Question

In 1948，my family drove to the Singer Sewing Center and bought a brand-new electric Singer. Then Ruby, my mother-in-law,____sewing. After supper, Ruby would bend over the machine, ___clothes for her children and neighbors. Thousands of dresses. The Singer raised its needle millions of times.

In 1987，Ruby __ us on the phone, ___.After thirty-nine years, her Singer didn’t work. No repairman could fix it because parts were not __.

I went to a sewing machine store to buy one. Her old one was____.The new machines are plastic and have computers. They give classes on how to __ them. In the display window was a 1948 metal Singer blackhead.

“Does that one __ ? ” I asked the man.

“I don’t know，” he said. He plugged it in. It___ to work.

“It’s not for sale，” he said. It’s a(an)___ . There aren’t lots of old Singer blackheads around anyone•”

I __ him about Ruby — how she lives by herself and sews to keep busy, how she ___only six dollars to make a dress __the people she sews for are poor.

He __ the machine to me for twenty-five dollars.

The next weekend we took it to Ruby’s. She stood by the car as we opened the trunk. As she looked down at the __, a smile creased (弄皱）her face.

“It’s just like my __one，”she laughed.

It’s still going strong. Ruby ___charges six dollars a dress.

On several occasions, my wife and I found 1948 Singer blackheads in antique stores. We __ them and gave them to Ruby. She’s got a lot of___ ahead, and we don’t want her to run out of sewing machines __ she runs out of things to sew.

1.A. took out    B. gave up    C. set about    D. put off

2.A. drying    B. making    C. washing    D. folding

3.A. called    B. advised    C. changed    D. ordered

4.A. puzzled    B. excited    C. frightened    D. discouraged

5.A. available    B. practical    C. simple    D. helpful

6.A. plastic    B. metal    C. noiseless    D. man-made

7.A. fix    B. link    C. use    D. get

8.A. work    B. stay    C. matter    D. stop

9.A. failed    B. began    C. continued    D. meant

10.A. invention    B. artwork    C. bargain    D. display

11.A. asked    B. warned    C. told    D. reminded

12.A. spends    B. charges    C. saves    D. earns

13.A. while    B. until    C. though    D. because

14.A. sold    B. lent    C. delivered    D. donated

15.A. car    B. clothes    C. machine    D. computer

16.A. new    B. old    C. small    D. large

17.A. still    B. once    C. already    D. never

18.A. booked    B. bought    C. copied    D. borrowed

19.A. travelling    B. learning    C. cooking    D. sewing

20.A. so    B. if    C. before    D. when

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.A

6.B

7.C

8.A

9.B

10.D

11.C

12.B

13.D

14.A

15.C

16.B

17.A

18.B

19.D

20.C

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。1948年,作者的家人开车去了the Singer Sewing Center,买了一个全新的电动缝纫机。文章讲述了作者的岳母如何独自生活，如何缝制衣服以保持忙碌，如何因为她为穷人缝制衣服而只收6美元。

1.考查动词词组。A. took out拿出；B. gave up放弃；C. set about 开始做； D. put off推迟。根据Then Ruby, my mother-in-law,___1___sewing.可知，然后，我的岳母Ruby开始做针线活。故选C。

2.考查动词。A. drying使变干；B. making 制造；C. washing洗；D. folding折叠。根据After supper, Ruby would bend over the machine, ___2___clothes for her children and neighbors.可知，晚饭后，Ruby俯身在机器前，为她的孩子和邻居们做衣服。故选B。

3.考查动词。A. called 打电话；B. advised 建议；C. changed改变；D. ordered命令。根据In 1987，Ruby ___3___ us on the phone, ___4___.可知，1987年,Ruby打电话给我们，感到气馁。故选A。

4.考查形容词。A. puzzled困惑的；B. excited兴奋的；C. frightened感到害怕的；D. discouraged丧失信心的。根据In 1987，Ruby ___3___ us on the phone, ___4___.可知，1987年,Ruby打电话给我们，感到气馁。故选D。

5.考查形容词。A. available可以利用的；B. practical切合实际的；C. simple简单的；D. helpful有帮助的。根据No repairman could fix it because parts were not ___5___.可知，没有修理工能修理它，因为没有零件。故选A。

6.考查形容词。A. plastic塑料的；B. metal 金属制的；C. noiseless无声的； D. man-made人造的。根据Her old one was___6___.可知，她的旧衣服是金属制品。故选B。

7.考查动词。A. fix修理；B. link连接；C. use使用；D. get得到。根据They give classes on how to ___7___ them.可知，他们教学生如何使用它们。故选C。

8.考查动词。A. work工作；B. stay停留；C. matter 要紧；D. stop停止。根据“Does that one ___8___ ? ” I asked the man.可知，“这个有用吗?”我问那人。故选A。

9.考查动词。A. failed失败；B. began开始；C. continued继续；D. meant意味。根据He plugged it in. It___9___ to work.可知，他插上插头。它开始起作用了。故选B。

10.考查名词。A. invention发明；B. artwork艺术品；C. bargain交易；D. display展览。根据“It’s not for sale，” he said. It’s a(an)___10___ .可知，“这是非卖品,”他说。这是一个展示。故选D。

11.考查动词。A. asked问；B. warned警告；C. told告诉；D. reminded提醒。根据I ___11___ him about Ruby — how she lives by herself and sews to keep busy, how she ___12___only six dollars to make a dress ___13___the people she sews for are poor.可知，我告诉他关于露比的事——她如何独自生活，如何缝制衣服以保持忙碌，如何因为她为穷人缝制衣服而只收6美元。故选C。

12.考查动词。 A. spends花费；B. charges要价，控告；C. saves挽救，节约；D. earns挣得。根据I ___11___ him about Ruby — how she lives by herself and sews to keep busy, how she ___12___only six dollars to make a dress ___13___the people she sews for are poor.可知，我告诉他关于露比的事——她如何独自生活，如何缝制衣服以保持忙碌，如何因为她为穷人缝制衣服而只收6美元。故选B。

13.考查连词。A. while当---时候；B. until 直到---为止；C. though尽管； D. because因为。根据I ___11___ him about Ruby — how she lives by herself and sews to keep busy, how she ___12___only six dollars to make a dress ___13___the people she sews for are poor.可知，我告诉他关于露比的事——她如何独自生活，如何缝制衣服以保持忙碌，如何因为她为穷人缝制衣服而只收6美元。故选D。

14.考查动词。A. sold卖；B. lent借入；C. delivered 递送；D. donated捐献。根据He ___14___ the machine to me for twenty-five dollars.可知，他以二十五美元把机器卖给了我。故选A。

15.考查名词。A. car小汽车；B. clothes衣服；C. machine机器；D. computer电脑。根据As she looked down at the ___15___, a smile creased (弄皱）her face.可知，当她低头看着机器时，她的脸上露出了一丝微笑。故选C。

16.考查形容词。A. new新的；B. old旧的，老的；C. small 小的；D. large巨大的。根据“It’s just like my ___16___one，”she laughed.可知，“这就像我的旧的,”她笑了。故选B。

17.考查副词。A. still仍然；B. once曾经；C. already已经；D. never从来没有。根据It’s still going strong. Ruby ___17___charges six dollars a dress.可知，它仍然很强劲。Ruby一件衣服要收六美元。故选A。

18.考查动词。A. booked预定；B. bought买；C. copied复制；D. borrowed借出。根据We ___18___ them and gave them to Ruby.可知，我们买了下来，给了Ruby。故选B。

19.考查动词。A. travelling旅行；B. learning 学习；C. cooking烹调；D. sewing缝纫。根据She’s got a lot of___19___ ahead, and we don’t want her to run out of sewing machines ___20___ she runs out of things to sew.可知，

20.考查连词。A. so所以；B. if如果；C. before在---之前；D. when当---时候。她还有很多缝纫工作要做，我们不希望她在没有东西缝之前就把缝纫机用光。故选C。