Question

阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

It was a cold winter’s night when I stopped for gas on my way home from work. I felt ______and had a slight headache.

I worked in a ______ doctor’s office. During those days, the office was often ______ people who had a cold, which made me even busier than usual. It seemed I was going to be late______ home and my husband would be ready to pronounce me late once again. But maybe ______I hurried, I could still make it.

I was heading inside to ______  for my gas when I noticed an old couple（夫妻）at the counter. I heard them asking the ______ to the nearest hospital. It was the hospital that I had just   ______ a few minutes ago.

The young man at the counter was trying to be ______ by explaining how to get there. But the fact was that he was telling them a whole ______ route. So I walked over to the couple and said, “Would you like to ______ me to the hospital?” Then I saw a look of relief（轻松）over their faces. “I’m going there, too,” I said, which wasn’t a lie since I had just ______ up my mind to do it perfectly.

I got in my car and began to drive ______ . I looked back several times to be ______ they were right behind me. It took us only fifteen ______ to get there as rush hour traffic was beginning to die down. I felt better than I did all day and my headache was nearly gone.

1.A. boring           B. sad            C. free          D. tired

2.A. busy          B. free           C. proper        D. noisy

3.A. called for       B. asked for     C. filled with   D. pleased with

4.A. getting           B. making       C. calling      D. working

5.A. unless          B. if             C. though       D. while

6.A. cost             B. take           C. pay           D. spend

7.A. distance          B. number       C. price        D. way

8.A. waited           B. gone          C. arrived      D. left

9.A. careful           B. thankful       C. helpful      D. wonderful

10.A. wrong           B. same          C. special      D. perfect

11.A. lead             B. take           C. show         D. follow

12.A. kept             B. made          C. taken       D. fixed

13.A. back             B. up            C. out         D. down

14.A. worried          B. sure           C. angry         D. surprised

15.A. minutes          B. hours          C. days         D. weeks

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.A

5.B

6.C

7.D

8.D

9.C

10.A

11.D

12.B

13.A

14.B

15.A

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：一个寒冬的夜晚，作者偶然遇到一对需要帮助的老年夫妇，于是她不顾身体的疲惫与不适，自告奋勇为对方带路。

1.D考查形容词及语境理解。句意：我疲惫不堪，而且有轻微的头疼。boring令人无聊的；sad 悲伤的；free 空闲的；tired累的。根据并列成分had a slight headache可知该选D。

2.A考查形容词及语境理解。句意：我曾在一家繁忙的医生办公室工作。busy繁忙的；free空闲的；proper合适的；noisy吵闹的。上一段中提到作者在晚上下班后非常疲惫，而且感觉头疼，再结合下文可推知办公室的工作十分忙碌。 所以选A。

3.C考查形容词短语及语境理解。句意：在那些日子里,办公室经常是挤满患感冒的人,这使我甚至比平时更忙碌。called for呼吁；asked for要求；filled with 用……装满；pleased with对……满意。根据句意结合语境可知该选C。

4.A考查动词及语境理解。句意：看来我要回家迟到了。getting到；making制造，做；calling打电话；working工作。由下文的going to be late以及pronounce可知出乎意料的事情的发生使下班时间比平时晚，回家迟。 所以选A。

5.B考查连词及语境理解。句意：但也许如果我抓紧时间，也许还能够按时回到家。unless 除非；if如果；though尽管；while当……的时候。根据句意结合语境可知该选B。

6.C考查动词及语境理解。句意：我抬起头付气款时，我注意到一对老夫妇在柜台前。cost成本；take花费；pay付款；spend花费。pay for为……付款，所以选C。

7.D考查名词及语境理解。句意：我听到他们问到最近的医院的路。distance距离；number号码；price价格；way路。根据下一段开头部分中的explaining how to get there可知这对老夫妇是在询问如何到达当地医院，所以选D。

8.D考查动词及语境理解。句意：那医院,我几分钟前刚离开。waited等；gone去；arrived到达；left离开 。 文章第一段提到作者下班后就来加油，此时遇到了一对问路的老年夫妇，由此可推知作者几分钟前刚刚离开她工作的那家医院。所以选D。

9.C考查形容词及语境理解。句意：那个柜台里的年轻人在解释如何到达。careful仔细的； thankful感激的；helpful有帮助的；wonderful精彩的。根据本句中的explaining how to get there可知在柜台服务的年轻男子努力提供帮助，告诉他们如何到达那个地方。 所以选C。

10.A考查形容词及语境理解。句意：但事实是，他告诉他们一个错误的路线。wrong错误的；same同样的；special特别的；perfect完美的。联系上句结合but一词可知该选A。

11.D考查动词及语境理解。句意：你想跟着我去医院吗? lead领导；take带走；show展示；follow跟随。根据后面的内容可知作者知道对方要去医院，于是主动提出要为他们引路。所以选D。

12.B考查动词及语境理解。句意：因为我刚刚下定决心要做得完美。kept保持；made制造； taken带走；fixed修理。make up one’s mind下定决心，所以选B。

13.A考查副词及语境理解。句意：我上了我的车，开始开车返回。back返回；up向上；out外出；down向下。虽然作者刚从那家医院出来，可是作者说自己正好要路过那里，这并非谎言，因为作者诚心要帮助对方。所以选A。

14.B考查形容词及语境理解。句意：我回头看了几次我要确保他们在后面。worried担忧的；sure确信的；angry发怒的；surprised惊讶的。作者是在给这对夫妇引路，要确保他们在后面跟着。所以选B。

15.由于交通高峰开始减退，他们只花了15分钟就到达了那家医院。minutes分钟；hours小时；days 日；weeks周。根据as rush hour traffic was beginning to die down可推知该选A。

考点：故事类短文。