大学英语二级词汇1

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1、1Eddiewasinthebackoftheshopcountingtheday’stakingswhenthedoorbellrang.Itwasjustonclosingtimeandtheshutterswerealreadyupinfront.Normallytherewerefewcustomersafterfive,andthehalfhourbeforeheshutshopwasmainlydevotedtogettingordersreadyforthemorningandenteringuptheaccounts

2、.OfcourseitmightbeMaureen,whohadlatelydevelopedahabitofcomingintotheshopjustbeforeclosingtimeandsomakingsurethatEddiedidnotescapeherfortheevening.WithasighEddieputdownhispenandcameoutfromthebackandwentbehindthecounter.Ashedidso,hewasturningoverinhismindwhatpossibleexcu

3、sehecouldoffertoMaureenfornotspendingtheeveningwithher.IfonlyMaureenwouldaccepttheexcuseofaheadacheorpressureofwork.Butshewouldwanttostayandfussoverhimifhesaidaheadache,andasforwork,shewasalwaysbotheringhimtomoveintoadistrictwheretherewasmorebusinessthaninCandlewickStr

4、eet.“Whyisit,”thoughtEddie,“thatshecan’tleavemealoneforoneevening?Doesn’titoccurtoherthatI’dlikeabitoftimetomyself.”Therewasawomanintheshopandamanstandingwithhisbackhalfturnedtowardsthecounter.ThewomanwasnotMaureen.Hedidn’trecollecteverhavingseenherbefore,buttherewasso

5、methingvaguelyfamiliaraboutthewaythemanwasstanding.Itremindedhimofthebarewhite-washedwallsofSt.MatthewsHospitalandSamLewisstandingwithhisbacktowardsEddiestaringoutofthewindow.Themanturned.“Well,Eddie,”hesaid,“itseemswe’vecaughtyoujustbeforelock-uptime,eh?”1.Fromthestor

6、yweunderstandthat__________.A)itwasnearlyfiveo’clockintheafternoonB)itwasalmostclosingtimeC)Eddiealwaysclosedtheshopat4:30D)Eddiehadjustclosedhisshop2.WhydidEddiethinkthecallermightbeMaureen?Because_______.A)shealwayscameunexpectedly.B)shehadoftencomeatthistimerecently

7、.C)shehadpromisedtospendtheeveningwithhim.D)shehadtoldhimthatshewouldcome.3.Whenheheardthedoorbellring,Eddiewas_______.A)OutsidetheshopB)infrontofthecounterC)atthebackoftheshopD)behindthecounter4.WhenEddiefirstsawthetwopeopleintheshop,theman_______.A)wasfacinghim.B)had

8、hisbackagainstthecounter.C)wasnotdirectlyfacinghimD)wasfacingthecounter.5.ThewritertellsusthatEddie_______.A)recogniz