Question

One day something went wrong with a man’s bicycle chain(链条). The man could not repair it, so he looked    1   for help. The only house nearby belonged to a woman who had    2   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    3   see that the woman was home. He decided to knock again. Finally the woman came to the door. The man immediately explained his    4  . “I can fix the chain,” the woman said. Later when the bike was    5   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    6  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    7   because she clearly was not dressed for tree-climbing. The man hurried over, quickly climbed up to the hat and    8   it into the woman’s waiting hands. When she put on her hat, she    9   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    10   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】

1.根据上下文可知the man“向四周看”，找人修自行车，故答案选D。

2.联系上下文可知这个女的是几个月前“搬到”那里的，故答案选B，意为“搬；挪”。

3.联系上下文可知the man透过玻璃“能”看到the woman在房间里，故答案选A，意为“能够”。

4.联系上下文the man和the woman解释他之所以敲门打扰是因为他遇到了“问题”，

故答案选C。

5.联系上下文可知是在the man 修完车要离开时对the woman说了一番话，故答案选B，意为“有准备的”。

6.联系是上下文可知空缺处前后的动作几乎是同时发生的，故答案选A，意“当……的时候”。

7.联系上下文可知女人的帽子刮到树上，可猜测她一定很着急，故答案选D，意为“担心的；着急的”。

8.联系下文男人重新从树上下来骑上车的时候女人已经把帽子戴上了，故答案选A，意为“丢下；扔下”。

9.联系上下文可知是当男人骑车从她身边经过的时候……，故答案选B，意为“经过；路过”。

10.通读全文可知原来女人说自己是不需要帮助的，但是在她需要帮助的时候男人仍然帮助了她，也就是说他不“相信”她不需要帮助，故答案选D，意为“相信”。