Question

Polly never foresaw she would one day be helped by an old, blind man. At 4 o’clock that afternoon, she left work and tried to go home       as usual, but the bus conductor told her there would be no bus     the thick fog. She had to change to a Metro to Park Street, then to her house. It was so     that she felt a bit frightened. On the bus she      that she was being watched by a tall man. Walking in Park Street, she heard footsteps and felt a man’s rough hand brush her face. Her heart was beating with fear.      , when she heard another man’s footsteps, how she wished to run, but         held her still. Much to her joy, this time an old man carrying a stick      out his hand, led her to her street, chatting all the way.

, Polly got to know that the old man was      ! Why do that on such a day? The old man wanted to pay back the help he received when it was sunny. Polly felt so warm.

Everyone needs help and should      the help one receives.

1.A. by bus       B. on foot        C. by car        D. by bike

2.A. in case of     B. according to    C. due to        D. learners

3.A. rainy        B. snowy         C. sunny         D. foggy

4.A. sensed       B. knew          C. understood    D. glanced

5.A. However    B.Therefore       C. Besides       D. Yet

6.A. joy          B. surprise        C. fear          D. excitement

7.A. reached      B. shook          C. waved        D. lifted

8.A. In addition     B. In the end      C. In fact       D. In no time

9.A. deaf         B. foolish          C. dumb        D. blind

10.A. hear of       B. believe in        C. make up     D. pay back

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.B

6.C

7.A

8.B

9.D

10.D

【解析】

试题分析: 本文讲述Polly在回家路上碰到一位好心人，原来是来还当初别人给他的帮助的；

1.A考查介词短语辨析A. by bus 乘公交车；B. on foot步行；C. by car乘车；D. by bike骑自行车；句意：在下午四点时，她离开工作乘公交车回家。根据the bus conductor可知选A项。

2.2】C考查介词短语辨析A. in case of以防；B. according to根据；C. due to 由于；D. learners学习者；句意：但公交车员告诉她，由于大雾，没有公交车了。根据语境可知选C项。

3.3】D考查形容词辨析A. rainy 下雨的；B. snowy 有雪；C. sunny 充满阳光的；D. foggy有雾；句意：雾蒙蒙的，让她有点害怕。根据语境可知选D项。

4.4】A考查动词辨析A. sensed 感觉；B. knew 了解；C. understood 理解；D. glanced瞪；句意：在公交车上，她感到被一个高个的男人注视着。根据语境可知选A项。

5.5】B考查副词辨析A. However然而；B. Therefore因此；C. Besides 况且；D. Yet然而；句意：因此，当她听到另外一个人的脚步声，她多么希望能跑呀，但恐惧笼罩着她。根据语境可知选B项。

6.6】C考查名词辨析A. joy快乐；B. surprise 吃惊；C. fear 害怕；D. excitement兴奋；句意：因此，当她听到另外一个人的脚步声，她多么希望能跑呀，但恐惧笼罩着她，故选C项。

7.7】A考查动词辨析A. reached到达；B. shook摇晃；C. waved挥手；D. lifted举起；句意：使她高兴的是，这次，那个拿着棍的老男人抓住她的手，领着她走向街道，一路上陪她聊天。根据语境可知选A项。

8.8】B考查介词短语辨析A. In addition此外；B. In the end最后；C. In fact事实上；D. In no time 立刻；句意：最后，Polly才知道这个老人是瞎的。根据语境可知选B项。

9.9】D考查形容词辨析A. deaf聋的；B. foolish愚蠢的；C. dumb 哑的；D. blind瞎的；句意：最后，Polly才知道这个老人是瞎的。根据语境可知D项符合语境。

10.0】D考查动词短语A. hear of听说；B. believe in相信；C. make up编造；D. pay back偿还；句意：每人都需要帮助，应该偿还别人的帮助。

考点：故事类阅读。