Question

    My wife, Megan, and I went out to dinner with an old friend who we had not seen in a while. There had been some talk of COVID-19 in the _______, but it was early in the outbreak( 爆发) _________people were still going about their daily routines(活动). Even though everyone in our group felt perfectly _________,we took precautions (预防措施). We washed our hands with hand soap, did not _________food, and had no close contact.

A few days later, our friend called and told us that she had ___________positive  (阳性) for the coronavirus. She had felt some symptoms (症状) for a day or so _________the dinner and was able to be tested because she is a doctor. _________we took precautions that night, the virus was also passed to me and _________friend who had joined us.

Megan and I quarantined (隔离) _________at once when we heard that our friend had tested positive.

We also ____________everyone we had been in contact with to let them know that I had tested positive. It was the ____________thing to do. It is hard to tell people we  ____________have given them a virus(病毒), but not telling anyone anything would have made us feel ashamed and upset, It's nothing but a duty for anyone in our situation.

While we have not been out of our house in over six days and will be here for another eight or nine____________, we have felt such love and concern from those around us. Our kids watch movies online with their friends, and my office has daily video calls to keep everyone ____________, We've made an ____________to spend time together as a family, too. Although Megan and the kids and I can't be in the same room, the four of us still play online games together.

1.A.news B.movies C.stories D.games

2.A.or B.and C.because D.what

3.A.surprised B.brave C.weak D.fine

4.A.eat B.share C.buy D.cook

5.A.tested B.tried C.described D.developed

6.A.during B.before C.until D.after

7.A.Since B.Although C.Because D.As

8.A.other B.others C.another D.the other

9.A.themselves B.himself C.ourselves D.myself

10.A.met B.visited C.found D.called

11.A.right B.bad C.good D.wrong

12.A.might B.must C.should D.can

13.A.in total B.in short C.at most D.at least

14.A.separated B.safe C.connected D.dangerous

15.A.area B.accident C.effort D.argument

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.B

5.A

6.D

7.B

8.C

9.C

10.D

11.A

12.A

13.D

14.C

15.C

【解析】

文章大意：本文主要讲述了作者因为聚餐而被检测出新冠肺炎呈阳性反应，所以他们一家被迫留在家里隔离的故事。在隔离的时间里，他们没有觉得自己被抛弃，因为很多人还是爱护和关心他们的。

1.

句意：新闻中有一些关于COVID-19的报道。

news新闻；movies电影；stories故事；games游戏。根据There had been some talk of COVID-19 in the __1__,由前面的some talk of COVID-19，可知应是新闻中报道关于COVID-19的事情，故答案选A。

2.

句意：但当时疫情刚刚爆发，人们仍然还在正常生活。

or或者，表示选择关系；and和、又、并且，表示并列、顺承和承接关系；because因为，表示因果关系；what什么，特殊疑问词。根据but it was early in the outbreak( 爆发) __2__people were still going about their daily routines(活动).可知当时是疫情刚刚爆发，人们仍然还在正常生活。前后句之间是顺承、承接关系，所以用and连接，故答案选B。

3.

句意：尽管我们周围的每个人都感觉很好，但我们还是采取了预防措施。

surprised感到惊讶的；brave勇敢的；weak虚弱的；fine好的、优良的。根据Even though everyone in our group felt perfectly __3__,we took precautions (预防措施).可知，这里是Even though引导的让步状语从句，前后句之间是相反的让步关系，结合选项，可推知句意为尽管我们周围的每个人都感觉很好，但我们还是采取了预防措施。故答案选D。

4.

句意：我们用洗手液洗手，不分享食物，也没有密切接触。

eat吃；share分享；buy买；cook做饭。根据上文we took precautions. 我们采取了预防措施。结合We washed our hands with hand soap, did not __4__food, and had no close contact.可知应该是没有一起分享食物，也没有密切接触。故答案选B。

5.

句意：几天后，我们的朋友打电话告诉我们，她的冠状病毒检测呈阳性。

tested检测；tried尝试；described描述；developed发展。根据常识可知，是否感染病毒，必须经过检测才能知道。test positive for the coronavirus意为“冠状病毒检测呈阳性”。故答案选A。

6.

句意：她在吃完晚饭后有一天左右的时间感到一些症状。

during在……期间；before在……之前；until直到……；after在……之后。根据下文we took precautions that night,那晚我们采取了预防措施，可知那天应是吃的晚餐；结合She had felt some symptoms (症状) for a day or so __6__the dinner，可知是作者的朋友在吃完晚饭后有一天左右的时间感到一些症状，故答案选D。

7.

句意：尽管那晚我们采取了预防措施，但病毒还是传染给了我和另一位加入我们的朋友。

Since自从……以来；Although尽管、虽然；Because因为；As由于、当……时候。we took precautions that night,以及the virus was also passed to me……，可知前后句之间是相反的转折让步关系，所以用Although引导让步状语从句，故答案选B。

8.

句意：尽管那晚我们采取了预防措施，但病毒还是传染给了我和另一位加入我们的朋友。

other别的、另外的，一般只能和复数名词连用；others是other的复数形式，泛指“其他人”或“其他物”，不能作定语；another意为“任何一个、另一个”，指三者或三者以上中的另一个，用作形容词或代词；the other表示两者中的另一个。根据the virus was also passed to me and __8__friend who had joined us.由后面的friend，结合语境，可知是另一位加入我们的朋友，所以用another作定语，故答案选C。

9.

句意：当Megan和我听说我们的朋友被检测出阳性时，我们立刻隔离了自己。

themselves他们自己； B. himself他自己； C. ourselves我们自己； D. myself我自己。根据Megan and I quarantined (隔离) __9__at once when we heard that our friend had tested positive.结合下文语境，可知是Megan和我隔离了我们自己，故答案选C。

10.

句意：我们还打电话给与我们接触过的每个人，让他们知道我检测呈阳性。

met遇见；visited参观；found发现；called打电话；根据常识可知，隔离期间，与他人联系，只有用电话。所以作者应是打电话告知与他接触过的人。故答案选D。

11.

句意：这样做是正确的。

right正确的；bad糟糕的；good好的；wrong错误的。根据上文let them know that I had tested positive. 让他们知道我检测呈阳性。结合常识，可知在新冠肺炎疫情中，自己被检测出阳性时，告诉与自己接触过的每个人应是正确的做法，这样可以避免病毒的再次传播，故答案选A。

12.

句意：告诉人们我们可能感染了病毒是很难的。

might可能；must必须；should应该；can能、能够。根据下文but not telling anyone anything would have made us feel ashamed and upset, 但是不告诉任何人会让我们感到羞耻和沮丧。结合It is hard to tell people we __12__have given them a virus(病毒),可知是告诉人们我们可能感染了病毒是很难的。这里表示的是一种推测，用might，故答案选A。

13.

句意：虽然我们已经有6天没有出门了，至少还会在这里呆上8、9天，

in total总计；in short总之；at most至多；at least至少。根据常识可知，新冠肺炎疫情期间，隔离时间最少为14天，由While we have not been out of our house in over six days可知，已经隔离了6天，那么至少还需要在这里呆上8、9天，故答案选D。

14.

句意：我的办公室每天都有视频电话让每个人保持联系。

separated分开的、隔离的；safe安全的；connected保持联系的；dangerous危险的。根据my office has daily video calls to keep everyone __14__,由video calls可知，视频电话是为了让每个人都保持联系的，故答案选C。

15.

句意：我们也努力花时间和家人在一起。

area区域；accident事故；effort努力；argument争论。根据下文Although Megan and the kids and I can't be in the same room, the four of us still play online games together. 虽然Megan、孩子们和我不能在一个房间里，我们四个仍然一起玩网络游戏。结合We've made an __15__to spend time together as a family, too.可知是一家人努力花时间在一起。made an effort做出努力，故答案选C。