Checks have largely replaced money as a means of exchange, for they are widely accepted everywhere. Though this is very convenient for(1)buyer and seller, it(2)not be forgotten that checks are not real money: they are quite valueless(3)themselves. A shopkeeper always runs a certain(4)when he accepts a check and he is quite(5)his rights if, on occasion, he refuses to do(6).
People do not always know this and are shocked if their good faith is called(7). An old and very wealthy friend of mine told me he had an(8)unpleasant experience. He went to a famous jewelry shop which keeps a large(9)of precious stones and asked to be shown some pearl necklaces. After examining several trays, he decided to buy a particularly fine string of pearls and asked(10)he could pay by check. The assistant said that this was quite(11), but(12)my friend signed his name, he was invited into the manager’s office.
The manager was very polite, but he explained that someone with exactly the same name had presented them(13)a worthless check not long ago. My friend got very angry when he heard this and said he would buy a necklace somewhere else. When he got up to go, the manager told him that the police would arrive at any moment and he had better stay(14)he wanted to get into serious trouble.(15), the police arrived soon afterwards. They apologized to my friend for the(16), but explained that a person who had used the same name(17)his was responsible for a number of recent robberies. Then the police asked my friend to copy out a note which had been used by the thief in a number of shops. The note(18): “I have a gun in my pocket. Ask no questions and give me all the money in the safe.” Fortunately, my friend’s handwriting was quite unlike(19). He was not only allowed to go without further delay,(20)to take the string of pearls with him.
问题1选项
A.all
B.some
C.every
D.both
问题2选项
A.may
B.will
C.should
D.must
问题3选项
A.at
B.on
C.for
D.in
问题4选项
A.danger
B.chance
C.risk
D.opportunity
问题5选项
A.within
B.beyond
C.without
D.out of
问题6选项
A.it
B.so
C.that
D.this
问题7选项
A.in difficulty
B.in doubt
C.in earnest
D.in question
问题8选项
A.extremely
B.largely
C.exactly
D.thoroughly
问题9选项
A.amount
B.stock
C.number
D.store
问题10选项
A.what
B.that
C.if
D.so long as
问题11选项
A.in order
B.in need
C.in use
D.in common
问题12选项
A.the moment
B.now that
C.every time
D.before
问题13选项
A.to
B.with
C.for
D.by
问题14选项
A.whether
B.if
C.otherwise
D.unless
问题15选项
A.Really
B.Sure enough
C.Certainly
D.However
问题16选项
A.treatment
B.manner
C.inconvenience
D.behavior
问题17选项
A.that
B.like
C.which
D.as
问题18选项
A.read
B.told
C.wrote
D.informed
问题19选项
A.the thief
B.the thief’s
C.the thieves
D.the thieves’
问题20选项
A.and
B.or
C.but
D.hence
第1题:D
第2题:C
第3题:D
第4题:C
第5题:A
第6题:B
第7题:D
第8题:A
第9题:B
第10题:C
第11题:A
第12题:A
第13题:B
第14题:D
第15题:B
第16题:C
第17题:D
第18题:A
第19题:B
第20题:C
第1题:
考查固定搭配。A项all“所有的”,B项some“一些”,C项every“每个”,D项both“两者都”。根据句子Though this is very convenient for( )buyer and seller可知,both…and…固定搭配,表示“两者都……”;句意:虽然这对买卖双方都很方便。因此,该题选择D项正确。
第2题:
考查情态动词。A项may“或许”,B项will“将要”,C项should“应该”,D项must“必须”。根据句子it( )not be forgotten that checks are not real money,将四个选项分别代入,只有should符合句意。句意:不应该忘记支票不是真钱。因此,该题选择C项正确。
第3题:
考查固定搭配。A项at“在……”,B项on“在……之上”,C项for“对于,因为”,D项in“在……里”。根据句子they are quite valueless( )themselves可知,in oneself固定用法,表示“自身,本来”。句意:它们本身毫无价值。因此,该题选择D项正确。
第4题:
考查固定搭配。A项danger“危险”,B项chance“机会”,C项risk“风险”,D项opportunity“机会”。根据句子A shopkeeper always runs a certain( )when he accepts a check可知,run a risk固定用法,表示“冒风险”。句意:店主接受支票总是要冒一定的风险。因此,该题选择C项正确。
第5题:
考查介词搭配。A项within“在……之中”,B项beyond“超过”,C项without“没有”,D项out of“由于,缺乏”。根据句子A shopkeeper always runs a certain risk when he accepts a check and he is quite( )his rights,将四个选项分别代入,只有within符合句意。句意:一个店主接受支票总是要冒一定的风险,而且他是在他的权利范围内的。因此,该题选择A项正确。
第6题:
考查词义辨析。A项it为代词,表示“它”,B项so“这样”,C项that“那个”,D项this“这个”。根据句子A shopkeeper always runs a certain risk when he accepts a check and he is quite within his rights if, on occasion, he refuses to do______, 可知,空格部分表示的内容是“接受支票”,四个选项中so最符合句意,表示“去做这件事情”。句意:一个店主在接受支票时总是要冒一定的风险,如果他有时拒绝这样做,那他是完全有权利的。因此,该题选择B项正确。
第7题:
考查词组辨析。A项in difficulty“处境困难”,B项in doubt“可疑的”,C项in earnest“认真的,正经的”,D项in question“讨论中的,成问题的”。根据句子People do not always know this and are shocked if their good faith is called( )(人们并不总是知道这一点,如果他们的诚信受到……他们会感到震惊)可知,空格处应该表示“质疑”,call sth. in/into question是固定短语,表示“怀疑,引起怀疑”,而B项并不与call搭配,所以D项是最符合句意的。句意:人们并不总是知道这一点,如果他们的诚信受到质疑,他们会感到震惊。因此,该题选择D项正确。
第8题:
考查副词辨析。A项extremely“非常,极其”,B项largely“大部分地,大量地”,C项exactly“恰好地,精确地”,D项thoroughly“彻底地,完全地”。根据句子An old and very wealthy friend of mine told me he had an( )unpleasant experience可知,空格前面是不定冠词an,B、D选项可排除;把A、C选项分别代入,只有A项最符合句意。句意:我的一位非常富有的老朋友告诉我,他有一段非常不愉快的经历。因此,该题选择A项正确。
第9题:
考查词义辨析。A项amount“数量”,a large amount of表示“大量的”;B项stock“库存”,a large stock of表示“大量的库存”;C项number“数量”,a large number of表示“大量的,很多”;D项store“商店,储备”。根据句子He went to a famous jewelry shop which keeps a large( )of precious stones and asked to be shown some pearl necklaces.可知,D选项没有a large store of这个用法,可以排除;A、C选项表示的数量太大,只有B项最合适,表示“库存”。句意:他去了一家著名的珠宝店,这家店有大量的宝石,他要求给他看一些珍珠项链。因此,该题选择B项正确。
第10题:
考查宾语从句。根据句子After examining several trays, he decided to buy a particularly fine string of pearls and asked( )he could pay by check.可知,ask后面应该接宾语从句,D项“so long as只要”可以排除;把A、B、C选项分别代入,只有C 项最符合句意,表示“是否”。句意:在看了几个托盘的珠宝之后,他决定买一串特别好的珍珠,并问他是否可以用支票付款。因此,该题选择C项正确。
第11题:
考查词组辨析和上下文语义。A项in order“符合程序,秩序井然”,B项in need“在危难中,在穷困中”,C项in use“在使用中”,D项in common“共同的,共有的”。根据句子The assistant said that this was quite( ),结合上文提到“我的朋友想要用支票付款”,可知,四个选项中只有A项符合句子语境。句意:助理说这很符合规程。因此,该题选择A项正确。
第12题:
考查词组辨析。A项the moment“立刻,马上”,B项now that“既然,由于”,C项every time“每次”,D项before“之前”。根据句子The assistant said that this was quite in order, but( )my friend signed his name, he was invited into the manager’s office,把四个选项分别代入空格中,只有A项符合语境。句意:助理说这很符合规程,但我的朋友刚签完字,就被邀请进了经理的办公室。因此,该题选择A项正确。
第13题:
考查介词用法。A项to“对,向”,B项with“和”,C项for“对于,因为”,D项by“通过”。根据句子The manager was very polite, but he explained that someone with exactly the same name had presented them( )a worthless check not long ago可知,四个选项中只有with最合适,present with表示“呈现,展现”。句意:经理很有礼貌,但他解释说不久前有一个名字一模一样的人给了他们一张毫无价值的支票。因此,该题选择B项正确。
第14题:
考查逻辑关系。A项whether“是否”,B项if“如果”,C项otherwise“否则”,D项unless“除非”。根据句子When he got up to go, the manager told him that the police would arrive at any moment and he had better stay( )he wanted to get into serious trouble可知,空格部分表示条件虚拟,A、C选项排除;空格前面有词组had better表示“最好”,所以只有unless符合语境。句意:当他起身要走时,经理告诉他警察随时都会来,除非他想惹上大麻烦,否则最好还是留下来。因此,该题选择D项正确。
第15题:
考查上下文语义。A项really“真正地”,B项sure enough“果然,果真”,C项certainly“当然”,D项however“然而”。上文提到经理说警察随时会来,下文提到______, the police arrived soon afterwards,根据空格后面的内容可知,空格部分表示肯定,只有B项符合语境。句意:果然,警察很快就来了。因此,该题选择B项正确。
第16题:
考查名词辨析。A项treatment“待遇”,B项manner“方法”,C项inconvenience“不便,麻烦”,D项behavior“行为”。根据句子They apologized to my friend for the( ),结合上文提到经理怀疑我的朋友可能是骗子所以报了警,由此可知空格部分应该表示“麻烦,困扰”,四个选项中只有C项最符合。句意:他们为给我朋友带来的不便向他道歉。因此,该题选择C项正确。
第17题:
考查固定搭配。A项that“那样”,B项like“像,喜欢”,C项which“哪个”,D项as“和……一样”。根据句子They apologized to my friend for the inconvenience, but explained that a person who had used the same name( )his was responsible for a number of recent robberies可知,the same…as…固定搭配,表示“和……一样”。句意:他们为给我朋友带来的不便向我朋友道歉,但解释说,最近发生了多起抢劫案,都是一个和他同名的人干的。因此,该题选择D项正确。
第18题:
考查动词辨析。A项read“读”,B项tell“告诉,讲述”,C项write“写”,D项inform“通知”。根据句子the note( )可知,read是习惯用法,the note read表示“纸条写道……”。句意:纸条上写着:“我口袋里有把枪,什么也别问,把保险柜里的钱都给我。”因此,该题选择A项正确。
第19题:
考查物主代词。根据句子Fortunately, my friend’s handwriting was quite unlike( )可知,空格部分表示“小偷的字迹”,应该填入一个物主代词;A、C选项可以排除;上文提到的小偷只有一个人,所以用单数thief,D项排除。句意:幸运的是,我朋友的笔迹和小偷的笔迹很不一样。因此,该题选择B项正确。
第20题:
考查固定搭配。A项and“和”,B项or“或者”,C项but“但是”,D项hence“因此”。根据句子He was not only allowed to go without further delay,( )to take the string of pearls with him可知,not only…but (also)…固定搭配,表示“不仅……而且……”。句意:他们不仅立即让他走了,还让他带上那串珍珠。因此,该题选择C项正确。