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17．The very anxious young man had waited for a few moments-outside the jeweller's before he got enough courage to enter．He was warmly greeted by a young assistant．James felt a rush of blood to his face as he explained he would be bringing in his future wife to choose a birthday present．The assistant listened carefully and told him he'd better buy a necklace．He wasn't used to buying jewellery and was a little worried about over-spending．After some discussion as to a reasonable price and the type，the assistant showed him dozens of necklaces and helped him to choose．At last James chose one and left the shop promising to return at five o'clock．When，half an hour later than planned，James did return to the shop with his future wife，Laura，the assistant acted as if she had never seen him before．When she was asked to show them some nec klaces，she first brought out some inexpensive ones for them to choose，and then gave them the one she had prepared．A choice was soon made and they went away satisfied．James would certainly come back to buy what he wanted when he got married．

11．A good title for this passage isA．
A Clever Assistant                            B．Buying a Birthday Present
C．How to Choose a Necklace                   D．A Brave Young Man
12．The word"overspending"in this passage meansA．
A．spending too much money                
B．spending too much time   
C．spending more time than he planned
D．spending too much time and too much money
13．When James told the assistant why he wanted to buy a present，his faceB．
A．turned pale                            B．turned red
C．turned yellow                          D．turned black
14．James and Laura reached the shop atC
A.4：30          B.5：00         C.5：30          D.6：00
15．James would come back to buy what he wanted becauseA．
A．the assistant knew how to satisfy the people who came to buy things
B．the necklace was good   
C．Laura liked the necklace 
D．the assistant who served James was very beautiful．

Answer 1

分析 本文主要讲述一个年轻人James想为未婚妻买一件生日礼物，因担心花费太多，不知如何办．在店员的帮助下，巧妙地将事先挑选好的项链给了他们，让他们满意地离开了．

解答 11-15 AAB CA
11．A 主旨大意题．合计讲述了一个年轻人James想为未婚妻买一件生日礼物，因担心花费太多，不知如何办．在店员的帮助下，巧妙地将事先挑选好的项链给了他们，让他们满意地离开了．即：一个聪明的店员．故选A．
12．A 词义猜测题．根据上文He wasn't used to buying jewellery可知，他不习惯买珠宝，应是担心"花费过多"．故选A．
13．B 推理判断题．根据James felt a rush of blood to his face as he explained he would be bringing in his future wife to choose a birthday present可知，当他解释他将带着未婚妻来挑选一件生日礼物时，他感到血往脸上冲．即：脸发红．故选B．
14．C 细节理解题．根据At last James chose one and left the shop promising to return at five o'clock．When，half an hour later than planned，James did return to the shop with his future wife可知，他承诺5点钟返回，但比计划的时间晚了半小时才回到商店．即：5：30．故选C．
15．A 推理判断题．根据When she was asked to show them some necklaces，she first brought out some inexpensive ones for them to choose，and then gave them the one she had prepared．A choice was soon made and they went away satisfied可知，当James带着未婚妻回到商店时，店员装着不认识他，巧妙地将事先挑选好的项链给了他们，让他们满意地离开了．故选A．

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