Question

About one year ago, a couple with three children moved into the apartment next door to me. I never heard any noise from the children. Instead, I often heard the parents yelling   __26__   at the kids, not in a nice tone, but in a   __27__  one.

We often   __28__  in the hallway. I always greeted them, but the only __29__   I ever got was a “hello” from the eight­year­old girl. I usually   __30__   to see my doctor and one day when I returned they were just   __31__   their apartment and the little girl was   __32__   the outside door open for the others. I   __33__   in the car doing   __34__   things because I wasn't eager to be snubbed(冷落) again. Finally, I got out of my car and walked towards the door. The parents were telling their daughter to hurry and get into the car,   __35__   the little girl was still holding the door,  __36__   me! I hurried although I was still in pain from my injury.

I forgot to tell her how  __37__   I was for her kindness. I wrote a note saying how much her act of kindness had   __38__ an old man's heart.

The next day there was a   __39__   on my door and it was the little girl and her father. She was quite   __40__   of her behavior and thanked me. Then I noticed her mother standing there too. Her parents  __41__   me.

From then on when we met in the hallway we always greeted each other，in a friendly   __42__.

Last night there was a heavy snow. I looked out at my car and   __43__   how I was going to keep my doctor's   __44__   because I could only walk for a short time. This morning when I opened the front door, all the snow was removed.

Isn't it  __45__   that the small kind act of an 8­year­old girl can change so many things for the better? It is said that good things come from small acts.

1.	A．quietly B．strangely C．quickly D．angrily

2.	A．frightening B．exciting C．sincere D．kind

3.	A．quarreled B．met C．chatted D．argued

4.	A．present B．result C．reply D．return

5.	A．went out B．set out C．took out D．gave out

6.	A．decorating B．cleaning C．returning D．leaving

7.	A．breaking B．operating C．holding D．unlocking

8.	A．kept B．remained C．insisted D．continued

9.	A．favorite B．irrelevant C．unnecessary D．curious

10.	A．but B．and C．so D．then

11.	A．hunting for B．asking for C．waiting for D．calling for

12.	A．beneficial B．influential C．anxious D．grateful

13.	A．strengthened B．broken C．touched D．saved

14.	A．note B．knock C．invitation D．picture

15.	A．proud B．aware C．afraid D．sure

16.	A．admitted B．recognized C．praised D．thanked

17.	A．manner B．appearance C．sound D．announcement

18.	A．found B．ignored C．remembered D．wondered

19.	A．promise B．appointment C．suggestion D．attention

20.	A．amazing B．confusing C．scaring D．challenging

Answer

1. D

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.A

6.D

7.C

8.B

9.C

10.A

11.C

12.D

13.C

14.B

15.A

16.D

17.A

18.D

19.B

20.A

【解析】

1. 我从没有听到孩子们的吵闹声，相反却经常听到父母呵斥孩子的声音，故用angrily“生气地”。

2. 与前一句的nice构成反义词。frightening吓人的；sincere真诚的。

3. quarrel吵架；chat聊天；argue争论。A、D两项可直接排除，从后文看邻里关系不怎么样所以排除C项。只是经常在走廊遇见。

4.虽然我经常问候他们，但是我唯一得到的答复是来自八岁的小女孩的“hello”。答复用reply。

5. went out与后面的return构成呼应。

6. 从后文可知此处表示“一家人正要离开”。

7. 35题后有提示。

8. 因为我害怕再次受到冷落，所以呆在车里，没下车。

9. 我呆在车里仅仅是打发时间，所以做些不必要的事情。favorite最喜欢的；irrelevant不相关的；curious好奇的。

10.虽然父母让女儿赶紧到车里去，但是小女孩依然按着门。所以用but。

11. 小女孩按着门是在等我，现在分词短语作伴随状语。

12. 我对小女孩的好心非常感激，beneficial受益的；influential有较大影响的；anxious焦急的；grateful感激的，感谢的。

13. 小女孩善意的举动触动了一个老人的心灵。strengthen加强，变强；break打破，破碎；touch触动；save拯救。

14. 本题有可能误选A项，但后文出现了小女孩和她的父亲，所以应该排除。只能是有人敲门，开门看到了小女孩和她的父亲。

15. 小女孩也因为她的表现而感到自豪。aware意识到的，C项可直接排除；sure确信，放在此处意思不合适。

16. admit承认，允许；recognize认出，承认，认为；praise表扬；thank感谢。因为我的表扬使得小女孩感到骄傲，所以她的父母对我表示感谢。

17. in a friendly manner以一种友好的方式。

18. 由于受伤(injury在前文中出现)，不能走很长的路，所以下雪了他就想知道怎样继续赴医生的约，用wonder想知道，琢磨。

19. 约会用appointment。

20. 一个八岁小女孩的一次小小的善意的举动使许多事情向好的方向发展，这是一件令人惊奇的事情。故选A项。confusing令人迷惑的；scaring令人害怕的；challenging具有挑战的。