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【題目】 The sight of a tailor-shop gave me a strong wish to throw off my old clothes and get a new suit. Could I afford it? No, I had nothing in the world but a million-pound note. So I forced myself to go on by. But soon I was drawing back again. The temptation troubled me a lot. I must have passed that shop six times during that struggle. At last I gave in, I had to. I asked if they had a cheap suit. The fellow I spoke to made no answer at first, looked me up and down, noticed that I was almost in rags(衣衫襤褸), then said, “Just a minute.”

I waited till he had finished his work. Then he took me into a back room to choose a cheapest suit for me. I put it on. It didn’t fit, but it was new and I was anxious to have it, so I said shyly:

“Could you wait a few days for the money? I haven’t any small change on me.”

The fellow looked at me coldly and said, “Oh, you haven’t. Well, of course, I know that gentlemen like you carry only large notes(支票)”.

I was angry, and said, “My friend, you shouldn't judge a stranger always by the clothes he wears. I am quite able to pay for this suit. I simply didn't wish to put you to the trouble of changing a large note. ” “Why do you think we can’t change your note? Instead, we can.”

I handed the note to him and said: “Oh, very well, I am sorry.”

He received it with a smile, and then as he looked at the note, his smile froze.

Realizing what was going on, the owner of the shop gave a low whistle and talked excitedly, as if to himself.

“To sell such a suit as that to a millionaire! Tod’s a fool. Please get those clothes off, sir. Wait till you see what we’ll make for you to your own measure.”

Before I could get in a word he had measured me, and was giving orders for evening suits, morning suits, shirts and all sorts of things.

【1】The underlined word “temptation” in paragraph 1 has the same meaning with ________.

A.attractionB.happinessC.angerD.attention

【2】What can be inferred (推斷)from the passage?

A.The author knew he couldn’t afford that suit.

B.Gentlemen always carried large notes.

C.The note the author carried was too large to change.

D.The shop owner recognized the author was a millionaire at the first sight..

【3】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.The author liked the suit very much and decided to have it.

B.Both Tod and the owner of the shop welcomed the author warmly.

C.The author was looked down upon because of the clothes he wore.

D.The author couldn’t have any new suit because he had no small change.

【4】What does the passage mainly tell us?

A.No pains, no gains.B.Never forget to say thanks.

C.A bad beginning makes a bad ending.D.Never judge a person just by his appearance.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】C

【4】D

【解析】

本文敘述了作者穿著破爛衣服到一家西裝店買衣服，店員看他穿著給他挑了件便宜的衣服，因為作者只有一張百萬英鎊的大鈔，怕找零麻煩說日后再給，店員嘲笑他，后得知他是百萬富翁后又熱情為他量身定做好幾套貴重衣服的故事。

【1】詞義猜測題。attraction吸引；happiness幸福；anger氣憤；attention注意；根據(jù)文中的句子The temptation troubled me a lot. I must have passed that shop six times during that struggle.這種……使我很苦惱。在掙扎中，我一定經(jīng)過那家商店六次了�？芍�這里的temptation指的是誘惑，吸引力，故選A。

【2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文中I am quite able to pay for this suit. I simply didn’t wish to put you to the trouble of changing a large note.這套衣服我付得起. 我只是不想讓你麻煩地?fù)Q一張大鈔票。可知作者帶的鈔票太大了而不能找零，故選C。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中I put it on. It didn’t fit, but it was new and I was anxious to have it.我穿上它。它不合身，但它是新的，我很想擁有它�？芍�A選項是錯誤的；根據(jù)文中The fellow I spoke to made no answer at first, looked me up and down, noticed that I was almost in rags(衣衫襤褸), then said, “Just a minute.” I waited till he had finished his work.和我說話的那個人一開始沒有回答，上下打量了我一番，注意到我?guī)缀跻律酪h褸，然后說:“等一下。”我一直等到他完成他的工作�？芍�并不是熱情的歡迎，而是看他穿的破破爛爛而瞧不起他，所以B選項錯誤，C選項正確；根據(jù)文中At last I gave in, I had to. I asked if they had a cheap suit.以及Before I could get in a word he had measured me, and was giving orders for evening suits, morning suits, shirts and all sorts of things.可知最后作者定做了幾套貴重的衣服，所以D選項錯誤，故選C。

【4】主旨大意題。根據(jù)整個文章的理解可知，店里的伙計因為作者的穿著破舊而看不起他，結(jié)果卻發(fā)現(xiàn)作者是個大富翁，所以這個故事告訴我們不能以貌取人，故選D。