Question

Reginald Andrews had been out of work for more than a year.This__  father of eight children had deeply known his share of family heartaches.A few years earlier，his sister Kedra had been shot in the____by a young man who robbed the place where she was working.The youth was caught，but Kedra ____her sight.As a result of his sister's problems，Mr.Andrews cared about blind people.

On December 20,1992，Mr.Andrews was____for a train in New York City.The train pulled into the station and stopped.Andrews was getting ready to get____the train when something____happened.An old blind man，who had____the space between two carriages for a door while____his way with a stick，suddenly fell____the train.Seeing this Andrews quickly jumped down to the tracks and____the blind man to safety.He impressed all the people on the spot with his____.The news rapidly spread all over the country.Messages began to pour in.Some people____sent money and food to Andrews.

Andrews had been at the station____he was returning from a job talk.He probably would have been hired，but the public praise made it a sure thing.

Andrews，however，received____attention from the public after about a week of newspaper stories and active____to his family.Although most people supposed that the story had come to a happy____，it didn't happen that way.Andrews____start his new job，but the factory____to New Jersey.Andrews didn't have any way to get to work，so he____to leave.It was not long before he was____to job hunting again.Few newspapers，however，would tell their readers what Mr.Andrews' life was like after he became a hero.

1.A.helpless    B．careless     C．friendless   D．jobless

2.A.arm         B．leg         C．face           D．Stomach

3.A.lost       B．hurt        C．kept           D．destroyed

4.A.looking    B．calling      C．waiting      D．searching

5.A.on           B．off          C．to          D．down

6.A.disappointed  B．strange   C．funny        D．unexpected

7.A.chosen      B．reached      C．mistaken        D．forgotten

8.A.forcing      B．feeling   C．leading        D．touching

9.A.into            B．from    C．under           D．over

10.A.threw    B．pushed   C．drove          D．pulled

11.A.courage    B．power       C．help            D．speed

12.A.yet         B．even    C．still            D．ever

13.A.though      B．before        C．because       D．till

14.A.close       B．little      C．much         D．enough

15.A.help       B．ideas        C．reading      D．reports

16.A.stop       B．journey      C．beginning      D．end

17.A.might      B．could         C．would       D．did

18.A.moved          B．turned      C．joined    D．belonged

19.A.promised   B．refused     C．had        D．forced

20.A.back       B．ready         C．sorry   D．Excited

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.C

5.A

6.D

7.C

8.B

9.C

10.D

11.A

12.B

13.B

14.B

15.A

16.D

17.D

18.A

19.C

20.A

【解析】

试题分析：

试题分析：本文讲述 Andrews 的生活现状，一年多没有工作，并介绍了几年前亲人Kedra 的遭遇和对 Andrews 的影响，让他开始照顾盲人，并详细叙述了Andrews 不顾危险救盲人的一段经历，人们都认为关于Andrews一事一定有了一个美好的结局，他却依旧到处找工作。

【小题 1】D 考查形容词词义辨析。四个选项的含义分别是：A 无望的。B 粗心的。C 不友好的；D 无工作的。由第一句Reginald Andrews had been out of work for more than a year可以看出他应该是没有工作。故选D。

【小题 2】C考查名词辨析。四个选项的含义分别是：A 胳膊。B 大腿。C脸。D胃。由but Kedra ____her sight.，由失明可知，射的是脸。故选C.

【小题 3】A考查动词词义辨析。四个选项的含义分别是：A 失去。B 伤害。C 保持。D毁灭。由but Kedra ____her sight.As a result of his sister's problems，Mr.Andrews cared about blind people.照顾盲人推断是失明，lost her sight 故选A。

【小题 4】C考查动词词义辨析。四个选项的含义分别是：A观望。B呼叫。C等待。D搜索。由 was____for a train in New York City.The train pulled into the station 火车进站，可是他是在等车。故选C

【小题 5】A考查固定搭配辨析。四个选项的含义分别是：A上车。B下车。C到。D朝下。根据前文.Andrews was getting ready to get。可知Andrews应是准备好上火车，应是get on，故选A

【小题 6】D考查形容词词义辨析。四个选项的含义分别是：A令人沮丧的，B有趣的，C奇怪的，D意料之外的。以下发生的事是个意外，所以选unexpected作后置定语。故选C

【小题 7】C考查动词词义辨析。四个选项的含义分别是：A选择。B到达。C弄错。D忘了，根据had____the space between two carriages for a door 把火车两节车厢之间的部位当成了车门，很显然是“弄错”了，故选C。

【小题 8】B考查动词词义辨析。四个选项的含义分别是：A促使。B凭感觉。C带领着。D触摸到。盲人走路要么是摸索前进，要么被别人带领，由下文可知他是摸索着走，feel one's way符合题意。故选B

【小题 9】C考查介词词义辨析。四个选项的含义分别是：A掉进。B从...掉。C掉到.下。D掉到..上。。由下文“...Andrews quickly jumped down to the tracks...”可推断老人摔倒在尚未开动的火车下面，故选C

1.pull sb.to safety“把某人拉到安全的地方”，符合句意。push意为“推”。故选D

2.Andrews的行为给现场的人留下深刻的印象，究其原因，应是他不顾危险救盲人的勇气。故选A

3.此句与前句有程度加强之意。even“甚至”。故选B

4.

5.下面一句“Although most people....had come to a happy end，it didn't happen that way.”此句有转折之意，应是受到了公众“越来越少”的关注，所以应填否定词。故选B

6.“active help to his family(对他家庭的积极帮助)”对应前面的“some people even sent money and food to Andrews”。故选A

7.Although most people supposed that the story had come to a happy____，人们都认为关于Andrews一事一定有了一个美好的结局。故选D

8.正如人们所期待的那样，Andrews确实得到了新的工作，但工厂却又搬到了 New Jersey，所以他又面临失业的困境，此处did含有强调之意。故选D

9.didn't happen that way.Andrews____start his new job，but the factory____to New Jersey.Andrews didn't have any 很显然工厂却又搬到了 New Jersey，故选A

10.因工厂搬迁，Andrews没办法再去上班，所以他不得不离开了工厂。故选C

11.hunting again.又开始重新找工作，故是回到以往的状态。故选A。