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题目内容：

I hadn’t even got a chance to enter the store before an African American woman approached me and asked if I would help her return an item. The item she has ___ __ was intended for her daughter, but she had already received a similar one. The lady ___ __ to exchange the item for something else in the store but she was told she needed an ID or the deal could not take place.

I went to the __ __ with the woman so we could use my ID. The sales associate immediately started ___ ___ her of asking the first random person she saw to help her. Although that was true , I didn’t understand why it mattered. After all, not everyone is given the opportunity to __ __ an ID in this country.

Then, we asked to speak with a manager, who explained that there was no way to return the item without a receipt and then went on to say the woman could not ___ ___ she purchased the item.

“If I , a young white female, were to enter the store and request you to make an exchange without a receipt, I would not be ___ __ the privilege--- as I have proof from the past.” I said. He must have realized at that moment what he had done, because he ___ __ to exchange the item.

There are many valuable lessons in the story. The first is to help a stranger in need. I hesitated when the woman asked for my help, but ___ ___ in my hand I asked myself, “ Why not? What valid reasons do I usually have?” I had none, so I helped her.

The second lesson is not to judge a book by its cover. The woman looked poor, but she ___ __ the same treatment as anyone else does.

小题1:

A．purchased

B．shown

C．lost

D．mended小题2:

A．managed

B．wanted

C．refused

D．promised小题3:

A．counter

B．department

C．market

D．window小题4:

A．warning

B．informing

C．reminding

D．accusing小题5:

A．leave

B．pay

C．find

D．obtain小题6:

A．answer

B．prove

C．support

D．admit小题7:

A．ordered

B．asked

C．denied

D．given小题8:

A．agreed

B．prepared

C．failed

D．remembered小题9:

A．totally

B．gradually

C．hardly

D．quickly小题10:

A．deserved

B．required

C．received

D．appreciated

最佳答案：

小题1:A

小题2:B

小题3:A

小题4:D

小题5:D

小题6:B

小题7:C

小题8:A

小题9:D

小题10:A

答案解析：

作者通过讲述在商店里帮助一位穷顾客的故事，说明了两个道理：第一，做人应该有一副热心肠；第二，人无论贫富，都是平等的，都应享受同等的权利和地位。

小题1:考查上下文连串。根据文章第三段中she purchased the item可知，她买的这件商品本来是为她女儿买的。故选A。

小题2:动词辨析。因为女儿已经有了类似的东西，所以这位妇女想换一件另外的商品。want to do想要做某事。manage to do是“成功做了某事”的意思。故选B。

小题3:考查名词辨析。A. counter柜台；B. department部门；C. market市场；D. window窗户。作者决定帮助这位妇女，于是和她一起走到商店的柜台处。故选A。

小题4:上下文连串。根据全文语境可以看出，这位黑人妇女在商店受到了不公正的待遇，被拒绝调换商品。售货员看到她找到作者帮助，十分不礼貌地指责她不应该随便找个人来帮忙。故选D

小题5:考查动词辨析。A. leave离开；B. pay付钱；C. find发现；D. obtain获得。毕竟不是所有的人都有机会获得ID卡的。故选D。

小题6:考查动词辨析。A. answer回答；B. prove证明；C. support支持；D. admit承认。接着上面的话，经理顺水推舟说这位妇女不能证明该商品是在他这里买的。故选B。

小题7:考查动词辨析。经理的这种无赖的行为激怒了作者，于是作者以自己的经历为例来进行反驳：如果我，一位白人女性，到这里要求换货，没有收据，照样我是不会被（你们）拒绝的。因为我有过去的经历为证。故选C。

小题8:考查动词辨析。agreed同意；B. prepared准备；C. failed失败；D. remembered记得。从语境可知，经理意识到自己的言行失当，因此同意换商品。故选A。

小题9:考查副词辨析。A. totally完全地；B. gradually渐渐地；C. hardly几乎不能；D. quickly很快地。但她很快地调整心态，扪心自问：“为什么不帮她，我有不帮她的正当理由吗？” 故选D。

小题10:考查动词辨析。A. deserved值得；B. required要求；C. received获得；D. appreciated感激。 人虽然穷，但有资格和别人享受同等的待遇。故选A。

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。