Question

Elizabeth Clay decided to go home and spend the holiday with her parents. The next day she drove her old car home along the road.           she found she got a flat. The 22-year-old student           to stop her car by the side of the road in the winter night and opened the trunk. No         tire.

At this time, a car          .  Paul and Diane told Clay to       them to a service station near their       . They arrived to see that it had no suitable tires to           with her car. "Follow us home," said Paul.

The couple called around to find a tire. No          . They decided to let her use their own car. "Here," Paul said, handing Clay a         of keys, "Take our car. We         be using it over the holiday."

Clay was         . "But I'm going all the way to South Carolina, and I'll be gone for two weeks," she       them.

"We know," Paul said. "We 'll be       when you get back. Here's our number if you need to       us."

Unable to believe her eyes, Clay watched as the         put her luggage into their car and then         her off. Two weeks later she         to find her old car cleaned inside and out with three new tires and the radio          .

"Thank you so much," she said. "How much do I           you?" "Oh, no," Paul said, "We don't want any money . It's our         ." Clay realized that while it might have been their pleasure , it was now her duty to pass on their "do unto others "spirit.

1.A. Suddenly        B. Finally        C. Immediately       D. Fortunately

2.A. afforded        B. wanted          C. allowed           D. managed

3.A. spare           B. free           C. full              D. empty

4.A. passed          B. stopped         C. paused            D. started

5.A. help            B. push            C. take              D. follow

6.A. garage         B. house           C. shop              D. hotel

7.A. agree           B. match           C. go               D. deal

8.A. way             B. message         C. success           D. luck

9.A. set            B. number         C. pair             D. chain

10.A. can't         B. shouldn't      C. mustn't           D. won't

11.A. satisfied      B. worried        C. astonished        D. disturbed

12.A. persuaded      B. advised         C. reminded          D. promised

13.A. happy          B. here           C. away             D. busy

14.A. get in touch with B. keep in touch with  C. be in touch with D. put in touch with

15.A. repairmen     B. cleaner         C. friends           D. couple

16.A. sent           B. shook           C. watched           D. drove

17.A. shocked        B. happened       C. returned          D. came

18.A. loaded        B. fixed           C. tied             D. rebuilt

19.A. owe            B. lend            C. give              D. offer

20.A. wish           B. job             C. duty              D. pleasure

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.D

6.B

7.C

8.D

9.A

10.D

11.C

12.C

13.B

14.A

15.D

16.A

17.C

18.B

19.A

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：Elizabeth Clay在开车去父母家度假的途中汽车轮胎坏了，幸好遇到了一对夫妇帮助她。并且Paul夫妇所做的并是为了钱，他们认为帮助他人是一件快乐的事

1.A考查副词。A. Suddenly突然；B. Finally最后；C. Immediately 立即；D. Fortunately幸运地；get a flat 指车胎撒气了，在行驶过程中应当是突发性事件，故选suddenly ，故选A。

2.D考查动词。 A. Afforded买得起；B. Wanted想要； C. Allowed允许；D. Managed试图；manage含有经过努力而完成某件事的意义，侧重结果，在车胎爆了之后将车停到路边并非一件易事 ，故选D。

3.A考查形容词。A. spare 备用的；B. Free自由；C. full 满的；D. empty 空的；spare意为“备用的”，tire指的是轮胎，故选A。

4.B考查动词。A. Passed通过；B. Stopped停止；C. Paused暂停；D. Started开始；stop指停车，根据下文可知Paul和Diane是停下车来帮助Clay ，选B。

5.D考查动词。 A. help 帮助；B. push 推;C. Take拿；D. follow 跟着；根据文意Paul和Diane是要Clay跟着他们去，选D。

6.B考查名词。A. Garage车库； B. House家；C. Shop停止；D. Hotel宾馆；找轮胎要去一个熟悉的地方，而人们通常对自己家周围的情况最清楚，故选B。

7.C考查动词。A. Agree同意； B. Match搭配；C. Go去；D. Deal解决；agree with意为“同意”，match为及物动词，go with意为“与……相配”，deal with意为“处理、对付”，此处指没有与Clay汽车相配的轮胎，可知选C。

8.D考查名词。A. way 道路；B. Message信息；C. Success成功；D. Luck幸运；no luck意为“运气不好”，从下文看他们始终没有找到合适的轮胎，可知是指运气不好，故选D。

9.A考查动词。A. Set设置；B. Number数字； C. Pair一对 ；D. chain 链；a number of 和a chain of 都给人以有“许多”钥匙的感觉，不合理，故排除；a pair of意为“一双、一对”，通常指相同的两件东西，也排除；a set of keys意为“一套钥匙”，选A。

10.D考查情态动词。A. can't不能； B. shouldn't 不应该；C. mustn't禁止；D. won't将不会；won’t用于将来时态，原文仅是表达将来动作，选D。

11.C考查形容词。A. Satisfied满意；B. Worried担忧；C. Astonished震惊；D. Disturbed干扰；Clay与这对夫妇并不认识，对于他们借她用车肯定是感到吃惊 ，选C。

12.C考查动词。 A. Persuaded劝说；B. Advised建议；C. reminded 提醒；D. Promised允诺；根据上文，可知Clay在这里并不是去说服、建议对方或向对方承诺什么，从而排除A、B、D项，选C。

13.B考查形容词。A. Happy快乐 ；B. Here这； C. Away离开；D. Busy忙碌；Paul是在向Clay说明在她回来时他们会在现在说话的地方，故选B。

14.A考查短语。A. get in touch with 和...得到联系；B. keep in touch with保持联系；C. be in touch with在联系中；D. put in touch with无此搭配；B、C项指保持或处于联络的状态中，故排除，故选A。

15.D考查名词。 A. Repairmen修理工；B. Cleaner清洁工；C. Friends朋友； D. Couple一对；通读全文可知主要人物为Clay与Paul夫妇，故选D。

16.A考查动词。A. Sent送；B. Shook摇动；C. Watched看；D. drove 开车；sent sb off意为“给某人送行”，Paul夫妇帮Clay把行李放进他们的车里，然后给她送行，故选A。

17.C考查动词。A. Shocked震惊；B. Happened发生；C. Returned返还；D. came 来；从上文看，Clay是要开走他们的车两周，由tow weeks later可知她是返回来了，come应后接back，表示“回来”，故选C。

18.B考查动词。 A. Loaded装载；B. fixed 修理；C. tied 系住；D. rebuilt 重建；fix意为“修理”，这里指修理收音机，其他三项均不符合文意，故选B。

19.A考查动词。A. Owe欠债； B. Lend借；C. Give给 ；D. Offer主动提供；Paul夫妇不仅帮Clay换了三个新轮胎，还修了收音机，按理Clay是要付钱的，故选A。

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