I was working on my usual Sunday afternoon

题目内容：

I was working on my usual Sunday afternoon shift at the bakery. The flow of 36rushed to finish weekend shopping in order to return home 37to prepare supper or watch the football game. I 38on my job of stamping hundreds of bags for the coming holiday weekend39I heard a weak voice, “Excuse me, miss.” I 40up to see an elderly man standing before me. He 41asked if he could have a tart (果陷饼). I went to fetch the tart and placed it in a box.

“Three dollars, please.” I told him. The man looked 42and began shaking his head. This is one of the most awkward 43, because you want to give the dessert away, but cannot. He apologized, saying he would not 44 more than expected on a tart.

45___ I felt upset, I waited on (照顾) the customer behind him, a woman who asked for various breads and desserts 46a dinner party she was hosting. After finishing her_47 , she asked if I would 48 adding a tart to her bill and placing it in a 49box. My curiosity grew as I handed it to her. She paid, _ 50me and walked away.

I 51to stamping bags, but I couldn’t concentrate. I could not stop thinking about the little old man who could not, or _ 52not, spend three dollars on a dessert. Just then, I saw the woman giving the man 53 _ much-desired tart. His face 54, brilliant and appreciative. ___55 her kindness, he reached into his pocket and gave her the only thing he had: a piece of candy.

小题1:

A．workers

B．women

C．housewives

D．customers小题2:

A．whether

B．either

C．as

D．while小题3:

A．made

B．depended

C．focused

D．put小题4:

A．then

B．that

C．which

D．when小题5:

A．came

B．got

C．looked

D．covered小题6:

A．politely

B．loudly

C．proudly

D．rudely小题7:

A．angry

B．disappointed

C．happy

D．poor小题8:

A．moments

B．persons

C．manners

D．ways小题9:

A．pay

B．use

C．spend

D．waste小题10:

A．Because

B．Since

C．Before

D．Although小题11:

A．for

B．in

C．from

D．to小题12:

A．question

B．order

C．shopping

D．need小题13:

A．mind

B．like

C．try

D．consider小题14:

A．similar

B．usual

C．divided

D．separate小题15:

A．greeted

B．excused

C．thanked

D．left小题16:

A．ran

B．turned

C．returned

D．walked小题17:

A．dared

B．would

C．should

D．must小题18:

A．her

B．his

C．my

D．their小题19:

A．showed up

B．turned up

C．lit up

D．lifted up小题20:

A．In honor of BIn addition to

C．In place of D. In return for

最佳答案：

小题1:D

小题2:B

小题3:C

小题4:D

小题5:C

小题6:A

小题7:B

小题8:A

小题9:C

小题10:D

小题11:A

小题12:B

小题13:A

小题14:D

小题15:C

小题16:C

小题17:B

小题18:B

小题19:C

小题20:D

答案解析：

本文讲述了作者在面包店工作时看到的感人的一幕：一位老人想要一个果馅饼，却无力购买，后面的一位女士买了这种馅饼送给他，而作为回报，老人将他身上仅有的一块糖果送给了这位女士。

小题1:考查名词：作者在面包店工作，故应为“顾客”流。D。

小题2:考查搭配：either...or...“或者……或者……”。本句意为：顾客们匆忙地结束周末购物以便回家准备晚餐或看足球赛。选B。

小题3:考查词组：focus on sth.“聚精会神地做某事”。下文倒数第二段的concentrate也有暗示。选C。

小题4:结合语境及所提供的选项，when“这时”，可选D。

小题5:考查动词短语：look up“向上看”。选C。

小题6:根据常识及句中的“asked if he could have a tart”可以判定，客人是很客气的。选A。

小题7:考查形容词：disappointed“失望的”。通过后面的“began shaking his head”可知，他觉得太贵，有些失望，又摇头表示不要了。选B。

小题8:考查名词：moment“时刻”。此处表示“这是最令人尴尬的时刻之一”。选A。

小题9:考查动词：spend“花费(金钱、时间等)”。选C。

小题10:考查连词：although在此处引导让步状语从句。选D。

小题11:考查介词：breads and desserts for a dinner party“为晚宴准备的面包和甜点”。选A。

小题12:order“订购”，shopping则指“购物”。从后面这位女顾客又要了一个果馅饼可知，她并没有结束购物。选B。

小题13:考查词组：mind doing sth.“介意做某事”。选A。

小题14:考查形容词：A．similar相似的，B．usual通常的C．divided分离的，separate“分开的，单独的”。选D。

小题15:考查动词：此处paid, thanked and walked away为三个连续的动作。选C。

小题16:考查动词：return to(doing) sth.“恢复原先的活动或情况”。作者一开始就在stamp bags，中间打断了一会儿，现在又重新开始，所以用return to。选C。

小题17:考查情态动词：would在此处表示意愿，would not do sth.即“不愿做某事”。选B。

小题18:考查上下文串联：根据上文可知，那位男顾客很想要这种果馅饼，但是因为贵没舍得买。选B。

小题19:考查词组：light up“(脸上)流露出喜悦”。选C。

小题20:考查词组：in return for“作为对……的回报”；in honor of“出于对……的敬意”；in addition to“在……的基础上，除……之外”；in place of“代替(某人或某物)” 选D。

点评：整个完形填空内容简单，考生不难从中领会大意，从选项中可以看出，本大题主要还是考查了词汇的辨析与运用，但更加注重综合语言能力的运用，需要根据故事情节，了解词汇用法的同时，结合语境，做出准确的判断。

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。