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Jeremy Locke, 25, has his own roofing co...

    Jeremy Locke, 25, has his own roofing company in Bridgeport, Nova Scotia. For a couple of years before he began his_________, he would drive past the home of Jeanette MacDonald, noticing the_________state of her roof. He was_________—not just for the elderly woman but also for the children living with her. So Locke_________to lend a helping hand.

The young man knocked on MacDonald's door and_________to fix her roof for nothing, "I didn't know who the woman was, but I wanted to_________this for her and her grandchildren," he explained to The Chronicle Herald. However, despite his kind_________, the woman politely turned him down.

MacDonald and her_________left an impression on Locke. He saw_________between the woman and his own grandmother, and couldn't bear to see her in this__________. He had also grown up without much and felt that he should use his skills to__________.

A year after Locke set up his own roofing company, seeing that the roof was__________in a state of disrepair, Locke returned to MacDonald's home and asked MacDonald if she wanted to enter a raffle (抽奖) his company was doing for a__________roof. The 70-year-old woman__________the chance, but little did she know that there was no__________.

MacDonald's relief__________Locke's kindness is immeasurable, "I could win $1 million but it wouldn't make me as__________as knowing I'm getting a new roof on. Jeremy is__________something. He's a guardian angel (守护天使) sent from God."

The__________should cost about $ 9,000 in terms of materials and manpower. However, the only thing Locke wants in return is a home-cooked meal for his staff from the woman who__________him of his grandmother.

1.A.journey B.business C.research D.life

2.A.average B.unexpected C.special D.terrible

3.A.frightened B.embarrassed C.concerned D.disappointed

4.A.decided B.appeared C.agreed D.happened

5.A.declined B.offered C.managed D.pretended

6.A.catch up with B.take care of C.get rid of D.put up with

7.A.application B.reaction C.theory D.intention

8.A.hesitation B.shame C.regret D.difficulty

9.A.symbols B.conditions C.similarities D.beliefs

10.A.situation B.occupation C.incident D.direction

11.A.respond B.give C.help D.develop

12.A.still B.even C.already D.just

13.A.temporary B.delicate C.random D.free

14.A.went over B.jumped at C.laughed off D.looked into

15.A.competition B.cheating C.dilemma D.chance

16.A.comparing B.withdrawing C.following D.contradicting

17.A.strong B.lucky C.happy D.rich

18.A.partly B.possibly C.generally D.really

19.A.room B.job C.meal D.decoration

20.A.reminds B.warns C.convinces D.informs

 

1.B 2.D 3.C 4.A 5.B 6.B 7.D 8.D 9.C 10.A 11.C 12.A 13.D 14.B 15.A 16.C 17.C 18.D 19.B 20.A 【解析】 这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了Jeremy Locke想为老太太Jeanette MacDonald免费修屋顶,但MacDonald拒绝了,为了帮助MacDonald,Locke谎称有一个关于免费屋顶的抽奖,MacDonald得到了这个免费的机会,最终Locke帮MacDonald弄好了屋顶。 1.考查名词词义辨析。句意:在他开始做生意之前的几年里,他会开车经过Jeanette MacDonald的家。A. journey旅程;B. business生意、事业;C. research研究;D. life生活。由上一句的his own roofing company可知,是在他做生意的前几年。故选B项。 2.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:注意到她屋顶的可怕的状况。A. average平均的;B. unexpected预料之外的;C. special特殊的;D. terrible可怕的。由后文第4空后的lend a helping hand,第5空后的fix her roof for nothing和the roof was____12____in a state of disrepair可知,她家的屋顶状况很可怕。故选D项。 3.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:他担忧的不仅仅是这位老太太,还有和她一起生活的孩子们。A. frightened害怕的;B. embarrassed尴尬的;C. concerned担忧的;D. disappointed失望的。由后文第4空后的lend a helping hand可知,Jeremy Locke提供帮助是因为担忧他们。故选C项。 4.考查动词词义辨析。句意:因此Locke决定伸出援助之手。A. decided决定;B. appeared出现;C. agreed同意;D. happened发生。由后文第5空后的fix her roof for nothing可知,Locke要帮老太太修屋顶,说明他决定帮助老太太。故选A项。 5.考查动词词义辨析。句意:那个年轻人敲了MacDonald的门,提出要免费修理她的屋顶。A. declined拒绝;B. offered提供;C. managed设法;D. pretended假装。由前文第4空后的lend a helping hand可知,Locke是提出免费帮老太太修屋顶。故选B项。 6.考查动词短语辨析。句意:他向The Chronicle Herald解释说,我不知道那个女人是谁,但我想为她和她的孙子们处理这个。A. catch up with提出;B. take care of照顾、处理;C. get rid of拜托;D. put up with忍受。由上文第5空后的fix her roof for nothing可知,Locke他要帮老太太免费修屋顶,说明他要处理这个屋顶。故选B项。 7.考查名词词义辨析。句意:然而,尽管他有好意,那个女人还是礼貌地拒绝了他。A. application申请;B. reaction反应;C. theory理论;D. intention意图。由上文可知,他想免费帮老太太修屋顶,说明他有好的意图。故选D项。 8.考查名词词义辨析。句意:MacDonald和她的困难给Locke留下了印象。A. hesitation犹豫;B. shame耻辱;C. regret遗憾;D. difficulty困难。由上文可知,正是老太太MacDonald的困难(她家屋顶状况很可怕)给Locke留下了印象,Locke才会想帮忙。故选D项。 9.考查名词词义辨析。句意:他看到老太太和他自己的祖母的相似之处,不忍心见到她居住在这种情况下。A. symbols标志;B. conditions情况;C. similarities相似;D. beliefs信仰。由本句中提到的his own grandmother和couldn't bear to see her可知,应该是看到老太太和自己祖母长得相似。故选C项。 10.考查名词词义辨析。句意:他看到老太太和他自己的祖母的相似之处,不忍心见到她居住在这种情况下。A. situation情况;B. occupation职业;C. incident事情;D. direction方向。由上文可知,老太太的情况不好(屋顶状况糟糕),所以此处是在居住这种(不好的)情况下。故选A项。 11.考查动词词义辨析。句意:他也是在没有多少东西的情况下长大,觉得应该用自己的技能来帮忙。A. respond反应;B. give放弃;C. help帮忙;D. develop发展。由上文可知,Locke会修屋顶,一直想要用这项技能帮助老太太。故选C项。 12.考查副词词义辨析。句意:成立自己的屋顶公司一年后,Locke看到屋顶仍然年久失修。A. still仍然;B. even甚至;C. already已经;D. just刚刚。由上文可知,老太太拒绝了Locke为她修屋顶的提议,所以她的屋顶还是处于失修的状态。故选A项。 13.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:Locke回到MacDonald的家,问MacDonald她是否想参加他公司关于免费屋顶的抽奖活动。A. temporary暂时的;B. delicate精致的;C. random随意的;D. free免费的。由前文和本句中的抽奖可知,MacDonald拒绝了Locke为她免费修屋顶的提议,为了帮助MacDonald,Locke就谎称有一个免费屋顶的抽奖,此处应是“免费的”。故选D项。 14.考查动词短语辨析。句意:这位70岁的老太太欣然接受了这个机会,但她几乎不知道这儿根本没有什么比赛。A. went over仔细检查;B. jumped at欣然接受C. laughed off一笑置之;D. looked into调查。由前文可知,MacDonald家的屋顶坏了,现在有一个免费屋顶抽奖,她肯定会欣然接受这个机会。故选B项。 15.考查名词词义辨析。句意:这位70岁的老太太欣然接受了这个机会,但她几乎不知道这儿没有比赛。A. competition比赛;B. cheating欺骗;C. dilemma困境;D. chance机会。由全文语境可知,为了帮助MacDonald,Locke就谎称有一个免费屋顶的抽奖,所以根本没有抽奖比赛。故选A项。 16.考查动词词义辨析。句意:在Locke的善良后,MacDonald的轻松是无法估量的。A. comparing比较;B. withdrawing撤退;C. following在……之后;D. contradicting相反、反驳。由全文语境可知,MacDonald的轻松是在Locke善意地提供免费屋顶抽奖之后才会有的。故选C项。 17.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:我可以赢100万美元,但这不会让我像知道我得到了一个新的屋顶一样高兴。A. strong强壮的;B. lucky幸运的;C. happy高兴的;D. rich富有的。由本句中knowing I'm getting a new roof on可知,(家里屋顶要修的)MacDonald得到了一个新屋顶,她一定是高兴的。故选C项。 18.考查副词词义辨析。句意:Jeremy真的很了不起。A. partly部分地;B. possibly可能地;C. generally一般;D. really真正地。由下一句他是上帝派来的守护天使可知,Jeremy真的很了不起。故选D项。 19.考查名词词义辨析。句意:这项工作的材料和人力成本大约为9000美元。A. room房间、空间;B. job工作;C. meal一顿饭;D. decoration装饰。由上文可知,MacDonald得到了免费屋顶,弄一个新屋顶是一项工作。故选B项。 20.考查动词词义辨析。句意:不过,Locke唯一想得到的回报是,这位让他想起祖母的女士为他的员工做一顿家常饭。A. reminds使……想起;B. warns警告;C. convinces确信;D. informs通知。由上文可知,MacDonald和Locke的祖母长得像,所以是MacDonald使Locke想起了祖母。故选A项。
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