Question

During the course of a lifetime, we all make mistakes. And often we take for granted what we have, thinking that we ____ what we already have, or believing that we will never need anyone to ____ us out from difficult and ____ times.

Such was the ____ of Cecilia. Cecilia had a great job, a nice house and everything she needed. ____, she was not a kind person for several reasons that became ____ once you got to know her. The first thing was her lack of ____ for others who were not as fortunate as she was. She would not help anyone, ____ would she even begin to express any sympathy for anyone’s troubles. Her ____ was that they were just too lazy.

But, then came the catastrophic day. Her husband got into financial difficulty, to the point ____ he was forced to declare bankruptcy(破产). She found that she was the one who ____ nothing.

Now she was ____ for help. She also found out that her parents were unwilling to help her but, ____ for her, his family was willing and able to help them through these difficult times despite the ____ that she had deliberately kept them out of her life. ____ Cecilia was assisted through challenging times, once ____, she changed to her true self.

But this is not the main point of the story. We all need help ____ along life’s path whether we think we will or not. And, if you are the one ____ help, just remember this: no matter what ___ later, you will always be ____ in the fact that you have remained strong and true to assist those that need your help.

1.A. realize    B. treasure    C. deserve    D. manage

2.A. help    B. protect    C. keep    D. assume

3.A. inspiring    B. challenging    C. pleasing    D. moving

4.A. character    B. attitude    C. case    D. experience

5.A. Therefore    B. Otherwise    C. Normally    D. However

6.A. obvious    B. familiar    C. unclear    D. uncertain

7.A. affection    B. sympathy    C. confidence    D. caution

8.A. so    B. and    C. or    D. nor

9.A. plan    B. view    C. promise    D. advice

10.A. when    B. that    C. where    D. what

11.A. learned    B. shared    C. knew    D. had

12.A. desperate    B. enthusiastic    C. considerate    D. fearful

13.A. unluckily    B. fortunately    C. sadly    D. naturally

14.A. section    B. reason    C. fact    D. difficulty

15.A. Now that    B. Even though    C. As long as    D. In case

16.A. up    B. away    C. over    D. apart

17.A. somewhere    B. everywhere    C. anywhere    D. nowhere

18.A. refusing    B. receiving    C. owing    D. giving

19.A. happens    B. comes    C. develops    D. forms

20.A. involved    B. anxious    C. absorbed    D. secure

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.D

6.A

7.B

8.D

9.B

10.C

11.D

12.A

13.B

14.C

15.B

16.C

17.A

18.D

19.A

20.D

【解析】

本文为记叙文。文章讲述了Cecilia是一个自私的人，从来不会帮助别人，有一天她破产了，要寻求帮助，除她丈夫的家人外没人帮她。当她的困境解决了以后却有恢复了本性。告诫人们要善于帮助人们。

1.考察动词辨析。recognize辨认；treasure财富； deserve值得；manage设法。根据文意认为我们所拥有的一切都是值得的，所以答案是C。

2.考察固定搭配。句意：相信我们永远也不需要任何人来帮助摆脱困境。help sb. out 为固定搭配，意为“帮助某人摆脱困境，答案是A

3.考查形容词辨析。 inspiring激励人心的；challenging挑战性的；pleasing高兴的；moving感动的。与前文的difficult 是并列关系的，应当是challenging挑战性的，故选B项。

4.考查名词辨析。character 特点；attitude态度；case例子，案子；experience经历，经验。通读全文可知，Cecilia她就是一个（这样的）例子，故选C项。

5.考察连词辨析。Therefore 因此；Otherwise否则的话；Normally正常地；However然而，但是。句意：塞西莉亚有一份很好的工作，一所漂亮的房子和她所需要的一切。然而，她不是一个善良的人。分析语境可知，前后两句是转折关系。所以答案是D

6.考察形容词辨析。obvious明显的； familiar熟悉的；unclear 不明显的；uncertain 没把握的。根据句意可知“当你了解了她这些理由就很明显了”，所以答案是A

7.考察形容词辨析。affection喜爱，情感； sympathy同情；confidence 自信； caution小心。根据下一句“She would not help anyone,”可知，他她甚至都不对处于困境的人表示同情，进一步说明她的不友善，故选B。

8.考查连词。句意：她不会帮助任何人，也不会对任何人的烦恼表示同情。根据语境，本句表达的“是…也是如此”。上一句是否定句，所以要用 nor+助动词would+主语（she），故选D项。

9.考查名词辨析。plan计划；view观点，看法；promise承诺；advice建议。根据文章的意思可知当别人遇到困难时她从来不会表现出同情，她的观点是他们太懒了。故选B。

10.考查非限制性定语从句。句意：她的丈夫陷入财政困难，到了他被迫宣布破产的程度。分析句子可知，本句的point是先行词，后被定语从句修饰，而point在定语从句中作状语要用where，故选C项。

11.考察动词辨析。learned学习；shared分享； knew知道；had 拥有。根据上句可知她丈夫宣布破产了，她发现她一无所有了，所以答案是D项。

12.考察形容词辨析。desperate急切的，极度渴望的；enthusiastic热情的；considerate体贴的；fearful害怕的。根据语境可知，当她一无所有时，她渴望得到帮助。所以答案是A。

13.考察副词辨析。unluckily不幸地； fortunately幸运地 sadly悲伤地； naturally自然地。根据上一句“She also found out that her parents were unwilling to help her”可知她发现父母都不愿帮她。根据语可知幸运地是他（即她的丈夫）的家人愿意帮助她，，与上文没人愿意帮助相呼应。所以答案是B项。

14.考察名词辨析；section 部分；reason理由；fact事实；difficulty困难。根据句意可知，尽管她排斥他的家人这个事实，他们仍旧帮助了她，所以答案是C项

15.考查短语辨析。Now that 既然； Even though即使，尽管； As long as 只要；In case假如，万一。根据语境可知，尽管塞西莉亚在困难时期得到了帮助，但她一旦度过困难，又恢复了她的本性。故选B项。

16.考查副词辨析。up在上面，向上；away离开，远离；over结束，越过； apart分开地。根据语境可知，本句是说塞西莉亚一旦度过困难，又恢复了她的本性。故选C项。

17.考查查代词。句意：但这不是故事的要点。无论我们是否愿意，我们在人生道路上的某个地方都需要帮助。somewhere某个地方； everywhere 每一个地方； anywhere任何地方； D. nowhere没有地方。本句是说人生道路的某个不确定的地方，故选A。

18.考查动词辨析。refusing拒绝；receiving收到；owing感激，归功于；giving给予，赠送。根据最后一句“assist those that need your help.”可知，要填giving，即“你是给予帮助的人，”故选D项。

19.考查动词辨析。happens发生；comes来；develops发展；forms构成。根据语境可知，无论以后发生（happen）什么事，你仍然要真诚地帮助那些需要你帮助的人。所以答案是A

20.考查动词短语辨析。分析选项可知， be involved in.. 全神贯注于，专心致志于；be anxious about…对…很担心，对…很焦虑； be absorbed in…专心于…； be secure in…有把握的，安全的。本句是说不管以后发生什么事，你都要相信这个事实，你依然坚定而真诚地帮助那些需要你帮助的人。故选D项。