Question

Cecile and I have been friends since college, for more than thirty years. Our friendship has      constant. We have seen each other through all the times when we really need a friend. In      of our friendship, Cecile and I took our first      trip together.

The first day of our trip ended in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

from the long drive, we decided to go to the restaurant for dinner. We sat down and      our meal. As we talked, I noticed a(n)      couple sitting a short distance away from us. The look of     on the woman’s face attracted me. She stared into the face of the man as he talked,     me of a teenager in love!

I called Cecile’s     to the couple. As we watched, the man reached      to place a gentle kiss on the woman’s cheek. She     . “Now that’s what I call real love! I imagine they’ve been married for a long time.” I said. “    maybe,” remarked Cecile, “they haven’t been together long.” “Well, whatever the case, it’s      they care much for each other,” I said.

Cecile and I watched and listened     to their conversation. She smiled and      whatever he said.  We were touched by the warm scene we were witnessing. Then the      changed. The woman’s wrinkled but beautiful face was suddenly covered with a      look. She asked the man in a sweet voice, “Do I know you? What is this place?” “You know me. I’m Ralph, your husband. We’re in Santa Fe,” the man said. “Oh, I      to have forgotten. I’m not sure,” she said.

“That’s okay, sweetheart. You’ll be all right,” he      her, kissing her cheek again. Tears coursed down our cheeks as Cecile and I looked at each other. “We were right,” she said     . “It is the real thing. That is love.”

1.A. become  B. remained      C. grown       D. developed

2.A. celebration  B. terms         C. favor       D. congratulation

3.A. air           B. boat         C. road         D. bicycle

4.A. Bored      B. Suffered     C. Excited   D. Tired

5.A. ordered     B. cooked     C. prepared   D. finished

6.A. young         B. friendly     C. elderly     D. rich

7.A. adoration（爱慕）  B. doubt     C. hope    D. envy

8.A. showing     B. telling         C. reminding    D. introducing

9.A. idea         B. intention     C. time      D. attention

10.A. away         B. over          C. around       D. off

11.A. smiled         B. disagreed     C. angered   D. moved

12.A. Though     B. Or         C. Therefore   D. Otherwise

13.A. natural         B. important     C. obvious    D. moving

14.A. madly         B. shamefully     C. casually   D. unashamedly

15.A. picked up     B. agreed with  C. stuck to   D. questioned on

16.A. scene          B. place         C. topic       D. sense

17.A. frightened    B. confused      C. disappointing D. puzzling

18.A. seem          B. feel         C. use       D. need

19.A. answered    B. comforted      C. told       D. encouraged

20.A. quickly       B. eagerly     C. thoughtfully  D. cheerfully

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.A

6.C

7.A

8.C

9.D

10.B

11.A

12.B

13.C

14.D

15.B

16.A

17.B

18.A

19.B

20.C

【解析】

试题分析：文章讲了作者和朋友在旅途中的一个餐馆里遇到一对年老的夫妇，夫妇俩看起来很是恩爱。然而忽然间老妇人似乎不认识她面前的这个人了，实际上他是她的丈夫。作者和他的朋友都为这对老人坚定不移爱情而感动。

1.

2.故选A。

3.从文中第三段from the long drive可知他们是开车旅行的。road trip指的是公路旅行，是指 通过乘/驾车在公路上进行旅行。故选C。

4.

5.

6.The woman’s wrinkled but beautiful face可以看出妇人脸上有皱纹，所以此处应为上了年纪的夫妇。故选C。

7.a teenager in love可知此处老妇人脸上是爱慕的表情。故选A。

8.

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10.

11.

12.

13.

14.故选D。

15.the warm scene可知无论老头说什么，老妇人都同意。故选B。

16.

17.；D. puzzling令人困惑的。根据下一句的Do I know you?可知老妇人此刻是困惑的表情。指人的表情要用过去分词化的形容词。故选B。

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19.

20.故选C。

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