Question

The Gift of Forgiveness

The summer I turned 16, my father gave me his old 69 Chevy Malibu convertible. What did I know about classic cars? For me, the important thing was that Hannah and I could _______ around Tucson with the top down.

Hannah was my best friend, a year younger but much _______. That summer she _______ with a modeling agency, doing catalog and runway work.

A month after my birthday, Hannah and I went to the movies. On the way home, we  _______ at the McDonald’s drive-through, putting the fries in the space between us to _______. “Let’s ride around awhile,” I said. It was a clear night, hot, full moon hanging low over the desert. Taking a curve (弯) too _______, I ran over some dirt and fishtailed. I then moved quickly through a neighbor’s landscape wall and drove into a full-grown palm tree. The front wheel came to rest halfway _______ the tree trunk.

There were French fries on the floor, the dash (仪表盘) and my lap. An impossible amount of _______ was on Hannah’s face, pieces of skin hanging around her eyes. We were taken in separate ambulances. In the emergency room, my parents spoke quietly: “Best plastic surgeon (整容医生) in the city…but it is more likely the _______ of her modeling career…”

We’d been wearing lap belts, ________ the car didn’t have shoulder belts. I’d broken my cheekbone on the steering wheel; Hannah’s ________ had split wide open on the dash. What would I say to her?

When her mother, Sharon, came into my hospital room, I started to cry, preparing myself for her ________. She sat beside me and took my hand. “I drove into the back of the car of my best friend when I was your age,” she said. “I completely ________ her car and mine.”

“I’m so sorry,” I said.

“You’re both ________,” she said. “Everything else doesn’t matter.” I started to explain, and Sharon stopped me. “I ________ you. Hannah will too.”

Sharon’s forgiveness allowed Hannah and me to get back in the car together that summer, to stay ________ throughout high school and college, to be in each other’s weddings. I think of her gift of forgiveness every time I tend to feel angry about someone for a perceived（可感知到的）________, and whenever I see Hannah. The scars (伤疤) are now ________ and no one else would notice, but in the sunlight I can still ________ the faint, shiny skin just below her hairline—for ________, a sign of forgiveness.

1.A.drive B.run C.wander D.march

2.A.stronger B.healthier C.taller D.smaller

3.A.competed B.chatted C.signed D.bargained

4.A.stopped B.ate C.aimed D.stood

5.A.catch B.share C.hold D.spare

6.A.fast B.seriously C.softly D.slow

7.A.across B.up C.below D.along

8.A.blood B.petrol C.water D.sweat

9.A.path B.base C.point D.end

10.A.and B.but C.or D.so

11.A.shoulders B.arms C.chest D.forehead

12.A.anger B.regret C.sorrow D.concern

13.A.attacked B.dragged C.damaged D.removed

14.A.alike B.relieved C.injured D.alive

15.A.help B.love C.understand D.forgive

16.A.sisters B.friends C.classmates D.colleagues

17.A.need B.effort C.wrong D.threat

18.A.left B.marked C.shown D.faded

19.A.touch B.see C.feel D.learn

20.A.them B.you C.me D.her

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.C

4.A

5.B

6.A

7.B

8.A

9.D

10.B

11.D

12.A

13.C

14.D

15.D

16.B

17.C

18.D

19.B

20.C

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。作者16岁那年，开着爸爸给她的车，跟好友Hannah看完电影后还想兜风一会，却不料拐弯太急，最后撞到了一棵棕榈树上，导致好友额头上留了一块伤疤。在作者最自责的时候，好友的母亲却原谅了作者，这个原谅让作者和Hannah能继续作为好朋友。作者很感激这次原谅。

1.考查动词辨析。句意：对我来说，最重要的事情是我和Hannah可以敞着篷子在Tucson周围逛。A. drive开车；B. run跑步；C. wander徘徊，漫步；D. march前进，行军。上句讲作者爸爸给了一辆车，所以这里应该指开车闲逛。故选A。

2.考查形容词比较级。句意：Hannah是我最好的朋友，比我小一岁但是比我高一些。A. stronger更强壮；B. healthier更健康；C. taller更高；D. smaller更小。由下句中她在模特经纪公司做模特，可知她应该很高，故选C。

3.考查动词辨析。句意：那个暑假它与一家模特经纪公司签约，在那里做编目工作与时装模特。A. competed竞争；B. chatted聊天；C. signed签约；D. bargained讨价还价。由于是在公司上班，所以是要与公司签约的。故选C。

4.考查动词辨析。句意：回家的路上，我们停在肯德基免下车的车道上，把薯条放在我们俩都能够找的地方。A. stopped停下来；B. ate吃；C. aimed目标；D. stood站起来。我们要在肯德基买薯条，所以一定需要把车停在免下车的通道上一会，故选A。

5.考查动词辨析。句意同上。A. catch抓住；B. share分享；C. hold持有，拥有；D. spare备用的，多余的。根据句意，我们把薯条放在我们都能够着的地方以便分享。故选B。

6.考查副词辨析。句意：拐弯太急，我转到了泥土里并且车尾开始摇晃起来。A. fast快；B. seriously严重地；C. softly温柔地；D. slow慢的。由车尾开始摇晃起来，以及下句中冲过邻家的景观墙，可知他们拐弯太急太快，才会发生失控。故选A。

7.考查介词辨析。句意：车的前胎一半停在树桩的上边。A. across从……的一边到另一边；B. up在……之上；C. below在……下面；D. along沿着。由于他们是装在一棵长大的树上，所以车胎可能是半卡在空中。故选B。

8.考查名词辨析。句意：Hannah的脸上有很多血，眼角挂着蹭起来的几片皮肤。A. blood血；B. petrol汽油；C. water水；D. sweat汗。由蹭掉的皮肤可知，Hannah的脸上应该是有血。故选A。

9.考查名词辨析。句意：可能是她模特生涯的结束。A. path 道路；B. base 基底；C. point要点，得分；D. end结束。由前边父母悄悄说的话“这是市里最好的整容医生”可知，Hannah脸上伤的不轻，可能会留下伤疤，影响到她的模特生涯。故选D。

10.考查并列连词。句意：我们都系了安全腰带，但是没有系肩带。A. and并且；B. but但是；C. or或者；D. so因此。由下文中的，我伤到了颧骨，Hannah伤到了额头可知，他们没有系肩带，导致他们头碰到了前边。前后句之间是转折关系。故选B。

11.考查名词辨析。句意：Hannah的前额在猛冲中被撞破了一个大口。A. shoulders肩膀；B. arms双臂；C. chest胸；D. forehead前额。此空格与全文最后一句中的“just below her hairline（刚好在发际线下边）”呼应，说明撞破的是前额。故选D。

12.考查名词辨析。句意：当她妈妈Sharon来到医院的房间时，我开始哭了，准备好了迎接她的愤怒。A. anger愤怒；B. regret后悔；C. sorrow悲伤；D. concern担心，忧虑。由于Hannah是坐作者的车受伤了，所以作者以为Hannah的妈妈会很气愤。故选A。

13.考查动词辨析。句意：她说“在你们这样的年纪，我开车与我最好朋友的车追尾了，我彻底毁坏了我们俩的车。” A. attacked攻击，侵害；B. dragged制动，拖动；C. damaged毁坏；D. removed转移，排除。由两个车追尾可知，是毁坏了两个车。故选C。

14.考查形容词辨析。句意：她说“你们都活着，其它的一切就无关紧要了。” A. alike相似的，相像的；B. relieved感到宽慰的；C. injured受伤的；D. alive活着的。根据常识，事故之后，人没事就好。故选D。

15.考查动词辨析。句意：我原谅你，Hannah也会的。A. help帮助；B. love爱； C. understand理解；D. forgive原谅。此空格与下句中的“Sharon’s forgiveness”呼应，故选D。

16.考查名词辨析。句意：Sharon的原谅让我们那个小天又一起开车，从高中到大学都还是好朋友，还去参加对方的婚礼。A. sisters姐妹；B. friends朋友；C. classmates同学；D. colleagues同事。此空格与第二段中的“Hannah was my best friend”呼应，故选B。

17.考查名词辨析。句意：每当我想对别人犯了可感知的错误而生气的时候，我就会想起她的原谅。A. need需要；B. effort 努力；C. wrong错误；D. threat威胁。由常识可知，别人犯了错误时才会生气，故选C。

18.考查动词辨析。句意：伤疤慢慢地褪尽了，其他人都注意不到了。A. left离开；B. marked标记；C. shown表露；D. faded渐弱。由下文中别人看不到，但是我能注意到可知，伤疤没有完全消失，只是变得越来越浅了。故选D。

19.考查动词辨析。句意：但是在阳光下，我能看到发际线下那个细微的，闪亮的小伤疤。A. touch触及；B. see看到；C. feel感觉；D. learn学习。此空格与前半句中的notice意义一致，故选B。

20.考查代词辨析。句意：对我来说，那是原谅的标志。A. them 它/她/他们；B. you你（们）；C. me 我；D. her她。因为故事发生在我身上，所以只有我能注意到那个伤疤，对于我它是原谅的标志。故选C。