Question

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Double Angels

It was Christmas Eve, and the stores were going to be closing pretty soon．I was trying to ____ my way through the crowds when a guy in a black coat came up to me , told me that he had lost his brown leather ____and shoved his gray business card into my hand．

Please call me at the number on the card if you happen to find it," he said．I looked at him, shrugged my shoulders and ____, "Yeah, no problem．I'll do that．"

Suddenly, I noticed a flat, green box ____under some wrapping paper．I opened it up to find an amazing ____plate with a Nativity scene on it．There it was．I smiled____, gathered it up and headed____ the cash register．As the cashier was ringing up my ____, I reached into my pocket to get my money．____my pocket was empty!  I began to scramble around searching every pocket when I ____I had left my wallet at home．

So I did the only thing I could think of at that moment: I ran outside the store and started to beg people for ___．Some looked at me like I was crazy; others just____me．Finally, giving up, I slumped down on a cold bench feeling totally ____．

I reached down to tie my shoe when I spotted a ____ wallet lying next to the front leg of the bench．I wondered if it ____ be the wallet that the man in the black coat had lost．I opened it and read the name on the driver's license inside．Yep．It was his．Then my mouth dropped in awe ____ I discovered three hundred dollars inside.

I never even questioned what I should do．I found a nearby pay phone and made a/an____call to the number on the gray business card．The man was so excited that he thanked me over and over ．Then he opened up the wallet and ____ me four twenty-dollar bills, thanking me again and I hurried to get my mom a present before the mall closed．

I bought the glass plate and started skating home, ____that everything had worked out．I realized that I had been sort of a Christmas angel for the man who had lost his wallet, and that he had been the same for me when I'd ____ mine．Double angels! I thought．

1.A．take         B．make        C．set        D．get

2.A．scarf        B．purse       C．wallet     D．glove

3.A．told         B．said        C．replied    D．answered

4.A．lain         B．hidden      C．sleeping   D．staying

5.A．glass        B．silver      C．wood       D．china

6.A．proudly      B．heavily     C．widely     D．broadly

7.A．back         B．into        C．for        D．down

8.A．cash         B．purchase    C．charge     D．cost

9.A．But          B．And         C．So         D．For

10.A．thought     B．supposed    C．realized   D．confirmed

11.A．advice      B．money       C．coffee     D．bread

12.A．ignored     B．refused     C．missed     D．hated

13.A．attracted   B．confused    C．frightened D．defeated

14.A．black       B．blue        C．brown      D．green

15.A．could       B．must        C．may        D．would

16.A．after       B．when        C．before     D．while

17.A．urgent      B．brief       C．collect    D．distant

18.A．paid        B．handed      C．shared     D．showed

19.A．grateful    B．helpful     C．amazed     D．delighted

20.A．forgotten   B．missed      C．found      D．remembered

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.B

5.A

6.D

7.C

8.B

9.A

10.C

11.B

12.A

13.D

14.C

15.A

16.B

17.B

18.B

19.A

20.A

【解析】

1.make one’s way固定搭配，意思是：前进，前行。根据文章意思，平安夜的时候商店里都是人，所以“我”要艰难地前行，故选B。

2.根据下文的第五段的第一句，可知那个男人要找的是wallet。

3.“我”对那个男人的要求作出了回应，故用reply。

4.从后面的“under the paper”和“wrapping paper”可知用hidden（躲藏）。

5.根据最后一段的第一句I bought the glass plate可知，“我”要买的礼物是glass plate，故选A。

6.smile broadly 的意思是“笑颜逐开”。由于作者看到了合适自己母亲的礼物，故心理很高兴，笑颜逐开了。

7.head for sp．的意思是“朝…方向去”。拿了自己心仪的礼物，必定是朝收款处的方向走去。故选C。

8.本句中的ring up 的意思是“用收银机记录（收入的钱）”，cash 现金；purchase 购买的物品；charge 收费，费用；cost 费用。根据意思故选B。

9.前一句提到了“我”去收银台准备付款，而后面说他的口袋是空的，显然这里之间的连接词应该是转折关系的。故选A。

10.“我”在口袋里搜索了一番，但结果还是空的，最后才意识到把钱包放在家里了。

11.根据上文的意思，“我”没带钱出来，理所当然要借钱了，故选B。

12.在街上被陌生人问要借钱，常理来说肯定是不理睬了，故选A。

13.从本句中的giving up 可知道，当时的“我”已经是心理受挫，完全被打败了。

14.根据第一段中可知那个男人丢失的钱包是棕色的，故选C。

15.could是情态动词，表示推测，根据文章的意思，“我”看到了那个棕色的钱包后，推测它就是先前那个男人丢失的，故选A。

16.根据故事发展的先后和文章的情节，可知道这里用的是before（在…之前）。

17.“我”找到了那个男人的钱包，为了归还给他，就找到了附近的一台付费电话，给了他一个简短的（brief）的电话。

18.“我”帮那个男人找回了钱包，为了报答我，他给我（hand）两百美元作为报酬，这里不能用pay（付款），因为他们两者之间没有存在交易的关系。

19.“我”做了一件好事，而且自己也如愿以偿地买到了想要的东西，对今天发生的一切都心存感恩，故选A。A．grateful 感恩的；B．helpful 有帮助的；C．amazed 惊讶的；D．delighted 高兴的。

20.本句前面出现的lost与答案forgotten是同义词复现，故选A。

考点定位：考查动词。

考点：人生百味