第六周周末作业纸.doc

第六周周末作业纸
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【拓展延伸】
一 完形填空 （本大题共10分，每小题1分）
John Brown was a shopkeeper. He sold and repaired watches in his small shop. One day his cousin, Mike, came to the shop and said to him, “I’ve lost my job. Do you 1 if I work in your shop?” “Certainly not. I’ll teach you everything I know about watches,” John told Mike. For the first few weeks, Mike worked very hard. He was polite and helpful to the customers (顾客). He cleaned the shelves and 2 where everything was in the shop. John was very pleased with him. While Mike looked 3 the front of the shop, John was able to work and build up the repair business in the back room.
After a month and a half, Mike asked, “Is there anything else you want to 4 me?”“Yes, Mike, there is,” John said. “It’s time I taught you the secret of our 5 .”
“I think I know that,” Mike said. You buy watches at one price and sell them at a higher price. The 6 in price is our profit (利润).”
“That’s true, but it’s not where we make most of our profit,” John said. He 7 a watch from the counter (柜台). “Do you think this watch is a good one?” he asked Mike. “No, I don’t think so. It’s a cheap one,” the young man answered. “We can’t make much profit from selling those. Perhaps only a few dollars each.”
“That’s where you are 8 , my boy,” John said. “Those watches make more profit than any other watch in the shop.”
“Could you tell me 9 those cheap watches make more profit?” Mike asked.
“They are really cheap, but they are always 10 ,” John told him. “We make our profit from repairing them.”
1. A. worry
B. mind
C. know
D. think

2. A. showed
B. answered
C. learned
D. explained

3. A. after
B. for
C. at
D. towards

4. A. give
B. present
C. test
D. teach

5. A. plan
B. experience
C. success
D. message

6. A. discount
B. choice
C. difference
D. level

7. A. took away
B. picked up
C. put down
D. asked for

8. A. careless
B. impatient
C. unlucky
D. wrong

9. A. why
B. when
C. where
D. whether

10. A. improving
B. working
C. changing
D. breaking

二、阅读理解
Malls are popular places for Americans to go. Some people spend so much time at malls that they are called “mall rats（老鼠）”. Mall rats shop until they drop in the hundreds of stores.
People like malls for many reasons. They feel safe because malls have police stations. Parking is usually free, and the weather inside is always fine. The newest malls have beautiful rest places with waterfalls and large green trees.
The largest mall in the United States is the Mall of America in Minnesota. It covers 4. 2 million square feet（英尺）. It has 350 stores, eight nightclubs, and a large park! There are parking spaces for 12,750 cars. About 750,000 people shop there every week.
The first indoor mall in the United States was built in 1965 in Edina Minnesota. People love doing all their shopping in one place. More malls are built around the country. Now malls are like town centers where people come to do many things. They shop, of course, they also eat in food courts（广场）that have food from all over the world. They see films at theaters. Some people even get their exercise by doing the new sport of “mall walking”. Others go to malls to meet friends.
In some malls, people can see a doctor and even go to the church. In other words, people can do just about everything in malls. Now people can live in their favorite shopping center in fact.
1. Here “mall” means “ ”.
A. a large park B. a big church C. a square D. a shopping center
2. The largest mall in the United States .
A. was built in 1965 B. has 12,750 cars in it
C. has 350 shops in it D. can hold 750,000 people
3. The writer .
A. thinks malls make people’s life easier B. likes to live in his favorite malls
C. is called “mall rats” by others D. often goes to the church in malls

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