Question

    Barry was going through a very difficult time in his life. His wife recently died. She and Barry had many happy years together. ___________his wife, Barry felt that life was meaningless.

For months, Barry stayed in his house all day feeling ___________. His friends and his family tried to get him out of the house and encourage him to start doing things, ___________they were not successful.

One day, Barry's neighbor, a very old woman named Gertrude, called _________ to come to the fence（栅栏）in front of her house.

“Hello, Barry! Look at this fence. It's_________ . You are a strong man, and you have some free time. I want you to fix this fence for me.” said Gertrude.

Barry wasn't happy. He thought he was the one who _________ help and support, because he recently lost his wife. He thought the old lady was being very impolite. _________, he knew she was too old to fix the fence _______, so he agreed to fix her fence.

Barry worked on the fence for days. When he finished, Gertrude was very thankful, and Barry_________for the first time in months. “Barry, you did such a wonderful job fixing my fence. Do you think you could____________ it for me?” Gertrude smiled at him.

Barry couldn’t believe she was asking for more____________. Didn't she know how sad he was? But because they had been ____________for years, Barry agreed. He worked hard painting the fence. He felt______________of the beautiful fence he was painting. Over the next few weeks. Gertrude kept giving Barry______________. He repaired her door and even built a beautiful patio（露台）for her.

Barry no longer felt that life was meaningless. He finally______________that she was never being rude. Instead, she was wise and she saved him.

1.A.As B.For C.From D.Without

2.A.nervous B.excited C.sad D.surprised

3.A.so B.unless C.but D.because

4.A.him B.her C.us D.them

5.A.new B.broken C.strange D.beautiful

6.A.needed B.got C.offered D.refused

7.A.Instead B.Besides C.Also D.However

8.A.himself B.itself C.herself D.themselves

9.A.cooked B.smiled C.slept D.traveled

10.A.paint B.buy C.build D.clean

11.A.help B.money C.advice D.attention

12.A.classmates B.families C.teammates D.neighbors

13.A.afraid B.full C.proud D.tired

14.A.presents B.support C.jobs D.ideas

15.A.hoped B.worried C.remembered D.realized

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.C

4.A

5.B

6.A

7.D

8.C

9.B

10.A

11.A

12.D

13.C

14.C

15.D

【解析】

本文主要讲了巴里在妻子去世之后一蹶不振，郁郁寡欢，后来在邻居格特鲁德的帮助下重新燃起了对生活的希望的故事。

1.句意：失去了他的妻子，巴里觉得生活毫无意义。

As作为；For为了，给；From来自，从；Without没有。根据第一段“His wife recently died”可知，他的妻子去世了，所以此处应为失去了他的妻子。故选D。

2.句意：几个月来，巴里整天呆在家里感到悲伤。

nervous紧张的；excited兴奋的；sad悲伤的；surprised惊讶的。根据“His wife recently died”可知，妻子去世后他感到悲伤。故选C。

3.句意：但是他们没有成功。

so因此，表因果；unless除非；but但是，表转折；because因为，表原因。根据“they were not successful”可知，巴里的亲人朋友想帮助他走出阴霾，但是他们没有成功，应用but表转折。故选C。

4.句意：一天，巴里的邻居，一位名叫格特鲁德的老太太，叫他到她家门口的栅栏前。

him他，宾格；her她；us我们；them他们。根据语境可知，巴里的邻居，一个老太太，叫巴里到她家门口的栅栏前。此处应用代词him指代巴里。故选A。

5.句意：它坏了。

new新的；broken破损的；strange奇怪的；beautiful美丽的。根据“I want you to fix this fence for me”可知，应该是栅栏坏了，所以让巴里修补。故选B。

6.句意：他认为他是那个需要帮助和支持的人，因为他最近失去了妻子。

needed需要；got得到；offered提供；refused拒绝。根据“because he recently lost his wife”可知，他失去了妻子，所以他是需要帮助和支持的人。故选A。

7.句意：然而，他知道她太老了，自己修不好栅栏，所以他同意了。

Instead相反，而不是；Besides此外；Also也；However然而。根据语境可知，巴里不情愿帮老太太修栅栏，但是考虑到老太太年纪大了自己修不好所以答应了请求，这两者之间是转折关系，故应用however然而。故选D。

8.句意：然而，他知道她太老了，自己修不好栅栏，所以他同意了。

himself他自己；itself它自己；herself她自己；themselves他们自己。根据“he knew she was too old to fix the fence ____”可知，巴里知道老太太年纪太大自己修不了栅栏，所以空格处应为herself她自己指代老太太自身。故选C。

9.句意：当他修好的时候，格特鲁德非常感激，巴里几个月来第一次笑了。

cooked做饭；smiled笑；slept睡觉；traveled旅行。根据语境可知，当他修好栅栏时，老太太非常感谢他，此时巴里应该是笑了。故选B。

10.句意：你觉得你可以帮我把它粉刷好吗？

paint粉刷；buy买；build建造；clean打扫。根据下文“He worked hard painting the fence”可知，此处是老太太请求巴里帮她粉刷栅栏。故选A。

11.句意：巴里不敢相信她在要求更多地帮助。

help帮助；money钱；advice建议；attention注意。根据“Do you think you could paint it for me?”可知，老太太是在向巴里寻求帮助。故选A。

12.句意：但是因为他们已经做邻居很多年了，所以巴里答应了。

classmates同学；families家人；teammates队友；neighbors邻居。根据“Barry’s neighbor, a very old woman named Gertrude”可知，老太太和巴里是邻居。故选D。

13.句意：他为他正在粉刷的美丽的栅栏而感到骄傲。

afraid害怕的；full满的；proud骄傲的；tired劳累的。根据语境可知，巴里看到自己粉刷的栅栏特别美丽而应该感到骄傲。故选C。

14.句意：格特鲁德一直给巴里工作。

presents礼物；support支持；jobs工作；ideas想法。根据“He repaired her door and even built a beautiful patio（露台）for her”可知，老太太给了巴里很多的工作。故选C。

15.句意：他终于意识到她从不无礼。

hoped希望；worried担心；remembered记住；realized意识到。根据“Instead, she was wise and she saved him”以及语境可知，巴里最终意识到老太太是聪明的，她并不是无礼的，所以用realized符合语境。故选D。