Question

    On a freezing December afternoon, Tyler Freburger was standing in front of a set of mirrors wearing a suit picked out for him by a tailor to attend a funeral. As a homeless veteran (老兵) living in Baltimore, Mr. Freburger would usually have difficulty _______ such an outfit (一套衣服), especially one selected for him _______. But in this instance, he was _______ the nonprofit Sharp Dressed Man.

Since 2011, the organization has been helping men improve their lives by _______ them for job interviews and other_______with well-fitting suits. This is not a “grab any jacket off the rack (架子)” kind of experience; _______, the nonprofit provides a “measure-to-fit” personalized styling experience. The nonprofit was _______by clothing designer Christopher Schafer. He opened a shop in downtown Baltimore not long after _______ from London, where he learned the art of_______and design. Once when Schafer was ________________ some custom suits to a customer, he was ________________ handed two bags of gently ________________suits in return.

“He said I ________________ him with how I made his custom suits fit, and he couldn't wear his old suits anymore.” Schafer found a nonprofit that would ________________ the suits, but as time went on, more of his ________________ did the same thing. At the suggestion of a friend, he decided to found his own nonprofit, Sharp Dressed Man.

The organization's space ________________ a traditional men's clothing store, ________________ with volunteer tailors and racks of clothing. It's open one day a week for those who have been referred.

Schafer sees the nonprofit as filling the ________________ between job training and the ________________required for a person to land a job. “If you treat a guy with ________________ he has a better chance of treating himself with it,” he says.

1.A.sorting B.storing C.sewing D.securing

2.A.automatically B.personally C.partly D.generally

3.A.appointed to B.accustomed to C.referred to D.opposed to

4.A.promoting B.arranging C.rewarding D.equipping

5.A.occasions B.discounts C.benefits D.systems

6.A.thus B.meanwhile C.otherwise D.instead

7.A.found B.launched C.surrounded D.shifted

8.A.escaping B.returning C.differing D.hearing

9.A.counting B.transporting C.measuring D.packing

10.A.delivering B.ordering C.folding D.advertising

11.A.naturally B.doubtfully C.urgently D.unexpectedly

12.A.fancy B.alternative C.worn D.clumsy

13.A.bothered B.spoiled C.discouraged D.interrupted

14.A.exhibit B.possess C.accept D.clean

15.A.relatives B.designers C.clerks D.clients

16.A.suits B.threatens C.resembles D.strengthens

17.A.adequate B.complete C.economic D.complicated

18.A.hardship B.relationship C.gap D.position

19.A.status B.feel C.talent D.look

20.A.dignity B.curiosity C.honesty D.caution

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.A

6.D

7.B

8.B

9.C

10.A

11.D

12.C

13.B

14.C

15.D

16.C

17.B

18.C

19.D

20.A

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了由Christopher Schafer创建了旨在为弱势群体提供一些定制服装的非营利组织，他的义举得到了广泛的支持。

1.考查动词词义辨析。句意：作为一名住在巴尔的摩的无家可归的老兵，弗雷伯格先生通常很难拥有这样一套服装，尤其是一套为他个人选择的衣服。A. sorting分类拣选；B. storing储存；C. sewing缝纫；D. securing获得。根据前文As a homeless veteran (老兵) living in Baltimore，可知，他是无家可归的老兵，很难获得这样的衣服，故选D项。

2.考查副词词义辨析。句意：作为一名住在巴尔的摩的无家可归的老兵，弗雷伯格先生通常很难拥有这样一套服装，尤其是一套为他个人选择的衣服。A. automatically自动地；B. personally个人地；C. partly部分地；D. generally大体上地。根据下文This is not a “grab any jacket off the rack (架子)” kind of experience; ___6___, the nonprofit provides a “measure-to-fit” personalized styling experience.可知，此处意为专门为他个人挑选的衣服。故选B项。

3.考查动词短语辨析。句意：但在这种情况下，但在这种情况下，他被介绍给非营利组织Sharp Dressed Man。A. appointed to委任，指派；B. accustomed to习惯于；C. referred to被提及；D. opposed to反对。根据下文It's open one day a week for those who have been referred.可知，他被介绍给这个非营利组织。故选C项。

4.考查动词词义辨析。句意：自2011年以来，该组织一直在通过帮助他们穿着合适的西装参加工作面试或其他一些场合，帮助男性改善他们的生活。A. promoting提高；B. arranging安排；C. rewarding回报；D. equipping装备。equip sb. for sth.“使某人为某事做好装备”，这里是配备着装。故选D项。

5.考查名词词义辨析。句意：自2011年以来，该组织一直在通过帮助他们穿着合适的西装参加工作面试或其他一些场合，帮助男性改善他们的生活。A. occasions场合；B. discounts折扣；C. benefits好处；D. systems体系。根据句意，此处为应该穿西装的一些场合。故选A项。

6.考查副词词义辨析。句意：这不是“从架子上抓起任何夹克”这种体验；相反，非营利组织提供“量身定制”的个性化造型体验。A. thus因此；B. meanwhile与此同时；C. otherwise否则；D. instead相反。根据句意，后文measure-to-fit“量身定制”与前文grab any jacket off the rack“从架子上抓起任何夹克”是转折关系。故选D项。

7.考查动词词义辨析。句意：这个非营利组织是由服装设计师克里斯多佛·斯查费发起的。A. found发现；B. launched发起；C. surrounded环绕；D. shifted转移。结合语境，该组织是由服装设计师克里斯多佛·斯查费发起的。故选B项。

8.考查动词词义辨析。句意：从伦敦返回后，他在离伦敦不远的巴尔的摩市中心开了一家商店，在那里他学会了测量和设计的艺术。A. escaping逃离；B. returning返回；C. differing不同；D. hearing听到。他在伦敦学会了服装和设计的艺术，从那返回后开了家商店。故选B项。

9.考查动词词义辨析。句意：从伦敦返回后，他在离伦敦不远的巴尔的摩市中心开了一家商店，在那里他学会了丈量和设计的艺术。A. counting计算；B. transporting运输；C. measuring丈量，测量；D. packing打包。结合常识可知，量体裁衣，做衣服需要丈量尺寸。故选C项。

10.考查动词词义辨析。句意：有一次，当斯查费给一位客户送去一些定制西装时，他意外地得到了两套轻微磨损的西装作为回报。A. delivering递送；B. ordering订购；C. folding折叠；D. advertising做广告。由语境可推断，应为把西装递送给客户。deliver…to…为固定搭配，意为“把……递送给……”。故选A项。

11.考查副词词义辨析。句意：有一次，当斯查费给一位顾客送去一些定制西装时，他意外地得到了两套轻微磨损的西装作为回报。A. naturally自然地；B. doubtfully疑问地；C. urgently急切地；D. unexpectedly意外地。结合语境，在给客户送西装时，得到两套西装作为回报是很意外的。故选D项。

12.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：有一次，当斯查费给一位顾客送去一些定制西装时，他意外地得到了两套轻微磨损的西装作为回报。A. fancy极好的；B. alternative可替代的；C. worn穿过的，用旧的；D. clumsy笨拙的。结合后文he couldn't wear his old suits anymore.可知，得到的两套西装应为穿过的旧西装。故选C项。

13.考查动词词义辨析。句意：他说我用自己为他量身定做的西装宠坏了他，他再也不能穿他的旧西装了。A. bothered打扰；B. spoiled宠溺；C. discouraged阻止；D. interrupted打断。根据句意，是被定做的西装宠坏了，穿其他衣服感觉不舒服了。故选B项。

14.考查动词词义辨析。句意：斯查费找到了一家接受旧衣服的非营利组织，但是随着时间的推移，他的更多客户也做了同样的事情。A. exhibit展览；B. possess拥有；C. accept接收；D. clean清除。结合语境可知，斯查费得到了旧衣服后，将衣服送到了能接收旧衣服的非营利组织里。故选C项。

15.考查名词词义辨析。句意：斯查费找到了一家接受旧衣服的非营利组织，但是随着时间的推移，他的更多客户也做了同样的事情。A. relatives亲戚；B. designers设计者；C. clerks职员；D. clients客户。根据前文Once when Schafer was ___10___ some custom suits to a customer, he was ___11___ handed two bags of gently ___12___suits in return.可知，有一位客户送了旧衣服，做同样事情的应该是他接触到的其他客户。故选D项。

16.考查动词词义辨析。句意：该组织类似于传统的男装店，配有志愿者裁缝和衣架。A. suits适合；B. threatens威胁；C. resembles类似于；D. strengthens加强。结合后文with volunteer tailors and racks of clothing.可知，该组织与传统男装店类似。故选C项。

17.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：该组织类似于传统的男装店，配有志愿者裁缝和衣架。A. adequate充足的；B. complete完整的；C. economic经济上的；D. complicated难懂的。根据句意，该组织配有志愿者裁缝和衣架。complete with为固定搭配，意为“配有”。故选B项。

18.考查名词词义辨析。句意：斯查费认为这个非盈利组织填补了职业培训和找工作所需的外表之间的空白。A. hardship困难；B. relationship关系；C. gap空白；D. position位置。结合全文，斯查费提供衣服，填补了职业培训和找工作所需的外表之间的空白。故选C项。

19.考查名词词义辨析。句意：斯查费认为这个非盈利组织填补了职业培训和找工作所需的外表之间的空白。A. status地位；B. feel感觉；C. talent天分；D. look外表。根据文章，西装改变了求职者的外表。故选D项。

20.考查名词词义辨析。句意：如果你有尊严地对待一个人，他会有一个较好的机会有尊严地对待自己。A. dignity尊严；B. curiosity好奇心；C. honesty诚实；D. caution小心。根据文章，非营利组织提供体面的衣服有尊严地对待这些需要帮助的人。故选A项。