Question

I used to work as a waitress in a little restaurant. I felt frustrated then so I had been   26   that period. I hadn’t told anybody except my employer. Somehow a   27   had overheard (无意中听到) my saying that I had to go to another    28  . As I passed her table, she   29   me a card with her phone number on it. She explained that she lived in Sydney and that I should call   30  I needed any help.

Some weeks later, it was time for   31   appointment in Sydney and I flew there. I was   32  as I had never been there before and didn’t   33   anyone else there. So I   34   to ring the lady who had given me her   35   number, even though I had only met her that once. 36     I had arrived, she was very excited and came   37   to meet me. She gave me a bed and a meal and took me to my appointment the next day and afterwards, she took me back to the   38 . She treated me so   39   that I offered her a gift to express my   40   but she refused. She said “Your   41   to me is to offer your help to another when it is   42  .” Over the months we kept in touch but then for some reason our communication got less and less   43  .

I always felt I wasn’t giving enough to others as a   44  , but she had told me that I gave her very much and the way I   45   people was a gift. I now give a hand to others every day even if it is only a smile to those who have none to give.

26．A. going through        B. worrying about        C. wishing for                     D. dreaming of

27．A. manager                B. waiter                   C. customer                D. friend

28．A. restaurant                  B. school                            C. town                       D. city

29．A. showed                  B. handed                   C. lent                         D. returned

30．A. before                        B. after                        C. if                          D. because

31．A. her                         B. their                        C. my                          D. his

32．A. pleased                  B. tired                        C. scared                        D. honest

33．A. help                        B. know                       C. meet                       D. serve

34．A. decided                  B. promised                C. refused                   D. expected

35．A. room                      B. hotel                       C. car                          D. phone

36．A. Considering           B. Admitting                C. Learning              D. Thinking

37．A. secretly                  B. immediately            C. slowly                         D. unwillingly

38.  A. room                            B. airport                            C. park                     D. station

39．A. calmly                         B. warmly                    C. coldly                   D. poorly

40．A. thankfulness          B. concern                  C. excitement                  D. attitude

41．A. advice                        B. question                 C. pay                         D. gift

42．A. needed                  B. tested                            C. appreciated                D. accepted

43．A. frequent                 B. valuable                  C. important                D. meaningful

44．A. nurse                         B. waitress                  C. teacher                   D. cook

45．A. laughed at                  B. recognized                  C. talked about           D. treated

Answer 1

26—30 ACDBC      31—35 CCBAD      36—40 CBBBA      41—45 DAABD

文章讲述作者在悉尼人生地不熟的情况下收到一个女士的热情招待，作者想给她礼物做为感谢，对方却说让她帮助需要的人。答题前一定要略读全文，把握文章要表达的主题，注意前后句与句，段落与段落之间的关系。答题中，一定要认真分析，注意选项与上下文的关系，与前后单词的关系。对于一时没有太大的把握的题可以放到最后再来完成，因为有时答案可以从下文内容体现出来。答完后再通读一遍文章，看看所选选项能不能是语句通顺，语意连贯。

26. A 考查词组：A. going through 经历B. worrying about担心C. wishing for期望D. dreaming of梦想，我要经历那段时间。
27. C 考查名词：A. manager经理B. waiter服务员C. customer顾客D. friend朋友，一个顾客无意中听见我说要到另外一个城市。

28. D 考查名词：A. restaurant饭店 B. school学校C. town城镇D. city城市，解析同上。
29. B 考查动词：A. showed展示 B. handed递交C. lent借D. returned归还，她递给我一个上面有电话号码的卡片。

30. C考查连词：A. before在…前面 B. after在…后面 C. if如果 D. because因为；她解释，如果我有困难可以打电话。

31. C考查形容词性物主代词：几星期后是我到悉尼约会的时候了.

32. C  考查形容词：A. pleased高兴的 B. tired疲劳的C. scared害怕的D. honest诚实的，我以前从没去过那里，所以很害怕。

33. B考查动词：A. help帮助 B. know知道C. meet遇见D. serve服务，我不认得那里的任何人。
34. A 考查动词：A. decided决定 B. promised答应C. refused拒绝D. expected期望，我决定打电话给给我电话号码的女士。

35. D 考查名词：A. room 房间 B. hotel旅店C. car汽车D. phone电话，解析同上。

36. C 考查动词：A. Considering考虑B. Admitting承认C. Learning 了解D. Thinking思考，知道我到了，她很兴奋。
37. B 考查副词：A. secretly秘密地 B. immediately立刻C. slowly慢慢地D. unwillingly不愿意地，她立刻就来接我。

38. B 考查名词：A. room房间  B. airport机场 C. park公园D. station车站，之后，把我送回到机场。

39. B。考查副词：A. calmly冷静地  B. warmly温暖地 C. coldly冷淡地D. poorly穷地，她如此热情的接待我，我送给她一个礼物表示我的感谢，但她拒绝了。

40. A考查名词：A. thankfulness感谢B. concern关心C. excitement兴奋D. attitude态度。

41. D 考查名词：A. advice建议B. question问题C. pay报酬D. gift礼物，你给我的礼物是当别人需要帮助的时候，去帮助别人。
42. A 考查动词：A. needed需要B. tested 考验C. appreciated欣赏D. accepted接受，解析同上。
43. A 考查形容词：A. frequent频繁地B. valuable宝贵的C. important重要的D. meaningful有意义的，后来我们的交流不那么多，不那么频繁了。
44. B  考查名词：A. nurse护士B. waitress女服务员C. teacher老师D. cook厨师，从文章的第一句话，可知。
45. D 考查动词：A. laughed at嘲笑B. recognized认识C. talked about 谈论D. treated对待，我对待别人的方式就是礼物。