Question

There’s always been a debate on whether human beings are born good or bad.Depending on how you view the world，you can think of all the crimes and injustice and conclude that we’re bad，so we need a system of laws to keep us in check.However，there are also a lot of stories of good deeds.I think we’re all born good.

Today，I took a trip to South Bend to attend my friends’ wedding reception.I had____the night before at the forecast and it said we were going to get about 3 inches of snow，so I thought，“That’s not so____”I set out on my journey and it was completely clear until I____to get towards Niles，M1...

I was____with this ominous (不祥的) cloud，I thought to myself，“Hmm，this can’t be a good____.” Soon enough，the highway became a snow­packed wall of white.I should have remembered that such severe changes in____are common in this part of America.I then tried to get to the populous area of South Bend and got____in the snow，____to turn left onto a street，I____for 20 minutes to dig myself out with only a scraper (刮刀)．

It wasn’t a very____street，so I didn’t see many people.Just as I was starting to give up，a few people stopped by my car and then helped push me out of the snow bank.It was one person at first，and then a few others.

Then，on the way to my destination，another lady got stuck.____，I got out and was____to offer the same help that I had received.At least five others joined me in my____to get her car unstuck.It is kind of storm that makes roads undrivable.South Bend____up getting over 3 feet of snow.

In these____of kindness though，I was once again____of my belief that all people are born good.These people didn’t have to stop and help me out.They ran the____of having their own cars stuck.Even for myself，it was a(an)____reaction to get out and push the lady’s car out too.I didn’t think about it____a second.

I believe these situations really helped remind me that this world is a good place.Real life situations can____good deeds.It happened today，and it will happen again and again.

1.A.spent        B．checked    C．observed D．looked

2.A.late        B．cold       C．bad       D．far

3.A.hoped       B．stopped    C．started    D．planned

4.A.concerned   B．met        C．involved D．pointed

5.A.way         B．event      C．result    D．sign

6.A.weather      B．direction  C．position   D．system

7.A.frozen       B．stuck      C．hurt       D．lost

8.A.attempting B．needing    C．realizing  D．having

9.A.waited      B．stayed     C． insisted  D．struggled

10.A.long        B．smooth     C．busy       D．quiet

11.A.Immediately B．Carefully  C．Eventually D．Obviously

12.A.requested B．attracted  C．inspired D．convinced

13.A.efforts     B．group      C．donation D．spirits

14.A.made      B．ended      C．came      D．grew

15.A.attitudes   B．characters C．manners D．acts

16.A.informed    B．reminded   C．warned     D．told

17.A.favor      B．course     C．caution    D．risk

18.A.automatic B．generous   C．valuable D．accurate

19.A.with        B．by         C．for        D．in

20.A.find       B．produce    C．admire     D．judge

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.C

4.B

5.D

6.A

7.B

8.A

9.D

10.C

11.A

12.C

13.A

14.B

15.D

16.B

17.D

18.A

19.C

20.B

【解析】文章大意：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。人性生来是善还是恶？在一次风雪历程中，我得到了陌生人的帮助，同时，也给了别人帮助。因此，我坚信：人性本善。

1.解析： spend意为“度过；花费”；check意为“检查”；observe意为“观察；庆祝”；look意为“看”。由语境可知，前一天晚上我看天气预报。look at意为“看”。

2.预报说雪大概有三英寸厚，我想情况不是很糟糕。

3.由语境可知，直到开始向Niles，M1靠近时，周围不是很清楚了。

4.concern意为“关系到；涉及”；meet意为“碰到”；involve意为“包含；牵涉”；point意为“指向”。由语境可知，我看到了不祥的乌云。

5.way意为“方法；道路”；event意为“事件”；result意为“结果”；sign意为“迹象；符号”。由语境可知，我看到乌云后想到这不是个好兆头。

6.weather意为“天气”；direction意为“方向”；position意为“位置”system意为“制度；体制”。由语境可知，在美国这个地方，这样的天气变化是很普遍的。

7.frozen意为“冻结的”；stuck意为“被卡住的；不能动的”；hurt意为“受伤的”；lost意为“失去的”。由语境可知，来到人口密集的South Bend，车子陷入雪中动弹不了。get stuck意为“被卡住”。

8.attempt意为“企图；试图”；need意为“需要”；realize意为“意识到”；have to意为“不得不”。由语境可知，车子陷入雪中后，我试图左拐到街上。现在分词短语作伴随状语。

9.wait意为“等待”；stay意为“停留”；insist意为“坚持”；struggle意为“努力；挣扎”。由语境可知，我自己在雪中努力了二十分钟。

10.由语境可知，这不是一条很繁忙的街道，因此没有看到很多人。

11.immediately意为“立刻”；carefully意为“仔细地”；eventually意为“最后；终于”；obviously意为“显然”。当我发现另一位女士的车子也被大雪卡住时，我立刻下车。

12.request意为“要求”；attract意为“吸引”；inspire意为“鼓舞；激发”；convince意为“说服”。由语境可知，我得到了别人的帮助，因此受到鼓舞也想去帮助她。

13.effort意为“努力”；group意为“团体”；donation意为“捐款”；spirit意为“精力；态度”。最后又有其他人跟我一起努力帮忙。

14.make up意为“弥补；组成”；end up意为“结束”；come up意为“走进；开始”；grow up意为“成长”。South Bend最终以三英尺厚的雪而结束了这次风暴。

15.attitude意为“态度”；character意为“性格；品质”；manner意为“方式”；act意为“行为”。联系上文可知，此处指那些友好的行为。

16.inform of意为“通知；报告”；remind of意为“提醒；使想起”；warn of意为“警告”；tell of意为“讲述”。由语境可知，他们的行为再一次提醒了我，人生下来都是善良的。

17.favor意为“赞成；喜欢”；course意为“过程；道路”；caution意为“小心；谨慎”；risk意为“风险”。由语境可知，他们冒着自己车子被困的危险来帮助我。

18.automatic意为“无意识的；必然的”；generous意为“慷慨的”；valuable意为“有价值的”；accurate意为“精确的”。由语境可知，我帮助那位女士是一种无意识的反应。

19.for a second意为“一会儿”。此处指我根本想都没想。

20.find意为“发现”；produce意为“生产；引起”；admire意为“钦佩；赞美”；judge意为“判断”。由语境可知，在现实生活中，人们就可以养成良好的行为习惯。