Question

I was1when I walked into McCauley’s Bookstore in Ashland. As I was looking at titles(標(biāo)題) on the shelves, the man behind the counter(柜臺),2, asked if I'd like3. I needed to start4for college, so I said yes. I 19_ after school and during summers for the lowest wages(薪金), and the job helped5my freshman(or first) year of college. I would work many other jobs: I made coffee in the Students’ Union during college, I was a hotel maid (or waitress) and6 made maps for the U.S. Forest Service. But selling books was one of the most satisfying(令人滿意的).
One day a woman asked me for books on cancer. She seemed fearful (or much afraid). I showed her almost7 we had at that time in store and found other books we could order (定貨). She left the store less8. I’ve always remembered the9 I felt in having helped her.
Years later, as a10 in Los Angeles, I heard about an immigrant (移民) child who was born11 his fingers connected (or joined together), web-like. His family could not afford (or pay for) a corrective(矯正;整形) operation, and the boy lived in12, hiding his hand in his pocket.
I13 my boss to let me do the story. After my story was broadcast, a doctor and a nurse called, offering to perform the14 for free.
I visited the boy in the recovery(康復(fù)) room soon after the operation. The first thing he did was to hold up his15 hand and say, "Thank you." I felt a sense (感覺) of16.
In the past, while I was17, I always sensed (or felt) I was working for the customers(顧客), not the store. Today it’s the18. NBC News pays my salary(工資),19I feel as if I work for the20, helping them make sense of (or find the meaning of) the world.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      the reader
   2. B.
      the college student
   3. C.
      the shop owner
   4. D.
      the customer
2. 2.
   1. A.
      a book
   2. B.
      a job
   3. C.
      some tea
   4. D.
      any help
3. 3.
   1. A.
      planning
   2. B.
      saving
   3. C.
      preparing
   4. D.
      studying
4. 4.
   1. A.
      read
   2. B.
      studied
   3. C.
      cooked
   4. D.
      worked
5. 5.
   1. A.
      pay for
   2. B.
      fit for
   3. C.
      run for
   4. D.
      enter for
6. 6.
   1. A.
      so
   2. B.
      yet
   3. C.
      even
   4. D.
      still
7. 7.
   1. A.
      anything
   2. B.
      something
   3. C.
      nothing
   4. D.
      everything
8. 8.
   1. A.
      worried
   2. B.
      satisfied
   3. C.
      excited
   4. D.
      puzzled
9. 9.
   1. A.
      pride
   2. B.
      failure
   3. C.
      sadness
   4. D.
      surprise
10. 10.
    1. A.
       doctor
    2. B.
       store owner
    3. C.
       bookseller
    4. D.
       TV reporter
11. 11.
    1. A.
       in
    2. B.
       with
    3. C.
       by
    4. D.
       for
12. 12.
    1. A.
       shame
    2. B.
       honor
    3. C.
       terror(恐怖)
    4. D.
       danger
13. 13.
    1. A.
       advised
    2. B.
       forced
    3. C.
       persuaded
    4. D.
       allowed
14. 14.
    1. A.
       action
    2. B.
       program
    3. C.
       treatment
    4. D.
       operation
15. 15.
    1. A.
       repaired
    2. B.
       connected
    3. C.
       hurt
    4. D.
       improved
16. 16.
    1. A.
       pleasure
    2. B.
       sadness
    3. C.
       interest
    4. D.
       disappointment(失望)
17. 17.
    1. A.
       at the TV station
    2. B.
       in the Students’ Union
    3. C.
       at the US Forest Service
    4. D.
       at McCauley’s Bookstore
18. 18.
    1. A.
       difference
    2. B.
       same
    3. C.
       usual
    4. D.
       request
19. 19.
    1. A.
       so
    2. B.
       and
    3. C.
       but
    4. D.
       because
20. 20.
    1. A.
       readers
    2. B.
       viewers
    3. C.
       customers
    4. D.
       passengers

Answer 1

CBBDA CDAAD BACDA ADBCB
1.要填的單詞是對the man behind the counter(柜臺)的解釋，就是the shop owner，選C
2.上下文暗示題：從第二段的the job 說明店主時(shí)問作者要不要工作，選B
3.考查詞組：prepare for “為…做準(zhǔn)備“，選B
4.因?yàn)榻邮樟斯ぷ鳎�這里填work表示放學(xué)后或暑假去工作。選D
5.前面提到the lowest wages(薪金)說明工作可以幫助他付第一年的學(xué)費(fèi)。選A
6.前面描述的是他另外的幾個(gè)工作，這里表示遞進(jìn)，甚至制作地圖。選C
7.考查代詞，因?yàn)槲艺冶榱宋覀兯�有的書。選D
8.前面交代這個(gè)人剛進(jìn)書店的時(shí)候，She seemed fearful (or much afraid).走的時(shí)候是不那么worried。選 A
9.考查形容詞，幫助了別人作者感到自豪。選A
10.推理題：從后面的After my story was broadcast, 說明作者是電視臺記者。選D
11.考查with復(fù)合結(jié)構(gòu)：with his fingers connected手指是連起來的。選 B
12.考查句意理解，因?yàn)闅埣�，男孩羞愧的生活。選A
13.句意是：物品說服老板讓我報(bào)道這個(gè)故事。選C
14.醫(yī)生和護(hù)士免費(fèi)給他做手術(shù)：perform the operation“做手術(shù)”。選D
15.做完手術(shù)，手是被修復(fù)了，選A
16.體會(huì)作者當(dāng)時(shí)的心情是高興的感覺。選A
17.談到過去，是在at McCauley’s Bookstore 而且后面也說是not the store選D。
18.前后對比，現(xiàn)在的情況也是一樣的，作者都是在為人們服務(wù)。選B
19.兩句話是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系。選C
20.相對于電視臺來說顧客就是觀眾。選B