阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 A few years ago, I was doing a part-time job at a local ice
英语试题 10-22
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A few years ago, I was doing a part-time job at a local ice cream shop. While handing an ice cream to an older woman at the window, I ____21____ that she had a box of what appeared to be purple tomatoes in her car. “What is that?” I ____22____.
As I gave her the ice cream, I said, “Those tomatoes look ____23____! What kind are they?” She grinned (露齿而笑) so much that I thought she was about to start ____24____ , but instead she replied, “Here, have some!” Within seconds I had a handful of wonderful purple tomatoes. “Oh, no, you don’t need to give me any!” I said. Those tomatoes looked expensive. “Here, have more,” she ____25____ , and now I had six of the prettiest tomatoes I had ever ___26___ . I tried to ____27____ to take the tomatoes: “Really, you didn’t have to give me any, but I ___28___ it.”
The woman ___29___ again and said, “I hope you enjoy them. And to answer your question, it’s a rare breed that my mom used to _____30_____. So they aren’t like the ones you get in the grocery store.” I said thank you again, and she _____31_____. She was like an adult version of the tooth fairy: I gave her ice cream and she gave me tomatoes.
About two weeks later, my boss at the ice cream store sent me a_____32_____: “I want to let you know that your gardener dropped off a box of vegetables for you.” “My gardener?” I replied. That night, my boss showed me the box. It was full of tomatoes, cucumbers (黄瓜) and green beans. The tomato fairy was back! I was both happy and confused. Why was this woman being so______33______?
I never saw her again, but to this day her random act of _____34_____ inspires me to share my garden harvest with anyone who’ll have it. All I expect is just a “Thank you" in _____35_____. Better yet, pay it forward and be someone else’s secret gardener.
21. A. noticed B. confirmed C. announced D. guessed
22. A. ignored B. doubted C. wondered D. believed
23. A. interesting B. delicious C. fresh D. normal
24. A. asking B. laughing C. regretting D. screaming
25. A. suggested B. insisted C. ordered D. agreed
26. A. seen B. tasted C. touched D. collected
27. A. pretend B. decide C. refuse D. begin
28. A. require B. appreciate C. enjoy D. accept
29. A. smiled B. yelled C. worried D. hesitated
30. A. hide B. plant C. sell D. create
31. A. broke in B. came across C. drove off D. moved away
32. A. message B. result C. letter D. report
33. A. grateful B. generous C. particular D. innocent
34. A. purpose B. respect C. kindness D. intelligence
35. A. in help B. in need C. in answer D. in return
【答案】
A few years ago, I was doing a part-time job at a local ice cream shop. While handing an ice cream to an older woman at the window, I ____21____ that she had a box of what appeared to be purple tomatoes in her car. “What is that?” I ____22____.
As I gave her the ice cream, I said, “Those tomatoes look ____23____! What kind are they?” She grinned (露齿而笑) so much that I thought she was about to start ____24____ , but instead she replied, “Here, have some!” Within seconds I had a handful of wonderful purple tomatoes. “Oh, no, you don’t need to give me any!” I said. Those tomatoes looked expensive. “Here, have more,” she ____25____ , and now I had six of the prettiest tomatoes I had ever ___26___ . I tried to ____27____ to take the tomatoes: “Really, you didn’t have to give me any, but I ___28___ it.”
The woman ___29___ again and said, “I hope you enjoy them. And to answer your question, it’s a rare breed that my mom used to _____30_____. So they aren’t like the ones you get in the grocery store.” I said thank you again, and she _____31_____. She was like an adult version of the tooth fairy: I gave her ice cream and she gave me tomatoes.
About two weeks later, my boss at the ice cream store sent me a_____32_____: “I want to let you know that your gardener dropped off a box of vegetables for you.” “My gardener?” I replied. That night, my boss showed me the box. It was full of tomatoes, cucumbers (黄瓜) and green beans. The tomato fairy was back! I was both happy and confused. Why was this woman being so______33______?
I never saw her again, but to this day her random act of _____34_____ inspires me to share my garden harvest with anyone who’ll have it. All I expect is just a “Thank you" in _____35_____. Better yet, pay it forward and be someone else’s secret gardener.
21. A. noticed B. confirmed C. announced D. guessed
22. A. ignored B. doubted C. wondered D. believed
23. A. interesting B. delicious C. fresh D. normal
24. A. asking B. laughing C. regretting D. screaming
25. A. suggested B. insisted C. ordered D. agreed
26. A. seen B. tasted C. touched D. collected
27. A. pretend B. decide C. refuse D. begin
28. A. require B. appreciate C. enjoy D. accept
29. A. smiled B. yelled C. worried D. hesitated
30. A. hide B. plant C. sell D. create
31. A. broke in B. came across C. drove off D. moved away
32. A. message B. result C. letter D. report
33. A. grateful B. generous C. particular D. innocent
34. A. purpose B. respect C. kindness D. intelligence
35. A. in help B. in need C. in answer D. in return
【答案】
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