Question

I realize that we all live in a world where trust is in short supply. It seems that everywhere I go, I have to ______ my identity and trustworthiness ― whether it’s a bank, shop or any office. I have been accustomed to living by the ______ that no one is trustworthy _____  proved otherwise.

Yesterday I saw a young man who lived by a totally  ____  rule. I was walking along a busy intersection when I ______ a young man standing near the pedestrian crossing setting up a stall(货摊).  _____ I would ignore and hurry past such sellers. But I noticed this young man was ______, so I stood for some time without crossing the street to see how he sold his _____ .

Soon, a young mother with a little boy came by and the child set his ______ on one of teddy bears. The mother asked the _____  and it was only one dollar. She pulled out a 10 dollar note and told the young man that she was giving him 10 dollars and wanted the ______ back. I was  _____ to know how he was going to do it. He told the mom to put the  _____ in the pouch(袋子) hanging around his neck and take out whatever change he_____ her.

I realized that this young man’s whole mode of earning  ____  on trusting people not to cheat him. There was no ______ for him to know if someone took out more out of his pouch of earning. I was so  _____ by how this young man trusted people that I bought a car model from him. I did not need it,  ____ . I just hoped to help a little.

Now I _____  believe that the world would be a better place if we could all learn to  ___   others more, like the young blind street seller of toys.

1.A. introduce    B. present    C. prove    D. request

2.A. rule    B. habit    C. practice    D. law

3.A. if    B. since    C. although    D. unless

4.A. similar    B. different    C. special    D. common

5.A. approached    B. noticed    C. watched    D. looked

6.A. Actually    B. Normally    C. Informally    D. Casually

7.A. blind    B. handsome    C. disabled    D. strange

8.A. clothes    B. bears    C. toys    D. pouches

9.A. mind    B. interest    C. heart    D. attraction

10.A. price    B. stall    C. toy    D. help

11.A. money    B. charge    C. change    D. note

12.A. anxious    B. surprised    C. pleased    D. curious

13.A. hand    B. money    C. teddy bear    D. necklace

14.A. gave    B. owed    C. owned    D. showed

15.A. depended    B. settled    C. decided    D. focused

16.A. problem    B. point    C. way    D. doubt

17.A. attracted    B. shocked    C. excited    D. touched

18.A. either    B. instead    C. moreover    D. though

19.A. firmly    B. tightly    C. unwillingly    D. negatively

20.A. take in    B. turn to    C. help out    D. believe in

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.B

6.B

7.A

8.C

9.C

10.A

11.C

12.D

13.B

14.B

15.A

16.C

17.D

18.D

19.A

20.D

【解析】

作者觉得如今社会上缺乏信任，去任何地方都要核实身份。但是偶然中在街上看到的一幕改变他的想法，一个盲人卖玩具，因为看不到完全靠对顾客的信任让顾客自己找零钱进行交易。这件事情让作者感慨万千，如果我们每个人信任别人多一点，世界将会变得更美好。

1.考查动词。根据上文“I realize that we all live in a world where trust is in short supply.”可知，作者觉得社会上缺少信任，似乎无论去哪里，不管是银行、商店还是办公室都必须证明自己的身份。A. introduce“介绍”；B. present“呈现”；C. prove“证明”；D. request“请求”。故选C。

2.考查名词。根据下文“Yesterday l saw a young man who lived by a totally ________rule.”可知，作者认为我们都习惯了按照规则生活。A. rule“规则”；B. habit“习惯”；C. practice“惯例”；D. law“法律”。故选A。

3.考查连词。根据上文“I have to______my identity and trustworthiness---whether it's a bank ,shop or any office I have.”可知，除非被证明，没有人是可信赖的。A. if“如果”；B. since“自从……以来”；C. although“尽管”；D. unless“除非”。故选D。

4.考查形容词。根据下文的讲述可知，这位盲人依据的规则完全不同于作者认为的社会缺乏信任，他完全靠对人的信任让顾客自己找零钱。A. similar“相似的”；B. different“不同的”；C. special“特殊的”；D. common“共同的”。故选B。

5.考查动词。根据语境可知，当作者走过一个繁忙的十字路口的时候，注意到一个年轻人在路边摆摊。A. approached“接近”；B. noticed“注意”；C. watched“观看”；D. looked“看”。故选B。

6.考查副词。根据下文“But I noticed this young man was ________.so I stood for some time without crossing the street to see how he sold his________.”可知，正常情况下，作者会忽视掉这些卖东西的人匆忙走过，但是那天他看到是一个盲人在摆摊，于是他停了下来想看看他怎么卖东西。A. Actually“实际上”；B. Normally“正常地；通常地”；C. Informally“非正式地”；D. Casually“随便地”。故选B。

7.考查形容词。根据文章最后提到的“like the young blind street seller of toys”可知，这是一个盲人在卖东西。A. blind“盲的；瞎的”；B. handsome“英俊的”；C. disabled“残疾的”；D. strange“奇怪的”。故选A。

8.考查名词。根据下文提到的“one of teddy bears”和最后提到的“like the young blind street seller of toys”可知，这个盲人是卖玩具的。A. clothes“衣服”；B. bears“熊”；C. toys“玩具”；D. pouches“育儿袋”。故选C。

9.考查名词。根据下文“The mother asked the _______and it was only one dollar.”可知，这个孩子想要这个玩具熊。A. mind“想法”；B. interest“兴趣”；C. heart“内心”；D. attraction“吸引”。set one’s heart on something“一心想要某物”。故选C。

10.考查名词。根据下文“it was only one dollar”可知，妈妈在询问玩具的价格。A. price“价格”；B. stall“货摊”；C. toy“玩具”；D. help“帮助”。故选A。

11.考查名词。根据上下文可知，玩具的价格是一美元，妈妈给了10美元，因此想要找回零钱。A. money“钱”；B. charge“费用”；C. change“零钱”；D. note“钞票”。故选C。

12.考查形容词。根据上文可知，这个人是一个盲人，因此作者很好奇他怎么收钱找零钱。A. anxious“焦虑的”；B. surprised“惊奇的”；C. pleased“高兴的”；D. curious“好奇的”。故选D。

13.考查名词。根据上文可知，这个盲人要找给这位妈妈零钱，因此他告诉这位妈妈把钱放进挂在他脖子上的袋子里，然后拿出欠她的零钱。A. hand“手”；B. money“钱”；C. teddy bear“泰迪熊”；D. necklace“项链”。故选B。

14.考查动词。根据上文可知，这个盲人要这位妈妈把钱放进他挂在脖子上的袋子里，然后拿走欠她的零钱。A. gave“给”；B. owed“欠”；C. owned“拥有”；D. showed“展示”。故选B。

15.考查动词。根据上文讲述的盲人的买卖方式可知，他的赚钱方式完全依靠相信别人不会欺骗他。A. depended“依赖”；B. settled“解决”；C. decided“决定”；D. focused“聚集”。depend on“依靠”。故选A。

16.考查名词。因为是盲人，所以他没有方法知道是否有人多拿了他袋子里的钱。A. problem“问题”；B. point“要点”；C. way“方法”；D. doubt“怀疑”。故选C。

17.考查形容词。根据下文“Now I________believe that the world would be a better place if we could all learn to ______others more, like the young blind street seller of toys.”可知，作者为这个盲人对别人的完全相信感动。A. attracted“被吸引的”；B. shocked“震惊的”；C. excited“激动的”；D. touched“感动的”。故选D。

18.考查副词。根据下文“I just hoped to help a little.”可知，作者从这位盲人那里买了一辆玩具车，然而作者并不需要。A. either“也”；B. instead“代替”；C. moreover“而且”；D. though“然而”。though置于句末，作状语，表示转折，意思是“然而”。故选D。

19.考查副词。根据语境可知，通过这件事情，作者现在坚定地相信如果我们都能像这个盲人一样相信别人更多一点，那么这个世界会成为一个更好的地方。A. firmly“坚定地”；B. tightly“紧紧地”；C. unwillingly“勉强地”；D. negatively“消极地”。故选A。

20.考查动词短语。作者现在坚定地相信如果我们都能像这个盲人一样相信别人更多一点，那么这个世界会成为一个更好的地方。A. take in“欺骗”；B. turn to“求助于”；C. help out“帮助摆脱困难”；D. believe in“相信”。故选D。