Question

阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从16~35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

“Are you going shopping today?” my husband, Roy, asked when I answered the telephone. “I ______ to,” I said. Thanksgiving was only a couple days away. My money was ______ and I knew I had to be creative in my shopping that day.

For a few seconds, Roy sat ______ on the other end of the line. The nervousness gradually increased under the wordlessness, which I couldn’t wait to break through. “Why do you ask?” I whispered, ______ what he might say.

“Nancy, there’s a family with six kids that will not have anything to ______ for Thanksgiving. The little one is only five years old. While you’re at the store could you ______ buy something for them?” My head began to spin when I was thinking about the fifty dollars I had ______ for our family’s Thanksgiving dinner.

In the back of my mind I ______ the hungry guests who would be coming to our house for dinner. I put my head down on my desk, already feeling ______. There’s no way possible, I thought. But the compassion (怜悯) I heard in my husband’s ______ struck a nerve inside me.

I replied, “______ but only if God helps.”

I finished my work and______ all the way to the nearest grocery store. I entered the parking lot and noticed a big ______ in the grocery store window: Turkeys---14 cents a pound. “Thank God!” I said to myself.

I went inside, but when I read the sign my heart ______. “Limit one.” But I needed at least two so I decided to find the manager. I ______ the problem. He made an exception. To my ______, I had enough money. I was even able to purchase a package of cookies for the five-year-old child who had ______ my heart, even though I had never met her.

Later that afternoon, Roy and I made a special delivery to a home ______ with children of all ages. I will never forget the ______ on the six kids’ faces.

By far, that was the greatest ______ of my life.

1.A．plan         B．refuse         C．fail         D．agree

2.A．private      B．enough          C．endless         D．limited

3.A．nervously    B．silently        C．friendly        D．excitedly

4.A．arranging     B．receiving      C．fearing         D．blaming

5.A．eat          B．do             C．pay            D．say

6.A．freely       B．possibly       C．gently          D．regularly

7.A．lent         B．pulled         C．hidden         D．saved

8.A．invited      B．organized       C．counted        D．connected

9.A．affected      B．defeated        C．satisfied       D．bored

10.A．voice        B．face           C．heart          D．body

11.A．Bad          B．Poor           C．Sure           D．Afraid

12.A．angered      B．worried        C．wondered       D．prayed

13.A．flower      B．sign           C．book            D．word

14.A．sank      B．fell           C．ended           D．held

15.A．explained   B．promised        C．required        D．corrected

16.A．horror      B．sadness         C．credit         D．surprise

17.A．broken       B．stolen         C．operated       D．supported

18.A．covered      B．shaped          C．filled         D．made

19.A．sorrow       B．loneliness      C．disappointment  D．smiles

20.A．year         B．season          C．Thanksgiving    D．reward

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.A

6.B

7.D

8.C

9.B

10.A

11.C

12.D

13.B

14.A

15.A

16.D

17.B

18.C

19.D

20.C

【解析】

试题分析：

1.考察动词。A．plan计划；B．refuse拒绝；C．fail失败，没能做成某事；D．agree同意；由下文 I knew I had to be creative in my shopping that day. 可知Nancy不得不在感恩节那天创造性地购物，故选A。

2.考察形容词。A．private 私人的；B．enough足够的；C．endless无尽的；D．limited有限的；由下文My head began to spin when I was thinking about the fifty dollars I had可知Nancy只有50美元，她的钱十分有限，故选D。

3.考察副词A．nervously紧张不安地；B．silently寂静地；C．friendly友好地；D．excitedly激动地；由下文The nervousness gradually increased under the wordlessness, which I couldn‟twait to break through.可知在无言相对后，Nancy变得紧张不安起来，她迫不及待地打破了寂静，故选B。

4.考察动词。A．arranging 安排；B．receiving收到；C．fearing害怕；D．blaming责怪；由上文“Why do you ask?” I whispered.可知Nancy低声问Roy“为什么你这样问？” Nancy害怕听到Roy的回答，故选C。

5.考察动词。A．eat吃；B．do做；C．pay 支付；D．say说；由下文for our family‟sThanksgiving dinner可知Roy所说的是感恩节的晚餐，故选A。

6.考察副词A．freely 自由地；B．possibly可能地；C．gently轻柔地D．regularly有规律地；由语境可知Roy希望Nancy能买点东西给孩子们，由下文There‟s no way possible, I thought.可知Nancy认为这件事不可能，故选B。

7.考察动词。A．lent 借给；B．pulled拉；C．hidden 躲藏；D．saved保存；由情理可知Nancy攒的50美元是留给自己家过感恩节用的，故选D。

8.考察动词。A．invited邀请；B．organized 组织；C．counted 数，计算‘D. connected联系；由上文In the back of my mind可知Nancy在脑海中计算要来吃饭饥饿的客人，故选C。

9.考察动词。A．affected影响，感动；B．defeated打败；C．satisfied满意；D．bored烦扰；由上文I put my head down on my desk可知Nancy将头耷拉在桌上，觉得自己想不出方法应对，完全被打败了，故选B

10.考察名词。A．voice声音；B．face脸；C．heart心脏；D．body身体；由上文“But the compassion I heard ” 可知Nancy听到丈夫的声音,故选A。

11.考察形容词。A．Bad糟糕的；B．Poor可怜的；C．Sure一定的；D．Afraid害怕的；由but only if God helps.可知Namcy选择帮助这些客人，她希望如果有上帝的帮助就好了，故选C。

12. 意为“担忧的”。但由于上文提及 “... but only if God helps”，可知作者听了丈夫的话，内心很想帮助他们，但只有上帝帮忙才能做到。所以可以推测她在这一路上更多的是祈祷上帝的帮助而不是一直担忧。故选择 pray 语义通顺，承接上文，更为合理。anger 意为“生气”，wonder 意为“想知道”，均不符合文意。故正确答案为D。

13. 意为“花朵”，book 意为“书”，word 意为“单词”，均不符合文意。故正确答案为B。

14.考察动词。A．sank沉落；B．fell落下，跌倒；C．ended结束；D．held握住；由下文“Limit one.” But I needed at least two so I decided to find the manager.可知限购一只火鸡，但Nancy至少需要两个火鸡，所以她心里一沉，故选A。

15.考察动词。A．explained解释；B．promised保证；C．required要求；D．corrected改正；由语境可知，我向经理解释了我的问题，他为我破例，故选A。

16.考察名词。A．horror恐惧；B．sadness伤心；C．credit信用；D．surprise惊讶。由下文I was even able to purchase a package of cookies可知Nancy的50美元足够了，她甚至还可以买一些饼干给客人的孩子们，to one’s surprise令某人惊讶的是，故选D。

17.考察动词。A．broken破碎；B．stolen偷窃；C．operated运转，操作；D．supported支持；由下文even though I had never met her. 可知即使Nancy从未见过那个5岁的孩子，但是孩子仿佛已经赢得了Nancy 的欢心，故选B。

18.考察动词。A．covered 覆盖；B．shaped 形成；C．filled填满；D．made制作；由下文children of all ages可知，这个家里全是年龄不一的孩子们，故选C。

19. 意为“悲伤”，loneliness 意为“孤独”，disappointment 意为“失落，沮丧”，均不符合文意。故正确答案为D。

20. 意为“年”，season 意为“季节，季度”，reward 意为“奖励，奖赏”，均不符合文意。故正确答案为C。

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