Question

It was a cold winter’s night when I stopped for gas on my way home from work. I was tired and had a slight   36 .

I worked in a   37  doctor’s office and this was one of those days when the unexpected happened, making the schedule run   38  than usual. It seemed I was going to be late   39  home and my husband, being the   40  person, would be ready to pronounce me late once again. Maybe   41  I hurried, I could still make it home.

I was heading inside to   42  for my gas when I noticed an older couple at the counter. I heard them asking for   43  to the local hospital. It was the same hospital that I had just   44  a few minutes ago.

The young man at the counter was trying to be   45  in explaining how to get there, with two other people making   46 . One of them was   47  trying to give them a whole different route back. It was then that I walked over to the couple and said, “Would you like to follow me to the   48 ?”

A look of   49  crossed the woman’s face.

“I’m going right by there,” I said, which wasn’t a(an)   50  since I had just made up my mind to do   51  that.

I got in my car and began the journey back. I was trying to watch to be sure they were right   52  me. It took only fifteen minutes to get there as rush hour traffic was beginning to   53 . I felt better than I had all day and my headache was nearly gone.

Later, as I arrived home, my husband   54 , “So you aren’t ever late any more.”

I said, “Sometimes it’s   55  to be late.”

1.                A．break          B．fever           C．cold D．headache

2.                A．foreign         B．common        C．busy     D．noisy

3.                A．earlier         B．later           C．easier    D．simpler

4.                A．getting         B．cooking         C．calling    D．working

5.                A．tough          B．punctual        C．generous D．careful

6.                A．as             B．since           C．while D．if

7.                A．pay            B．change         C．wait D．search

8.                A．opinions        B．trouble         C．directions D．money

9.                A．reached        B．visited          C．called    D．left

10.               A．skilled         B．helpful         C．experienced   D．active

11.               A．comments      B．promises       C．jokes D．offers

12.               A．only           B．still            C．even D．ever

13.               A．station         B．office          C．hospital   D．hotel

14.               A．panic          B．relief          C．sadness   D．peace

15.               A．duty           B．fact            C．reason    D．lie

16.               A．partly          B．properly        C．exactly    D．perfectly

17.               A．across         B．before         C．beside    D．behind

18.               A．go up          B．die down       C．speed up  D．turn down

19.               A．teased         B．shouted        C．burst D．laughed

20.               A．possible        B．special         C．good D．safe

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.B

6.D

7.A

8.C

9.D

10.B

11.A

12.C

13.C

14.B

15.D

16.C

17.D

18.B

19.A

20.C

【解析】

试题分析：一个寒冬的夜晚，作者偶然遇到一对需要帮助的老年夫妇，于是她不顾身体的疲惫与不适，自告奋勇为对方带路。

1.D 根据倒数第三段最后一句中的my headache was nearly gone可知作者当时疲惫不堪，而且有轻微的头疼。

2.C 上一段中提到作者在晚上下班后非常疲惫，而且感觉头疼，再结合下文可推知办公室的工作十分忙碌。

3.B 由下文的going to be late以及pronounce可知出乎意料的事情的发生使下班时间比平时晚。

4.A根据下文中的make it home可知作者可能到家的时间会晚一些。

5.B根据本句后半部分中的内容可知作者的丈夫非常守时，否则就不会责怪作者回家晚了。punctual守时的，准时的，符合语境。

6.D如果作者抓紧时间，也许还能够按时回到家。

7.A 由下文的at the counter可知此处是作者走进里面去支付买油的费用。

8.C 根据下一段开头部分中的explaining how to get，there可知这对老夫妇是在询问如何到达当地医院，此处direction表示方向。

9.D文章第一段提到作者下班后就来加油，此时遇到了一对问路的老年夫妇，由此可推知作者几分钟前刚刚离开她工作的那家医院。

10.B根据本句中的explaining how to get there可知在柜台服务的年轻男子努力提供帮助，告诉他们如何到达那个地方。

11.A 由下文可知，年轻人在尽力为对方指路时，另外两个人在关于路线的问题上发表议论。

12.C 这几个人都想给这对夫妇指路，其中一人甚至试图给他们指出一条完全不同的回来的路线。

13.C 根据43空后面的内容可知作者知道对方要去医院，于是主动提出要为他们引路。

14.B女士不知如何去医院，此时有人主动带路，她自然感到很欣慰。relief表示宽慰，欣慰，符合语境。

15.D虽然作者刚从那家医院出来，可是作者说自己正好要路过那里，这并非谎言，因为作者诚心要帮助对方。

16.C 作者当时确实打定主意要那么做，exactly表示确实。

17.D作者是在给这对夫妇引路，要确保他们在后面跟着。

18.B 由于交通高峰开始减退，他们只花了15分钟就到达了那家医院。die down逐渐停止，变弱。

19.A文章第二段后半部分提到作者每逢回家晚的时候，丈夫都要说她，此处是他在取笑作者。

20.C 根据倒数第三段最后一句话可知此处作者想表达的是有时候晚归的感觉很好。

考点：考察故事类短文阅读