【Multiple choice questions】
Comprehension
1 When Frank Halliday visited an antique shop in the writer’s neighbourhood _____ .
a. it was by no means the first time he had picked up a masterpiece for £50
b. he displayed the kind of perseverance needed to find a rarity
c. he spent a short time searching in the morning before deciding to leave
d. he found most of what he looked at rather boring
displayed the kind of perseverance 展现出坚韧不拔的毅力
过去分词做定语修饰perseverance
perseverance needed to do
perseverance needed to learn English well
Our students displayed the kind of perseverance needed to learn English well.
2 How did Frank come to discover the miniature by Correggio?
a. He was shown it by the dealer who did not realize its worth.
b. He persuaded the dealer to open the box in which it happened to be.
c. By concealing his excitement on being told the price wanted for it.
d. By lifting a box of crockery which had been concealing the painting.
happen to be 恰巧
3 Frank decided to buy the miniature because _____ .
a. it was an Italian painting he knew well
b. it only cost £50
c. he knew he had made a real discovery
d. it was similar to a painting he knew well
Structure
4 Rare objects are beautifully displayed in glass cases _____ them free from dust. (ll.2-4)
a. which are keeping b. which keep c. who keep d. and kept
原文: to keep them free from dust
which 引导定语从句,限定glass cases
5 But it is not necessary _____ up courage to enter an ordinary sho.(ll.4-5)
a. for nobody to muster b. to have mustered c. that one musters d. for anyone tomuster
ordinary ==> less pretentious
it is not necessary ...
6 A bargain hunter must have patience, and above all, _____ recognize the worth of … (ll.8-9)
a. can b. is able to c. ba able to d. be capable of
the ability
be able to do == have the ability to do
be capable of + 动名词
7 _____ there, he found a great deal to interest him. (ll.13-14)
a. This being his first visit b. Never having been before
c. This being his first time to visit d. Having never been before
he had never been there before ...
b选项应为:Never having been there before,
c选项:the first time to do sth. 要去做某事
8 The dealer told him it _____ him £50. (ll.20-21)
a. cost b. had cost c. will cost d. would cost
cost 的相应形式
Vocabulary
9 Frank visited an antique shop _____ . (l.13)
a. next door b. in my county c. near my home d. owned by my neighbour
in my neighbourhood == near my home
10 Frank was _____ leaving when … (ll.14-15)
a. almost b. just c. only d. hardly
just ...when...: 刚......就 ......; 正在...... 突然
11 A case which needs prising open has probably been _____ …(ll.15-17)
a. nailed down b. roped c. locked d. unlocked
nailed down: 用钉子钉住
rope:用绳子拴住,捆住
12 The dealer gave it a brief _____ and told him … (ll.20-21)
a. peer b. eye c. glance d. regard
Glancing at it briefly
give sth. a brief glance
peer :眯着眼睛看
重点习题:2、7、10。
【Key to Multiple choice questions】
1. B 2. B 3. C 4. B 5. D 6. C 7. A 8. D 9. C 10. B 11. A 12. C