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As she walked round the large shop, Edith realized how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas __1__for her father.
She __2__that he were as easy to please as her mother, who was __3__satisfied with perfume(香水). Besides, shopping at this time of the year was a most unhappy job. People stepped on your feet, pushed you with their shoulders and almost __4__ you over in their hurry in order to __5__ something cheap ahead of you.
Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in front of a counter, where some beautiful ties were on __6__. "They are __7__silk," the shop assistant told her with a smile trying to __8__her to buy one. But Edith knew from past __9__that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father.
She moved on slowly and then, quite by chance, stopped where a small crowd of men had gathered round a counter. She found some fine pipes(烟斗) on sale and the __10__were very beautiful. Edith did not hesitate(犹豫) for long, although her father __11__ smoked a pipe once in a while, she believed this was __12__ to please him.
When she got home, with her small but __13__present hidden in her handbag, it was time for supper and her parents were already at table. Her mother was in great __14__. "Your father has at last decided to stop smoking," she told her daughter happily. Edith was so __15__that she could not say a single word.
小题1:
A.suitB.cardC.thingD.gift
小题2:
A.believedB.wishedC.thoughtD.considered
小题3:
A.neverB.seldomC.alwaysD.rarely
小题4:
A.turnedB.hitC.broughtD.knocked
小题5:
A.watchB.findC.graspD.sell
小题6:
A.timeB.showC.boardD.duty
小题7:
A.realB.cheapC.poorD.exact
小题8:
A.hopeB.askC.forceD.persuade
小题9:
A.experienceB.thingsC.booksD.school
小题10:
A.moneyB.cigaretteC.shapesD.shop
小题11:
A.alwaysB.nearlyC.onlyD.never
小题12:
A.hardlyB.impossiblyC.possiblyD.certainly
小题13:
A.cheapB.well-chosenC.expensiveD.ready-made
小题14:
A.excitementB.angerC.sadnessD.disappointment
小题15:
A.gladB.happyC.surprisedD.excited
答案

小题1:D

小题2:B

小题3:C

小题4:D

小题5:C

小题6:B

小题7:A

小题8:D

小题9:A

小题10:C

小题11:C

小题12:D

小题13:D

小题14:A

小题15:C

女儿精心地位爸爸挑选生日礼物,结果却出人意料。

小题1:上下文串联。根据Christmas可知是卖圣诞节礼物给父亲。

小题2:动词辨析。A认为;B希望;C思考;D考虑。结合句意可知B正确,她希望父亲和母亲一样容易取悦,母亲总是被香水所满足。

小题3:副词辨析。解析同上。

小题4:动词辨析。根据上下文可知他几乎被人们撞倒。

小题5:动词辨析。A观察;B发现;C抓住;D卖;根据句意可知C正确,人们为了抢先抓住那些便宜货,而争先恐后。

小题6:介词搭配。根据上下文可知是那些领带在展出销售。

小题7:形容词辨析。根据上下文可知是售货员在吹嘘推销自己的产品。

小题8:动词辨析。根据上下文可知售货员是想说服顾客买他的东西。

小题9:名词辨析。A经验;B事情;C书本;D学习。根据句意可知A正确。根据以往的经验。

小题10:名词辨析。A钱;B香烟;C形状;D商店。根据句意可知是指那些烟斗的外形很好。

小题11:上下文串联。根据后面的once in a while可知父亲仅仅只是偶尔抽烟。

小题12:副词辨析。A几乎不;B不可能;C可能;D当然,一定;根据句意可知她认为这个烟斗一定能让他满意。

小题13:形容词辨析。根据句意可知这是一个准备好的礼物。特别注意B选项。

小题14:名词辨析。根据上下文可知妈妈很兴奋,因为爸爸同意戒烟。

小题15:上下文串联。根据上下文可知这样的结果出乎她的意料,所以她非常惊讶。

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