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【题目】The Gift of Forgiveness

The summer I turned 16, my father gave me his old 69 Chevy Malibu convertible. What did I know about classic cars? For me, the important thing was that Hannah and I could _______ around Tucson with the top down.

Hannah was my best friend, a year younger but much _______. That summer she _______ with a modeling agency, doing catalog and runway work.

A month after my birthday, Hannah and I went to the movies. On the way home, we _______ at the McDonald’s drive-through, putting the fries in the space between us to _______. “Let’s ride around awhile,” I said. It was a clear night, hot, full moon hanging low over the desert. Taking a curve (弯) too _______, I ran over some dirt and fishtailed. I then moved quickly through a neighbor’s landscape wall and drove into a full-grown palm tree. The front wheel came to rest halfway _______ the tree trunk.

There were French fries on the floor, the dash (仪表盘) and my lap. An impossible amount of _______ was on Hannah’s face, pieces of skin hanging around her eyes. We were taken in separate ambulances. In the emergency room, my parents spoke quietly: “Best plastic surgeon (整容医生) in the city…but it is more likely the _______ of her modeling career…”

We’d been wearing lap belts, ________ the car didn’t have shoulder belts. I’d broken my cheekbone on the steering wheel; Hannah’s ________ had split wide open on the dash. What would I say to her?

When her mother, Sharon, came into my hospital room, I started to cry, preparing myself for her ________. She sat beside me and took my hand. “I drove into the back of the car of my best friend when I was your age,” she said. “I completely ________ her car and mine.”

“I’m so sorry,” I said.

“You’re both ________,” she said. “Everything else doesn’t matter.” I started to explain, and Sharon stopped me. “I ________ you. Hannah will too.”

Sharon’s forgiveness allowed Hannah and me to get back in the car together that summer, to stay ________ throughout high school and college, to be in each other’s weddings. I think of her gift of forgiveness every time I tend to feel angry about someone for a perceived（可感知到的）________, and whenever I see Hannah. The scars (伤疤) are now ________ and no one else would notice, but in the sunlight I can still ________ the faint, shiny skin just below her hairline—for ________, a sign of forgiveness.

【1】A.driveB.runC.wanderD.march

【2】A.strongerB.healthierC.tallerD.smaller

【3】A.competedB.chattedC.signedD.bargained

【4】A.stoppedB.ateC.aimedD.stood

【5】A.catchB.shareC.holdD.spare

【6】A.fastB.seriouslyC.softlyD.slow

【7】A.acrossB.upC.belowD.along

【8】A.bloodB.petrolC.waterD.sweat

【9】A.pathB.baseC.pointD.end

【10】A.andB.butC.orD.so

【11】A.shouldersB.armsC.chestD.forehead

【12】A.angerB.regretC.sorrowD.concern

【13】A.attackedB.draggedC.damagedD.removed

【14】A.alikeB.relievedC.injuredD.alive

【15】A.helpB.loveC.understandD.forgive

【16】A.sistersB.friendsC.classmatesD.colleagues

【17】A.needB.effortC.wrongD.threat

【18】A.leftB.markedC.shownD.faded

【19】A.touchB.seeC.feelD.learn

【20】A.themB.youC.meD.her

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】C

【4】A

【5】B

【6】A

【7】B

【8】A

【9】D

【10】B

【11】D

【12】A

【13】C

【14】D

【15】D

【16】B

【17】C

【18】D

【19】B

【20】C

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。作者16岁那年，开着爸爸给她的车，跟好友Hannah看完电影后还想兜风一会，却不料拐弯太急，最后撞到了一棵棕榈树上，导致好友额头上留了一块伤疤。在作者最自责的时候，好友的母亲却原谅了作者，这个原谅让作者和Hannah能继续作为好朋友。作者很感激这次原谅。

【1】考查动词辨析。句意：对我来说，最重要的事情是我和Hannah可以敞着篷子在Tucson周围逛。A. drive开车；B. run跑步；C. wander徘徊，漫步；D. march前进，行军。上句讲作者爸爸给了一辆车，所以这里应该指开车闲逛。故选A。

【2】考查形容词比较级。句意：Hannah是我最好的朋友，比我小一岁但是比我高一些。A. stronger更强壮；B. healthier更健康；C. taller更高；D. smaller更小。由下句中她在模特经纪公司做模特，可知她应该很高，故选C。

【3】考查动词辨析。句意：那个暑假它与一家模特经纪公司签约，在那里做编目工作与时装模特。A. competed竞争；B. chatted聊天；C. signed签约；D. bargained讨价还价。由于是在公司上班，所以是要与公司签约的。故选C。

【4】考查动词辨析。句意：回家的路上，我们停在肯德基免下车的车道上，把薯条放在我们俩都能够找的地方。A. stopped停下来；B. ate吃；C. aimed目标；D. stood站起来。我们要在肯德基买薯条，所以一定需要把车停在免下车的通道上一会，故选A。

【5】考查动词辨析。句意同上。A. catch抓住；B. share分享；C. hold持有，拥有；D. spare备用的，多余的。根据句意，我们把薯条放在我们都能够着的地方以便分享。故选B。

【6】考查副词辨析。句意：拐弯太急，我转到了泥土里并且车尾开始摇晃起来。A. fast快；B. seriously严重地；C. softly温柔地；D. slow慢的。由车尾开始摇晃起来，以及下句中冲过邻家的景观墙，可知他们拐弯太急太快，才会发生失控。故选A。

【7】考查介词辨析。句意：车的前胎一半停在树桩的上边。A. across从……的一边到另一边；B. up在……之上；C. below在……下面；D. along沿着。由于他们是装在一棵长大的树上，所以车胎可能是半卡在空中。故选B。

【8】考查名词辨析。句意：Hannah的脸上有很多血，眼角挂着蹭起来的几片皮肤。A. blood血；B. petrol汽油；C. water水；D. sweat汗。由蹭掉的皮肤可知，Hannah的脸上应该是有血。故选A。

【9】考查名词辨析。句意：可能是她模特生涯的结束。A. path 道路；B. base 基底；C. point要点，得分；D. end结束。由前边父母悄悄说的话“这是市里最好的整容医生”可知，Hannah脸上伤的不轻，可能会留下伤疤，影响到她的模特生涯。故选D。

【10】考查并列连词。句意：我们都系了安全腰带，但是没有系肩带。A. and并且；B. but但是；C. or或者；D. so因此。由下文中的，我伤到了颧骨，Hannah伤到了额头可知，他们没有系肩带，导致他们头碰到了前边。前后句之间是转折关系。故选B。

【11】考查名词辨析。句意：Hannah的前额在猛冲中被撞破了一个大口。A. shoulders肩膀；B. arms双臂；C. chest胸；D. forehead前额。此空格与全文最后一句中的“just below her hairline（刚好在发际线下边）”呼应，说明撞破的是前额。故选D。

【12】考查名词辨析。句意：当她妈妈Sharon来到医院的房间时，我开始哭了，准备好了迎接她的愤怒。A. anger愤怒；B. regret后悔；C. sorrow悲伤；D. concern担心，忧虑。由于Hannah是坐作者的车受伤了，所以作者以为Hannah的妈妈会很气愤。故选A。

【13】考查动词辨析。句意：她说“在你们这样的年纪，我开车与我最好朋友的车追尾了，我彻底毁坏了我们俩的车。” A. attacked攻击，侵害；B. dragged制动，拖动；C. damaged毁坏；D. removed转移，排除。由两个车追尾可知，是毁坏了两个车。故选C。

【14】考查形容词辨析。句意：她说“你们都活着，其它的一切就无关紧要了。” A. alike相似的，相像的；B. relieved感到宽慰的；C. injured受伤的；D. alive活着的。根据常识，事故之后，人没事就好。故选D。

【15】考查动词辨析。句意：我原谅你，Hannah也会的。A. help帮助；B. love爱； C. understand理解；D. forgive原谅。此空格与下句中的“Sharon’s forgiveness”呼应，故选D。

【16】考查名词辨析。句意：Sharon的原谅让我们那个小天又一起开车，从高中到大学都还是好朋友，还去参加对方的婚礼。A. sisters姐妹；B. friends朋友；C. classmates同学；D. colleagues同事。此空格与第二段中的“Hannah was my best friend”呼应，故选B。

【17】考查名词辨析。句意：每当我想对别人犯了可感知的错误而生气的时候，我就会想起她的原谅。A. need需要；B. effort 努力；C. wrong错误；D. threat威胁。由常识可知，别人犯了错误时才会生气，故选C。

【18】考查动词辨析。句意：伤疤慢慢地褪尽了，其他人都注意不到了。A. left离开；B. marked标记；C. shown表露；D. faded渐弱。由下文中别人看不到，但是我能注意到可知，伤疤没有完全消失，只是变得越来越浅了。故选D。

【19】考查动词辨析。句意：但是在阳光下，我能看到发际线下那个细微的，闪亮的小伤疤。A. touch触及；B. see看到；C. feel感觉；D. learn学习。此空格与前半句中的notice意义一致，故选B。

【20】考查代词辨析。句意：对我来说，那是原谅的标志。A. them 它/她/他们；B. you你（们）；C. me 我；D. her她。因为故事发生在我身上，所以只有我能注意到那个伤疤，对于我它是原谅的标志。故选C。