Question

    One day something went wrong with a man’s bicycle chain(链条). The man could not repair it, so he looked_______for help. The only house nearby belonged to a woman who had_______there a few months earlier. The man knocked at the door, but the woman did not answer. The door had clear glass in it, and the man_______see that the woman was home. He decided to knock again. Finally the woman came to the door. The man immediately explained his _______“I can fix the chain,” the woman said. Later when the bike was_______to go, the man said, ‘Thanks. I hope I can help you some day.”“I never need help,” the woman said.

The following week the man was riding his bike_______he noticed the woman walking down the street. A strong wind suddenly lifted(拾起) her hat and sent it into the branches(枝) of an old tree. The woman tried to get her hat with a stick, but she failed. She seemed_______because she clearly was not dressed for tree-climbing. The man hurried over, quickly climbed up to the hat and_______it into the woman’s waiting hands. When she put on her hat, she_______the man as he climbed back on his bike. ‘I think I told you I never need help,” the woman said, “I’m glad you didn’t__________me. Thanks.” Then they both smiled.

1.A.out B.up C.down D.around

2.A.left B.moved C.waited D.stopped

3.A.could B.might C.couldn’t D.didn’t

4.A.idea B.plan C.problem D.message

5.A.hard B.ready C.slow D.unable

6.A.when B.before C.after D.though

7.A.bored B.relaxed C.frightened D.worried

8.A.dropped B.put C.collected D.brought

9.A.saved B.passed C.studied D.chose

10.A.excuse B.notice C.find D.believe

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.B

6.A

7.D

8.A

9.B

10.D

【解析】

试题这篇短文讲述了一个男人在受到一个女人帮助后，想要有所回报时，女人说不需要帮助。结果不久之后，这个女人遇到麻烦，这个男人并没有对她前面的话信以为真，而是主动伸出了援助之手。

1.句意：那人修不好，所以四处寻找帮助。

联系上文可知他想四周看看，寻求帮助。故选D，在周围，在附近。

2.句意：附近唯一的房子是一个几个月前搬到那里的女人的。

动词辨析。A.动身,留下；B.移动,依据；C.等待；D.停止。联系下文，可知此处指的是几个月前移居到那儿的一个女人。故选B。

3.句意：这个男人能看见那个女人在家。

might在表示可能的时候，语气要弱于could，含有不确定的意思，故选A。

4.句意：这名男子立即解释了自己的问题。

联系上文，可知这个男人开始说明他的问题，故选C,问题，难题。

5.句意：后来，当自行车准备好出发时。

联系下文，可知此处指的是自行车修好了,故选D, be ready to准备做……。

6.句意：第二个星期，那个男人骑着自行车，他注意到那个女人在街上走。

连词辨析。A.当……时 ；B.在……之前；C.在……之后；D.虽然，尽管。联系上下文，可知此处指的是当他注意到这个女人沿着大街走时。故选A。

7.句意：她似乎很担心，因为她显然没有穿上爬树的衣服。

形容词辨析。A.无聊的，无趣的；B.放松的；C.害怕的；D.担心的，烦恼的。结合语境可知她看起来很烦恼。故选D。

8.句意：那男人急忙跑过去，迅速爬到帽子跟前，把帽子扔在那女人等着的手里。

A.下降，空投；B.放；C.收集；D.带来；联系上文，可知此时这个男人在树上将帽子空投给了这个女人，故选A。

9.句意：当她戴上帽子时，她超过了那个骑自行车的男人

动词辨析。A.拯救；B.经过；C.学习，研究；D.选择。结合语境可知她只能是经过这个男人身旁。故选B。

10.句意：那女人说，“我很高兴你不相信我。“谢谢。”然后他们都笑了。

动词辨析。A.原谅，作为借口；B.注意；C.发现；D.相信。联系前文可知这个女人指的是这个男人没有相信她以前说的话，故选D。