题目
I was ready to pay for my bananas at the grocery one night, when fear seized me. My wallet was gone. I could only have left it on the G9 bus, which was now speeding in the dark to some (1) ____ station. The (2) ____ moment was quickly followed by mental math. How much time and money would it cost to replace the (3) ____ of that little wallet? The credit cards, the driver's license, the cash, all lost to the bus. Two hours later, back at my house, I heard a knock on the door. My husband (4) ____ it while I was on the phone in the dining room. "Does Jennifer live here?" I heard a lady say. In my husband's hand was my wallet, with not a penny (5) ____ . She left before I could (6) ____ make it to the door to offer my thanks. After sharing the story online, I heard from someone, who (7) ____ the lady as Erin Smith. Without (8) ____ , I called to thank her. She said she (9) ____ my wallet on a bus seat. She (10) ____ that going to a stranger's house was a (11) ____ move, but she decided to take the chance. "If I were in that (12) ____ , I would want someone to try to find me." she said. This one stranger responded beautifully to my small (13) ____ , but she actually wasn't the only one. Right after Erin(14) ____ my wallet on the bus, she posted a picture of my driver's license to an online forum(论坛),trying to see(15) ____ anyone knew me. No sooner did she leave my doorstep than I had emails from two women whose kids go to my son's nursery and who recognized my face. I've never (16) ____ words with those moms beyond small talk, but they wanted to help. I read that people are more divided than ever, but that's not how the people I (17) ____ tend to act. (18) ____ , I feel blessed someone had wanted to help a stranger. Erin had gone (19) ____ what almost could have done, finding my house on a bitterly cold night, and for that I was extremely (20) ____ . (1)A. accessible B. hidden C. unknown D. convenient (2)A. face-saving B. brain-washing C. eye- catching D. heart-stopping (3)A. parts B. contents C. details D. ingredients (4)A. ignored B. answered C. examined D. interrupted (5)A. missing B. returned C. remaining D. abandoned (6)A. still B. ever C. yet D. even (7)A. selected B. appointed C. identified D. defined (8)A. delay B. alarm C. regret D. invitation (9)A. moved B. placed C. opened D. spotted (10)A. disagreed B. complained C. calculated D. recommended (11)A. selfless B. risky C. slow D. personal (12)A. site B. direction C. situation D. atmosphere (13)A. crisis B. danger C. threat D. failure (14)A. got rid of B. made use of C. had control of D. took possession of (15)A. if B. where C. how D. when (16)A. recalled B. exchanged C. repeated D. whispered (17)A. encounter B. follow C. consult D. accompany (18)A. Going way B. Turning around C. Looking back D. Coming along (19)A. into B. against C. over D. beyond (20)A. longing B. enthusiastic C. concerned D. grateful
I was ready to pay for my bananas at the grocery one night, when fear seized me. My wallet was gone. I could only have left it on the G9 bus, which was now speeding in the dark to some (1) ____ station.
The (2) ____ moment was quickly followed by mental math. How much time and money would it cost to replace the (3) ____ of that little wallet? The credit cards, the driver's license, the cash, all lost to the bus.
Two hours later, back at my house, I heard a knock on the door. My husband (4) ____ it while I was on the phone in the dining room. "Does Jennifer live here?" I heard a lady say. In my husband's hand was my wallet, with not a penny (5) ____ . She left before I could (6) ____ make it to the door to offer my thanks.
After sharing the story online, I heard from someone, who (7) ____ the lady as Erin Smith. Without (8) ____ , I called to thank her. She said she (9) ____ my wallet on a bus seat. She (10) ____ that going to a stranger's house was a (11) ____ move, but she decided to take the chance. "If I were in that (12) ____ , I would want someone to try to find me." she said.
This one stranger responded beautifully to my small (13) ____ , but she actually wasn't the only one. Right after Erin(14) ____ my wallet on the bus, she posted a picture of my driver's license to an online forum(论坛),trying to see(15) ____ anyone knew me. No sooner did she leave my doorstep than I had emails from two women whose kids go to my son's nursery and who recognized my face. I've never (16) ____ words with those moms beyond small talk, but they wanted to help. I read that people are more divided than ever, but that's not how the people I (17) ____ tend to act.
(18) ____ , I feel blessed someone had wanted to help a stranger. Erin had gone (19) ____ what almost could have done, finding my house on a bitterly cold night, and for that I was extremely (20) ____ .
The (2) ____ moment was quickly followed by mental math. How much time and money would it cost to replace the (3) ____ of that little wallet? The credit cards, the driver's license, the cash, all lost to the bus.
Two hours later, back at my house, I heard a knock on the door. My husband (4) ____ it while I was on the phone in the dining room. "Does Jennifer live here?" I heard a lady say. In my husband's hand was my wallet, with not a penny (5) ____ . She left before I could (6) ____ make it to the door to offer my thanks.
After sharing the story online, I heard from someone, who (7) ____ the lady as Erin Smith. Without (8) ____ , I called to thank her. She said she (9) ____ my wallet on a bus seat. She (10) ____ that going to a stranger's house was a (11) ____ move, but she decided to take the chance. "If I were in that (12) ____ , I would want someone to try to find me." she said.
This one stranger responded beautifully to my small (13) ____ , but she actually wasn't the only one. Right after Erin(14) ____ my wallet on the bus, she posted a picture of my driver's license to an online forum(论坛),trying to see(15) ____ anyone knew me. No sooner did she leave my doorstep than I had emails from two women whose kids go to my son's nursery and who recognized my face. I've never (16) ____ words with those moms beyond small talk, but they wanted to help. I read that people are more divided than ever, but that's not how the people I (17) ____ tend to act.
(18) ____ , I feel blessed someone had wanted to help a stranger. Erin had gone (19) ____ what almost could have done, finding my house on a bitterly cold night, and for that I was extremely (20) ____ .
(1)A. accessible | B. hidden | C. unknown | D. convenient |
(2)A. face-saving | B. brain-washing | C. eye- catching | D. heart-stopping |
(3)A. parts | B. contents | C. details | D. ingredients |
(4)A. ignored | B. answered | C. examined | D. interrupted |
(5)A. missing | B. returned | C. remaining | D. abandoned |
(6)A. still | B. ever | C. yet | D. even |
(7)A. selected | B. appointed | C. identified | D. defined |
(8)A. delay | B. alarm | C. regret | D. invitation |
(9)A. moved | B. placed | C. opened | D. spotted |
(10)A. disagreed | B. complained | C. calculated | D. recommended |
(11)A. selfless | B. risky | C. slow | D. personal |
(12)A. site | B. direction | C. situation | D. atmosphere |
(13)A. crisis | B. danger | C. threat | D. failure |
(14)A. got rid of | B. made use of | C. had control of | D. took possession of |
(15)A. if | B. where | C. how | D. when |
(16)A. recalled | B. exchanged | C. repeated | D. whispered |
(17)A. encounter | B. follow | C. consult | D. accompany |
(18)A. Going way | B. Turning around | C. Looking back | D. Coming along |
(19)A. into | B. against | C. over | D. beyond |
(20)A. longing | B. enthusiastic | C. concerned | D. grateful |
题目解答
答案
(1)C.考查形容词及语境理解。 A. accessible可进入的;B. hidden隐藏的;C. unknown未知的;D. convenient方便的。根据前文的"fear seized me. My wallet was gone."可以推知,作者将钱包落在了公共汽车上,而汽车正在开往某个作者未知的地方,这使得找回钱包的希望渺茫,因此作者心生"恐惧"。故选C.
(2)D.考查形容词及语境理解。 A. face-saving保全体面的;B. brain-washing洗脑的;C. eye-catching引人注目的;D. heart-stopping惊心动魄的。根据上一段中的"fear seized me"可以推知,作者在发现丢了钱包之后的第一感觉是"害怕",之后,作者开始在内心计算找回钱包里的那些东西所需要的时间和钱数。故该空应和fear表达的意思相近,故选D.
(3)B.考查名词及语境理解。 A. parts部分;B. contents所含之物,所容纳之物;C. details细节;D. ingredients材料。该空指下文中提到的"The credit cards, the driver's license, the cash,"这些都是钱包里装的东西。故选B.
(4)B.考查动词及语境理解。 A. ignored忽视;B. answered应(门);接(电话);应答;C. examined考试;D. interrupted打断。两小时后有人敲门,丈夫去应门。故选B。
(5)A.考查形容词及语境理解。 A. missing不见的,丢失的;B. returned被送回的;C. remaining剩下的;D. abandoned被抛弃的。结合下文的陈述可知,那位女士捡到了作者的钱包,她拾金不昧,将钱包完璧归赵。由此可以推知,该处指"钱包里的钱一分也没有丢失"。故选A。
(6)D.考查副词及语境理解。 A. still仍然;B. ever曾经;C. yet但是;已经;D. even甚至。作者甚至还没有来得及到门口感谢那位女士,她就离开了,是递进关系。故选D项。
(7)C.考查动词及语境理解。 A. selected挑选;B. appointed约定的,指定的;C. identified确认,认出,识别;D. defined下定义。在网上分享了这个故事之后,作者收到了某个人的来信,这个人识别出那位女士是Erin Smith。故选C.
(8)A.考查名词及语境理解。 A. delay耽搁;B. alarm闹钟;C. regret遗憾;D. invitation邀请。找到了那位拾金不昧的女士,作者当然要"马上,毫不耽搁地"打电话去感谢对方。故选A.
(9)D.考查动词及语境理解。 A. moved移动;B. placed放置;C. opened打开;D. spotted发现,认出。作者将钱包落在了公共汽车上,Erin是在一个座位上发现了它。该空表示"发现",故选D.
(10)C.考查动词及语境理解。 A. disagreed不同意;B. complained抱怨;C. calculated计算,估计;D. recommended推荐。根据文章最后一段中的"a bitterly cold night"可知,这件事发生在一个寒冷的晚上。同时,Erin又不认识作者。由此推知,该句应指:Erin估计去一个陌生人的家是一个冒险的举动。故选C.
(11)B.考查形容词及语境理解。 A. selfless无私的;不考虑自己的;B. risky危险的;冒险的;C. slow慢的;D. personal亲自的。根据下文中的转折词but可知,该句和she decided to take the chance(她决定冒险)是转折关系,那么该句应指去一个陌生人家是一个冒险的举动。故选B.
(12)C.考查名词及语境理解。 A. site地点;位置;场所;B. direction方向;C. situation情况,情形;D. atmosphere气氛;大气。该句叙述的是Erin当时的想法:在那种情况下。该空表示"情况,情形",故选C.
(13)A.考查名词及语境理解。 A. crisis危机,危难时刻;B. danger危险;C. threat威胁;D. failure失败。作者丢了钱包,对于作者来说,这是一个"危难时刻"。故选A.
(14)D.考查固定短语及语境理解。 A. got rid of免除,除去,摆脱;B. made use of使用,利用;C. had control of对……有控制能力;D. took possession of拥有,占有。Erin捡到了作者的钱包,在归还作者之前,钱包在Erin的手里,Erin暂时"拥有,占有"作者的钱包。故选D.
(15)A.考查连接词及语境理解。A. if是否;B. where在哪里C. how如何;D. when什么时候。句意:她在一个网上论坛上贴了一张我的驾照照片,想看看有没有人认识我。Erin把作者的驾照图片发到一个论坛里,想看看是否有人认识作者。该空表示"是否",故选A.
(16)B.考查动词及语境理解。 A. recalled回忆;B. exchanged交换,互换;C. repeated重复;D. whispered窃窃私语。根据后面的转折词but可知,该句和后面一句(她们想帮忙)是转折关系,由此推知,从未和她们"交换过词语"。故选B.
(17)A.考查动词及语境理解。 A. encounter遭遇,邂逅;遇到;B. follow跟随;C. consult请教;商议;D. accompany陪伴。作者曾经读到这样的说法:人们比以往更加四分五裂,即:人们不像以前那样团结,不像以前那样互相帮助了。但是,作者遇到的这些人的行为方式不是那样的。上文中提到的Erin,two moms都是作者遇到的人。故选A.
(18)C.考查短语及语境理解。 A. Going way离开;B. Turning around掉头;C. Looking back再回首,回顾;D. Coming along进展如何。回顾发生的这件事,作者感到很幸运:有人想帮助一个陌生人。故选C.
(19)D.考查介词及语境理解。 A. into到……里面;进入;B. against反对;C. over结束;D. beyond超过,超越。根据倒数第二段中提到的"people are more divided"可以推知,一般人在捡到别人的钱包后,都不会像Erin那样亲自归还失主。因此该句表达Erin的所作所为远远超越了其他人的行为。该空表示"超过,超越",故选D.
(20)D.考查形容词及语境理解。A. longing渴望的;B. enthusiastic热情的;C. concerned有关的;关心的;D. grateful感激的。Erin在寒冷的黑夜亲自登门归还作者的钱包,作者一定是非常感激。故选D.
(2)D.考查形容词及语境理解。 A. face-saving保全体面的;B. brain-washing洗脑的;C. eye-catching引人注目的;D. heart-stopping惊心动魄的。根据上一段中的"fear seized me"可以推知,作者在发现丢了钱包之后的第一感觉是"害怕",之后,作者开始在内心计算找回钱包里的那些东西所需要的时间和钱数。故该空应和fear表达的意思相近,故选D.
(3)B.考查名词及语境理解。 A. parts部分;B. contents所含之物,所容纳之物;C. details细节;D. ingredients材料。该空指下文中提到的"The credit cards, the driver's license, the cash,"这些都是钱包里装的东西。故选B.
(4)B.考查动词及语境理解。 A. ignored忽视;B. answered应(门);接(电话);应答;C. examined考试;D. interrupted打断。两小时后有人敲门,丈夫去应门。故选B。
(5)A.考查形容词及语境理解。 A. missing不见的,丢失的;B. returned被送回的;C. remaining剩下的;D. abandoned被抛弃的。结合下文的陈述可知,那位女士捡到了作者的钱包,她拾金不昧,将钱包完璧归赵。由此可以推知,该处指"钱包里的钱一分也没有丢失"。故选A。
(6)D.考查副词及语境理解。 A. still仍然;B. ever曾经;C. yet但是;已经;D. even甚至。作者甚至还没有来得及到门口感谢那位女士,她就离开了,是递进关系。故选D项。
(7)C.考查动词及语境理解。 A. selected挑选;B. appointed约定的,指定的;C. identified确认,认出,识别;D. defined下定义。在网上分享了这个故事之后,作者收到了某个人的来信,这个人识别出那位女士是Erin Smith。故选C.
(8)A.考查名词及语境理解。 A. delay耽搁;B. alarm闹钟;C. regret遗憾;D. invitation邀请。找到了那位拾金不昧的女士,作者当然要"马上,毫不耽搁地"打电话去感谢对方。故选A.
(9)D.考查动词及语境理解。 A. moved移动;B. placed放置;C. opened打开;D. spotted发现,认出。作者将钱包落在了公共汽车上,Erin是在一个座位上发现了它。该空表示"发现",故选D.
(10)C.考查动词及语境理解。 A. disagreed不同意;B. complained抱怨;C. calculated计算,估计;D. recommended推荐。根据文章最后一段中的"a bitterly cold night"可知,这件事发生在一个寒冷的晚上。同时,Erin又不认识作者。由此推知,该句应指:Erin估计去一个陌生人的家是一个冒险的举动。故选C.
(11)B.考查形容词及语境理解。 A. selfless无私的;不考虑自己的;B. risky危险的;冒险的;C. slow慢的;D. personal亲自的。根据下文中的转折词but可知,该句和she decided to take the chance(她决定冒险)是转折关系,那么该句应指去一个陌生人家是一个冒险的举动。故选B.
(12)C.考查名词及语境理解。 A. site地点;位置;场所;B. direction方向;C. situation情况,情形;D. atmosphere气氛;大气。该句叙述的是Erin当时的想法:在那种情况下。该空表示"情况,情形",故选C.
(13)A.考查名词及语境理解。 A. crisis危机,危难时刻;B. danger危险;C. threat威胁;D. failure失败。作者丢了钱包,对于作者来说,这是一个"危难时刻"。故选A.
(14)D.考查固定短语及语境理解。 A. got rid of免除,除去,摆脱;B. made use of使用,利用;C. had control of对……有控制能力;D. took possession of拥有,占有。Erin捡到了作者的钱包,在归还作者之前,钱包在Erin的手里,Erin暂时"拥有,占有"作者的钱包。故选D.
(15)A.考查连接词及语境理解。A. if是否;B. where在哪里C. how如何;D. when什么时候。句意:她在一个网上论坛上贴了一张我的驾照照片,想看看有没有人认识我。Erin把作者的驾照图片发到一个论坛里,想看看是否有人认识作者。该空表示"是否",故选A.
(16)B.考查动词及语境理解。 A. recalled回忆;B. exchanged交换,互换;C. repeated重复;D. whispered窃窃私语。根据后面的转折词but可知,该句和后面一句(她们想帮忙)是转折关系,由此推知,从未和她们"交换过词语"。故选B.
(17)A.考查动词及语境理解。 A. encounter遭遇,邂逅;遇到;B. follow跟随;C. consult请教;商议;D. accompany陪伴。作者曾经读到这样的说法:人们比以往更加四分五裂,即:人们不像以前那样团结,不像以前那样互相帮助了。但是,作者遇到的这些人的行为方式不是那样的。上文中提到的Erin,two moms都是作者遇到的人。故选A.
(18)C.考查短语及语境理解。 A. Going way离开;B. Turning around掉头;C. Looking back再回首,回顾;D. Coming along进展如何。回顾发生的这件事,作者感到很幸运:有人想帮助一个陌生人。故选C.
(19)D.考查介词及语境理解。 A. into到……里面;进入;B. against反对;C. over结束;D. beyond超过,超越。根据倒数第二段中提到的"people are more divided"可以推知,一般人在捡到别人的钱包后,都不会像Erin那样亲自归还失主。因此该句表达Erin的所作所为远远超越了其他人的行为。该空表示"超过,超越",故选D.
(20)D.考查形容词及语境理解。A. longing渴望的;B. enthusiastic热情的;C. concerned有关的;关心的;D. grateful感激的。Erin在寒冷的黑夜亲自登门归还作者的钱包,作者一定是非常感激。故选D.