Question

完形填空

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

I was doing a big clean-up recently and my kids were helping. One of my sons 1 a knotted handkerchief with an old dark brown coin inside, which immediately 2 me of another time.

In 1991，I had spent five months in Niger，a hot African country. The climate and beggars were biggest and most 3 complaints. Street beggars would continually shout“Gift! Gift!”

One day，a friend and I 4 for neighboring Burkina to work in a health clinic. Arriving by taxi at our destination ,we began to   5 .  I had a large backpack and a smaller daypack. Out of the darkness, a motorbike with two men approached slowly.  Without 6 ,one of the men grabbed my daypack as the motorbike swept close by. Within seconds ,they were 7 up by the night.  The bag had my passport，money，and other things    8 to me. I was in deep trouble.

In the weeks that followed, I cautiously 9 the rest of my valuables and regarded all 10 with suspicion. All I wanted was to leave this place. Then, walking through Burkina’s streets one day，I met an old woman “Gift! Gift!” she cried. I’d had enough! I was 11 of the country．Its poverty ,its thieves, and the heat, I told her 12 ，“ I have no  ‘gift’, I have no money.  A thief stole all my money two weeks ago and now I can’t get out of your country.  I cannot give you 13 .   The beggar woman listened attentively.  Then she smiled 14 she reached into her dress.

“Then I will give you a 15 ,” she announced．Kindly，she placed an old ,dark brown coin in my hand.  I looked at it 16 . It was small amount of money—but for this woman ,the coin represented a meal. In that moment ,I felt 17 ,Though poor, she was able to give me something priceless. I saw then the 18 beauty of the people there and appreciated deeply the quiet 19 of the poor. I hope never to part with the cion she gave me .  With one small coin, she 20 my belief completely.

1.A.came across   B.sought for   C.fixed on   D.made out

2.A.recalled    B.reminded   C.informed   D.warned

3.A.consistent    B.instant    C.urgent    D.constant

4.A.sent     B.went    C.headed    D.called

5.A.move    B.unload    C.run    D.work

6.A.warning    B.thinking   C.calling    D.planning

7.A.turned    B.disappeared   C.swallowed   D.come

8.A.precious    B.expensive   C.various    D.serious

9.A.buried    B.saved    C.carried    D.guarded

10.A.thieves    B.locals    C.beggars   D.women

11.A.tired    B.scared    C.proud    D.aware

12.A.sadly    B.calmly    C.angrily    D.patiently

13.A.nothing    B.something   C.everything   D.anything

14.A.until    B.as    C.while    D.after

15.A.gift     B.coin    C.hand    D.favor

16.A.with joy    B.in anger   C.with fear   D.in shock

17.A.proud    B.ashamed   C.grateful   D.disappointed

18.A.specific    B.available   C.unexpected   D.untouched

19.A.race    B.respect    C.origin    D.dignity

20.A.held    B.created    C.changed   D.ruined

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.B

6.A

7.C

8.A

9.D

10. B

11.A

12.C

13.D

14.B

15.A

16.D

17.B

18.C

19.D

20.C

【解析】

【语篇解读】文章介绍作者在非洲国家布基纳法索经历的一件事。作者的重要的物品都被两个男子抢了，作者对这个国家的人充满警惕戒备。但是就在这时一个非洲的女子乞丐却给了作者意料之外的帮助，使作者深切的感受到穷苦人民内心的尊严。

1. came across偶然遇到，偶然发现；B. sought for寻求，探求；C. fixed on把……固定住，把……集中在…… 上；D. made out理解；辨认出。故选A。

2. sb. of sth.”结构，指这立即使得“我”想起了以前某段时间的事情。 A. recalled召回，使想起；B. reminded提醒；使想起，使记起；C. informed告知；D. warned警告。 故选B。

3. beggars would continually shout” Gift! Gift!””可知，那里的乞丐是很令人烦恼的，所以让人产生不断的抱怨。A. consistent一致的，连续的；B. Instant立即的；迫切的； C. urgent急迫的；极力主张的；D. constant不断的，持续的。故选D。

4. for是固定搭配，指“朝……行进”。句意：有一天，我和一个朋友前往邻国布基纳法索的诊所去工作。A. sent送，派遣；B. went走，离开，去做；C. headed朝……行进，出发；D. called喊叫，打电话。故选C。

5. had a large backpack and a smaller daypack.”可知，作者从出租车上卸下行 李来。A. move 移动，行动，搬家；B. unload卸下货物或其它负担；C. run跑，运转，经营；D. work 工作。故选B。

6. warning警告；征候，预兆；B. thinking思考，考虑；C. calling打电话给，呼唤；D. planning计划。 故选A。

7. turned up出现，调大声音；B. disappeared消 失；C. swallowed up吞没；D. come up提出，走上前来。故选C。

8. precious贵重的，宝贵的；B. expensive昂 贵的；C. various各种各样的；D. serious严肃的。故选A。

9. 考查动词。因为物品曾被抢了，所以作者小心守护着现在手里的东西。A. buried埋葬，隐藏；B. saved 救，节省；C. carried携带，输送；D. guarded看守；保卫，守护。故选D。

10. thieves贼，小偷； B. locals当地人；C. beggars乞丐；D. women女人。故选B。

11. tired of固定搭配，指“厌倦了”。A. tired劳累的；B. scared恐惧的，惊 恐的；C. proud自豪的，得意的；D. aware意识到的。故选A。

12. 考查副词。此处指作者愤怒地对那位老妇人乞丐说“我没有礼物，我没有钱。两个星期前，一个小 偷偷了我所有的钱，现在我都不能离开你的国家了”。A. sadly悲哀地，忧愁地；B. calmly镇静地； C. angrily生气地；D. patiently耐心地。故选C。

13. nothing没什么；B. something 有些事情；C. everything每件事情；D. anything任何事情。故选D。

14. 考查连词。句意：然后她微笑着，并把手伸进了她的衣服口袋。A. until直到；B. as尽管；一边…… 一边……；因为；C. while当……；尽管；D. after在……之后。故选B。

15. walking through Burkina’s streets one day, I met an old woman “Gift! Gift!” she cried.”对比，此处指那位老妇人乞丐给作者一个礼物。A. gift礼物；B. coin硬币；C. hand手； D. favor恩惠，帮忙。故选A。

16. 考查介词短语。一位乞丐要送给作者礼物，所以作者感到很震惊。A. with joy高兴地；B. in anger 生气地；C. with fear担心害怕地；D. in shock震惊地。故选D。

17. regarded all locals with suspicion.”以及后面的“Though poor, she was able to give me something priceless.”可知，作者感到了羞愧，自己都在怀疑当地人，而且还冲着她 喊叫。A. proud自豪的；得意的；B. ashamed惭愧的，感到难为情的；C. grateful感激的；D. disappointed 失望的，沮丧的。故选B。

18. specific特定的； 明确的；B. available可获得的；可购得的；C. unexpected意外的，想不到的；D. untouched未触动 过的；不受感动的。故选C。

19. race种族，比赛；B. respect 尊敬，尊重；C. origin起源；原点；D. dignity尊严；高贵。故选D。

20. 考查动词。这位乞丐的做法改变了作者的信念。A. held持有；拥有；保存；B. created创造，创作； C. changed改变；交换；D. ruined毁灭；使覆灭。故选C。