Question

    Tom was a middle-aged businessman whose repeated failure in his work made him an upset man, often complaining (抱怨) that others had been playing tricks on him. One day he told his wife he was so ____ with the city that he had to leave.

So his family moved to ____ city. It was in the evening of a weekend when Tom and his wife were busy ____ up their new home that the ____ suddenly went out. So they had to ____ work. Because Tom had forgotten bringing along candles, he had to wait ____ in a low mood. Just then he heard slight knocks on his door that sounded clear in the ____ night.

“Who’s it?” he wondered, since Tom had no ____ in the new city. And this was the moment he especially disliked being disturbed or troubled. ____, he went unwillingly to the door and opened it impatiently. At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have ____? I’m your neighbour.” “No!” answered Tom in anger and shut the door ____. He complained about it with his wife, “As soon as we settled down, the neighbour came to ____ things.” After a while, the door was knocked again. He opened it and found the ____ girl outside. But this time she was holding two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbour downstairs might need candles. She ____ me here to give you these.” Tom was very ____ by what he saw. When he fully undersood, he said, “Thank you and your ____. God bless you!”

At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his ____ in life. It was his ____ and unkindness with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was ____ nobody else but himself, for he had fallen for his heartless ____.

1.A.inspired B.satisfied C.disappointed D.encouraged

2.A.any B.other C.every D.another

3.A.ending B.looking C.cleaning D.turning

4.A.light B.fire C.fridge D.television

5.A.quit B.start C.change D.continue

6.A.happily B.hopefully C.patiently D.helplessly

7.A.dark B.quiet C.noisy D.crowded

8.A.doctor B.friends C.stranger D.audience

9.A.So B.Although C.However D.Moreover

10.A.beer B.rolls C.plates D.candles

11.A.humbly B.strongly C.slightly D.entirely

12.A.buy B.sell C.lend D.borrow

13.A.same B.pretty C.energetic D.confident

14.A.sent B.forced C.prohibit D.suggested

15.A.pleased B.puzzled C.surprised D.frightened

16.A.brother B.mother C.father D.grandma

17.A.goal B.failure C.success D.schedule

18.A.apology B.opinion C.coldness D.responsibility

19.A.in all B.in reality C.in general D.in particular

20.A.mind B.idea C.brain D.thought

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.A

6.D

7.B

8.B

9.C

10.D

11.B

12.D

13.A

14.A

15.C

16.D

17.B

18.C

19.B

20.A

【解析】

这是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章介绍Tom（汤姆）总是认为自己被人欺骗，所以事业总是失败。他和家人搬到了另外一个城市，在打扫时灯灭了，一个小女孩给他送了蜡烛，让他有了不同的认识：生活中欺骗他的人实际上是他自己而不是其他人，他的眼睛被他无情的心灵蒙蔽了。从此，Tom的人生观改变了。

1.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：一天，他告诉他的妻子，他对这个城市非常失望，他不得不离开。A. inspired品质优秀的，受鼓舞的；B. satisfied满意的；C. disappointed令人失望的；D. encouraged受到鼓舞的。根据前文often complaining that others had been playing tricks on him可知汤姆认为别人总是欺骗他，所以他对这个地方非常失望，想离开。故选C。

2.考查形容词词词义辨析。句意：所以他的家搬到了另一个城市。A. any任一，任何的；B. other另外的，其他的；C. every每一的，每个的；D. another不同的，类似的，另一个。根据下文since Tom had no friends in the new city可知汤姆想搬到另一个城市去，但是没有特指某个城市。故选D。

3.考查动词词义辨析。句意：是在一个周末的晚上，当汤姆和他的妻子正忙着打扫他们的新家时，灯突然灭了。A. ending结束；B. looking看着，面向；C. cleaning打扫；D. turning转动，旋转。根据their new home可知此处表示打扫新家，短语clean up打扫，清理。故选C。

4.考查名词词义辨析。句意：在一个周末的晚上，当汤姆和他的妻子正忙着打扫他们的新家时，灯突然灭了。A. light灯，光，打火机；B. fire火；C. fridge电冰箱；D. television电视机。根据下文的candles可知是灯灭了。故选A。

5.考查动词词义辨析。句意：所以他们不得不停下打扫的工作。A. quit放弃，停止，离开；B. start开始；C. change改变；D. continue继续。根据前文…that the light suddenly went out可知停电了，所以他们只好停止打扫。故选A。

6.考查副词词义辨析。句意：因为汤姆忘了带蜡烛，他只好沮丧地等着。A. happily高兴地；B. hopefully有望地；C. patiently有耐心地；D. helplessly无能为力地，无助地。根据Because Tom had forgotten bringing along candles可知汤姆很后悔没带蜡烛，只好情绪低落地无助等待。故选D。

7.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：就在这时，他听到轻轻的敲门声，在寂静的夜里听起来很清楚。A. dark黑暗的；B. quiet安静的；C. noisy喧闹的，吵闹的；D. crowded拥挤的。根据Just then he heard slight knocks on his door可知这时在安静的夜晚，他们听见了敲门声，敲门声和安静的夜晚形成对比。故选B。

8.考查名词词义辨析。句意：“会是谁呢？”他想，因为汤姆在这个新城市里没有朋友。A. doctor医生；B. friends朋友；C. stranger陌生人；D. audience观众，听众。根据in the new city可知表示汤姆在这个新城市里还没有朋友。故选B。

9.考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，他还是不情愿地走到门口，不耐烦地把门打开。A. So因此，所以；B. Although尽管，虽然；C. However无论如何，不管怎样，然而；D. Moreover而且，此外。根据he went unwillingly to the door and opened it impatiently可知虽然这个时候他不喜欢被打扰，但是他还是不情愿地开门了，前后文是转折关系。故选C。

10.考查名词词义辨析。句意：她害羞地问：“先生，您有蜡烛吗？我是您的邻居。”A. beer啤酒；B. rolls卷轴，滚动，面包卷；C. plates盘子；D. candles蜡烛。根据下文But this time she was holding two candles可知女孩问的是蜡烛。故选D。

11.考查副词词义辨析。句意：“没有！”汤姆生气地回答，用力地把门关上。A. humbly低声下气地，谦逊地；B. strongly坚定地，强有力地；C. slightly轻微地，些微地；D. entirely完全地，彻底地。根据answered Tom in anger可知他生气了，所以会用力地关门。故选B。

12.考查动词词义辨析。句意：他向妻子抱怨说：“我们一安顿下来，邻居就来借东西了。”A. buy买；B. sell销售，出卖；C. lend贷，提供，把…借给；D. borrow借入，借用。根据things可知是汤姆抱怨邻居来借东西。故选D。

13.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他打开门，发现还是那个女孩。A. same相同的，同一的；B. pretty漂亮的，可爱的；C. energetic有力的，精力充沛的；D. confident自信的。此处指的是上文的a little girl。故选A。

14.考查动词词义辨析。句意：但这次她拿着两根蜡烛说：“我奶奶告诉我楼下的新邻居可能需要蜡烛。她让我来给您这些。”A. sent送，寄出；B. forced强迫；C. prohibit阻止，禁止；D. suggested建议，暗示。根据to give you these可知小女孩的奶奶告诉她新邻居可能没有蜡烛，所以叫她送蜡烛过来。故选A。

15.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：汤姆对他所看到的感到非常惊讶。A. pleased高兴的；B. puzzled困惑的，茫然的；C. surprised感到惊讶的；D. frightened害怕的，受惊的。根据上文But this time she was holding two candles可知汤姆对于眼前的事情感到很惊讶。故选C。

16.考查名词词义辨析。句意：当他完全理解后，他说：“谢谢你和你的奶奶。上帝保佑你们！”A. brother兄弟；B. mother母亲，妈妈；C. father父亲，爸爸；D. grandma外婆，奶奶。根据上文My grandma told me the new neighbour downstairs might need candles.可知此处表示汤姆感谢小女孩和她奶奶。故选D。

17.考查名词词义辨析。句意：在那一刻，他突然意识到是什么导致了他人生的失败。A. goal目标；B. failure失败；C. success成功；D. schedule时间表，计划表。根据下文It was his ___18___ and unkindness with other people.可知Tom意识到是什么导致了他的失败。故选B。

18.考查名词词义辨析。句意：是他对别人的冷漠和不友好。A. apology道歉；B. opinion观点，看法；C. coldness冷漠，寒冷，冷淡；D. responsibility责任，职责，义务。根据上文He complained about it with his wife, “As soon as we settled down, the neighbour came to ___12___ things.”可知是他对别人的冷漠和不友好导致了他的失败。故选C。

19.考查介词短语词义辨析。句意：在生活中欺骗他的那个人，实际上不是别人，而是他自己，因为他已经爱上了他那无情的心。A. in all总共，合计；B. in reality实际上，事实上；C. in general总之，通常，一般；D. in particular尤其，特别。根据nobody else but himself可知生活中欺骗他的人实际上不是别人，就是他自己。故选B。

20.考查名词词义辨析。句意：在生活中欺骗他的那个人，实际上不是别人，而是他自己，因为他已经爱上了他那无情的心。A. mind意见，理智；B. idea想法，主意，概念；C. brain头脑，智力；D. thought思想，思考，想法。根据heartless可知此处表示的是汤姆的思想，因为他冷漠无情的思想，生活中欺骗他的不是别人，正是他自己。故选A。