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    One day, my husband, David, and I were taking our dog Joey for his evening walk. We were on our way home, ________ toward a bridge, when I heard some loud noises ahead.

As we went near, I could see a(n) ________ sitting on the ground. It was a young man, crying and shouting, with his whole body shaking. I ________ and suddenly realized the ________ of the situation. High-speed trains ran over the bridge and it was a well-known spot for those who wanted to take their own ________.

David and I ________ glances. There was no one around. I knew I would never be able to ________ myself if his death was reported the next day and I’d done nothing. I moved ________ toward the man and asked him if I could sit down, and then ________ myself onto the ground opposite him. I tried a few ________ questions: “What’s your name? How old are you? What do you do?” His answers were ________. “Tommy. 23. Computers.”

“Are you OK?” I asked. “No, I’m not!” he ________ back. He lost control of his ________ —tears one moment; anger the next. I tried my best to make a ________. I even retold the story of Neil Laybourn, who had ________ a man down from Waterloo Bridge in London 10 years ago.

“They’re great friends now.” I said. “Who knows? That could be us.” I was saying anything to calm him down, to show him I was a person who cared, and his life still ________. Then I heard the sound of a train in the distance and knew this was it: the moment he could ________ himself out there.

Time slowed down. There was ________. I told him my name, Joey’s name, where I lived, how I was a mother of three. When the train passed, I let out a ________. By this time, Tommy’s cries were slowing down and he was stroking (抚摸) Joey. “He is a(n) ________ little thing, isn’t he?” he said.

1.A.running B.bending C.heading D.leading

2.A.object B.shadow C.body D.figure

3.A.froze B.yelled C.exploded D.hesitated

4.A.difficulty B.seriousness C.importance D.reality

5.A.life B.way C.time D.place

6.A.took B.shot C.stole D.exchanged

7.A.go with B.live with C.conflict with D.deal with

8.A.hopefully B.slowly C.casually D.quickly

9.A.applied B.landed C.dragged D.lowered

10.A.harsh B.tricky C.private D.gentle

11.A.single B.abundant C.simple D.honest

12.A.shouted B.whispered C.answered D.turned

13.A.emotions B.mind C.temper D.behaviours

14.A.contribution B.difference C.connection D.suggestion

15.A.brought B.reached C.forced D.talked

16.A.existed B.continued C.mattered D.suffered

17.A.throw B.push C.drop D.squeeze

18.A.everything B.nothing C.something D.anything

19.A.cry B.sound C.murmur D.sigh

20.A.brave B.sweet C.clumsy D.ugly

 

1.C 2.D 3.A 4.B 5.A 6.D 7.B 8.B 9.D 10.D 11.C 12.A 13.A 14.C 15.D 16.C 17.A 18.B 19.D 20.B 【解析】 本文是一篇记叙文。作者在铁轨桥上偶遇一位意欲卧轨自杀的年轻人。在危急关头,作者的贴心的安抚劝服了他,从而放弃了轻生的念头。 1.考查动词辨析。句意:我们在回家的路上,朝着一座桥走去,这时我听到前面有很大的噪音。A. running运行;B. bending弯曲;C. heading前往,朝(某方向)行进;D. leading带领,通向。根据上下文可知,作者在回家路上正“朝桥那边走去(head for the bridge)”,这时听到前方传来吼叫声。故选C。 2.考查名词辨析。句意:当我们走近时,我看见一个人影坐在地上。A. object物体;B. shadow阴影;C. body身体;D. figure (远处的)人影。根据后面的“那是一个年轻人”,可知,此处是指看见一个人影(figure),故选 D。 3.考查动词辨析。句意:那是一个年轻人,哭喊着,全身发抖。我愣住了,突然意识到情况的严重性。A. froze结冰;B. yelled大声喊;C. exploded爆炸;D. hesitated犹豫。根据上下文,作者看到一个“哭喊着、浑身发抖”、情绪崩溃的年轻人,而此刻他们所在的桥,是有名的、人们选择“结束自己生命(take their own life)”的地方,所以作者“惊呆、吓呆了(froze) ”,并且马上认识到情况的“严重性”。freeze 形象地描绘出作者不仅害怕、惊讶,而且因此停止动作的身体状态。故选A。 4.考查名词辨析。句意:那是一个年轻人,哭喊着,全身发抖。我愣住了,突然意识到情况的严重性。A. difficulty困难;B. seriousness严重;C. importance重要性;D. reality现实,真实。 看见有人哭喊着,来到飞速的火车旁,可以说是非常严重(seriousness),故选B。 5.考查名词辨析。句意:高速列车从桥上飞过,对于那些想自杀的人来说,这是一个众所周知的自杀的地方。A. life生命;B. way方式,方法;C. time时间;D. place地点。“take one’s life”为固定搭配,意为“自杀”,故选A。 6.考查动词(短语)辨析。句意:大卫和我交换了一下眼色。A. took拿走;B. shot射击;C. stole偷;D. exchanged 交流,交换。“exchange glances”为固定搭配,意为“交换眼神”,take/shoot a glance(朝某人)投去一瞥。steal a glance偷偷看了一眼。根据语境可知,此处是交换眼神,故选D。 7.考查动词短语辨析。句意:我知道,如果第二天有报道说他死了,而我当时却无所作为,那么我将永远(良心不安),无法原谅自己。A. go with和……一起走,与……搭配;B. live with容忍,接受并忍受;C. conflict with与……冲突;D. deal with应付,处理。根据语境可知,如果第二天有报道说他死了,而作者当时却无所作为,那么我将(良心不安)永远无法“接受并忍受”自己即原谅自己(live with myself)。故选B。 8.考查副词辨析。句意:我慢慢走向那个人,问他我能不能坐、蹲在他对面。A. hopefully希望地;B. slowly慢慢地;C. casually随便地;D. quickly快速地。作者决定去劝慰年轻人,但是为了防止刺激到对方的情绪,只能“慢慢地(slowly)”接近对方。故选B。 9.考查动词辨析。句意:我慢慢地走向那个人,问他我能不能坐下或蹲在他对面的地上。A. applied申请,应用;B. landed落实,着陆;C. dragged拖;D. lowered放低。走近后,作者把身子放低(lower myself)即蹲或坐了下来。apply oneself 勤奋、努力。故选D。 10.考查形容词辨析。句意:我试着问了几个温和的问题:“你叫什么名字?你多大了?你是做什么的?”A. harsh严厉的;B. tricky狡猾的;C. private私人的;D. gentle不猛烈的,轻轻的。此处主要强调作者在安抚年轻人时,尽量问一些不刺激他的问题,即温和(gentle)的问题,以稳定对方的情绪。故选D。 11.考查形容词辨析。句意:他的回答很简单。“汤米。23岁。计算机。”A. single单独的;B. abundant充实的;C. simple简单的;D. honest诚实的。根据语境可知,年轻人情绪依然很激动,不太愿意沟通,所以对于作者的问题,他只是“简短(simple) ”回答。故选C。 12.考查动词辨析。句意:“你没事吧?”我问。“不,我不好! ”。A. shouted大喊;B. whispered低语;C. answered回答;D. turned 转身。被问及感受时,年轻人似乎被触到痛处,因此“情绪崩溃(lose control of his emotions) ”,大声“喊叫(shout)”。故选A。 13.考查名词辨析。句意:他情绪失控了----一会儿流泪,一会儿生气。A. emotions情感;B. mind头脑;C. temper脾气;D. behaviors行为。从下文的“tears one moment, anger the next”可知,年轻人此刻是情绪(emotions)失控,而不是发脾气。故选A。 14.考查固定搭配及名词辨析。句意:我尽了最大的努力与这位轻生者来建立联系,拉近关系。A. contribution贡献;B. difference区别,差异;C. connection联系;D. suggestion建议。“make a connection”是固定搭配,意思为“联系”。从下文可知,作者想设法拉近与这位轻生者的关系(connection),从而去说服他摆脱轻生的念头。故选C。 15.考查动词辨析。句意:我甚至重述了尼尔•雷伯恩的故事。10年前,他在伦敦滑铁卢桥(Waterloo Bridge)上说服了一个人。A. brought带来;B. reached到达;C. forced强迫;D. talked劝说。此处 “talk”意为“劝说某人”。“talk a man down from Waterloo Bridge”把一个人从滑铁卢大桥上劝说下来。故选D。 16.考查动词辨析。句意:我向他表明我是一个关心他的人,他的生命仍然很重要。A. existed存在;B. continued继续;C. mattered重要;D. suffered遭受。句意:作者说着一些稳定他情绪的话,让他明白我关心他,而且他的生命依然“有意义、重要(matter) ”。故选C。 17.考查动词辨析。句意:当我听到远处有火车的声音时,我知道这就是他要冲下去的那一刻。A. throw扔;B. push推;C. drop下落,降低;D. squeeze挤。句意:接着“我”听到远处火车驶过来,知道关键的时刻到来了——他可能“一下子冲到铁轨上(throw himself out there) ”。“throw oneself (+prep/adv)”为固定搭配,意为“猛然冲……”。故选A。 18.考查不定代词。句意:我感觉时间都停滞了。但什么也没有。A. everything一切;B. nothing什么没有;C. something某些东西;D. anything任何东西。从下文可知,年轻人转变心意了,所以上文作者担心的事“并未发生”(there was nothing=nothing happened) ,故选B。 19.考查固定搭配及动词辨析。句意:火车经过时,我松了口气。A. cry哭泣;B. sound听起来;C. murmur低语;D. sigh叹息。“let out a sigh”为固定搭配,意为“如释重负”。从上文可知,火车开过来时,作者紧张,感觉时间都停滞了,所以当火车开过去而年轻人安然无恙时,作者“如释重负(let out a sigh) ”。故选D。 20.考查形容词辨析。句意:“他是个可爱的小东西,不是吗?”他说。A. brave勇敢的;B. sweet可爱的;C. clumsy笨拙的;D. ugly丑的。从上文对年轻人哭声渐歇,抚摸小狗的描写,可知他此刻情绪已经稳定,心情在变好,所以觉得小狗 Joey也“可爱起来(sweet)”。故选B。
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