Question

完型填空 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 came from the housewives who lived in the neighborhood, 　　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(零钱)，and I am sure they thought he was very generous．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． drinks (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)	assistant＝shop assistant售货员。
(2)	do good business买卖很好，未必很大(C)或很平常(D)；通读全文后得知，更不是B(poor)
(3)	意思有了转折。
(4)	know sb．by name认识某人，并能叫出名字来。布林先生都认识他们，并且都叫得上名字来；他们有时甚至把要买的东西的清单都列好了，总是让我把东西拿到外面他们的车上去。
(5)	只有get sb．接to do; make sb．do; let sb．do; keep sb．doing。
(6)	猜测；估计；久希望；B．坚持认为；C．正式宣布。
(7)	因为。
(8)	因前面提到fruit shop。
(9)	承认，B．预料，期待；C．宣布；D．许诺。
(10)	even甚至。
(11)	say强调说话的内容。A．tell后接sb．sth．; C．speak着重动作；D．talk与人交谈。
(12)	礼貌的。
(13)	as well也，用于句尾。B．as usual像往常一样；C．either用于否定句尾；D．also一般不用于句尾。
(14)	words话，A．sayings：谚语，格言；B．问题；D．讲演之类：
(15)	此处but if he did＝but if he did know them．A．然后；B．and so he did(并且他这样做了)，C．即使，We’ll go even if it rains．
(16)	make jokes开玩笑
(17)	字面意思是“总是根据顾客的不同(熟悉或不熟悉)剪布”，引申意为“见什么样的顾客说什么样的话”，B．由于；C．代表；D．达到(某数量或程度)。
(18)	此句意为“不管帐单是多少钱，他总是退还给他们那几个零钱”。Come to：add up to：总计，合计。
(19)	throw…away扔掉，A．take away拿走，B．move away移走，D．turn away：他绝不会白白地扔掉任何东西。
(20)	something for nothing：不花钱而得到东西。此句大意为：他总是在寻求什么免费的东西，暗含之意：总想找便宜占。