Question

Somebody Loves You

One miserable rainy night，a man named Mark decided to end his life．In his mid-fifties，Mark had never been married．    the joy of having children or spent holidays with his family．Wet and unhappy，he walked along the streets，feeling as if there was     in the entire world that cared whether he lived or died

      ，1 was sitting in my room watching the rain hit my window．When I heard the doorbell ring，I jumped from my chair and     Out．But my mother was already at the door．Opening it，she found herself face-to-face with a very dirty-looking man with tears streaming down his face．My mother，overcome by        ，invited the man inside，and he sat with my parents in our living room．

   ，1 walked secretly downstairs so that I could get a better look．I couldn't understand what they were saying，but the     of the man，holding his head in his hands and crying，made my chest ache．I raced back upstairs to my room and     my hand into my money jar．Pulling out my only half-dollar coin，I ran back downstairs．

When I        the door of the living room，I walked right in．The three adults looked at me in       as I quickly made my way over the stranger．I put the half-dollar in his hand and told him that I wanted him to have it．Then I gave him a   ，turned and ran as fast as I could out of the room and back upstairs．I felt excited but happy

Downstairs，Mark sat quietly with his head   ．Tears streamed down his face as he tightly held that coin．Finally looking up at my parents，he said，"It’s      that I thought nobody cared．For the last twenty years，I have been so     ．That is the first hug I have ever got．It’s hard to believe that somebody_    ．”

Mark's life changed that night．When he left our house，he was       to live instead of die．    we never saw Mark again，we received letters from him every once in a while，letting us know that he was doing fine

My life changed that night，too，as I witnessed the hue healing power of    ．even if it’s only a gift of fifty cents．

Before Mark left，my parents asked him why he had knocked on our door．Mark said that he'd walked along the streets that rainy night，helpless and ready to    ，he had noticed a sticker on the car．It read：SOMEBODY LOVES YOU．

1.A． believed       B． noticed        C． experienced       D． understood

2.A． everybody      B． somebody       C． anybody           D． nobody

3.A． Later          B． First          C． Afterwards        D． Meanwhile

4.A． looked         B． raced          C． spoke             D． broke

5.A． pity           B． anxiety        C． guilty            D． fear

6.A． Worried        B． Curious        C． Puzzled           D． Annoyed

7.A． sense          B． thought        C． sight             D． look

8.A． shook          B． Luck           C． pushed            D． forced

9.A． answered       B． fixed          C． found             D． reached

10.A． anger          B． delight        C． peace             D． surprise

11.A． hug            B． kiss           C． smile             D． handshake

12.A． held           B． turned         C． bowed             D． raised

13.A． just           B． still          C． also              D． even

14.A． anxious        B． stressed       C． lonely            D． bored

15.A． cares          B． gets           C． makes             D． knows

16.A． lucky          B． proud          C． hesitant          D． ready

17.A． Since          B． When           C． Although          D． Unless

18.A． receiving      B． giving         C． loving            D． taking

19.A． if             B． as             C． until             D． before

20.A． die            B． cry            C． leave             D． regret

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.D

4.B

5.A

6.B

7.C

8.B

9.D

10.D

11.A

12.C

13.A

14.C

15.A

16.D

17.C

18.B

19.B

20.A

【解析】

1.根据上下文可知，Mark没有体验过拥有孩子的快乐。Believe相信；notice注意；experience经历，体验；understand理解，明白。

2.根据句意以及第五段第三句I thought nobody cared判断，应选D．

3.Later后来；First 最初；Afterwards然后，之后；Meanwhile与此同时。应选D。

4.由第三段第三句中I raced back upstairs to my room 判断选B。Look out 向外看，当心；race疾走 ；speak out 毫无保留的说出来；break out爆发。只有B符合句意。

5.pity同情；Anxiety焦虑，忧虑；guilty 内疚的，有罪的；Fear害怕。根据句意：我的妈妈被同情征服，邀请这个人进来了。只有A符合句意。

6.我出于好奇，悄悄走下楼想要看得更清楚些。选B。

7.sense感觉，意识；Thought想法 ；Sight看见的事物，景象；Look相貌。根据下文可知，应选C．

8.我把手伸到储钱罐中。只有B符合句意。

9.当我到达起居室门的时候。根据句意选D．

10.对于我的动作，三个大人应该感到吃惊，所以选D。

11.由第五段中的句子That is the first hug I have ever got判断，正确答案是A。

12.根据文章内容可知，Mark是低着头。所以选C。

13.这是一个强调句。刚才我认为没人在乎我。A符合句意。

14.通过上下文判断，在过去的二十年里，我感到孤独。故选C。

15.由第五段的句子I thought nobody cared判断，应选cares，选A。

16.Be ready to 准备，愿意。根据文章内容可知，Mark放弃了死的想法，选择活下去，故选D。

17.Although引导让步状语从句，尽管我们再也没见过，但我们偶尔会收到他的信。正确选项C。

18.根据上下文判断giving(给予)是正确答案。故选B。

19.As引导时间状语从句，当……的时候。所以选B。

20.Mark感到无助，打算去死。所以选A。