Question

    A funny story happened last week in Brazil. After delivering a program there my wife and I were catching the plane back to our home in Portugal. We entered the_______. passed security and reached the boarding zone... and then discovered that flight had been_______.

I_______  the airline and they told us that the only flight back would be today, four days after the _______flight. I felt my stomach tightening, my hands sweating, and my thoughts _______about our cats, all the professional commitments I had already _______ in Portugal, etc.

I decided to take a___________ and as we were speaking with a security officer to get more _______, I decided, instead of _______, to act with__________ and to ask about his____________.

The security officer's name was Raul, he wasn't__________ his country and this ________and his dream was to become a radio sports anchor, moving to another country. He told us those things in a humorous way__________ guiding us back for several minutes to the check-in desk of the airport. We__________ together, and in the end, I  wished him well, and to have strength and luck, etc.

When the security officer left us at our airline desk where a lady was ________ — the flight cancellation complaint, our eyes were shining, and our spirits were________Maybe that was the trigger that allowed us to have __________for the lady at the desk and talk nicely to her, while all the other customers were complaining and screaming; and maybe that was also the trigger that allowed us to get a special ________ back home,________the big majority of customers stayed in Brazil.

1.A.station B.airport C.harbor D.border

2.A.changed B.missed C.booked D.cancelled

3.A.called B.announced C.requested D.checked

4.A.original B.final C.return D.delayed

5.A.flowing B.rushing C.jogging D.floating

6.A.delivered B.transferred C.scheduled D.performed

7.A.breath B.turn C.look D.seat

8.A.permission B.knowledge C.confirmation D.information

9.A.questioning B.panicking C.managing D.struggling

10.A.dignity B.confidence C.kindness D.determination

11.A.holiday B.belief C.story D.trouble

12.A.curious about B.happy with C.Sorry for D.tired of

13.A.house B.friends C.job D.families

14.A.if B.since C.though D.while

15.A.laughed B.searched C.played D.left

16.A.taking care of B.making use of C.going in for D.getting rid of

17.A.broken B.displayed C.lifted D.developed

18.A.affection B.enthusiasm C.suspicion D.sympathy

19.A.present B.connection C.surprise D.experience

20.A.unless B.although C.whereas D.until

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.A

5.B

6.C

7.A

8.D

9.B

10.C

11.C

12.B

13.C

14.D

15.A

16.A

17.C

18.D

19.B

20.C

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章简述了作者和妻子上周在巴西发生了一个有趣的故事，他们在那儿做完项目后，准备乘飞机回葡萄牙的家，结果飞机取消了，得等几天才能回去，他们没有像其他乘客那样抱怨，而是愉快的和一个安全人员聊天，从而获得了特殊的机会。

1.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们通过安检进入机场，到达了登机区。然后发现航班被取消了。A. station 车站；B. airport机场；C. harbor 海港；D. border边界。根据下文的and then discovered that flight had been___2___.可知，是进入了机场。故选B。

2.考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. changed改变；B. missed 失去；C. booked预订；D. cancelled取消。根据下文的I___3___ the airline and they told us that the only flight back would be today, four days after the ___4___flight.可知，航班取消了。故选D。

3.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我打电话给航空公司，他们告诉我们唯一的回程航班是今天，原航班要四天后返回。A. called打电话；B. announced宣布；C. requested要求；D. checked检查。根据they told us that the only flight back would be today.可知，此处指作者给航空公司打电话。故选A。

4.考查形容词词义辨析。句意同上。A. original原来的；B. final最终的；C. return返回的；D. delayed延时的。根据句意可知，此处是指原本今天要返回的航班，故选A。

5.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我感到我的胃在收缩，我的手在出汗，我的思绪在我们家的猫身上乱飞，在所有我在葡萄牙已经安排好的职业活动上，等等。A. flowing流动；B. rushing猛冲，迅速移动；C. jogging慢跑；D. floating 漂浮。根据句意可知，作者听到飞机延迟很紧张，各种担心，因此用rushing最合语境。故选B。

6.考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. delivered传送；B. transferred转移；C. scheduled安排；D. performed执行。根据上文的my thoughts ___5___about our cats, all the professional commitments可知，是作者安排好的日程。故选C。

7.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我决定深吸一口气，因为我们正在与一名安全官员交谈，以获得更多的信息。A. breath呼吸；B. turn转弯；C. look 样子；D. seat 座位。根据上文作者听到飞机取消的消息后非常焦虑，结合下文可知，此处用take a breath（深呼吸）最合语境。故选A。

8.考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. permission许可；B. knowledge知识；C. confirmation 确认；D. information信息。根据下文语境可知，作者和安全人员交谈是为了获取更多信息。故选D。

9.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我决定，与其惊慌失措，不如表现得善良些，问问他的故事。A. questioning质问；B. panicking惊慌；C. managing管理；D. struggling斗争。根据上文I felt my stomach tightening, my hands sweating, and my thoughts ___5___about our cats, all the professional commitments I had already ___6___ in Portugal, etc.可知，一开始作者是惊慌的，故选B。

10.考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. dignity尊严；B. confidence自信；C. kindness善意；D. determination决心。根据下文to ask about his_____11_____.及下文语境可知，此处指作者想表达关心和善意。故选C。

11.考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. holiday假期；B. belief信念；C. story来历，故事；D. trouble麻烦。根据下文安全人员讲述自己的事情可知，作者问的是关于他的故事。故选C。

12.考查形容词短语辨析。句意：安全人员的名字是劳尔，他对自己的国家和这份工作不满意，他的梦想是成为一名电台体育节目主持人，搬到另一个国家。A. curious about对……好奇；B. happy with对…..满意；C. Sorry for为…..可惜；D. tired of厌倦了…..。根据下文his dream was to become a radio sports anchor, moving to another country. 可知，他想搬到另一个国家，因此是对自己的国家不满意。故选B。

13.考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. house房子；B. friends朋友；C. job工作；D. families家庭。根据下文his dream was to become a radio sports anchor, moving to another country. 可知，他梦想的工作不是安全员，因此是对自己的工作不满意。故选C。

14.考查连词词义辨析。句意：他用一种幽默的方式告诉了我们这些事情，并带我们回到了机场的登记柜台。A. if 如果；B. since因为；C. though尽管；D. while当……时候。根据句意可在，是领我们到登记台的时候告诉我们的。故选D。

15.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们一起笑了起来，最后，我祝他身体健康，希望他精力充沛，好运连连等等。A. laughed笑；B. searched搜寻；C. played 玩；D. left离开。根据上文语境及下文的1 wished him well, and to have strength and luck, etc.可知，他们应该是聊的很开心。故选A。

16.考查动词短语辨析。句意：当安检人员把我们留在航空公司柜台前，一位女士正在处理航班取消投诉时，我们的眼睛亮了起来，我们的精神也振奋起来。A. taking care of 处理；B. making use of 利用；C. going in for从事；D. getting rid of摆脱。根据句意可知，那位女士在处理航班取消投诉。故选A。

17.考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. broken 打破；B. displayed 展示；C. lifted举起；抬升；D. developed发展。根据下文Maybe that was the trigger that allowed us to have ____18____for the lady at the desk and talk nicely to her,可知，作者和妻子感觉充满了希望，因此，精神振奋。故选C。

18.考查名词词义辨析。句意：也许正是因为这个原因，当其他顾客都在抱怨和尖叫的时候，我们才会同情那位女士，并和她亲切地交谈。A. affection喜爱；B. enthusiasm热心；C. suspicion怀疑；D. sympathy同情。根据下文的while all the other customers were complaining and screaming，尤其是使用对比连词while可知，作者是同情那位女士，have sympathy for同情某人。故选D。

19.考查名词词义辨析。句意：也许这也是在回国的行程中能获得特殊联系的原因，而大多数客户都留在了巴西。A. present礼物；B. connection关系，连接；C. surprise惊奇；D. experience经验。根据上文语境可知，此处是指作者不向其他人那样抱怨使作者能获得特殊的联系能回国。故选B。

20.考查连词词义辨析。句意同上。A. unless除非；B. although尽管；C. whereas然而；D. until直到…..才。根据句意可知，前后之间是转折关系。故选C。