Question

    Terry was a middle-aged businessman．He was unsuccessful in career and often complained that he had been fooled by others. One day he told his wife he was_______disappointed（失望的）with the city that he had to leave.

So his family moved to another city．It was Saturday_______When Terry and his wife were busy putting their things in their new home，the lights suddenly_______and they were forced to stop work．Terry was sorry to have_______to bring along some candles．Just then he heard light_______on his door．

“Who is it?” he wondered．Terry knew_______else in the new city, and this was the moment he especially hated to be_______．He opened the door impatiently. At the door was a little_______, shyly asking，“Sir, do you have_______? I’m your neighbor．”“No．”answered Terry angrily．He shut the door__________．

After a while the door was knocked again．He opened it and found the same little girl outside．But this time she was__________two candles radiating（放光）red light．she said，“My grandma told me the__________neighbor downstairs might need candles．She sent me here to give you these”

At that moment Terry suddenly realized what__________his failure in life. It was his indifference（冷漠）and unkindness to other people．The person who had fooled him in life was actually nobody else__________himself, for his eyes had been covered by his__________mind．

1.A.very B.so C.such D.rather

2.A.morning B.afternoon C.noon D.evening

3.A.went down B.went out C.went by D.went on

4.A.wanted B.decided C.forgotten D.remembered

5.A.knocks B.calls C.strikes D.sounds

6.A.everybody B.anybody C.somebody D.nobody

7.A.troubled B.followed C.liked D.1earned

8.A.boy B.girl C.postman D.shopper

9.A.candies B.toys C.lights D.candles

10.A.easily B.worriedly C.happily D.heavily

11.A.bringing B.seeing C.holding D.drawing

12.A.poor B.kind C.new D.young

13.A.made B.caused C.developed D.stopped

14.A.besides B.except C.but D.than

15.A.open B.right C.warm D.cold

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.A

6.D

7.A

8.B

9.D

10.D

11.C

12.C

13.B

14.C

15.D

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述泰瑞是一名事业不成功的商人。他总是抱怨别人愚弄了他。所以他和家人搬到了另一个城市。星期六晚上他和妻子在家整理物品，灯突然熄灭了，泰瑞忘了带蜡烛。这时有个小女孩敲门，问他是否有蜡烛，他很生气的回答说：“没有”。他很生气的关上门。一会儿，小女孩又敲门，举着点着的蜡烛说：“我的奶奶说楼下的邻居可能需要蜡烛。”此刻，泰瑞意识到是他的冷漠以及对他人的刻薄导致了他失败的人生。

1.考查连词的固定搭配及对语境的理解。so…that…太……以至于……。一天，他对他的妻子说他对这个城市太失望了以至于他必须离开。故选B。

2.考查名词辨析及对语境的理解。A．morning早上；B．afternoon 下午；C．noon中午；D．evening晚上。星期六的晚上泰瑞和他的妻子正忙着在新家整理物品时，灯突然灭了，他们被迫停止工作。故选D。

3.考查动词词组及对语境的理解。went是go的过去式，go down落下。下降，减弱；go out熄灭，外出，过时，过完；go by经过，依照；go on发生，进行，继续，接着。星期六的晚上泰瑞和他的妻子正忙着在新家整理物品时，灯突然灭了，他们被迫停止工作。故选B。

4.考查动词辨析及对语境的理解。A ．wanted原型want想要；B．decided原型decide决定；C．forgotten原型forget忘记；D．remembered原型remember记得；泰瑞非常遗憾没有带蜡烛。故选择C。

5.考查名词辨析及对语境的理解。A．knocks敲击声；B．calls 呼喊声，打电话；C．strikes罢工，打击；D．sounds声音；就在那时他听到轻轻的敲门声。故选择A。

6.D考查不定代词辨析及对语境的理解。A．everybody每个人；B．anybody任何人；C．somebody某人；D．nobody没有人；在新城市里泰瑞不认识其他人，此时此刻他尤其讨厌被麻烦。故选择D。

7.A考查动词辨析及对语境的理解。A．troubled麻烦；B．followed跟随；C．liked喜欢；D．1earned学习；在新城市里泰瑞不认识其他人，此时此刻他尤其讨厌被麻烦。故选择A。

8.B考查名词辨析及对语境的理解。A．boy男孩；B．girl女孩；C．postman邮递员；D．shopper顾客；在门边一个小女孩，害羞地问：“先生，你有蜡烛吗？”根据第四段第二句He opened it and found the same little girl outside．可知敲门的是个小女孩。故选B。

9.D考查名词辨析及对语境的理解。A．candies糖果；B．toys玩具；C．lights灯；D．candles蜡烛；在门边一个小女孩，害羞地问：“先生，你有蜡烛吗？”联系下文，文中第四段提到小女孩举着两根蜡烛，可知选择D。

10.D考查副词辨析及对语境的理解。A．easily容易地；B．worriedly担心地；C．happily高兴地；D．heavily沉重地。他沉重地关上门。结合上文answered Terry angrily，可知选D。

11.考查动词辨析及对语境的理解。A．bring带来 B．see看见C．hold举着D．draw画；但这时她举着两根发着红光的蜡烛。因为是点着的蜡烛，所以应该用hold，应该选C。

12.考查形容词辨析及对语境的理解。A．poor贫穷的B．kind好的C．new新的D．young年轻的；我奶奶说楼下的新邻居可能需要蜡烛。根据上文知泰瑞是刚到这个城市。故选择C。

13.考查动词辨析及对语境的理解。A．made原型make制作；B．caused原型cause引起，导致；C．developed原型develop发展；D．stopped[来:原型stop停止；那时泰瑞突然意识到什么导致了他人生的失败。故选B。

14.考查介词辨析及对语境的理解。than比，常用于比较级；besides、except、but都可以表示“除了……”的意思，besides表示除了……还有……，表示包含在内；except表示除了……，排除在外；but除了，主要与某些不定代词如nothing，all，anyone等连用。在生活中愚弄了他的人不是别人而是他自己，因为他的眼睛被冷酷的心灵蒙蔽了。句中有不定代词nobody，所以选C.

15.考查形容词辨析及对语境的理解。A．open开放的；B．right正确的；C．warm温暖的；D．cold寒冷的。在生活中愚弄了他的人不是别人而是他自己，因为他的眼睛被冷酷的心灵蒙蔽了。根据文章大意可知选择D。