Question

根據短文內容和首字母提示，在下文空格處填入適當的詞使短文完整。
My 14-year-old brother John and I saw the coat at the same time. The thick black woolen coat was soft, and it cost only ＄28. We looked at each other, saying n  1 , but John’s face was shining with joy. Dark woolen coats were p___2___ with boys just then, and could cost several hundred dollars. But this coat was even better and m  3 _  cheaper.?
John t  4 __ on the coat and bought it at once. John wore the coat to school the next day and came home with a big smile. “H_ 5__  did the kids like your coat?” I asked. “They loved it,” he said. I started c  6_  him “Lord (老爺) John”.
A few weeks later , something good h  7_  to John. He became more polite, more helpful and more pleasing. He was willing to lend his classmates his pens; he was willing to bring his father a cup of tea when he got home; he was willing to help a blind man c  8_  the road.
When my mother told this to one of his teachers, he said, “It must be his coat!” One day, in the library, my brother and I ran into a friend. “Could this be John?” he asked. John shook hands with him, l _ 9  a gentleman(紳士)!
I think John changed b__10___ of his own attitude(態度). If you think you are a gentleman or a lady, you can become a perfect one.

Answer 1

【小題1】nothing
【小題2】popular
【小題3】much
【小題4】tried
【小題5】How
【小題6】calling
【小題7】happened
【小題8】cross
【小題9】like
【小題10】because

解析【小題1】結合下文but John’s face was shining with joy.可知上文意思是什么也沒說，故選nothing
【小題2】考查詞組：be popular with受…歡迎
【小題3】考查副詞much修飾比較級cheaper便宜的多
【小題4】根據下文and bought it at once.可知他試了試這件衣服，故選tried
【小題5】結合下文可知本句話意思是孩子們覺得你的外套怎么樣？選How
【小題6】考查動名詞：start calling開始叫他
【小題7】根據下文He became more polite及下文描述，可知本句意思是他身上發生了一些好的事情，填happened
【小題8】考查動詞：他愿意幫助老人過馬路，用cross
【小題9】考查介詞：like a gentleman像個紳士，
【小題10】聯系上文可知約翰的變化是因為自己的態度：because