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(2021·济南五校联考)The Glover kids in Newburgh, New York, want to make a little extra money by themselves before school opens. So, earlier this week, they set up a lemonade stand on the side of the road. 1 was good during the rush hour, at which point some police officers pulled up, and 2 Whitney Glover, mother of the young enterprisers, that some 3 person had called to make complaints about the kids' selling lemonade.
Now, in most stories, that's when the police 4 the stand, telling the kids to take a food handling course, and get a 5 from the related department...Then the children go home completely 6 , for their enterprise is broken. But not in this 7 . The police officers said the kids weren't doing anything wrong, 8 creating a bit of a traffic jam, and their motivation should be 9 .The kids also promised to make 10 to their schedule to avoid traffic problems. After 11 for a photo with the kids, they left. Whitney posted the picture on social media with explanatory words.
The 12 story has created a great deal of local 13 and the lemonade business is now booming. Dozens of customers have 14 for lemonade. “Every single time you buy a glass, children look amazed by the 15 of time and efforts to coins in their hands,” Whitney said.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇记叙文。一群孩子摆摊卖柠檬水,有人举报,警察去了以后并没有责令孩子们撤掉摊位或者处罚他们,而是鼓励了他们。
1. A.Progress B.Business
C.Budget D.Purpose
解析:结合语境可知,在上下班高峰期生意(Business)不错。
答案:B
2. A.demanded B.proposed
C.warned D.informed
解析:根据下文中的“that some 3 person had called to make complaints about the kids' selling lemonade”可知,警察通知(informed)孩子们的母亲,有人投诉孩子们的摊位。
答案:D
3. A.bitter B.generous
C.anxious D.responsible
解析:根据下文中的“make complaints about the kids' selling lemonade”“creating a bit of a traffic jam”可知,打电话投诉的人对孩子们在上下班高峰期摆摊感到愤愤不平。bitter在此处表示“愤愤不平的”。
答案:A
4. A.take over B.leave out
C.shut down D.drive away
解析:结合语境以及下文的“Then the children go home...their enterprise is broken.”可知,通常在这时,警察会让孩子们的摊位停止营业 (shut down)。take over“接管”;leave out“遗漏,不包括”;drive away“赶跑(某人)”。
答案:C
5. A.course B.permit
C.fund D.record
解析:根据空后的“from the related department”可知,此处表示告诉孩子们从有关部门取得一张许可证(permit)。
答案:B
6. A.surprised B.frightened
C.depressed D.confused
解析:根据语境可知,(如果)孩子们的生意被迫停业,他们会很沮丧地回家。depressed“沮丧的”。
答案:C
7. A.context B.case
C.reason D.respect
解析:根据下文“The police officers said the kids weren't doing anything wrong”可推知,警察并没有让孩子们停止营业,所以此处表示上文提到的事在这种情况(case)下并没有发生。
答案:B
8. A.other than B.instead of
C.as for D.due to
解析:除了(other than)造成一点交通拥挤之外,孩子们并没有做错什么,而且他们的积极性应该受到赞扬(celebrated)。
答案:A
9. A.managed B.prevented
C.celebrated D.reflected
解析:参见上题解析。celebrate在此处表示“赞扬,赞美,歌颂”。manage“管理”;prevent“阻止”;reflect“反映”。
答案:C
10. A.contributions B.differences
C.objections D.adjustments
解析:结合上文提到的交通拥堵和空后的“their schedule to avoid traffic problems”可知,孩子们承诺会对营业时间作出调整(adjustments)以避免造成交通问题。
答案:D
11. A.posing B.accounting
C.preparing D.searching
解析:根据下文中的“posted the picture on social media”可知,此处表示警察摆姿势(posing)和孩子们合影。pose“(为画像、摄影)摆好姿势”。
答案:A
12. A.refreshing B.moving
C.amusing D.convincing
解析:根据上文信息可知,这件事跟通常的情况不同,所以说这是一个令人耳目一新的(refreshing)故事。
答案:A
13. A.apology B.change
C.support D.discussion
解析:根据下文中的“the lemonade business is now booming”可知,孩子们得到了当地人的大力支持(support)。
答案:C
14. A.stood out B.stood by
C.stopped out D.stopped by
解析:人们纷纷顺路过来买柠檬水。stand out“出色,杰出,更为重要”;stand by“袖手旁观”;stop out“夜里很晚不回家”;stop by“顺便拜访,顺路探望”。
答案:D
15. A.transformation B.devotion
C.attachment D.supplement
解析:结合语境可知,此处表示孩子们看到自己的时间和努力转变为手中的硬币很惊喜。transformation“转变”。
答案:A