It was lunchtime and I walked into a small

题目内容：

It was lunchtime and I walked into a small branch bank on the West Side. I had come to 1a checking account. The only officer on 2was a fortyish black man, standing 3a small counter from a young white boy who was wearing a V-necked sweater. I thought I was especially 4of the boy because he looked more like from a prep school than a 5in a West Side bank.

The boy continued to 6my attention because of what happened next. He was holding an open savings-account book and 7an expression of disappointment. “But I don’t understand. I opened the account myself, so why can’t I 8any money?” the boy said, his voice breaking.

“I know it is, but those are the rules. I’ve already explained to you that a fourteen-year-old is not 9to withdraw money without a letter from his parents,” the officer explained patiently.

Suddenly I noticed the 10had a series of small deposits (存款) and withdraws. Then I questioned the officer, “How do you 11that? Why did you let him withdraw money before, but not now?” He looked 12. “Because the tellers were not aware of his age before and now they are. It’s really very 13.” I turned to the boy with a shrug. “You’re really getting 14,” I said. “You ought to get your parents to come here and protest.” The boy looked destroyed. 15, he put his savings book in a rear-pocket and walked out of the bank.

The officer turned to me. “You know,” he said, “you really shouldn’t have got 16.” I couldn’t believe what he was saying. “We were 17this morning that some neighborhood bully has been shaking down (敲诈) this boy for more than a month. The guy was 18him to take money out every week and hand it over. The poor kid was 19too scared to tell anyone. Anyway, the police are on the case and they’ll probably make a(n) 20today.”

“You mean there is no rule about being too young to withdraw money from a savings account?”

“Not that I ever heard of. Now, sir, what can we do for you?”

小题1:

A．make

B．open

C．buy

D．choose小题2:

A．duty

B．board

C．display

D．business小题3:

A．on

B．after

C．over

D．across小题4:

A．sure

B．proud

C．aware

D．afraid小题5:

A．guard

B．customer

C．clerk

D．manager小题6:

A．attract

B．pay

C．attach

D．control小题7:

A．achieving

B．finding

C．reaching

D．wearing小题8:

A．use

B．spend

C．withdraw

D．bank小题9:

A．supported

B．inspired

C．encouraged

D．allowed小题10:

A．letter

B．account

C．note

D．message小题11:

A．think

B．explain

C．do

D．claim小题12:

A．annoyed

B．disappointed

C．confused

D．amused小题13:

A．difficult

B．strange

C．fantastic

D．simple小题14:

A．obeyed

B．stolen

C．cheated

D．caught小题15:

A．Happily

B．Silently

C．Cheerfully

D．Nervously小题16:

A．interacted

B．interrupted

C．involved

D．infected小题17:

A．occupied

B．discovered

C．suggested

D．informed小题18:

A．rushing

B．forcing

C．requesting

D．begging小题19:

A．hardly

B．unwillingly

C．apparently

D．eagerly小题20:

A．arrest

B．sentence

C．apology

D．difference

最佳答案：

小题1:B

小题2:A

小题3:D

小题4:C

小题5:B

小题6:A

小题7:D

小题8:C

小题9:D

小题10:B

小题11:B

小题12:A

小题13:D

小题14:C

小题15:B

小题16:C

小题17:D

小题18:B

小题19:C

小题20:A

答案解析：

本文讲述了作者的一次去银行取款的经历，在银行他碰到了一个小孩来取款，作者后来才知道这个小孩是被人勒索来取款的。

小题1:根据句意：我来到一个开着的柜台前面，故选B

小题2:A. duty 责任 B. board木板，甲板 C. display显示 D. business生意；句意：一个当班的人是一个四十几岁的黑人，on duty值班的，故选A

小题3:句意：站在柜台对面的是一个白人小男孩，穿着一个V领的毛衣，故选D

小题4:A. sure确定 B. proud自豪 C. aware意识到 D. afraid害怕；句意：我特别注意了一下这个男孩，be aware of意识到，注意到，故选C

小题5:A. guard保安 B. customer顾客 C. clerk职员 D. manager经理；句意：他更看起来像是一个学前班的孩子，而非是一个顾客，故选 B

小题6:A. attract吸引 B. pay支付 C. attach附着 D. control控制；句意：他继续吸引着我的注意力，正是因为接下来所发生的事情，故选A

小题7:A. achieving 实现 B. finding找到 C. reaching到达 D. wearing带着，句意：他正拿着一个存储账户，带着一种沮丧的表情，故选D

小题8:A. use 使用 B. spend花费 C. withdraw收回，提款 D. bank银行，从后文withdraw money without a letter from his parents,及根据句意：是我自己开的户，为什么我不能够提款呢，故选C

小题9:A. supported支持 B. inspired鼓舞 C. encouraged鼓励 D. allowed允许，句意：一个14岁的孩子没有父母的信是不允许取款的，故选D

小题10:根据前文He was holding an open savings-account book可知，我看了一下这个账户本，故选B

小题11:根据后文Why did you let him withdraw money before, but not now，故此处应该是作者问工作人员如何来解释前面取款的记录，故选B

小题12:A. annoyed 生气的 B. disappointed沮丧的 C. confused困惑的D. amused愉快的，句意：他看起来非常生气的说，故选A

小题13:A. difficult困难的 B. strange奇怪的 C. fantastic极好的 D. simple简单的，句意：事情是非常的简单，此处也能看出工作人员有些生气，故选D

小题14:A. obeyed遵循 B. stolen偷 C. cheated欺骗 D. caught抓住，句意：我说，你真的是受骗了，你应该要你的父母亲来这里抗议，故选C

小题15:A. Happily 高兴地 B. Silently静静地 C. Cheerfully高兴地 D. Nervously紧张地，句意：他静静地将储蓄本放在后口袋里，走出了银行，故选B

小题16:A. interacted互动 B. interrupted 打扰 C. involved牵扯 D. infected传染，句意：你本不应该牵扯进来，故选C

小题17:A. occupied占有 B. discovered发现 C. suggested建议 D. informed通知，句意：我已经被通知，一群附近的孩子一个多月来一直在敲诈这个孩子，故选D

小题18:A. rushing冲 B. forcing强迫 C. requesting请求 D. begging祈求，句意：这个家伙迫使这个小孩每周都要取出钱，并且上交，故选B

小题19:A. hardly几乎不 B. unwillingly 不乐意 C. apparently显然地 D. eagerly急切地，句意：这个可怜的小孩，很明显不敢告诉别人，故选C

小题20:A. arrest逮捕 B. sentence判决，句子 C. apology道歉 D. difference不同，句意：警察已经接管了这个案子，今天就会逮捕这些人，故选A

点评：总体来说文章的题目设置有一定难度，围绕着作者的一次取款经历来展开讲述。解答此类文章需要将自己设身处地的融入情节中，对于第一遍做不出的题目不要急于作答，将后续题目答完后再仔细作答。

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。