Question

    I was never very tidy, while my roommate Kate was well­organized. Each of her things always had its _______, but I was always looking for something every minute. Over time, Kate got neater and I got messier. She would push my _______ clothing over, and I would lay my books on her tidy desk. We both got tired of each other.

A war broke out one evening. Kate came into the room. Soon, I heard her _______, “Take your shoes away! Why under my bed!” Then, I saw my shoes flying at _______. I jumped to my feet and started yelling, but she yelled _______ louder.

The room was filled with _______. We could not have stayed together for a single minute but for a phone call. Kate _______ it. From her end of the conversation, I could _______ right away her grandma was seriously ill. When she hung up, she quickly crawled into her bed, under the covers, sobbing.

_______, that was something she could not go through alone. All of a sudden, a warm ________ of sympathy rose up in my heart.

Slowly, I collected the pencils, took back the books, made my bed, cleaned the shoes and swept the floor, even on her ________. I got so concentrated on my work that I even didn't notice Kate had ________.

She looked at me in ________, reaching out her hands to catch mine. I looked up into her eyes. She smiled at me and said, “Thanks.”

Kate and I ________ roommates for the rest of the year. We didn't always agree, ________ we learned the key to living together: giving in, cleaning up and holding on.

Word Bank

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1.A.way B.place C.name D.seat

2.A.clean B.safe C.funny D.terrible

3.A.shout B.shouting C.shouted D.to shout

4.A.him B.her C.me D.them

5.A.back B.up C.off D.away

6.A.silence B.sadness C.happiness D.anger

7.A.answered B.refused C.received D.called

8.A.believe B.work C.catch D.make

9.A.Clearly B.Easily C.Properly D.Quickly

10.A.gesture B.thought C.expression D.feeling

11.A.road B.line C.side D.part

12.A.gone on B.taken away C.sat up D.turned over

13.A.surprise B.fear C.purpose D.time

14.A.started B.stayed C.became D.grew

15.A.and B.or C.but D.so

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.A

6.D

7.A

8.C

9.A

10.D

11.C

12.C

13.A

14.B

15.C

【解析】

【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了作者与她的室友凯特性格迥异,一个生活邋遢,一个干净整洁,两人相处久了,难免产生摩擦。后来凯特因家里遭遇不幸而伤心难过,作者开始改变自己的生活作风,还主动帮助凯特收拾东西。这一细节打动了凯特,她们二人重归于好,从此成了朋友。

1.考查名词词义辨析。way方式,方法；place地方；name名字；seat座位。根据第一段第三句“Over time, Kate got neater...”及语境可知,她越来越整洁,可推知她的每样东西总是摆放得井井有条。故选B。

2.考查形容词词义辨析。clean 干净的；safe安全的；funny有趣的；terrible糟糕的。根据语境可知,此处指的是她把“我”的脏衣服翻过去。故选D。

3.考查非谓语动词。分析语境并结合句子结构可知本题考查固定短语hear sb. doing sth.听到某人正在做某事,应用现在分词作宾补。故选B。

4.考查代词词义辨析。him他；her她；me我；them他/她/它们。根据空前内容“Take your shoes away! Why under my bed!”可知此处指然后“我”看见“我”的鞋子朝“我”飞过来。故选C。

5.考查副词词义辨析。 back返回；up向上；off 离开；away远离。根据上文“我”朝室友大喊,可推断此处室友喊了回去,back符合语境。 故选A。

6.考查名词词义辨析。silence寂静；sadness悲伤；happiness幸福；anger怒气。根据上一段中的“yelling”可知,双方是在吵架,因此可判断房间里充满了火药味。故选D。

7.考查动词词义辨析。 answered应答,回答；refused拒绝；received接收,收到；called打电话。根据上文的“for a phone call”可知,凯特去接听电话。表示“应答电话或门铃等”,要用动词answer。故选A。

8.考查动词词义辨析。believe相信；work工作；catch听见,理解；make使,成为。由下文“我”对她的同情和帮助,可判断出她结束通话,“我”立刻明白了她家里发生了不幸的事情。故选C。

9.考查副词词义辨析。 Clearly明显地；Easily容易地；Properly合适地；Quickly快速地。根据第三段最后一句“When she hung up, she quickly crawled into her bed, under the covers, sobbing.”可知她的行为明显地表明她遇到了她不能独自承受的困难。故选A。

10.考查名词词义辨析。gesture姿势；thought想法；expression表达；feeling感情。根据语境可知,在面对这样的情况下,“我”心里应该是产生一种温暖的表示同情的感情,想要帮助她度过难关。故选D。

11.考查名词词义辨析。bed床；line线；side边；radio收音机。根据语境可知,作者看到对方很难受,慢慢地把自己的东西都收拾好了,甚至是对方那边的也都收拾好。故选C。

12.考查动词短语辨析。gone on继续；taken away拿走；sat up坐起来；turned over翻身。由下文“她伸出手来,和我的手握在一起”,可推断作者如此投入以至于没有注意到凯特已经坐起来了。sit up“坐起来”,为固定搭配。故选C。

13.考查名词词义辨析。surprise惊奇,惊讶；fear恐惧；purpose意图；time时间。根据语境可知,室友看到“我”的行为应该是感到很惊奇。in surprise为固定搭配,表示“惊奇”。故选A。

14.考查动词词义辨析。started开始； stayed待着,保持；became成为；grew成长。根据句意可知在这一年剩下的这段时间里,“我”和凯特一直是室友。故选B。

15.考查并列连词词义辨析。and和；or或者；but但是；so 所以。分析前后两个分句可知,“我们”并不总是意见一致,但是“我们”学会了……。前后句表示的是转折关系。故选C。