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 news, but it was early in the outbreak and people were still going about their daily routines. Even though everyone in our group felt perfectly _______, we took precautions(预防措施): We washed our hands with hand sanitizer(洗手液), 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 another friend who had joined us.

Megan and I quarantined(隔离) ourselves 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 might have given them a virus, but not telling anyone anything would have been cowardly(懦弱) and irresponsible. It wasn’t a(n) _______ for us, and it shouldn’t be a choice 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 at least, we have felt such love and _______ 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 effort 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.cruel B.brave C.fine

2.A.eat B.share C.buy

3.A.tested B.described C.developed

4.A.during B.before C.after

5.A.Since B.Although C.Because

6.A.called B.found C.visited

7.A.independent B.responsible C.professional

8.A.option B.chance C.opportunity

9.A.anger B.doubt C.concern

10.A.separated B.safe C.connected

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.B

6.A

7.B

8.A

9.C

10.C

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了一对夫妇参加聚餐后感染了新冠肺炎，继而积极通知接触过的人并主动隔离的故事。

1.

句意：尽管我们组里的每个人都感觉很好。

考查形容词。A. cruel冷酷的；B. brave勇敢的；C. fine健康的。根据下文we took precautions可知，他们的身体还是健康的，所以做的是预防措施。C选项符合句意，故选C。

2.

句意：我们用洗手液洗手，不分享食物，也没有亲密接触。

考查动词。A. eat吃；B. share分享；C. buy买。根据上文we took precautions可知，我们采取了预防措施，所以洗手、不分享食物，不进行亲密接触。B选项符合句意，故选B。

3.

句意：我们的朋友打电话告诉我们，她的冠状病毒测试呈阳性。

考查动词。A. tested测试；B. described描述；C. developed发展。根据下文She had felt some symptoms(症状) for a day or so after the dinner可知，聚餐过去仅仅一天左右，她出现了一些症状，所以此处是说她的冠状病毒测试呈阳性。A选项符合句意，故选A。

4.

句意：聚餐过去仅仅一天左右，她出现了一些症状。

考查介词。A. during在……期间；B. before在……正确；C. after在……之后。根据上文A few days later, our friend called and told us that she had tested positive(阳性) for the coronavirus可知，这个朋友出现症状发生在聚餐之后，故选C。

5.

句意：虽然那天晚上我们采取了预防措施。

考查连词。A. Since由于；B. Although尽管；C. Because因为。根据下文the virus was also passed to me and another friend who had joined us可知，尽管已经采取了预防措施，但还是感染了病毒。B选项符合句意，故选B。

6.

句意：我们还打电话给所有我们接触过的人。

考查动词。A. called打电话；B. found发现；C. visited拜访。根据上文Megan and I quarantined(隔离) ourselves at once when we heard that our friend had tested positive可知，他们已经自我隔离了，所以只能通过电话去通知其他人。A选项符合句意，故选A。

7.

句意：这是一种负责任的表现。

考查形容词。A. independent独立的；B. responsible负责任的；C. professional专业的。根据下文but not telling anyone anything would have been cowardly(懦弱) and irresponsible可知，如果向接触过的人隐瞒了病情，这是不负责任的表现，故此处说的是主动告知他人是一种负责任的表现。B选项符合句意，故选B。

8.

句意：这不是其中一个选项，也不应该是任何人处在我们这种情况下的选择。

考查名词。A. option选择；B. chance机会；C. opportunity机会。根据下文and it shouldn’t be a choice for anyone in our situation可知，也不应该是任何人处在我们这种情况下的选择，故此处指的是这不是其中一个选项。A选项符合句意，故选A。

9.

句意：但我们感受到了周围人的爱和关心。

考查名词。A. anger愤怒；B. doubt怀疑；C. concern关心。根据下文Our kids watch movies online with their friends, and my office has daily video calls to keep everyone connected可知，隔离在家的这段时间里，作者感受到了周围人的爱和关心。C选项符合句意，故选C。

10.

句意：我们的孩子和他们的朋友一起在线看电影，我的办公室每天都有视频通话，以便让大家保持联系。

考查形容词。A. separated分居的；B. safe安全的；C. connected有联系的。根据上文Our kids watch movies online with their friends, and my office has daily video calls可知，周围人通过通讯手段和作者一家保持着联系。C选项符合句意，故选C。