完形填空(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was a cold winter morning. Half asleep at the train station, I stared into the distance, watching for the train to take me to my 1 in Boston. The world was quiet. The very few people on the street kept to themselves, 2 their steaming cups of coffee.
Reaching into my pocket as the train was approaching, my numb hand 3 for the $20 bill to pay my fare. The pocket was empty! I searched through my bag and then I felt 4 .
“What’s the matter?” A short, elderly man stood before me.
“Oh, nothing…. Well, I lost my money.... I’m going to 5 my match class.”
“Here, use this.” The man held a $20 bill. I looked up, 6 . People just didn’t do that anymore. Everyone worried about their own 7 , rarely stopping to think about others, especially teenage strangers.
“Thank you, but no, I can’t.”
“ 8 it – go!” The man pushed me toward the train. I bought a round – trip ticket, and he refused the change I 9 to give him back. I did not know what to say – a million thoughts raced through my mind, yet I stood 10 .
For the train ride I was silent. I began to see the world through changed 11 . That man made a difference with such a simple 12 .
A week later I was at the train station again, with an extra $20 13 I saw the man. And there he was.
“Excuse me, sir, I believe I owe you this.” I 14 the money into his hand.
Failing to refuse, he said, “Just remember to do the same for someone in your shoes someday.” I smiled, 15 .
1.A.home B.class C.office D.factory
2.A.serving B.carrying C.minding D.making
3.A.looked B.searched C.reached D.moved
4.A.hopeless B.useless C.relieved D.dissatisfied
5.A.stop B.skip C.fail D.miss
6.A.frightened B.disturbed C.surprised D.concerned
7.A.problems B.complaints C.positions D.challenges
8.A.Seize B.Get C.Catch D.Take
9.A.offered B.managed C.happened D.attempted
10.A.unconsciously B.silently C.seriously D.uncomfortably
11.A.ways B.windows C. eyes D.hearts
12.A.task B.act C.example D.performance
13.A.so that B.even if C.now that D.in case
14.A.pressed B.pushed C.dropped D.placed
15.A.finally B.happily C.content D.excited
We both strongly __________ your going to Iraq at this time of the war .It’s not a wise decision.
A.enjoy |
B.oppose |
C.appreciate |
D.insist |
—How can the problem be solved?
—Well, we must __________ it to the president’s own judgment.
A.depend |
B.suggest |
C.expect |
D.leave |
Always acting in a strange way, Einstein must have __________ to people around to be mad.
A.shown |
B.imagined |
C.appeared |
D.thought |
--$ 500 ,but that is my last offer.
--OK, it is a __________.
A.cost |
B.price |
C.reward |
D.deal |
--Why did she spend so much time searching shop after shop only for a blouse?
--Oh, she was very __________ about her clothes.
A.pleased |
B.particular |
C.worried |
D.curious |