With a heavy heart Sally arrived early on the morning of the auction(拍賣). It was almost a year since her dear grandmother had passed away in this house at the age of ninety-two. 　　1    

the family business had failed and left them heavy debts. So the bank had    2    the family to have an auction sale to repay their debts.

    3    the past several weeks, she had managed to save $100 in order to bid(出價)on the

   4    . Surely this would be enough, she had thought. Now the    5    moment had arrived. Looking around, Sally was surprised to see so many people had    6　　 , some from far away.

As the auction began, Sally waited. Finally, the time came to bid on the quilt(被子). She held her    7    tightly and listened. The first bid was $50. She was   8    . It was so high! Quickly other people bid and soon the bidding    9    $85. Sally carried out “$100”!For a moment there was silence. Hope   10    her. She glanced again at the quilt, thinking how    11    her grandmother would have been with her    12    .

Just then, from the back, another person shouted “$125”! She had lost her    13　　 .

Suddenly she couldn’t help wondering why so many people    14    be interested in that old, torn, dirty quilt. The quilt was sold for $500 to a complete    15    .

After the sale, she went to the count to pay for the few items that were now hers. The woman at the cash desk handed her the quilt. “There must be some    16    . Someone else got it. ”She said. A hand-written    17    was pinned to the quilt, which read:

Dear Madam,

I noticed you    18    the quilt. Clearly, it was   19    to you. Please accept this quilt as my gift. I don’t expect repayment from you, but do a similar favor in the future for a stranger who   20    to cross your path.

1. A. Naturally　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Unfortunately

C. Luckily　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. Strangely

2. A. forbidden　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. waited

C. expected　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. forced

3. A. With　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. At

C. By　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. Over

4. A. house　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. pillow

C. furniture　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. quilt

5. A. strange　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. necessary

C. big　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　   D. curio?us

6. A. turned out　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. turned up

C. turned back　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. turned on

7. A. purse　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  　　   B. picture

C. book　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. quilt

8. A. excited　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. calm

C. worried　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. shocked

9. A. rose　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. climbed

C. reached　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. won

10. A. told　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. helped

C. filled　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. gave

11. A. pleased　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. anxious

C. angry　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. familiar

12. A. at this moment　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. ever since

C. long before　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. soon after

13. A. thought　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. chance

C. method　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. fortune

14. A. could　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. might

C. must　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. would

15. A. relative　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. customer

C. friend 　　  　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. stranger

16. A. reason　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. secret

C. mistake　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. fun

17. A. check　　   　　　　　　　　  &nb晄p;　　　　　　　　　　 B. wallet

C. address　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. note

18. A. admiring　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. touching

C. watching　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. holding

19. A. wonderful　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. various

C. pretty　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. precious

20. A. used　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. stops

C. happens　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  　　   D. comes

 

答案：B;D;D;D;C;B;A;D;C;C;A;A;B;D;D;C;D;A;D;C
提示：

1題根據(jù)題意很容易選出B項，

2題銀行強迫他們拍賣財產(chǎn)。

3題在過去的幾個星期。

4題被子。

6題turn up表示“出現(xiàn)”的意思，

7題錢包。

8題她很震驚。

9題只有C項為及物動詞，故應(yīng)選C項。

10題她充滿了希望。

11題是多么高興啊。

12題在這時。

13題失去了機會。

14題這里考查情態(tài)動詞的不同用法。

15題陌生人。

16題有什么地方出錯了。

17題手寫的便條。

18題根據(jù)前文知道，買主對這被子很是羨慕，故18題選A。

19題對你來說很珍貴。

20題happen to do 句型。

 


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