In the summer vacation of 1997, I was fixed with a job. I worked as a(n) ___36___ at Mr. Breen’s fruit shop. The fruit shop did ___37___ business. Most of the trade came from the housewives who lived in the neighbourhood, ___38___ he also had regular customers who arrived outside the shop in cars. Mr Breen ___39___ them all by name and they sometimes even had their order already made up, always ___40___ me to carry it out to their car. They were clearly long-standing customers, and I ___41___ they must have stayed faithful to him ___42___ he had promised to sell good quality ___43___. He had a way with them—I had to ___44___ that. He called every woman “madam” for a start, ___45___ those who clearly were not, but when he ___46___ it, it did not sound like flattery (奉承). It just sounded ___47___ in an old-fashioned way. He was a great chatter ___48___. If he did not know them, he would greet them with a few ___49___ about the weather, ___50___ he did, he would ask about their families or make ___51___, always cutting his cloth ___52___ his customers. Whatever their bills came to, be ___53___ gave them back the few odd pence (零錢), and I am sure they thought he was very generous (慷慨). But I thought he was the opposite. He never ___54___ anything away. He was always looking for ___55___ for nothing.
36. A. operator      B. assistant     C. waiter D. secretary
37. A. good    B. poor   C. big     D. usual
38. A. so B. when  C. therefore    D. but
39. A. sold     B. knew  C. gave   D. sent
40. A. making B. letting C. getting       D. keeping
41. A. wish     B. insist   C. declare       D. suppose
42. A. when    B. if C. because      D. though
43. A. food     B. fruit    C. vegetables  D. drink
44. A. admit   B. expect C. announce    D. promise
45. A. yet       B. only    C. just     D. even
46. A. told      B. said    C. spoke  D. talked
47. A. serious B. strange       C. polite  D. familiar
48. A. as well B. as usual      C. either  D. also
49. A. sayings B. questions    C. words D. speeches
50. A. and then      B. and so C. even if       D. but if
51. A. preparations B. jokes   C. repairs       D. friends
52. A. according to B. due to C. instead of   D. up to
53. A. never   B. ever    C. seldom       D. always
54. A. took     B. moved       C. threw  D. turned.
55. A. something    B. anything     C. somebody   D. anybody

36---55      BADBC   DCBAD   BCACD   BADCA          

文章主要講“我”在一家水果店打工所見識的老板的特殊經(jīng)營之道。
36. B。在水果店做店員，用assistant。
37. A。根據(jù)下文可知，這個(gè)店的生意一直不錯(cuò)(good)。
38. D。此處用but表轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系。句意為：大多數(shù)的生意來自于住在附近的家庭主婦，但也有些�？统塑噺耐獾貋�。
39. B。know sb by name 意為“只知道某人的名字”。
40. C。get sb to do sth 意為“叫某人做某事”。動詞make和let后接不定式作賓語補(bǔ)足語時(shí)要省加重to，keep不能用不定式作賓語補(bǔ)足語。
41. D。此處是作者根據(jù)自己了解的情況(even had their order already made up…long-standing customers等)所作出的猜測。
42. C。顧客信任他是因?yàn)樗S諾賣給他們優(yōu)質(zhì)水果。表原因，用because。
43. B。由于是水果店，自然是賣fruit。
44. A。由于水果店的老板把生意一直做得很好，所以“我”不得不承認(rèn)(admit)他與顧客打交道有自己的一套方法。
45. D。句意為：老板開始對每一個(gè)woman都稱madam，即使那些明顯不是madam的woman，他也這樣稱呼。（由此可看出老板的圓滑）
46. B。此處用say強(qiáng)調(diào)所說的內(nèi)容。大意是：老板稱那些明顯不是madam的woman為madam，但卻一點(diǎn)聽不出像是奉承。(這也體現(xiàn)了老板的交際水平)
47. C。由前句可知，老板這樣說聽起來不像是奉承，只是像有點(diǎn)過時(shí)的polite。
48. A。他也是一個(gè)健談的人。also, either, as well 都可表示“也”，其區(qū)別是：also用于句中；either 用在否定句；as well 用于句末。
49. C。對于不熟的人用談?wù)撎鞖獾脑拋韱柡蚧虼钋�。（這是英美人的交際習(xí)慣）
50. D。前面說if he did not know them…(如果他不認(rèn)識他們)，此處說 if he did (know them)…(如果他認(rèn)識他們)，兩者的意思顯然為對比或轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系。
51. B。此處說的是，老板跟熟悉的人交談，就問候他們的家人或跟他們開開玩笑。(這也是合乎常理的)
52. A。cut one’s cloth according to one’s customers 意為“量體裁衣”。此處說的是老板的講話很到位。
53. D。此處說的是，無論賬上的數(shù)目是多少，老板總要(always)給顧客找一些零錢——其目的是要讓顧客認(rèn)為他很慷慨。（這也從一個(gè)角度可以看出老板的生意之道）
54. C。前面說老板千方百計(jì)想顯得自己很慷慨，但作者自己卻完全持相反的觀點(diǎn)。他認(rèn)為老板從來不扔掉任何東西(never threw anything away)。
55. A。looking for something for nothing 指不要花錢而得到某物。for nothing 是習(xí)語，意為“免費(fèi)”。
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D.he didn’t want to fight with the customers 
4.The underlined phrase“put down"in the third paragraph probably means _______.
A.misunderstood         B.defeated         C.hateful         D.hurt 

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

For years I wanted a flower garden. I’d spend hours thinking of different things I could plant that would look nice together.
But then we had Matthew. And Marvin. And the twins, Alisa and Alan. And then Helen. Five children. I was too busy raising them to grow a garden.
Money was tight, as well as time. Often when my children were little, one of them would want something that cost too much, and I'd have to say, "Do you see a money tree outside? Money doesn't grow on trees, you know."
Finally, all five got through high school and college and were off on their own. I started thinking again about having a garden.
I wasn't sure, though. I mean, gardens do cost money, and after all these years I was used to living on a pretty lean, no-frills budget.
Then, one spring morning, on Mother's Day, I was working in my kitchen. Suddenly, I realized that cars were tooting their horns as they drove by. I looked out the window and there was a new tree, planted right in my yard. I thought it must be a weeping willow, because I saw things blowing around on all its branches. Then I put my glasses on - and I couldn't believe what I saw. There was a money tree in my yard!
I went outside to look. It was true! There were dollar bills, one hundred of them, taped all over that tree. Think of all the garden flowers I could buy with one hundred dollars! There was also a note attached: "IOU eight hours of digging time. Love, Marvin."
Marvin kept his promise, too. He dug up a nice ten-by-fifteen foot bed for me. And my other children bought me tools, ornaments, a trellis (棚架), a sunflower stepping stone and gardening books.
That was three years ago. My garden's now very pretty, just like I wanted. When I go out and weed or tend my flowers, I don't seem to miss my children as much as I once did. It feels like they're right there with me.
I live up in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, where winters are long and cold, and summers are too short. But every year now, when winter sets in, I look out my window and think of the flowers I'll see next spring in my little garden. I think about what my children did for me, and I get tears in my eyes - every time.
I'm still not sure that money grows on trees. But I know love does!
小題1:By saying “Do you see a money tree outside .….,” the mother actually means “    ”
A．Observation is the best teacher.
B．Seeing is believing.
C．The outsider sees the most of the game.
D．It is not easy to gain money
小題2:The best title for the passage would probably be          .
A．My flower gardenB．Marvin helps to realize my dream
C．Love in MichiganD．Money grows on trees
小題3:The underlined word “no - frills” in the fifth paragraphs is similar in meaning to        .
A．wastefulB．tightC．a(chǎn)bsurdD．helpful
小題4:From the last but the third paragraph we can infer that the mother is         .
A．divorced when she was youngB．not caring for her kids any longer
C．a(chǎn)lone but not at all lonelyD．prouder with her garden than with her kids.

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