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Ten years ago, I moved to Chicago. As I was new to the area, I had _______ friends and rarely went out to parties. But a month later, I was invited to a party and there I _______ an elderly couple.

The wife and I_______ for a long time. She told me how _______ she was about her husband who was _______ a heart operation. At that time I was working as a researcher in the same _______ where the husband would be going for his operation, _______ I told her to set down my phone number and _______ me to let me know when he was there. She phoned a few weeks later as _______ and told me that her husband was admitted to the hospital and ________ waiting. I told her that I would go and cheek on him every day when I was at ________. I thought that if it was my dad, I would do the same, so I ________ to keep company with them. Weeks turned into months and it just became my ________ to see them and keep track of how things were going before, during and after the heart operation.

Sometimes I’d bring a ________for him to read, or some food that we would ________ together. As time went by, it seemed like I became part of the ________. Even after the husband returned from the hospital, we still often ________ each other on holidays. Now, ten years later, I ________ my own family.

Since our parents don’t ________ close by, this couple has become my son’s “local” grandparents. My wife and I often feel truly ________ to have this couple as our “local” parents! Sometimes family comes out of the most unexpected place.

1.A. few    B. some    C. several    D. many

2.A. served    B. supported    C. saved    D. met

3.A. looked    B. talked    C. worked    D. searched

4.A. pleased    B. mad    C. guilty    D. worried

5.A. waiting for    B. turning down    C. paying for    D. giving up

6.A. hospital    B. hotel    C. restaurant    D. office

7.A. so    B. but    C. or    D. since

8.A. invite    B. help    C. ask    D. call

9.A. required    B. reported    C. imagined    D. expected

10.A. ever    B. never    C. still    D. already

11.A. home    B. school    C. work    D. play

12.A. stopped    B. decided    C. pace    D. trust

13.A. problem    B. purpose    C. stress    D. habit

14.A. book    B. letter    C. report    D. post

15.A. order    B. share    C. cook    D. prepare

16.A. family    B. public    C. team    D. group

17.A. missed    B. followed    C. watched    D. visited

18.A. leave    B. find    C. have    D. need

19.A. walk    B. come    C. live    D. drive

20.A. thankful    B. interested    C. surprised    D. successful

 

1.A 2.D 3.B 4.D 5.A 6.A 7.A 8.D 9.D 10.C 11.C 12.B 13.D 14.A 15.B 16.A 17.D 18.C 19.C 20.A 【解析】本文讲述了作者搬到芝加哥,遇到一个老妇人,通过聊天得知老妇人的丈夫需要在自己做研究的医院做心脏手术,之后作者工作期间给予了老妇人的丈夫很好的照顾,并且在手术后依然保持亲密的关系,这对老夫妇也成为了作者的“local” parents,作者不禁感叹,有时候“家人来自意外”。 1.考查形容词词义辨析。结合语境可知,作者新来某地,并根据下文“rarely went out to parties”(很少去参加聚会),说明作者朋友很少。few很少的;some一些;several几个;many许多。故选A。 2.考查动词词义辨析。served服务;supported支持;saved救助;met遇见。结合下文内容作者只是在此次聚会上遇见了这对老夫妻,ABC选项均不符合题意。故选D。 3.考查动词词义辨析。look看;talk谈;work工作;search搜寻,搜查。结合下文妻子告知了作者他很担心丈夫的心脏手术,所以此处应该是作者和老妇人的谈了很久。故选择B。 4.考查形容词词义辨析。pleased高兴的;mad疯狂的;guilty愧疚的;worried担心的。结合下文丈夫在等待心脏手术,妻子对此是担忧的,ABC选项带入均不符合题意,故选D。 5.考查短语辨析。waiting for等待;turning down拒绝;paying for付费;giving up放弃。结合下文老人和妻子如期而至来参加心脏手术,可知此处应为老人在等待手术,故选A。 6.考查名词词义辨析。此处为定语从句,空白处需填定语从句先行词,根据下文“where the husband would be going for his operation”可知,此处先行词应该为“hospital”,作者做研究员工作的地方就是老人做心脏手术的医院,故选A。 7.考查连词用法。so因此,表因果关系;but但是,表转折;or或者,否则;since,因为,由于。结合语境作者得知,其工作的地方就是老人将要做手术的医院,便叫老人的妻子记下自己的电话号码,此处为因果关系连接。故选A。 8.考查动词词义辨析。invite邀请;help帮助;ask要求;call打电话呼叫。空白上句作者让老妇人记下他的电话号码,然后打电话通知手术时间给作者。故选D。 9.考查形容词词义辨析。required必须的;reported报告的;imagined想象的;expected预料的,期待的。根据语境,老人的妻子同预料的一样,几周后给作者打来电话告诉丈夫要来做手术了。故选D。 10.考查副词用法。ever永远,曾经;never从不;still仍然,一直;already已经。结合语境可知,老人一直在等待手术,故选C。 11.考查名词辨析。home家;school学校;work工作;play游戏。结合空白处上文“我告诉她我会每天检查照顾他”,那么可以推理作者肯定是在工作期间照顾这个做心脏手术的老人。是在工作期间,故选C。 12.考查动词词义辨析。stopped停止;decided决定;pace踱步;trust信任。结合语境,作者认为如果老人是自己的父亲,他也会这样做,所以他决定一直陪伴他们。故选B。 13.考查名词词义辨析。problem问题;purpose目的;stress压力;habit习惯。根据下文意思,作者一直关注老人手术情况,可见作者对此已成为常态,变成一种习惯。故选D。 14.考查名词词义辨析。book书;letter信件;report报道;post邮件。结合上下文,作者给老人拿的应该是消遣读物,book最为合适,BCD选项均不恰当。故选A。 15.考查动词词义辨析。order命令;share分享;cook烹饪;prepare准备。根据上下文意思,作者给老人拿一些书籍阅读并一起分享食物。“Share together”符合题意,故选B。 16.考查名词词义辨析。family家庭;public公众;team团队;group团体。结合下文,作者在手术后一直与这对老夫妇保持很亲密的联系,并且下文谈到他们似乎变成了作者的“local” parents,可见此处作者认为自己好像成为了他们家庭的一部分。故选A。 17.考查动词词义辨析。missed错过;followed跟随;watched观看;visited拜访。根据下文,作者一直与老夫妇保持来往,可以推断假期时间双方经常互相拜访,ABC选项错误,故选D。 18.考查动词词义辨析。leave离开;find寻找;have拥有;need需要,根据下文作者谈及到自己的儿子和妻子,可见此处应该是作者拥有了自己的家庭。故选C。 19.考查动词短语搭配。Since our parents don’t ___19___ close by, this couple has become my son’s “local” grandparents. 由语境可知,我们父母的住的不近,这对老夫妇变成了我儿子的“local” grandparents,以此可推断答案,故选C。 20.考查形容词词义辨析。thankful感谢的;interested有趣的;surprised惊喜;successful成功的。My wife and I often feel truly ___20___ to have this couple as our “local” parents!由语境可知,我妻子和我经常感谢有这对夫妇作为我们当地的父母。故选A。 故选A。
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