Question

One miserable rainy night,a man named Mark decided to end his life. In his mid-fifties, Mark had never been married.__ the joy of having children or spent holidays with his family. Wet and unhappy, he walked along the streets, feeling as if there was __ in the entire world that cared whether he lived or died

__ __ ，1 was sitting in my room watching the rain hit my window. When I heard the doorbell ring, I jumped from my chair and __ 0ut. But my mother was already at the door. Opening it, she found herself face-to-face with a very dirty-looking man with tears streaming down his face. My mother, overcome by____ ，invited the man inside, and he sat with my parents in our living room．

____ ，1 walked secretly downstairs so that I could get a better look. I couldn't understand what they were saying,but the __ 0f the man, holding his head in his hands and crying, made my chest ache. I raced back upstairs to my room and____ my hand into my money jar. Pulling out my only half-dollar coin,I ran back downstairs.

When I __ the door of the living room, I walked right in .The three adults looked at me in __ as I quickly made my way over the stranger. I put the half-dollar in his hand and told him that I wanted him to have it. Then I gave him a __ ,turned and ran as fast as I could out of the room and back upstairs. I felt excited but happy

Downstairs, Mark sat quietly with his head __ .Tears streamed down his face as he tightly held that coin. Finally looking up at my parents, he said, "It’s ___ that I thought nobody cared. For the last twenty years,I have been so __ . That is the first hug I have ever got. It’s hard to believe that somebody __ ．”

Mark's life changed that night. When he left our house, he was__ __ to live instead of die.____ we never saw Mark again, we received letters from him every once in a while, letting us know that he was doing fine

My life changed that night, too, as I witnessed the hue healing power of ___ ．even if it’s only a gift of fifty cents.

Before Mark left, my parents asked him why he had knocked on our door. Mark said that_____ he'd walked along the streets that rainy night, helpless and ready to—55一,he had noticed a sticker on the car. It read: SOMEBODY LOVES YOU.

1.A. believed B. noticed C. experienced D. understood

2.A. eve17body B. somebody C. anybody D. nobody

3.A. Later B. First C. Afterwards D. Meanwhile

4.A. looked B. raced C. spoke D. broke

5.A. pity B. anxiety C. guilty D. fear

6.A. Worried B. Curious C. Puzzled D. Annoyed

7.A. sense B. thought C. sight D. look

8.A. shook B. Luck C. pushed D. forced

9.A. answered B. fixed C. found D. reached

10.A. anger B. delight C. peace D. surprise

11.A. hug B. kiss C. smile D. handshake

12.A. held B. turned C. bowed D. raised

13.A. just B. still C. also D. even

14.A. anxious B. stressed C. lonely D. bored

15.A. cares B. gets C. makes D. knows

16.A. lucky B. proud C. hesitant D. ready

17.A. Since B. When C. Although D. Unless

18.A. receiving B. giving C. loving D. taking

19.A. if B. as C. until D. before

20.A. die B. cry C. leave D. regret

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.D

3.D

4.B

5.A

6.B

7.C

8.B

9.D

10.D

11.A

12.C

13.A

14.C

15.A

16.D

17.C

18.B

19.B

20.A

【解析】

試題分析：本文是一篇故事類短文，講述了關愛給人帶來的力量。當一個失意，想自殺的陌生人敲開作者家的門時，作者滿懷同情，把儲錢罐里的所有錢都給了這個陌生人，而且還擁抱了他。這一切使這個人感覺到了世界上溫暖和關愛的存在，重新充滿了生活的勇氣。

1.動詞辨析。.A believed 相信； noticed 發(fā)現(xiàn)；C. experienced 經(jīng)歷；D. understood理解。根據(jù)前句內(nèi)容可知Mark沒有結過婚，所以也就沒有體驗過和家人、孩子在一起的快樂，選C。

2.A. everybody每個人；B. somebody某個人； C anybody任何人； D nobody沒有人。從上文內(nèi)容可知他不開心，而且想要結束自己的生命，由此判斷他感覺孤獨，沒人關心他，而且下文"It’s _ that I thought nobody cared也是提示信息，選D。

3..副詞辨析。A Later 后來；B First 首先； C Afterwards過后； D Meanwhile與此同時。從下文可知作者正好在當Mark要自殺的時候在房間內(nèi)看雨，選D。

4.動詞辨析。 A looked 看； B. raced 賽跑； C. spoke 說話；D. broke打破。從語境可知作者是跑著去開門，選B。

5.名詞辨析。A pity憐憫，同情； B. anxiety焦慮； C guilty 內(nèi)疚； D. fear害怕。從后句內(nèi)容可知作者的母親把那個人請進屋子，由此判斷對他充滿同情之心，選A。

6.. 形容詞辨析。 A. Worried 擔心的； B. Curious好奇的； C. Puzzled 迷惑的； D. Annoyed惱火的。根據(jù)后句內(nèi)容可知作者悄悄走到樓梯下去看看這個人，由此判斷作者很好奇，選B.

7.名詞辨析。 A. sense感覺； B. thought想法； C. sight 情景；視力； D. look看。從上文可知作者為了更好得看看這個人而躲到樓梯下，而且后句內(nèi)容是描述這個人的樣子，由此判斷此處指作者看到的情景，選C。

8.動詞辨析。A. shook搖晃； B. Luck碰運氣； C. pushed推； D. forced強迫。從語境可知作者對這個陌生人非常同情，于是跑到房間里把手伸進儲錢罐，去碰碰運氣，看有沒有錢。選B。

9.動詞辨析。 A: answered回答；B. fixed 固定； C. found 發(fā)現(xiàn)； D. reached到達。從語境可知作者從臥室跑到樓下，到了門口，選D。

10.名詞辨析。 A. anger生氣； B. delight 高興； C. peace和平； D. surprise驚訝。根據(jù)后句內(nèi)容可知大人們不知道作者為什么急匆匆跑到陌生人面前，由此判斷他們很驚訝，選D。

11.. 名詞辨析。A. hug擁抱； B. kiss親吻； C. smile 微笑； D. handshake握手。根據(jù)下文中That is the first hug，可知選A。

12.動詞辨析。A. held 握住； B. turned 變，轉(zhuǎn)；C. bowed垂下，鞠躬； D. raised舉起。從下文中Finally looking up at my parents,可知陌生人開始低著頭，選C。

13.. 副詞辨析。A. just 僅僅； B. still仍然； C. also也； D. even甚至。從文章首段內(nèi)容可知Mark僅僅因為在雨中很失意，感覺沒人關心他，就想要結束自己的生命，故選A。

14.. 形容詞辨析。 A. anxious 焦慮的； B. stressed 有壓力的； C. lonely孤獨的； D. bored無聊的。根據(jù)文章首段內(nèi)容可知Mark孤身一人生活，沒有家人，而且感覺沒有人關心他，由此判斷他很孤獨，選C。

15.動詞辨析。. A. cares 關心； B. gets 得到；C. makes 制作，使； D. knows知道。通過作者的擁抱和作者家人的好意，可知Mark感到了別人的關心，選A.

16.形容詞辨析。A. lucky幸運的； B. proud 驕傲的； C. hesitant 猶豫的； D. ready準備好。從上文內(nèi)容可知Mark感受到了來自別人的關心，對生活充滿了期待，準備繼續(xù)活下去，選D。

17. A. Since自從； B. When 當…時候； C. Although 盡管；D. Unless除非。作者從此沒見過Mark，但是會時常收到他的來信，前后句是轉(zhuǎn)折關系，故答案選C。

18.動詞辨析。A. receiving 接收；B. giving 給； C. loving愛； D. taking帶走。根據(jù)上下文可知作者給了Mark自己攢的零用錢，感覺到了給予所帶來的快樂，選B。

19. A. if 如果；B. as當…時候； C. until 直到；D. before在之前。根據(jù)語境可知是當Mark在街上走的時候看到一張汽車上的貼紙，選B。

20.動詞辨析。A. die 死； B. cry 喊叫，哭； C. leave 離開；D. regret遺憾。從上文可知Mark打算自殺，選A。

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