位妇女想换一件另外的商品。want to do想要做某事。manage to do是“成功做了某事”的意思。故选B

3.考查名词辨析。A. counter柜台；B. department部门；C. market市场；D. window窗户。作者决定帮助这位妇女，于是和她一起走到商店的柜台处。故选A

4.上下文连串。根据全文语境可以看出，这位黑人妇女在商店受到了不公正的待遇，被拒绝调换商品。售货员看到她找到作者帮助，十分不礼貌地指责她不应该随便找个人来帮忙。故选D

5.形容词辨析。A. wrong错误的；B. true真的；C. reasonable合理的；D. meaningful有意义的。这位妇女并不认识作者，找到她属于随机行为。因此售货员的话符合事实。故选B

6.考查动词辨析。A. leave离开；B. pay付钱；C. find发现；D. obtain获得。毕竟不是所有的人都有机会获得ID卡的。故选D

7.考查动词辨析。A. answer回答；B. prove证明；C. support支持；D. admit承认。接着上面的话，经理顺水推舟说这位妇女不能证明该商品是在他这里买的。故选B
8.考查动词辨析。经理的这种无赖的行为激怒了作者，于是作者以自己的经历为例来进行反驳：如果我，一位白人女性，到这里要求换货，没有收据，照样我是不会被（你们）拒绝的。因为我有过去的经历为证。故选C

9.考查动词辨析。agreed同意；B. prepared准备；C. failed失败；D. remembered记得。从语境可知，经理意识到自己的言行失当，因此同意换商品。故选A

10.考查副词辨析。A. totally完全地；B. gradually渐渐地；C. hardly几乎不能；D. quickly很快地。但她很快地调整心态，扪心自问：“为什么不帮她，我有不帮她的正当理由吗？” 故选D

11.考查上下文连串。从下文可知，这位妇女看起来非常穷。售货员和经理的无礼行为可能与此有关。作者想要表达的是，我们不应该以貌取人（不能通过书的封皮确定一本书的质量）。故选B

12.考查动词辨析。A. deserved值得；B. required要求；C. received获得；D. appreciated感激。 人虽然穷，但有资格和别人享受同等的待遇。故选A

考点：人生感悟类短文