Question

When I settled in Chicago，my new city seemed so big and unfriendly. Then I had a ___1___ problem and had to go to hospital for a ___2___ examination.

It seemed a small ___3___ compared to the one I was about to face, but things started to go  ___4___ right from the beginning. Not having a car for ___5___ the city, I was depending on a couple  of buses to get me from A to B. ___6___ I’d left myself plenty of time, soon it was ___7___ that I was going to be late, as I had mistakenly boarded a bus that was taking me in the ___8___ direction.

I ___9___ the bus and stood on the pavement not knowing what to do. I look into the eyes of a ___10___ who  was trying to get past me. __11____ instead of moving on, she stopped to ask if I was ___12___. After I explained my ___13___ to her, she pointed to a bus stop across the street, where a bus would take me back into the city to my ___14___. Sitting there waiting, I felt ___15___ that someone had been willing to help. ___16___, hearing a horn (喇叭) nearby, I looked up to see a car with my new friend ___17___ at me to get in. She had returned to offer me a ___18___ to the hospital.

Such unexpected ___19___ from a passer-by was a lovely gift to receive. As I climbed out of the car at the hospital and turned to thank her, she smiled and told me not to lose ___20___, for all things are possible.

1.	A．physical B．traveling C．social D．housing

2.	A．scientific B．final C．previous D．thorough

3.	A．chance B．challenge C．success D．error

4.	A．wrong B．easy C．fast D．ahead

5.	A．leaving B．visiting C．knowing D．appreciating

6.	A．Although B．Since C．Unless D．Once

7.	A．strange B．necessary C．clear D．important

8.	A．same B．right C．general D．opposite

9.	A．looked at B．waited for C．got off D．ran into

10.	A．driver B．friend C．stranger D．gentleman

11.	A．Especially B．Surprisingly C．Probably D．Normally

12.	A．nervous B．excited C．OK D．dangerous

13.	A．idea B．motivation C．excuse D．situation

14.	A．appointment B．apartment C．direction D．station

15.	A．afraid B．grateful C．certain D．disappointed

16.	A．Thus B．Then C．Perhaps D．Surely

17.	A．staring B．laughing C．waving D．shouting

18.	A．ride B．suggestion C．bike D．guidebook

19.	A．results B．news C．kindness D．appearance

20.	A．power B．faith C．touch D．support

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.A

5.C

6.A

7.C

8.D

9.C

10.C

11.B

12.C

13.D

14.D

15.B

16.B

17.C

18.A

19.C

20.B

【解析】

试题分析：

1.由后面的句子had to go to hospital可以知道是身体上有问题，句子意思“我身体上有问题”，所以选A

2.由前面的句子had to go to hospital可以知道去医院做个全面检查，句子意思“我不得不去医院做个全面检查”，所以选D

3.由第一段第一行句子When I settled in Chicago，my new city seemed so big and unfriendly可以知道对于作者是个挑战，句子意思“好像我将要面临一个小的挑战”，所以选B

4.固定词组go wrong意思“出错了”，句子意思“但是事情从一开始就出错了”，所以选A

5.考查单词意思，leaving意思“离开”，visiting意思“参观”，knowing意思“了解”，appreciating意思“欣赏”，句子意思“没有一个车了解这个城市”，所以选C

6.由后面的句子I was going to be late可以知道是转折关系，句子意思“尽管我离开有充足的时间，”，所以选A

7.固定句型It be clear that意思“…很明显”，句子意思“很明显我快要迟到了”，所以选C

8.由前面的句子as I had mistakenly boarded a bus可以知道车是向相反的方向行驶，所以选D

9.固定词组get off意思“下车”， looked at意思“看”，waited for意思“等待”，ran into意思“快速进入…”，句子意思“我从公交车下来”，所以选C

10.由后面的句子who  was trying to get past me可以知道是个陌生人，句子意思“我观察一个想超过我的陌生人的眼睛”，所以选C

11.由后面的句子she stopped to ask if I was…可以知道是出人意料地，所以选B

12.由后面的句子After I explained my…可以知道问我是否可以，句子意思“她停下来问我是否可以”，所以选C

13.考查单词意思, idea意思“主意”，motivation意思“动机”，excuse意思“借口”，situation意思“情况”，句子意思“我向她解释了我的情况后”，所以选D

14.考查单词意思，appointment意思“职位”，apartment意思“公寓楼”，direction意思“方向”，station意思“站”，句子意思“那里的公交车将把你带回到原来的站点”，所以选D

15.由后面的句子that someone had been willing to help.可以知道作者很感激，所以选B

16.由后面的句子hearing a horn (喇叭) nearby,可以知道是这时，句子意思“这时，听到附近的喇叭声”，所以选B

17.固定词组wave at sb意思“向某人挥手”，句子意思“我抬头看见我的朋友开着车正向我挥手让我上车”，所以选C

18.固定句型offer sb a ride to place意思“宋某人到某个地方”，句子意思“她送我去医院”，所以选A

19.由后面的句子from a passer-by was a lovely gift to receive可以知道是善良，所以选C

20.固定词组lose faith意思“失去信心”，句子意思“她笑着告诉我不要失去信心，因为所有的事情都都可能”，所以选B

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