Question

I always wondered how people would react if I tried to approach a total stranger for help in a busy place like a street corner or a mall. I had always ______ a stranger who tried to catch my ______ in a busy place.

Yesterday I was in a busy shopping mall buying a large piece of luggage because I just had the ______ to do it after many days of planning. After the ______, I picked up my phone from my pocket to call my driver waiting in the parking lot but my phone was _____.

Then I requested the shop assistant who had ______ sold me the merchandise （which was not cheap）if she could ring my driver for me. She ______ that it was the shop policy that they cannot use ______ while working in the shop.

After I got out of the shop onto the busy street, I ______ a young mother with her two kids to make the same ______. As soon as I said “Excuse me, madam!” she grabbed her kids and ran. I ______ a kidnapper.

I stood there wondering how many times I had ______ to strangers like the young _____. I stood there in the ______ street with people rushing by, looking at their faces to see if there was a sign of ______ on their faces.

I saw a man pretty shabbily dressed compared to me who ______ to notice me. I just stopped him and made my request. He ______ called my driver and waited till my car came to make sure I was picked up, turned around ______ I could thank him adequately and was gone.

I was ______ by his kindness and hope I will do ______ to strangers who try to catch my attention from now on.

1.A. helped out    B. hurried by    C. smiled at    D. taken in

2.A. attention    B. thought    C. devotion    D. sympathy

3.A. right    B. time    C. ability    D. way

4.A. rest    B. lunch    C. bargain    D. purchase

5.A. lost    B. dead    C. gone    D. wrong

6.A. still    B. simply    C. just    D. even

7.A. believed    B. promised    C. replied    D. predicted

8.A. phones    B. clocks    C. watches    D. computers

9.A. noticed    B. recognized    C. welcomed    D. approached

10.A. mistake    B. request    C. apology    D. comment

11.A. met with    B. appeared in    C. felt like    D. ran after

12.A. referred    B. objected    C. reacted    D. applied

13.A. driver    B. assistant    C. man    D. mum

14.A. busy    B. clean    C. deserted    D. dark

15.A. eagerness    B. forgiveness    C. thankfulness    D. kindness

16.A. pretended    B. seemed    C. managed    D. attempted

17.A. suddenly    B. frequently    C. actually    D. immediately

18.A. before    B. when    C. unless    D. while

19.A. disappointed    B. puzzled    C. surprised    D. frightened

20.A. similarly    B. normally    C. quickly    D. carefully

Answer

1. B

2. A

3. B

4. D

5. B

6. C

7. C

8. A

9. D

10. B

11. C

12. C

13. D

14. A

15. D

16. B

17. D

18. A

19. C

20. A

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。作者以前在街上总是避开想要寻求帮助的人，但是一次亲身经历获得了陌生人的帮助，从此决定以后都要帮助需要帮助的人。

1.考查动词短语。A. helped out帮助解决问题；B. hurried by匆匆走过；C. smiled at微笑；D. taken in欺骗。在繁忙的地方，我以前总是从那些试图吸引我注意的陌生者身边匆匆走过，指避开这些人，故选B。

2.考查名词。A. attention注意；B. thought思想；C. devotion奉献；D. sympathy同情。此处指想吸引我注意的人，catch one’s attention “吸引某人的注意”，故选A。

3.考查名词。A. right权利；B. time时间；C. ability能力；D. way方法。许多天的计划之后，我有时间买这件大行李。故选B。

4.考查名词。A. rest休息；B. lunch午饭；C. bargain交易；D. purchase购买。此处指我购买之后给司机打电话让他在停车场等我，故选D。

5.考查形容词。A. lost失去的；B. dead死的；C. gone离去的；D. wrong错误的。根据句中but和下文if she could ring my driver for me可知，手机出了状况，此处指死机了，故选B。

6.考查副词。A. still仍旧；B. simply简单地；C. just刚刚；D. even甚至。此处指我请刚刚卖给我东西的售货员帮忙打电话，故选C。

7.考查动词。A. believed相信；B. promised答应；C. replied回答；D. predicted预计。句中it was the shop policy that they cannot use ____8____ while working in the shop.是售货员给我的回答，故选C。

8.考查名词。A. phones电话；B. clocks钟表；C. watches手表；D. computers计算机。售货员说店里有规定，上班期间不让使用电话。与上文my phone was ____5____.和ring my driver呼应，故选A。

9.考查动词。A. noticed注意到；B. recognized意识到；C. welcomed欢迎；D. approached接近。我想请人帮忙打电话，所以是接近一个年轻的妈妈请她帮忙，与开头approach a total stranger呼应，故选D。

10.考查名词。A. mistake错误；B. request请求；C. apology道歉；D. comment评论。与上文Then I requested the shop assistant和下文的made my request呼应，指请求帮忙，故选B。

11.考查动词。A. met遇见；B. appeared出现；C. felt like感觉像；D. ran after追赶。那个年轻妈妈看见我靠近，领着孩子就跑，感觉我像绑匪一样。表示“感觉像”，故选C。

12.考查动词。A. referred参考；B. objected反对；C. reacted起作用；D. applied应用。我想知道向陌生人求助多少次才能起作用，与开头how people would react呼应，故选C。

13.考查名词。A. driver司机；B. assistant助手；C. man人；D. mum妈妈。此处指上文的a young mother with her two kids，故选D。

14.考查形容词。A. busy忙的；B. clean干净的；C. deserted荒芜的；D. dark黑暗的。与上文the busy street呼应，指我站在人来人往繁忙的街上，故选A。

15.考查名词。A. eagerness渴望；B. forgiveness原谅；C. thankfulness感激；D. kindness善意。我在街上看着行人脸上是否有善意的痕迹，故选D。

16.考查动词。A. pretended假装；B. seemed似乎；C. managed负责；D. attempted企图。我看到一个穿着不如我的人似乎注意到我。表示“似乎”，因为作者开始不确定，故选B。

17.考查副词。A. suddenly突然；B. frequently频繁地；C. actually实际上；D. immediately立刻。这个人立刻给我的司机打了电话，故选D。

18.考查连词。A. before在……之前；B. when当……时候；C. unless除非；D. while当……时候。此处指好心人在我感谢之前就离开了，我还没来得及感谢，故选A。

19.考查形容词。A. disappointed失望的；B. puzzled困惑的；C. surprised惊奇的；D. frightened害怕的。我对这个好心人的善意吃惊，因为别人都不愿帮助我。故选C。

20.考查副词。A. similarly同样地；B. normal正常的；C. quickly快地；D. carefully小心地。我希望从今以后能同样地对待想吸引我注意的陌生人，指善意地对待，故选A。