Question

    It was sleeting (雨雪交加). My wife and I were going to dinner at a friend’s house. As we hurried toward the house, with its _______ light, I noticed a car pulling out from the curb. Just ahead, another car was waiting to_______ into the parking space. But before he could do so another car came up from behind, and sneaked into the_______.

“That’s a(n) _______ trick.” I thought. While my wife went ahead into our friend’s house, I stepped into the street to give the   _______  driver a piece of my mind. A man in work clothes _______ the window.

“Hey,” I said, “this parking space belongs to that guy.” I _______ toward the man ahead, feeling pretty manly in my new coat.

“Must you get _______?” the driver yelled, “None of your business!”.

“No,” I said. “You don’t understand. That fellow was waiting for this space.” Things quickly became _______, until finally he leaped out of the car. The huge man ________ me and bent me back over the hood of his car. I was ________. I scrambled (跌跌撞撞) to my friend’s front door. Seeing that I was ________, my wife and friends asked me what had happened. All I could say was that I had had a(n) ________ about a parking space. They had the ________ to let it go at that.

Perhaps half an hour later, the doorbell rang. I was sure the guy had returned for me. My hostess got up to answer it, but I stopped her. I was morally ________ to answer it myself.

I walked down the halfway with________. Yet I knew I had to face up to my fear. I opened the door. There he stood, ________. “I came back to apologize,” he said in a low voice. “The Brooklyn Navy Yard is closing. I’ve worked there for years. And today I got ________. I hope you’ll accept my apology.”

I often remember that big man. I think of the ________ and courage it took for him to come back. He was man at his________.

1.A. inviting B. welcoming C. warning D. flashing

2.A. advance B. back C. slide D. break

3.A. garage B. courtyard C. destination D. spot

4.A. absurd B. logical C. dirty D. invisible

5.A. fierce B. guilty C. cruel D. dangerous

6.A. opened up B. wound up C. rolled down D. took down

7.A. gestured B. signed C. hurried D. moved

8.A. involved B. interrupted C. infected D. interacted

9.A. sharp B. stable C. tense D. acute

10.A. seized B. crushed C. scratched D. hugged

11.A. disappointed B. astonished C. depressed D. terrified

12.A. stricken B. fallen C. drunken D. shaken

13.A. negotiation B. bargain C. assessment D. argument

14.A. creativity B. sensitivity C. security D. sincerity

15.A. bound B. reluctant C. induced D. reminded

16.A. courage B. patience C. scare D. curiosity

17.A. trembling B. towering C. leaning D. wandering

18.A. laid off B. settled down C. entered for D. dealt with

19.A. honesty B. confidence C. effort D. energy

20.A. cost B. risk C. best D. leisure

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.B

6.C

7.A

8.A

9.C

10.A

11.D

12.D

13.D

14.B

15.A

16.C

17.B

18.A

19.C

20.C

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了一个风雪交加的晚上，我与一个抢占停车位的大块头理论，他动手打了我，后来又回来向我道歉，原来他刚刚失业，在这种情况下他还能回来道歉，我认为他是一个顶呱呱的男子汉。

1.考查动词词义辨析。A. inviting邀请；B. welcoming欢迎；C. warning温暖；D. flashing闪光。

上文说这是一个风雪交加的晚上，在闪光灯下，我注意到一辆车从路边驶出，故D项正确。

2.考查动词词义辨析。A. advance前进；B. back 回；C. slide滑；D. break折。根据语境可知，一辆车等着回停车位，故B项正确。

3.名词词义辨析。A. garage车库；B. courtyard庭院；C. destination目的地；D. spot地点。

上文parking space是停车位，此处指后方来车先溜进了停车位，用spot指上文提到的parking space。

4.考查形容词词义辨析。A. absurd荒谬的； B. logical逻辑的；C. dirty肮脏的、卑鄙的； D. invisible无形的。前车等着进停车位，而后车却偷偷溜了进去，这是卑鄙的做法，故C项正确。

5.考查形容词词义辨析。A. fierce凶猛的； B. guilty罪恶的、内疚的； C. cruel残忍的；D. dangerous危险的。根据上文情节可知，那位司机的行为是罪恶的，我上前告诉他我的一点想法，故B项正确。

6.考查动词短语辨析。A. opened up打开； B. wound up上足发条；C. rolled down摇下；D. took down记下。司机坐在车里，我在车外和他说话，他自然要摇下车窗，故C项正确。

7.考查动词词义辨析。A. gestured打手势示意；B. signed做标记；C. hurried赶忙；D. moved移动。根据本空前的““this parking space belongs to that guy.””可知，我打手势示意这个车位是前面那个人的，故A项正确。

8.考查动词词义辨析。A. involved涉及、卷入；B. interrupted打断；C. infected感染；D. interacted互动。根据本空后的“None of your business!”可知，那个司机大喊道：“你偏要掺和进来么？关你什么事！”故A项正确。

9.考查形容词词义辨析。A. sharp锋利的；B. stable稳固的；C. tense紧张的；D. acute敏锐的。根据下文大块头把我按在汽车引擎盖上可知事情开始变得紧张起来，故C项正确。

10.考查动词词义辨析。A. seized抓住；B. crushed压碎；C. scratched划损；D. hugged 拥抱。根据本空后的“me and bent me back over the hood of his car.”可知，他抓住我并把我按在汽车引擎盖上，故A项正确。

11.考查形容词词义辨析。A. disappointed失望的；B. astonished惊讶的；C. depressed沮丧的；D. terrified害怕的。根据下一句我跌跌撞撞地走可知，我是感到非常害怕的，故D项正确。

12.考查形容词词义辨析。A. stricken受挫折的； B. fallen坠落的； C. drunken喝醉的；D. shaken摇晃的。上文说我跌跌撞撞地走到朋友家，所以他们看到的是我摇摇晃晃的样子，故D项正确。

13.考查名词词义辨析。A. negotiation谈判； B. bargain交易；C. assessment评估；D. argument争吵。根据上文内容可知，我说我和别人关于停车位吵了一架，故D项正确。

14.考查名词词义辨析。A. creativity创造性； B. sensitivity敏感；C. security安全性；D. sincerity诚挚。根据文章情境可知，大家对我说的话都很敏感，看到我这个样子他们都很担心，故B项正确。

15.考查固定搭配。根据本空前的“I was sure the guy had returned for me. My hostess got up to answer it, but I stopped her.”可知，我觉得一定是那个家伙回来找我了，所以我没有让妻子去应门，我觉得一定要自己去解决此事，be bound to一定会、必然,故A项正确。

16.考查名词词义辨析。A. courage勇气；B. patience耐心；C. scare惊恐；D. curiosity好奇。

根据本空后的“I knew I had to face up to my fear.”可知，我知道必须要面对恐惧，这说明我是惊恐地过去的，故C项正确。

17.考查形容词词义辨析。A. trembling发抖的；B. towering高大的；C. leaning 倾斜的；D. wandering流浪的。根据上文中的“The huge man”可知，他是一个大块头，所以站在那里显得很高大，故B项正确。

18.考查动词短语辨析。A. laid off解雇、下岗；B. settled down定居；C. entered for参加；D. dealt with处理。根据本空前的“The Brooklyn Navy Yard is closing. I’ve worked there for years.”可知，大块头工作的布鲁克林海军造船厂即将关闭，所以他下岗了，故A项正确。

19.考查名词词义辨析。A. honesty诚实；B. confidence自信；C. effort努力； D. energy精力。根据本空后的“and courage it took for him to come back.”可知，大块头回头向我道歉是需要努力和勇气的，故C项正确。

20.考查固定搭配。上文说失业的大块头回来向我道歉是需要很大的努力和勇气的，我认为他是一个顶呱呱的男子汉，He was man at his best表示“他是个顶呱呱的男子汉”，故C项正确。