题目内容
One night last summer, my neighbor Debbie came over and knocked on my door. “I’m leaving for 21, Jim,” she said. “Would you mind dropping by my house in a bit and 22 on my mother?”
“Not a problem,” I said.
I’d lived next door to Debbie and her 84-year-old 23 , Nan, for about six months, and we’d become fast friends. Debbie always worked at night. She 24 leaving her mom alone, so she asked if it was okay if she rigged (装配) up one of those baby monitors and 25 me a receiver.
I was 26 to help. After all, I’ve been blind since infancy(婴儿期) and out of work for years. In fact, at 54, I’d come to wonder if I had much 27 anymore.
Like me, Nan was 28 ―and was also hard of hearing. That evening Nan and I chatted for a bit 29.
“If you’re okay,” I said, “I think I’ll turn in.” Before I 30, I made sure the baby monitor was working.
“Good night, Nan,” I said. I 31 my stick and headed out the door. “See you tomorrow,” Nan called behind me. I locked the door and 32 my way home.
Several minutes 33 I heard a sound. It was Nan on the 34 . “Jim! Jim!” I heard over the monitor. “The house is 35 ! Help! ”
I went as 36 as I could to Debbie’s. I got to the front door. I could 37 a heavy, thick smoke. I put my hand on the doorknob(门把手), and reached for my key and 38 the door. “Here, Jim. Help!” Her voice was weak.
“Let’s get out of here!” I shouted. Grabbing her hand, I started to move on. I tapped with my cane 39 we found the front door. We felt our way down the steps, 40 in the sweet, fresh summer air, and to the gate of her yard. Thank you, Lord. We’re all safe.
21. A. play | B. study | C. game | D. work |
22. A. checking | B. taking | C. putting | D. keeping |
23. A. father | B. mother | C. sister | D. brother |
24. A. thought about | B. worried about | C. cared for | D. looked for |
25. A. sold | B. bought | C. brought | D. gave |
26. A. sad | B. sorrowful | C. glad | D. upset |
27. A. value | B. price | C. money | D. service |
28. A. deaf | B. old | C. wise | D. blind |
29. A. long before | B. before long | C. once again | D. as usual |
30. A. left | B. stayed | C. talked | D. chatted |
31. A. set up | B. put up | C. picked up | D. took up |
32. A. moved | B. pushed | C. wound | D. felt |
33. A. instead | B. later | C. then | D. ago |
34. A. neighbor | B. receiver | C. worker | D. speaker |
35. A. on fire | B. in trouble | C. in danger | D. on sale |
36. A. fast | B. slowly | C. safely | D. well |
37. A. see | B. feel | C. taste | D. smell |
38. A. unlocked | B.shut | C. broke | D. knocked |
39. A. before | B. after | C. until | D. since |
40. A. showing | B. noticing | C. losing | D. breathing |
21.D
解析：考查名词。我要去上班了。根据下文Debbie always worked at night.分析，此处是表明I’m leaving for work.而不可能是去“玩”（play）、“学习”（study）和“比赛”（game）。
22.A
解析：考查动名词。你一会儿有空去我家“看看”（check on）我母亲好吗？check on有“查看”之意，符合语境。take on呈现, 具有，put on穿上,装出，keep on继续, 穿着。
23.B
解析：考查名词。根据上下文判断，Nan是Debbie的母亲。
24.B
解析：考查动词词组辨析。黛比觉得把母亲一个人放在家里不放心即“担心”（worry about）。think about考虑,care for 关怀, 照顾,look for寻找。
25.D
解析：考查动词辨析。黛比问我，要是装上一种幼儿监控器，在“给”（give）我接上一个接听器行不行。sell卖，buy买，bring带来。
26.C
解析：考查形容词辨析。我“乐”(glad)于助人。sad忧愁的, sorrowful悲伤的, upset心烦的。
27.A
解析：考查名词辨析。事实上，我都54岁了，已开始怀疑自己还有多少“价值”（value）可言。price价格，money货币，service服务。
28.D
解析：考查形容词辨析。她像我一样眼“瞎”（blind）――还耳背。deaf聋的，old老的，wise聪明的，均与语境不符。
29.D
解析：考查短语搭配。那天晚上南和我“像往常一样”（as usual）聊了一阵。long before很早以前,before long不久以后，once again(接着)再一次，均与语境不合。
30.A
解析：考查动词辨析。在我“离开”（leave）之前，我又检查了幼儿监控器。stay逗留，talk谈话，chat聊天。
31.C
解析：考查动词搭配。我“拿起”（pick up）拐杖往门外走去。set up建立，put up竖起，take up从事。
32.D
解析：考查动词辨析。我锁好门“摸着”（find）路回了家。move移动，push推动，wind绕着，均不合句意。
33.B
解析：考查副词辨析。几分钟“后”（later），我听到一个声音。instead相反地，then然后，ago在…之前。
34.B
解析：考查名词。“接听器”（receiver）上传来的是南的声音。Neighbor邻居，worker工人，speaker说话者，与上文及本句意思不符。
35.A
解析：考查介词短语。房子“着火了”(on fire)。在结合下文的a heavy, thick smoke.分析，in trouble处在…困境中，in danger危险中，on sale出售，均不合语境。
36.A
解析：考查副词辨析。我尽可能“快地”（fast）朝黛比家走去。slowly慢地，safely安全地，well好地，均不合句意。
37.D
解析：考查动词。我能“闻到”（smell）一股浓重的烟味。因为他是盲人，所以不可能“看到”（see），feel感觉，taste品尝，均不合句意。
38.A
解析：考查动词辨析。我取出钥匙，“打开”（unlock）门。shut关，break破，knock敲，均不合句意。
39.C
解析：考查连词。我轻敲拐杖探路，“直到”（until）找到前门。before在…之前，after在…之后，since因为。
40.D
解析：考查现在分词辨析。我们摸着路下了台阶，终于“呼吸”(breathe)到了夏日甜美、新鲜的空气，到了她家的庭院大门。show展现，notice注意，lose丢失，均不合语境。
