Question

My husband and I arrived in a new country just a month ago. We were sort of    about what was waiting for us. However, when we    at the airport, a tall man with smiling eyes greeted us. The days and months were    made easy for us by this kind man.

He greeted us every day with his smiling face. He    us in going to the bank, in buying our groceries, in telling us       to buy almost everything. He told us he is our big brother.

   , we watched the match in a coffee shop. During the first get-together, he    us that we’ re lucky--my husband and I are    in this foreign land. He said he has been    for eight years now because he rarely sees his family,     they are in his home country.

During the second get-together, he    told us that we are his family. He said that he loves us and that he will    us because he has been given a    of 45 days to go back to his home country. That night, he spoke these words which    a great impact in my life: “You changed my life…”

That night deep in our hearts we were        by our friend’s words. We texted him upon reaching home,     him for being a Big Brother to us in the foreign land. We told him    that we feel safe in going out when we are with him, to which he    , “You are my family here.”

On the first week of October, we’re going to    him back from his vacation. We’ll watch the football match again in that    shop that holds dear memories.

1.A. curious        B. worried         C. certain         D. crazy

2.A. checked         B. dropped         C. landed          D. settled

3.A. therefore       B. instead       C. anyhow          D. otherwise

4.A. expected        B. troubled      C. comforted       D. accompanied

5.A. when            B. where           C. why            D. whether

6.A. Once            B. So              C. Twice           D. Finally

7.A. informed        B. warned          C. blamed          D. convinced

8.A. together        B. nearby          C. around          D. apart

9.A. sick            B. lonely          C. cheerful          D. scared

10.A. if              B. unless          C. as              D. although

11.A. secretly        B. jokingly        C. proudly         D. sincerely

12.A. remember       B. miss            C. forget          D. respect

13.A. delay           B. right           C. vacation        D. date

14.A. created         B. designed        C. solved          D. received

15.A. puzzled         B. touched         C. astonished        D. flattered

16.A. thanking        B. forgiving           C. repaying        D. punishing

17.A. after all       B. as well        C. in return      D. in advance

18.A. agreed          B. objected        C. added           D. replied

19.A. see             B. pick            C. call            D. force

20.A. book            B. grocery         C. coffee          D. sports

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.B

6.C

7.D

8.A

9.B

10.C

11.D

12.B

13.C

14.A

15.B

16.A

17.B

18.D

19.A

20.C

【解析】

试题分析：作者夫妇来到一个陌生的国度，他们对即将到来的异国生活感到有点担心。幸运的是，他们遇到了一位友善的男人。这个男子像“大哥哥”一样，帮助作者夫妇慢慢适应新的生活。

1.考查形容词辨析。A好奇的；B担心的；C确定的；D疯狂的。根据第一段“arrived in a new country

made easy for us by this kind man”可知，作者夫妇刚到一个陌生的国家时，他们有点担心之后的生活，但事实证明他们的担心是多余的，sort of有点，be worried about担心......，故选B。

2.动词辨析。A检查；B落下；C登陆，着陆；D定居，解决。when we at the airport当作者乘坐的飞机降落在机场时，故选C。

3.副词辨析。A因此；B代替；C无论如何；D否则，要不然。根据“a tall man with smiling eyes greeted us...made easy for us by this kind man”可知，有了那个高个子男人的帮助，作者夫妇因此在那个国家过得很好，故选A。

4.动词辨析。A期望；B打扰，使苦恼，费心；C安慰；D陪伴，伴有。He us in going to the bank, in buying our groceries...男子陪作者夫妇去银行，陪他们购物......，故选D。

5.宾语从句。A何时，指时间；B哪里，指地点；C为什么；D是否。in telling us to buy almost everything男子告诉作者夫妇去哪里买东西，这里指地点，故选B。

6.副词辨析。A一次，曾经；B因此；C两次；D最后。根据“During the first get-together”和下一段“During the second get-together”可知，作者夫妇和那个男子有过两次聚会，故选C。

7.动词辨析。A通知；B警告，提醒；C责备；D说服，使确信。my husband and I are in this foreign land男子说的话让作者夫妇相信他们能够在一起是幸运的，根据下一行“because he rarely sees his family”可知，男子很少能见到家人，故选D。

8.副词辨析。A一起；B在附近；C在周围；D相距，在一边，分开。根据下一句“He said he has been for eight years now because he rarely sees his family”可知，男子很少见到家人，而作者夫妇却幸运地能够在一起，故选A。

9.形容词辨析。A生病的，恶心的；B孤独的；C兴高采烈的，高兴的；D害怕的。根据“because he rarely sees his family”可知，男子很少见到家人，因此他很孤独，故选B。

10.连词辨析。A如果；B除非；C随着，因为；D虽然。 they are in his home country因为男子的家人在他的祖国，而男子却在国外，故选C。

11.副词辨析。A秘密地；B开玩笑地；C自豪地；D真诚地。we are his family男子真诚地告诉作者夫妇他们就是他的家人，故选D。

12. 考查动词辨析。A记得；B错过，想念；C忘记；D尊敬。根据“because he has been given a of 45 days to go back to his home country”可知，男子要回国45天，他将会想念作者夫妇，故选B。

13.名词辨析。A延误，耽搁；B权利；C假期；D日期。he has been given a of 45 days to go back to his home country男子有一个45天的假期，他可以回国与家人团聚，故选C。

14.动词辨析。A创造，引起，产生；B设计；C解决；D收到。these words which a great impact in my life男子说的话对作者的生活产生了很大的影响，故选A。

15. 考查动词辨析。A困惑的；B感动的；C吃惊的；D恭维的，感到荣幸的。in our hearts we were by our friend’s words作者夫妇被男子的话打动了，故选B。

16.动词辨析。A感谢；B原谅；C偿还，酬谢；D惩罚。 him for being a Big Brother to us作者夫妇一回到家就给男子发短信感谢他的帮助，thank sb for sth/doing sth因......而感谢某人，故选A。

17.短语辨析。A毕竟，终究；B也，还；C作为回报；D提前。We told him that we feel safe in going out when we are with him作者夫妇还告诉男子和他在一起他们感到很安全，故选B。

18.动词辨析。A同意；B反对；C增加，补充说；D回答，答复。“You are my family here.”是男子回的短信，故选D。

19.动词辨析。A看见；B捡起；C打电话，叫；D迫使。根据“we’re going to him back from his vacation”可知，男子假期结束即将返回，这样的话，作者夫妇就能再见到他了，故选A。

20.名词辨析。A书；B杂货店；C咖啡；D运动。根据第三段“we watched the match in a coffee shop”可知，他们是在一家咖啡厅看比赛的，故选C。

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