Question

Across the street from where we live, there stands a big hospital. To earn some money, we ______ the rooms upstairs to patients. One evening, there was a(n) ______ at the door. I opened it and saw a short man who was ______ taller than my eight-year-old son. But the worst thing was his face— it was really ugly. He told me he’d been___________a room since that noon but no one seemed to have one. ________I hesitated, not wanting to rent him a room, but his next words ______ me. He said, “I could sleep on this chair. My bus leaves early in the morning.” I told him we would find him a bed.

It wasn’t a long time ______ I found that this old man had a beautiful heart in that ______ body. He fished for a living to______his daughter, his daughter’s children, and her disabled husband. He didn’t tell it by way of complaint. ______, he was grateful that no pain was caused by his ______ and that he still had strength to keep going. At bedtime, we put a camp cot (吊床) in my children’s room for him. Before he left the next morning, he asked, “Could I come back and _____ when I see the doctor next time? ______ are bothered by my face, but children don’t seem to ______.” I told him he was welcome to come again.

____ his next trip, he brought a big fish and a bag of the largest oysters(牡蛎) I had ever seen. Other times we received ______ in the mail. There were oysters, fish or some fresh vegetables. ______ how little money he had and that he must walk three miles to ______ these made these gifts much more ______. And from him we learned what it was to accept the bad without complaint and the good with ______.

1.A. left    B. rented    C. removed    D. hired

2.A. knock    B. call    C. answer    D. bell

3.A. hardly    B. even    C. almost    D. seemingly

4.A. checking in    B. looking at    C. going through    D. hunting for

5.A. All at once    B. All of a sudden    C. For a moment    D. For an instance

6.A. pushed    B. encouraged    C. convinced    D. promoted

7.A. until    B. since    C. that    D. before

8.A. disabled    B. strong    C. tiny    D. sick

9.A. exchange    B. support    C. surprise    D. please

10.A. Instead    B. Otherwise    C. Moreover    D. However

11.A. daughter    B. face    C. work    D. disease

12.A. chat    B. stay    C. visit    D. pay

13.A. Grow-ups    B. Doctors    C. Fishermen    D. Patients

14.A. mind    B. notice    C. refuse    D. suffer

15.A. For    B. With    C. In    D. On

16.A. greetings    B. letters    C. packages    D. cards

17.A. Believing    B. Telling    C. Doubting    D. Knowing

18.A. get    B. find    C. make    D. mail

19.A. precious    B. acceptable    C. personal    D. attractive

20.A. gratitude    B. pride    C. patience    D. honesty

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.A

4.D

5.C

6.C

7.D

8.C

9.B

10.A

11.D

12.B

13.A

14.A

15.D

16.C

17.D

18.D

19.A

20.A

【解析】文章主要讲述了因为作者提供了老人房间以及床铺，老人对此很感激，以及很庆幸自己的并没有给他带来很大的痛苦，无怨的照顾女儿一家。可知老人没有任何怨言，心存感激。

1.考查动词辨析。句意：了挣钱，我们把楼上的房间租给了病人。left 离开；rented 租用；removed 去除，离开； hired雇用。根据下文“not wanting to rent him a room”不想租给他房子。根据题意，故选B。

2.考查动词辨析。句意：一天晚上，有一个人敲门。knock 敲；call 喊，打电话；answer回答； bell敲钟。根据“I opened it”我打开门。可知有人敲门。根据题意，故选A。

3.考查副词辨析。句意：我打开门，看到一个矮小的男人几乎不比我八岁的儿子高。 hardly 几乎不；even甚至；almost 将近，几乎；seemingly貌似。根据“a short man”一个矮小的男人；“my eight-year-old son”我八岁的儿子。可推知男人很矮。根据题意，故选A。

4.考查动词短语辨析。句意：他告诉我，从那天中午起他就一直在找一间房。checking in记录；looking at看； going through通过；hunting for猎取。根据“but no one seemed to have one.”但是似乎没有人有房间租给他。可知从中午开始他一直在寻找。根据题意，故选D。

5.考查介词短语辨析。句意：我犹豫了一会儿。All at once突然，同时；All of a sudden 突然地，猛然地；For a moment片刻，一会儿；For an instance实例。根据题意，故选C。

6.考查动词辨析。句意：但他的下一句话使我信服了。 pushed 推；encouraged鼓励；convinced 相信；promoted促进。根据“He said, “I could sleep on this chair. My bus leaves early in the morning.” I told him we would find him a bed.” 他说：“我可以睡在这张椅子上。我的车早上一早就开了，”我告诉他我们会给他找张床的。可知他说的话让作者信任他。根据题意，故选C。

7.考查连词辨析。句意：没过多久，我发现这个老人在那小小的躯体里有一颗善良的心。 until 直到…时候；since 自从…以来；that （用于某些动词、形容词和名词后，引出各种从句）；before在…之前。It wasn’t a long time before没过多久…就。根据题意，故选D。

8.考查形容词辨析。句意：没过多久，我发现这个老人在那小小的躯体里有一颗善良的心。 disabled 残废的；strong强壮的； tiny 极小的，微小的；sick恶心的。根据“and saw a short man”看到一位矮小的男人。根据题意，故选C。

9.考查动词辨析。句意：他靠捕鱼养活自己的女儿、女儿的孩子和残疾的丈夫。 exchange 交换；support支持；surprise使惊奇； please使高兴。根据题意，故选B。

10.考查副词辨析。句意：相反，他庆幸自己的病没有造成任何痛苦。Instead代替，顶替；Otherwise否则；Moreover再者，此外；However然而。根据“He didn’t tell it by way of complaint.” 他没有以抱怨的方式告诉我这件事。前后形成对比，根据题意，故选A。

11.考查名词辨析。句意：相反，他庆幸自己的病没有造成任何痛苦。 daughter 女儿；face脸；work 工作； disease疾病。根据“when I see the doctor next time?” 下次我去看医生的时候。可知老人生病。根据题意，故选D。

12.考查动词辨析。句意：他问道：“下次我去看医生的时候能回来住吗？” chat 聊天；stay停留；visit 访问；pay支付。根据“I told him he was welcome to come again.” 我告诉他，欢迎他再来。可知老人在询问是否可以再来住。根据题意，故选B。

13.考查名词辨析。句意：成人们讨厌我的脸。 Grow-ups 成人；Doctors 医生；Fishermen渔夫；Patients患者。根据“but children don’t seem to ___14___.” 但是孩子们好像不在乎。跟孩子形成对比。根据题意，故选A。

14.考查动词辨析。句意：但是孩子们好像不在乎。mind 介意；notice注意；refuse 拒绝；suffer受痛苦，遭受。根据“___13___ are bothered by my face”相对于大人们讨厌他的脸，孩子们表现出不介意。根据题意，故选A。

15.考查介词辨析。句意：在他的下次到来的时候，他带了一条大鱼和一袋我见过的最大的牡蛎。For 为，为了；With 随着； In 在…内；On在…上。on one's trip在旅途中。根据题意，故选D。

16.考查名词辨析。 句意：其他时候我们接收包裹。greetings 问候；letters信，字母；packages包装；cards卡。根据“There were oysters, fish or some fresh vegetables.” 有牡蛎、鱼和一些新鲜的蔬菜。根据题意，故选C。

17.考查动词辨析。句意：知道他没什么钱，他必须走三英里才能寄送这些珍贵的礼物。 Believing相信；Telling告诉；Doubting怀疑； Knowing知道，了解。文章讲述了老人靠捕鱼养活他的女儿一家，生活困难。根据题意，故选D。

18.考查动词辨析。句意：知道他没什么钱，他必须走三英里才能寄送这些珍贵的礼物。 get 得到；find找到；make做；mail邮寄。根据“Other times we received ___16___ in the mail” 其他时候我们接收包裹。可知老人寄送礼物。根据题意，故选D。

19.考查形容词辨析。句意：知道他没什么钱，他必须走三英里才能寄送这些珍贵的礼物。precious 贵重的；acceptable 可接受的；personal个人的，私人的；attractive迷人的。根据“how little money he had and that he must walk three miles to ___18___ these made these gifts” 知道他没什么钱，他必须走三英里，显示出礼物的珍贵。根据题意，故选A。

20.考查名词辨析。句意：从他身上我们学到了没有抱怨的接受不幸，要心存感激。gratitude 感激；pride 骄傲； patience 耐心； honesty正直。通过文章叙述的故事，因为作者提供了老人房间以及床铺，老人对此很感激，以及很庆幸自己的并没有给他带来很大的痛苦，无怨的照顾女儿一家。可知老人没有任何怨言，心存感激。根据题意，故选A。