Question

“ Just sign here, sir,” the deliveryman said as he handed Oscar Reyna a packet.

The package consisted of a long, narrow box   36  wrapped in brown paper.   37  the box, Oscar saw an umbrella inside—a very old one with a beautifully carved wooden handle.   38  he had not seen it in more than 20 years, he recognized it   39 .

Oscar was 16 when he first saw the   40  umbrella. He had gone to a concert with his grandparents. As they were leaving, he noticed an umbrella on an empty seat. Impressed by its   41  Oscar felt a strong desire to find its   42 .

Oscar   43  the manager to look in the record of advance ticket sales. Just as he thought, a man matched the seat   44  Oscar had found the umbrella. The name was Mrs. Katie O’Brien.

Oscar talked his grandparents into going by Mrs. O’Brien   45  on their way home. He rang the bell, the door opened, and an elderly woman appeared. “May I   46  you?” she asked.

“I’d like to return it if it’s yours,” Oscar said,   47  the umbrella as if presenting a   48  that had long been wished for.

“ Why, yes ! It’s mine,” replied Mrs. O’Brien with a   49  smile and shining eyes. “It was given to me by my father years ago. Thank you so much for returning it. May I offer you a reward for your   50 ?

“No, ma’ma, ”he said , “My grandmother says that a good deed is its own reward.”

“Well, that’s   51  what my father used to say. What is your name, young man?”

Years later Oscar was staring at the finely carved handle of the umbrella as he remembered Mrs. O’ Brien. It was in perfect condition, considering how   52  it was. Why had it arrived here today?

As if   53  , a note fell from the paper. It read：Mrs. O’Brien wanted you to   54  this umbrella as a present for a kind,   55  gesture long ago.

1.                A．strictly         B．carefully        C．roughly   D．casually

2.                A．Opening        B．Seizing         C．Observing D．Searching

3.                A．After          B．When          C．Since D．Although

4.                A．clearly         B．fully           C．immediately   D．suddenly

5.                A．average        B．unusual         C．plain D．typical

6.                A．beauty         B．shape          C．origin    D．history

7.                A．designer        B．seller          C．user D．owner

8.                A．convinced      B．forced          C．encouraged   D．advised

9.                A．until           B．before         C．which    D．where

10.               A．family          B．theatre         C．house D．neighborhood

11.               A．invite          B．help           C．bother    D．know

12.               A．putting up      B．turning out      C．picking up D．holding out

13.               A．chance         B．fact            C．gift   D．result

14.               A．wide           B．confident       C．proud D．shy

15.               A．patience        B．kindness        C．courage   D．determination

16.               A．obviously       B．naturally        C．exactly    D．probably

17.               A．old            B．rare           C．precious   D．nice

18.               A．in contrast      B．in return        C．in exchange    D．in answer

19.               A．possess        B．accept         C．carry D．value

20.               A．attractive       B．significant       C．unselfish  D．sympathetic

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.B

6.A

7.D

8.A

9.D

10.C

11.B

12.D

13.C

14.A

15.B

16.C

17.A

18.D

19.B

20.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文记叙了一个人拾金不昧，捡到别人的伞之后专程还给失主，很多年之后又收到的失主赠送伞的故事，启迪我们：善有善报这样一个朴实的真理和美德。

1..副词词义辨析与a very old one with a beautifully carved wooden handle.相呼应，可知答案Ｂ，仔细地，符合文意。

2.动词词义辨析与之后the box ，Oscar saw an umbrella inside相呼应，可知答案Ａ，打开，符合文意。

3.连词词义辨析根据had not seen it和recognize的对比关系，可知答案D，尽管，表示让步关系，符合文意。

4.动词词义辨析前的impressed by相呼应，可知答案C，立刻、马上，符合文意。

5.形容词词义辨析与前的impressed by相呼应，可知这边伞很是不寻常（unusual），故答案B符合文意。Average普通的；plain平凡的；typical典型的，均不符合语境，故排除。

6.名词词义辨析与上文23 空a very old one with a beautifully carved wooden handle.和下句Years later Oscar was staring at the finely carved handle of the umbrella相呼应，可知答案A，对伞的美印象深刻，符合文意。

7.名词词义辨析与前"I'd like to return it if it's yours,"相呼应，可知Oscar特别想找到伞的主人，故答案Ｄ符合文意。

8.动词词义辨析 根据句意：Oscar使经理确信（convince），符合文意。Force强迫；encourage鼓励；advise建议，均不符合语境，故排除。

9.连词词义辨析where引导定义从句，在从句中做地点状语，修饰先行词the seat.

10.名词词义辨析 与下句He rang the bell, the door opened,相呼应，可知答案C符合文意。

11.动词词义辨析 根据常识，可知本句的意思是：我可以帮你吗？故答案B符合文意。

12.动词词义辨析 与之后的as if presenting相呼应，故答案D，提供，符合文意。 Put up张贴；turn out结果证明是；pick up捡起、接人，均不符合语境，故排除。

13.名词词义辨析与之后的that had long been wished for相呼应，可知答案C，礼物，符合文意。

14.形容词词义辨析与and shinning eyes相呼应，可知答案A，灿烂的微笑，符合文意。

15.名词词义辨析与40空前的for a kind…相呼应，可知此处答案B符合文意。

16.副词词义辨析根据句意：哦，这也是（exactly，确切地）我父亲过去经常这样讲的。 Obviously明显地；naturally自然地；probably可能地，均不符合语境，故排除。

17.形容词词义辨析根据前an elderly woman和37空前years later提示，可知此处Oscar在纳闷这把伞究竟有多少年的历史，故答案A符合文意。

18.介词短语词义辨析根据37空及之后的Why had it arrived here today?这两个问题困扰着Oscar，由此可以推断答案D，好像是为了回答（in answer）这些疑问，符合文意。 in contrast对比；in return作为回报；in exchange作为交换，均不符合语境，故排除。   

19.动词词义辨析根据句意：Mrs O’Brien想让你接受（accept，乐意接受）这把伞。 Possess拥有；carry 携带；value珍视，均不符合文意，故排除。

20.形容词词义辨析与前"I'd like to return it if it's yours," Oscar said,相呼应，可知多年前Oscar把伞物归原主是一种无私的行为，故答案C符合文意。

考点：考查故事类短文