Question

    Tonight, I was walking home from work. It was _________. I passed a man _______ on a bench in the street. We looked at each other. As I passed, I half smiled and he just _______ me, sad like. It seemed he might be staying there for the _______. He was wearing a thin sweater.

As I walked away, I _______ the cold air on my skin and thought, "I wish I had a _________ to offer him." I have a bag from my grandmother. I thought maybe there is an extra blanket among her things.

I looked in the bag but there was no blanket. There was my _______ winter hat though. I've had it for years. It would keep his head warm at least, I thought. I went back to the man and stood in _______ just a little away until he looked up.

I wasn't sure what to say. I didn't want to assume he needed a hat or _______ even. Maybe he wasn't going to __________there for the night. Maybe he was just sad and wanted __________ to be alone.

We both stared at each other for a moment and then I __________ forward and asked simply, "Would you like a hat? '' He looked at me, then at the hat. I __________ him to tell me to go away or something similar. __________ his face softened and he said. "Yes, thank you." "Okay, goodbye ", I said with a little __________ as he nodded kindly and half __________.

I am glad I had the hat to __________ . I think I will start keeping blankets. It's getting colder out there and more people are living in the __________. As Mother Teresa said, "Let us touch the dying, the poor, the __________ and the unwanted according to the graces we have received and let us not be __________ or slow to do the humble (卑贱的) work."

1.A.bright B.dark C.clear D.light

2.A.dancing B.standing C.jumping D.sitting

3.A.stared at B.laughed al C.pointed at D.shouted at

4.A.day B.night C.morning D.noon

5.A.tasted B.watched C.felt D.smelled

6.A.blanket B.hat C.towel D.backpack

7.A.embarrassing B.tiring C.annoying D.favorite

8.A.harmony B.silence C.anger D.surprise

9.A.protection B.beauty C.warmth D.kindness

10.A.explore B.hide C.wander D.stay

11.A.patience B.independence C.space D.experience

12.A.rushed B.stepped C.skipped D.speeded

13.A.arranged for B.prepared for C.waited for D.looked for

14.A.Besides B.Therefore C.Finally D.Instead

15.A.wave B.shake C.cry D.breath

16.A.bent B.woke C.smiled D.listened

17.A.offer B.lend C.gain D.earn

18.A.streets B.shades C.woods D.fields

19.A.energetic B.outgoing C.enthusiastic D.lonely

20.A.puzzled B.ashamed C.gifted D.pleased

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.C

6.A

7.D

8.B

9.C

10.D

11.C

12.B

13.C

14.D

15.A

16.C

17.A

18.A

19.D

20.B

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者下班途中遇到了要在长凳上过夜的一个人，在是否要将自己的帽子提供给他保暖这件事上犹豫不决，最终送出了自己的帽子而对方欣然接受，使自己明白“勿以善小而不为”的道理。

1.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：天很黑。A. bright明亮的；B. dark黑暗的；C. clear清楚的；D. light明亮的，轻的。根据前文提示“tonight”，可知事件发生在晚上，应是“黑暗的（dark）”。故选B项。

2.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我路过一个坐在街上长凳上的人。A. dancing跳舞；B. standing站着；C. jumping跳跃；D. sitting坐。根据后文“on a bench”可知，应是坐（sit）在长凳上。故选D项。

3.考查动词词组辨析。句意：他只是盯着我看，表情很悲伤。A. stared at凝视，盯着看；B. laughed at嘲笑；C. pointed at指着；D. shouted at对……大喊。根据句意和语境可知，这个人并未说话，只是看着（stare at）我。故选A项。

4.考查名词词义辨析。句意：好像他要在那里过夜。A. day白天；B. night晚上；C. morning上午；D. noon中午。根据前文提示，事件的时间为“tonight”，可知是晚上（night）。故选B项。

5.考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我走开的时候，我感觉到冷空气打在我的皮肤上，我想，“我希望我能给他一条毯子。”A. tasted品尝，尝起来；B. watched看到；C. felt感到；D. smelled闻，闻起来。根据“the cold air on my skin”可知作者感到（feel）冷。故选C项。

6.考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我走开的时候，我感觉到冷空气打在我的皮肤上，我想，“我希望我能给他一条毯子。”A. blanket毛毯；B. hat帽子；C. towel毛巾；D. backpack背包。根据后文“I looked in the bag but there was no blanket.”提及了毛毯（blanket）。故选A项。

7.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这是我最喜欢的冬季帽子。A. embarrassing令人尴尬的；B. tiring疲倦的；C. annoying讨厌的，恼人的；D. favorite最喜欢的。根据后文“I've had it for years. (我已经用了好几年了)”说明作者很喜爱这个帽子。故选D项。

8.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我回到那位男士身边，静静地站在不远处，直到他抬起头来。 A. harmony和谐；B. silence沉默；C. anger愤怒；D. surprise惊讶。“stand in silence”，意为“静静地站着”，符合此时作者的心境。故选B项。

9.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我甚至不想假设他需要一顶帽子或一件暖和的衣服。 A. protection保护；B. beauty美丽；C. warmth温暖；D. kindness善意。根据句意和语境，所选词应与之前的名词hat提供相同的作用—温暖。故选C想。

10.考查动词词义辨析。句意：也许他不会在那里过夜。A. explore探索；B. hide躲藏；C. wander漫游；徘徊；D. stay呆着。根据前文提及“It seemed he might be staying there for the ___4___”可知作者的推测是这个人要在这长凳上stay for the night (过夜)。故选D项。

11.考查名词词义辨析。句意：也许他只是难过，想要独处的空间。 A. patience耐心； B. independence独立；C. space空间；D. experience经验，经历。根据前文提及“sad”可知，作者的另一个猜测是这个需要空间自己呆着。故选C项。

12.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们彼此对视了一会儿，然后我走上前去，简单地问道：“你想要一顶帽子吗?” A. rushed冲进；B. stepped走，迈步；C. skipped跳跃；D. speeded加速。根据前文“stood in ___8___ just a little away (默默地站在不远处)”，可知他们之间有点距离，作者需要走上前去。故选B项。

13.考查动词词组辨析。句意：我等着他叫我走开或者类似的话。A. arranged for安排；B. prepared for准备；C. waited for等待；D. looked for寻找。根据句意和语境，作者以为这个人会拒绝自己的帮助，在等待他的回答或反应。故选C项。

14.考查副词词义辨析。句意：相反，他的脸变得温和了，他说。“是的，谢谢你。”A. Besides而且；除此之外；B. Therefore因此；C. Finally最后；D. Instead然而。根据后文his face softened and he said. "Yes, thank you." (他的脸变得温和了，他说。“是的，谢谢你。”)可知，这个人的反应与作者猜想的不同。故选D项。

15.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我轻轻挥了挥手，他和蔼地点点头，露出一丝微笑。A. wave波浪，挥手；B. shake摇动，哆嗦；C. cry哭泣；D. breath呼吸。根据前文Okay, goodbye可知，作者向这个人挥手告别。故选A项。

16.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我轻轻挥了挥手，他和蔼地点点头，露出一丝微笑。A. bent弯腰；B. woke醒来；C. smiled微笑；D. listened倾听。根据句意和语境可知，作者提供了帮助，这个人欣然接受，因此会露出微笑。故选C项。

17.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我很高兴我能提供这顶帽子。A. offer提供；B. lend借给；C. gain获得；D. earn挣钱。根据句意和语境可知，帽子是作者主动提供的一种帮助。故选A项。

18.考查名词词义辨析。句意：外面越来越冷，越来越多的人住在街上。A. streets街道；B. shades荫凉；C. woods树林；D. fields田野。根据作者的看法，将会有更多的像这个人一样在夜晚住在街道上的人。故选A项。

19.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：正如特蕾莎修女所说：“让我们按照我们所接受的恩惠，去接触那些垂死的、贫穷的、孤独的和不受欢迎的人，让我们不要感到羞愧，也不要放慢脚步去做卑微的工作。”A. energetic有活力的；B. outgoing外向的；C. enthusiastic热情的；D. lonely孤单的。根据句意和语境可知，所选词应是与“dying，poor”对应的贬义词。故选D项。

20.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：正如特蕾莎修女所说：“让我们按照我们所接受的恩惠，去接触那些垂死的、贫穷的、孤独的和不受欢迎的人，让我们不要感到羞愧，也不要放慢脚步去做卑微的工作。”A. puzzled困惑的；B. ashamed羞愧的；C. gifted有天赋的；D. pleased高兴的。根据句意和语境可知，作者要表达“我们在提供微小的帮助时不要感到羞愧”。故选B项。