Question

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

An old woman walked around as she pushed her shopping cart full of many things. She was

 36 . Her hair was untidy. Her clothes were torn. And some of her teeth were missing.

She  37  and asked me for change. Instead of giving her change, I  38  her to eat out and she  39 . We went across the street to an outdoor café so she could  40  her cart while we had lunch. The  41  was surprised when this woman appeared and did not want to serve us,  42  she forced herself. We ate our lunch. She was very  43  and the food disappeared almost as soon as it arrived.

When we were ready to  44 , I was feeling very good about myself and then she asked for a  45 . It was then that I had to  46  myself and all the hidden bias (偏见) that I had towards this  47.

She wasn’t wrong, but my reluctance(不愿)must have  48 . I held her in my arms carelessly and  49 I felt shame. She thanked me for lunch and then left.

I  50  there for a moment and realized that I had  51  to give this woman the one thing that cost  52  —love. I ran after the woman and caught up with her and asked her if I could give her a  53  hug and she agreed. I gave the woman the best one I’ve ever given anyone. “That’s getting it right,” she said and her big  54  lit my path as we parted.

The  55  I learned was that if you’re going to give, then give it your all and get it right the first time.

1.A. happy                            B. dirty                         C. nervous                  D. small

2.A. ran                       B. arrived                    C. stopped                  D. hid

3.A. invited                          B. pushed          C. forced                     D. wished

4.A. refused               B. returned                 C. left                           D. agreed

5.A. watch over                   B. get hold of              C. reach for                D. catch up with

6.A. customer           B. shopper                  C. waitress                 D. traveler

7.A. and                       B. but                           C. or                    D. so

8.A. thirsty                           B. sleepy                     C. tired                        D. hungry

9.A. leave                    B. rest                          C. move                       D. apologize

10.A. break                          B. gift                           C. hug                          D. partner

11.A. believe              B. face                         C. hurt                         D. introduce

12.A. behavior           B. nation                      C. person                    D. district

13.A. gone                           B. shown                     C. resulted                  D. remained

14.A. slowly                         B. again                        C. gradually                 D. soon

15.A. stood                          B. cried                        C. lay                            D. drank

16.A. decided            B. hoped                     C. tried                        D. failed

17.A. anything            B. nothing          C. something              D. everything

18.A. real                    B. quiet                        C. brave                       D. safe

19.A. teeth                          B. smile                        C. feet                          D. mouth

20.A. fact                    B. information            C. lesson                      D. expression

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.A

6.C

7.B

8.D

9.A

10.C

11.B

12.C

13.B

14.D

15.A

16.D

17.B

18.A

19.B

20.C

【解析】

试题分析：

文章大意：文章通过讲述作者在一家饭店看到一位衣衫褴褛的老妇人，心生善意，请对方吃饭。当老人提出让作者拥抱一下她后，作者的本能反应和后来的及时反思和纠正做法这件事，得出结论：如果要帮助别人的话，就全心全意去帮，在第一次做的时候就做对。

1.B 根据后文：Her hair was untidy. Her clothes were torn.她头发凌乱，衣服破烂。得知，她身上脏兮兮的。而不是开心的；紧张的；个子小的。

2.C 她停下来，向我要零钱。

3.A 根据后文的：We went across the street to an outdoor café so she could      her cart while we had lunch. 我们穿过街道到一家露天咖啡馆这样的话她就可在我们吃午饭的时候照看她的装东西的小车。得知： 我请她吃饭，而且她答应了。（接受了邀请）

4.D 见上题解析。

5.A  watch over：照顾；看守；监视      ； get hold of：抓住；得到；把握；. reach for：伸手去拿；catch up with：赶上；追上。

6.C 根据：The      was surprised when this woman appeared and did not want to serve us,       she forced herself. 当这个妇女出现在咖啡馆的时候，那位女服务员不想为我们服务，但是她强迫她自己（为我们服务）根据did not want to serve us,判断是咖啡店里的服务员，而不是顾客；购物者；或旅行者。

7.B 表句意转折。

8.D 根据后文：the food disappeared almost as soon as it arrived.食物几乎是一上来就被吃光了，说明老人非常饥饿。

9.A 当我们吃饱了准备离开（咖啡馆）的时候。

10.C 根据后文中：give her a       hug，得知，这里老人是请求拥抱一下。

11.B  It was then that I had to       myself and all the hidden bias (偏见) that I had towards this     . ：就在那时，我不得不直面自己，直面自己对这个人所有隐藏的偏见。

12.C 见上题解析。

13.B  She wasn’t wrong, but my reluctance(不愿)must have      . I held her in my arms carelessly and       I felt shame. 她并没错，但是我的不情愿一定是表现出来了。我漫不经心地抱了抱她，而且很快，我就感到羞耻。

14.D 见上题解析。

15.A 见13小题解析。

16.D I       there for a moment and realized that I had       to give this woman the one thing that cost         —love. 在她走后我在那里站了一会，意识到，我没能给这个老人不用花钱就能得到的东西—爱。

17.B fail to do没能做成某事。

18.A 见16小题解析。

19.B I ran after the woman and caught up with her and asked her if I could give her a       hug and she agreed. 我追上她，问她是否可以给她一个真正的拥抱（与刚才不情愿的拥抱相对比），她同意了。

20.C “That’s getting it right,” she said and her big        lit my path as we parted. “这就对了.”那位老人说，我们分手的时候，她灿烂的笑容照亮了我的路。

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