Question

 

 One summer day my father sent me to buy wire for our farm. At 16, I liked 36 better than driving our truck, 37 this time I was not happy. My father had told me I’d have to ask for credit(賒賬) at the store.

Sixteen is a 38 age, when a young man wants respect, not charity. It was 1976, and the ugly 39 of racial discrimination was 40 a fact of life. I’d seen my friends ask for credit and then stand, head down, while the store owner 41 whether they were “good for it.” I knew black youths just like me who were 42 like thieves by the store clerk each time they went into a grocery.

My family was 43 . We paid our debts. But before harvest, cash was short. Would the store owner 44 us ?

At Davis’s store, Buck Davis stood behind the cash desk, talking to a farmer. I nodded 45 I passed him on my way to the hardware shelves. When I brought my 46 to the casks desk, I said 47 , “I need to put this on credit.”

The farmer gave me and amused, distrustful 48 . But Buck’s face didn’t change. “Sure,” he said 49 . “Your daddy is 50 good for it.” He  51 to the other man. “This here is one of James William’s sons.”

The farmer nodded in a neighborly 52 . I was filled with pride. James William’s son. Those three words had opened a door to an adult’s respect and trust.

That day I discovered that the good name my parents had  53  brought our whole family the respect of our neighbors. Everyone knew what to 54 from a Williams: a decent person who kept his word and respected himself 55 much to do wrong.

36. A. something	B. nothing	C. anything	D. everything
37. A. and	B. so	C. but	D. for
38. A. prideful	B. wonderful	C. respectful	D. colorful
39. A. intention	B. shadow	C. habit	D. faith
40. A. thus	B. just	C. still	D. ever
41. A. guessed	B. suspected	C. questioned	D. figured
42. A. watched	B. caught	C. dismissed	D. accused
43. A. generous	B. honest	C. friendly	D. modest
44. A. blame	B. excuse	C. charge	D. trust
45. A. until	B. as	C. once	D. since
46. A. purchases	B. sales	C. orders	D. favorites
47. A. casually	B. confidently	C. cheerfully	D. carefully
48. A. look	B. stare	C. response	D. comment
49. A. patiently	B. eagerly	C. easily	D. proudly
50. A generally	B. never	C. sometimes	D. always
51. A. pointed	B. replied	C. turned	D introduced
52. A. sense	B. way	C. degree	D. mood
53. A. earned	B. deserved	C. given	D. used
54. A. receive	B. expect	C. collect	D. require
55. A. very	B. so	C. how	D. too

 

Answer 1

解析：

這是一篇記敘文，說的是一個(gè)男孩到商店里賒賬，因?yàn)樗�父母的誠信而受到店主和另外一名顧客的尊重，由此感覺到誠信的重要性。

36．B．比較級(jí)與否定式連用常表示最高級(jí)的含義。I like nothing better than driving our truck: I like driving our truck best.

37.C.上下文邏輯聯(lián)系。以往都喜歡，但這次不行。

38．A．

39．A．根據(jù)上下文可知有一些人有種族歧視的意圖。

40．C．種族歧視的傾向仍然是一個(gè)事實(shí)。

41．C.店主詢問他們是否有信譽(yù)的時(shí)候，他們低著頭。此題易誤選B，根據(jù)上下文，應(yīng)該是被盤問更好一些。

42．A．根據(jù)下文是被當(dāng)著小偷一樣地監(jiān)視。

43．B．根據(jù)下文：we paid our debts,以及下一節(jié)中提到的店主對(duì)我們的信任可以推斷。

44．D．根據(jù)上下文可知：信任我們

45．B．當(dāng)我從他身邊走過時(shí)，我點(diǎn)點(diǎn)頭。

46．A．所購之物。

47．D．因?yàn)橐�賒賬，怕店主不同意，當(dāng)然要小心翼翼的了。

48．A．農(nóng)夫給我一個(gè)我覺得好笑，不信任的表情。

49．C．easily在這里表示：毫無疑問地，肯定地。It's easily the best play I have seen this year.這無疑是我今年看過的最好的戲。

50．D．爸爸總是很講信用

51．C．

52．B．農(nóng)夫用一種友好的方式對(duì)我點(diǎn)點(diǎn)頭。

53．A．我父母所掙得的好名聲。

54.B.大家都知道從一個(gè)William家人身上可以期待什么。不是得到什么東西，而是期望看到一些優(yōu)秀的品質(zhì)。

55．D.一個(gè)很自尊而不會(huì)做錯(cuò)事情的人。