Question

    I passed a man on the way home from work this evening. He was_______down the grass edge at the side of the driveway._______, he was swinging (摇晃), almost falling over, sometimes on the edge, sometimes off. I_______, wondering whether to stop and give him a lift. Then the car behind me overtook (赶超) me and I didn’t stop there as the road was so_______.

I couldn't be sure but he_______to be quite drunk. Yes, he was_______drunk. A _______turned sharply to avoid him at one point.

I thought I might as well sit and_______him to reach the car. He'd probably turn down my _______ of a lift or smell really bad or... a number of things went through my________while I waited.

Five________went by and I sat on. He reached the car. My________were down, and I asked him if he wanted a________. He said that he was going to the next town, just out of my way, but not far enough to put me to ________. So he got in.

“Sorry, I'm really quite________.” He called me brother and offered me his cool glasses as pay. I refused and said the________was in the giving.

Three times along the way he told me that “Whatever we give out there comes back to us. Something good will come to you for________me up.”

“The joy is in the giving,” I said again.

He________again for being so drunk.

“Anywhere around here is fine for me,” he said. So I________him at the next crossing. We ________hands and said goodbye to each other.

1.A.driving B.walking C.running D.jumping

2.A.Actually B.Directly C.Gradually D.Suddenly

3.A.settled down B.sped up C.slowed down D.gave up

4.A.entire B.loose C.busy D.straight

5.A.appeared B.determined C.tried D.happened

6.A.selflessly B.sincerely C.fortunately D.obviously

7.A.train B.plane C.cab D.boat

8.A.search for B.wait for C.look for D.care for

9.A.offer B.attitude C.parcel D.struggle

10.A.heart B.head C.leg D.face

11.A.midnights B.seconds C.centuries D.minutes

12.A.cars B.windows C.wheels D.lights

13.A.lift B.gift C.hug D.deed

14.A.anger B.shock C.attraction D.trouble

15.A.active B.drunk C.reliable D.stubborn

16.A.freedom B.damage C.strength D.joy

17.A.picking B.pushing C.getting D.setting

18.A.begged B.congratulated C.apologized D.commanded

19.A.recognized B.dropped C.persuaded D.buried

20.A.took B.ruined C.destroyed D.shook

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.C

5.A

6.D

7.C

8.B

9.A

10.B

11.D

12.B

13.A

14.D

15.B

16.D

17.A

18.C

19.B

20.D

【解析】

本文为记叙文。作者在公路上遇到一个喝醉了的人，于是在离开了繁忙的公路的地方等候他，并让他搭了免费的便车。通过这个故事，作者意识到快乐在于付出。

1.考查动词词义辨析。句意：他走在车道边的草地边上。A. driving驾驶；B. walking步行，散步；C. running跑步；D. jumping跳跃。根据下文___2___, he was swinging (摇晃), almost falling over, sometimes on the edge, sometimes off.以及第3小题后的give him a lift.可知，这个人走在车道边的草地边上。故选B。

2.考查副词词义辨析。句意：事实上，他走路东倒西歪，几乎摔倒了。A. Actually事实上；B. Directly直接地；C. Gradually逐渐地；D. Suddenly突然地。根据后面的语境可知，这是一个醉酒的人，实际上是在东倒西歪地走着。故选A。

3.考查动词短语辨析。句意：我放慢了车速，不知道是否该停下来载他一程。A. settled down安定下来；B. sped up加速；C. slowed down减速；D. gave up放弃。根据后空后wondering whether to stop and give him a lift.可知，作者想是否载他一程，所以车速放慢。故选C。

4.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：后面的车超过了我，我没有停在那里，因为那条路上太繁忙了。A. entire全部的，整个的；B. loose松散的；C. busy忙碌的；D. straight径直的。根据语境可知，作者后面的车超过了自己，自己没停。由此可知，这是一条繁忙的公路。故选C。

5.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我不确定，但他似乎喝醉了。A. appeared显得，似乎，看来；B. determined决心；C. tried尽力；D. happened发生。根据前面的内容可知，作者只是根据那个人的外在形态猜测，不能确定，所以说似乎是喝醉了。故选A。

6.考查副词词义辨析。句意：是的，他显然喝醉了。A. selflessly无私地；B. sincerely真诚地；C. fortunately幸运地；D. obviously明显地。根据下文A ___7___turned sharply to avoid him at one point.推断出，他显然是喝多了，否则不会这样的。故选D。

7.考查名词词义辨析。句意：有一次，一辆出租车急转弯避开了他A. train火车；B. plane飞机；C. cab出租车；D. boat船。根据语境可知，这是在公路上，所以只有cab是在公路上跑的。故选C。

8.考查动词短语辨析。句意：我想我还是坐着等他到车上去。A. search for寻找；B. wait for等候；C. look for寻找；D. care for照顾。根据后面作者认为那个人会拒绝我带他一程，可知作者是坐着等那个人来了，可带他一程。第10小题后while I waited.也做出了提示。故选B 。

9.考查名词词义辨析。句意：他可能会拒绝我的提议，或者闻起来很糟糕，或者……在等待的过程中，我脑子里闪过许多事情。A. offer提议；B. attitude态度；C. parcel包裹；D. struggle努力，难事。根据上下文可知，作者主动想让那个人搭便车，offer意为“主动提议”。故选A。故选A。

10.考查名词词义辨析。句意：他可能会拒绝我的提议，或者闻起来很糟糕，或者……在等待的过程中，我脑子里闪过许多事情。A. heart心脏；B. head头脑；C. leg腿；D. face脸。根据上下文的语境可知，此处是作者在等候那个人时的头脑中的想法，故选B。

11.考查名词词义辨析。句意：五分钟过去了，我继续坐着。A. midnights半夜；B. seconds秒；C. centuries世纪；D. minutes分钟。根据上下文的内容可知，作者看见那个人之后在繁忙的公路，所以作者出了公路是在前面不远的地方等他，可知离的不远，所以不能选A和C，但也不是几秒就到了，所以五分钟符合题意。故选D。

12.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我摇下车窗，我问他要不要搭便车。A. cars汽车；B. windows窗户；C. wheels车轮；D. lights车灯。根据下一句I asked him if he wanted a___13___可知，坐在车里的人想与外面的人说话，要把车窗摇下。故选B。

13.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我摇下车窗，我问他要不要搭便车。A. lift搭便车；B. gift礼物；C. hug拥抱；D. deed行动。第3小题whether to stop and give him a lift可知，此处指搭便车。故选A。

14.考查名词词义辨析。句意：他说他要到下一个镇去，离我不远，但还不至于使我陷入麻烦。A. anger愤怒；B. shock震惊；C. attraction吸引；D. trouble麻烦。根据句意以及so he got in可知，此处指不至于给我带来麻烦。故选D。

15.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：对不起，我真的喝醉了。A. active活跃的，积极的；B. drunk醉酒的；C. reliable可靠的；D. stubborn固执的。结合前文的内容可知，他是喝醉了，以及后面的He___18___again for being so drunk.可知，此处指喝醉了。故选B。

16.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我拒绝了，说快乐在于付出。A. freedom自由；B. damage伤害；C. strength力量，力气；D. joy欢乐，快乐。根据下文“The joy is in the giving,” I said again.可知，此处是指快乐在于付出，故选D。

17.考查动词词义辨析。句意：你来接我，一定会有好报的。A. picking选择，采；B. pushing推动；C. getting得到；D. setting放置。pick sb. up为固定搭配，意为“开车接某人”。根据上下文的语境可知，作者在路上等候那个人，让他搭便车，即接他，故选A。

18.考查动词词义辨析。句意：他再次为自己的醉酒道歉。A. begged乞求；B. congratulated祝贺；C. apologized道歉；D. commanded命令。根据上文Sorry, I'm really quite ___15__.可知，这是他再一次道歉。故选C。

19.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我在下一个十字路口让他下车。A. recognized辩认出；B. dropped中途卸客，落下；C. persuaded说服；D. buried埋葬。根据上文“Anywhere around here is fine for me,” he said.可知，作者在下一下路口让他下车。故选B。

20.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们握手道别。A. took带走；B. ruined毁灭；C. destroyed破坏；D. shook摇动，抖动。根据常识可知。这是两个人分手时握手道别。shake hands为固定搭配，意为“握手”符合题意。故选D。