Question

One day I was doing a big clean­up when I ____ a knotted handkerchief with an old dark brown coin inside.I took one look and immediately ___ a forgettable time.

In 1991，I had spent five months in Niger，with sandstorms and great heat.Its ____ and beggars were my biggest and most constant complaint.Street beggars would continually reached out their hands，shouting “Gift！Gift！”

One day，I ___ for neighboring Burkina to work in a health clinic.

Arriving by taxi at our destination in Burkina，we began to ____.Out of the darkness，a motorbike with two men approached slowly.Without ____，one of the men grabbed my daypack as the motorbike swept close by.Within seconds，the two were out of sight，____ up by the night.

The bag had my passport，money，traveler’s cheques，camera，an airline ticket and other things ___ to me.I was in deep trouble.

In the weeks that followed，I ____guarded the rest of my valuables and regarded all ____ with suspicion.All I wanted was to leave this place.

Then，walking through Burkina’s streets，I met with an old woman.“Gift！Gift！” she cried.I’d had enough.I was ____ of the country：its poverty，its thieves，the heat，and the dust.I told her angrily，“A thief stole all my money and now I can’t ____ out of your country.I cannot give you anything.”

The beggar woman listened attentively and ___ my words.Then she reached ____ the folds of her dress.

“Then I will give you a gift，”she announced.Kindly，she placed an old，dark brown coin in my hand.I looked at it in ____.It was a very small amount of money  but for this woman，the coin ___ a meal.At that moment，I felt a shame.In spite of the ____，she was able to give me something priceless.

I saw then the ____ beauty of the people of Burkina—and appreciated deeply the quiet ____ of the poor.With the old woman’s gift，I hope never to part with the coin she gave me.With one small coin，she ____ my concept completely.

1.A.cared about  B．came across

C．looked for  D．focused upon

2.A.presented  B．gave

C．recalled  D．reminded

3.A.traffic  B．dust

C．noise  D．climate

4.A.headed  B．made

C．stood  D．came

5.A.move  B．unload

C．hide  D．pass

6.A.warning B．planning

C．thinking  D．arranging

7.A.hung  B．put

C．swallowed D．cleared

8.A.obvious  B．expensive

C．familiar  D．precious

9.A.elegantly  B．cautiously

C．dependently D．frequently

10.A.locals  B．thieves

C．beggars  D．motorbikes

11.A.proud  B．conscious

C．sick  D．aware

12.A.get  B．run

C．come  D．rush

13.A.attended to  B．looked up

C．thought about  D．wrote down

14.A.for  B．into

C．out  D．at

15.A.order  B．vain

C．case  D．shock

16.A.meant  B．made

C．served  D．suggested

17.A.dirtiness  B．poverty

C．kindness  D．safety

18.A.updated  B．unfolded

C．broken  D．unexpected

19.A.moment  B．action

C．dignity  D．life

20.A.changed  B．damaged

C．found  D．accepted

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.B

6.A

7.C

8.D

9.B

10.A

11.C

12.A

13.C

14.B

15.D

16.A

17.B

18.D

19.C

20.A

【解析】

1.

解析 care about担心，关心；come across偶遇，无意中发现；look for寻找；focus upon集中于。句意为：有一天我正在大扫除，就在这时，我无意中发现了一个打结的手帕……。

2.2】 C

解析 recall回忆。

3.3】 D

解析 根据上句中的“great heat”可知，此地气候炎热。

4.4】 A

解析 head for...前往……。

5.5】 B

解析 unload卸货，指的是坐出租到达目的地以后下车。

6.6】 A

解析 without warning毫无预兆。

7.7】C

解析 swallow up吞进……，卷进……。句意为：几秒钟内，那两个人不见了，消失在夜色中。

8.8】 D

解析 obvious明显的，显而易见的；expensive昂贵的；familiar熟悉的；precious宝贵的，珍贵的，贵重的。句意为：还有其它对我来说贵重的东西。

9.9】 B

解析 elegantly优雅地；cautiously谨慎地，小心地；dependently依赖地；frequently频繁地。句意为：接下来的几周，我小心地看护着其它的贵重物品……

10.0】 A

解析 local当地人；thief小偷；beggar乞丐；motorbike摩托车。因为自己的贵重物品被抢，所以作者怀疑地看待所有当地人。

11.1】 C

解析 be sick of...厌恶……，厌倦……。

12.2】 A

解析 get out of the country逃离这个国家。

13.3】 C

解析 聚精会神地听着并且思考我的话。think about sth.思考……。

14.4】 B

解析 reach into...伸手去拿……。

15.5】 D

解析 in shock震惊地。 我震惊地看着它。

16.6】 A

解析 这枚硬币意味着一顿饭。mean(meant是其过去式)意味着。

17.7】 B

解析 尽管贫穷，她能够给我无价的东西。

18.8】 D

解析 我看到了当地人出乎预料的美。unexpected未预料到的。

19.9】 C

解析 the dignity of the poor穷人的尊严。

20.20】 A

解析 她彻底的改变了我的观念。