2017高职高考英语 阅读题练习 单选题
I was poor and always said yes to my boss.But the　1　was reached one Tuesday my half holiday.On my way　2　on Tuesdays I used to carry a large basket of things to the house of my boss’s sister.　3　her house was on my way home,I　4　refused this.

On this particular Tuesday,　5　,just as we were about to　6　,a load of smoked hams was delivered at the　7　.“Wait a minute,Little Stark,” said the boss and he opened the load and　8　out a ham, 　9　he started to bone(把……捆绑起来).

I　10　in growing impatience to get on my way,not for one minute but for quite a　11　time.It was nearly 2:30.Thank God! The boss finished.He then came to me with the boned ham,put it in the　12　beside me,and told me to take it to a customer who had placed an　13　for it days before.

This meant my going a　14　way out of my road home,so I looked up,saying.“ I have my　15　at two on Tuesday,you know.” “What do you　16　? ” he shouted.I told him that I meant that I would deliver things as　17　,but not at this moment.

The boss stared at me as if I were some unusual kind of insect and shouted even　18　.But I　19　firm.At last,seeing it was impossible,he gave up and　20　 me go home for my holiday.

1.A.time B.anger C.limit D.holiday

2.A.there B.home C.here D.on

3.A.As B.Although C.But D.For

4.A.always B.sometimes C.often D.never

5.A.but B.however C.though D.so

6.A.work B.leave C.rest D.cook

7.A.house B.restaurant C.boss D.shop

8.A.carried B.came C.took D.broke

9.A.and B.which C.that D.so

10.A.waited B.looked C.thought D.listened

11.A.good B.bad C.short D.long

12.A.desk B.car C.basket D.pocked

13.A.order B.address C.advice D.examination

14.A.short B.close C.long D.near

15.A.lunch B.holiday C.work D.meal

16..want B.do C.know D.mean

17.A.others B.though C.usual D.yesterday

18.A.harder B.louder C.tougher D.kinder

19.A.stood B.quarreled C.felt D.fought

20.A.made B.permitted C.let D.saw