Question

One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods from door to door found that he only had one dime left. He was hungry so he decided to     36     for a meal at the next house.

However, he lost his nerve      37     a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked     38     so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it      39     , and then asked, “How much do I owe you?”

“You don’t owe me anything,” she     40    . “Mother has taught me never to accept pay for a __41   .” He said, “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.” As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger     42    , but it also increased his faith in God and human race. He was about to give up and quit before this point.

Years later the young woman became critically ill. The local doctors were baffled. They finally sent her to the big city, where specialists can be called      43     to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly, now     44     , was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light     45     his eyes. Immediately, he     46     and went down through the hospital hall into her room.

     47    in his doctor’s gown he went in to see her. He      48    her at once. He went back to the consultation room and      49     to do his best to save her life. From that day on, he gave    50__attention to her case.

After a long      51     the battle was won. Dr. Kelly     52     the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it and then wrote something on the side. The bill was sent to her room. She was afraid to open it because she was     53     that it would take the rest of her life to pay it off. Finally she looked, and the note on the side of the bill caught her     54   . She read these words…

“Paid in full with a glass of milk.”

(Signed) Dr. Howard Kelly

Tears of joy flooded her eyes as she     55     silently. “Thank you, God. Your love has spread through human hearts and hands.”

36．A．call B．make C．beg  D．prepare

37．A．while    B．when C．though   D．unless

38．A．thirsty  B．lazy C．tired    D．hungry

39．A．slowly   B．unexpectedly C．steadily D．hurriedly

40．A．announced    B．shook    C．replied  D．doubted

41．A．reward   B．kindness C．hand D．value

42．A．physically   B．mentally C．normally D．properly

43．A．up   B．for  C．on   D．in

44．A．rich B．famous   C．observant    D．vivid

45．A．fixed    B．consulted    C．filled   D．concentrated

46．A．rose B．raised   C．got  D．left

47．A．Worn B．Having   C．putting  D．Dressed

48．A．recognized   B．knew C．spared   D．regained

49．A．desired  B．declared C．determined   D．declined

50．A．special  B．ordinary C．normal   D．no

51．A．decision B．preparation  C．struggle D．debate

52．A．ordered  B．requested    C．confused D．compressed

53．A．negative B．uncertain    C．positive D．obvious

54．A．presentation B．preference   C．attention    D．arrangement

55．A．praised  B．pretended    C．pressed  D．prayed

Answer 1

36．C；37．B；38．D；39．A；40．C；41．B；42．A；43．D；44．B；45．C；46．A；47．D；48．A；49．C；50．A；51．C；52．B；53．C；54．C；55．D

解析:

36．C beg for“向……要”，也可以用ask for，其他答案不合语境。

37．B when=and suddenly; and at that moment。

38．D通过文章内容可以知道the poor boy当时是hungry，上文已经有提示。

39．A男孩知道感恩，而且有教养，故慢慢喝。

40．C replied=answered.

41．B the young woman在需要的时候帮助了the poor boy，这当然是一个善意的行为。

42．A上文已经交代了作者是饿了，所以是身体上的stronger.

43．D见44空后的call in。

44．B由下文的requested the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval可以判断。

45．C由后面的eyes可以推断。此时，Kelly 马上想起孩提时的那一件印像很深的事。

46．A rose(rise的过去式)在此意思是“起身”C应该说“get from…”，D后加宾语才对。

47．D be dressed in…为固定搭配，wear后直接接宾语。

48．A recognized意思是“认出”，其他答案不能表达这个意思。

49．C determined to do sth.是“下决心做……事”。其他答案不合逻辑。

50．A special attention是“特殊的照顾”，表达Kelly对那个woman的感激之情。

51．C由上文的rare disease可以判断。

52．B其它答案不合情理。

53．C the woman根据自己的病情推出费用一定昂贵。

54．C catch one’s attention“引起某人的注意”。

55．D由“Thank you, God”可以知道答案。