Question

A few years ago, the company I work for sent my wife and me to live in New York for a year. I’ve always loved running, so I was really _____ when I found out the apartment they had rented for us was next to Central Park. This meant that I could go to the park to _____ every morning before I went to work.

A lot of people had told me to _____ robbers（抢劫者）in the park, so usually I didn’t take any _____ with me. What could robbers do to me? But one morning, my wife gave me a ＄10 bill and asked me to buy some bread on the way. _____ I was running through the park, another jogger（慢跑者）knocked into me. Just as I was _____ what was happening, he said sorry to me and _____ running. I thought it was kind of _____, and suddenly it reminded me of my money, so I checked my pocket and found that the money was _____. Without thinking twice I ran after that jogger. The minute I held him by the arm, I ______. “Give my money back! Now!” I am not usually a hot-headed person, ______ I got really angry this time. This seemed to frighten（使害怕）him, and he ______ the money and gave it to me . Then he ran away as ______ as he could.

I bought the bread and went home. As soon as I got home, I began to tell my wife my ______. “You won’t believe what happened to me,” I started. She immediately stopped me, “I know, you ______ the money for the bread on the kitchen table.”

1.A.free B.proud C.happy D.patient

2.A.run B.chat C.read D.dance

3.A.be mad at B.be strict with C.be careful of D.be afraid of

4.A.drink B.money C.food D.medicine

5.A.Before B.After C.Since D.While

6.A.watching B.wondering C.reporting D.reviewing

7.A.stopped B.forgot C.practiced D.continued

8.A.strange B.scary C.crazy D.dangerous

9.A.safe B.broken C.missing D.remaining

10.A.explained B.laughed C.thought D.shouted

11.A.but B.until C.unless D.although

12.A.used up B.took out C.put down D.gave away

13.A.angrily B.quietly C.quickly D.carefully

14.A.story B.event C.secret D.tour

15.A.got B.left C.took D.brought

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.D

6.B

7.D

8.A

9.C

10.D

11.A

12.B

13.C

14.A

15.B

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文．作者夫妻两人被公司派往纽约工作一年．由于住所离公园很近，作者喜欢在公园里跑步锻炼．很多人警告作者要当心被抢劫，所以作者一般不随身带钱，而后发生了一件令人啼笑皆非的故事．

1.句意：我一直很喜欢跑步，所以当我发现他们给我们租的公寓挨着中央公园时很开心。free空闲的；proud 自豪的；happy 高兴的； patient耐心的。根据上文的“loved running”和 该题干：I found out the apartment they had rented for us was next to Central Park．可知他们的现住处挨着公园，所以对于一个爱好跑步的人来说是很高兴的，故选C．

2.句意：这意味着每天早上上班前，我都能去公园跑步。run 跑； chat 闲谈； read 读；dance跳舞。根据上文的loved running，结合本题干：This meant that I could go to the park to_____every morning before I went to work可知每天早上，在上班之前我可以去公园跑步，又因to 后面加动词原形，故选A．

3.句意：很多人都告诉我要小心公园里的抢劫者，所以我通常身上不带钱。be mad at 对……发疯；be strict with 对……要求严格；be careful of小心，当心；be afraid of害怕……．根据题干A lot of people had told me to _____robbers in the park．中关键词robbers （抢劫者），可知很多人告诉作者要小心，结合选项意思，故选C．

4.句意：很多人都告诉我要小心公园里的抢劫者，所以我通常身上不带钱。drink饮料；money钱；food食物；medicine药． 根据上一句关键词robbers （抢劫者）， 可以推断该题干：so usually I didn't take any_____with me．的句意：所以我经常不随身带钱，结合选项意思，故选B．

5.句意：当我正在沿着公园跑的时候，一个慢跑者撞在我的身上。before在……之前；after 在……之后；since自从……； while当……时候．根据题干：_____I was running through the park，another jogger （慢跑者） knocked into me．再结合选项可知while引导的时间状语从句表示主句的动作和从句的动作在同一时期发生，是我和他都跑步时，撞在了一起．故选D．

6.句意：正当我想知道发生了什么时，他和我道歉并继续跑步。watch观看，动名词watching；wonder想知道，弄明白，动名词是wondering；report报道，动名词是reporting；review复习，动名词是 reviewing。根据题干Just as I was_____what was happening，中的关键词what was happening“正在发生什么事情”可知与之搭配的是动词wonder想知道，即：想知道正在发生着什么事情．所以选wonder的现在分词wondering，故选B．

7.句意：正当我想知道发生了什么时，他和我道歉并继续跑步。stopped停止； forgot忘记； practiced 练习； continued继续． 根据题干he said sorry to me and _____running．中的关键词running承接了上文中的running，是同一个动作，此处表达的意思是“继续跑”．又根据and前面的动词said是过去式，所以该空填continue的过去式continued，故选D．

8.句意：我认为这有点奇怪，突然我想起了我的钱，因此我检查了口袋发现钱不见了。strange奇怪的； scary害怕的； crazy疯狂的； dangerous危险的． 根据上下文可知被撞是有预谋的，再结合题干：I thought it was kind of_____．可推知所以我认为很奇怪，故选A．

9.句意：我认为这有点奇怪，突然我想起了我的钱，因此我检查了口袋发现钱不见了。safe安全的； broken坏掉的； missing失踪的； remaining剩下的．根据下一句语境Give my money back!，再结合题干so I checked my pocket and found that the money was_____．可知钱不见了．故选C．

10.句意：我一抓住他的胳膊，就说。explained解释； laughed笑； thought想，认为； shouted呼喊．根据前文的语境：钱不见了，再结合题干：The minute I held him by the arm．I_____，Give my money back!可知我很生气，用胳膊抓住他，我朝他大喊："把我的钱还回来．" 结合选项意思，故选D．

11.句意：我通常不是个鲁莽的人，但是这时我真的生气了。but但是； until直到…； unless除非； although然而．根据题干：I am not usually a hot-headed person，_____I got really angry this time．可知句意是“我通常不是一个头脑冲动的人，但是这次我真的很生气”．可知前后两个分句构成了逻辑上的转折关系，故选A．

12.句意：这似乎吓坏了他，他拿出钱给了我。used up 用完； took out掏出； put down 记下；gave away分发，赠送． 根据题干：and he _____the money and gave it to me．可知他先掏出钱，然后再给我．再结合选项意思，故选B．

13.句意：然后他尽可能快的逃跑了。angrily生气地； quietly 安静地； quickly 迅速地； carefully仔细地． 根据上文语境他把钱还给我后，再结合题干Then he ran away as _____as he could．可推知句意：然后他尽可能快地跑开了．结合选项意思，故选C．

14.句意：我刚一到家，我就开始告诉我妻子我的故事。story故事； event事件； secret秘密； tour旅行． 根据题干：As soon I got home，I began to tell my wife my _____可知句意“我一回家，我就告诉了妻子我经历的事情”．可知我告诉了我的妻子这个故事，再结合选项意思，故选A．

15.句意：我知道，你把买面包的钱落在厨房桌子上了。got得到； left留下； took带走； brought拿来． 根据I know，you（30）the money for the bread on the kitchen table．可知固定搭配leave sth +地点意思是：把…遗忘在了某地． 又因把钱留在桌子上这件事发生在过去，所以用过去时态，leave的过去式是left，故选B．