Question

Last January I was given a chance to work in another country. At first, I lived a  36  life, but soon I met a group of new friends and they were really nice.

Then something  37  happened. One of our friends suffered from kidney stones (肾结石), which had to be   38   surgically as soon as possible. But it was not as   39   as that! Our friend could not  40  the operation, which put him into deep  41 . I didn’t know how to help him because I didn’t have any money either.  42 , I never lost hope. Instead I tried to think of other  43  and told him not to worry because everything would be all right.

Before I left the hospital, I talked to the surgeon and asked him to do the surgery, saying I would pay the expenses the next day  44  I had that kind of money. Well, I must have been 45  because the surgeon agreed to do it! But how was I going to get that much money?

All I knew was that I needed to help my friend! Although it could be  46  to deal with this kind of situation, I decided to make some efforts. I tried to borrow money but failed. I tried  47  my things but no one wanted them. Then I had the idea of talking to my  48 . I asked him if I could have my next two months’ salary in advance—without even thinking on how I would  49  for two months with no money. He was surprised and asked me the reason. I told him that I had a friend who was really in need.  50  I convinced him too and then he gave my two months’ salary without any  51 !

Upon getting the money, I ran to the hospital and paid all the bills. My friend didn’t know how to thank me. I just said, “Come on! Give me a  52 !”

Friendship may not only be found at the happy moment but sometimes you can find it on the  53  time in your life! I’ve done a good thing by being a (an)  54  friend and I think it is well worth the  55 .

1.A. private       B. lonely   C. colorful          D. normal

2.A. strange       B. wrong          C. unexpected        D. unfair

3.A. removed           B. reduced        C. examined          D. lifted

4.A. terrible      B. painful  C. simple   D. special

5.A. stand B. consider             C. perform         D.      afford

6.A. anxiety       B. confusion           C. embarrassment     D.      dissatisfaction

7.A. Thus  B. Otherwise  C. However       D.      Therefore

8.A. reasons      B. options       C. symptoms      D. expectations

9.A. even if        B. as if   C. so that      D. in case

10.A. encouraging     B. annoying      C. astonishing    D. convincing

11.A. challenging       B. disturbing     C. amazing             D. scaring

12.A. saving       B. handling            C. donating     D. selling

13.A. colleague          B. relative              C. boss          D. surgeon

14.A. adapt        B. survive      C. continue      D. wander

15.A. Luckily     B. Slightly     C. Constantly  D. Occasionally

16.A. analysis    B. dignity           C. hesitation     D. remark

17.A. Favor       B. hug      C. promise     D. reply

18.A. best          B. longest           C. strangest     D. toughest

19.A. supportive        B. sensitive            C. aggressive     D. attentive

20.A. tolerance          B. sympathy   C. pressure      D. effort

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.C

5.D

6.A

7.C

8.B

9.B

10.D

11.A

12.D

13.C

14.B

15.A

16.C

17.B

18.D

19.A

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：文章通过通过叙述作者想方设法帮助一个得了肾结石的朋友付医药费进行手术的故事，得出结论：友谊不仅存在于快乐时刻也体现在最艰难的时光。

1.上下文串联。从下文转折词but后面的内容可知作者开头过的是一种孤独的生活.private私人的；lonely孤独的   ；colorful多彩的；normal正常的。

2.上下文串联。上文提到作者遇到了一群很好的朋友，空后提到一位朋友得了肾结石，因此是出乎意料的事。Strange奇怪的； wrong错误的；unexpected意想不到的；unfair不公平的。

3.根据常识，kidney stones是要通过手术进行摘除，故填remove。 Remove去掉，消除；reduce减少；examine检查lift举起，抬起。

4.上下文串联。肾结石要通过手术摘除却没有钱，因此是不想象那么简单。Terrible可怕的；painful痛苦的；simple简单的；special特别的，专门的。

5.上下文串联。 根据下文because I didn’t have any money either可以推断出我的朋友负担不起手术费用，故用afford。Afford (to do) sth 负担得起(做)某事(的费用）。Stand忍受； consider考虑；perform表演。

6.近义词复现。从下文told him not to worry中worry一词，近义词复现，可以确定答案anxiety焦急，焦虑。confusion 困惑，迷惑embarrassment尴尬dissatisfaction不满意，均不符合题意。

7.上下文串联。根据上文I didn’t have any money either及 下文I never lost hope，可确定是转折关系，故填however。 Thus因此，所以Otherwise否则，要不然Therefore因此。

8.上文提到我没有钱，但我没有失去希望，故他决定尝试其他选择。Reasons原因；options选择，选择权；symptoms症状；expectations期望，期待。

9.上下文串联。前面提到作者说他会付钱，但从后文内容可知作者并没有钱，所以此处表达虚拟“好像我有钱（付医药费）。even if即使；as if好像 ；so that为了，以便； in case以防，万一。

10.上下文串联。根据空后because the surgeon agreed to do it说明我的话语是“令人信服的，有说服力的”。 Encouraging鼓舞人心的； annoying令人恼怒的；astonishing令人吃惊的；convincing令人信服的

11.上下文串联。从下文I tried to borrow money but failed可以推断：应付这种处境是具有挑战性的。disturbing引起烦恼的;令人不安的amazing令人吃惊的scaring令人惊恐的，均不合题意。

12.上下文串联。上文提到我借钱借不到，下文提到but no one wanted them，说明是作者想卖东西但没有人要。Save节约;   handle处理，应付；donate捐赠；sell卖（东西）。

13.上下文串联。下文中提到要求预支下两个月薪水，可推断出是老板。Colleague同事；relative亲戚 ；boss老板surgeon外科医生。

14.上下文串联。从下文中for two months with no money，没有钱却要度过两个月，难以“生存”，故应填survive。Adapt适应，改编continue继续；wander想知道

15.上下文串联。从下文and then he gave my two months’ salary可知老板提前给我预支两个月的薪水，说明是很幸运的事，故应该填luckily。Slightly轻微的，略微的Constantly不断地，时常地；时刻；Occasionally偶尔，间或，均不符合题意。

16.上下文串联及固定搭配。Without hesitation毫不犹豫。从上文中 I convinced him too可以推断老板是毫不犹豫的给我预支钱，符合题意。analysis分析dignity高贵，尊贵；hesitation犹豫；remark评论

17.上下文串联。从上文可知我为朋友垫付了医药费，朋友激动得不知如何感激我，因此，只能以一个拥抱以表达对我的感激之情。Favor 恩惠，偏袒；hug 拥抱；promise诺言，许诺；reply回复，回答。

18.上下文串联。句子使用了连接词not only...but...，与上文的happy moment相对应，故应填tough time苦难时光。句意为：在你的生活中，友谊不仅存在于快乐时刻也体现在最艰难的时光。 Best最好的；longest最长的；strangest最奇怪的；toughest最艰难的，最艰苦的。

19. 上下文串联。空前提到a good thing，说明我支持了朋友，故选择supportive支持的，拥护的，赞助的sensitive敏感的aggressive侵略的，侵犯的，攻势的attentive注意的；周到的，殷勤的；

20.上文提到作者做了一件好事，所以他认为这种努力是值得的。故选effort努力.而tolerance忍受，容忍，sympathy同情，pressure压力 均不合语境。

考点：夹叙夹议类完形填空。