Question

    On Christmas Eve a few days ago, an English couple, the Hardens, got a very special call. It was only a 20-second call_______ it was of great importance. The Hardens’ 15-year-old daughter has gone ______ six months before. On Christmas Eve she rang them. “I’m phoning to wish you a happy Christmas,” she said, “I love you.”

Ronals and Edwine Harden were so _______ that they started a telephone service（服务）called “Alive and Well”. The service helps ______ to get in touch with children who have run away from home.

Young people can phone “Alive and Well” and leave a message for their parents. The telephones are answered by answering machines. So _______ can speak to the child or make him return home. Parents of runaway children who are _______ eighteen can ask the police to bring their children home. So children do not want to tell their parents where they are. Through “Alive and Well” they can telephone their parents and they do not _______ about this or giving out their addresses.

The Hardens and their helpers _______ the telephone messages and connect（联系）the addresses given. About 30,000 British teenagers have left home and many of them are probably in _______. For only two pence（便士）they can go into a telephone coin box and call their parents. They can dial 5675339 and _______ a parent’s worry: Is he dead or alive?

1.A.and B.or C.so D.but

2.A.away B.out C.back D.along

3.A.angry B.happy C.sad D.kind

4.A.teachers B.people C.parents D.friends

5.A.someone B.anyone C.everyone D.no one

6.A.at B.above C.over D.under

7.A.think B.worry C.talk D.hear

8.A.ask for B.listen to C.look up D.write down

9.A.Paris B.Tokyo C.London D.New York

10.A.stop B.make C.feel D.leave

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.D

6.D

7.B

8.D

9.C

10.A

【解析】

本文介绍了一种叫做“Alive and Well”的专线电话。离家出走的孩子只要拨通电话，“Alive and Well”就会自动向所拨通的号码发送语音信息，以告知家人自己平安，让家人放心。

1.句意：它仅仅是一个二十秒钟的通话，但是却很重要。

and和；or或者；so所以；but但是。根据句意，空格前表示“它仅仅是一个二十秒钟的通话”，空格后表示“它是很重要的”，前后文是表转折关系，所以空格处填连词but。故选D。

2.句意：哈登的15岁女儿6个月前离家出走。

away离开；out出去；back回来；along沿着。根据下文“The service helps parents to get in touch with children who have run away from home”“这个服务帮助父母们与已经离家出走的孩子们保持联系”，可知，哈登的女儿于六个月前已经离家出走了，所以空格处填away。故选A。

3.句意：Ronals 和Edwine Harden是如此高兴，以至于他们开创了一个叫做“Alive and Well”的电话服务。

angry生气的；happy高兴的；sad悲伤的；kind友善的。so…that表示“如此……以至于”引导的是结果状语从句。根据上文“The Hardens’ 15-year-old daughter has gone away six months before. On Christmas Eve she rang them. “I’m phoning to wish you a happy Christmas,” she said, “I love you.”，离家出走的女儿在圣诞夜给哈登打电话，可知，哈登夫妇接到女儿的电话是高兴的，所以空格处填happy。故选B。

4.句意：这个服务帮助父母与离家出走的孩子取得联系。

teachers老师们；people人们；parents父母；friends朋友们。根据下文“Young people can phone “Alive and Well” and leave a message for their parents，”可知，“Alive and Well”专线电话是帮助父母和离家出走的孩子们取得联系，所以空格处填parents。故选C。

5.句意：所以，没人能和孩子说话或者让他回家。

someone某人；anyone任何人；everyone每个人；no one没人。根据上文“The telephones are answered by answering machines”“电话是由应答机接听来电的”，所以，是没人可以和孩子们直接对话的，故空格处填no one。故选D。

6.句意：18岁以下离家出走的孩子父母可以要求警察带他们回家。

at 在具体时刻；above在……上；over在……上；under在……下。根据句子结构，空格处是作children的定语。根据下文“can ask the police to bring their children home”“要求警察带他们回家”，可知，对于18岁以下离家出走的未成年，父母会要求警察带他们回家，所以空格处填under。故选D。

7.句意：通过“Alive and Well”，他们能够给父母打电话，他们不担心这个问题，也不会泄露地址。

think认为；worry担心；talk谈论；hear听说。根据前文“So children do not want to tell their parents where they are，”可知，离家出走的孩子们不想让父母知道他们在哪里，而“Alive and Well”是由应答机接听来电的，所以孩子们通过“Alive and Well”，既可以向父母报平安，又不需要担心泄露他们的行踪，固定搭配worry about sth“担心某事”，所以空格处填worry。故选B。

8.句意：哈登一家人和他们的助手们记下电话留言，并跟所提供的地址进行联系。

ask for要求；listen to听；look up查阅；write down记下。根据前文介绍，哈登创建了“Alive and Well”来帮助父母与离家出走的孩子们取得联系，孩子们可以通过这个电话专线给自己的父母们留言，由此可知，哈登一家人和助手们听到这些孩子们的留言后，要马上记下来并与其所提供的地址进行联系，所以空格处填write down符合语境。故选D。

9.句意：大约有30000个英国青少年离家出走，许多人有可能在伦敦。

Paris巴黎；Tokyo东京；London伦敦；New York纽约。根据下文“For only two pence they can go into a telephone coin box and call their parents”“只需要两便士，他们就能打电话给父母”，句中they是指代上文的“离家出走的英国青少年”，从电话资费可知，孩子们并没有走远，从距离来看，ABD三个选项的距离都太远了，只有C选项伦敦是符合的。故选C。

10.句意：他们可以拨打5675339，并停止父母对孩子们是否还活着的担忧。

stop停止；make制作；feel感到；leave离开。根据句意，离家出走的孩子们拨打5675339，父母就知道孩子们现在是安全的，可知，空格处表示“停止了父母的担忧”，所以空格处填stop。故选A。