Question

One fine afternoon I was walking along the Fifth Avenue, when I remembered that it was necessary to buy a pair of socks. I the first sock shop that caught my eye, and , not more than 17, came forward. "What can I do for you, sir?" "I wish to a pair of socks." glowed. "Did you know that you had come into in the world to buy socks?" I had not been that, as my entrance had been accidental. "Come with me,” said the boy happily. He began to down from the shelves box after box.

" , boy, I'm going to buy only one pair!" "I know that, but I want you to see how beautiful these are. Aren't they wonderful?" There was an expression of joy, he were revealing(透露) to me the of his religion. I became far more interested in him than in the socks. "My friend," said I, "if this is the enthusiasm from freshness, and you can keep it up , in ten years you’ll own every sock in the United States."

My amazement at his pride in will be understood by all who read this article. In many shops the customer has to wait for someone to him. When some clerk does notice you, you are made to feel as if you were interrupting him. possibly that very clerk who is now so began his career with enthusiasm. The freshness ; he became a mechanical salesman.

I’ve observed such change in the lives of so many men in so many occupations that I've come to the that the fastest road to failure is to do things mechanically.

1.A. turned into B. broke into C. came across D. met with

2.A. a female clerk B. a boy clerk C. a girl clerk D. an old man

3.A. buy B. find C. see D. have

4.A. His face B. The room C. His eyes D. The fire

5.A. the worst B. the right place C. the wrong D. the best place

6.A. curious about B. aware of C. sensitive to D. attached to

7.A. push B. force C. look D. drag

8.A. Hold up B. Just you wait C. Hold on D. Hang up

9.A. on his face B. to my surprise C. for some reason D. to some degree

10.A. when B. as if C. even if D. while

11.A. beliefs B. stories C. values D. mysteries

12.A. hardly B. only C. no more than D. not merely

13.A. day after day B. day by day C. the other day D. to this day

14.A. passion B. salesmanship C. enthusiasm D. job

15.A. serve on B. care for C. wait upon D. deal with

16.A. accidentally B. occasionally C. finally D. disrespectfully

17.A. Yet B. So C. Then D. For

18.A. enthusiastic B. unconcerned C. different D. responsible

19.A. wore of B. wore on C. wore over D. wore off

20.A. response B. realization C. conclusion D. circumstance

Answer 1

1.A

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.D

6.B

7.D

8.C

9.A

10.B

11.D

12.D

13.A

14.B

15.C

16.C

17.A

18.B

19.D

20.C

【解析】

試題分析：文章主要講的是對待工作要有熱情，不能只是為了圖一時的新鮮感。作者進(jìn)入一家店買襪子，男孩對待工作的熱情讓作者感到驚訝。作者認(rèn)為，當(dāng)新鮮感消失之后，人們在工作上就會變得消極、怠慢。

1.I the first sock shop that caught my eye當(dāng)發(fā)現(xiàn)需要買一雙襪子時，作者轉(zhuǎn)向進(jìn)入了他看到的第一家賣襪子的店，turn有“轉(zhuǎn)向”的意思，turn into在此意為“轉(zhuǎn)向進(jìn)入......”，故選A。

2.not more than 17”可知，店員的年齡不超過17歲，排除D；根據(jù)第一段最后一行“said the boy happily”可知，接待作者的是一個男孩子，故選B。

3.it was necessary to buy a pair of socks”可知，作者想買襪子，故選A。

4.

5.I want you to see how beautiful these are”可知，男孩告訴作者他的店里的襪子是最好的，故選D。

6.as my entrance had been accidental”可知，作者是偶然進(jìn)入這家店的，作者對這家店并不了解，之前不知道這家店是最好的，故選B。

7.He began to down from the shelves box after box.男孩開始從架子上往下拉裝有襪子的盒子，故選D。

8.I'm going to buy only one pair!"”可知，作者是在提醒男孩他只買一雙襪子，故選C an expression of joy男孩的臉上帶著喜悅的表情，故選A。

9.

10. he were revealing(透露) to me the of his religion男孩似乎在向作者透露宗教中的秘密，故選D。

11.and you can keep it up 保持這份熱情”可知，作者的意思是“如果這不只是一時的新鮮感”，故選D。

12.in ten years you’ll own...”可知，作者讓男孩一直保持這種熱情，十年之后......，這里表示“日復(fù)一日地保持熱情”，而不是“熱情一天天逐漸地增加”，故選A。

13.My amazement at his pride in 作者對男孩在銷售中表現(xiàn)出的自豪感而感到驚訝，故選B。

14.In many shops the customer has to wait for someone to him.在許多商店里，顧客能做的只是等著有人來招待他，故選C。

15.When some clerk does notice you, you are made to feel as if you were interrupting him.當(dāng)顧客最終被注意到時，他會感到似乎是自己打斷了那個店員，故選C。

16.began his career with enthusiasm”可知，然而，每個店員都是帶著熱情開始工作的，前后表示轉(zhuǎn)折，故選A。

17.the customer has to wait for someone to him. When some clerk does notice you...”可知，店員對待顧客很冷漠，沒有了當(dāng)初的熱情，故選B。

18.The freshness ; he became a mechanical salesman.當(dāng)新鮮感逐漸消失，他就會變成一個毫無熱情的、呆板的銷售員，故選D。

19.作者在很多職業(yè)中都發(fā)現(xiàn)了這樣的現(xiàn)象，以至于他得出這樣的結(jié)論：機械地做事會最快導(dǎo)致失敗。come to a conclusion得出結(jié)論，故選C。

考點：故事類短文閱讀