Question

Last week after a long day of traveling, I found myself delayed at a bus station. The bus was running two hours late! I was a little ____ and had to wait there reading a book. Just then a woman _____ and asked me if I had any spare change to help her ____ a bus ticket.

“Oh, sure,” I said.

With the words, I reached into my bag for some _____. As I handed her five dollars I _____her stomach rumble (发出辘辘声) and I knew she was very ______.

I then reached back into my _____ and brought out a Danish pastry (酥皮糕点) I had bought earlier and _____it to her with a smile.

She took the pastry and gave me a bus ticket to Milwaukee to show her _____. I don’t live in Milwaukee and the ticket will probably ____ be used, but I took it. A look of ____ spread over her face. Then she went to get her ____ and I went back to my ____.

She came back a few ____ later, apologized, and told me there were five dollars ____. I gave her the money and slipped(悄悄地塞) a twenty ____. She thanked me and went back to the counter. ____ I went back to my book.

        Five minutes later she came back again and ____ to return my twenty. ____ I said it was for her so she could get something else to eat and that I wasn’t taking it back, she _____crying and hugged me.

From then on, I always help others in trouble, because I believe I am really making a difference to them!

1.A. worried                                  B. terrified                                     C. interested                                 D. moved

2.A. looked around                B. came up                    C. walked about                  D. ran away

3.A. exchange                               B. check                                         C. find                                            D. get

4.A. books                                     B. newspapers                              C. money                                  D. food

5.A. felt                                          B. heard                                         C. imagined                                   D. proved

6.A. weak                             B. sick                                             C. tired                                           D. hungry

7.A. bag                                          B. counter                                     C. pocket                                  D. suitcase

8.A. handed                                  B. showed                                      C. lent                                             D. sold

9.A. trouble                                   B. thankfulness                    C. kindness                                    D. belief

10.A. always                                  B. ever                                           C. never                                         D. still

11.A. surprise                               B. relief                                          C. excitement                               D. fear

12.A. luggage                                B. pastry                                         C. coffee                                        D. ticket

13.A. speech                                 B. seat                                            C. book                                           D. room

14.A. days                                      B. minutes                                     C. hours                                         D. weeks

15.A. short                                    B. missing                             C. available                                    D. unused

16.A. as well                                  B. in return                       C. with anger                           D. by chance

17.A. Sometimes                          B. Once                                          C. Again                                          D. Often

18.A. refused                                B. pretended                                C. agreed                                      D. tried

19.A. Since                                    B. After                                          C. Though                             D. If

20.A. forgot                                   B. considered                               C. started                                  D. avoided

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.B

6.D

7.A

8.A

9.B

10.C

11.B

12.D

13.C

14.B

15.A

16.A

17.C

18.D

19.B

20.C

【解析】

试题分析：文章讲述了一个帮助他人的故事。作者在车站等车，这时，过来一个妇女向作者要钱买车票，那个妇女很饿，作者给了她一些糕点，她拿着作者给的5元去买票，结果还差5元，作者又给了她5元，并且悄悄塞给她一张20的，买完票后那个妇女过来还那张20的，作者告知她，那是给她的，那个妇女感动得哭了。

1.The bus was running two hours late! I was a little ____汽车晚了两个小时，作者有点担心，A担忧的；B极度恐慌的；C感兴趣的；D感动的。故选A。

2.Just then a woman _____ and asked me if I had any spare change一个妇女走过来问作者是否有零钱，A环顾四周；B走近，即将到来；C来回走动；D逃跑。故选B。

3.help her ____ a bus ticket帮她买一张票，A交换；B检查；C找到；D买。Change是“零钱”的意思，她问作者要钱买票，故选D。

4.I reached into my bag for some _____作者伸进包里掏钱，A书；B报纸；C钱；D食物。故选C。

5. I _____her stomach rumble (发出辘辘声) 作者听到她的肚子在咕噜噜地叫，A感觉；B听到；C想象；D证明。故选B。

6.I knew she was very ______听到肚子叫，说明是饿了，A虚弱的；B生病的；C劳累的；D饥饿的。故选D。

7.根据“reached into my bag...I then reached back into my _____”可知，作者再次伸进包里，A包；B柜台；C口袋；D手提箱。故选A。

8._____it to her with a smile作者把吃的递给了她，A传递；B展示；C借出；D出售。Hand...to sb把某物递给某人，故选A。

9.gave me a bus ticket to Milwaukee to show her _____她给作者一张车票以示感激，A麻烦；B感激；C善意；D信念。故选B。

10.I don’t live in Milwaukee and the ticket will probably ____ be used, but I took it这张票作者用不到，但作者还是收着了。A总是；B曾经；C从不；D仍然。故选C。

11.A look of ____ spread over her face.一种宽慰的表情在她的脸上浮现出来。A惊讶；B安慰，安心；C兴奋；D害怕。故选B。

12.Then she went to get her ____她要钱是为了买票，A行李；B糕点；C咖啡；D票。故选D。

13.感觉第一段“wait there reading a book”可知，I went back to my ____作者再次看起了书，A演讲；B座位；C书；D房间。故选C。

14.She came back a few ____ later,她几分钟后回来，根据下一段“Five minutes later she came back again”可知，是几分钟后，A天；B分钟；C小时；D星期。故选B。

15.there were five dollars ____还少5美元，A短缺的；B丢失的；C可使用的；D未被使用的。故选A。

16.slipped(悄悄地塞) a twenty ____作者还悄悄塞给她一张20的，A也，还；B作为回报；C生气地；D偶然。故选A。

17.____ I went back to my book.作者再次回到书中，A有时；B一次，曾经；C又一次；D经常。故选C。

18.____ to return my twenty.她想还回那20元，A拒绝；B假装；C同意；D尽力。故选D。

19.____ I said it was for her so she could 经过作者的解释之后，她感动得哭了，A自从；B在......之后；C尽管；D如果。故选B。

20.she _____crying and hugged me她开始流泪，并拥抱了作者，A忘记；B考虑；C开始；D避免。故选C。

考点：故事类短文阅读