Question

    The little boy with big brown eyes was waiting for us on the other side of the world. Ever since our adoption agency had _________ us, I’d been hurriedly _________ all the necessary paperwork. I made it a personal goal to never _________ the process. On one late afternoon in June. I rushed toward the closest FedEx office. I had some _________ to send overnight, and I wanted them to go out that day.

I thought I knew _________ the FedEx office was. I drove there as the minutes slipped away, only to find that the office was no longer _________ where I remembered it. Tears came to my eyes. This was _________ we all had a smartphone in our pockets. I had no way of _________ the correct location. _________ , I started driving toward home. I felt like a failure, as though I’d just __________ my new son to more days in an orphanage waiting for us.

Suddenly, I was __________ at a stoplight by an oversized box truck My anger turned to __________ when I saw the sign. It was a FedEx truck I __________ closely behind the truck. What were the __________ the truck would lead me straight to the FedEx office I was seeking?

It __________ the chances were good. Less than five minutes later, I saw a FedEx sign, and the truck made a turn into the parking lot. I had __________ in my eyes again.

Our documents went out that night. The truck driver __________ knew he was an angel for me that day. Three months later, we flew halfway around the world to __________ our son for the first time. We have been with him every day since.

Miracles are always around us __________ we are open to them. Sometimes, it’s a smile at the right time or a kind word. And every now and then, it’s even a big __________ that cuts us off in traffic.

1.A.debated B.challenged C.matched D.scanned

2.A.hiding B.completing C.evaluating D.underlining

3.A.delay B.start C.repeat D.simplify

4.A.gifts B.letters C.documents D.postcards

5.A.how B.what C.which D.where

6.A.locked B.located C.ranked D.repaired

7.A.before B.after C.since D.when

8.A.finding B.choosing C.describing D.showing

9.A.Bored B.Delighted C.Disappointed D.Surprised

10.A.compared B.sentenced C.appointed D.accompanied

11.A.kept up B.put down C.taken in D.cut off

12.A.guilt B.panic C.shock D.terror

13.A.ran B.arose C.walked D.followed

14.A.chances B.wonders C.doubts D.promises

15.A.turned off B.turned out C.broke off D.broke out

16.A.dust B.dirt C.tears D.sands

17.A.just B.never C.exactly D.immediately

18.A.free B.meet C.beat D.spoil

19.A.if B.although C.unless D.until

20.A.tree B.lie C.smile D.truck

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.D

6.B

7.A

8.A

9.C

10.B

11.D

12.C

13.D

14.A

15.B

16.C

17.B

18.B

19.A

20.D

【解析】

这是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章讲述了奇迹的出现。作者有一些文件要寄给收养机构，想在当天发出去，但是找不到记忆中快递点的位置。在失望之余返回，在红灯处被一辆特大型货车拦住了，那正是一辆联邦快递的卡车。跟着这辆车，作者找到了快递点，并在夜里把文件顺利寄出去了。

1.考查动词词义辨析。句意：自从我们的收养机构匹配到了我们，我就一直在匆忙地完成所有必要的文件。A. debated争论，辩论；B. challenged 挑战；C. matched敌得过，和…相配；D. scanned扫描，浏览。根据上文The little boy with big brown eyes was waiting for us on the other side of the world.可知此处表示收养机构匹配到了我们。故选C。

2.考查动词词义辨析。句意：自从我们的收养机构匹配到了我们，我就一直在匆忙地完成所有必要的文件。A. hiding隐藏，躲避；B. completing完成，使完整；C. evaluating评估；D. underlining在…下划线。根据all the necessary paperwork可知此处表示完成所有必要的文件。故选B。

3.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我的个人目标是绝不拖延这个过程。A. delay延迟，拖延；B. start开始，启动；C. repeat重复；D. simplify简化。根据下文I rushed toward the closest FedEx office. 可知此处表示我的个人目标是绝不拖延这个过程。故选A。

4.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我有一些文件要在夜间发送，我想在当天发出去。A. gifts礼品，礼物；B. letters信，字母，文学C. documents文档，文件；D. postcards。根据下文Our documents went out that night. 可知此处表示文件。故选C。

5.考查连词词义辨析。句意：我以为我知道联邦快递在哪。A. how如何，多少，怎么；B. what什么，多么；C. which哪一个；D. where哪里，在…地方。根据下文only to find that the office was no longer ____6____ where I remembered it.可知此处表示我以为我知道联邦快递在哪。故选D。

6.考查动词词义辨析。句意：数分钟过去了，我开车去了那里，却发现办公室没处在我记忆中的位置。A. locked锁上，闭上；B. located处于，位于；C. ranked排名，位列；D. repaired修理，修复。根据where I remembered it可知此处表示发现办公室没处在我记忆中的位置。故选B。

7.考查连词词义辨析。句意：那是在我们口袋里都有智能手机之前。A. before在…之前；B. after在…之后；C. since因为，自…以来；D. when在…时候。根据I had no way of 8 the correct location. 可知此处表示那是在我们口袋里都有智能手机之前的事。故选A。

8.考查动名词词义辨析。句意：我找不到正确的位置。A. finding找到，发现；B. choosing选择；C. describing描述；D. showing展示，表演。根据the correct location可知此处表示找到。故选A。

9.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：失望之下，我开始开车回家。A. Bored无聊的；B. Delighted高兴的，乐意的；C. Disappointed失望的，沮丧的；D. Surprised感到惊讶的。根据I felt like a failure可知此处表示失望。故选C。

10.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我觉得自己像个失败者，就好像我判决我的新儿子在孤儿院再待几天等着我们一样。A. compared比较，相比；B. sentenced审判，判决；C. appointed任命，约定；D. accompanied陪伴，伴随。根据my new son to more days in an orphanage可知此处表示判决。故选B。

11.考查动词短语辨析。句意：突然，我在红灯处被一辆特大型货车拦住了。A. kept up保持，经营，遵守，饲养；B. put down着陆，放下，写下；C. taken in吸收，领会，欺骗，接受；D. cut off切断，中断。根据by an oversized box truck 可知此处用cut off表示被拦下。故选D。

12.考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我看到那个标志时，我的愤怒变成了震惊。A. guilt内疚，过失；B. panic恐慌，惊慌；C. shock震惊；D. terror恐怖，可怕的人。根据It was a FedEx truck可知此处表示我的愤怒变成了震惊。故选C。

13.考查动词词义辨析。句意：那是一辆联邦快递的卡车，我紧跟在卡车后面。A. ran跑；B. arose出现，引发；C. walked走路，散步；D. followed跟着，听从。根据closely behind the truck可知此处表示跟着。故选D。

14.考查名词词义辨析。句意：这辆卡车能把我直接带到我要找的联邦快递公司的可能性有多大？A. chances可能性，机会；B. wonders奇观；C. doubts怀疑，疑问；D. promises承诺。根据tIt 15 the chances were good. 可知此处表示可能性。故选A。

15.考查动词短语辨析。句意：结果是机会很大。A. turned off关掉，关闭，拐弯；B. turned out发生，最后是，结果是，出席；C. broke off失灵，打破，打断；D. broke out爆发，突发。根据the chances were good可知此处表示结果是。故选B。

16.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我的眼里又充满了泪水。A. dust灰尘，尘土；B. dirt泥土，灰尘；C. tears眼泪，泪水；D. sands沙子。根据in my eyes again可知此处表示泪水。故选C。

17.考查副词词义辨析。句意：卡车司机从来不知道，那天他是我的天使。A. just仅仅，只是；B. never从不；C. exactly恰好地，正是；D. immediately立刻，马上。卡车司机与我萍水相逢，他也并不知道我在跟随着他的车，所以卡车司机从来不知道，那天他是我的天使。故选B。

18.考查动词词义辨析。句意：三个月后，我们飞了半个地球去第一次见到我们的儿子。A. free使自由，解放；B. meet会面，满足，遇见，对付；C. beat打败，避免；D. spoil破坏，糟蹋，溺爱。根据our son for the first time可知此处表示见到。故选B。

19.考查连词词义辨析。句意：如果我们敞开心扉，奇迹总是在我们身边。A. if如果；B. although即使，尽管；C. unless除非，若非；D. until到…时，直到…为止。根据we are open to them可知此处表示条件，因此用if。故选A。

20.考查名词词义辨析。句意：有时，它甚至会是一辆挡住我们的路的大卡车。A. tree树；B. lie说谎，位置；C. smile微笑，笑容；D. truck卡车，交易。根据that cuts us off in traffic可知此处指的是上文的卡车。故选D。