Question

Arriving in Sydney on his own from India, my husband, Rashid, _______ in a hotel for a short period of time while________ a house for me and our children.

    During the first week of his stay, he went out one day to do some shopping. He came back in the late afternoon to _______ that his suitcase was _______. He was extremely ____ as the suitcase had all his important ________, including his passport.

    He reported the _______ to the police and then sat there，lost and ______ in a strange city, thinking of the terrible troubles of getting all the paperwork ______ again from a distant country while trying to _______ in a new one.

    Late in the evening, the _______ rang. It was a stranger. He was trying to ______ my husband’s name and was asking him a lot of questions. Then he said they had found a pile of papers in their trash can that had been left out on the footpath.

    My husband ______ to their home to find a kind family holding all his papers. Their young daughter had gone to the trash can and found a pile of ______ papers. Then, her parents had carefully sorted them out, ______ they had found mainly foreign addresses on most of the documents. ______ they had seen a half-written ____ in the pile in which my husband had given his new telephone number to a friend.

    That family not only ______ the important documents to us that day but also restored our faith and _______ in people. Now, we ______ remember their kindness and often send a warm wish their way.

1.A. stayed    B. waited    C. worked    D. slept

2.A. picking up    B. taking up    C. looking for    D. paying for

3.A. discover    B. know    C. catch    D. see

4.A. disappeared    B. losing    C. missed    D. gone

5.A. angry    B. worried    C. lucky    D. frightened

6.A. works    B. instructions    C. papers    D. clothes

7.A. crime    B. case    C. activity    D. problem

8.A. alone    B. lonely    C. stressful    D. equal

9.A. sent    B. done    C. organised    D. made

10.A. settle down    B. put down    C. cut down    D. calm down

11.A. door bell    B. alarm    C. phone    D. sound

12.A. ask    B. tell    C. pronounce    D. judge

13.A. rushed    B. walked    C. flew    D. drove

14.A. old    B. previous    C. important    D. unfamiliar

15.A. because    B. although    C. as if    D. when

16.A. In all    B. At last    C. At first    D. In conclusion

17.A. letter    B. book    C. e-mail    D. report

18.A. brought    B. gave    C. restored    D. carried

19.A. friendship    B. competition    C. sympathy    D. trust

20.A. also    B. ever    C. never    D. still

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.B

6.C

7.B

8.B

9.C

10.A

11.C

12.C

13.A

14.D

15.B

16.B

17.A

18.C

19.D

20.D

【解析】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者的丈夫从印度到悉尼，为家人寻找房子，却不慎弄丢手提箱和文件的事。最后在陌生人的帮助下，又重新拿回了东西，从那以后，我们家一直都铭记着他们的善良，并像他们一样热心帮助别人。

1.A. stayed停留； B. waited等待； C. worked工作； D. slept睡觉。根据“my husband, Rashid, ___1___ in a hotel for a short period of time”以及故事背景可知，作者的丈夫刚来到悉尼，在旅馆待了一段时间找房子。故选A。

2. A. picking up捡起； B. taking up占据； C. looking for寻找； D. paying for付款。根据“my husband, Rashid, ___1___ in a hotel for a short period of time while____2____ a house for me and our children.” 可知，作者的丈夫刚来到悉尼，在旅馆待了一段时间，推断出是要找房子。故选C。

3.A. discover发现； B. know知道； C. catch抓住； D. see看见。根据“He came back in the late afternoon to ___3___ that his suitcase was ___4___.”他在下午回去时，（ ）他的手提箱（ ）了。根据下文可知手提箱丢了，discover发现更具有突然的意味，故选A。

4.A. disappeared消失的； B. losing丢失的； C. missed错过的； D. gone不见了。根据“He came back in the late afternoon to ___3___ that his suitcase was ___4___.”他在下午回去时，（ ）他的手提箱（ ）了。根据下文可知手提箱丢了。Be gone表示丢失、不见，故选D。

5.A. angry生气的； B. worried担心的； C. lucky幸运的； D. frightened害怕的。根据“He was extremely ___5___ as the suitcase had all his important ____6____, including his passport.”可知手提箱里有一些重要的东西，丢失会很麻烦，因此推断出作者的丈夫很担心，故选B。

6.A. works作品； B. instructions说明； C. papers文件； D. clothes衣服。根据“He was extremely ___5___ as the suitcase had all his important ____6____, including his passport.” 可知手提箱里有一些重要的东西，包括他的护照，可推断出箱子里有很多文件，故选C。

7.A. crime罪行； B. case案件； C. activity活动； D. problem问题。“He reported the ___7___ to the police and then sat there”手提箱丢失只算是普通的案件，并不是犯罪或者什么活动、问题，故选B。

8.A. alone独自地； B. lonely孤独的； C. stressful有压力的； D. equal平等的。“He reported the ___7___ to the police and then sat there，lost and ___8___ in a strange city ”根据前文可知，作者的丈夫是独自来悉尼的，现在东西丢了，可以推测出他很迷茫孤独。 And表并列，前后词性一致，都是形容词，故选B。

9.A. sent寄； B. done做； C. organised组织； D. made使。根据“thinking of the terrible troubles of getting all the paperwork ___9___ again from a distant country”可推测出，这些文件如果从一个遥远的国家再重新收集起来是很麻烦的，故选C。

10.A. settle down定居； B. put down放下； C. cut down减少； D. calm down冷静下来。根据“thinking of the terrible troubles of getting all the paperwork ___9___ again from a distant country while trying to ___10___ in a new one.”及前文可知作者一家要在新的国家定居，因此这些文件如果从一个遥远的国家再重新收集起来是很麻烦的，故选A。

11.A. door bell门铃； B. alarm闹钟； C. phone手机； D. sound声音。根据“ Late in the evening, the ___11___ rang.”下文可知，好心人是通过电话联系作者的丈夫的，故选C。

12.A. ask问； B. tell告诉； C. pronounce读； D. judge判断。根据“It was a stranger. He was trying to ___12___ my husband’s name and was asking him a lot of questions.”以及实际情况可以推测出，陌生人首先读了文件上的名字，然后问问题。故选C。

13.A. rushed跑； B. walked走； C. flew飞； D. drove开车。“My husband ___13___ to their home to find a kind family holding all his papers.”作者的丈夫刚到这里不久，没有交通工具，很着急，可推断出是跑去的，故选A。

14.A. old旧的； B. previous珍贵的； C. important重要的； D. unfamiliar陌生的。根据“Their young daughter had gone to the trash can and found a pile of ___14___ papers.”可知，这些文件对那个小女孩来说应该是没见过的、陌生的。故选D。

15.A. because因为； B. although尽管； C. as if仿佛； D. when当…的时候。根据“Then, her parents had carefully sorted them out, ___15___ they had found mainly foreign addresses on most of the documents.”可知，（ ）文件上大部分都是国外地址，她的父母还是把文件整理好了。外国的文件一般来说是不常见的，故选B。

16.A. In all总计； B. At last最后； C. At first首先； D. In conclusion总得来说。“___16___ they had seen a half-written ___17___ in the pile in which my husband had given his new telephone number to a friend.”陌生夫妻应该是先整理了文件，最后才发现作者丈夫留给朋友的电话，故选B。

17.A. letter信； B. book书； C. e-mail电子邮件； D. report报告。根据“__16___ they had seen a half-written ___17___ in the pile in which my husband had given his new telephone number to a friend.”可知，他们是通过在写一半的（ ）上找到号码的。能和文件夹在一起的应该是比较薄的纸张，并且是寄给朋友的，故选A。

18.A. brought买； B. gave给； C. restored交还； D. carried拿。根据“That family not only ___18___ the important documents to us that day but also restored our faith and ___19___ in people.”可知，他们不仅（ ）了文件，还交还了我们对别人的信任。可推断出文件已经交还，故选C。

19.A. friendship友谊； B. competition竞赛； C. sympathy同情； D. trust信任。根据文章内容可知，本文歌颂的是对他人的热心帮助与信任，故选D。

20.A. also也； B. ever曾经； C. never从不； D. still仍然。根据“Now, we ___20___ remember their kindness and often send a warm wish their way.”可知，他们给作者一家的影响是深远的，故选D。

【名师点睛】

alone与lonely的区分：

alone为形容词，意为“单独的”，只作表语，不能作定语。侧重说明独自一人，没有助手或同伴，没有感情色彩的，只表示客观的状态。alone还可以作副词，表示单独、独自，例如： She went home alone. 她独自回家去了。

lonely意为“孤独的”，表示主观上感到孤独、寂寞，有较浓的感情色彩，指因缺少朋友、同情、友谊等产生的一种悲伤和忧郁的感情。它为形容词，在句中作表语或定语。作定语时，意为“荒凉；偏僻”，多修饰表示地点的名词。

例如本题的第8题。 “He reported the ___7___ to the police and then sat there，lost and ___8___ in a strange city ”作者的丈夫独自来悉尼的，东西丢了，很迷茫孤独。这里的孤独表示主观上感到孤独、寂寞，有较浓的感情色彩，是一种悲伤和忧郁的感情。故选B选项lonely。