Question

Recently divorced and unemployed，I was on my way downtown to do the rounds of the employment offices.I had no umbrella，for my old one had__16__，and I could not__17__another one.

I sat down in the__18__and there against my seat was a(n)__19__silk umbrella with a silver handle.I had__20__seen anything so lovely.I examined the handle and saw a carved__21__．The usual procedure would have been to__22__the umbrella to the conductor，but an idea__23__to me.I decided to take it with me and find the owner myself.

I got off the bus in a downpour and__24__opened the umbrella to protect myself.Then I__25__a telephone book for the name on the umbrella.I called and a lady__26__．

Yes，she said__27__，that was her umbrella，which her parents，now dead，had given her as a birthday present.But，she__28__，it had been stolen__29__her doorstep a month before.

She was so excited that I__30__I was looking for a job and went directly to her house.She took the umbrella，and her eyes were filled with__31__．She wanted to give me a__32__，but—though twenty dollars was all I had in the world—her happiness at regaining this__33__possession was beyond words and I believed accepting her money would have__34__something.We talked for a while and I left.

A week later，I got a job as a sales manager__35__．It might be my kindness that paid off.But who knows?

16．A.broken up  B．gone away

C．fallen apart  D．faded away

17．A.afford  B．borrow  C．find  D．repair

18．A.office  B．bus  C．theater  D．train

19．A.ugly  B．beautiful  C．worn  D．ancient

20．A.even  B．always  C．already  D．never

21．A.design  B．number  C．name  D．brand

22．A.turn in  B．show off

C．open up  D．carry away

23．A.occurred  B．ran

C．struck  D．happened

24．A.firmly  B．suddenly

C．casually  D．thankfully

25．A.read  B．searched

C．got  D．used

26．A.appeared  B．replied

C．answered  D．screamed

27．A.in surprise  B．in panic

C．in silence  D．in anger

28．A.assumed  B．added

C．declared  D．announced

29．A.from  B．in  C．beside  D．of

30．A.mentioned  B．forgot

C．realized  D．remembered

31．A.memory  B．honor

C．tears  D．thanks

32．A.gift  B．position  C．hug  D．reward

33．A.expensive  B．common

C．rare  D．special

34．A.bought  B．ruined

C．expressed  D．enjoyed

35．A.immediately  B．naturally

C．hopefully  D．unexpectedly

Answer 1

家庭的不幸、失业的压力和生活的窘迫并没有让我丧失道德，我将捡到的雨伞归还给了它的主人。最终善有善报，我出乎意料地找到了一份销售经理的工作。

16．C　我没有雨伞，因为那把旧伞已经“散架”了。fall apart “破碎，散架；情绪失控；(组织)解体；(协议、关系)破裂”，符合语境。break up“(使)破碎”；go away“离开；走开”；fade away“褪色；逐渐消失”。

17．A　由于离婚和失业，我买不起另外一把伞。afford表示“买得起；能支付”。

18．B　根据第三段的开头“I got off the bus…”可知，我在“公共汽车”上坐了下来。

19．B　本句的后半部分提到这把伞是丝质银柄，由此可知这是一把非常“漂亮的”伞。

20．D　这把伞做工讲究，我以前“从未”见过如此可爱的东西。

21．C　根据第25空后面的“…for the name on the umbrella.”可知，伞柄上刻有一个“名字”。

22．A　这是在公共汽车上捡到的别人丢失的东西，正常的程序是把雨伞“上交”给售票员。turn in“上交”。

23．A　我“想到”一个主意，决定自己带着雨伞找到失主。occur to sb“(主意或想法突然)浮现于某人的脑海中”。

24．D　作者在倾盆大雨中下了车，由此可知作者打开这把伞遮雨时非常“感激”。

25．B　我从电话簿上“查找”雨伞上的那个名字。search“查找，搜寻”。

26．C　我拨通电话后，一位女士“接听”了电话。此处answer表示“接电话”。

27．A　突然有了雨伞的消息，女士自然感到非常“惊讶”。后三项分别表示“恐慌”“沉默”“愤怒”，显然不符合语境。

28．B　此处add表示“补充说”。assume“假定”；declare“宣布，声明”；announce“宣告，公布”。

29．A　这把伞一个月以前就被人“从”门阶前偷走了。

30．B　女士如此激动以至于我当时“忘记”了自己正在寻找工作，径直去了那位女士的家。

31．C　女士接过这把雨伞后，眼中溢满了“泪水”。

32．D　根据本句内容可知，女士想给我钱作为“报酬”。

33．D　第四段提到这是女士已经去世的父母送给她的生日礼物，由此可知这是一把非常“特殊的”雨伞。

34．B　我相信接受了她的钱就会“毁坏”某种东西。

35．D　下一句提到也许是我的善心有了回报，由此可知我“出乎意料地”得到了一份销售经理的工作。