Question

    My brother and I were driving home together. On the way, we got lost because my brother took a _______ turn. Unluckily, we had no way to turn back and had to pass a bridge. My brother _______ the bridge toll(过桥费) and drove on. He was clearly _______ with the mistake and the needless waste of $4.

When we _______ reached an exit(出口), my brother noticed a young _______ pulled over(靠边停车) to the side of the road. I was busy trying to _______ which way we would go next when my brother pulled over and asked the man if he needed any _______. And he did. He had a flat tire(漏了气的车胎) and _______ a wrench(扳手) to get it off.

My brother gave him a wrench, and then began to help him _______ the flat tire. The young man said that this had been a __________ week for him: earlier he got into an accident, and now the flat tire on his __________ home from work. But he called us “a breath of fresh air” and kept __________ us for helping him when he was so helpless.

__________ we finished the job, he thanked us again and tried to give $20 to us. “No,” I said. “We were never supposed to(本不该) even get on that bridge. We took a wrong turn. But now we know __________ we did. It was to help you. Thank you for __________ our mistake into a chance to help others.”

What I loved most was that my brother was able to see a chance to help and turn a mistake into positive energy, which can only come from a calm and open mind.

1.A.wrong B.different C.slow D.round

2.A.borrowed B.refused C.paid D.got

3.A.excited B.interested C.surprised D.unhappy

4.A.finally B.hardly C.simply D.completely

5.A.woman B.man C.girl D.boy

6.A.find out B.put out C.carry out D.break out

7.A.advice B.help C.food D.money

8.A.returned B.sold C.needed D.showed

9.A.make B.change C.run D.buy

10.A.quiet B.busy C.funny D.bad

11.A.turn B.way C.car D.road

12.A.greeting B.calling C.thanking D.suggesting

13.A.After B.If C.Before D.While

14.A.when B.where C.how D.why

15.A.knocking B.falling C.turning D.pushing

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.B

6.A

7.B

8.C

9.B

10.D

11.B

12.C

13.A

14.D

15.C

【解析】

本文讲述了“我”和哥哥一起开车回家，但是路上迷路了，但是路上遇到一个车坏了的男人。“我们”帮助了他，帮他换了轮胎，他不断感谢“我们”在他如此无助的时候给予他的帮助。“我们”本来心情不是很好，但是“我们”能够看到一个帮助他人的机会，并把错误转化为正能量，而这种正能量只能来自于平静和开放的心态。

1.句意：因为我哥哥转错了方向。

wrong错误的；different不同的；slow慢；round圆；根据下文“We took a wrong turn.”可知此处是因为我哥哥转错了方向，故选A。

2.句意：我哥哥支付过桥费。

borrowed借进；refused拒绝；paid付钱；got得到；根据下文“the bridge toll”及“the mistake and the needless waste of $4.”可知此处是付了钱，故选C。

3.句意：他显然对这个错误和不必要的4美元浪费很不高兴。

excited激动的；interested感兴趣的；surprised惊讶；unhappy不开心的；根据“the mistake and the needless waste of $4.”可知这个错误和不必要的4美元浪费，所以知道哥哥是不开心的，故选D。

4.句意：当我们终于到达出口时，我的哥哥发现一个年轻人在靠边停车。

finally最后；hardly几乎不；simply仅仅；completely完全地；根据前文走错路，没地方掉头，所以只能付了过桥费继续走，所以可推测出此处是“终于到达出口”，故选A。

5.句意：我的哥哥发现一个年轻人在靠边停车。

woman女人；man男人；girl女孩；boy男孩；根据下文“when my brother pulled over and asked the man”可知是个男人，故选B。

6.句意：我正忙着想知道我们下一步该走哪条路时。

find out找到，发现；put out扑灭；carry out执行；break out爆发；根据“I was busy trying to ___6___ which way we would go next”可推测出是“找到下一步该走哪条路”，所以用“find out”，故选A。

7.句意：问那个人是否需要帮助。

advice建议；help帮助；food食物；money钱；根据那个男人车坏了，所以此处是提供帮助，故选B。

8.句意：需要一个扳手。

returned返回；sold卖；needed需要；showed展示；根据下文“My brother gave him a wrench”可知那个男人需要扳手，故选C。

9.句意：然后开始帮他换轮胎。

make制作；change改变，更换；run跑；buy买；根据上文“He had a flat tire”可知此处是帮他换轮胎，故选B。

10.句意：这是他倒霉的一个星期。

quiet安静；busy忙碌；funny有趣的；bad坏的；根据“earlier he got into an accident, and now the flat tire on his way home from work.”可知那个男人是倒霉的一个星期，故选D。

11.句意：现在下班回家的路上车胎又瘪了。

turn转动；way方法；car汽车；road路；on one’s way home表示“在某人回家的路上”，故选B。

12.句意：并不断感谢我们在他如此无助的时候给予他的帮助。

greeting问候；calling打电话；thanking感谢；suggesting建议；根据上文我们帮助了他及下文“he thanked us again”，所以他感谢我们，所以此处缺“感谢”，故选C。

13.句意：我们完成换轮胎后。

After之后；If如果；Before在……之前；While当……时；根据“he thanked us again and tried to give $20 to us.”可知是“我们完成换轮胎后”，所以用“After”，故选A。

14.句意：但现在我们知道为什么了。

when什么时候；where哪里；how如何；why为什么；根据后文“It was to help you.”可知是给出了理由，所以可推测出此处是“why”，故选D。

15.句意：谢谢你把我们的错误变成了帮助别人的机会。

knocking敲门；falling摔倒；turning转变；pushing推；根据turn… into表示“把……变成”，结合“Thank you for _____15_____ our mistake into a chance to help others.”可知此处是缺“turn”，故选C。