Question

Ten years ago, I moved to Chicago. As I was new to the area, I had friends and rarely went out to parties. But a month later, I was invited to a party and there I an elderly couple.

The wife and I for a long time. She told me how she was about her husband who was a heart operation. At that time I was working as a researcher in the same where the husband would be going for his operation, I told her to set down my phone number and me to let me know when he was there. She phoned a few weeks later as and told me that her husband was admitted to the hospital and waiting. I told her that I would go and cheek on him every day when I was at . I thought that if it was my dad, I would do the same, so I was determined to keep with them. Weeks turned into months and it just became my to see them and keep track of how things were going before, during and after the heart operation.

Sometimes I’d bring a for him to read, or some food that we would together. As time went by, it seemed like I became part of the . Even after the husband returned from the hospital, we still often each other on holidays. Now, ten years later, I have my own .

Since our parents don’t close by, this couple has become my son’s “l(fā)ocal” grandparents. My wife and I often feel truly to have this couple as our “l(fā)ocal” parents! Sometimes family comes out of the most unexpected place.

1.A. some B. few C. several D. many

2.A. served B. supported C. met D. saved

3.A. talked B. looked C. worked D. searched

4.A. pleased B. mad C. worried D. guilty

5.A. giving up B. turning down C. paying for D. waiting for

6.A. hotel B, hospital C. restaurant D. office

7.A. so B. but C. or D. since

8.A. invite B. help C. ask D. call

9.A. required B. predicted C. imagined D. promised

10.A. ever B. never C. still D. already

11.A. work B. school C. home D. play

12.A. control B. company C. pace D. trust

13.A. problem B. purpose C. stress D. habit

14.A. book B. letter C. report D. post

15.A. order B. share C. cook D. prepare

16.A. guest B. member C. doctor D. head

17.A. missed B. followed C. watched D. visited

18.A. duty B. style C. family D. dream

19.A. walk B. come C, live D. drive

20.A. thankful B. interested C. surprised D. successful

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.C

5.D

6.B

7.A

8.D

9.D

10.C

11.A

12.B

13.D

14.A

15.B

16.B

17.D

18.C

19.C

20.A

【解析】

試題分析：文章講述作者在剛到芝加哥的時候，幾乎沒有什么朋友，在一次聚會上，認識了一對夫婦，因為丈夫要在作者工作的醫(yī)院做心臟手術，所以作者給了他們很多幫助和陪伴，兩家人的關系變得很是親密。

1.B考查形容詞辨析及語境理解A. some一些；B. few很少；C. several幾個，D. many很多，句意：我剛才來這個地方所以幾乎沒有朋友。從下文and seldom went out to parties.可知作者幾乎沒有什么朋友，選B

2.C考查動詞辨析A. served服務；B. supported支撐；C. met遇到，D. supported支持，句意：我被邀請參加一個聚會，在那里我遇到一對老夫婦，根據(jù)語境選C

3.A考查動詞辨析及語境理解 A. talked 說；B. looked 看；C. worked工作，D. talked談話，從下文She told me how she was about her husband who was 30 a heart operation.可知那個妻子和我談了很長時間，選A

4.C考查形容詞辨析及語境理解A. pleased高興的；B. mad 瘋狂的；C. worried擔心的，D. lucky幸運的，她說她很擔心等待做心臟手術的丈夫，選C

5.A 考查動詞短語辨析A. giving up放棄；B. turning down拒絕；C. paying for付款；D. waiting for等待；從下文At that time I was working as a researcher in the same where the husband would be going for his operation,可知她的丈夫在等待做心臟手術，選B

6.B考查名詞辨析A. hotel酒店；B, hospital醫(yī)院；C. restaurant餐館；D. office辦公室以。根據(jù)定語從句where the husband would be going for his operation,可知修飾的是醫(yī)院，選B

7.A考查連詞辨析 A. so因此；B. but但是；C. or否則；D. since既然，由于。因為作者是這個丈夫要做手術的醫(yī)院的研究人員，所以他讓妻子把他的電話號碼記下，選A

8.D考查動詞辨析A. Invite邀請；B. help幫助；C. ask 問；D. call打電話；從上文的：I told her to take down my phone number可知是記下電話號碼，打電話給我，讓我知道他在那里，選B

9.D考查動詞辨析：A. required要求，B. predicted 預測，C. expected期待，D. promised答應。句意：她象許諾的那樣幾個星期后打電話給我，根據(jù)語境 選D

10.C考查副詞辨析A. ever 曾經(jīng)；B. never決不；C. still 仍然；D. already已經(jīng)；句意：她告訴我他丈夫已經(jīng)住院了，還在等待，根據(jù)句意選C

11.A考查名詞辨析：A. work工作， B. school學校，C. home家，D. play玩。句意：我告訴她我上班的時候，會每天去給他檢查，根據(jù)當時的語境，選A

12.B 考查名詞辨析；A. control控制；B. company鹟 C. pace腳步；D. trust信任；根據(jù)上文提到的I thought that if it was my dad, I would do the same,可知作者要陪伴他們，故選B

13.D考查名詞辨析A. problem 問題；B. purpose目 的；C. stress壓力；D. habit習慣；句意：每天去看他記錄他的手術情況成了我的習慣，根據(jù)語境選D

14.A考查名詞辨析及語境理解A. book 書；B. letter信；C. report報告；D. post郵寄；句意：有時我會帶一本書給他看，根據(jù)語境作者去時會帶書去，故選A

15.B考查動詞辨析A. Order命令；B. share 分享；C. cook 烹飪；D. prepare準備；句意：有時我也會帶一些食物和他一起分享，根據(jù)文中出現(xiàn)的食物，故與他分享，所以選B項。

16.B考查名詞辨析。A. Guest客人；B. member 成員；C. doctor醫(yī)生；D. head頭；句意：隨著時間的推移，我覺得是這個家庭的一份子了，根據(jù)語境作者與他們逐漸的親近，所以選B

17.D考查動詞辨析A. Missed錯過，想念；B. followed跟隨；C. watched 看；D. visited拜訪；句意：甚至在丈夫出院了，我們還是會彼此拜訪，根據(jù)故事情節(jié)的發(fā)展，兩家的關系逐漸 親密，故選D

18.C考查名詞辨析A. duty 責任；B. style風格；C. family家庭；D. dream夢想。句意：現(xiàn)在十年過去了，我有了自己的家庭，根據(jù)now可推斷出，隨著時間的發(fā)展，我也成家了，故選C項。

19.C考查動詞辨析A. walk走；B. come 來；C, live��；D. drive開車；句意; 因為我的父母不住在附近，所以這對夫婦成了我孩子當?shù)氐淖娓改�，根�?jù)下方提到this couple has become my son’s “l(fā)ocal” grandparents可知離得很遠，故選A

20.A考查形容詞辨析A. Thankful感激的；B. interested感興趣的；C. surprised吃驚的；D. successful成功的。句意：我和妻子非常感激有這樣的當?shù)氐母改福�根�?jù)下方提到Sometimes family comes out of the most unexpected place故選C

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