单选题
Today is the anniversary of that afternoon in April
a year ago that I first saw the strange and appealing doll in the window of Abe
Sheftel's stationery and toy shop on Third Avenue near Fifteenth Street, just
around the comer from my office, where the plate on the door read: Dr. Samuel
Amory. I remember just how it was that day: the first hint of spring floated
across the East River, mixing with the soft-coal smoke from the factories and
the strut smells of the poor neighborhood. As I turned the comer on my way to
work and came to Sheftel's, I was made once more aware of the poor collection of
toys in the dusty window, and I remembered the approaching birthday of a small
niece of mine in Cleveland, to whom I was in the habit of sending modest gifts.
Therefore, I stopped and examined the window to see if there might be anything
appropriate, and looked at the confusing collection of unappealing objects—a red
toy fire engine, some lead soldiers, cheap baseballs, bottles of ink, pens,
yellowed stationery, and garish cardboard advertisements for soft-drinks. And
thus it was that my eyes eventually came to rest upon the doll tucked away in
one comer, a doll with the strangest, most charming expression on her face. I
could not wholly make her out, due to the shadows and the film through which I
was looking, but I was aware that a tremendous impression had been made up on mc
as though I had run into a person, as one does sometimes with a stranger, with
whose personality one is deeply impressed.
单选题
When did the story take place?
A. Early spring.
B. Late spring.
C. Early summer.
D. Midsummer.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】解析：由文章第一句话in April可知，该故事发生在早春。
单选题
Why did the narrator go past Sheftel's?
A. He was looking for a gift for his niece.
B. He wanted to buy some stationery.
C. He was on his way to work.
D. He was window-shopping.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】解析：由文章第三句As I turned the corner on my way to work and came to Sheftel's...可知。
单选题
Why did the narrator mention his niece?
A. She lived near Sheftel's.
B. He wanted to buy a birthday present for her.
C. He was going to visit her.
D. The doll looked like her.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】解析：由文章第三句...I remembered the approaching birthday of a small niece of mine in Cleveland. to whom I was in the habit of sending modest gifts可知。
单选题
What made an impression on the narrator?
A. The doll's unusual face.
B. The collection of toys.
C. A stranger he met at the store.
D. The resemblance of the doll to his niece.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】解析：由文章倒数第二句...a doll with the strangest, most charming expression on her face可知。
单选题
Most of the things in the store window were ______.