题目内容
【题目】完形填空
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It was the afternoon when we closed on our new house, and I was in the garage (车库). I ___ a part of blanket sticking out of the ceiling; that was ____. I pulled on it, and a way to the attic (阁楼) suddenly ____. I climbed a ladder and headed up.
I climbed into a space ___ the garage that was separated from the rest of the attic. As my eyes adjusted (适应) to the dark, I saw a metal container that I ____ as a World War II ammo (弹药) box; my grandfather used to store ____used on his farm in this ammo boxes. I opened the cover and was __ at what I saw: a lot of money ____ up in orange rope. God, I’ve found, like $800!
But there was more than one box of ___. I found another seven boxes ___ to the edge, plus two big black dustbin bags full of money. ___, about $45,000. In my attic, I won’t lie, my first ____ was that this was a ___ from God—the money to ____ this old house and to make life ____ for our two young sons. But I ___ that the right thing I should do was to ____ the money to the former owners. So I called them and asked them to come.
They were____, of course, not only about the money but that I was returning it. They had recently ____ over the house and said it must have been their dad who had ____ the money.
【1】A. looked B. met C. noticed D. watched
【2】A. usual B. strange C. special D. common
【3】A. closed B. opened C. exploded D. sank
【4】A. under B. on C. above D. in
【5】A. discovered B. saw C. recognized D. found
【6】 A. cars B. tools C. milk D. water
【7】A. worried B. packed C. frightened D. settled
【8】A. tied B. put C. picked D. taken
【9】A. plant B. money C. vegetable D. sweet
【10】A. full B. good C. kind D. suitable
【11】A. At last B. In fact C. In all D. As a result
【12】A. reception B. expression C. plan D. thought
【13】A. food B. gift C. guidance D. fee
【14】A. select B. buy C. decorate D. replace
【15】A. easier B. swifter C. harder D. further
【16】A. designed B. knew C. amazed D. deserved
【17】A. borrow B. lend C. return D. steal
【18】A. excited B. worried C. encouraged D. shocked
【19】A. taken B. sent C. come D. got
【20】A. fallen B. given C. printed D. hidden
【答案】
【1】C
【2】B
【3】B
【4】C
【5】C
【6】B
【7】C
【8】A
【9】B
【10】A
【11】C
【12】D
【13】B
【14】C
【15】A
【16】B
【17】C
【18】D
【19】A
【20】D
【解析】
这是一篇记叙文。作者在自己购买的新房子的车库整理东西时,偶然发现阁楼箱子盛满原房主人爸爸藏的许多钱。尽管自己生活也不富裕,但没有被这些钱所诱惑,而是毅然还给了不知情的原房主人。
【1】C 根据上句作者在车库可知此处一段毯子伸出天花板是作者“注意到”的情况。
【2】B 由语境车库天花板上伸出的一段毯子,人们看到后第一感觉是“奇怪”。
【3】B 根据下文的描述,作者顺着楼梯爬上去,可知通往阁楼的通道“打开”了。
【4】C 由上句提到的车库里的天花板,可知此处作者爬上去的是位于车库上面的阁楼。above一般表示“在上面,高于”,两个物体表面不接触。
【5】C 从语境看见一个金属容器,然后提到是二战的弹药箱可以推知作者“辨认出”了这个容器。
【6】B 由此处描述的祖父在农场使用这种类型的弹药箱来证明作者的判断,与农场有关的,随时使用,能放在弹药箱的,“工具”符合语境。
【7】C 作者打开盖子,被眼前的东西吓了一跳。be frightened at…意为“对……感到吃惊”。
【8】A 依据作者描述的语境,打开箱子的盖子看到了很多钱,与提到的绳子的关系为“捆扎”好的钱,故A符合语境。
【9】B 从此处描述的语境作者发现的箱子不止一个,这些都与钱有关,故此处有超过一箱的“钱”符合语境。
【10】A 由句意“到了箱子的边沿”可知,箱子里边的钱装得“满”,A符合语境。
【11】C 作者发现了8个盒子,外加两个装满钱的黑色垃圾袋,“总计”大约 $45,000,答案C合适。
【12】D 由此处语境结合下文描述的这些钱用来做什么可知是作者得到这些钱的第一“想法”。
【13】B 作者第一想法是这种意外是上帝的“礼物”, B符合语境。
【14】C 根据语境可知作者刚刚购买了这套房子,收拾屋子的时候发现了这些钱,想着可以用这些钱来“装修”这套老房子,C符合语境。
【15】A 从作者对这些钱的盘算可知作者是不富裕的,故这些钱可以让生活“更容易”符合语境。
【16】B 作者在上文幻想着怎么花这些钱,此处发生了转折,“意识到”正确的做法是把钱还给以前的主人,B符合句意。
【17】C 从下文作者找以前的主人,让他们顺便来一趟,可知想把钱“还”给他们。
【18】D 从下文描述的语境可知卖房子的主人不知道这些钱的来由,以及对作者的返回钱的情绪,推知肯定是“感到震惊的”。
【19】A 从卖房子的主人与他们提到的爸爸之间的房产问题,应该用“继承”吻合句意。take over“接管;继承”。
【20】D 从上文描述的钱放置的地方连自己的孩子也不知道,推知爸爸“藏起来”了这些钱。