单选题
Every year just after Christmas the January Sales start. All the shops reduce their prices and for two weeks, they are full of people looking for bargains. My husband and I do not normally go to the sales as we don' t like crowds and in any case are short of money as we have to buy lots of Christmas presents. Last year, however, I took my husband with me to the sales at the large shop in the center of London. We both needed some new clothes and were hoping to find a television set. When we got to Oxford Street, it was so crowded that we decided to split up and meet again at the underground station. So I left my husband and started looking around the shops. Unfortunately all the clothes were in very large sizes and so were not suitable for me. But I did buy a television at a very cheap price, so I felt quite pleased with myself. When I arrived at the station, my husband was not there. So I sat down in a nearby cafe to have a cup of tea. I quickly finished my tea when I saw my husband and went out to meet him. He looked very happy. Then I saw he was carrying a large and heavy cardboard box. "Oh, dear!" I thought. Yes, we had no new clothes but two televisions. We shall not be going to the sales again.
单选题
In January ______. A. lots of people go shopping for discount B. people have a lot of money to spend after Christmas C. all the shops close for a two-week Christmas holiday D. people don't have enough money to go looking for bargains
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 词语理解题。其中A项中的关键词为discount，它的意思是“reduction in price降价”，与文章第一段中“All the shops reduce their prices”的意思相一致，故A项是正确的。其他三个选项都不符合文章的意思。
单选题
In this passage, the word "bargain" could best be replaced by "something ______ ". A. given to people B. offered at a reduced price C. offered, sold or bought which is expensive D. sold for the purpose of reaching an agreement
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 词语理解题。题中“bargain”为关键词，它的意思是“something that is cheap便宜货”，与B项“降价所提供的东西”相一致，B项是正确答案。而A项“给人们的”，C项“以高价提供和买卖的”，和D项“为达成协议所销售的”都是错误的选项。
单选题
The husband and wife in the story ______. A. wished to buy a TV B. went to the sales the year before C. often went to the sales to buy clothes D. were usually not short of money after Christmas
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 事实细节题。从文章第二段中的第二句“We both needed...and were hoping to find a television set”可判断A项为正确答案。其他三项不符合文章的意思。
单选题
The phrase "split up" in the second paragraph means ______. A. break apart B. cause to break C. become pieces D. go in different directions
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 词语理解题。短语动词split up的汉语意思是：朝不同方向前进。如The group split up to try to find food(队伍分头去寻找食物)。D项go in different directions就是split up的含义，为正确答案。
单选题
After their day's shopping, they ______. A. were happy with their bargains B. had got everything they wanted C. got more than they had hoped for D. had to go back to the sales the next day