My expenses are too high and I must ________ them ________ anyhow.
A.cut; off
B.cut; down
C.turn; down
D.turn; off
科目:高中英语 来源:2014届江西宜春上高二中高三上期第二次月考英语卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
Edgar felt quite excited at the thought of his first swim of the summer. With the sun shining down so strongly, the sea was certain to be warm enough. He walked quickly along the sea-front towards the steps that led on to the sands. He smiled cheerfully at the passersby. He had just smiled and raised his hat to an elderly lady when a man with a camera caught his arm and stopped him. Edgar heard a little buzzing noise from the camera.
“Your photograph, sir, in glorious colour in just one moment if you please,” said the man in one breath. Then the buzzing stopped, and he held the photograph in his hand and was waving it to and fro. In a
moment he handed it over, and Edgar saw the bright blue splash of his shirt half filling the picture.
“Seventy pence, sir,” the man said. “It’s the bargain of your holiday.”
“Seventy pence,” Edgar repeated, mildly. “For this?” He stared at the photographer.
“They’re normally eighty-five, sir, but for a single subject I make a cut-price offer. It’s the best value you’ll get in Chadwell.”
“You’ll have to make a better offer,” Edgar said. It was a good photo though, he thought, so bright and clear. His hat was held high, and he was smiling broadly at the old lady, whose arm and handbag came into a lower corner. He had had no idea that he was being snapped. He thought he was really quite a good-looking chap.
“That’s as good as any studio job that would cost you pounds,” said the cameraman. “It’s better in a way because it’s so natural. Only seventy pence, sir.”
“I’ve never paid so much for a snap in my life. It simply isn’t worth that kind of money. It’s not as if I need the thing. Look, I’ll give you twenty-five.”
“No, I can’t do that. Each of these instant colour shots costs me 50p — that’s the price of the blank frame, so you see…”
“Criminal, criminal,” Edgar broke in. “You want a profit of forty per cent. Well, not at my expense, I’m afraid. I’ll give you your 50p and that’s that.”
“Let me see, then.” The man suddenly took the photograph out of Edgar’s hand. “I can’t waste any more time with you. It’s 70p or I keep it.”
“Keep it,” Edgar said. He turned, looked out to the sea, and then walked quickly away.
1.Why do you suppose Edgar was in Chadwell?
A. It was his hometown.
B. He was there on holiday.
C. He was in the making of a film.
D. He was there to have his photograph taken.
2.Edgar smiled at and raised his hat to the lady because ________.
A. he thought he recognized her
B. he wanted the photograph to be amusing
C. she was having her photograph taken
D. he was feeling excited and cheerful
3. The photographer lowered his price to 70p because __________.
A. Edgar wanted to bargain for the photo
B. Edgar couldn’t afford to pay the normal price
C. Edgar was the only person in the photo
D. there was only one copy of the photo
4.What did Edgar think of the photo?
A. He thought it made him look like a criminal.
B. He liked it but thought it was too dear.
C. It annoyed him because he hadn’t expected it.
D. He thought it was a bargain at the price.
5.We can infer from the passage that _______ .
A. Edgar was an indifferent but good-looking man
B. Edgar smiled at the photographer because he was being photographed
C. the photographer was actually a criminal
D. Edgar didn’t buy the snap at length.
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My eighth grade consisted of 28 classmates. We knew each other so well that most of us could distinguish each other's handwriting at a glance. Although we grew up together, we still had class outcasts.From second grade on, a small group started harassing (骚扰) two or three of the others.I was one of those two or three, though I didn't know why.In most cases when children get picked on, they aren't good at sports or they read too much or they wear the wrong clothes or they are of a different race.But in my class, we all read too much and didn't know how to play sports.We had also been brought up to carefully respect each other's race.This is what was so strange about my situation.Usually, people are made outcasts because they are in some way different from the larger group.But in my class, large differences did not exist.It was as if the outcasts were invented by the group out of a need for them.
The harassment came in the form of laughter when I talked, and rolled eyes when I turned around.If I was out on the playground and approached a group of people, they often fell silent.Sometimes, someone would not see me coming and I would catch the tail end of a joke at my expense.
There was another girl in our class who was perhaps even more rejected than I.She provided the group with a lot of material for jokes.One day one popular girl came up to me to show me something she said I wouldn't want to miss.We walked to a comer of the playground.Three or four girls there were reading aloud from a small book, which I was told was the girl's diary.
I sat down and, laughing till my sides hurt, heard my voice finally mixed with the others.Often being accepted by others is more satisfying than being accepted by oneself, even though the satisfaction does not last.Looking back, I wonder how I could have participated in making fun of this girl when I knew perfectly well how it felt.If I were in that situation today I would react differently, but I can't honestly be sure.
1.The author was made an outcast because ____.
A.she couldn't play sports as well as others
B.her classmates needed to find an outcast her
C.her classmates found her clothes funny
D.family belonged to a minority group
2.How was the author treated as an outcast?
A.She was refused to approach others.
B.No one responded to her talking.
C.She was often the target of teasing.
D.Her diary was often made public.
3.What did the author do to the girl mentioned in Paragraph 3?
A.She showed great sympathy with the girl.
B.She found more materials about the girl for jokes.
C.She stopped the others from hurting the girl.
D.She joined others in making fun of the girl.
4.What does the passage intend to tell us?
A.Everyone is likely to become an outcast.
B.We shouldn't hit a person when he is down.
C.Everyone has a desire to be accepted by others.
D.One should pay somebody back in his own way.
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My eighth grade consisted of 28 classmates.We knew each other so well that most of us could distinguish each other’s handwriting at a glance.Although we grew up together, we still had class outcasts(被抛弃者).From second grade on, a small group started harassing(骚扰)two or three of the others.I was one of those two or three, though I didn’t know why.In most cases when children get picked on, they aren’t good at sports or they read too much or they wear the wrong clothes or they are of a different race.But in my class, we all read too much and didn’t know how to play sports.We had also been brought up to carefully respect each other’s race.This is what was so strange about my situation.Usually, people are made outcasts because they are in some way different from the larger group.But in my class, large differences did not exist.It was as if the outcasts were invented by the group out of a need for them.
The harassment came in the form of laughter when I talked, and rolled eyes when I turned around.If I was out on the playground and approached a group of people, they often fell silent. Sometimes, someone would not see me coming and I would catch the tail end of a joke at my expense.
There was another girl in our class who was perhaps even more rejected than I.She provided the group with a lot of material for jokes. One day one popular girl came up to me to show me something she said I wouldn’t want to miss.We walked to a corner of the playground.Three or four girls there were reading aloud from a small book, which I was told was the girl’s diary.
I sat down and, laughing till my sides hurt, heard my voice finally mixed with the others.Often being accepted by others is more satisfying than being accepted by oneself, even though the satisfaction does not last.Looking back, I wonder how I could have participated in making fun of this girl when I knew perfectly well how it felt.If I were in that situation today I would react differently, but I can’t honestly be sure.
69.The author was made an outcast because _________.
A.she couldn’t play sports as well as others
B.her family belonged to a minority group
C.her classmates found her clothes funny
D.her classmates required an outcast
70.How was the author treated as an outcast?
A.She was often the target of teasing.
B.No one responded to her talking.
C.She was refused to approach others.
D.Her diary was often made public.
71.What did the author do to the girl mentioned in Paragraph 3?
A.She showed great sympathy with the girl.
B.She joined others in making fun of the girl.
C.She stopped the others from hurting the girl.
D.She found more materials about the girl for jokes.
72.What does the passage intend to tell us?
A.Someone is likely to become an outcast.
B.We shouldn’t hit a person when he is down.
C.One should pay somebody back in his own way.
D.Everyone has a desire to be accepted by others.
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