Question

Tom was a middle-aged leather trader whose repeated failure made him a depressed man, often complaining that others had been playing tricks on him. One day he told his wife he was so ____ with the city that he had to leave.

So his family moved to ____ city. It was in the evening of a weekend when Tom and his wife were busy ____ up their new home____ the light suddenly went out . So they had to ____ work. Tom was regretful to have forgotten bringing along candles and had to wait____  in a low mood. Just then he heard slight hesitant knocks on his door that sounded clear in the____  night.

“Who’s it?” he wondered, since Tom had no____  in this new city. And this was the moment he especially disliked being disturbed . ____, he went unwillingly to the door and opened it impatiently. At the door was a little girl, shyly asking,” Sir, do you have ____? I’m your new neighbor.” “No,”answered Tom in anger and shut the door violently. “What a nuisance!” he complained over it with his wife. “No sooner had we settled down____ the neighbor came to____  things.” After a while, the door was knocked___. He opened it and found the same girl outside. But this time she was holding two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor might need candles. She ____ me here to give you these.” Tom was very ____ by what he saw. When he became fully aware, he said , “Thank you and your____ . God bless you!”

At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his ____ in life. It was his ____ and  harshness (刻薄) with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was ____ nobody else but himself, for he had fallen for his unsympathetic____ .

1.A. inspired   B. satisfied     C. disappointed  D. encouraged

2.A. the other      B. other   C. every    D. another

3.A. looking   B. tuning   C. cleaning   D. ending

4.A. where   B. that   C. why    D. when

5.A. continue   B. start   C. quit    D. change

6.A. helplessly  B. happily  C. patiently   D. hopefully

7.A. quiet   B. dark   C. noisy    D. crowded

8.A. acquaintance   B. stranger  C. consultant   D. adolescent

9.A. So    B. Though    C. However   D. In case

10.A. lights    B. candles  C. tricks    D. failures

11.A. when   B. that   C. while    D. than

12.A. lend   B. sell   C. purchase   D. borrow

13.A. suddenly  B. again   C. too    D. constantly

14.A. suggested  B. forbade  C. sent    D. forced

15.A. frightened  B. pleased  C. puzzled   D. surprised

16.A. grandma  B. mother   C. father    D. brother

17.A. failure   B. success  C. dissatisfaction  D. determination

18.A. apology  B. coldness  C. responsibility  D. concept

19.A. in reality  B. in particular C. in all    D. in general

20.A. brain   B. mind   C. thought   D. idea

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.C

4.B

5.C

6.A

7.A

8.A

9.C

10.B

11.D

12.D

13.B

14.C

15.D

16.A

17.A

18.B

19.A

20.B

【解析】

试题分析：文章通过因自身的冷漠刻薄导致没有朋友的Tom以同样的态度对待一个无私帮助他的小女孩，而小女孩并未计较依然给他送来蜡烛的故事，告诉我们对待这个社会要热情积极，不要猜疑冷漠地看待对待他人。

1.】C动词辨析inspired：鼓舞的 satisfied：满意的 disappointed：失望的 encouraged：鼓励的。根据前文often complaining that others had been playing tricks on him可知Tom认为别人总是对他做恶作剧，所以他对这个地方非常失望，想搬到另一个城市去。故选C.

2.】D代词辨析 the other：后接单数名词，表示特指其他中的一个 other：（两个中的）另一个；其余的 every：每一个 another：泛指同类事物中的三者或三者以上的“另一个”，只能代替或修饰单数可数名词。根据语境可知Tom想搬到另一个城市去，没有特指某个城市，故选D.

3.】C动词辨析 looking：看 tuning：转向 cleaning：打扫 ending：结束。根据语境可知Tom正和他的妻子打扫新房间突然停电了。故选C.

4.】B 疑问词辨析 根据语境可知正是在Tom正和他的妻子打扫新房间的那个周末夜晚停电了。 本句为强调句，when Tom and his wife were busy cleaning up their new home为when引导的定语从句，先行词为a weekend. 强调句的结构为it’s .......that.... 故选B.

5.】C动词辨析 continue：继续 start：开始 quit：放弃，停止 change：改变。根据前文可知停电了，所以他们只好停止打扫。故选C.

6.】A副词辨析 helplessly：无助地 happily：幸福地 patiently：耐心地 hopefully：充满希望地。根据语境可知Tom很后悔没带蜡烛，只好情绪低落地无助等待。故选A.

7.】A形容词辨析quiet：安静的 dark：黑暗的 noisy：吵闹的 crowded：拥挤的。根据语境可知“这时在安静的夜晚，他们听见了迟疑的犹豫的敲门声”，敲门声和安静的夜晚形成对比，故选A.

8.】A名词辨析 acquaintance：熟人 stranger：陌生人 consultant：咨询者 adolescent：青少年。根据语境可知Tom在这个城市里没有熟人，所以他很奇怪。故选A.

9.】C连词辨析 So：于是，因而 Though：尽管 However：然而 In case：假如；以防。根据语境可知虽然这个时候他不喜欢被打扰，但是还是不情愿地开门了。故选C.

10.B名词辨析lights：灯 candles：蜡烛 tricks：诡计，恶作剧 failures：失败。根据后文But this time she was holding two candles小女孩送蜡烛可知，在这里是是问他们是否有蜡烛。故选B.

11.】D疑问词辨析 根据语境可知Tom向他的妻子抱怨“我们一来就有邻居来借东西”。no sooner…than…一…就… 故选D.

12.】D动词辨析lend：借出 sell：卖 purchase：购买 borrow：借。根据语境可知是Tom抱怨邻居借东西。故选D.

13.】B副词辨析suddenly：突然 again：又，再 too ：也 constantly：持续地。根据语境可知“敲门声又一次响起”，故选B.

14.】C动词辨析suggested：建议 forbade：禁止 sent：送 forced：强迫。根据语境可知“小女孩的奶奶告诉她新邻居可能没有蜡烛，所以叫她送蜡烛过来”，故选C.

15.】D形容词辨析 frightened：害怕的 pleased：高兴的 puzzled：困惑的 surprised：惊讶的。根据语境可知Tom对于眼前的事情感到很惊讶，故选D.

16.】A名词辨析 grandma：奶奶 mother：母亲 father：父亲 brother：哥哥。根据前文“My grandma told me the new neighbor might need candles”可知是她的奶奶派她送蜡烛的，所以Tom也要感谢她的奶奶。故选A.

17.A名词辨析failure：失败 success：成功 dissatisfaction：不满 determination：决心。根据语境可知Tom意识到是冷漠和刻薄导致了他的失败，让他失败的实际上正是他自己。故选A.

18.B 名词辨析apology：道歉 coldness：冷漠 responsibility：责任 concept：概念。根据语境可知是冷漠和刻薄导致了他的失败，故选B.

19.A介词短语辨析 in reality：实际上，事实上 in particular：特别，尤其 in all：总共，合计 in general：通常；大体上。根据语境可知“生活中欺骗他的人实际上不是别人，就是他自己”，故选A.

20.】B名词辨析brain：头脑 mind：思想 thought：想法 idea：主意。根据语境可知“因为他冷漠无情的思想，生活中欺骗他的不是别人，正是他自己”，故选B。

考点：考查故事类短文阅读