Question

One of the qualities that most people admire in others is the willingness to admit one’s mistakes.It is extremely hard sometimes to say a(n)_______thing like“I was wrong about that”,and it is even harder to say,“I was wrong,and you were right about that”.

And I had an experience recently with someone admitting to me that he had made _______fifteen years ago.He told me he had been the_______of a certain store in the neighborhood where I grew up,and he asked me_______I remembered the egg boxes.Then he told me_______and I began to remember vaguely what he was describing.

I was about eight years old at the time,and I had wandered into_______with my mother to do the weekly shopping.On that_______day.I must have found my way to the dairy food department_______the incident took place.There must have been a special sale on eggs that day because there was an impressive_______of eggs in dozen and half-dozen boxes.The boxes were piled three or four feet high.I must stopped in from of them to admire the________.just then________came by,pushing her grocery cart,________the boxes carelessly and left.For some reason,I________to put the display back together even though it was not my________so I began to work.

The manager heard the________and came rushing over to see what had happened.When he appeared,I was on my knees________some of the boxes to see if any of the eggs were________,but to him it looked as if I was the wrongdoer.He severely scolded me and wanted me________any broken eggs to make up to the loss.I tried to explain that I was looking at the boxes,but it________no good.Even though I didn’t regret for my decision and quickly forgot all about the incident,________the manager did not.

1.A. pleasant    B. enjoyable    C. simple    D. difficult

2.A. an discovery    B. a friend    C. an incident    D. a mistake

3.A. boss    B. cleaner    C. cashier    D. manager

4.A. if    B. how    C. why    D. when

5.A. a story    B. the department    C. an accident    D. an incident

6.A. the shop    B. the store    C. the supermarket    D. the grocery

7.A. usual    B. lucky    C. wonderful    D. particular

8.A. where    B. after    C. until    D. though

9.A. exhibits    B. storage    C. display    D. boxes

10.A. eggs    B. boxes    C. storage    D. sale

11.A. a woman    B. a customer    C. a manager    D. a stranger

12.A. knocked on    B. knocked over    C. knocked off    D. knocked at

13.A. declared    B. began    C. decided    D. started

14.A. fault    B. task    C. eggs    D. boxes

15.A. scream    B. alarm    C. noise    D. call

16.A. to check    B. checking    C. checked    D. having checked

17.A. bad    B. good    C. lost    D. broken

18.A. to pay off    B. to pay back    C. to pay for    D. to pay out

19.A. was    B. did    C. worked    D. had

20.A. obviously    B. frequently    C. unfortunately    D. unnecessarily

Answer

1. C

2. D

3. D

4. A

5. D

6. B

7. D

8. A

9. C

10. B

11. A

12. B

13. C

14. A

15. C

16. B

17. D

18. C

19. B

20. A

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述的是关于勇于承认错误的故事。

1.考查形容词。A. pleasant令人愉快的；B. enjoyable快乐的；C. simple简单的；D. difficult困难的。根据It is extremely hard sometimes to say a(n)___1___thing like“I was wrong about that”,可知，有时候说一句简单的话，比如“我错了”非常的难。故选C。

2.考查名词。A. an discovery一个发现；B. a friend一个朋友；C. an incident一次事故；D. a mistake一个错误。根据 And I had an experience recently with someone admitting to me that he had made ___2___fifteen years ago.可知，我最近有一次经历，有人向我承认他15年前犯了一个错误。故选D。

3.考查名词。A. boss老板；B. cleaner清洁工；C. cashier收银员；D. manager经理。根据He told me he had been the___3___of a certain store in the neighborhood where I grew up,and he asked me___4___I remembered the egg boxes.可知，他告诉我，他曾经是我长大的那个街区某家商店的经理，他问我是否还记得鸡蛋盒。故选D。

4.考查宾语从句。A. if是否；B. how如何；C. why为什么；D. when什么时候。根据He told me he had been the___3___of a certain store in the neighborhood where I grew up,and he asked me___4___I remembered the egg boxes.可知，他告诉我，他曾经是我长大的那个街区某家商店的经理，他问我是否还记得鸡蛋盒。故选A。

5.考查名词。A. a story一个故事；B. the department部门；C. an accident一次事故；D. an incident一次事件。根据Then he told me___5___and I began to remember vaguely what he was describing.可知，然后他告诉我一件事，我开始模糊地记得他在描述什么。故选D。

6.考查名词。 A. the shop商店；B. the store仓库，储备；C. the supermarket 超市；D. the grocery食品杂货店。根据 I was about eight years old at the time,and I had wandered into___6___with my mother to do the weekly shopping.可知，当时我大约8岁，我和我妈妈一起逛商店，每周购物。故选B。

7.考查形容词。A. usual通常的；B. lucky幸运的；C. wonderful极好的； D. particular特别的。根据On that___7___day.可知，在那特别的日子，故选D。

8.考查定语从句。根据I must have found my way to the dairy food department___8___the incident took place.可知，我一定是找到事故发生的乳制品部了。故选A。

9.考查名词。A. exhibits展览；B. storage储存；C. display显示；D. boxes盒子。根据There must have been a special sale on eggs that day because there was an impressive___9___of eggs in dozen and half-dozen boxes.可知，那天肯定有一个鸡蛋特卖，因为有一打半打盒子里的鸡蛋令人印象深刻。故选C。

10.考查名词。 A. eggs鸡蛋；B. boxes盒子；C. storage储存；D. sale销售。根据I must stopped in from of them to admire the___10___.可知，我必须停下来欣赏这些盒子。故选B。

11.考查名词。A. a woman 一名女士；B. a customer一名顾客；C. a manager一个经理；D. a stranger一个陌生人。根据just then___11___came by,pushing her grocery cart,___12___the boxes carelessly and left.可知，就在这时，一个女人推着她的购物车走了过来，不小心打翻了盒子就走了。故选A。

12.考查动词词组。A. knocked on撞击；B. knocked over碰到；C. knocked off击倒；D. knocked at敲。根据just then___11___came by,pushing her grocery cart,___12___the boxes carelessly and left.可知，就在这时，一个女人推着她的购物车走了过来，不小心打翻了盒子就走了。故选B。

13.考查动词。A. declared宣布；B. began开始；C. decided决定；D. started开始。根据For some reason,I___13___to put the display back together even though it was not my___14___so I began to work.可知，出于某种原因，我决定重新组装显示器，尽管这不是我的错，所以我开始工作。故选C。

14.考查名词。A. fault错误；B. task任务；C. eggs鸡蛋；D. boxes盒子。根据For some reason,I___13___to put the display back together even though it was not my___14___so I began to work.可知，出于某种原因，我决定重新组装显示器，尽管这不是我的错，所以我开始工作。故选A。

15.考查名词。 A. scream尖叫；B. alarm警报；C. noise噪音；D. call打电话。根据 The manager heard the___15___and came rushing over to see what had happened.可知，经理听到了喧闹声，冲过来看看发生了什么事。故选C。

16.考查现在分词。根据When he appeared,I was on my knees___16___some of the boxes to see if any of the eggs were___17___,but to him it looked as if I was the wrongdoer.可知，当他出现的时候，我跪在地上检查了一些盒子，看有没有鸡蛋碎了，但对他来说，我似乎是做错了事的人。故选B。

17.考查形容词。 A. bad坏的；B. good好的；C. lost丢失的；D. broken坏掉的。根据When he appeared,I was on my knees___16___some of the boxes to see if any of the eggs were___17___,but to him it looked as if I was the wrongdoer.可知，当他出现的时候，我跪在地上检查了一些盒子，看有没有鸡蛋碎了，但对他来说，我似乎是做错了事的人。故选D。

18.考查动词词组。A. to pay off付清，取得成功；B. to pay back偿还；C. to pay for赔偿；D. to pay out付出（钱）。根据He severely scolded me and wanted me___18___any broken eggs to make up to the loss.可知，他狠狠地骂了我一顿，要我赔偿所有的鸡蛋，以弥补损失。故选C。

19.考查动词。根据I tried to explain that I was looking at the boxes,but it___19___no good.可知，我试着解释说我在看那些盒子，但没有用。故选B。

20.考查副词。A. obviously显而易见地；B. frequently频繁地；C. unfortunately不幸运地；D. unnecessarily不必要地。根据Even though I didn’t regret for my decision and quickly forgot all about the incident,___20___the manager did not.可知，尽管我对自己的决定并不后悔，很快就把这件事忘得一干二净，但经理显然没有。故选A。