题目内容
While I was traveling through Europe,I passed through Poland. With only two names and a(n) 1 from 10 years ago,I suddenly decided I would 2 to find relatives that my fam?ily had 3 me existed but with whom they had lost contact many years ago. Would I be lucky enough?
I kept 4 hope that I could be reconnected with relatives. Moreover,to achieve it,I need to 5 the language and cultural barriers. The address in hand,I traveled several hours 6 to a small village. When I got off,I found lots of cottages. Uncertain of the address I sought,I 7 the door of a house and a middleaged woman answered the door. What I wor?ried about happened. The woman did not speak 8 . I did not speak Polish. I 9 her one name of the people I was looking for. She asked me to wait and after several phone calls came back shaking her head. From her 10 ,I knew that one person I was looking for had passed away. We both stood 11 for a moment. I was 12 and I turned to walk away after a few moments' silence. I glanced at the woman and she took the 13 from my hand. Pointing at the other 14 of a relative I had written on the paper,the woman led me 15 .
Nearly an hour later,she looked at me with a 16 smile. She now had two phones in her hand. She was talking in Polish and 17 me one of the receivers. With the 18 of her son,who knew English,I learned that the woman had found my relatives and invited me to stay for a night at her home. After I politely 19 the offer,she insisted on driving me to the 20 so I could catch my bus. A tear fell down as I exited her car. "Dziekuje," I said, "Thank you."
( ) 1. A. address B. envelope C. photo D. card
( ) 2. A. regret B. attempt C. continue D. plan
( ) 3. A. amazed B. promised C. told D. reminded
( ) 4. A. some B. enough C. much D. little
( ) 5. A. overcome B. face C. forget D. value
( ) 6. A. on foot B. by air C. by train D. by bus
( ) 7. A. knocked on B. focused on
C. broke down D. paid attention to
( ) 8. A. English B. Chinese C. French D. Italian
( ) 9. A. announced B. showed C. brought D. sent
( ) 10. A. words B. experience C. gestures D. voice
( ) 11. A. anxiously B. calmly C. silently D. guiltily
( ) 12. A. desperate B. confident C. careless D. disappointed
( ) 13. A. wallet B. paper C. phone D. pen
( ) 14. A. picture B. number C. name D. message
( ) 15. A. outside B. inside C. forward D. aside
( ) 16. A. forced B. shy C. mysterious D. big
( ) 17. A. handed B. threw C. left D. shared
( ) 18. A. information B. assistance C. introduction D. imagination
( ) 19. A. repeated B. ignored C. refused D. accepted
( ) 20. A. store B. homeland C. destination D. station
1-5 ABCDA 6-10 DAABC
11-15 CDBCB 16 -20 DABCD
作者在寻找亲人的旅途中受到了陌生人的热心帮忙。
1. A根据第二段"The address in hand...Uncer?tain of the address..."可知,此处说的是:"我" 拿着写有两个名字和一个十年前的地址的字条。
2. B根据前文"...I suddenly decided..."可知,作者突然想尝试寻亲。
3. C "我"的家人告诉"我"他们还活着。
4. D根据第一段"…with whom they had lost contact many years ago. Would I be lucky enough?"可知,作者的家人和亲戚巳失去联系多年。能否足够好运找到他们呢?由此可知,作者对与亲戚重新取得联系几乎不抱希望。
5. A根据后文"What I worried about happened ...I did not speak Polish."可知,此处说的是:要与亲人重聚,"我"需要克服语言和文化障碍。
6. D根据最后一段"...so I could catch my bus."可推知,作者乘坐公共汽车到达了一个小村庄。
7. A根据后文"…and a middleaged woman answered the door."可知,此处说的是:"我"
敲门。
8. A根据最后一段"...who knew English..."可知,此处说的是:那位中年妇女不会说英语,而"我"不会说波兰语。
9. B "我"向她展示了一下"我"要寻找的其中一个人的名字。
10. C根据前文"...shaking her head"可知,此处说的是:从她的姿势,"我"知道"我"要找的其中一个人已经离世了。
11. C根据后文"…after a few moments' si?lence. "可知,此处说的是:"我们"沉默地站了一会儿。
12. D根据前文"...I knew that one person I was looking for had passed away."可知,此处说的是:"我"很失望。
13. B 根据后文"…I had written on the paper
…"可知,此处指的是:她从"我"手中拿过字条。
14. C根据第一段"With only two names…"和第二段"…one name of the people I was looking for."可知,此处说的是:她指着另一个名字。
15. B根据前文"...I turned to walk away."可知,"我"正转身往外走。结合第三段描述可推知,此处说的是:她让"我"进屋。
16. D根据后文"…I learned that the woman had found my relatives..."可知,那位中年妇女已经帮"我"找到了亲戚。因此,她给了"我"一个大大的笑容。
17. A她递给"我"其中一个听筒。
18. B根据第二段"I did not speak Polish"和第三段"She was talking in Polish..."以及"… who knew English..."可知,那位妇女的儿子懂英语,帮"我们"翻译。
19. C根据前文"…invited me to stay for a night at her home."和后文"...she insisted on driving me... so I could catch my bus."可知, "我"礼貌地拒绝了她让我留宿一夜的提议。
20. D根据后文"...so I could catch my bus." 可知,她坚持驱车送"我"去车站。