Question

Two Candles

Tom was a middle-aged leather trader whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man, often ____ that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so ____ with the city that he had to leave.

So his family moved to another city. It was the evening of a weekend. When Tom and his wife were busily ____ up their new home, the light suddenly ____. They had to stop work. Tom was regretful to have forgotten to bring along candles and had to wait ____ in a low mood. Just then he heard slight, hesitant ____ on his door that sounded clear in the ____ night.

“Who’s it?” he wondered, since Tom was a ____ to this city. And this was the moment he especially hated to be ____, so he went to the door and opened it ____. At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have candles? I’m your neighbor. ” “No,” answered Tom in anger and shut the door ____. “What a nuisance (讨厌鬼)!” He complained over it with his wife. “No sooner had we settled down ____ the neighbor came to borrow things.”

After a while, the door was knocked again. He opened it and found the same girl outside. ____ this time she was ____ two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She ____ me here to give you these.” Tom was very ____ by what he saw. When he became fully aware, he said, “Thank you and your grandmother. God bless you!”

At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his ____ in life. It was his ____ and harshness (刻薄) with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was actually____  else but himself, for his life had been darkened by his unsympathetic ____.

1.A. telling B. complaining C. hoping D. pretending

2.A. inspired B. embarrassed C. disappointed D. impressed

3.A. tidying B. turning C. packing D. building

4.A. got out B. put out C. went out D. come out

5.A. anxiously B. doubtfully C. hopelessly D. helplessly

6.A. steps B. words C. noises D. knocks

7.A. dark B. quite C. quiet D. quilt

8.A. traveller B. newcomer C. guest D. settler

9.A. called B. watched C. disturbed D. distracted

10.A. surprisingly B. delightedly C. willingly D. impatiently

11.A. violently B. quickly C. politely D. gently

12.A. when B. while C. then D. than

13.A. And B. So C. But D. For

14.A. hiding B. holding C. blowing D. lighting

15.A. advised B. sent C. encouraged D. forced

16.A. frightened B. pleased C. puzzled D. surprised

17.A. unluckiness B. dissatisfaction C. complaint D. failure

18.A. responsibility B. apology C. coldness D. concept

19.A. anybody B. nobody C. somebody D. everybody

20.A. mind B. opinion C. behavior D. word

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.C

5.D

6.D

7.C

8.B

9.C

10.D

11.A

12.D

13.C

14.B

15.B

16.D

17.D

18.C

19.B

20.A

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。文章通过一个小故事告诉我们对待这个社会要热情积极，不要冷漠刻薄的看待事物，那样会让自己失败。

1.动词辨析。A. telling告诉；B. complaining抱歉；C. hoping希望；D. pretending假装。由上文可知他一直都失败，没有成功，那么应该是抱怨被别人欺骗。对于这个城市他非常失望，决定搬家。故选B。

2.形容词辨析。A. inspired受鼓舞的；B. embarrassed 感到尴尬的；C. disappointed感到失望的；D. impressed印象深刻的。他一直都失败，没有成功，那么应该是抱怨被别人欺骗。对于这个城市他非常失望，决定搬家。故选C。

3.动词辨析。A. tidying整理；B. turning转变；C. packing包装；D. building建造。根据句意可知他们是在整理自己的新家。故选A。

4.短语辨析。A. got out 取出，外出；B. put out 扑灭；C. went out 熄灭；D. come out出现，出版。根据句意可知灯光突然熄灭。故选C。

5.考查副词。A. anxiously焦虑地；B. doubtfully 怀疑地；C. hopelessly无希望地；D. helplessly无助地。汤姆后悔忘了带蜡烛，只好沮丧地等着。故选D。

6.副词辨析。A. steps步骤；B. words单词；C. noises 噪音；D. knocks敲打。根据下文可知是邻居敲门送蜡烛，那么应该是有敲门声，那敲门声在安静的晚上特别清楚。故选D。

7.上下文串联。A. dark黑暗的；B. quite相当；C. quiet安静的；D. quilt缝被子。根据下文可知是邻居敲门送蜡烛，那么应该是有敲门声，那敲门声在安静的晚上特别清楚。故选C。

8.考查名词。A. traveller旅游者；B. newcomer 新手；C. guest 客人；D. settler移居者。下文可知是邻居敲门送蜡烛，那么应该是有敲门声，那敲门声在安静的晚上特别清楚。他们一家是第一天来到这里，自然是newcomer。故选B。

9.考查动词。A. called打电话；B. watched观看；C. disturbed干扰；D. distracted分心。由上文可知他是因为生意失败，心情非常不好所以才来到一个新地方的，不希望被别人打扰。故选C。

10.考查副词。A. surprisingly惊人地；B. delightedly高兴地；C. willingly愿意地；D. impatiently不耐烦地。由上文可知他是因为生意失败，心情非常不好所以才来到一个新地方的，不希望被别人打扰。所以他很不耐烦地打开了门。故选D。

11.副词辨析。A. violently暴力地；B. quickly迅速地；C. politely礼貌地；D. gently温柔地。根据上下文可知他很不耐烦，应该是用力地摔门。故选A。

12.考查固定结构。A. when当------时候；B. while在------期间；C. then然后；D. than比。我们刚安顿下来，邻居就来借东西了。固定结构：no sooner---than---“一------就”，故选D。

13.动词辨析。A. And和；B. So所以；C. But但是；D. For因为。根据下文可知小女孩手里拿着蜡烛，是来送蜡烛的而不是借蜡烛的，上下文是转折关系。故选C。

14.考查动词。A. hiding躲藏；B. holding握住；C. blowing吹；D. lighting点燃。根据下文可知小女孩手里拿着蜡烛，是来送蜡烛的而不是借蜡烛的，上下文是转折关系。故选B。

15.动词辨析。A. advised 建议；B. sent派送；C. encouraged鼓励；D. forced强迫。解析同上。故选B。

16.形容词辨析。A. frightened 感到害怕；B. pleased感到高兴；C. puzzled困惑的；D. surprised感到惊讶的。这种情况出乎他的意料，所以他应该是很惊讶。故选D。

17.名词辨析。A. unluckiness厄运；B. dissatisfaction不满意； C. complaint抱怨；D. failure失败。根据句意可知他意识到是冷漠和刻薄导致了他的失败，让他失败的实际上正是他自己。故选D。

18.考查名词。A. responsibility责任；B. apology道歉；C. coldness寒冷，冷淡；D. concept观念。根据句意可知他意识到是冷漠和刻薄导致了他的失败，让他失败的实际上正是他自己。故选C。

19.考查不定代词。A. anybody任何人；B. nobody没有人；C. somebody某人；D. everybody每个人。他意识到是冷漠和刻薄导致了他的失败，让他失败的实际上正是他自己。故选B。

20.名词辨析。A. mind理智，思想；B. opinion意见；C. behavior行为；D. word单词。因为他的生活已经被他无情的思想所蒙蔽。故选A。