One spring evening in 2023, Charlie Essers was waiting for his wife, Elana Essers, to bike home from work. He'd just finished making dinner when he __16__ in his car and drove about a mile to the location where the notification indicated she had fallen. It __17__ that Elana Essers had hit a stone while biking. When he arrived, she was out of __18__ in the middle of the road, throwing her to the ground.But when Charlie Essers found his wife there, she wasn't __19__. There were four cars on each side of her, protecting her from being hit by other __20__ on the road. "And she was surrounded by these four women — four strangers — who were blocking traffic and holding her," Charlie Essers remembered. The women were __21__ holding his wife. They helped comfort her until emergency crews arrived."In the chaos of all that, I never got the name of those four beautiful, angelic women who __22__ the love of my life lying there in the middle of that dirty road," Charlie Essers said. Although she had to undergo emergency surgery, Elana Essers eventually recovered. A few months after the __23__, Charlie Essers made a large __24__ and put it on the street where the women had helped.It read, "To the four angelic women who stopped the traffic and surrounded my injured wife at this corner on April 6, 2023. Words cannot express how __25__ my family and I are to you. Your selfless actions make you forever heroes. Thank you."16. A. listenedB. jumpedC. waitedD. lay17. A. pointed outB. figured outC. turned outD. ruled out18. A. bikeB. carC. groundD. road19. A. strangeB. helpfulC. safeD. alone20. A. menB. vehiclesC. womenD. stones21. A. gentlyB. casuallyC. happilyD. curiously22. A. showedB. knewC. rememberedD. protected23. A. arrivalB. driveC. accidentD. action24. A. boxB. giftC. signD. map25. A. beautifulB. gratefulC. kindD. generous
One spring evening in 2023, Charlie Essers was waiting for his wife, Elana Essers, to bike home from work. He'd just finished making dinner when he __16__ in his car and drove about a mile to the location where the notification indicated she had fallen. It __17__ that Elana Essers had hit a stone while biking. When he arrived, she was out of __18__ in the middle of the road, throwing her to the ground. But when Charlie Essers found his wife there, she wasn't __19__. There were four cars on each side of her, protecting her from being hit by other __20__ on the road. "And she was surrounded by these four women — four strangers — who were blocking traffic and holding her," Charlie Essers remembered. The women were __21__ holding his wife. They helped comfort her until emergency crews arrived. "In the chaos of all that, I never got the name of those four beautiful, angelic women who __22__ the love of my life lying there in the middle of that dirty road," Charlie Essers said. Although she had to undergo emergency surgery, Elana Essers eventually recovered. A few months after the __23__, Charlie Essers made a large __24__ and put it on the street where the women had helped. It read, "To the four angelic women who stopped the traffic and surrounded my injured wife at this corner on April 6, 2023. Words cannot express how __25__ my family and I are to you. Your selfless actions make you forever heroes. Thank you." 16. A. listened B. jumped C. waited D. lay 17. A. pointed out B. figured out C. turned out D. ruled out 18. A. bike B. car C. ground D. road 19. A. strange B. helpful C. safe D. alone 20. A. men B. vehicles C. women D. stones 21. A. gently B. casually C. happily D. curiously 22. A. showed B. knew C. remembered D. protected 23. A. arrival B. drive C. accident D. action 24. A. box B. gift C. sign D. map 25. A. beautiful B. grateful C. kind D. generous
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本题主要考查对文章的理解以及词汇在语境中的运用。解题时需要结合上下文的逻辑关系和语义来选择合适的词汇。
- 第16题：
- 前文提到Charlie Essers刚做完晚饭，接到妻子出事的通知后，他要去事故地点。
- “jumped in his car”表示“跳上他的车”，符合他接到通知后迅速行动去现场的情境。而“listened”（听）、“waited”（等待）、“lay”（躺）均不符合此处语境。所以选“jumped”。
- 第17题：
- “It turned out that...”是固定句型，表示“结果是……；原来是……”。
- 这里说结果发现Elana Essers在骑车时撞到了一块石头，符合句子表达的逻辑。“pointed out”（指出）、“figured out”（弄清楚）、“ruled out”（排除）都不符合该句的语义。所以选“turned out”。
- 第18题：
- 根据后文“throwing her to the ground”（把她抛到地上），可以推断出她是从自行车上摔下来的。
- “out of bike”表示“从自行车上下来”，符合语境。“out of car”（从车里出来）、“out of ground”（从地上出来）、“out of road”（从路上出来）均不符合逻辑。所以选“bike”。
- 第19题：
- 后文提到“There were four cars on each side of her, protecting her from being hit”（她两边各有四辆车，保护她不被撞到）以及“she was surrounded by these four women”（她被这四位女性包围着）。
- 这说明她不是“alone”（独自的），而是有其他人保护着。“strange”（奇怪的）、“helpful”（有帮助的）、“safe”（安全的）都不能准确表达此处的意思。所以选“alone”。
- 第20题：
- 前文提到“protecting her from being hit”（保护她不被撞到），结合常识，在马路上会撞到人的是“vehicles”（车辆）。
- “men”（男人）、“women”（女人）、“stones”（石头）都不符合在马路上撞到人的情境。所以选“vehicles”。
- 第21题：
- 四位女性是在帮助受伤的Elana Essers，“gently”（温柔地）符合她们照顾伤者的态度。
- “casually”（随意地）、“happily”（高兴地）、“curiously”（好奇地）都不能体现出她们照顾伤者时应有的态度。所以选“gently”。
- 第22题：
- 前文描述了四位女性挡住交通、抱着Elana Essers等行为，这些都是在“protected”（保护）她。
- “showed”（展示）、“knew”（知道）、“remembered”（记得）都不能准确表达她们的行为。所以选“protected”。
- 第23题：
- 文章讲述的是Elana Essers骑车出事故的事情，“accident”（事故）符合整个事件的背景。
- “arrival”（到达）、“drive”（驾驶）、“action”（行动）都不能准确概括整个事件。所以选“accident”。
- 第24题：
- 后文提到牌子上写着感谢的话语，“sign”（牌子）符合他放置在街道上表达感谢的物品。
- “box”（盒子）、“gift”（礼物）、“map”（地图）都不符合此处放置物品表达感谢的情境。所以选“sign”。
- 第25题：
- 四位女性的无私行为帮助了Elana Essers，Charlie Essers和他的家人应该是“grateful”（感激的）。
- “beautiful”（美丽的）、“kind”（善良的）、“generous”（慷慨的）都不能准确表达他们对四位女性的情感。所以选“grateful”。