Question

On my daughter Norah’s fourth birthday, we stopped at the supermarket after school. Norah waved at a man a couple of steps away, “Hi, old person! It’s my birthday today!”__________I could ask the earth to___ me whole, he turned to us and his rigid expression ___as he replied, “Well, hello, little lady! And how old are you today?” They chatted and he told us to call him Dan. We were____other shoppers and we said sorry, but they didn’t care. There was____happening in the supermarket that day.

I posted the story and a photo on my Facebook later that night. Soon I received a message from a____reader who ___Mr. Dan. I asked for Mr. Dan’s phone number and called him a few days later. He had been____since his wife had gone. I was certain his heart was____by my little girl and that he needed that_______.

We visited Mr. Dan’s tidy house—_______of his wife still____displayed everywhere. He was patient and kind with my talkative, constantly moving girl. He____a child’s table, blank paper and crayons for Norah to draw some pictures for him to display on his refrigerator.

Norah asks about Mr. Dan every day. She wants him to feel___. Mr. Dan thinks about Norah, too. After another recent visit, he ___ that he hadn’t had an____night’s sleep since his wife died. He told me that he had slept____every night since meeting my girl. “Norah has___    me,” he said.

That left me____and my cheeks wet with tears.

He has been____into my family, and just as Norah said, we're going to love him all up.

1.A. When    B. Before    C. Once    D. Although

2.A. swallow    B. cover    C. chew    D. hide

3.A. strengthened    B. weakened    C. softened    D. toughened

4.A. avoiding    B. gathering    C. inviting    D. blocking

5.A. magic    B. friction    C. panic    D. glory

6.A. practical    B. local    C. critical    D. typical

7.A. recognized    B. appreciated    C. discovered    D. admitted

8.A. merry    B. annoyed    C. stubborn    D. lonely

9.A. shaken    B. switched    C. touched    D. broken

10.A. caution    B. connection    C. unrest    D. separation

11.A. decorations    B. designs    C. reminders    D. materials

12.A. randomly    B. proudly    C. casually    D. loosely

13.A. set out    B. left out    C. let out    D. made out

14.A. moved    B. protected    C. loved    D. respected

15.A. related    B. swore    C. yelled    D. joked

16.A. impressive    B. unbelievable    C. incomparable    D. uninterrupted

17.A. constantly    B. soundly    C. thoroughly    D. quietly

18.A. controlled    B. protected    C. inspired    D. healed

19.A. restless    B. sleepless    C. helpless    D. speechless

20.A. classified    B. equipped    C. absorbed    D. released

Answer

1. B

2. A

3. C

4. D

5. A

6. B

7. A

8. D

9. C

10. B

11. C

12. B

13. A

14. C

15. A

16. D

17. B

18. D

19. D

20. C

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，女儿Norah四岁生日的时候遇见了Mr. Dan；妻子去世以后他一直都很难入睡，Norah的出现治愈了他心里的创伤，他慢慢地恢复，睡眠质量也有了很大的好转。

1.考查连词辨析。A. When当…时；B. Before在…之前；C. Once一旦；D. Although尽管；在我尴尬地想打个地洞钻进去之前，我的女儿就已经叫出来了。故B项正确。

2.考查动词辨析。A. swallow吞没；B. cover覆盖；C. chew咀嚼，消化；D. hide躲藏；动词短语ask the earth to swallow me whole字面意义是大地把我整个吞噬，此处暗指我感到难为情，想钻进地洞。故A项正确。

3.考查动词辨析。A. strengthened加强；B. weakened变弱；C. softened变得温柔；D. toughened变得健壮；C项指语气变柔软，指Mr. Dan在见到little girl时变温柔了，后文be touched有所暗示，他被触动了。故C项正确。

4.考查动词辨析。A. avoiding避免；B. gathering聚集，采集；C. inviting邀请；D. blocking阻挡；我们挡住其他购物者的路，向对方道歉但是他们并不介意。故D项正确。

5.考查词义辨析。A. magic有魔力的，美妙的；B. friction摩擦力；C. panic恐慌的；D. glory光荣；本句是指那一天在超市里发生了一些美妙的事情。故A项正确。

6.考查形容词辨析。A．practical实际的；B. local 当地的；C. critical批判的；C. typical典型的，都不符合文章含义，此处指一个当地的读者。我收到了当地读者的信息。故B项正确。

7.考查动词辨析。A. recognized认出； B. appreciated感激，欣赏；C. discovered发现；D. admitted承认；动词recognize指认出…，在Facebook上有人认出了Mr. Dan。故A项正确。

8.考查形容词辨析及生活常识。A. merry愉快的；B. annoyed恼怒的；C. stubborn固执的；D. lonely孤独的；失去妻子的人通常都会感觉很孤独。根据下文可知他的妻子去世了，因此他很孤单。故D项正确。

9.考查动词辨析。A. shaken颤抖；B. switched转换，改变；C. touched触摸，打动；D. broken折断；此处touch指感动，触动，他被我的女儿所触动。故C项正确。

10.考查名词辨析。A. caution谨慎；B. connection联系，关系；C. unrest动荡不安；D. separation分别，分开；此处connection指人际关系，他失去了妻子，见到我的女儿时有所触动，他需要这样的感情关系的慰藉。故B项正确。

11.考查名词辨析。A. decorations装饰物；B. designs设计；C. reminders提醒物；D. materials材料；本句中reminder指起提醒作用的东西，即妻子的一些纪念物。故C项正确。

12.考查形容词辨析。A. randomly随意地；B. proudly自豪地；C. casually随意地；D. loosely松散地；ACD都是指随意地，但此处上下文可见Mr. Dan是非常思念他的妻子的，自豪地摆放着那些纪念物。故B项正确。

13.考查动词短语辨析。短语set out拿出，开始做某事，leave out遗漏、冷落，let out 放宽，放大，泄露秘密，make out辨认。本句中set out指“摆桌子”，他摆好桌子，白纸和蜡笔让Norah开始画。故A项正确。

14.考查动词辨析及上下文串联。A. moved移动，感动；B. protected保护；C. loved 爱；D. respected尊重；根据文章最后一句“He has been___20___into my family, and just as Norah said, we're going to love him all up”可知他想让Mr. Dan感到被爱。故C项正确。

15.考查动词辨析。A. related提及，与…有关；B. swore咒骂，发誓；C. yelled大喊，大叫；D. joked开玩笑；在某次来访以后，他提到自从妻子去世以后，他从来都没有未被打断的睡眠。故A项正确。

16.考查形容词辨析。A. impressive印象深刻的；B. unbelievable难以置信的；C. incomparable无可比拟的；D. uninterrupted指不间断的、未被打断；在遇见我女儿之前他很少有没有中断的睡眠，而现在Mr. Dan的睡眠状态好转。故D项正确。

17.考查副词辨析。A. constantly不断地；B. soundly状态好地；C. thoroughly彻底地；D. quietly安静地；本句中soundly指状态好的，此处指状态好的睡眠。在遇见我的女儿以后，他的睡眠质量有很大的好转。故B项正确。

18.考查动词辨析。A. controlled控制；B. protected保护；C. inspired鼓励，激励；D. healed治愈； Mr. Dan 认为“Norah治愈了我”，让他能够睡得更好。故D项正确。

19.考查形容词辨析。A. restless不安宁的，焦虑的；B. sleepless无法入睡的；C. helpless无助的；D. speechless无言的；本句指我默默无言地掉下眼泪。故D项正确。

20.考查动词辨析。A. classified分类；B. equipped装备，配备；C. absorbed吸收，吸引…的注意，理解；D. released释放；此处absorb指Mr. Dan慢慢融入我的家庭，成为我家庭的一部分。故C项正确。