问题补充：
Alice was a beautiful girl. She liked nothing except dressing 1 and dancing when she was at school. Of course she wasn’t good at her 2. But the boys were ready to help her with her lessons 3 they liked to dance with her. And after she finished middle school, she 4 found work in a big shop. The 5 had a son and he wanted the girl to marry him. Alice 6 though the young man wasn’t clever enough. And she 7 all kinds of clothes and shoes. She lived in the beautiful house with a big garden and she 8 did anything at home. She didn’t love her 9 but she lived a city life.
Once Mrs. Evans called Alice. The woman said she bought a few 10 pictures and asked her to appreciate（欣赏）them. She 11 nothing about the art but she was afraid to be laughed at and got there in time. She saw several women there. They were 12the pictures when she went in. She thought for a long time and said, “Look! They’re all 13. Why didn’t you buy the new ones?”
The women looked at each other but they tried not to 14. And when they were appreciating a picture “Tramp（游浪汉）”, she said, “I don’t think the artist could draw! Such a15 man had no money to have a portrait taken（请人画像）!”
【小题1】A．himB．himselfC．herD．herself【小题2】A．classesB．EnglishC．mathsD．language【小题3】A．when B．whileC．becauseD．after【小题4】A．hardlyB．easilyC．no longerD．happily【小题5】A．booksellerB．shopkeeperC．gatekeeperD．policeman【小题6】A．agreedB．hatedC．preferredD．failed【小题7】A．soldB．was sold C．gaveD．was given【小题8】A．alwaysB．sometimesC．neverD．often【小题9】A．husbandB．sonC．brotherD．uncle【小题10】A．cheapB．expensiveC．terribleD．strange【小题11】A．likedB．interestedC．watchedD．knew【小题12】A．looking upB．looking forC．talking aboutD．hearing from【小题13】A．oldB．cleanC．dirtyD．thin【小题14】A．stopB．smileC．laughD．lie【小题15】A．busyB．cleverC．richD．poorD
答案：
(答案→)D
解析：
【小题1】根据前文的内容，即本句子的主语为Alice，dress sb 为盛装打扮的意思，故选答案为D。
【小题2】根据后文内容But the boys were ready to help her with her lessons，可知答案为A，表示帮助她功课。
【小题3】根据前后句子的关系，为因果关系，故选答案为C
【小题4】根据上下文的内容。可知答案为B，表示很容易地找到工作。
【小题5】根据上文的内容为found work in a big shop.可知答案为B，为商店老板的意思。
【小题6】根据后文的内容though the young man wasn’t clever enough.可知答案为A，表示尽管老板的儿子不是很聪明，但是她同意了。
【小题7】根据下文的意思，可知答案为D，表示被给的意思。
【小题8】根据后文紧接的句子did anything at home，可知本句肯定为否定句，故选答案为C
【小题9】根据上文的内容though the young man wasn’t clever enough.可以推断出答案为A。
【小题10】根据上文提到的她过着城市的生活，故选答案为B，应该来欣赏昂贵的画。
【小题11】根据后文的内容提示but she was afraid to be laughed at and got there in time说明她对于画，一点都不会欣赏，故选答案为D
【小题12】根据上下文的内容为谈论的意思，故选答案为C
【小题13】根据后文的提示，Why didn’t you buy the new ones，可知答案为A
【小题14】根据前文的意思The women looked at each other but they tried not，可知答案为C，表示想笑，都克制自己没有笑。
【小题15】根据后文内容had no money to have a portrait taken（请人画像），没钱请人画像，故选答案为D，为贫穷的意思。
