Question

Elizabeth Clay decided to go home and spend the holiday with her parents. The next day she drove her old car home along the road.    36    she found she got a flat. The 22-year-old student    37    to stop her car by the side of the road in the winter night and opened the trunk. No    38   tire.

At this time, a car   39   . Paul and Diane told Clay to   40    them to a service station near their    41   . They arrived to see that it had no suitable tires to   42    with her car. “Follow us home,” said Paul.

The couple called around to find a tire. No   43     . They decided to let her use their own car. “Here,” Paul said, handing Clay a    44    of keys, “Take our car. We   45    be using it over the holiday.”

Clay was    46     . “But I’m going all the way to South Carolina, and I’ll be gone for two weeks,” she    47    them.

“We know,” Paul said. “We’ll be    48    when you get back. Here’s our number if you need to    49    us.”

Unable to believe her eyes, Clay watched as the    50     put her luggage into their car and then   51     her off. Two weeks later she    52    to find her old car cleaned inside and out with three new tires and the radio     53  .

“Thank you so much,” she said. “How much do I    54    you?” “Oh, no,” Paul said, “we don’t want any money. It’s our    55    .” Clay realized that while it might have been their pleasure, it was now her duty to pass on their “do unto others” spirit.

1.	A．Suddenly B．Finally C．Immediately D．Fortunately

2.	A．afforded B．wanted C．allowed D．managed

3.	A．spare B．free C．full D．empty

4.	A．passed B．stopped C．paused D．started

5.	A．help B．push C．take D．follow

6.	A．garage B．house C．shop D．hotel

7.	A．agree B．match C．go D．deal

8.	A．way B．message C．success D．luck

9.	A．set B．number C．pair D．chain

10.	A．can’t B．shouldn’t C．mustn’t D．won’t

11.	A．satisfied B．worried C．astonished D．disturbed

12.	A．persuaded B．advised C．reminded D．promised

13.	A．happy B．here C．away D．busy

14.	A．get in touch with B．keep in touch with C．be in touch with D．put in touch with

15.	A．repairmen B．cleaners C．friends D．couple

16.	A．sent B．shook C．watched D．drove

17.	A．shocked B．happened C．returned D．came

18.	A．loaded B．fixed C．tied D．rebuilt

19.	A．owe B．lend C．give D．offer

20.	A．wish B．job C．duty D．pleasure

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.D

6.B

7.C

8.D

9.A

10.D

11.C

12.C

13.B

14.A

15.D

16.A

17.C

18.B

19.A

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文的主要内容是：Elizabeth Clay的汽车轮胎破了，竟然有Paul和Diane那样热心帮助她。她很感动，决定把这样的爱心传递。

1. A 词义比较逻辑推理 突然(suddenly)，她发现她一个轮胎漏气了。suddenly突然地，表示突发行为或事件；finally最后, 终于；immediately立即, 马上；fortunately幸运地。

2.D 词义比较逻辑推理 在这冬日的夜晚，她这个22岁的学生想方设法(manage)把车停在了路边afford提供, 给予, 供应得起；want想要；allow允许, 承认；manage搞成, 设法, 达成。。

3.A 逻辑推理词义辨析 却没有备用的(spare)轮胎。spare多余的，剩下的，备用的；free自由的，免费的；full充满的，丰富的；empty空的, 空洞的，空闲。

4. B 前后照应词义比较 就在这时，一辆车没有通过(pass)，没有启动(start)而是停(stop)了下来。stop停止；pause中止, 暂停。

5. D 逻辑推理词义比较 Paul和Diane 帮助(help)她，不是在后面推(push)她，也不用带(take)着她，而是要她跟(follow)在他们后面。

6.B 前后照应 到了他们家(house)附近的一个服务站。后文的Follow us home 有所暗示。

7.C 词语搭配词义比较 结果服务站却没有合适的与之相配(go with)的轮胎。agree with同意, 适合；match with使与...相竞争；go with伴随, 与...相配；deal with安排, 处理, 涉及, 做生意。

8.D 固定搭配词语用法 虽然找到了一个轮胎，但运气不佳，仍然不配套。no way不，决不，没门；no luck运气不好，倒霉。message和success应用复数形式才行。

9.A 词义辨析 Paul 递给她一套 (set)钥匙。a set of一套, 一副, 一串，指一组套的物件；a number of许多；a pair of一对, 一双；a chain of一连串, 一系列，指连环相扣的一串物件。

10. D 语法规则 过完假期才会用到它。can't不能，不可能，表示能力或可能性；shouldn't不应该，表示责任义务；mustn't不得，不准，表示禁止；won't不会，表示将来。

11.C 逻辑推理前后照应词义比较 Clay 找不到配套而闷闷不乐的(worried)和扰乱(disturbed)，听到Paul 的话，她虽然满意(satisfied)，但更多的是惊讶(astonished)，因为她得走两周。后文的but有所暗示。

12..C 词义比较逻辑推理 她不是给提建议(advise)，提出许诺(promise)或说服(persuade)他们，而是提醒(remind)他们说。

13.B 逻辑推理 你回来的时候我们也会到这里(here)。

14.A 逻辑推理词义比较固定搭配 这是我们的电话号码，要联系(get in touch with)可用它。get in touch with与……取得联系，表示短暂性动作行为；keep in touch with与……保持联系，表示原有联系状态的持续；be in touch with与……联系着/有联系，表示处于联系的状态中；put通常不与in touch with搭配。

15.D 前后照应，逻辑推理。她不相信自己的眼睛，她注视着他们俩(couple)。

16.A逻辑推理。她看着他们俩把她的行李放在他们的车上，然后送(send)她上路开车离开。

17.C 逻辑推理，词义比较。两周后她回(return)到那儿。be shocked to do sth吃惊地做某事；happen to do sth碰巧做某事；come to do sth开始做某事。

18.B词义比较，逻辑推理。结果却发现车内车外清洗得干干净净，三个轮胎和收音机都修理安装(fix)好了。load装载, 装填；fix装置, 修理，安装；tie系, 打结, 扎；rebuild重建。

19.A逻辑推理，词义比较。 Clay说，我欠(owe)你们的太多了=我得付多少钱给你们。owe 欠(债，钱，情等)；lend出借；give给予，授予；offer提供，贡献。

20.D词语用法，逻辑推理。帮助你是一件愉快(pleasure)的事情。wish希望；job工作；duty义务，责任；It's one's pleasure 常用客套语，用于对人家的感谢的答语。

考点：这是一篇叙事类短文。