Question

    I landed at the Toronto airport a day late. To my surprise and ____, the rental car service I found on the internet was ____! With the help of other travelers and airport workers who clearly ____ the “lost puppy” look on my face, I found the area with several rental car companies. I started at the end of the ____ and walked my way down as each employee said “sorry, we are ____ “. All I could do was to fight back the ____. The lovely young woman at the last counter, ____, really took pity on me and went around to the back office and ____with a set of car keys and a smile!

Things got tricky on the way. The GPS on my phone would not ____, and there was no highway lighting and no overhead ____for miles and miles. Finally, I found an exit and saw the first signs of ____-a neighborhood! Just about a mile down the road, I found hope-McDonalds! Not my usual dining ____, but at the time I would have eaten ___! So, it’s about 8:30 p.m and I should have happily arrived at my final destination by now. I walk in to get food and more directions; and it’s full of teenagers.

Ironically, I am a Life Coach for Teenagers, but wasn’t “feeling the love” at this moment. My hopes for anyone taking sympathy on me was ____ fast, until I saw Mary. She was standing next to me waiting for her ____. I asked for help. “Don’t worry. I’ll drive you to the ____ that will take you to your destination. Just follow me” she said. I felt ____in my heart because she drove ____ her way for many miles to help me find my way.

I will never forget her ____ and determination to make sure I was going to be OK. My forever McDonald’s ____ , Mary.

1.A.pleasure B.excitement C.terror D.sorrow

2.A.extended B.closed C.improved D.guaranteed

3.A.exchanged B.liked C.shared D.recognized

4.A.row B.room C.office D.airport

5.A.given out B.made out C.sold out D.left out

6.A.tears B.fear C.trouble D.campaign

7.A.therefore B.however C.thus D.besides

8.A.recalled B.negotiated C.withdrew D.returned

9.A.last B.stop C.work D.fail

10.A.signs B.lights C.wires D.clouds

11.A.friendship B.life C.migration D.nature

12.A.habit B.area C.option D.experience

13.A.some B.that C.nothing D.anything

14.A.abandoned B.raised C.growing D.fading

15.A.table B.order C.turn D.offer

16.A.highway B.subway C.station D.company

17.A.comfort B.pain C.warmth D.cold

18.A.beyond B.via C.off D.on

19.A.motivation B.kindness C.patience D.responsibility

20.A.restaurant B.food C.figure D.angel

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.A

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.D

9.C

10.A

11.B

12.C

13.D

14.D

15.B

16.A

17.C

18.C

19.B

20.D

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者一次出差的经历。飞机晚点，原先网上找到的租车服务关停。在众人的帮助下，找到了新的出租车。在高速公路上导航失灵，下高速后在一家麦当劳里得到了Mary的帮助。

1.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：让我吃惊和害怕的是，租车服务已经关闭了。A. pleasure高兴；B. excitement激动；C. terror害怕；D. sorrow悲伤。根据下文 the rental car service I found on the internet was 2 !可知，作者在网上预订的租车服务被关闭了，因此感到害怕。故此题选C。

2.

考查动词词义辨析。句意见上一题。A. extended延伸；B. closed关闭；C. improved提高；D. guaranteed保证。通过下文With the help of other travelers and airport workers我们可知其他游客帮助了作者，也就是作者遇到了麻烦，所以推断出租车服务关闭了。故此题选B。

3.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们看出了我脸上失魂落魄的表情。A. exchanged交换；B. liked喜欢；C. shared分享；D. recognized认出。通过上文他们帮助了我，可知其他游客和工作服务人员看出我需要帮助。故此题选D。

4.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：我排在队末缓缓向前，每一个员工都告诉我他们卖完了。A. row排；B. room房屋；C. office办公室；D. airport机场。通过walked my way down可知作者缓慢向前，所以推断出是在排在队末。故此题选A。

5.

考查动词短语词义辨析。句意见上一题。A. given out用完；B. made out理解；C. sold out 售完；D. left out留下。根据sorry可知，没车可以租了，他们的车都租出去了。故此题选C。

6.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：我能做的就是不让眼泪流出来。A. tears眼泪；B. fear害怕；C. trouble麻烦；D. campaign战役。租不到车，接下来的行程会很麻烦，所以只好强忍泪水。故此题选A。

7.

考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，在最后一个柜台的那位可爱的年轻女子真的很可怜我，她走到后台，带着一套车钥匙和微笑回来了！A. therefore因此；B. however然而；C. thus 因此；D. besides此外。通过女子的smile和我前文的tear可知，这里是转折关系。故此题选B。

8.

考查动词词义辨析。句意见上一题。A. recalled回忆；B. negotiated谈判；C. withdrew撤回；D. returned回来。上文说到女子went around to the back office，所以她应该是从办公室带回来时，还带了车钥匙。故此题选D。

9.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：我手机导航不工作了，一路上没有路灯也没有指示牌。A. last持续；B. stop停止；C. work工作；D. fail失败。通过下文 there was no highway lighting and no overhead 10 for miles and miles可知，作者的导航不起作用了。故此题选C。

10.

考查名词词义辨析。句意见上一题。A. signs指示牌；B. lights灯光；C. wires轮胎；D. clouds云朵。根据下文作者找到the first signs可知。路上没有指示牌，此题选A。

11.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：下了高速，终于看到了有人类生活的迹象。A. friendship友谊；B. life生活；C. migration移民；D. nature自然。通过下文的麦当劳可知，作者看到了人们生活的痕迹。故此题选B。

12.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：快餐不是我晚饭的选择，但那时我什么都可以吃下去。A. habit习惯；B. area地区；C. option选择；D. experience经验。根据上文所出现的麦当劳可知，这里作者在讲吃饭的选择。故此题选C。

13.

考查代词词义辨析。句意见上一题。A. some一些；B. that那些；C. nothing没有；D. anything任何事物。通过下文I walk in to get food可知，作者很饿了，什么都可以吃。故此题选D。

14.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：我希望有人能同情我想法逐渐淡了。A. abandoned抛弃；B. raised上升；C. growing成长；D. fading淡化。通过上文wasn’t “feeling the love”可知作者感觉不到爱，也就是没人愿意帮助她。所以希望有人能同情我想法逐渐淡了。故此题选D。

15.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：她站在我旁边等待着点单。A. table桌子；B. order点菜；C. turn转向；D. offer提供。前文说到现在作者在麦当劳，所以我们推断出是在点菜。故此题选B。

16.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：我将带你前往可以带你回家的高速路。A. highway高速路；B. subway地铁；C. station车站；D. company公司。通过前文there was no highway lighting可知，她说将带作者前往可以带你回家的高速路。故此题选A。

17.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：我感到心中的温暖，因为她开车走了很远的路来帮我找到路。A. comfort安慰；B. pain疼痛；C. warmth温暖；D. cold寒冷。因为Mary帮了作者，所以作者感到温暖。故此题选C。

18.

考查介词词义辨析。句意见上一题。A. beyond超过；B. via通过；C. off远离；D. on上面。通过her way for many miles可知，Mary为了给我带路，车走了很远的路来帮作者找路。故此题选C，

19.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：我永远不会忘记她的善良。A. motivation动机；B. kindness善行；C. patience耐心；D. responsibility责任。上文to help me find my way，所以这是一个善行。故此题选B。

20.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：Mary我永远的麦当劳天使。A. restaurant餐厅；B. food食物；C. figure身材；D. angel天使。在困难的时候帮助了作者，所以作者把Mary视为自己的天使。故此题选D。