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Waiting for the airplane to take off, I was happy to have a seat by myself．Just then, an air hostess approached me and asked, “Would you mind   26   your seat? A couple would like to sit together．” The only 27 seat was next to a girl with her arms in casts（石膏），a black-and-blue face, and a sad expression．“  28  am I going to sit there,” I thought immediately．But a soft voice spoke, “She needs help．” Finally, I  29  to move to that seat．

The girl was named Kathy．She  30  in a car accident and now was on her way for  31  When the snack and juice arrived, it did not take me long to  32  that Kathy would not be able to  33  herself．I considered  34  to feed her but hesitated, as it seemed too  35  to offer a service to a  36  ．But then I realized that Kathy’s need was more  37  than any of my discomfort．I offered to help her eat, and  38 she was uncomfortable to accept, she  39  as I expected．We became closer and closer in a short period of time．By the end of the five-hour trip, my heart  40  , and the  41  was really better spent than if I had just sat by myself．

I was glad I had reached  42  my comfort zone to sit next to Kathy and feed her．Love  43  flows beyond human borders and remove the fears that keep us  44 ．When we  45  to serve another, we grow to live in a larger and more rewarding world．

1.A．losing             B．changing         C．taking           D．giving

2.A．comfortable B．suitable                C．available        D．favorable

3.A．No problem         B．No way           C．Nowhere          D．No doubt

4.A．decided            B．wanted           C．regretted        D．promised

5.A．was                B．would be         C．used to be       D．had been

6.A．treatment          B．travel           C．pleasure         D．business

7.A．know               B．say              C．realize          D．recognize

8.A．eat                B．feed             C．choose           D．support

9.A．offering           B．needing          C．stopping         D．trying

10.A．impolite          B．far              C．close            D．fast

11.A．girl              B．neighbor         C．passenger        D．stranger

12.A．unusual           B．direct           C．important        D．shameful

13.A．when              B．although         C．since            D．as

14.A．refused           B．wondered         C．cried            D．did

15.A．had warmed B．had jumped              C．had broken       D．had cheered

16.A．life              B．money            C．time             D．energy

17.A．below             B．through          C．across           D．beyond

18.A．seldom            B．never            C．hardly           D．sometimes

19.A．separate          B．independent      C．silent           D．upset

20.A．happen            B．stretch          C．wait             D．continue

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.D

6.A

7.C

8.B

9.A

10.A

11.D

12.C

13.B

14.D

15.A

16.C

17.D

18.D

19.A

20.B

【解析】文章讲述的是作者通过帮助座位旁边的一个受伤的女孩而得到了一个经验教训，即帮助别人会让世界更美好。

1.上下文，根据后面的A couple would like to sit together可知，一对夫妻想坐在一起，因此想跟我换位置。

2.形容词，comfortable 舒服的suitable 合适的 available可得到的，空闲的  favorable赞许的，有利的  句意为，唯一空闲的座位是在一个小姑娘旁边。

3.上下文，根据下文可知，作者刚开始并不愿意坐过去，因此选择B，意为，我绝不过去。

4.句意理解，最终我决定坐到那个位置上去。

5.上下文，根据后面的now was可知，车祸发生在was之前，即过去完成时

6.句意理解，她受伤了，因此她是在去治疗的路上。

7.句意理解，没一会我就意识到了她不能自己吃东西，即feed herself，意为自己吃东西，

8.同上

9.上下文，根据下文的offer a service可知，

10.句意理解，因为看起来给一个陌生人提供服务好像太不礼貌了。

11.同上

12.句意理解，但是后来我意识到了她的需求比我的不舒服更重要，

13.句意理解，尽管她接受我的帮助也感到不舒服，但是她还是按照我所期望的那样做了。

14.同上

15.上下文，根据后面作者心情变好了可以，此处作者意思是心里感到暖暖的

16.句意理解，此处指的是上文讲的五个小时的旅途，这段时间比我自己一个人坐要好过的多了。

17.句意理解，此处意为，我很高兴，我走出了我的舒适地带，即突破了自己通常的做法，

18.句意理解，句意为，有时候爱完全超过了人与人之间的界限，消除了使人们隔开的恐惧，

19.同上

20.句意理解，当人们竭尽全力去帮助别人的时候，我们就会生活在一个更大，更有回报的世界中了。Stretch 意为延伸， 尽力干某事