Question

根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。
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 (老爷) 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(绅士)!
I think John changed b__10___ of his own attitude(态度). If you think you are a gentleman or a lady, you can become a perfect one.

Answer 1

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

解析【小题1】结合下文but John’s face was shining with joy.可知上文意思是什么也没说，故选nothing
【小题2】考查词组：be popular with受…欢迎
【小题3】考查副词much修饰比较级cheaper便宜的多
【小题4】根据下文and bought it at once.可知他试了试这件衣服，故选tried
【小题5】结合下文可知本句话意思是孩子们觉得你的外套怎么样？选How
【小题6】考查动名词：start calling开始叫他
【小题7】根据下文He became more polite及下文描述，可知本句意思是他身上发生了一些好的事情，填happened
【小题8】考查动词：他愿意帮助老人过马路，用cross
【小题9】考查介词：like a gentleman像个绅士，
【小题10】联系上文可知约翰的变化是因为自己的态度：because