Question

    How can I forget the day? On 14 July 1974 I travelled in an overcrowded bus to an unheard town called Shendurni. The next day, I was to join the faculty of a junior college there._______ about my new job, but anxious and fearful too, I was out of my _______ zone. Around 7 p.m. it started pouring with rain. Wondering about my new career in an unknown land, I had _______ in my seat. I woke up with a(n)_______ to the sound of the conductor announcing the name of my bus stop. I looked out. It was pitch-dark. Ah, a power cut._______ unusual during heavy rains. “Conductor Sahab, can I get a _____ for myself here? I’m new to the place,” I heard myself ask _____. “Arre bhai, get off my bus and let us go. We _______ to reach the next station on time. Where will you get a place to stay in this goddamned town?” he shouted back. Amid mounting panic, I felt a _______ tap on my shoulder. As I looked back, a warm smile ______ me. “I’m Sawant, from the next town. The bus ________ there for the night and returns tomorrow morning. Why don’t you buy a ticket for the next stop? You can spend the night at my place, and join work tomorrow.” I thanked him from my heart and accepted his ________. By the time the bus reached the final stop, it was 8:30 p.m. The kind soul led me to his house. He and his wife took great _________ to make my stay comfortable. I was _______ with warm water for a bath, followed by a hot ________ and a comfortable bed. All this took place in semi-darkness. No lights yet. I was up early the next morning and my benefactor (恩人) came to ________ me off. I could not see his face clearly, as it was ______ dark. I made it ________ the college in time and taught there for almost 11 years. All this while I ______ him, even asking my new friends and students to help find the kind soul. But Mr Sawant remained __________. Perhaps I had got his name wrong. My only regret: I could not thank him again.

1.A.Excited B.Interested C.Worried D.Annoyed

2.A.home B.school C.comfort D.dilemma

3.A.knocked off B.dropped off C.turned off D.nodded off

4.A.start B.jump C.ear D.eye

5.A.Something B.Anything C.Everything D.Nothing

6.A.seat B.room C.ticket D.map

7.A.sadly B.quickly C.nervously D.surprisingly

8.A.come B.get C.need D.ask

9.A.sudden B.soft C.real D.warm

10.A.waved B.welcomed C.greeted D.shook

11.A.stops B.arrives C.leaves D.drives

12.A.family B.solution C.invitation D.request

13.A.pleasure B.energy C.minds D.pains

14.A.provided B.armed C.impressed D.blessed

15.A.chat B.discussion C.meal D.tea

16.A.allow B.keep C.show D.see

17.A.yet B.still C.already D.also

18.A.to B.in C.from D.for

19.A.sent for B.searched for C.cared for D.waited for

20.A.silent B.strange C.unbelievable D.untraceable

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.D

6.B

7.C

8.C

9.B

10.C

11.A

12.C

13.D

14.A

15.C

16.D

17.B

18.A

19.B

20.D

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。作者在去任教的路上遇到大雨，在一位好心人的帮助下，在他家度过了一晚，第二天顺利到达了学院，在那里一教就是11年。但是作者唯一遗憾的是没有找到那位好心人，再次感谢他。

1.考查形容词。A. Excited兴奋的；B. Interested感兴趣的；C. Worried担忧的；D. Annoyed烦恼的。我对我的新工作感到兴奋，但也感到焦虑和恐惧，我走出了自己的舒适区。根据后面的but可知，与后文的anxious and fearful相反，故选A项。

2.考查名词。A. home家；B. school学校；C. comfort舒适；D. dilemma困境。我对我的新工作感到兴奋，但也感到焦虑和恐惧，我走出了自己的舒适区。故选C项。

3.考查动词词组。A. knocked off击倒，中断；B. dropped off减弱，下降；C. turned off关掉；D. nodded off犯困。我在一个陌生的地方对我的新职业感到疑惑，我在座位上打盹。根据下句中的woke up可推知，是“在打盹”，故选D项。

4.考查名词。A. start开始；B. jump跳跃；C. ear耳朵；D. eye眼。我一觉醒来，听到列车员宣布我的公共汽车站的名字。故A项切题。

5.考查不定代词。A. Something某事；B. Anything任何事情；C. Everything每件事情；D. Nothing无事，无物。在大雨中没有什么特别的。故D项切题。

6.考查名词。A. seat座位；B. room房间；C. ticket票；D. map地图。我可以在这里为自己找个房间吗？我是新来的。根据下文可知，是找房间，不是找座位、票和地图。故选B项。

7.考查副词。A. sadly伤心地；B. quickly迅速地；C. nervously紧张不安地；D. surprisingly令人惊奇地。我听到自己紧张不安地询问。故C项切题。

8.考查动词。A. come来；B. get得到；C. need需要；D. ask问。我们需要准时到达下一个车站。故选C项。

9.考查形容词。A. sudden突然的；B. soft松软的；C. real真的；D. warm温暖的。在越来越多的恐慌中，我感到肩膀轻轻一拍。故选B项。

10.考查动词。A. waved挥动；B. welcomed欢迎；C. greeted问候；D. shook摇动。当我回头看时，一个温暖的微笑在迎接我。故选C项。

11.考查动词。A. stops停止；B. arrives到达；C. leaves离开；D. drives驾驶。公共汽车在那里停留过夜，明天早上返回。故选A项。

12.考查名词。A. family家庭；B. solution解决方案；C. invitation邀请；D. request请求。我衷心地感谢他，并接受了他的邀请。根据下文可知，是接受邀请。故选C项。

13.考查名词。A. pleasure快乐；B. energy精力；C. minds思想；D. pains疼痛。他和他的妻子煞费苦心地让我的生活舒适。take great pains to do sth.煞费苦心做某事，故选D项。

14.考查动词。A. provided提供；B. armed武装；C. impressed留下印象；D. blessed祝福。我被提供给热水澡，接着是热餐和舒适的床。故选A项。

15.考查名词。A. chat聊天；B. discussion讨论；C. meal餐饭；D. tea茶。我被提供给热水澡，接着是热餐和舒适的床。故选C项。

16.考查动词。A. allow允许；B. keep保持；C. show显示；D. see看见。第二天一早我就起床了，我的恩人来为我送行。see sb. off为某人送行，故选D项。

17.考查副词。A. yet然而；B. still仍然；C. already已经；D. also也。我看不清他的脸，因为天还黑。根据上文的No lights yet，故选B项。

18.考查介词。句意：我及时赶到了学院，在那里教了将近11年学。to表示“向，朝着”，这里表示去了学员，故选A项。

19.考查动词词组。A. sent for派人去叫；B. searched for寻找；C. cared for关心，喜爱；D. waited for等待。在我寻找他的时候，我甚至要求我的新朋友和学生帮助找到这个善良的灵魂。故选B项。

20.考查形容词。A. silent沉默的；B. strange奇怪的；C. unbelievable难以置信的；D. untraceable难以寻找的。根据下一句Perhaps I had got his name wrong.可知，“我”没找到Mr Sawant。故选D项。