Question

    I was coming back from home late at night in a “Sharing” mini van (厢式货车). In Hydera-bad, India, it is a cheap and quick form of _______. The van driver picked up as many as 13 people at times in a vehicle which is _______ for the transport of 8. So our van was very _______.

Making her way to the _______ of the van, a school girl with a bag _______  the driver to stop. While getting down, she slipped and fell. None of us _______ it, as it was dark outside. The driver was _______ for her to pay. It was then that we saw that the girl was on her  _______ by the side of the road. Another passenger and I got down_______ and held her up.

Even in __________, she held up a note and asked us to pay the driver. The other __________ passenger took the note and paid the driver. My __________ was a few hundred meters away. As a girl, I knew I’d get off and stay with her in the__________. So I paid up the driver for__________ and he drove away with the other passengers.

I neither__________ her nor did I know what to do. But I was there, giving some comforting words to the girl in pain. I looked for a place for her to sit. Then I phoned her friend and waited there. She was rushed to a nearby clinic later.

1.A.1ife B.transport C.activity D.communication

2.A.designed B.bought C.organized D.powered

3.A.heavy B.noisy C.crowded D.awkward

4.A.driver B.window C.door D.seat

5.A.guided B.suggested C.admitted D.signaled

6.A.noticed B.managed C.recognized D.stood

7.A.caring B.reaching C.waiting D.planning

8.A.back B.knees C.feet D.own

9.A.immediately B.doubtfully C.naturally D.anxiously

10.A.silence B.surprise C.vain D.pain

11.A.patient B.helpful C.generous D.secret

12.A.home B.stop C.car D.school

13.A.dark B.rain C.wind D.van

14.A.himself B.herself C.myself D.itself

15.A.ignored B.persuaded C.promised D.knew

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.C

5.D

6.A

7.C

8.B

9.A

10.D

11.B

12.B

13.A

14.C

15.D

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章讲说了作者乘坐厢式货车时看到一个小女孩下车时不小心摔倒，虽然自己还没有到站，但是选择下车陪伴这个女孩，并帮助她联系朋友接她去诊所。

1.考查名词词义辨析。句意：在印度的海得拉巴，它是一种廉价而快捷的交通工具。A. 1ife生活，生命；B. transport运输，交通工具；C. activity活动；D. communication交流。根据句意和语境，主语“it”应是指前文提及的a “Sharing” mini van，因此可知，它在印度应是交通工具之一。故选B项。

2.考查动词词义辨析。句意：这名厢式货车司机有时在一辆专为8人设计的车上搭载多达13人。A. designed设计；B. bought购买；C. organized组织；D. powered为……提供动力。分析可知，“which is ___2___ for the transport of 8”应是之前名词a vehicle的定语从句，结合语境可知，这种车本设计为载客量为8人却载了13个人。故选A项。

3.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：因此我们的车很拥挤。A. heavy重的，大量的；B. noisy喧闹的，有噪音的；C. crowded拥挤的；D. awkward令人尴尬的。根据前文“The van driver picked up as many as 13 people at times in a vehicle which is ___2___ for the transport of 8.”提及原本载客量为8人的车载客13人，因此很拥挤。故选C项。

4.考查名词词义辨析。句意：一个提着包的女学生向车门口走去，示意司机停车。A. driver司机；B. window窗户；C. door门；D. seat座位。根据后文“a school girl with a bag ___5 __ the driver to stop. While getting down, she slipped and fell.”可知，这个女孩要下车，要先走到车门处才可以。故选C项。

5.考查动词词义辨析。句意：一个提着包的女学生向车门口走去，示意司机停车。A. guided给……导游，给……指路；B. suggested建议，表明；C. admitted承认；D. signaled (打手势或发声音) 向……示意，发信号。根据后文“While getting down”说明她要下车，示意司机停车。故选D项。

6.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们谁也没有注意到，因为外面很黑。A. noticed注意；B. managed管理；C. recognized辨认；D. stood站立。根据后文“as it was dark outside (因为外面很黑)”可知，由于外面比较黑，没有人注意到这个小女孩下车时摔倒了。故选A项。

7.考查动词词义辨析。句意：司机等着这个女孩付乘车费A. caring关心，在乎；B. reaching到达；C. waiting等待；D. planning计划。根据空后介词for，所选动词应与for连用构成固定结构，wait for sb. to do sth.“等待某人做某事”用在句中表达这个司机等着这个女孩付乘车费。故选C项。

8.考查名词词义辨析。句意：就在那时，我们看到那个女孩跪倒在路边。A. back后背；B. knees膝盖；C. feet脚；D. own自己的。根据前文“While getting down, she slipped and fell.”提及她下车时踩空磕在地上了，且后文“held her up (把她扶起来)”可知，她跪倒在地了。on one’s knees“跪在地上，倒下”。故选B项。

9.考查副词词义辨析。句意：我和另一名乘客立即下车，把她扶了起来。A. immediately立即；B. doubtfully怀疑地，含糊地；C. naturally自然地；D. anxiously不安地，忧虑地。根据后文“held her up”可知，作者和另一名乘客应是下车将她扶起，此处用A项immediately (立即，立刻)可表达作者和这位乘客下车帮忙的心情。故选A项。

10.考查名词词义辨析。句意：尽管很痛，她还是举起一张纸币，要我们付钱给司机。A. silence沉默；B. surprise惊喜，惊讶；C. vain徒劳；D. pain疼痛。根据前文“While getting down, she slipped and fell.”可知，她下车时踩空摔倒在地，对于女孩来说应该很痛。故选D项。

11.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：另一位热心的乘客拿了纸条，付了钱给司机。A. patient耐心的；B. helpful有帮助的，愿意帮忙的；C. generous慷慨的；D. secret秘密的。根据前文“she held up a note and asked us to pay the driver.(她举起一张纸币，要我们付钱给司机)”可知，她在请求帮忙，而另外一个帮助了她将钱递给司机。故选B项。

12.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我下车的车站还有几百米远。A. home家；B. stop车站；C. car汽车；D. school学校。根据句意和语境可知，这里的“a few hundred meters away (几百米之外)”可知，此处是作者要下车的车站。故选B项。

13.考查名词词义辨析。句意：作为一个女孩，我知道我应该下车在黑暗中陪伴女孩。A. dark黑暗；B. rain雨；C. wind风；D. van客货车，厢式送货车。根据前文“I was coming back from home late at night in a “Sharing” mini van”提及事情发生在晚上，且根据前文可知，女孩下车时踩空摔倒在地，受伤了，作者从自己也是女孩的角度出发认为自己应该下车和她一起在黑暗中陪着她。故选A项。

14.考查代词词义辨析。句意：我就付了我的乘车费，司机载着其他乘客开走了。A. himself他自己；B. herself她自己；C. myself我自己；D. itself它自己。根据前文“As a girl, I knew I’d get off and stay with her in the___13__ .”可知，作者要下车，应该付乘车费给司机。pay for myself“为自己支付”。故选C项。

15.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我既不认识她，也不知道该干什么。A. ignored忽略，忽视；B. persuaded劝说，说服；C. promised答应，允诺；D. knew知道。结合语境可知，作者和这个女孩搭乘一辆车，并不认识彼此。故选D项。