Question

Here is something about Christmas. Every year just after Christmas the January Sales start. All the shops reduce their prices for two weeks, and they are full of people looking for bargains. My husband and I do not normally go to the sales as we don’t like crowds and are short of money as we have to buy lots of Christmas presents.

Last year, however, I took my husband with me to the sales at the large shop in the center of London. We both needed some new clothes and were hoping to find a television set. When we got to Oxford Street, it was so crowded that we decided to split up and meet again at the underground station. So I left my husband and started looking around the shops. Unfortunately all the clothes were in very large sizes and so were not suitable for me. But I did buy a television at a very low price, so I felt quite pleased with myself.

When I arrived at the station, my husband was not there. So I sat down in a nearby cafe to have a cup of tea. I quickly finished my tea when I saw my husband and went out to meet him. He looked very happy. Then I saw he was carrying a large and heavy cardboard box. “Oh, dear!” I thought. Yes, we had no new clothes but two televisions. We shall not go to the sales again.

1.In January ________.

A. lots of people go shopping for something cheaper

B. people have a lot of money to spend after Christmas

C. all the shops close for a two-week Christmas holiday

D. people don’t have enough money to buy new clothes

2.The husband and the wife in the story ________.

A. wished to buy a TV

B. went to the sales the year before

C. often went to the sales to buy clothes

D. were usually not short of money after Christmas

3.The underlined phrase “split up” in the second paragraph probably means ________.

A. break apart B. cause to break

C. break into pieces D. go in different directions

4.After their day’s shopping, they ________.

A. were happy with their bargains

B. had got everything they wanted

C. got more than they had hoped for

D. had to go back to the sales the next day

Answer 1

1.A

2.A

3.D

4.C

【解析】

試題分析：作者和丈夫想在圣誕節(jié)后的大賣場(chǎng)買一些衣服和電視機(jī)，由于人太多，作者和丈夫決定分開行動(dòng)，然后匯合。然而，當(dāng)他們匯合時(shí)，才發(fā)現(xiàn)，兩個(gè)人都買了電視機(jī)而沒有買衣服。作者決定以后再也不去大賣場(chǎng)了。

1.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段的All the shops reduce their prices for two weeks, and they are full of people looking for bargains.可知，此時(shí)商家會(huì)降低價(jià)格，所以選擇A，人們希望買一些便宜的東西。

2.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的We both needed some new clothes and were hoping to find a television set.可知，選擇A,想買一臺(tái)電視機(jī)。

3.詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)下文的meet again at the underground station可知，作者和丈夫決定先分開然后在地鐵站匯合。故選擇D，表示走不同的方向。

4.推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段的we had no new clothes but two televisions.可知，他們沒有買新衣服卻擁有了兩臺(tái)電視機(jī)，而他們只要一臺(tái)。故選擇C，意為獲得了比預(yù)想中多的東西。

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