46. The author was not worded about the broken leg of the chair at first because__
[A] his flat was very near the antique shops
[B] he knew it was easy to mend it
[C] there were so many antique shops selling chairs
[D] he thought it was easy for him to find someone to repair it
47. When the author came to the first antique shop__
[A] he was greeted kindly
[B] he was quite confident
[C] there was no one in the shop
[D] the man in the shop had a look at the chair
48. In the fifth shop, he placed the chair gently on the floor because _
[A]he wanted to hide the fact that the chair was broken
[B] the chair had a broken leg
[C] the chair was very valuable
[D] he thought of a plan to have the chair repaired__
49. The shop owner agreed to buy the chair because
[A] he wanted to keep the old green velvet on the top of the chair
[B] he found the author amusing
[C] he thought he could sell the chair for a profit
[D] the author begged him to do so
50. The author finally got his chair repaired by__
[A]paying a lot of money for it
[B] giving the shop owner a lot of trouble
[C] making fun of the shop owner
[D] amusing the shop owner
一段时间以前,我发现我门厅里一把椅子坏了一条腿。我当时并不认为把它修好有什么难的,因为在平立克街上有很多古董店,离我的公寓只有3分钟的路程。于是,一天早晨我带着椅子出发了。,我信心十足地走进第一家店,以为一定会受到友好的接待,会听到一个热情的声音说:“多漂亮的椅子啊!是的,很容易修好的。您想什么时候来取呢?”
可事实与我想象的完全相反。我也没太在意,反正刚刚进了一家店,路两旁还有更多的店呢。
尽管第二家店的态度稍稍礼貌了一点,但结果还是一样,第三家、第四家也是如此。于是我意识到一定是我的方法有问题。
于是我走进第五家。因为我刚刚想出了一个计划,所以自信心稍有恢复。我把椅子轻轻地放在地板上,面相很凶的店主仔仔细细地把椅子检查了一遍,他说:“嗯,是把不错的椅子,你想卖多少钱?”“20磅,”我说。“它的腿上坏了一点点,”我说。“是的,我知道它腿上坏了一点点。但那没什么,别担心。”
“你打算怎么处理它?”我问道。“这把椅子一旦被修好了,一定很好卖的。我有点喜欢它顶部上旧式的绿色天鹅绒。我会保留它的。是的,这把椅子很有销路。”“我要买它,”我说。“是的,我知道,但我已经改变主意。其实这就是我一直在寻找的,可以和我家里的那把配成一对.我付给你27磅买它。”“你一定是疯了,”他说。突然间他明白过来了,微笑着对我说:“我知道你想怎样了,你是想要我帮你修椅子。”“那要是我一走进来就要你修它,你会怎么样?”他回答说:“我不会答应的。我们不做修理工作,麻烦又没赚头,但这次我会为你修的。”
46.D【解析】通过第一段的理解,见原文的“I didn’t foresee any great difficulty in getting it mended,as there are a whole lot of antique shops on Pimlico Road.”。
47.B【解析】此题考查对段落中关键词的理解。在第一段中的关键词“confidently”表明作者的态度。
48.D【解析】作者连续走了几家店都没成功。他打算换一种方法,借卖掉椅子使他的椅子得到修理。A、B、C项都不是他的真实意图,只有D项是正确的。
49.C【解析】通过全文的理解,利用常识不难推测C项为正确选项。
50.D【解析】从第四段中了解到作者总结教训,及时改变了“修椅子”的思路,通过先“卖”后“买”,让椅子得到修理,并使得古董店老板在明白其意图后,愉快地接受了修理工作。
