Question

A boy selling magazines walked up to a house people seldom visited. The house was old and the owner   36   came out. When he did come out he wouldn’t say hello to anybody   37   simply stared at them.

The boy knocked on the door and   38  . As he was ready to   39   away, the door slowly opened. “What do you want?” the old man said.

“Uh, sir, I’m selling these magazines and I was   40   if you’d like to buy one.” The old man   41   stared at the boy. The boy could see the inside of the house and   42   some dog figurines（小雕像）. “Do you   43   dogs?” the boy asked. “Yes, I do. They’re my family here and they’re all I have.” The boy felt sorry for the man, as he seemed to be very   44  . “I’ve a magazine here for collectors. It’s perfect for you. I also have one about dogs since you like dogs so much.” But the old man said, “I need   45   of the magazines, now goodbye.”

The boy was sad. He went home and then an idea   46   to him. He had a little dog figurine. He walked back to the old man’s house with the   47  . He knocked on the door again and this time the old man came right to the door. “Boy, I             48    I told you no magazines.”

“No, sir. I know that. I wanted to bring you a   49  . ” The boy handed him the figurine and the old man’s face   50  . “It’s a Golden Retriever. I have one at home. This one is   51   you.” The old man was   52  ; no one had ever shown him so much   53  . “Boy, you have a kind   54  . Thank you!” From that day on the old man  55  coming out of the house and talking with people.

1.A. hardly B. never    C. regularly    D. nearly

2.A. so B. when C. as   D. but 

3.A. hurried    B. left C. remained D. waited

4.A. walk   B. run  C. escape   D. drive

5.A. doubting B. wondering C. saying   D. hoping

6.A. ever   B. yet  C. just D. still

7.A. loved  B. sensed   C. noticed D. contacted   

8.A. help   B. collect  C. raise    D. like

9.A. alone  B. cruel    C. lonely   D. terrible

10.A. nothing B. none   C. either   D. some

11.A. happened B. brought   C. reached  D. occurred

12.A. fear  B. magazine C. idea D. figurine

13.A. imagined B. thought   C. wished   D. expected

14.A. friend    B. gift C. dog  D. book

15.A. lit up B. went up C. grew up  D. turned up

16.A. for   B. on   C. with D. in

17.A. calm  B. encouraged   C. disappointed D. surprised

18.A. pity  B. happiness    C. politeness   D. kindness

19.A. eye   B. heart    C. hand D. head

20.A. continued B. avoided  C. started  D. risked

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.A

6.D

7.B

8.C

9.A

10.B

11.D

12.C

13.B

14.C

15.D

16.B

17.A

18.B

19.C

20.B

【解析】本文讲述了一个孤独的从不与人打交道的老人，因为一个孩子的小小的善举，改变了两个人的一生。

1.考查副词辨析。根据后面一句可知，老人不常出门，故用hardly。

2.考查连词辨析。与前面的not构成not…but…句型，不是…而是…。

3.考查动词辨析。根据下文，他准备离开了，可见前面等了很久。

4.考查动词辨析。根据第一句话，可真是男孩是不行过去的，所以用walked。

5.考查动词辨析。was wondering不是表示过去进行时，而是表示一种委婉的说法。意为：我想知道。

6.考查副词辨析。老人只是(just)盯着男孩。

7.考查动词辨析。男孩向里面看，注意到(notice)一些小狗雕像。

8.考查上下文联系。根据后面的collector可知，应用collect.

9.考查形容词辨析。男孩觉得老人似乎非常孤独(lonely)，alone表示“独自”。

10.考查不定代词。因为有范围，所以用none,而不是nothing.

11.考查动词辨析。An idea occurred to sb.是固定句型。某人突然想到一个主意。

12.考查名词辨析。根据前面He had a little dog figurine.可知答案。

13.考查动词辨析。我本以为我已经告诉过你我不要杂志。

14.考查名词辨析。男子带着小狗雕像去的，所以是礼物。

15.考查动词词组。A照亮；脸上呈现喜悦的神色；go up上升 grow up成长 turn up出现。根据句意，老人脸上表现出高兴的神色。

16.考查介词辨析。This is for you.这是给你的。

17.考查形容词辨析。从来没人理老人，而小孩给他送礼物，他当然是很惊讶的。

18.考查名词辨析。从来没人对他表现如此的友好。

19.考查名词辨析。老人说男孩有颗善良的心。

20.考查动词辨析。老人开始走出门去与人交往。