石景山
A Man and His Word
In a used furniture business, unlike new, you cannot order stock (存货) from a catalogue. People call in, and you have to go out and make an offer. ―You can’t 36 what you don’t have.‖ my father would say.
When I was aged thirteen, my father lost his store 37 , a one-armed guy who could do more with his one arm than many will do with two. With his manager gone, my father came to me. ―Will you come in while I go out to 38 the day’s calls until I find the 39 person?‖ he asked.
The store has tens of thousands of 40 . ―People like to bargain,‖ he told me, ―So I don’t 41 prices. You just have to know a 42 .‖
He took me around. ―A quarter-horse motor you can sell for four dollars. For a refrigerator, depending on the 43 , you can sell for thirty-five dollars to sixty dollars. However, if it has a freezer that goes well, sell it for eighty dollars, in 44 condition, maybe one hundred dollars. Dishes come in with a houseful of furniture, and I don’t even 45 them in when I give a price. You can sell them for a cent to a dollar. Something really nice.‖
Every day after 46 , I would ride to the store. Soon after, I was writing up a sales slip（纸条）for an attractive plate when my father walked in. I had asked a dollar and the guy did not 47 . I was very pleased. My father glanced down at what I was doing, 48 to the customer and said, ―You sure got a bargain today. My employee gave you the 49 and that’s the price.‖
Afterward, I asked my father, ―what was that all about?‖
It turned out that it was an antique plate, worth a few hundred dollars. I was 50 . Here I was 51 to help my father in the business and instead I was losing money for him.
He said, ―I could’ve 52 the sales if I’d wanted to. You were just writing up the slip and hadn’t yet taken the money. Besides, by civil law, you’re under 53 . But, a man stands by his word and the word of his 54 .‖
The deal cost my father a small amount of money, but I learned a 55 lesson in integrity（正直）.
36. A. buy B. sell C. order D. store 37. A. salesman B. friend C. boss D.manager 38. A. ask B. return C. answer D. buy 39. A. able B. honest C.right D. hardworking 40. A. items B. customers C. plates D. instruments 41. A. raise B. decide C.create D. mark 42. A. range B. name C. variety D. catalogue 43. A. price B. situation C. condition D. quantity 44. A. ordinary B. unexpected C. special D. excellent 45. A. bring B. call C. figure D. force 46. A. school B. work C. study D. play 47. A. speak B. buy C. enter D. hesitate 48. A. went B. turned C. spoke D. laughed 49. A. plate B. gift C. price D. money 50. A. disappointed B. shocked C. anxious D. desperate 51. A. dreaming B. pretending C. managing D. trying
52. A. offered 53. A. age 54. A. father 55. A. lifelong
B. encouraged C. stopped D. continued B. tendency C. pay D. intelligence B.agent C. value D. ability B.colourful C. painful D. practical
丰台
What I Regret
At lunchtime, Jimmy, Patrick, Devon, and I began our regular routine of our lunches. I glanced across the busy cafeteria and saw the 36 student, Joel. He was holding his plate and waiting in lines.
Patrick 37 him too. ―Why’s the new kid dressed like the headmaster?‖ he asked. Devon and Jimmy laughed.
―Joel’s cool. He’s in my English and history classes,‖ I said. However, I kept the 38 that Joel and I had become friends when we worked on a project together. We 39 that we were both enthusiastic readers––something I would never admit to Patrick, Jimmy, and Devon.
I saw that Joel was 40 toward us. ―Don’t do it,‖ I thought, but in seconds he was at our table. My friends raised their eyebrows. Jimmy, Devon and Patrick piled their backpacks on the table and chairs so that there was no 41 left for another person to sit down. Patrick said, ―I don’t think we have room.‖
This 42 situation froze the air. I could 43 Joel looking at me, but I stared at my 44 as if it contained precious pearls of wisdom instead of rice and beans. After a long, uncomfortable pause, Joel 45 . I 46 have spoken up for him, but I couldn’t walk away from my three friends, could I?
Joel didn’t speak to me after that 47 . He was soon 48 around with another group of kids. A few months later, I saw an announcement about Joel being chosen to be president of the class book club. I was 49 for Joel’s achievements, but I realized I had made a big mistake 50 I said nothing at the lunch table that day. Why was I so 51 that my friends might find out that I like to read?
As I stared at the announcement, I knew I needed to 52 to Joel––even if he did not want to become my friend again. I was certain that my three friends would not 53 . I was also certain that I 54 losing them as well. However, I knew that I would lose myself if I did nothing.
As the dismissal bell rang, I gathered up my books, took (a) deep 55 , and went to find Joel.
36. A. good B. new C. lucky D. top 37. A. noticed B. helped C. examined D. called 38. A. words B. ideas C. truth D. promise
39. A. forgot B. argued C. discussed D. discovered 40. A. nodding B. flying C. walking D. driving 41. A. book B. food C. time D. space
42. A. awkward B. dangerous C. pleasant D. comfortable 43. A. taste B. smell C. hear D. feel 44. A. face B. lunch C. backpack D. table 45. A. leftB. laughed C. started D. stopped 46. A. need B. should C. would D. must
47. A. greeting B. changeC. meeting D. lesson 48. A. turning B. looking C. showing D. hanging 49. A. happy B. sorry C. thankful D. anxious 50. A. if B. until C. when D. where
51. A. confused B. surprised 52. A. adapt B. apologize 53. A. refuse B. agree C. mind 54. A. risked B. permitted 55. A. delight B. silence
C. excited C. smile D. choose C. tried C. breath
D. afraid D. refer D. suggested D. thought
答案
海淀：
36. A 37. D 38. C 39. A 40. B 41. C 42. A 43. A 44. B 45. D 46. B 47. C 48. C 49. D 50. D 51. A 52. B 53. B 54. D 55. C
西城： 36. B 37. A 38. C 39. B 41. C 42. D 43. B 44. D 46. D 47. C 48. B 49. A 51. C
52. D
53. A
54. B
东城：
36．C 37．A 38．A 39．D 41．C 42．A 43．B 44．C 46．A 47．B 48．C 49．D 51．B 52．D 53．A 54．C
朝阳：
36-40 BDACA 41-45 DBCAD 46-50 BCADB 51-55 CABDC
石景山：
36－40: BDCCA 41－45: DACDC 46－50: ADBCB 51－55: DCABA
丰台：
36.B 37.A 38.C 39.D 40.C 41.D 42.A 43.D 46.B 47.C 48.D 49.A 50.C
51.D 52.B 53.B
40. D 45. A 50. C
55. A
40．B 45．D 50．A 55．D
44.B 45.A 54.A 55.C
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