Question

Henry is going through a very hard time. His wife just passed away. He feels that life without her is _________. For months, Henry sits in his house, doing_________.

Henry’s neighbor, an old woman named Lisa,_________him one day. She has not seen him outside in days! She asks him to come_________to the fence (篱笆) next to her house.

“Hello, Henry! Just look at this fence. It is falling down. You are a strong man. Can you help me fix this fence?” Lisa asks.

Henry is angry inside. He thinks the old lady is not polite. But she is not able to fix the fence herself, so he_________.

Henry works on the fence for days._________he finishes, she thanks him. Henry smiles for the first time in months.

Henry no longer feels that_________is pointless. He finally understands that Lisa was being polite. She knows that staying busy can help us forget our sadness. He helped her, but she_________saved him.

1.A.educational B.meaningless C.famous

2.A.nothing B.everything C.something

3.A.sees B.accepts C.refuses

4.A.farther B.closer C.slower

5.A.agrees B.cries C.refuses

6.A.Before B.When C.Though

7.A.mistake B.prediction C.future

8.A.truly B.carefully C.possibly

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.A

4.B

5.A

6.B

7.C

8.A

【解析】

本文讲述了亨利的邻居丽莎帮助亨利度过一段非常艰难的时期的故事。亨利的妻子刚刚去世。他觉得没有她生活毫无意义。亨利的邻居让他帮忙修理她家的篱笆。当他做完后，她感谢他。亨利露出几个月来第一次微笑。亨利不再觉得未来毫无意义。他帮助了她，但她真的救了他。她知道忙碌可以帮助我们忘记悲伤。

1.句意：他觉得没有她生活毫无意义。

考查形容词辨析。educational教育的；有教育意义的；meaningless毫无意义的；famous著名的。根据上文“Henry is going through a very hard time. His wife just passed away.（亨利正在经历一段非常艰难的时期。他妻子刚刚去世。）”可知此句是“他觉得没有她生活毫无意义”。故选B。

2.句意：几个月来，亨利坐在家里，什么也不做。

考查不定代词。nothing没有什么；everything所有事物，一切；something某事；某物。根据上文“他觉得没有她生活毫无意义。”可知“几个月来，亨利坐在家里，什么也不做”。故选A。

3.句意：亨利的邻居，一位名叫丽莎的老太太，有一天看见他。

考查动词辨析。sees看见；accepts接受；refuses拒绝。根据下文“She has not seen him outside in days!（她好几天没在外面见过他了！）”可知“亨利的邻居，一位名叫丽莎的老太太，有一天看见他”。故选A。

4.句意：她让他靠近她家旁边的篱笆。

考查副词比较级。farther更远；closer更接近；slower更慢。根据下文丽萨问“Hello, Henry! Just look at this fence. It is falling down. …(你好，亨利！看看这篱笆。它正在倒下……)” 可知“她让他靠近她家旁边的篱笆”。故选B。

5.句意：但她自己不能修好篱笆，所以他同意了。

考查动词辨析。agrees 同意；cries哭泣；呼喊；refuses拒绝。根据上文“但她自己不能修好篱笆”可知“他同意给她修篱笆了”，故选A。

6.句意：当他修理完成时，她非常感谢他。

考查连词辨析。Before在……以前；When当……时候；Though虽然；尽管。根据上文“Henry works on the fence for days.（亨利在篱笆上工作了好几天。）”可知“当他修理完成时，她非常感谢他”。故选B。

7.句意：亨利不再觉得未来毫无意义。

考查名词辨析。mistake错误；prediction预测；future未来。根据上文“Henry smiles for the first time in months.（亨利几个月来第一次微笑。）”可知此句句意是“亨利不再觉得未来毫无意义”。故选C。

8.句意：他帮助了她，但她真地挽救了他。

考查副词辨析。truly真地；真正地；carefully仔细地；小心地；possibly可能；或许。根据上文“亨利不再觉得未来毫无意义。”可知“他帮助了她，但她真地挽救了他”。故选A。