Question

    One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door to pay his way through school, found he had only one thin dime left, and he was hungry. He decided he would ask for a _______ at the next house. _______, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water.

She thought he looked _______ so brought him a large glass of _______. He drank it slowly, and then asked, “How much do I owe you?”

“You don’t owe me anything,” she replied. “Mother has taught us never to accept pay for a _______.”

He said... “Then I thank you from my heart.” As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger physically, but his _______ in man was strong also. He had been ready to give up and quit.

Years later, that young woman became _______ ill. The local _______ were baffled. They finally sent her to the big city, where they called in _______ to study her ________ disease. Dr. Howard Kelly was called in for the ________. When he heard the name of the ________ she came from, a strange light filled his eyes. Immediately he rose and went ________ the hall of the hospital to her room.

Dressed in his doctor’s gown he went in to see her. He ________ her at once. He went back to the consultation room, ________ to do his best to save her life. From that day he gave special attention to the ________.

After a long struggle, the battle was ________. Dr. Kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill to him for ________.

He looked at it, then ________ something on the edge and the bill was sent to her room. She feared to open it, for she was ________ it would take the rest of her life to pay for it all. Finally she looked, and something caught her attention on the side of the bill.

She read these words...

“Paid in full with one glass of milk.”

1.A.dinner B.feast C.meal D.soup

2.A.However B.Therefore C.Consequently D.Moreover

3.A.warm B.cold C.excited D.hungry

4.A.water B.coffee C.milk D.tea

5.A.donation B.kindness C.supply D.investment

6.A.faith B.imagination C.inspiration D.doubt

7.A.slightly B.naturally C.critically D.gradually

8.A.nurses B.doctors C.priests D.nuns

9.A.laymen B.professionals C.specialists D.amateurs

10.A.simple B.rare C.incurable D.familiar

11.A.responsibility B.innovation C.experiment D.consultation

12.A.town B.country C.capital D.hospital

13.A.over B.under C.on D.down

14.A.called B.recognized C.forgot D.remembered

15.A.confused B.determined C.clarified D.interested

16.A.case B.matter C.event D.thing

17.A.delayed B.missed C.conducted D.won

18.A.approval B.editing C.revision D.rejection

19.A.drew B.signed C.wrote D.copied

20.A.hopeful B.suspicious C.helpless D.sure

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.B

6.A

7.C

8.B

9.C

10.B

11.D

12.A

13.D

14.B

15.B

16.A

17.D

18.A

19.C

20.D

【解析】

本文是记叙文。一个男孩本想要讨一杯水喝，那位女士看他很饿，就给了他一杯牛奶。多年后这个男孩成为了一名医生， 救了那位女士，并且让她用当年的那杯牛奶付清了住院费用。

1.考查名词词义辨析。句意：他决定在下一户人家要一顿饭吃。A. dinner晚餐；B. feast盛宴；C. meal一餐，一顿饭；D. soup汤。根据下一句“Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water.”可知，那个男孩饿了，本来是想要一顿饭吃。故选C项。

2.考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，当一位美丽的年轻女子打开房门的时候，这个小男孩却失去了勇气了。A. However然而；B. Therefore因此；C. Consequently结果；D. Moreover而且，此外。前一句说“He decided he would ask for a 1 at the next house.”，后一句说“he lost his nerve”，前后两个句子之间语义转折。故选A项。

3.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她觉得他看起来饿了，就给了他一大杯牛奶。 A. warm温暖额；B. cold寒冷的；C. excited兴奋的；D. hungry饥饿的。根据上文“he was hungry.”，可知，那位女士看出男孩很饿了。故选D项。

4.考查名词词义辨析。句意：她觉得他看起来饿了，就给了他一大杯牛奶。 A. water水；B. coffee咖啡；C. milk牛奶；D. tea茶。根据文章最后一句话“‘Paid in full with one glass of milk.’”可知，当时那位女士给男孩的是一杯牛奶。故选C项。

5.考查名词词义辨析。句意：“你不欠我任何东西，”她回答，“母亲教导我们，施以爱心，不图回报。” A. donation捐赠；B. kindness善良，好意；C. supply供应；D.investment投资。那位女士给了饥饿的男孩一杯牛奶喝，应该是善举。故选B项。

6.考查名词词义辨析。句意：当Howard Kelly离开了那个房子的时候，此时的他不仅自己浑身是劲儿，而且对人们的信心也更加坚定了。A. faith信念；B. imagination想象；C. inspiration灵感，激励；D. doubt怀疑。根据下一句“He had been ready to give up and quit. ”可知，他本来已经准备放弃。那位女士的善良给了他信心。故选A项。

7.考查副词词义辨析。句意：多年以后，那位年轻女子得了重病。 A. slightly稍微；B. naturally自然地；C. critically严重地，极为重要地，批评性地；D. gradually渐渐地。根据下一句“They finally sent her to the big city”可知，那位女士病得很重，当地无法医治，被送到大城市的医院治疗。故选C项。

8.考查名词词义辨析。句意：当地的医生们感到很困惑。A. nurses护士；B. doctors医生；C. priests牧师；D. nuns修女。那位女士病了，先是当地的医生治疗。故选B项。

9.考查名词词义辨析。句意：最后他们把她送到大城市，请专家来研究她这种罕见的疾病。A. laymen非专业人员，门外汉；B. professionals专业人士；C. specialists专家；D. amateurs业余爱好者。因为那位女士病得很重，所以请专家来诊治。故选C项。

10.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：最后他们把她送到大城市，请专家来研究她这种罕见的疾病。 A. simple简单的；B. rare罕见的；C. incurable无法治愈的；D. familiar熟悉的。根据“The local 8 were baffled.”，当地的医生感到很困惑，因此可知那位女士患的病比较罕见。故选B项。

11.考查名词词义辨析。句意：Howard Kelly医生被请来会诊。A. responsibility责任；B. innovation创新；C. experiment实验；D. consultation咨询，会诊。根据下文“He went back to the consultation room. ”可知，Howard Kelly是来给那位女士的病会诊的。故选D项。

12.考查名词词义辨析。句意：当他听到她来自的城镇的名字时，眼里闪过一道奇怪的光芒。A. town城镇；B. country国家，乡村；C. capital首都；D. hospital医院。根据上文“they finally sent her to the big city”可知，那位女士是来自小镇。故选A项。

13.考查介词词义辨析。句意：他立刻站起来，穿过医院的大厅来到她的房间。A. over在……之上；B. under在……之下；C. on在……之上；D. down在……之下。短语go down to …“走到……”。故选D项。

14.考查动词词义辨析。句意：他立刻认出了她。A. called打电话；B. recognized认出；C. forgot忘记；D. remembered记得。根据文章最后一句“‘Paid in full with one glass of milk.’”通过 Howard Kelly在那位女士的医药费通知单上签的字，可知他已经认出了是当年帮助他的那位年轻的女士。故选B项。

15.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：回到诊疗室，他决心要尽最大努力挽救她的生命。A. confused感到困惑的；B. determined有决心的；C. clarified澄清的；D. interested感兴趣的。为了回报当年那位女士的善举，Howard Kelly决定尽力救她。故选B项。

16.考查名词词义辨析。句意：从那天起，他就特别注意这个病例。A. case病例；B. matter事情；C. event事件；D. thing事情。Howard Kelly特别关心那位女士的病情。故选A项。

17.考查动词词义辨析。句意：经过长时间的努力，战斗取得了胜利。A. delayed延迟，推迟；B. missed错过；C. conducted指挥；D. won获胜。最后，那位女士获救了。故选D项。

18.考查名词词义辨析。句意：凯利医生要求把医药费通知单送到他那里审批。A. approval批准；B. editing编辑；C. revision修改；D. rejection拒绝。根据下文“something caught her attention on the side of the bill.”，Dr. Kelly在医药费通知单上签字，因此可知是医药费通知单要经过他审批签字。故选A项。

19.考查动词词义辨析。句意：他看了看账单，然后在边上写了些东西，账单被送到了她的房间。 A. drew画；B. signed签字；C. wrote写；D. copied抄，复印。根据下文“She read these words...” 可知Dr. Kelly 在医药费通知单上写了什么。故选C项。

20.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她害怕打开它，因为她肯定这份账单将花费她的余生来支付。A. hopeful有希望的；B. suspicious怀疑的；C. helpless无助的；D. sure肯定的。根据上文“Years later, that young woman became 7 ill. ” 可知，那位女士病得很重，治疗的花费应该很大。因此她确定要用一辈子挣的钱才能付清账单。故选D项。