Question

Medical bills were piling, kids needed glasses, cars needed repairs and the dog needed surgery. On top of that, Christmas was almost _________ us so presents needed to be purchased.

But all of that was _________ when my husband, Brian, was waiting in our local tire shop to have his six truck tires _________ on a snowy night, He overheard the tire salesman _________ a young mom with 3 children that she was in urgent _________ of all new tires, as each one was completely _________ down._________, the young mom said she didn’t have the money to replace more than one tire on her car.

On hearing that, Brian _________ to pay for a tire to be installed,_________ of the one tire this woman was able to purchase. Brian knew that even though it was just a start, the young mom would be much _________ driving on the _________ roads with a balanced set of two new tires than they would with just one new tire.

The young mom was so surprised that she _________ choked up. Eyes filled with tears, she thanked Brian and pulled away.

My husband is a naturally modest_________ man who feels rewarded in giving rather than_______ in life. So imagine his unexpected_________, when he later discovered the salesman had _________ the entire amount spent on the woman’s one_________ tire to his bill!_________ the seven tires my husband bought, the salesman only _________ him for six.

The simple act of one man making the decision to share what he had, instead of worrying about what he would ________, made a difference that night.

1.A. in    B. before    C. upon    D. for

2.A. solved    B. changed    C. purchased    D. forgotten

3.A. replaced    B. abandoned    C. thrown    D. examined

4.A. persuade    B. mention    C. warn    D. explain

5.A. danger    B. need    C. place    D. face

6.A. taken    B. broken    C. worn    D. pulled

7.A. Angrily    B. Sadly    C. Impatiently    D. Unnecessarily

8.A. hurried    B. used    C. tried    D. offered

9.A. front    B. sure    C. opposite    D. back

10.A. faster    B. safer    C. happier    D. luckier

11.A. dark    B. hard    C. icy    D. long

12.A. nearly    B. finally    C. greatly    D. excitedly

13.A. humorous    B. generous    C. meaningful    D. intelligent

14.A. helping    B. using    C. thanking    D. receiving

15.A. satisfaction    B. surprise    C. chance    D. discovery

16.A. returned    B. added    C. paid    D. discounted

17.A. spare    B. new    C. whole    D. extra

18.A. Regardless of    B. More than    C. Let down    D. Rather than

19.A. charged    B. sold    C. asked    D. appreciated

20.A. go for    B. go without    C. go in for    D. go against

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.B

6.C

7.B

8.D

9.C

10.B

11.C

12.A

13.B

14.D

15.B

16.A

17.D

18.D

19.A

20.B

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。作者的丈夫在圣诞节前夕在轮胎店替一位有三个孩子的年轻妈妈支付一个轮胎安装的故事。一个人决定分享他所拥有的东西，而不是担心他会失去什么，这样一个简单的行为，在那天晚上意义重大。

1.C考查介词。A. in 在---里面；B. before在---以前；C. upon在---之上；D. for为了。根据On top of that, Christmas was almost ____1____ us so presents needed to be purchased.可知，最重要的是，圣诞节几乎让我们无法接受，所以需要购买礼物。故选C。

2.D考查动词。A. solved解决；B. changed 改变；C. purchased购置；D. forgotten忘记。根据But all of that was ____2____ when my husband, Brian, was waiting in our local tire shop to have his six truck tires ____3____ on a snowy night,可知，但是当我的丈夫布莱恩在我们当地的轮胎店等待他的六个卡车轮胎在一个下雪的夜晚被替换时，所有的一切都被遗忘了。故选D。

3.A考查动词。A. replaced 替代；B. abandoned抛弃； C. thrown扔掉；D. examined检查。根据But all of that was ____2____ when my husband, Brian, was waiting in our local tire shop to have his six truck tires ____3____ on a snowy night,可知，但是当我的丈夫布莱恩在我们当地的轮胎店等待他的六个卡车轮胎在一个下雪的夜晚被替换时，所有的一切都被遗忘了。故选A。

4.C考查动词。A. persuade劝说；B. mention提到；C. warn警告；D. explain解释。根据He overheard the tire salesman ____4____ a young mom with 3 children that she was in urgent ____5____ of all new tires, as each one was completely ____6____ down.可知，他无意中听到轮胎推销员警告一个有三个孩子的年轻妈妈，她迫切需要所有的新轮胎，因为每一个轮胎都已经完全磨损了。故选C。

5.B考查名词。A. danger危险；B. need 需要；C. place地方；D. face脸。根据He overheard the tire salesman ____4____ a young mom with 3 children that she was in urgent ____5____ of all new tires, as each one was completely ____6____ down.可知，他无意中听到轮胎推销员警告一个有三个孩子的年轻妈妈，她迫切需要所有的新轮胎，因为每一个轮胎都已经完全磨损了。故选B。

6.C 考查动词。A. taken拿走； B. broken打碎；C. worn穿戴，磨损；D. pulled拉。根据He overheard the tire salesman ____4____ a young mom with 3 children that she was in urgent ____5____ of all new tires, as each one was completely ____6____ down.可知，他无意中听到轮胎推销员警告一个有三个孩子的年轻妈妈，她迫切需要所有的新轮胎，因为每一个轮胎都已经完全磨损了。故选C。

7.B考查副词。A. Angrily生气地；B. Sadly悲伤地；C. Impatiently不耐烦地； D. Unnecessarily不必要地。根据____7____, the young mom said she didn’t have the money to replace more than one tire on her car.可知，不幸的是，这位年轻的妈妈说她的钱只能替换一个轮胎。故选B。

8.D考查动词。A. hurried 匆忙；B. used 使用；C. tried尝试；D. offered提供。根据On hearing that, Brian ____8____ to pay for a tire to be installed,____9____ of the one tire this woman was able to purchase.可知，听到这个消息后，布莱恩提出要支付一个轮胎的安装费用，正好是这个女人购置的轮胎对面的那个。故选D。

9.C考查形容词。A. front前面的； B. sure确信的；C. opposite相反的；D. back后面的。根据On hearing that, Brian ____8____ to pay for a tire to be installed,____9____ of the one tire this woman was able to purchase.可知，听到这个消息后，布莱恩提出要支付一个轮胎的安装费用，正好是这个女人购置的轮胎对面的那个。故选C。

10.B考查形容词。A. faster 更快的；B. safer更安全的；C. happier 更高兴的； D. luckier更幸运的。根据Brian knew that even though it was just a start, the young mom would be much ____10____ driving on the ____11____ roads with a balanced set of two new tires than they would with just one new tire.可知，布莱恩知道，即使这只是一个开始，年轻的妈妈在结冰的道路上开车要比只换一个新轮胎要安全得多。故选B。

11.C考查形容词。 A. dark 黑暗的；B. hard努力的；C. icy冰冷的；D. long长的。根据Brian knew that even though it was just a start, the young mom would be much ____10____ driving on the ____11____ roads with a balanced set of two new tires than they would with just one new tire.可知，布莱恩知道，即使这只是一个开始，年轻的妈妈在结冰的道路上开车要比只换一个新轮胎要安全得多。故选C。

12.A考查副词。A. nearly几乎；B. finally 最后；C. greatly 非常；D. excitedly兴奋地。根据The young mom was so surprised that she ____12____ choked up.可知，这位年轻的妈妈非常惊讶，差点噎住了。故选A。

13.B考查形容词。A. humorous幽默的； B. generous 慷慨的；C. meaningful有意义的；D. intelligent勤奋的。根据My husband is a naturally modest____13____ man who feels rewarded in giving rather than___14___ in life.可知，我的丈夫是一个天生谦逊慷慨的人，他在给予而不是接受时感到有回报。故选B。

14.D 考查动词。A. helping 帮助；B. using 使用；C. thanking 感谢；D. receiving收到。根据My husband is a naturally modest____13____ man who feels rewarded in giving rather than___14___ in life.可知，我的丈夫是一个天生谦逊慷慨的人，他在给予而不是接受时感到有回报。故选D。

15.B考查名词。A. satisfaction 满意；B. surprise 惊讶；C. chance机会； D. discovery发现。根据So imagine his unexpected____15____, when he later discovered the salesman had ____16____ the entire amount spent on the woman’s one____17____ tire to his bill!可知，当他后来发现那个推销员把花在女人的一个多余的轮胎上的钱全部归还到他的账单时，想象一下他的意外惊喜。故选B。

16.A考查动词。A. returned归还，返回；B. added 增加；C. paid支付；D. discounted打折扣。根据So imagine his unexpected____15____, when he later discovered the salesman had ____16____ the entire amount spent on the woman’s one____17____ tire to his bill!可知，当他后来发现那个推销员把花在女人的一个多余的轮胎上的钱全部归还到他的账单时，想象一下他的意外惊喜。故选A。

17.D考查形容词。A. spare多余的，备用的； B. new 新的；C. whole 整个的；D. extra额外的。根据So imagine his unexpected____15____, when he later discovered the salesman had ____16____ the entire amount spent on the woman’s one____17____ tire to his bill!可知，当他后来发现那个推销员把花在女人的一个多余的轮胎上的钱全部归还到他的账单时，想象一下他的意外惊喜。故选D。

18.D考查词组。A. Regardless of不顾；B. More than 多于；C. Let down 使失望；D. Rather than而不是。根据____18____ the seven tires my husband bought, the salesman only ____19____ him for six.可知，而不是我丈夫买的七个轮胎，推销员只收了六个轮胎的费用。故选D。

19.A考查动词。A. charged指控，收费；B. sold卖；C. asked 问；D. appreciated感激，鉴赏。根据____18____ the seven tires my husband bought, the salesman only ____19____ him for six.可知，而不是我丈夫买的七个轮胎，推销员只收了六个轮胎的费用。固定搭配：charge sb. for sth.因---向某人收取费用，故选A。

20.B考查词组。A. go for努力获取；B. go without 没有---也行；C. go in for从事；D. go against不利于。根据The simple act of one man making the decision to share what he had, instead of worrying about what he would ____20____, made a difference that night.可知，一个人决定分享他所拥有的东西，而不是担心他会失去什么，这样一个简单的行为，在那天晚上意义重大。故选B。