(2011广州二模)
(1)I saw the old man, with his untidy clothes and messy hair, as he dashed between the rows of the department store. He was trying to be ordinary but he was hard not to __1_notice__.
He __2_approached__ the saleswoman and with a slight __3__ , possibly German, asked where the women's shoes were sold. “Fourth floor.” She responded in a voice I could hear 10 miles away. “Pardon? Where did you say they were？” he asked again, apparently __4_confused__. Clearly the old man was somewhat __5__. “Fourth floor, sir，” the friendly saleswoman replied patiently, this time so __6_loudly__ that customers turned to see what was causing the __7_disturbance__.
() 3. A. doubt
B. voice
C. accent
D. smile
() 5. A. silly
B. shy
C. deaf
D. weak
【答案及解析】
3. C 从下文的possibly German得知这个老人跟售货员说话时带有一点德语的口音。slight accent 轻微的口音。
5. C 根据上文的内容，售货员的回答让站在10米以外的“我”都可以听到，但是老人却没听清楚，可以推断出老人听力有问题，所以应该选择deaf。
(2) I continued watching as the man thanked the saleswoman and __8__ for what I assumed was the fourth floor. But rather than walk to the __9__ or the lift, he dashed behind a shelf, took out a notebook and started writing hurriedly, with an almost mad __10_expression__ on his face. Then he went straight up to another saleswoman and asked where the women's shoes were sold. Again he asked her to __11_repeat__ the answer and once more he walked away and took down some notes.
() 8. A. put away
B. passed away
C. pulled away
D. headed off
() 9. A. shoes
B. stairs
C. exit
D. sign
【答案及解析】
8. D put away 拿走； pass away 离世； pull away 拉走； head off 离开。根据文意，“我”认为老人谢过售货员后应该是走向四楼。
9. B 根据下文lift的提示，知道整句意思是老人出乎“我”的意料，没有走向楼梯或者电梯。
故事记叙文通常以时间为顺序，用直观、形象的语言描述人物故事或事情经过。常用规律整理如下： 1．关注表示故事情节变化和发展趋势的副词。学生要善于发现故事的起因、经过、结果，理清事情发展的脉络，关注but, however, instead, to one's surprise, fortunately, unfortunately, therefore, finally, eventually等副词。 2．关注、辨识与故事相关的描述性动词。如表示“看”(look, glare, stare, gaze, glimpse), “笑”(smile, laugh)，“哭”(cry, weep, sob)等。 3．把握故事人物心理变化以及作者的观点态度，从而正确把握事情发展的来龙去脉。平时训练时，学生要积累、辨识与故事相关的心理、态度描述性词语，多为形容词，如disappointed, surprised, depressed, embarrassed等。 【答案及解析】 本文讲述了作者通过与哥哥的信件来往，彼此加强了沟通，加深了理解，增进了感情。 【答案及解析】 1. D 信件可以使人愉悦，可以一读再读，并且根据下文“Rereading the letter”的提示，所以选reread。 2. C “with little effort”不费劲，意思是通过信件来往，人们很容易维持一段友谊。 【答案及解析】 3. A but提示所填的空格内容应与“had been close as children”相反。 4. B 从下文“our conversation was filled with arguments and quarrels”知道我们两兄弟的见面也是很不愉快的。 【答案及解析】 5. A 表示加深误解。 6. B 哥哥给我写了信并且鼓励我也写。 【答案及解析】 7. C 哥哥的“humor and clever expressions”令我感到惊喜。 8. D once在这里表示“曾经，一度”；那些都曾经是我敬佩哥哥的地方。 【答案及解析】 9. A 我没想到哥哥写得那么好。 10. B 我们兄弟俩感情很好，如朋友一般。不能选brother，因为不管我们相处如何，总是兄弟关系。 【答案及解析】 11. D “it occurs to sb. to do sth./that…”意思是某人想到去做某事。 12. A 根据上文“in a place where there were no phones”，所以哥哥必须通过写信与外界交流。 【答案及解析】 13. C 与14题联系起来理解：因为我们生活在讯息发达的时代，所以人们忘了原来他们不打电话或发电子邮件也是可以与外界交流的。 14. D 解析同上。 【答案及解析】 15. B 除了打电话和发电邮，他们还有一个“选择”，就是写信。