Question

My husband and I were on our way home to Adlaide after holidaying in Queensland with our  three children. It was late afternoon as we were heading for Narrandera, where we ______ to stay the night.

The car became difficult to control and we ______ we had a flat tyre (轮胎). It was quite ______ by the time we'd ______ all the camping equipment and ______ the tyre. Then, not long after getting back on the road, another tyre ______ . But now we had  no ______.There was no traffic on the road and only farms along the way.

Just as we were debating whether to sleep in the car or ______ to the nearest farm for help, car headlights ______ in the distance. My husband walked to the middle of the road to flag it down, ______ the children and I sat in the car with the inside light on so the driver could ______ we were a family and not a threat.

______， it was a lovely couple and their three children who lived on a nearby______ farm. We all piled into their car, and a short drive later we ______ their farm. They suggested we spend the ______ on the floor of their sitting room.

The next morning, after cooking us a great ______， the farmer took my husband into the nearby town to buy new tyres. Our two ______ got on so well that they ______ us to stay on for another day to learn about the workings of the farm and watch their daughter ______ ride one of the huge pigs.

We finally continued home to South Australia,  very ______ for the kindness this family had shown us.

1.A. planned    B. refused    C. managed    D. hesitated

2.A. promised    B. admitted    C. remembered    D. realized

3.A. cold    B. hot    C. dark    D. light

4.A. loaded    B. removed    C. bought    D. destroyed

5.A. changed    B. afforded    C. improved    D. exchanged

6.A. blew    B. came    C. stayed    D. started

7.A. money    B. time    C. spare    D. share

8.A. escape    B. return    C. drive    D. walk

9.A. helped    B. remained    C. appeared    D. waited

10.A. since    B. though    C. while    D. unless

11.A. hear    B. see    C. smell    D. prove

12.A. Luckily    B. Unfortunately    C. Strangely    D. Naturally

13.A. chicken    B. duck    C. pig    D. cow

14.A. got away from    B. arrived at    C. lived up to    D. looked for

15.A. day    B. holiday    C. night    D. weekend

16.A. supper    B. lunch    C. dinner    D. breakfast

17.A. children    B. families    C. friends    D. strangers

18.A. invited    B. ordered    C. required    D. allowed

19.A. uselessly    B. endlessly    C. fearlessly    D. carelessly

20.A. eager    B. ready    C. sorry    D. grateful

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.B

5.A

6.A

7.C

8.D

9.C

10.C

11.B

12.A

13.C

14.B

15.C

16.D

17.B

18.A

19.C

20.D

【解析】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者一家人在澳大利亚的昆士兰度完假期后，在回家的路上一个轮胎瘪了，换轮胎时发现另一个轮胎爆了，经过的附近养猪场的主人给予了作者一家人帮助，作者一家非常感激。

1.A考查动词。文章的第一句话就提到作者和丈夫还有三个孩子在澳大利亚的昆士兰度完假期后直奔Narrandera过夜，这个地方应该是他们计划好的。plan“计划”；refuse“拒绝”；manage“经营；管理”；hesitate“犹豫不决”。故选A。

2.D考查动词。句意：车很难控制，我们意识到轮胎瘪了。promise“许诺”；admit“承认”；remember“记起”；realize“意识到”。故选D。

3.C考查形容词。从第一段的“It was late afternoon”可知天色已晚。故选C。

4.B考查动词。从本句的“all the camping equipment”可知是把野营的设备搬下来。remove“移动”，符合语境。load“装载”。故选B。

5.A考查动词。结合上一题“作者一家人搬下野营的设备的目的是换轮胎。”change“更换”；afford“负担得起，买得起”；improve“提高”；exchange“交换，交易”。根据句意，选A。

6.A考查动词。根据句中的then和another可知另一个轮胎也坏了。blow“自爆”符合语境。故选A。

7.C考查名词。因为一个车上只有一个备用的轮胎，现在两个轮胎都坏了，所以再没有别的备用的轮胎了。spare在这里是名词，意思是“备用的轮胎”。故选C。

8.D考查动词。由于两个轮胎都坏了，他们的车就不能开了。他们一家人商讨是睡在车里还是到最近的农场求助，因为车子坏了，只好是步行去求助。walk“步行”符合语境。故选D。

9.C从本句的“car headlights”和“in the distance”可知是车灯出现在远处。appear“出现”符合语境。故选C。

10.C句意：丈夫走到路中间打信号让车停下来，作者和孩子们坐在车里打开车内的灯。这两个动作是同时发生的。while“当……时候”，主句的动作和从句的动作同时发生。故选C。

11.B丈夫走到路中间打信号让车停下来，作者和孩子们坐在车里打开车内的灯。这样做的目的是让司机看到他们是一家人而不是恐吓。see“看见”，符合句意。古县B。

12.A从下文作者的一家人的都得到了帮助可知，他们是“幸运地(luckily)”。故选A。

13.C从倒数第二段的“watch their daughter ________ ride one of the huge pigs”可知这里是养猪场。故选C。

14.B句意：我们都挤进他们的车，一会就到达了他们的农场。get away from“摆脱，逃离”；arrive at“到达”；live up to“不辜负”；look for“寻找”。古县B。

15.C前面提到车坏的时候就已经天黑了，所以作者一家人是在这家人的客厅里度过了一晚上。故选C。

16.D根据句中的“The next morning”自然是给作者一家人做了早饭。breakfast“早饭”。故选D。

17.B从句中的“got on so well that they________us to stay on for another day to learn about the workings of the farm...”可知两个家庭相处的很好。故选B。

18.A句意：他们两家相处的很好，他们很客气所以是邀请作者一家人再待一天。invite“邀请”；order“命令”；require“要求，命令”；allow“允许”。故选A。

19.C骑猪是很危险的，看到他们的女儿能骑上其中的一头大猪，应该是勇敢的。uselessly“没用地”；endlessly“无穷尽地”；fearlessly“勇敢地，大胆地”；carelessly“粗心地”。故选C。

20.D这一家人给予作者一家人很大的帮助，自然他们会很感激的。eager“渴望的”；ready“准备好的”；sorry“对不起的”；grateful“感激的”。故选D。