阅读下面短文, 掌握大意, 然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Once when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus （马戏团）. Finally, there was only one family between the ticket office and 1 . This family made a big impression on me.
There were eight children, all probably under the age of 12. You could 2 they didn't have a lot of money. Their clothes were not 3 , but they were clean. The children talked about the clowns （小丑） 4 . It was clearly a very important day out for them. The father and mother 5 happy as they could be.
The tickets lady asked how many tickets the father wanted, he proudly answered, “Please let me buy eight children's tickets and 6 adults' tickets, so I can take my family to the circus. ”
The ticket lady told him the price.
The man's wife 7 her head. There was no longer a 8 on the man's face. i4Hovv much did you say?" He 9 asked.
The ticket lady again told him the price.
The man obviously didn't have enough money. 10_ how could he tell his kids the bad news?
_11 what was happening, my dad took a $20 note from his pocket and dropped it on the ground. （We were not rich ourselves at all!） He then tapped the man on the 12 and said, “Excuse me, sir, you dropped this. "
The man understood my father was helping him. He 13 the money, looked straight 14_ my dad’s eyes, and in tears replied. "Thank you. This really means a lot to me and my 15 .
Although we did not go to the circus that night, we didn't go without.
1. A. us B. you C. them D. me
2. A. doubt B. forget C. learn D. spread
3. A. expensive B. cheap C. lively D. dry
4. A. sadly B. easily C. gradually D. excitedly
5. A. remained B. seemed C. became D. turned
6. A. two B. four C. six D. ten
7. A. lowered B. raised C. lost D. moved
8. A. line B. smile C. tear D. wound
9. A. correctly B. loudly C. seriously D. quietly
10. A. Since B. For C. But D. While
11. A. Seeing B. Believing C. Wondering D. Admiring
12. A. leg B. foot C. neck D. shoulder
13. A. put up B. looked up C. picked up D. sent up
14. A. onto B. into C. off D. along
15. A. kids B. family C. wife D. friends
答案：
1.A 2.C 3.A 4.D 5.B 6. A 7. A 8.B 9.D 10. C
11.A 12. D 13. C 14. B 15. B
Once when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus （马戏团）. Finally, there was only one family between the ticket office and 1 . This family made a big impression on me.
There were eight children, all probably under the age of 12. You could 2 they didn't have a lot of money. Their clothes were not 3 , but they were clean. The children talked about the clowns （小丑） 4 . It was clearly a very important day out for them. The father and mother 5 happy as they could be.
The tickets lady asked how many tickets the father wanted, he proudly answered, “Please let me buy eight children's tickets and 6 adults' tickets, so I can take my family to the circus. ”
The ticket lady told him the price.
The man's wife 7 her head. There was no longer a 8 on the man's face. i4Hovv much did you say?" He 9 asked.
The ticket lady again told him the price.
The man obviously didn't have enough money. 10_ how could he tell his kids the bad news?
_11 what was happening, my dad took a $20 note from his pocket and dropped it on the ground. （We were not rich ourselves at all!） He then tapped the man on the 12 and said, “Excuse me, sir, you dropped this. "
The man understood my father was helping him. He 13 the money, looked straight 14_ my dad’s eyes, and in tears replied. "Thank you. This really means a lot to me and my 15 .
Although we did not go to the circus that night, we didn't go without.
1. A. us B. you C. them D. me
2. A. doubt B. forget C. learn D. spread
3. A. expensive B. cheap C. lively D. dry
4. A. sadly B. easily C. gradually D. excitedly
5. A. remained B. seemed C. became D. turned
6. A. two B. four C. six D. ten
7. A. lowered B. raised C. lost D. moved
8. A. line B. smile C. tear D. wound
9. A. correctly B. loudly C. seriously D. quietly
10. A. Since B. For C. But D. While
11. A. Seeing B. Believing C. Wondering D. Admiring
12. A. leg B. foot C. neck D. shoulder
13. A. put up B. looked up C. picked up D. sent up
14. A. onto B. into C. off D. along
15. A. kids B. family C. wife D. friends
答案：
1.A 2.C 3.A 4.D 5.B 6. A 7. A 8.B 9.D 10. C
11.A 12. D 13. C 14. B 15. B
