Question

I grew up on a 50-acre farm in the small rural community of Catawissa, Missouri, as the sixth of seven children. My parents, Archie and Altha, often ______ during meals how everything on the table came from the ______.

Besides running the farm, Dad was also a ______. In the fall of 1970, he was working on a house when the ladder broke ______. His back was fractured in two places an ______ needed rescue.

He stayed in the hospital for three weeks,______ his back to align (校准) correctly so the bones would ______ perfectly.

On Thanksgiving, Dad was still in the hospital. We always butchered pigs the day after the holiday so that we had enough pork ______ for the next year, and that year my uncle ______ with a couple of cousins to help my three older brothers prepare our year’s supply.

After Dad returned home, he was in a back brace, saddened for ______ to work. Worse still, the doctor told us his chance of complete recovery was ______. I was too young to realize our family had no money coming ______ as Christmas approached.

One night we heard a car coming up the long driveway. Always ______ to company, we kids were curious about who was visiting.

Peggy Phelan was at the door, holding an envelope ______ with money which, according to her account, she had ______ in the community. And she was there to ______ it!

Dad tried to ______ but Peggy would have none of it. I can still hear her saying, “Archie, whenever someone’s baler (压捆机) is broken, you bale their hay. Every time someone passes away, Altha is cooking. It’s our ______.”

That evening, I understood what being a good neighbor was, and that ______ my parents were good neighbors,  their ______ would be paid back.

1.A. confirmed    B. argued    C. noted    D. charged

2.A. land    B. hill    C. wood    D. river

3.A. cook    B. carpenter    C. clerk    D. driver

4.A. once in a while    B. all at once    C. by all means    D. at any time

5.A. surprisingly    B. thoroughly    C. terribly    D. gratefully

6.A. reminding    B. tolerating    C. forbidding    D. allowing

7.A. do    B. heal    C. play    D. catch

8.A. in charge    B. in store    C. in demand    D. in nature

9.A. called up    B. picked up    C. showed up    D. came up

10.A. refusal    B. inability    C. commitment    D. anxiety

11.A. dark    B. slim    C. thin    D. shadowy

12.A. in    B. over    C. off    D. away

13.A. blind    B. familiar    C. loyal    D. alert

14.A. stuffed    B. burdened    C. charged    D. covered

15.A. accumulated    B. collected    C. appealed    D. contacted

16.A. divide    B. apply    C. send    D. deliver

17.A. deny    B. admit    C. protest    D. receive

18.A. effort    B. heart    C. turn    D. promise

19.A. because    B. unless    C. until    D. although

20.A. money    B. kindness    C. envelope    D. goods

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.B

5.C

6.D

7.B

8.B

9.C

10.B

11.B

12.A

13.D

14.A

15.B

16.D

17.C

18.C

19.A

20.B

【解析】本文是一篇记叙文。作者讲述了作者父亲在一次事故中摔伤了后背不能够劳动，从而家庭失去了收入，但是多亏了邻居的帮忙是他们度过了难关。

1.考查动词词义辨析。A. confirmed证实；B. argued争论；C. noted记录；指出。D. charged负责。这里指作者父母经常在吃饭的时候指出，桌上的一切都来自于土地。故选C。

2.考查名词词义辨析。A. land土地；B. hill小山；C. wood树林；D. river小河。根据上下文可知，餐桌上的一切都来自于土地。故选A。

3.考查名词词义辨析。A. cook厨师；B. carpenter木匠；C. clerk职员；D. driver司机。根据后句In the fall of 1970, he was working on a house when the ladder broke可以推测出，除了运营农场，作者父亲也是一名木匠。故选B。

4.考查短语词义辨析。A. once in a while偶尔；B. all at once突然；C. by all means务必；D. at any time随时。根据后句His back was fractured in two places an ___5___ needed rescue.可知，父亲后背受伤是因为梯子突然断了。故选B。

5.考查副词词义辨析。A. surprisingly出人意外地；B. thoroughly彻底地；C. terribly非常；D. gratefully感激地。根据前句His back was fractured in two places他的后背两处骨折可知，非常急需救治。故选C。

6.考查动词词义辨析。A. reminding提醒；B. tolerating容忍；C. forbidding禁止；D. allowing允许。此处考查短语allow… to…允许做某事。这里指作者父亲在医院呆了3个星期，让他的背部正确对齐，这样骨头就会愈合。故选D。

7.考查动词词义辨析。A. do做；B. heal治愈；C. play玩；D. catch抓。根据上下文可知，这里指骨头的愈合。故选B。

8.考查动词词义辨析。A. in charge负责；B. in store储存；C. in demand需求；D. in nature事实上。根据前句We always butchered pigs the day after the holiday可知，我们总是在放假后的第二天宰杀猪，其目的是为了明年有足够的猪肉储备。故选B。

9.考查动词短语词义辨析。A. called up使想起；B. picked up捡起C. showed up出现；D. came up走进。show up“出现，到来”之意。我叔叔带着几个表兄弟来帮助我的三个哥哥。故选C。

10.考查名词词义辨析。A. refusal拒绝；B. inability无能；C. commitment承诺；D. anxiety焦急。根据后句Worse still, the doctor told us his chance of complete recovery was ___11___.提示可知，父亲背部有支架，因不能工作而悲伤。故选B。

11.考查形容词词义辨析。A. dark黑暗的；B. slim苗条的；C. thin瘦的；D. shadowy阴暗的。slim在这里的含义是“渺茫的”，更糟糕的是，医生告诉我们他完全康复的可能性是渺茫的。故选B。

12.考查介词词义辨析。A. in在…..里面；B. over在…..上方；C. off离开；D. away远离。短语come in在这里的意思为“进来”。这里意思是指作者太小了，没意识到我们的家庭没有收入。故选A。

13.考查形容词词义辨析。A. blind瞎的；B. familiar熟悉的；C. loyal忠诚的；D. alert警觉的。句中的company为“来访者”之意，故小孩子们对来访者总是保持警惕。故选D。

14.考查动词词义辨析。A. stuffed填满；B. burdened装载；C. charged负责；D. covered覆盖。短语stuff with表示“用……装”。句意：拿着一个信封，装满了钱。故选A。

15.考查动词词义辨析。A. accumulated加速；B. collected收集；C. appealed呼吁； D. contacted联系。collect在这里为“募捐”之意。根据她的叙述，她在社区里募捐了这些钱。故选B。

16.考查动词词义辨析。A. divide分开；B. apply运用；C. send送；D. deliver递送。根据前句according to her account, she had ___15___ in the community.可知，她把这些募捐的钱递送来。故选D。

17.考查动词词义辨析。A. deny否认；B. admit承认；C. protest抗议；D. receive接受。根据后句but Peggy would have none of it.可知，作者父亲想抗议。故选C。

18.考查名词词义辨析。A. effort努力；B. heart心脏；C. turn轮流；D. promise答应。根据前句Every time someone passes away, Altha is cooking.每次有人去世，Altha（作者母亲）都在帮忙做饭，可知这次轮到我们帮助你们了。故选C。

19.考查连词词义辨析。A. because因为；B. unless除非；C. until直到；D. although尽管。根据后句their ___20___ would be paid back.提示可知，因为我的父母是（别人的）好邻居。故选A。

20.考查名词词义辨析。A. money金钱；B. kindness善意；C. envelope信封；D. goods商品。根据前句I understood what being a good neighbor was, and that ___19___ my parents were good neighbors可知，他们的善意得到了回报。故选B。