Question

  When I was in the final year at college,we visited one of our friends' homes for a lunch. The moment we 6_________ his house,I found his home wasn't painted very well. I couldn't 7        in words but it was not even the kind of house in which a typicaK典型的) middle-class Indian family lives.

  One of the 8        things I did find there was the loving parents. We sat on the ground for the lunch 9        they didn't have a dining table. His mother served us very 10        food,smiling throughout and showed 11        during the whole hmchtime―something I can never 12_________ . His father worked as a normal repairman and I wondered if he made enough money to 13        their two sons.

  While we were taking lunch,his father 14        home to meet us,with black hands and in very 15        clothes. I remember our friend had no hesitation (犹豫) about his father and made our 16    . How loving this family was！.

Now,I am telling you the 17        moment of the story. As soon as his father came in,after just 4  or 5 18_________,our friend asked us if we wanted "Papad" (a typical Indian food) to eat. 19_________ we could say any?thing,our friend's mother said there was no "Papad" in the house.

  20_________,our friend asked his father if he could get some. Very gently and kindly his father 21        it for us. after going through many staircases even though he was looking 22    . From this I understand: the amount of money you make won't 23        others' hearts;the only way is with love and 24_________ . I always tell my friend that one of the most 25_________ days of my life is the day I had lunch with him and his parents.

6. A. compared   B. reached   C. repaired   D. cleaned

7. A. write   B. report   C. learn   D. describe

8. A. greatest   B. funniest   C. easiest   D. strangest

9. A. whether   B. though   C. because   D. unless

10. A. little   B. cheap

   C. delicious D. common

11. A. care   B. pity   C. surprise   D. regret

12. A. imagine   B. mention   C. know   D. forget

13. A. direct   B. support   C. please   D. control

14. A. left   B. stayed   C. returned   D. rushed

15. A. new   B. dirty   C. comfortable   D. thick

16. A. decisions   B. suggestions   C. discussions   D. introductions

17. A. unusual   B. hard   C. exact   D. quiet

18. A. seconds   B. minutes   C. quarters   D. hours

19. A. Until   B. Since   C. Before   D. When

20. A. Quickly   B. Suddenly   C. Certainly   D. Finally

21. A. brought   B. changed   C. cooked   D. prepared

22. A. worried   B. excited   C. satisfied   D. tired

23. A. stop   B. refuse   C. win   D. break

24. A. courage   B. attention   C. experience   D. kindness

25. A. surprising   B. special

   C. boring   D. interesting

Answer 1

作者到他的一位朋友家吃饭，被朋友一家充满爱心、非常和谐的气氛所打动。作者深深地体会到：一个家庭的幸福程度不在于其富有程度，而在于是否拥有一个充满爱和亲切感的氛围。

6. B根据后一句中作者发现朋友家的墙刷得不太好可以看出作者来到了朋友家里。

7. D朋友家的房子甚至都赶不上一个典型的印度中产阶级家庭的房子，故作者无法用言语来表达。

8. A根据下文的loving parents,smiling以及对朋友父亲行为的描述可以看出作者对朋友一家持赞赏的态度，greatest符合文意。

9. C下文的"…they didn't have a dining table."与坐在地上吃午饭构成了因果关系，因此用because

10. C

11. A在整个用餐过程中，朋友的母亲都保持着微笑，表现出了关爱。

12. D根据下文作者告诉朋友说，与他的父母一起吃午餐的那一天是作者生命中最特别的一天可以看出，朋友父母的热情与爱心是令作者难以忘怀的。

13. B根据上文交代，朋友的父亲是一名普通的修理工，可猜测他的收人不会很高，这使作者开始怀疑他是否能赚足够的钱来养活两个儿子。

14. C根据下文的"…with black hands and in very ... clothes."可知朋友的父亲刚下班回到家。

15. B与black hands相对应的应该是dirty clothes。

16. D作者初次来到朋友家，第一次见朋友的父亲，因此此处是朋友在做介绍。

17. A根据下文内容可知，作者在交代另一件让他感到不寻常的事情。

18. B父亲回家后，朋友为他和作者及其他人做了介绍，因此不可能是几秒钟，故B项符合语境。

19. C作者和其他人还没来得及说话,朋友的母亲就说话了。

20. A

21. A根据''Very gently and kindly…"及"…after going through many staircases…"可知朋友的父亲果真不辞辛劳地弄来了一些Papaci。

22. D朋友的父亲刚下班回来，根据他的衣着等可判断出他做了很多工作，已经很疲惫了。

23. C作者从中明白了一个道理：钱不会赢得人心。

24. A

25. B上文中朋友一家的热情与爱心令作者难以忘怀，因此作者总是跟朋友说，与他们共进午餐的那天是作者生命中最特别的一天。