Question

Forty years ago Sadie left her drunk and violent husband. Needing shelter（住所）for herself and her young son, she took a job as a doorkeeper in a housing project for ___36___people. It meant she could live “on site” in one of the ___37___.

    Eventually, she got to know the residents（居民）. One resident, Archie, didn't have a family of his own, ___38___his nephew’s wife and her naughty kids would drop in from time to time. They were there to help the old guy.    

    Sadie helped care for Archie as he ___39___illness and it was she who called the ___40___who diagnosed（诊断） his deadly cancer.

    ___41___time passing, Sadie’s son ___42___up, got married and settled several hundred miles away. Sadie ___43___and moved into a nice little house of her own. To ___44___the loneliness, she took in a series of ___45___over the years.

    A heavy fall of snow came a year and a half ago. She was pleased when a neighbor ___46___to walk her current dog, Muffin, until the weather improved. Each day he would ___47___a while talking to her, making sure she was okay, and ___48___if she needed anything.

    Although she had known him for a long time, Sadie ___49___thought to wonder what his last name was. This morning she asked. His surname was the same ___50___old Archie’s. It brought back a memory and she talked about the ___51___. She told him about working at the old residents’ flats and was ___52___to discover the man who had been “caring” for her for the past year and a half had been one of the little kids who used to run ___53___on his way to visit “Uncle Archie”.

    She had cared for his family, now he was caring for her. ___54___of them knew it until that moment but they were living proof of the old saying,  “What goes around comes around, ” and the ___55___of kindness will not be broken.

1.A. poor             B. senior            C. disabled        D. unfortunate

2.A. groceries    B. stadiums                C. flats           D. cages

3.A. otherwise    B. but                     C. though          D. because

4.A. battled    B. banned                    C. cured           D. beat

5.A. servant            B. master            C. neighbor        D. doctor

6.A. As                 B. Since             C. With            D. When

7.A. grew               B. got               C. went            D. came

8.A. complained    B. retired                C. fired           D. hesitated

9.A. refuse             B. reduce            C. stop            D. escape

10.A. programs    B. projects                C. birds           D. dogs

11.A. attempted    B. declared               C. offered         D. wished

12.A. spend             B. cost              C. take            D. spare

13.A. observing    B. requiring              C. indicating      D. checking

14.A. often             B. never             C. sometimes       D. once

15.A. to                B. from              C. as              D. of

16.A. coincidence    B. comprehension    C. tradition          D. statement

17.A. puzzled    B. frightened               C. concerned       D. surprised

18.A. calling    B. screaming                C. barking         D. whispering

19.A. All               B. None              C. Neither         D. Both

20.A. custom            B. glory             C. pattern         D. circle

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.D

6.C

7.A

8.B

9.B

10.D

11.C

12.A

13.D

14.B

15.C

16.A

17.D

18.B

19.C

20.D

 【解析】

1.B考查形容词。结合下文的working at the old residents’ flats 可知Sadie 是在老人公寓里照顾老人。senior年长的。

2.C考查名词。见36解析。flat公寓。

3.B考查副词。前后是转折关系故用but。“Archie没有自己的家庭，但他侄子的妻子和她调皮的孩子们不是的来看他。”

4.A考查动词。battle illness跟疾病斗争。

5.D考查名词。结合后面的定语从句ho diagnosed（诊断） his deadly cancer可知是给医生打的电话。

6.C考查介词。with time passing随着时间的流逝。此处需要的是介词，而ABD项都属连词。

7.A考查动词。Sadie的儿子长大，结婚并在几百英里外定居。

8.B考查动词。Sadie退休了，搬到了她自己的一个漂亮的小房里子。

9.B考查动词。为了消除寂寞，过去的几年里她收养了狗。reduce减少。

10.D考查名词。结合下文walk her current dog 可知答案。

11.C考查动词。她为有位邻居主动offer在下雪天帮她遛狗而高兴。

12.A考查动词。spend time （in）doing sth花费时间做某事。

13.D考查动词。花些时间同Sadie，以确保她一切安好，并确定她是否需要什么东西。check 检查，核对。

14.B考查副词。结合下文的This morning she asked 可知以前她没有问过，故此处需要否定词。

15.C考查介词。the same as 和……一样。

16.A考查名词。这位邻居的名字和Archie 的名词一样，Sadie认为这是个巧合。

17.D考查形容词。发现这位邻居是Archie侄媳的一个儿子并去过老人公寓时，Sadie很惊讶。

18.B考查动词。此处所选之词描述人， 不可用C；小时候随妈妈去看亲戚，对小孩来说是高兴的事，孩子们会高兴的“尖叫scream”。

19.C考查代词。此处指代Sadie和他的邻居。

20.D考查名词。善有善报。友善之圈是不会打破的。