Question

【题目】Herman Travis, 55, lives in Holly Courts, a low-income neighborhood in San Francisco. Every Tuesday, Travis ______ a shopping cart with groceries from a local food bank (食品赈济站). Then he makes home ______ to his elderly and disabled ______. He started doing it in 2007 and when he first ______, people were doubtful. They didn’t welcome it as he had ______. “At first people were ______. They didn’t let me in. However, ______ they got to really know me they would just be ______ to see me,” Travis once told me.

I am one of Travis’ neighbors who ______deliveries from him. Like everyone else, I ______ appreciate his help, and love to see the joy Travis gets out of making his rounds. I’m ______ with the way he handled himself with the people here. He’s so very kind and warm, always smiling, as if he’s ______ a favor for his own family. _____, people are happy when they see him coming, knowing they are treated with ______.

There are people in nearby______that have been trying to steal Travis for years. They suggest ______ him to go and deliver food for them. But he simply wouldn’t do it for money.

What Travis does for us might be ______ things, but he does them with big love. It’s ______ rewarding for himself. And for those of us who receive his ______every week, it is truly______. He’s a modern-day hero.

【1】A. fills B. finds C. chooses D. circulates

【2】A. projects B. deliveries C. productions D. sales

【3】A. relatives B. customers C. colleagues D. neighbors

【4】A. approached B. knocked C. started D. reacted

【5】A. expected B. intended C. dreamed D. observed

【6】A. content B. modest C. cautious D. considerate

【7】A. after B. before C. because D. although

【8】A. terrified B. thrilled C. astonished D. confused

【9】A. seek B. reduce C. receive D. order

【10】A. exactly B. obviously C. slightly D. genuinely

【11】A. bored B. disturbed C. impressed D. convinced

【12】A. showing B. doing C. sharing D. making

【13】A. However B. Therefore C. Otherwise D. Besides

【14】A. admiration B. gratitude C. trust D. respect

【15】A. neighborhoods B. houses C. cities D. countries

【16】A. requesting B. expanding C. paying D. inspiring

【17】A. emergent B. worthy C. small D. particular

【18】A. spiritually B. physically C. financially D. occasionally

【19】A. contribution B. curiosity C. patience D. kindness

【20】A. soul-searching B. heart-warming C. eye-opening D. mind-blowing

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 A

【2】 B

【3】 D

【4】 C

【5】 A

【6】 C

【7】 A

【8】 B

【9】 C

【10】 D

【11】 C

【12】 B

【13】 B

【14】 D

【15】 A

【16】 C

【17】 C

【18】 A

【19】 D

【20】 B

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了Herman Travis每周都从食品赈济站运送货物给旧金山的一个低收入的社区，受到了当地人的赞扬。他所做的也许是微不足道的事情，但他是带着巨大的爱去做的，他被称作当代英雄。

【1】考查动词词义。A. fills装满；B. finds发现；C. chooses选择；D. circulates传播。每天他去当地的食品赈济站装运（fill）货物。fill … with 充满，装满。选A。

【2】考查名词词义。A. projects工程；项目；B. deliveries运送，递送；C. productions产品；D. sales销售。他为他的年老行动不便的邻居送货上门。deliveries 运送，递送。选B。

【3】考查上下文。A. relatives亲戚；B. customers顾客；C. colleagues同事；D. neighbors邻居。这里指的是他的年老行动不便的邻居们。neighbors 邻居。选D。

【4】考查动词词义辨析。A. approached接近；B. knocked敲；C. started开始；D. reacted反应。当他开始干（start）的时候，人们有疑惑。选C。

【5】考查动词词义。A. expected期待；B. intended打算；C. dreamed梦想；D. observed观察。邻居们并不像他起初预料的那样欢迎他。expect 预期，预料。选A。

【6】考查上下文逻辑。A. content满意的；B. modest谦虚的；C. cautious谨慎的；D. considerate体贴的。由上文的doubtful可知，起初人们十分谨慎小心（cautious），不让他进门。选C。

【7】考察上下文连接。A. after在……以后；B. before在……以前；C. because因为；D. although尽管。然而当他们逐渐了解了他以后，他们再见他就很兴奋激动了。选A。

【8】考查形容词辨析。A. terrified害怕的；B. thrilled极为激动的；C. astonished吃惊的；D. confused困惑的。句意解析见上。thrilled 激动的，兴奋的。选B。

【9】考查动词词义。A. seek寻找；B. reduce减少；C. receive收到；D. order命令。作者是得到Travis帮助的人之一，Travis为他送货。选C。

【10】考查副词词义辨析。A. exactly恰好地；B. obviously显而易见地；C. slightly轻微地；D. genuinely真诚地。像别人一样，作者也十分真诚地感激他的帮助。genuinely 真诚地，由衷地。选D。

【11】考查上下文语境和形容词辨析。A. bored枯燥的；B. disturbed扰乱的；C. impressed印象深刻的；D. convinced确信的。他和这里的人相处的方式给作者留下了深刻的印象。be impressed with 对…印象深刻。选C。

【12】考查动词固定短语。A. showing展示；B. doing做；C. sharing共享；D. making使；让。他是那么和蔼可亲，总是笑容满面，好像他是在帮自己家人的忙。do a favor for sb.帮某人一个忙。选B。

【13】考查上下文逻辑。A. However然而；B. Therefore因此；C. Otherwise否则；D. Besides此外。他待人热情周到，因此人们很高兴见到他来。选B。

【14】考查名词词义。A. admiration钦佩；B. gratitude感激；C. trust相信；D. respect尊敬。当人们看到他来的时候很高兴，因为他们知道他们受到了尊重。选D。

【15】考查名词词义。A. neighborhoods社区；B. houses房子；C. cities城市；D. countries国家。附近小区的人一直想把Travis抢过去。选A。

【16】考查动词词义。A. requesting要求；B. expanding扩张；C. paying支付；D. inspiring鼓舞。根据下文he simply wouldn’t do it for money可知，他们建议付钱让他去给他们送食物。选C。

【17】考查上下文和形容词词义辨析。A. emergent紧急的；B. worthy值得的；C. small小的；D. particular特别的。根据but he does them with big love可知，他所做的是微不足道的小事。选C。

【18】考查副词词义辨析。A. spiritually 在精神上地；B. physically身体地；C. financially财政地；D. occasionally偶尔；间或。他把这份爱心当成精神上的奖励。spiritually 心灵上，精神上。选A。

【19】考查名词辨析。A. contribution贡献；B. curiosity好奇；C. patience耐心；D. kindness仁慈。根据上文可知，周围的人每周都能收到他的好意。选D。

【20】考查形容词词义辨析。A. soul-searching深思；反省；B. heart-warming感人的；C. eye-opening令人瞠目的；D. mind-blowing令人印象极深刻的。每周邻居们都能得到他的帮助，这是温馨感人的。选B。