Question

Cloze(完形填空) In the summer vacation of 1997．I was fixed with a job．I worked as a(n)　　1　　 at Mr．Breen’s fruit shop．The fruit shop did 　　2　　 business．Most of the trade hood, 　　3　　 he also had regular customers who arrived outside the shop in cars．Mr．Breen 　　4　　 them all by name and they sometimes even had their order already made up, always 　　5　　 me to carry it out to their car．They were clearly long-standing customers, and I 　　6　　 they must have stayed faithful to him 　　7　　 he had promised to sell good quality 　　8　　．He had a way with them－I had to 　　9　　 that．He called every woman“madam”for a start, 　　10　　 those who clearly were not, but when he 　　11　　 it, it did not sound like flattery(奉承)．It just sounded 　　12　　 in an old-fashioned way．He was a great chatter 　　13　　．If he did not know them, he would greet them with a few 　　14　　 about the weather, 　　15　　 he did, he would ask about their families or make 　　16　　, always cutting his cloth 　　17　　 his customers．Whatever their bills came to, he 　　18　　 gave them back the few odd pence(零錢)，and I am sure they thought he was very generous(慷慨)．But I thought he was the opposite．He never 　　19　　 anything away．He was always looking for 　　20　　 for nothing． (1) [　　] A． operator B． assistant C． waiter D． secretary (2) [　　] A． good B． poor C． big D． usual (3) [　　] A． so B． when C． therefore D． but (4) [　　] A． sold B． knew C． gave D． sent (5) [　　] A． making B． letting C． getting D． keeping (6) [　　] A． wish B． insist C． declare D． suppose (7) [　　] A． when B． if C． because D． though (8) [　　] A． food B． fruit C． vegetables D． drink (9) [　　] A． admit B． expect C． announce D． promise (10) [　　] A． yet B． only C． just D． even (11) [　　] A． told B． said C． spoke D． talked (12) [　　] A． serious B． strange C． polite D． familiar (13) [　　] A． as well B． as usual C． either D． also (14) [　　] A． sayings B． questions C． words D． speeches (15) [　　] A． and then B． and so C． even if D． but if (16) [　　] A． preparations B． jokes C． repairs D． friends (17) [　　] A． according to B． due to C． instead of D． up to (18) [　　] A． never B． ever C． seldom D． always (19) [　　] A． took B． moved C． threw D． turned (20) [　　] A． something B． anything C． somebody D． anybody

Answer 1

答案：1．B;2．A;3．D;4．B;5．C;6．D;7．C;8．B;9．A;10．D;11．B;12．C;13．A;14．C;15．D;16．B;17．A;18．D;19．C;20．A;
解析：

(1)	shop assistant店員，從后文可知他是在幫Mr．Breen作店員。
(2)	do good business生意很不錯，從后文可知這家水果店生意很好。
(3)	but在這里起輕微的轉折作用。
(4)	從后文可知他了解每個顧客的名字。
(5)	get sb．to do sth．意為“要某人做某事”。
(6)	suppose表示(常與that連用)“認定、猜想”。
(7)	因后面說的是原因，所以要用because。
(8)	水果店當然是賣好質(zhì)量的水果fruit。
(9)	此處應是“承認”。
(10)	even表示“即使”，表讓步。
(11)	后面有賓語it，所以用said，表示說的內(nèi)容。
(12)	這種稱呼聽起來有“禮貌的”。
(13)	as well表示“也”，also一般不用在句末，either常用于否定句。
(14)	打招呼用“言詞”word。
(15)	but if在這里與前面的if形成轉折并列句。
(16)	make jokes指“開玩笑”，其他不符合語境。
(17)	cut cloth according to意為“見什么人說什么話的意思”。
(18)	從前后描述來看他應是“總是”找回別人零錢。
(19)	throw扔掉，這里主要是說他很“小氣”，從不扔掉任何東西。
(20)	look for something for nothing意為“不花錢找一些東西”。