Mr. Cronin has a clock shop in the center of the town. He tries his best to 36 it well. He often receives the customers(顾客) 37 and people like to buy 38 in his shop.
It was a cold day and 39 people would go out to do some _40_. Mr. Black, one of Mr. Cronin’s_41_, came to the shop. He knew the man was_42_ his miserliness (吝啬). But he tried to persuade (说服) him to buy a watch in his shop.
“You’d better buy a watch for 43 _, Mr. Black,” said Mr. Cronin. “It’ll be _44_ to you whenever.”
“No, no,” said Mr. Black. “I’ll _45_need any watches.”
“But how do you know when it’s time to _46_?”
“The people who live around me always _47_ their televisions at seven for the news. So I can hear the announcer(播音员) say, “ The time is seven o’clock.. Here is the news.”
“But you don’t know when to go to work.”
“That’s _48_,” Mr. Black said with a smile. “It takes me ten minutes to _49_ and shave（刮脸）. I have breakfast at twenty past seven. I get to the bus stop at twenty to eight and fifteen minutes later arrive at my office and _50_ working.”
“When do you _51_ your office, then?”
“There’s a _52_ near it, its siren(汽笛) can tell me the right time.”
“How do you know the time if you _53_ in the middle of the night?”
“I always put a stick by my bed”
“But a stick can’t tell you the time”
“You’re _54_. But I can use it to knock on your wall. You always _55_, “What are you knocking on my wall for at two in the night?”
【小题1】A. watch B. manage C. build D repair
【小题2】A．coldlyB．luckilyC．simplyD．warmly【小题3】A. something B. everything C nothing D. anything
【小题4】A．manyB．mostC．plenty ofD．few【小题5】A．workB．readingC．shoppingD．fishing【小题6】A．neighborsB．friendsC．classmatesD．workmates【小题7】A．good atB．famous for C．proud ofD．fond of【小题8】A．youB．meC．yourself D．myself【小题9】A．helpfulB．helpless C．necessaryD．important【小题10】A．alwaysB．sometimesC．never D．often【小题11】A．get upB．go to bed C．go to workD．have breakfast【小题12】A．showB．turn on C．turn off D．sell out【小题13】A．easyB．possibleC．differentD．probable【小题14】A．cookB．washC．tidyD．rest【小题15】A．finishB．enjoyC．keepD．start【小题16】A．cleanB．leaveC．go toD．find【小题17】A．railway stationB．post officeC．universityD．factory【小题18】A．sit upB．wake upC．stand upD．get up【小题19】A．cleverB．rightC．wrongD．foolish【小题20】A．shoutB．wonderC．laughD．requestB
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(答案→)B
解析：本文是手表店的主人和一位吝啬的邻居之间的对话，店主想说服地方买一块手表，最终没有成功。
【小题1】B 动词辨析。A注视B管理C建设D维修；他总把自己的商店管理地很好。
【小题2】D 副词辨析。A冷淡B幸运C简单D热情；他总是热情地接待客人。
【小题3】A 代词辨析。指总是能让别人在他的店里买一些东西。
【小题4】D 上下文串联。这所以寒冷的一天，所以很少有人出来购物。Few修饰可数名词，表示少。
【小题5】C 固定搭配。Do some shopping购物。指天冷了，购物的人很少。
【小题6】A 上下文串联。根据最后的半夜敲门说明他们是邻居。
【小题7】B 固定词组。Be famous for…因为…而出名；这个邻居因为他的吝啬而出名。
【小题8】C 上下文串联。根据下文起床，上班等时间说明希望对方给自己买一只手表。
【小题9】A 形容词辨析。A有帮助的B无助的C必要D重要；手表对人是很有帮助的。
【小题10】C 上下文串联。从下文的描述可知，这个人认为自己从来不不需要手表。
【小题11】A 短语辨析。A起床B睡觉C工作D吃早饭；根据下文7点钟的新闻，说明是早上起床。
【小题12】B 短语辨析。A展示B打开C关闭D买完；指别人打开电视剧看7点的新闻。
【小题13】A 形容词辨析。A容易B可能C不同D可能；知道上班的时间这是很容易的事情。
【小题14】B 上下文串联。根据下文的shave说明是早晨洗脸挂刮脸的事情。
【小题15】D 动词辨析。A完成B享受C保持D开始；指我到达办公室，开始工作。
【小题16】B 上下文串联。根据上文所说早起，上班以及下文的火车站的汽笛声告诉我下班的时间。
【小题17】A 考查常识。有在四个选项中只有火车站有汽笛声。
【小题18】B 短语辨析。A坐B苏醒C站立D起床；指在半夜醒来的时候怎么知道时间。
【小题19】B 形容词辨析。A聪明的B正确的C错误的D愚蠢的；在这一点上你是正确的，半夜醒过来的时候，的确很难知道具体的时间。
【小题20】Ａ动词辨析。A喊叫B想知道C嘲笑D请求；我会半夜敲你的门，你会生气地大喊：夜里两点你敲我的门干什么？故A正确。