Question

    Michael Evans was standing in line at a Treasurer’s Office in Detroit last August, waiting for his business. At that moment, he heard a _______sound ahead of him. The elderly woman at the window was _______because she couldn’t pay $5,000 in back taxes owed(欠交税款). The cashier _______the woman that her house was soon to be auctioned(拍卖) and she would be left _______

Evans, a successful businessman who happened to hear their dialogue couldn’t _______the idea of this woman losing her home. He _______the window. “I don’t mean to _______,”he said to the cashier, “but_______you can get her house back, I’ll pay for her taxes.”

The woman in tears and the cashier looked at him _______in disbelief. Then, the cashier left for a moment to check the ________and that it was all right for Evans to pay it. Evans ________ to go straight to the bank and come right back with the money. And he did so.

But when he ________,he asked someone else waiting in line to hand the $5,000 check to the cashier. Quietly and secretly, Evans was trying to leave ________.”I don’t want this attention,” he explained. ________paying the elderly woman’s taxes, he did it” for no other________but to make sure the lady was in her house.”

A few weeks after the tax ________, Evans received the Spirit of Detroit Award for his lifetime of generosity. “It was good to see my dad finally get the recognition he deserves. I ________my life after him. When I have kids, I want them to look at me the way I look at my dad and to be________to those in need.” his son says.

Martin Luther King put it best, “Everybody can be great because anybody can ________.” When one of us can ________someone’s pain and can do something to improve the lives of others, we should. It is in giving of ourselves that we enrich our communities and make a better world.

1.A.surprising B.charming C.worrying D.pleasing

2.A.crying B.shouting C.cursing D.whispering

3.A.ordered B.informed C.persuaded D.recommended

4.A.jobless B.homeless C.aimless D.meaningless

5.A.desert B.prove C.tolerate D.challenge

6.A.broke B.closed C.repaired D.approached

7.A.show off B.hang on C.give up D.break in

8.A.if B.unless C.while D.though

9.A.tiredly B.amazedly C.excitedly D.delightedly

10.A.amount B.bonus C.answer D.reality

11.A.refused B.meant C.hesitated D.promised

12.A.escaped B.returned C.announced D.prepared

13.A.unnoticed B.unaffected C.ashamed D.confused

14.A.Due to B.Along with C.As to D.Aside from

15.A.reason B.sense C.doubt D.excuse

16.A.accident B.disaster C.campaign D.incident

17.A.value B.ruin C.enjoy D.model

18.A.selfish B.helpful C.distant D.grateful

19.A.serve B.benefit C.agree D.compete

20.A.reach B.recover C.relieve D.reserve

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.B

5.C

6.D

7.D

8.A

9.B

10.A

11.D

12.B

13.A

14.C

15.A

16.D

17.D

18.B

19.A

20.C

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。主要记叙了Michael Evans在财务办公室排队缴税时，听说了一个上了年纪的妇女因为没钱缴税导致房子将被拍卖。Evans主动为那名妇人缴税从而帮助她拿回了房子的故事。他也因此得到了底特律精神奖，以表彰他慷慨的一生。

1.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：就在这时，他听到前面有一种令人担忧的声音。A. surprising令人惊讶的；B. charming迷人的；C. worrying令人担心的；D. pleasing愉快的。结合后文可知前面是一位老妇人在哭泣，发出令人担忧的声音。故选C。

2.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：靠窗的老妇人哭了，因为她没能补交5000美元的税款。A. crying哭泣；B. shouting叫喊；C. cursing诅咒；D. whispering低语。根据后文because she couldn’t pay $5,000 in back taxes owed可知夫人付不起税款而哭泣。故选A。

3.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：出纳员通知这位妇女，她的房子很快就要被拍卖了，她将无家可归。A. ordered命令；B. informed通知；C. persuaded说服；D. recommended推荐。结合后文the woman that her house was soon to be auctioned可知出纳员通知这位妇女，她的房子很快就要被拍卖了。故选B。

4.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：出纳员通知这位妇女，她的房子很快就要被拍卖了，她将无家可归。A. jobless失业的；B. homeless无家可归的；C. aimless没有目标的；D. meaningless无意义的。老妇人的房子被拍卖，那么她将无家可归（homeless）。故选B。

5.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：Evans，一个成功的商人，碰巧听到了他们的对话，他不能容忍这个女人失去她的家的想法。A. desert遗弃；B. prove证明；C. tolerate容忍；D. challenge挑战。结合后文the idea of this woman losing her home.可知商人不能容忍（tolerate）女人会失去家园的想法。故选C。

6.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：他靠近窗口。A. broke打破；B. closed关闭；C. repaired修理；D. approached靠近。结合后文he said to the cashier可知商人靠近了窗口和出纳员说话。故选D。

7.

考查动词短语辨析。句意：“我不是故意要插话，”他对出纳员说，“但如果你能把她的房子拿回来，我将为她交税。”A. show off炫耀；B. hang on坚持；C. give up放弃；D. break in插话，闯入。出纳员本来和妇人在说话，结果商人走过来和出纳员说话打断了他们，因此此处用“我不是故意要插话（break in）”更恰当。故选D。

8.

考查连接词辨析。句意：“我不是故意要插话，”他对出纳员说，“但如果你能把她的房子拿回来，我将为她缴税。”A. if如果；B. unless除非；C. while当……时候；D. though虽然。此处为条件状语从句，表示“如果”应用if。故选A。

9.

考查副词词义辨析。句意：女人泪流满面，出纳员惊奇地、难以置信地看着他。A. tiredly疲劳地；B. amazedly惊奇地；C. excitedly兴奋地；D. delightedly高兴地。结合后文in disbelief可知商人和女人互不相识，却要帮自己缴税，因此妇人惊奇地，难以置信地看着他。故选B。

10.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：然后，出纳员离开了一会儿去核对金额，说Evans可以付这笔钱。A. amount数量；B. bonus奖金；C. answer回答；D. reality现实。出纳员离开是为了核实这笔税的金额数量（amount）。故选A。

11.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：Evans答应直接去银行把钱拿回来。A. refused拒绝；B. meant意味着；C. hesitated犹豫；D. promised承诺。结合后文to go straight to the bank and come right back with the money. And he did so.可知Evans答应了去银行取钱，他也确实这么做了。promise to do sth.“答应做某事”。故选D。

12.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：但当他回来时，他让排队的另一个人把这5000美元的支票递给出纳员。A. escaped逃离；B. returned返回；C. announced宣布；D. prepared准备。结合后文he asked someone else waiting in line to hand the $5,000 check to the cashier.可知Evans从银行取钱回来了。故选B。

13.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Evans悄悄地、偷偷地试图不被人注意地离开。A. unnoticed被忽视的；B. unaffected不受影响的；C. ashamed羞愧的；D. confused困惑的。结合上文Quietly and secretly可知Evans让别人把钱给出纳员，说明他想悄悄地、偷偷地试图不被人注意地离开。故选A。

14.

考查介词短语辨析。句意：至于支付老妇人的税金，他这样做“没有其他原因，只是为了确保老妇人能呆在自己家里。”A. Due to因为；B. Along with连同；C. As to至于；D. Aside from除了。此处结合上下文语境可知，Evans说自己不想引人注意，至于（As to）给老妇人付税金只是为了确保妇人能呆在自己的家里。故选C。

15.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：至于支付老妇人的税金，他这样做“没有其他原因，只是为了确保老妇人能呆在自己家里。”A. reason原因，理由；B. sense感觉；C. doubt怀疑；D. excuse借口。结合后文but to make sure the lady was in her house可知Evans说自己这么做没有其他的原因，只是为了确保老妇人能呆在自己家里。故选A。

16.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：税务事件发生几周后，Evans获得了底特律精神奖，以表彰他一生的慷慨。A. accident事故；B. disaster灾难；C. campaign运动；D. incident事件。此处指上文Evans在财务室给妇人付税金的事件（incident）。故选D。

17.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：我以他为榜样生活。A. value价值；B. ruin毁灭；C. enjoy欣赏；D. model以……为模范。结合后文When I have kids, I want them to look at me the way I look at my dad可知Evans的儿子以父亲为榜样，在向父亲学习。故选D。

18.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当我有了孩子，我希望他们能像我看待父亲一样看待我，并且对那些需要帮助的人有帮助。A. selfish自私的；B. helpful有帮助的；C. distant遥远的；D. grateful感谢的。Evans帮助了妇人，他的儿子向他学习，那么也应该是想要帮助那些需要帮助的人。故选B。

19.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：每个人都可以变得很伟大，因为每个人都可以为他人服务。A. serve为……服务；B. benefit有益于；C. agree同意；D. compete竞争。结合上文Evans为妇人付税金的事情，可知此处指的是每个人都可以为他人服务。故选A。

20.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我们中的一个人可以减轻别人的痛苦，可以做一些事情来改善别人的生活，我们就应该这么做。A. reach达到；B. recover恢复；C. relieve减轻；D. reserve预订。结合后文someone’s pain可知Evans帮助了差点无家可归的妇人，是减轻了（relieve）别人的痛苦。故选C。