Question

完形填空 。

The passengers on the bus watched with sympathy(同情)as Susan made her way carefully up the steps. She paid for the drive and then， using her hands to  _______ the seats， settled(安顿)in one of them.

It had been a year since Susan became blind. As the result of an accident she was suddenly thrown into a world of  _______ . Susan’s husband Mark watched her fall into hopelessness and he decided to use every possible means to help his wife.

Finally， Susan felt ready to  _______ to her job， but how would she get there? She used to take the bus， but she was now too afraid of getting around the city by herself . Mark volunteered to ride the bus with Susan each morning and evening until she could  _______  it by herself.

For two weeks， Mark went with Susan to and from_______ each day. He taught her how to depend on her other  _______ ， specifically her hearing， to decide where she was.

At last， Susan decided that she was  ______________ to try the trip on her own. Monday morning arrived.Before she left， she held her husband tightly， her eyes filled with tears of thankfulness. She said good-bye and， for the first time， they went their_______ ways. Each day went __________， and a wild excitement took hold of Susan. She was doing it!

On Friday morning， Susan took the bus to work as _______. As she was getting off the bus， the driver said， “Miss， I sure  _______you.” Surprisingly， Susan asked the driver _______ .

“You know， every morning for the _______ week， a fine-looking gentleman in a military uniform has been standing across the corner watching you until you enter your office building _______ ，” the bus driver said.

Tears of happiness ran down Susan’s cheeks. She was so lucky for he had given her a gift more powerful than _______. That is the gift of love that can bring light where there is darkness.

1.A. feel       B. choose    C. count        D. touch

2.A. weakness    B. sickness    C. darkness     D. sadness

3.A. return     B. keep       C. belong       D. stick

4.A. try        B. manage      C. control     D. follow

5.A. home      B. hospital   C. school       D. work

6.A. feelings  B. parts     C. senses       D. skills

7.A. busy      B. happy       C. ready        D. willing

8.A. opposite(adj.) B. separate (adj.)  C. fixed(adj.)   D. normal通常的(adj.)

9.A. terribly   B. perfectly C. sadly       D. badly

10.A. possible  B. usual       C. if           D. often

11.A. envy       B. respect    C. know         D. support

12.A. what       B. how         C. why         D. where

13.A. next      B. same        C. first      D. past

14.A. quickly   B. silently    C. happily      D. safely

15.A. courage    B. direction C. sight       D. service

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.D

6.C

7.C

8.B

9.B

10.B

11.A

12.C

13.D

14.D

15.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲的是一个盲人乘客Susan的故事。她由于一次车祸，她失明了，自己的丈夫为了照顾她每天去和她一起上下班，丈夫帮助她去适应新的环境，最后Susan决定自己独自去出行上下班，如果不是司机的提醒她还不知道其实丈夫每天都默默地送她。

1.A考查动词及语境理解。句意：用她的手去摸座位。A. feel感觉；B. choose选择；C. count数，计算；D. touch接触。根据下文“Susan became blind”，选feel，摸着找 。而非touch，单纯碰。故选A。

2.C考查名词及语境理解。句意：交通事故的结果使她突然被扔进一个黑暗的世界。A. weakness弱点；B. sickness疾病；C. darkness黑暗；D. sadness伤心。根据上文“Susan became blind”，以及本文末句“the gift of love that can bring light where there is darkness”，选darkness。故选C。

3.A考查动词及语境理解。句意：最后，她准备返回到她的工作中去。A. return返回；B. keep保持；C. belong属于；D. stick伸出，坚持。

4.B考查动词及语境理解。句意：马克自愿每天早上和晚上和苏珊一起乘坐公车，直到她能够自己上下班。 A. try尝试；B. manage管理，控制；C. control控制；D. follow跟随。根据句意，答案为B。

5.D考查名词及语境理解。句意：接下来两周，马克陪着苏珊上下班。A. home家；B. hospital医院；C. school学校；D. work工作。根据上文可知，马克陪着她来来回回地每天上下班，故选D。

6.C考查名词及语境理解。句意：他教她怎么凭借其他感官，尤其是听觉，判断她所处的位置。A. feelings感觉；B. parts部分，部件；C. senses感觉；D. skills技能。根据下文“specifically her hearing”：他教她如何靠其他感觉，故选C。

7.C考查形容词及语境理解。句意：最后，苏珊决定自己独自坐车上班。A. busy忙碌的；B. happy高兴的；C. ready 准备好的；D. willing乐意的，自愿的。be ready to do 准备好做某事。

8.B考查形容词及语境理解。句意：这是第一次他们各走各的路。A. opposite(adj.)相反的；B. separate (adj.) 单独的，分开的； C. fixed(adj.) 确定的，固执的；D. normal通常的(adj.) 根据句意，这是第一次他们各走各的路，故选B。

9.B考查副词及语境理解。句意：每一天都是完美的。A. terribly可怕地；B. perfectly完美地；C. sadly悲伤地；D. badly 糟糕地。根据下文句意：苏珊感到一阵狂喜。她成功了!可知答案为B。

10.B考查形容词及语境理解。句意：周五早上，苏珊像往常一样乘公共汽车去上班。A. possible可能的；B. usual通常的；C. if 如果；D. often经常。as usual像往常一样。结合上下语境，答案为B。

11.A考查动词及语境理解。句意：我确实很羡慕你。A. envy嫉妒，羡慕；B. respect 尊重；C. know知道；D. support支持。根据下文内容可知，司机是说她有一个好丈夫无微不至的关怀她。因此说羡慕她，答案为A。

12.C考查疑问词及语境理解。句意：苏珊吃惊地问司机为什么。A. what什么；B. how怎么样；C. why为什么；D. where在哪儿。苏珊不知道事情的真相，故答案为C。

13.D考查形容词及语境理解。句意：在最近一周的每天早晨。A. next接下来的；B. same相同的；C. first第一的；D. past过去的；根据本句谓语has been standing所表达的动作已经发生，并持续到说话时，选past，for + 已经逝去的一段时间，是现在完成时常用的时间状语之一。故选D。

14.D考查副词及语境理解。句意：一个仪表堂堂穿着军装的男士一直站在拐弯看着你，直到你安全进入您的办公大楼。处A. quickly迅速地；B. silently 默默地；C. happily快乐地，幸福地；D. safely安全地。丈夫为了妻子的安全，总是默默地跟在身后，答案为D。

15.C考查名词及语境理解。句意：她是幸运的，因为马克给了她比视力更珍贵的礼物。A. courage勇气；B. direction方向；C. sight视力；D. service服务。根据下文“the gift of love that can bring light where there is darkness”，本文的“a gift more powerful than 30 ，”是针对“darkness”的，故选C。

考点：考查故事类短文阅读。