阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从16~35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
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______16______station.
The____17____moment was quickly followed by mental math. How much time and money would it cost to replace the_____18_____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 _____19_____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_____20_____. She left before I could ____21____ make it to the door to offer my thanks.
After sharing the story online,I heard from someone,who ____22____ the lady as Erin Smith. Without ___23___ ,I called to thank her. She said she ____24____ my wallet on a bus seat. She_____25_____that going to a stranger's house was a ____26____ move,but she decided to take the chance. "If I were in that ____27____ I would want someone to try to find me," she said.
This one stranger responded beautifully to my small ____28____ ,but she actually wasn't the only one. Right after Erin ____29____ my wallet on the bus,she posted a picture of my driver's license to an online forum(论坛),trying to see ____30____ 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 ____31____ words with those moms beyond small tall,but they wanted to help. I read that people are more divided than ever,but that's not how the people I_____32_____tend to act.
___33___,I feel blessed someone had wanted to help a stranger. Erin had gone ____34____what almost anyone would have done,finding my house on a bitterly cold night,and for that I was extremely ____35____ .
16. A. accessible B. hidden C. unknown D. convenient
17. A. face-saving B. brain-washing C. eye-catching D. heart-stopping
18. A. parts B. contents C. details D. ingredients
19. A. ignored B. answered C. examined D. interrupted
20. A. missing B. returned C. remaining D. abandoned
21. A. still B. ever C. yet D. even
22. A. selected B. appointed C. identified D. defined
23. A. delay B. alarm C. regret D. invitation
24. A. moved B. placed C. opened D. spotted
25. A. disagreed B. complained C. calculated D. recommended
26. A. selfless B. risky C. slow D. personal
27. A. site B. direction C. situation D. atmosphere
28. A. crisis B. danger C. threat D. failure
29. A. got rid of B. made use of C. had control of D. took possession of
30. A. if B. where C. how D. when
31. A. recalled B. exchanged C. repeated D. whispered
32. A. encounter B. follow C. consult D. accompany
33. A. Going away B. Turning around C. Looking back? D. Coming along
34. A. into B. against C. over D. beyond
35. A. longing B. enthusiastic C. concerned D. grateful
【答案】16. C 17. D 18. B 19. B 20. A 21. D 22. C 23. A 24. D 25. C 26. B 27. C 28. A 29. D 30. A 31. B 32. A 33. C 34. D 35. D
【解析】
这是一篇夹叙夹议类的文章。作者将钱包落在了公共汽车上,Erin捡到了作者的钱包,在寒冷的黑夜亲自登门归还钱包。作者深受感动。文章叙述了事情的来龙去脉和作者的感受。
【16题详解】
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C选项(unknown)切题。
【17题详解】
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,D选项(heart-stopping)切题:令人心跳停止的,惊心动魄的。
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【18题详解】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(content):所含之物,所容纳之物。
【19题详解】
两小时后有人敲门,丈夫去应门。B选项(answer)切题:应(门);接(电话);应答。
【20题详解】
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A选项(missing)切题:不见的,丢失的。
【21题详解】
作者甚至还没有来得及到门口感谢那位女士,她就离开了。该空表示“甚至”,故选D选项(even):甚至。
【22题详解】
在网上分享了这个故事之后,作者收到了某个人的来信,这个人确认了那位女士是Erin Smith。C选项(identify)切题:确认,认出,识别。
【23题详解】
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。A选项(delay)切题:耽搁,延迟。
【24题详解】
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选项(spot):发现,认出。
【25题详解】
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。C选项(calculate)正确:估算,估计,预料。
【26题详解】
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B选项(risky)正确:冒险的。
【27题详解】
该句叙述的是Erin当时的想法:“如果我处在那种情况下(指丢了钱包这种情形),我希望有个人努力地找到我”。该空表示“情况,情形”,故选C选项(situation):情况,情形。
【28题详解】
作者丢了钱包,对于作者来说,这是一个“危机,危难时刻”。故选A选项(crisis):危机,危难时刻。
【29题详解】
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D选项正确。take possession of意为“拥有,占有”。
【30题详解】
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选项(if):是否。
【31题详解】
根据后面的转折词but可知,该句和后面一句(她们想帮忙)转折关系,由此推知,该句指:除了闲聊,作者和那两位妈妈从来没有说过话,即:从未和她们“交换过词语”。B选项(exchange)正确:交换,互换。
【32题详解】
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A选项(encounter)正确:偶遇,遇到,邂逅。
【33题详解】
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。C选项(look back)正确:回顾,追忆。
【34题详解】
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。因此该句指: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选项(beyond):超过,超越。
【35题详解】
Erin在寒冷的黑夜亲自登门归还作者的钱包,作者对此非常感激。D选项(grateful)正确:感激的。