Question

Long ago I came to the city near my hometown to find a job. I met all kinds of  ___ and so I used up all my money soon.

One day, I  ___ a bus quietly at dusk when most people got off work. Suddenly, a  ___ cried loudly, “Someone has ____ my money!” I felt ___, because his money was in my ____. Some people suggested the bus be  ___ to the police station, but some were against it ____ they were in a hurry to go back home. The whole bus was very  ___ . The driver then  ___ the bus by the road and turned on the lights to  ___ the money. At that time, one passenger said, “Turn off the lights and give the thief a chance to take out the money.” Then the bus got  ___. When I was still struggling (斗争) in mind whether to take out the money or not, the lights were on again. There was no ____ on the floor. Someone said again, “Give him one more  ___ .” Then the lights were off again. My heart kept beating fast. The lights were on again but they got the  ___result. The passengers were in heated discussion again. At that time, someone said again, “Give him the  ___ chance!” Suddenly I felt ____ and took out all the money when the lights were off again.

For many years I have felt ____ to the one who gave me three chances to ____ my mistake. When the first and second opportunities come, you may not be prepared well or don’t have enough ____ to act. When the third opportunity comes you should know clearly what you should do.

1.A. difficulties    B. strangers    C. dangers    D. chances

2.A. got on    B. waited for    C. ran for    D. passed by

3.A. thief    B. driver    C. passenger    D. policeman

4.A. borrowed    B. received    C. paid    D. stolen

5.A. sad    B. calm    C. nervous    D. disappointed

6.A. mind    B. bank    C. house    D. hand

7.A. pushed    B. driven    C. drawn    D. carried

8.A. because    B. though    C. if    D. once

9.A. noisy    B. dirty    C. bright    D. empty

10.A. lost    B. stopped    C. missed    D. found

11.A. take out    B. give back    C. search for    D. throw away

12.A. cold    B. dark    C. clean    D. crowded

13.A. money    B. water    C. paper    D. space

14.A. reason    B. way    C. opportunity    D. choice

15.A. strange    B. exciting    C. second    D. same

16.A. last    B. only    C. fair    D. good

17.A. upset    B. awakened    C. pleased    D. interested

18.A. painful    B. sorry    C. lucky    D. grateful

19.A. make    B. try    C. repeat    D. correct

20.A. strength    B. skill    C. courage    D. experience

Answer

1.A

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.C

6.D

7.B

8.A

9.A

10.B

11.C

12.B

13.A

14.C

15.D

16.A

17.B

18.D

19.D

20.C

【解析】

本文讲述了“我”的经历：“我”外出找工作遇到很多麻烦，花光了自己的钱，无奈之下“我”偷了一位乘客的钱。在公交车上，另一位乘客给了“我”三次机会，让我交出偷来的钱，并改正了自己犯下的错误。由此，“我”得到一个道理：当第一、二次机会来到时，我们可能还没有准备好或还没有足够的勇气去改正，但是当第三次机会来到时，我们就要及时改正。

1..考查名词辨析。A. difficulties困难；B. strangers陌生人；C. dangers危险；D. chances机会。and后面说明结果：“我”用光了所有的钱。说明此处是遇到很多困难，导致“我”的钱用光了。故选A.

2.考查短语辨析。A. got on上车；B. waited for等候；C. ran for竞选；D. passed by通过。此处指上公交车，get on the bus上公共汽车，故选A.

3.考查名词辨析。A. thief贼；B. driver驾驶员；C. passenger旅客；D. policeman警察。上文说“我”上了一辆公交车，搭公交车的人叫做乘客。所以应该是指公交车上有一位乘客在哭。故选C.

4.考查形容词辨析。A. borrowed借来的；B. received被一般承认的；C. paid付清的；D. stolen偷走的。上文说有一位乘客在哭泣，再根据“Someone has my money!”，是与钱有关，说明乘客哭泣的原因是有人偷了他的钱。故选D.

5.考查形容词辨析。A. sad难过的；B. calm平静的；C. nervous紧张的；D. disappointed失望的。“I felt , because his money was in my . ”意思是，因为他的钱在我的手里，所以我很紧张。故选C.

6.考查名词辨析。A. mind理智；B. bank银行；C. house住宅；D. hand手。下文提到“When I was still struggling (斗争) in mind whether to take out the money or not, the lights were on again. ”可知“我”正在纠结是否要将钱交出来，说明是“我”拿了钱。所以此时钱在“我”的手里。in one’s hand在某人手里。故选D.

7.考查动词辨析。A. pushed推；B. driven驾驶；C. drawn画；D. carried保持。此处指把车开到警察局，与the bus搭配，故选B.

8.考查连词辨析。A. because因为；B. though虽然；C. if如果；D. once一旦。因为一些人忙着回家，所以反对去警察局。表示原因，故选A.

9.考查形容词辨析。A. noisy吵闹的；B. dirty脏的；C. bright 明亮的；D. empty空的。根据上文意思，车里有的乘客说让司机开车到警察局，有的乘客反对，因为他们急着回家。大家的意见不一致，所以说明此时车里很吵闹。故选A.

10.考查动词辨析。A. lost遗失；B. stopped停止；C. missed错过；D. found创立。因为人们意见不一致，所以司机把车停在路边。故选B.

11.考查动词短语辨析。A. take out拿出；B. give back归还；C. search for寻找；D. throw away扔掉。此处指司机将车停到一边，打开灯是为了方便找钱。用search for寻找，故选C.

12.考查形容词辨析。A. cold寒冷的；B. dark黑暗的；C. clean干净的；D. crowded拥挤的。上文中有乘客说将灯关掉，让小偷自己把钱交出来。又因为这一段开头作者告诉了我们时间at dusk，说明现在是黄昏，车里关灯后就变黑了。故选B.

13.考查名词辨析。A. money钱；B. water水；C. paper纸；D. space空间。车灯打开了，地上没有钱。与上文反复提到的money一致，故选A.

14.考查名词辨析。A. reason原因；B. way方法；C. opportunity机会；D. choice选择。因为第一次关灯，“我”没有将钱交出来，此时，乘客再次提议将灯关掉，再给小偷一次机会。故选C.

15.考查形容词辨析。A. strange奇怪的；B. exciting兴奋的；C. second第二的；D. same相同的。第二次关灯，“我”还是没有将钱交出去，所以这次的结果还是和上次一样。“The lights were on again but they got the result ”意思是：灯再一次打开了，但是他们还是得到同样的结果。故选D.

16.考查形容词辨析。A. last最后的；B. only仅有的；C. fair公平的；D. good好的。因为前面已经给了两次机会，所以车里有人再次说道：“给他最后一次机会”。故选A.

17.考查形容词辨析。A. upset不安的；B. awakened觉醒的；C. pleased高兴的；D. interested感兴趣的。此处指“我”在灯再一次熄灭后交出了所有的钱，说明“我”醒悟了，所以才交出了所有的钱。故选B.

18.考查形容词辨析。A. painful痛苦的；B. sorry对不起的；C. lucky幸运的；D. grateful感激的。根据文中的意思，此处应该是“我”感激这位给了“我”三次机会的乘客，他让我有机会改正自己的错误。故选D.

19.考查动词辨析。A. make使得；B. try试图；C. repeat重复；D. correct改正。这么多年来，我一直很感激这位给了“我”三次机会来改正自己错误的人。Correct one’s mistake改正某人的错误，故选D.

20.考查名词辨析。A. strength力量；B. skill技能；C. courage勇气；D. experience经验。根据上句可以推断人们在头两次机会来到时，可能还没有准备好或者还没有足够的勇气来改正自己的错误。就像“我”，直到第三次才将钱交出来。这里指还没有足够的勇气，故选C.