Question

    I developed a crush on a cute woman I met in a pet store. She led a very___________lifestyle and we did not have much to talk about. But somehow none of this seemed to_________. I enjoyed being with her and I felt a sparkle in her presence. And it seemed to me that she enjoyed my_________as well. When I learned her birthday was coming up, I decided to ask her out. On the threshold of calling her, I sat and looked at the phone for about half an hour. Then I dialed and hung up_________it rang. I felt like a high school boy, bouncing between_________anticipation (期待) and fear of rejection. A voice from hell kept telling me that she would not like me and that I had a lot of_________asking her out this Saturday. But I felt too enthusiastic about being with her to let the_________stop me._________I got up the nerve to ask her. She thanked me for calling and told me she was not_________on that day. I felt shot down. The__________voice that told me not to call advised me to give up before I was____________embarrassed. __________there was more inside of me that wanted to come to__________. I had feelings for this woman, and I had to express them. So I bought her a pretty birthday card on which I wrote a__________note. I walked around the corner to her pet shop. As I approached the door, that same disturbing voice    ________me, “What if she doesn’t like you? What if she__________you?” Feeling vulnerable, I stuffed the__________under my shirt. I decided that if she showed me__________of affection, I would give it to her; if she was cool to me, I would leave the card__________. This way I would not be__________and would avoid rejection or embarrassment.

1.A.simple B.modern C.different D.casual

2.A.affect B.matter C.work D.develop

3.A.company B.absence C.joke D.affection

4.A.before B.after C.until D.while

5.A.patient B.active C.excited D.anxious

6.A.reasons B.time C.nerve D.chances

7.A.fear B.trick C.expectation D.difficulty

8.A.Fortunately B.Gradually C.Consequently D.Eventually

9.A.possible B.acceptable C.suitable D.available

10.A.kind B.same C.fearful D.wise

11.A.deeply B.repeatedly C.further D.nakedly

12.A.But B.So C.And D.Otherwise

13.A.solution B.reality C.understanding D.life

14.A.honest B.poetic C.complex D.grateful

15.A.cautioned B.convinced C.rang D.pushed

16.A.accepts B.appreciates C.rejects D.questions

17.A.hand B.card C.love D.secret

18.A.gifts B.words C.symbols D.signs

19.A.unread B.hidden C.mysterious D.behind

20.A.at a loss B.without doubt C.in disguise D.at risk

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.A

5.C

6.C

7.A

8.D

9.D

10.B

11.C

12.A

13.D

14.B

15.A

16.C

17.B

18.D

19.B

20.D

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者喜欢一位漂亮的女士并想要送给她生日贺卡但又害怕她拒绝自己的心路历程。

1.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她的生活方式与我的有很大的不同，我们没有什么可以交谈的。A. simple简单的；B. modern现代的；C. different不同的；D. casual随便的。根据下文的“we did not have much to talk about”可知，她和作者有着不同的生活方式。故选C。

2.考查动词词义辨析。句意：但是这似乎不是重要的。A. affect影响；B. matter重要，要紧；C. work起作用，工作；D. develop发展。根据下文“I enjoyed being with her and I felt a sparkle in her presence.”可知，作者喜欢和她在一起，因此推断她不同的生活方式似乎不重要。故选B。

3.考查名词词义辨析。句意：在我看来，似乎她也喜欢我的陪伴。A. company陪伴，公司；B. absence缺席；C. joke玩笑；D. affection喜爱。根据上文“I enjoyed being with her”和空格后的as well可推断，她也喜欢作者的陪伴。故选A。

4.考查连词词义辨析。句意：然后我拨了电话，在它响之前挂断了。A. before在……以前；B. after在……以后；C. until直到；D. while当……时候。根据下文“I felt like a high school boy, bouncing between 5 anticipation and fear of rejection.”可知，作者害怕被拒绝，在接通之前作者挂断了。故选A。

5.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我觉得自己像个高中生，在兴奋的期待和害怕拒绝之间反复徘徊。A. patient耐心的；B. active积极的；C. excited激动的，兴奋的；D. anxious渴望的。由上文可知，作者害怕被拒绝，在接通之前作者挂断了，因此作者激动又紧张。故选C。

6.考查名词词义辨析。句意：一个来自地狱的声音一直告诉我她不喜欢我而且我要求她这周六出来真是厚脸皮。A. reasons理由；B. time时间；C. nerve神经，神经紧张；D. chances机会。因为有声音在告诉作者她不喜欢作者，因此作者让她出来这件事是厚脸皮的。have a lot of nerve：脸皮真厚，这是一个习语。故选C。

7.考查名词词义辨析。句意：但是我太喜欢和她在一起了以至于不想让这个恐惧感阻止我。A. fear害怕；B. trick诡计；C. expectation期待；D. difficulty困难。根据“A voice from hell kept telling me that she would not like me”可知，这个声音给作者带来了恐惧感，使作者不敢打电话。故选A。

8.考查副词词义辨析。句意：最终，我鼓起勇气问她。A. Fortunately幸运地；B. Gradually逐渐地；C. Consequently因此；D. Eventually最终。根据后文的“She thanked me for calling”可知，作者最终决定打了电话。故选D。

9.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她感谢我打电话来，告诉我她那天没有空。A. possible可能的；B. acceptable可以接受的；C. suitable适合的；D. available可获得的，有空的。根据下文“I felt shot down.”可知，作者被拒绝了，即她没有空。故选D。

10.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：那个告诉我不要打电话的同样的声音建议我在觉得更尴尬之前放弃。A. kind友善的；B. same同一的；C. fearful害怕的；D. wise明智的。根据上文“A voice from hell kept telling me and that I had a lot of 6 asking her out.”可知，此处指的是这个声音。故选B。

11.考查副词词义辨析。句意：那个告诉我不要打电话的同样的声音建议我在觉得更尴尬之前放弃。A. deeply深深地；B. repeatedly反复地；C. further进一步；D. nakedly直白地。由 “advised me to give up”可推断，此处说的是为了不让作者感到更尴尬，那个声音让作者停下里。故选C。

12.考查连词辨析。句意：但是我内心里有更多东西变得活跃起来。A. But但是；B. So因此；C. And并且；D. Otherwise否则。根据上文内容和下文“I had feeling for this woman, and I had to express them.”可知，前文说有声音让作者放弃，下文说作者心里喜欢这位女士，因此上下文是转折关系。故选A。

13.考查名词词义辨析。句意：但是我内心里有更多东西变得活跃起来。A. solution解决；B. reality现实；C. understanding理解；D. life生活。come to life：变得活跃，它是固定短语，由下文“I had feeling for this woman, and I had to express them.”可推断，作者内心里有更多东西变得活跃起来，想把自己的感受告诉这位女士。故选D。

14.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：因此我买了一张漂亮的生日贺卡，在上面写下充满诗意的话。A. honest诚实的；B. poetic充满诗意的；C. complex复杂的；D. grateful感激的。根据语境可知，作者喜欢这位女士，因此在贺卡上写下了充满诗意的话。故选B。

15.考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我走近那扇门时，同样令人不安的声音警告我“如果她不喜欢你怎么办？”A. cautioned警告；B. convinced说服；C. rang打电话；D. pushed推动。根据下文的问题可知，此处是警告。故选A。

16.考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果她拒绝你怎么办？A. accepts接受；B. appreciates感激；C. rejects拒绝；D. questions质问。根据上文“What if she doesn’t like you? ”可推断，此处说的是如果女士拒绝作者怎么办？故选C。

17.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我感到很受伤，所以把卡片藏到衬衫底下。A. hand手；B. card卡片；C. love爱；D. secret秘密。此处指上文提到的生日贺卡，card是同词复现。故选B。

18.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我决定如果她向我展示出爱的迹象，我就把它送给她。A. gifts礼物；B. words话语；C. symbols象征；D. signs迹象。根据下文“I would give it to her”可知，如果她向作者展示出爱的迹象，作者就把它送给她。故选D。

19.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：如果她对我冷淡，我就把这张卡片藏起来。A. unread未读的；B. hidden隐藏的；C. mysterious秘密的；D. behind在……后面。结合上文内容可知，如果她不喜欢作者，作者就藏起生日卡，不送给她。故选B。

20.考查短语辨析。句意：这样我将不会冒险，避免拒绝或者尴尬。A. at a loss不知所措；B. without doubt毫无疑问；C. in disguise伪装；D. at risk冒险，处于危险中。根据下文“avoid rejection or embarrassment”可知，作者通过前文提到的办法来避免被拒绝或者尴尬，这样就不会冒险了。故选D。