Question

Adele Green was just 11 weeks old when her father left the family. ________, he’s never returned. Now, after having a Facebook campaign to find him, the _________ daughter has finally found her father, more than three ________ later.

Adele posted an old photo of her _______ on the social networking site. Then, she was _______ by a man who said he knew her father. “The man had seen my post, which had been ______ more than 21,000 times. They had ______ each other because of a homeless charity. An hour later, he called me and gave me a _____. I rang it and then there he was my dad, on the other end of the _____.”

Derek is now 63, who was 33 when he walked out of the family home. The family had ______ he worked at his office, but he didn’t appear there at all. They spent days ______, but in vain. Police also conducted inquiries, ______ were unable to find Derek. He himself ________ made contact with his friends or family again.

Though her father never contacted her family, Adele says she is excited to _____ him and isn’t looking for answers. “When I first got to his house, I was very scared,” ____ Adele “I knew I couldn’t go and expect anything. But it ______ out quite well. We got on like a house on fire(极好地), and it’s the _______ 24 hours of my life. I wasn’t looking for _______, and just getting to know him was ______ for me. I want to thank every person, who read and shared my post online. Because _____ all of you, I would never have found him. It is a fairy tale ending and I’m just so happy.”

1.A. Soon after B. Before long C. Since then D. In future

2.A. crazy B. angry C. young D. devoted

3.A. decades B. years C. months D. centuries

4.A. sister B. father C. mother D. friend

5.A. stopped B. noticed C. followed D. contacted

6.A. changed B. shared C. collected D. bought

7.A. visited B.avoided C. known D. harmed

8.A. number B. photo C. letter D. telephone

9.A. phone B. street C. world D. story

10.A. thought B. fooled C. imagined D. feared

11.A. helping B. searching C. hearing D. worrying

12.A. though B. unless C. but D. so

13.A. even B. seldom C. often D. never

14.A. find B. doubt C. invite D. follow

15.A. thanks B. watches C. recalls D. lies

16.A. stood B. worked C. picked D. moved

17.A. longest B. worst C. best D. latest

18.A. effects B. plans C. pains D. answers

19.A. usual B. common C. unfair D. enough

20.A. without B. with C. about D. for

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.D

6.B

7.C

8.A

9.A

10.C

11.B

12.C

13.D

14.A

15.C

16.B

17.C

18.A

19.D

20.A

【解析】

试题分析：文中主要讲Adele Green在大家的帮助下，寻找离家出走30年的父亲的过程。

1.考查词组辨析。A不久后；B不久；C自那时以来；D在未来。“Adele Green was just 11 weeks old when her father left the family. ________,he’s never returned. ”这句话的意思是Adele Green的爸爸自从她11周大离开家后，再也没有回来。故选C。

2.考查形容词。A疯狂的；B生气的；C年轻的；D忠实的。由“Now, after having a Facebook campaign to find him”可知，她的女儿最终用脸书系统找到了她的父亲，说明他的女儿是忠实的。故选D。

3.考查名词。A几十年；B年；C月；D世纪。由第三段“Derek is now 63, who was 33 when he walked out of the family home”可知，Derek33岁离家出走，到现在63，已经过了30年。故选A。

4.考查名词。A姐妹；B爸爸；C妈妈；D朋友。由全文可知是Adele Green寻找他的父亲。故选B。

5.考查动词。A停止；B注意到；C跟着；D接触，联系。“Then, she was _______ by a man who said he knew her father.”意思的她被一个人联系到说他认识她的爸爸。故选D。

6.考查动词。A改变；B共享，分享；C收集；D购买。“The man had seen my post, which had been _____ more than 21,000 times. ”这里指这个男人看到了Adele Green发送的照片已经分享了超过21000次。故选B。

7.考查动词。A访问；B避免；C知道；D伤害。“They had ______ each other because of a homeless charity. ”是说他们彼此互相认识是由于一个收留无家可归者的慈善机构。故选C。

8.考查名词。A号码；B照片；C信；D电话。由“I rang it”可知，Adele Green拨打的自然是男子给的电话号码。故选A。

9.考查名词。A电话；B街道；C世界；D故事。on the other side of the world为固定搭配，世界的另一头，符合语境。故选C。

10.考查动词。A考虑；B愚弄；C想象；D害怕。“The family had _____ he worked at his office, but he didn’t appear there at all.”是说那家人欺骗说他在办公室工作，但是他完全没出现。故选B。

11.考查动词。A帮助；B寻找；C听到；D担忧。“They spent days ______, but in vain.”是说他们花费时间寻找，但是徒劳无功。故选B。

12.考查连词。A虽然；B除非；C但是；D所以。“Police also conducted inquiries, ______ were unable to find Derek. ”这里说警察也来搜寻却也没有找到她的父亲，表示转折的含义。故选C。

13.考查副词。A即使；B很少；C经常；D绝不。“He himself _______ made contact with his friends or family again.”由于前面

14.考查动词。A寻找；B怀疑；C邀请；D遵循。“Adele says she is excited to _____ him and isn’t looking for answers. ”意思是说Adele很高兴去寻找她的父亲而并不是为了找到的结果。故选A。

15.考查名词。A感谢；B手表；C回忆；D谎言。故选C。“When I first got to his house, I was very scared,”是Adele回忆的事情，故选C。

16.考查动词。A站；B工作；C摘；D移动。work out解决，这里指解决父亲这件事很好。故选B。

17.考查形容词。A最长的；B最坏的；C最好的；D最新的。这里是说是Adele生命中最好的24小时。故选C。

18.考查名词。A结果；B计划；C痛苦；D答案。“I wasn’t looking for ______,这里说Adele并没有找结果”。故选A。

19.考查形容词。A平常的；B常见的；C不公平的；D足够的。and just getting to know him was _______ for me. 这里说Adele足够认识她父亲就知足了。故选D。

20.考查介词。A没有；B随着；C关于；D对于。由“I would never have found him.”没有大家的帮助，Adele不能找到她的父亲。故选A。

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