Question

After the earthquake hit northeast Japan on March 11, 2011, many moving stories that I saw with my own eyes happened around me.

I had to walk home since all the   had stopped after the quake. On my way home I  an old Japanese lady at the bakery shop who was giving out free bread, which made my heart . A middle-aged Japanese man was holding a sign that said, “Please use our     .” He was opening his house for people to go to the restroom.

My friend wanted to help others. He stood in the cold with a sign “If you are okay with a motorcycle, I will  you to your house.” And then I saw him take one gentleman home, all the way to faraway place!

Then the next day I drove to my car with gas. There is a lack（缺乏）gas (汽油)now and many gasoline stations were either closed or had very     lines. I got worried, since I was behind 15 cars. Finally, when it was my  , the man smiled and said, “  this situation, we are only giving $ 30 worth gas per person. Is that alright?” “Of course, I’m just glad that we are all able to   ,” I said. His smile gave me so much comfort.

I saw a man at the evacuation(疏散) center      when people brought food to him, It was the first time in three days that food has been brought to their center. However, after he wiped the tears, his next   surprised me. “I am very     that we are provided with food. But people in the city next to us haven’t      any food at all. Please go to that centre as well.” And when hearing that, I realized there is a bright future on the other side of this .

1.A. work           B. life                C. traffic           D. business

2.A. missed          B. caught             C. noticed             D. heard

3.A. kind            B. soft               C. broken            D. warm

4.A. toilet           B. hotel               C. hospital           D. house

5.A. drive           B. follow              C. lead              D. send

6.A. start            B. fill                C. check             D. wash

7.A. direct           B. fine               C. long              D. thin

8.A. time            B. turn               C. duty             D. decision

9.A. Except for       B. Together with        C. Because of       D. Instead of

10.A. share          B. offer               C. learn             D. choose

11.A. singing        B. eating              C. smiling           D. crying

12. A. words        B. roles               C. ways            D. promises

13.A. sure          B. grateful           C. surprised          D. proud

14.A.bought        B. wasted             C. prepared           D. received

15.A. disaster（灾难）B. chance             C. center             D. city

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.A

6.B

7.C

8.B

9.C

10.A

11.D

12.A

13.B

14.D

15.A

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：本文主要介绍了在2011年3月11日地震袭击了日本东北地区，作者亲眼看到的发生在他身边的许多动人的故事。

1.考查名词及语境理解。句意：我不得不走回家，因为地震后所有的交通都停止了。Work工作； life生活，生命；traffic交通；business生意。根据I had to walk home可推知在地震之后交通停止，故选 C。

2.考查动词及语境理解。句意：我在回家的路上注意到在面包店的一个日本老太太正在发放免费的面包。missed 错过；caught抓住；noticed 注意；heard听见。发放免费的面包是作者在回家途中亲眼所见，所以选 C。

3.考查形容词及语境理解。句意：这使我心里温暖。kind 慈善的；soft 柔软的；broken 损坏的；warm 暖和的。灾难发生后，面包店的人发放免费面包，当然感人，当然会让人感到温暖，故选D。

4.考查名词及语境理解。句意：请使用我们的厕所。toilet厕所；hotel 旅馆；hospital 医院；house房屋，家。根据下句He was opening his house for people to go to the restroom. 可知该选 A。

5.考查动词及语境理解。句意：如果你觉得摩托车可以，我会开摩托送你回家。Drive驾驶；follow 跟随；lead 带路。领路；send 送，派。故选A。

6.考查动词及语境理解。句意：第二天，我把我的车充满气。start开始；fill 装满； check检查；wash 洗。Fill with用……装满，故选B。

7.考查形容词及语境理解。句意：现在很多加油站或关闭或有很长一列车等着。Direct直接的；fine 好的； long长的；thin瘦的。 故选C。

8.考查名词及语境理解。句意：最后，当轮到我的时候，男人笑着说。time时间；turn 次序，轮流；duty职责，责任；decision 决定。It’s one’s turn。轮到某人，是一常用句子。所以选B。

9.考查短语及语境理解。句意：由于这样的情况，我们只提供人均价值30美元的天然气。Except for除了；Together with在一起；Because of由于；Instead of 反而，代替。因此选C。

10.考查动词及语境理解。句意：我很高兴，我们都能够分享到。share分享；offer提供；learn 学习； choose选择。 所以选A。

11.考查动词及语境理解。句意：我看见在疏散中心当人们把食物给了一个男人时他哭了。singing唱；eating吃；smiling微笑；crying哭，喊。故选 D。

12.考查名词及语境理解。句意：他的下面的话让我吃惊。Words单词；roles n.作用( role的名词复数 ); 地位; 角色; ways 方法； promises诺言。该句话后是那个男人所说的话，因此推知选 A。

13.考查形容词及语境理解。句意：我很感激给我们提供食物。sure 确信的； grateful感激的；surprised惊奇的； proud adj.自豪的，得意的; 光荣的，高尚的; 傲慢的; 有自尊心的。灾难之人获得食品当然很感激，所以选 B。

14.考查动词及语境理解。句意：但紧挨着我们的城市里的人还没有收到任何食物。bought 买； wasted 浪费；prepared 准备； received接受。 联系上句及连词but可知该选D。

15.考查名词及语境理解。句意：我意识到在这个灾难的另一边是一个光明的未来。disaster灾难；chance机会；center中心； city城市。故选 A。

考点：故事类短文。