Question

Tom was a middle-aged leather trader whose repeated failure in career

made him a depressed man, often complaining that others had been playing tricks on him. One day he told his wife he was so   16  with the city that he had to leave.

So his family moved to    17   city. It was in the evening of aweekend when Tom and his wife were busy   18  up their new home

   19 the light suddenly went out. So they had to  20  work. Tom was regretful to have forgotten bringing along candles and had to wait   21 in a low mood. Just then he heard slight, hesitant knocks on his door that sounded clear in the   22 night.

“Who’s it?” he wondered, since Tom had no   23 in the new city.

And this was the moment he especially disliked being disturbed.   24 , he went reluctantly to the door and opened it impatiently. At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have   25  ? I’m your neighbor.” “No,” answered Tom in anger and shut the door violently. “What a nuisance!” he complained over it with his wife. “No sooner had we settled down   26  the neighbor came to   27  things.” After a while, the door was knocked   28 . He opened it and found the same girl outside. But this time she was holding two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She   29  me here to give you these.” Tom was very   30  by what he saw. When he became fully aware, he said, “Thank you and your  31  . God bless you!”

At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his   32 in life. It

was his  33 and harshness(刻薄)with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was   34   nobody else but himself, for he had fallen for his unsympathetic   35 .

1.	A．inspired B．satisfied C．disappointed D．encouraged

2.	A．the other B．other C．every D．another

3.	A．looking B．turning C．cleaning D．ending

4.	A．where B．that C．why D．when

5.	A．continue B．start C．quit D．change

6.	A．helplessly B．happily C．patiently D．hopefully

7.	A．quiet B．dark C．noisy D．crowded

8.	A．acquaintance B．stranger C．consultant D．adolescent

9.	A．So B．Though C．However D．In case

10.	A．lights B．candles C．tricks D．failures

11.	A．when B．that C．while D．than

12.	A．lend B．sell C．purchase D．borrow

13.	A．suddenly B．again C．too D．constantly

14.	A．suggested B．forbade C．sent D．forced

15.	A．frightened B．pleased C．puzzled D．surprised

16.	A．grandma B．mother C．father D．brother

17.	A．failure B．success C．dissatisfaction D．determination

18.	A．apology B．coldness C．responsibility D．concept

19.	A．in reality B．in particular C．in all D．in general

20.	A．brain B．mind C．thought D．idea

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.C

4.B

5.C

6.A

7.A

8.A

9.C

10.B

11.D

12.D

13.B

14.C

15.D

16.A

17.A

18.B

19.A

20.B

【解析】

试题分析：

1.C 形容词辨析。A鼓励的；B满意的；C失望的；D鼓励的；根据上下文可知他做生意多次失败，所以他对这个城市感到失望，决定离开，去另外一个城市。

2.D 代词辨析。A两者中的另外一个；B形容词其它的；C每个；D另一个；指他们要搬到另外一个城市去生活。

3.C 动词辨析。A看；B转向；C清洁打扫；D结束；指他们忙于打扫卫生。

4.B 固定结构。Be busy doing忙于做某事；

5.C 动词辨析。A继续；B开始；C放弃；D改变；没有电，他们放弃打扫工作。

6.A 副词辨析。A绝望地；B开心地；C耐心地；D充满希望地；没有电，他们又忘记带蜡烛了，所以他们很难过的绝望地等待。

7.A 形容词辨析。A安静的；B黑暗的；C吵闹的；D拥挤的；在安静的夜晚，他们听见了迟疑的犹豫的敲门声。

8.A 名词辨析。A熟人；B陌生人；C顾问；D青少年；Tom在这个城市里没有熟人。所以他很奇怪。

9.C 副词辨析。A于是；B尽管；C然而；D以免；虽然这个时候他不喜欢被打扰，但是还是不情愿地开门了。

10.B 上下文串联。根据下文可知小女孩是问他们是否有蜡烛。

11.D 固定句型.no sooner…than…一…就…句意：我们一来就有邻居来借东西。

12.D 动词辨析。A借出；B卖；D买；D借入；他指邻居向他们借东西。

13.B 上下文串联。指敲门声又一次响起。

14.C 动词辨析。A建议；B禁止；C派，送；D强迫；奶奶派她过来送蜡烛。

15.D 形容词辨析。A害怕；B高兴；C困惑；D惊讶；Tom对于眼前的事情感到很惊讶。

16.A 上下文串联。根据上文可知是奶奶让她过来送蜡烛的，Tom也要感谢她奶奶。

17.A 上下文串联。根据文章第一段可知在以前的生活中，他多次失败。

18.B 名词辨析。A道歉；B冷淡；C责任；D概念；他认识到正是他的冷淡和刻薄导致了以前的失败。

19.B 短语辨析。A实际上;B尤其；特别；C共计；D总的说来；句意：欺骗他们的不是别人，正是他们自己。In particular表示强调。

20.B 句意理解；fall for上…当；mind心思；指他上了没有同情心的当。故B正确。

考点：考查情感类完型填空

考点：一个人要想成功，对别人要善良，有爱心，不能自我。文章通过这一故事告诉了我们这一真理。生活没有欺骗我们，欺骗我们的是我们自己。本文考查了词汇在上下文中的语义辨析与运用，但更加注重综合语言能力的运用，需要根据故事情节，了解词汇用法的同时，结合语境，做出准确的判断。