Question

I was never very neat, while my roommate Kate was rather organized. Each of her objects had its __________, but mine always hid somewhere. She even labeled (贴标签 ) everything. I always looked for everything. __________time, Kate got neater and I got _________. She would push my dirty clothing over, and I would lay my books on her tidy desk. We both got ___________ of each other.

One evening war __________ . Kate came into the room. Soon, I heard her shouting, "Take your _________ away! Why under my bed!" Deafened, I saw my shoes flying at me. I______ to my feet and started shouting. She shouted back louder.

The room was filled with ________. We could not have stayed together for a single_________ but for a phone call. Kate answered it. From her end of the conversation, I could ________right away her grandma was seriously ill. When she ________, she quickly hid under her covers, sobbing(呜咽). ________, that was something she should not go through alone. All of a sudden ,a _______ feeling of sympathy(同情) rose up in my heart,

Slowly, I collected the pencils, took back the books, ________ my bed, cleaned the socks and swept the floor, ___ on her side. I was so buried in my work _________ I even didn't notice Kate had sat up.

She was watching, her tears dried and her _________one of disbelief. Then, to my surprise, she ________ out her hands to catch mine. I looked up into her eyes. She smiled at me. "Thanks."

Kate and I stayed ___________for the rest of the year. We didn't always agree, but we learned the key to _______together: giving in, cleaning up and holding on.

1.A. room    B. place    C. station    D. seat

2.A. Over    B. During    C. With    D. For

3.A. uglier    B. cleaner    C. messier    D. lazier

4.A. angry    B. tired    C. sad    D. mad

5.A. broke in    B. took place    C. set off    D. broke out

6.A. socks    B. clothes    C. shoes    D. trousers

7.A. ran    B. jumped    C. flew    D. walked

8.A. kindness    B. concern    C. sadness    D. anger

9.A. hour    B. week    C. minute    D. day

10.A. tell    B. express    C. forecast    D. show

11.A. put up    B. hung up    C. held up    D. went up

12.A. Surprisingly    B. Clearly    C. Happily    D. Excitedly

13.A. warm    B. strange    C. cold    D. funny

14.A. brought    B. caught    C. made    D. changed

15.A. but    B. and    C. even    D. so

16.A. that    B. which    C. what    D. who

17.A. tongue    B. expression    C. sign    D. position

18.A. took    B. held    C. reached    D. threw

19.A. workmates    B. classmates    C. deskmates    D. roommates

20.A. living    B. studying    C. playing    D. smiling

Answer

1. B

2. A

3. C

4. B

5. D

6. C

7. B

8. D

9. C

10. A

11. B

12. B

13. A

14. C

15. C

16. A

17. B

18. C

19. D

20. A

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。作者与室友生活习惯迥异，冲突在所难免。在室友遭遇悲痛之时，作者以实际行动表达自己的同情，从而达成和好。作者从中懂得一个道理：让步、整理房间和坚持是处理室友关系的关键。

1.考查名词辨析。A房间；B地方；C车站；D座位。关键“Kate was rather organized.”可知，Kate很有条理，她的东西摆放得很整齐，每一样物品都有它该待的地方，一点也不杂乱，故选B。

2.考查介词辨析。A越过，在......上面，在......期间；B在......期间；C和，随着；D为，给。 time, Kate got neater 一段时间以后，Kate变得更干净了，over time随着时间的过去，故选A。

3.考查比较级。A更难看的；B更干净的；C更杂乱的；D更懒惰的。关键第一行“I was never very neat”可知，我不爱干净，一段时间以后，我变得更邋遢了，故选C。

4.考查形容词辨析。A生气的；B疲劳的，厌烦的；C伤心的；D疯狂的。We both got of each other.作者和Kate开始互相厌烦对方，get/be tired of...厌烦......，故选B。

5.考查动词短语。A闯入，打断；B发生，举办；C出发，引爆，引发；D爆发。One evening war .有一晚上，战争（终于）爆发了，故选D。

6.考查名词辨析。A袜子；B衣服；C鞋子；D裤子。关键“I saw my shoes flying at me”可知，是我的鞋子在Kate的床下，故选C。

7.考查动词辨析。A跑；B跳；C飞；D步行。关键“started shouting”可知，Kate把鞋子扔向了我，我站起来朝她大叫，jump to one’s feet突然站起来，故选B。

8.考查形容词辨析。A生气的；B关心的；C悲伤；D生气。The room was filled with .房间里充满了怒气，be filled with sth充满......，故选D。

9.考查名词辨析。A小时；B一周；C分钟；D一天。We could not have stayed together for a single but for a phone call要不是因为一通电话，我们几乎连一分钟都待不下去了，故选C。

10.考查动词辨析。A告诉，辨别；B表达；C预测；D展示，显示，引，带。I could right away her grandma was seriously ill我能从Kate最后说的话听出来，她奶奶得了重病，故选A。

11.考查动词短语。A举起，留宿，张贴；B挂断，结束；C握住，坚持，稍等；D继续，发生。When she , she quickly hid under her covers挂断电话之后，她立刻呜咽起来，故选B。

12.考查副词辨析。A惊讶地；B清楚地；C开心地；D兴奋地。 , that was something she should not go through alone显然，她不应该一个人承受这样的事，言外之意是，我想去安慰她，故选B。

13.考查形容词辨析。A温暖的；B奇怪的；C寒冷的；D滑稽的。a feeling of sympathy一股同情的暖流流经内心，故选A。

14.考查动词辨析。A带来；B捉住；C制作，使；D改变。根据“cleaned the socks and swept the floor”可知，我开始整理自己的东西，包括铺床，make one’s bed铺床，故选C。

15.考查并列连词。A但是；B和，并且；C甚至；D因此。swept the floor, on her side我甚至连Kate那边的地板也打扫了，故选C。

16.考查结果状语从句。I was so buried in my work I even didn't...我太投入了，以至于没有注意到Kate站在我身边，so...that...如此......以至于......，故选A。

17.考查名词辨析。A舌头，语言；B表情，表达；C符号，手势，迹象；D位置，职位。her52 one of disbelief她脸上露出不敢相信眼前的景象的表情，故选B。

18.考查动词辨析。A带走；B握住，拿，容纳；C到达，伸出；D扔掉。She out her hands to catch mine她伸出手来抓住我的手，reach out伸出，故选C。

19.考查名词辨析。A同事；B同学；C同桌；D室友。Kate and I stayed for the rest of the year.我和Kate在剩下的时间里一直是同桌，根据第一段第一行可知，她俩是室友，经过这次的不愉快，她们成了好朋友，一直是同桌，故选D。

20.考查动词辨析。A生活的动名词；B学习的动名词；C学习；D生活。We didn't always agree, but we learned the key to together我们并不总是意见一致，但我们学会了一起生活的关键，the key to doing sth做某事的关键、诀窍，故选A。