Question

Inside the Russian Embassy in London a KGB colonel puffed (吸了一口) a cigarette as he read the handwritten note for the third time. There was no 1        for the writer to express regret,he thought. 2       this problem would be easy. He would 3        that in a moment. The thought of it caused a grim (冷酷，可怕的) smile to 4        and joy to his heart. But he pushed away those thoughts and turned his5      to a framed photograph on his desk. His wife was beautiful,he told himself as he remembered the day they were 6       . That was fortythree years ago,and it had been the proudest and happiest 7        of his life.

What had happened to all that time? Why had it 8        so quickly,and why hadn't he spent more of it with her? Why hadn't he held her close and told her more9      that he loved her? He cursed himself 10       a tear came from the corner of his eye,ran down his cheek,then dropped onto the note. He stiffened (使强硬) and 11        his face with the back of his hand. There was no need for remorse (懊悔，自责) or regret,he told himself. In a few moments he would join her and at that time would express his undying love and devotion.

After 12       the note ablaze (着火，燃烧) he dropped it into an ashtray and watched it burn. For a time the names 13        moving shadows on the walls of the darkened room,then they nickered (吃吃地笑着) and died out. The colonel dropped the cigarette to        the floor and ground it 14        with his heel,then 15       the photograph to his breast,removed a pistol from his pocket,placed the barrel in his mouth and 16        the trigger. In the ashtray a small 17        of the note 18       . Where it had been wetted by his tear it had 19        to burn,and on that scrap (碎片) of paper 20        the words " died yesterday."

(   ) 1. A. need   B. problem   C. wonder   D. doubt

(   ) 2. A. Having   B. Mending   C. Dealing   D. Correcting

(   ) 3. A. do   B. act   C. get   D. make

(   ) 4. A. exist   B. stand   C. happen   D. appear

(   ) 5. A. mind   B. attention   C. thought   D. observation

(   ) 6. A. engaged   B. met   C. married   D. dated

(   ) 7. A. month   B. week   C. day   D. year

(   ) 8. A. past   B. moved   C. passed   D. flew

(   ) 9. A. time   B. often   C. many   D. usual

(   ) 10. A. for   B. as   C. because   D. since

(   ) 11. A. wiped   B. cleaned   C. cleared   D. rubbed

(   ) 12. A. placed   B. setting   C. put   D. laid

(   ) 13. A. lighted   B. put   C. cast   D. formed

(   ) 14. A. off   B. down   C. away   D. out

(   ) 15. A. held   B. took   C. clutched   D. lifted

(   ) 16. A. stretched   B. pushed   C. dragged   D. pulled

(   ) 17. A. portion   B. share   C. percentage   D. item

(   ) 18. A. left   B. remained   C. stayed   D. lasted

(   ) 19. A. forbad   B. enabled   C. succeeded   D. failed

(   ) 20. A. were   B. written   C. read   D. said

Answer 1

ADADB    CCCBB  ABCDC   DABDA

当得知自己心爱的妻子去世后，这位克格勃官员经过激烈的心理斗争最后饮弹自尽。

1. A对于他来说，已经没必要表达什么歉意了，因为表达歉意的对象，他的妻子已经去世了。

2. D 此处correct可作为"弥补"来理解。

mend "修补"不妥，另两项不对。

3. A do在这里表示"去实施，去做"。

4. D此处的意思是"一丝冷酷的笑出现在他的脸上"。其他几个选项不对。

5. B这里转移的是注意力，由信函到桌子上妻子的相片，而不是转移思绪或其他。

6. C这么多年的相濡以沫，显然是婚姻，不应是约会、见面、订婚什么的。

7. C   53年前的一幕是他最值得骄傲和感到幸福的一天。

8. C可以说"How time flies!"，但我们更常说"Time passes quickly！"

9. B time要加s才对，后两个选项不对。

10. B as应理解为"这时"。

11. A clean指将某处的污物等清除掉，弄干净;clear指清除不要的东西；wipe多指用布、纸等物把东西擦净，也指擦掉某物;用手背擦去应选wipe。

12. B set ... ablaze = set fire to sth.

13. C本句可理解为"在黑暗的屋子里的墙上闪现出了这几个名字"。 light作动词用是"点燃,照亮"的意思。

14. D捻灭。

15. C clutch强调匆忙、紧急地抓、抓紧。 hold 和take没有这么强的意义。

16. D扣动了扳机要用pull。 stretch伸展，延伸，张开;push推;drag拉。都不对。

17. A表示"整体的一部分"可用part,piece,portion,share等词。 part含义广，是最普通用词，常指整体中可大可小的一部分，也可指整体中可分开的独立部分；piece指整体中的一些个体，尤指从整体上分出来的一部分;portion侧重从整体中所分配到的那一部分，含一定的独立意义；share指共有的东西中应占有的一部分。

18. B leave应用被动形式；stay多指人在某地暂时逗留，有时可指较长时间的居留；last是指延续、延长，均与题意不符。

19. D B和C选项表示能够烧尽，不符合题意； A"禁止"也不对;fail在这里是"没能够"的意思O 20. A倒装语序。正常语序是：The words "died yesterday. " were on that scrap of pa?

per. read and said也有"上面写着"的意思，但要把具体内容放在后面。如：The notice says..., The announcement reads…等。