阅读下面短文，撑握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

 

One summer day my father sent me to buy wire for our farm. At 16, I liked 1better than driving our truck, 2this time I was not happy. My father had told me I’d have to ask for credit(赊账) at the store.

Sixteen is a 3age, when a young man wants respect, not charity. It was 1976, and the ugly 4of racial discrimination was 5a fact of life. I’d seen my friends ask for credit and then stand, head down, while the store owner 6whether they were “good for it.” I knew black youths just like me who were 7like thieves by the store clerk each time they went into a grocery.

My family was 8. We paid our debts. But before harvest, cash was short. Would the store owner 9us ?

At Davis’s store, Buck Davis stood behind the cash desk, talking to a farmer. I nodded 10I passed him on my way to the hardware shelves. When I brought my 11to the cash desk, I said 12, “I need to put this on credit.”

The farmer gave me an amused, distrustful 13. But Buck’s face didn’t change. “Sure,” he said 14. “Your daddy is 15good for it.” He  16to the other man. “This here is one of James Williams’s sons.”

The farmer nodded in a neighborly 17. 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  18brought our whole family the respect of our neighbors. Everyone knew what to 19from a Williams: a decent person who kept his word and respected himself 20much to do wrong.

1.A. something   B. nothing    C. anything    D. everything

2.A. and         B. so         C. but         D. for

3.A. prideful    B. wonderful  C. respectful  D. colorful

4.A. intention   B. shadow     C. habit       D. faith

5.A. thus        B. just       C. still       D. ever

6.A. guessed     B. suspected   C. questioned   D. figured

7.A. watched     B. caught     C. dismissed   D. accused

8.A. generous    B. honest     C. friendly    D. modest

9.A. blame       B. excuse     C. charge      D. trust

10.A. until       B. as         C. once        D. since

11.A. purchases   B. sales      C. orders      D. favorites

12.A. casually    B. confidently   C. cheerfully   D. carefully

13.A. look    B. stare   C. response   D. comment

14.A. patiently   B. eagerly    C. easily   D. proudly

15.A generally    B. never   C. sometimes   D. always

16.A. pointed     B. replied   C. turned   D introduced

17.A. sense   B. way   C. degree   D. mood

18.A. earned   B. deserved   C. given    D. used

19.A. receive   B. expect   C. collect   D. require

20.A. very     B. so     C. how     D. too

 

 

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

One summer day my father sent me to buy wire for our farm. At 16, I liked  1better than driving our truck,  2this time I was not happy. My father had told me I’d have to ask for credit at the store.

Sixteen is a  3age, when a young man wants respect, not charity. It was 1976, and the ugly  4of racial discrimination was  5a fact of life. I’d seen my friends ask for credit and then stand, head down, while the store owner  6whether they were “good for it.” I knew black youths just like me who were  7like thieves by the store clerk each time they went into a grocery.

My family was  8. We paid our debts. But before harvest, cash was short. Would the store owner  9us?

At Davis’s store, Buck Davis stood behind the cash desk, talking to a farmer. I nodded  10I passed him on my way to the hardware shelves. When I brought my  11to the cash desk, I said  12, “I need to put this on credit.”

The farmer gave me an amused, distrustful  13. But Buck’s face didn’t change. “Sure, ” he said  14. “Your daddy is  15good for it.” He  16to the other man. “This here is one of James Williams’s sons.”

The farmer nodded in a neighborly  17. I was filled with pride. James Williams’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  18brought our whole family the respect of our neighbors. Everyone knew what to  19from a Williams: a decent person who kept his word and respected himself  20much to do wrong.

1.A.something       B.nothing           C.anything          D.everything

2.A.and         B. so               C. but              D. for

3.A.prideful        B. wonderful        C. respectful           D. colorful

4.A.intention       B. shadow           C. habit                D. faith

5.A.thus            B. just             C. still                D. ever

6.A.guessed     B. suspected            C. questioned       D. figured

7.A.watched     B. caught           C. dismissed            D. accused

8.A.generous        B. honest           C. friendly         D. modest

9.A.blame           B. excuse           C. charge           D. trust

10.A.until          B. as               C. once             D. since

11.A.purchases      B. sales                C. orders           D. favorites

12.A.casually       B. confidently      C. cheerfully           D. carefully

13.A.look           B. stare                C. response         D. comment

14.A.patiently      B. eagerly          C. easily               D. proudly

15.A.generally      B. never                C. sometimes        D. always

16.A.pointed        B. replied          C. turned           D. introduced

17.A.sense          B. way              C. degree           D. mood

18.A.earned         B. deserved         C. given                D. used

19.A.receive        B. expect           C. collect          D. require

20.A.very           B. so               C. how              D. too

 

One summer day my father sent me to buy wire for our farm. At 16, I liked   1    better than driving our truck,   2     this time I was not happy. My father had told me I’d have to ask for credit（赊账）at the store.

Sixteen is a   3    age, when a young man wants respect, not charity. It was 1976, and the ugly   4    of racial discrimination was   5    a fact of life. I’d seen my friends ask for credit and then stand, head down, while the store owner   6    whether they were “good for it.” I knew black youths just like me who were   7    like thieves by the store clerk each time they went into a grocery.

My family was   8     . We paid our debts. But before harvest, cash was short. Would the store owner   9    us?

At David’s store, Buck Davis stood behind the cash desk, talking to a farmer. I nodded   10    I passed him on my way to the hardware shelves. When I brought my   11    to the cash desk, I said   12    , “I need to put this on credit.”

The farmer gave me an amused, distrustful   13   . But Buck’s face didn’t change. “Sure,” he said   14  . “Your daddy is   15   good for it.” He   16    to the other man. “This here is one of James Williams’s sons.”

The farmer nodded in a neighborly   17  . I was filled with pride. James Williams’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   18   brought our whole family the respect of our neighbors. Everyone knew what to   19    from a Williams: a decent person who kept his word and respected himself   20    much to do wrong.

1．A．something            B．nothing               C．anything             D．everything

2．A．and                      B．so                       C．but                     D．for

2,4,6

3．A．prideful                 B．wonderful            C．respectful            D．colorful

4．A．intention                B．shadow               C．habit                   D．faith

5．A．thus                      B．just                     C．still                     D．ever

6．A．guessed                B．suspected            C．questioned           D．figured

7．A．watched                B．caught                 C．dismissed            D．accused

8．A．generous               B．honest                 C．friendly               D．modest

9．A．blame                   B．excuse                C．charge                D．trust

10．A．until                    B．as                       C．once                   D．since

11．A．purchases            B．sales                   C．orders                 D．favorites

12．A．casually               B．confidently          C．cheerfully            D．carefully

13．A．look                    B．stare                   C．response             D．comment

14．A．patiently              B．eagerly                C．easily                  D．proudly

15．A．generally             B．never                  C．sometimes           D．always

16．A．pointed                B．replied                 C．turned                 D．introduced

17．A．sense                  B．way                    C．degree                 D．mood

18．A．earned                 B．deserved              C．given                  D．used

19．A．receive                B．expect                 C．collect                 D．require

20．A．very            B．so              C．how            D．too

One summer day my father sent me to buy wire for our farm．At 16, I like   1  better than driving our truck，   2   this time I was not happy．My father had told me I’d have to ask for credit（赊账）at the store．

Sixteen is a    3    age, when a young man wants respect, not charity．It was 1976, and the ugly    4    of racial discrimination was    5   a fact of life, I’d seen my friends ask for credit and then stand, head down, while the store owner    6   whether they were“good for it．”I knew black youths just like me who were    7   like thieves by the store clerk each time they went into a grocery．

My family was    8   ．We paid our debts．But before harvest, cash was short．Would the store owner   9    us?

At Davis’a store, Buck Davis stood behind the cash desk, talking to a farmer．I nodded  10   I passed him on my way to the hardware shelves．When I brought my    11    to the cash desk, I said    12   ,“I need to put this on credit．”

The farmer gave me an amused, distrustful   13   ．But Buck’s face didn’t change．“Sure, he said    14   ．”Your daddy is    15   good for it．”He    16    to the other man．“This here is one of James Williams’s sons．”

   The farmer nodded in a neighborly    17  ,I was filled with pride．James Williams’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   18    brought our whole family the respect of our neighbors．Everyone knew what to   19    from a Williams; a decent person who kept his word and respected himself   20    much to do wrong．

1．A．something           B．nothing            C．anything            D．everything

2．A．and                 B．so               C．but               D．for

3．A．prideful               B．wonderful         C．respectful          D．colorful

4．A．intention             B．shadow           C．habit               D．faith

5．A．thus               B．just                C．still               D．ever

6．A．guessed             B．suspected       C．questioned        D．figured

7．A．watched           B．caught          C．dismissed        D．accused

8．A．generous             B．honest          C．friendly          D．modest

9．A．blame               B．excuse          C．charge            D．trust

10．A．until               B．as                C．once            D．since

11．A．purchases         B．sales              C．orders            D．favorites

12．A．casually            B．confidently       C．cheerfully          D．carefully

13．A．look              B．stare              C．response         D．comment

14．A．patiently          B．eagerly             C．easily             D．proudly

15．A．generally           B．never              C．sometimes         D．always

16．A．pointed           B．replied         C．turned           D．introduced

17．A．sense            B．way               C．degree           D．mood

18．A．earned           B．deserved          C．given            D．used

19．A．receive              B．expect            C．collect              D．require

20．A．very              B．so               C．how              D．too

  完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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 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 cash desk, I said  47 , “I need to put this on credit.”

The farmer gave me an 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 Williams’s sons.”

The farmer nodded in a neighborly  52 . I was filled with pride. James Williams’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