Question

Jim Smith was a poor boy. One day he was very cold and __41____. He came to a house and asked a young ____42____ only for a glass of water. But the lady was so __43____ that she gave him a large glass of hot milk.

   Jim drank it and then asked, “ __44_____ should I pay you?”

   “You don’t need to pay.” She replied. Jim __45____ her from the bottom of hi heart.

Years later, Jim became a ___46__. One day, a woman was sent to his hospital. She was seriously ill. He recognized her at once and decided to __47____ to save her life.

The operation was successful, but the cost was high. After looking at the woman’s bill, Jim wrote ___48____ on it. When the woman received the bill, she didn’t dare to look at it. __49___, something on the side of the bill caught her attention. She began to __50___ the following words:

Paid in full with one glass of milk.

1.A. hot         B. hungry       C. cool         D. strong

2.A. woman      B. man         C. husband      D. waiter

3.A. angry       B. beautiful      C. lucky        D. kind

4.A. When       B. Where        C. How much   D. Why

5.A. thanked     B. forgot         C. missed      D. understood

6.A. teacher      B. worker       C. doctor       D. driver

7.A. say hello    B. do his best      C. give away    D. get back

8.A. anything    B. everything     C. nothing       D. something

9.A. However     B. Whenever    C. Especially     D. Hardly

10.A. write        B. remember     C. read         D. guess

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.A

6.C

7.B

8.D

9.A

10.C

【解析】短文大意：这篇短文主要讲述了一个好人有好报的故事。一位女士在年轻时无偿帮助了寒冷饥饿的吉姆，后来在自己生病时，吉姆尽自己最大努力拯救了他的生命，并为她支付了昂贵的医药费。

1.形容词辨析。A. 热的；B.饥饿的；C.凉爽的，酷的；D. 强壮的。联系下文描述，可知此处指的是，一天，他又冷又饿。故选B。

2.联系下文But the lady 描述，可知此处指的是一位年轻的女人，故选A，女人。

3.形容词辨析。A. 愤怒的，生气的；B.美丽的；C.幸运的；D. 和蔼的，令人感激的。联系后半句描述，可知这个女人很善良。故选]。D

4.联系下文答语“You don’t need to pay.”可知此处指的是，我应该付给你多少钱？故选C，多少钱。

5.动词辨析。A.感谢；B.忘记；C. 想念，错过；D. 理解，明白。联系前文描述，可知此处指的是，吉姆从心底里感激这个女人。故选A。

6.联系下文描述，可知吉姆成为了一名医生。故选C，医生。

7.短语辨析。A.大照顾，问好；B.尽最大努力；C. 放弃，泄露；D. 回来，取回。结合语境可知此处指的是，他决定尽自己的最大努力来拯救她的生命。故选B。

8.不定代词辨析。something一些东西，一般用于肯定句及表示请求建议等含义的疑问句中；anything也是表示一些东西，任何东西，一般用于否定及疑问句中。Nothing没有东西，用于肯定句表示否定含义；everything每件东西；联系下文描述，可知此处指的是，他在纸条上写了点东西，故选D。

9.词义辨析。A. 然而，可是；B. 每当，无论何时；C. 特别，尤其是；D. 几乎，简直不；联系上下文，可知前后是转折关系，故选A。

10.联系下文，可知此处指的是，她开始读这些话。故选C，阅读。