Question

【题目】 There were so many lovely lemons in a nice basket, with a sign said: "Take some free lemons, please”.

I took two of the lemons, smiling. The generous ______ from my kind neighbor lifted my spirits. So I wrote a note of thanks, without referring my name.

The following week there was a letter in the local newspaper. It _____: " This season I had a lot of lemons and , ______ see them being wasted, I put them in a basket with a ‘Take some please' notice. A few days later I ______ a lovably handwritten note thanking me for the lemons —-no name. The note was completely ______.I would like to thank this person for making me happy.”

I knew this message was from my neighbor Grace. It warmed my heart. I never ____ a simple exchange of kindness could result in such a wonderful experience for both of us . Since that day. every time I walked past the house , it would ______ failed to cheer me up.

Then one day, a woman was outside the house and spoke on her phone, I heard her say, "Mom would never want me to sell this house”.

I asked. " Excuse me, but is Grace OK?” She said, "My mother ______”

Shocked by this news , I said slowly, " I'm so sorry for your loss.” Then I was _____ for words. To ______ the silence, I told Grace ‘s daughter the story of the lemons. "So that was you !

You'd be _____ at how much it meant to her!” She said excitedly.

After that I got familiar with Grace's daughter, Sarah, and I developed a _____ friendship with her. As Sarah had no ______ to sell her parents' house , I decided to rent it.

I look after Grace's garden carefully. Every year, when the lemon tree produces its fruit, I put out a basket _____ lemons and put with a sign. I just want to ____ my neighbors to take some just as that Grace did.

【1】A.dealB.tradeC.actD.skill

【2】A.readB.told.C.spoke.D.sensed

【3】A.since then.B.no doubt.C.less thanD.rather than

【4】A.accepted.B.receivedC.affordedD.won

【5】A.unbelievable.B.unexpected.C.uncertainD.unwelcome

【6】A.treatedB.expressedC.suggested.D.imagined

【7】A.seldomB.everC.neverD.sometimes

【8】A.passed byB.gave in.C.passed away.D.gave away

【9】A.lost.B.missedC.inspiredD.lively

【10】A.stopB.keepC.finishD.break

【11】A.surprisedB.upset.C.patientD.responsible

【12】A.ugly.B.span>closeC.reusableD.common

【13】A.questionB.reasonC.point.D.plan

【14】A.parted withB.filled withC.dealt withD.agreed with

【15】A.offerB.giveC.invite.D.join

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】D

【4】B

【5】B

【6】D

【7】C

【8】C

【9】A

【10】D

【11】A

【12】B

【13】D

【14】B

【15】C

【解析】

文章主要讲述了作者因为邻居的慷慨送柠檬的行为而感动，并写了感谢信，这种简单的善意交换让彼此都感受到了美妙的体验，当邻居去世后，作者租了她的房子，继续打理花园，柠檬成熟时，作者效仿邻居，慷慨送出果实。

【1】句意：我热心邻居的慷慨行为鼓舞了我的精神。

deal 处理；trade交易；act行为；skill技能；根据上文“There were so many lovely lemons in a nice basket, with a sign said"Take some free lemons, please推断空格指邻居慷慨行为；故选C。

【2】句意：它写到，这个季节我有很多柠檬，比起看着它们浪费掉，我把它们放在篮子里，放一张纸条“请取用”。

read读；told告诉；spoke讲话；sensed感觉；根据“The following week there was a letter in the local newspaper.”推断空格指报纸上写着；read表示报纸上写着内容，故选A。

【3】句意：它写到，这个季节我有很多柠檬，我不想看着它们浪费掉，而是把它们放在篮子里，放一张纸条“请取用”；

since then自从那时起；no doubt无疑地；less than少于；rather than而不是，从文字的表层意思推断空格指不愿看着它们浪费掉；故选D。

【4】句意：几天后，我收到一张可爱的手写便条，感谢我的柠檬——没有名字。

accepted接受；received收到；afforded提供；won赢；根据上文“So I wrote a note of thanks, without referring my name”可知空格指邻居收到字条；故选B。

【5】句意：这个便条完全意外的。

unbelievable不可信的；unexpected想不到的；uncertain无常的；unwelcome不受欢迎的；从文字的表层意思推断空格指作者给邻居的感谢的便条让邻居感到意外；故选B。

【6】句意：我从来没有想到一个简单的善意交换可能会给我们双方带来如此美妙的体验。

treated对待；expressed 表达；suggested.建议；imagined想象；从文字的表层意思推断空格指从来没有想到一个简单的善意交换可能会给我们双方带来如此美妙的体验；故选D。

【7】句意：自从那一天起，每次我走过这所房子，它都会让我高兴起来。

seldom几乎不；ever曾经；never从不；sometimes有时；从文字的表层意思推断空格指这件事情总让我感到开心，never fail to do sth做某事从未失败；故选C。

【8】句意：她说：“我妈妈去世了。”

passed by经过；gave in放弃；passed away去世；gave away赠送；根据下文“I'm so sorry for your loss”推断她妈妈去世了，故选C。

【9】句意：接着我不知道说什么好。

lost失去；missed错过；inspired激励；lively生气勃勃的，上文可知听到邻居去世的不幸消息，感到震惊，推断空格指一时不知道说什么；be lost for words不知说什么才好；故选A。

【10】句意：为了打破沉默，我把柠檬的故事告诉了格蕾丝的女儿。

stop停止；keep保持；finish完成；break打破；根据上文“Then I was lost for words”推断空格指为了打破沉默，故选D。

【11】句意：你会惊讶于这对她意味着什么。

surprised惊讶的；upset.心烦的；patient耐心的；responsible负责的，从报纸上老人的陈述可知作者的感谢纸条对老人意义重大；推断空格指你会惊讶于这件事对她的意义；be surprised at惊讶于，固定搭配，故选A。

【12】句意：在那之后我认识了格蕾丝的女儿莎拉，我和她建立了亲密的友谊。

ugly丑陋的；close亲密的；reusable可重复使用的；common普通的；从文字的表层意思推断空格指和她建立了亲密的友谊；故选B。

【13】句意：由于莎拉没有打算卖掉她父母的房子，我决定把它租了。

Question问题；reason原因；point要点；plan计划；根据下文“I decided to rent it”推断空格指Sarah没有计划卖房子，故选D。

【14】句意：每年，当柠檬树结出果实时，我拿出一个装满柠檬的篮子，放上一个牌子。

parted with与…分开；filled with充满…；dealt with处理；agreed with同意；根据下文“I just want to invite my neighbors to take some just as that Grace did”推断空格指作者和Grace一样摆出一个装满柠檬的篮子；故选B。

【15】句意：我只想像格雷斯一样邀请我的邻居们拿点东西。

offer提供；give给；invite邀请；join加入；根据just as that Grace did推断我也想邀请我的邻居来免费拿柠檬，故选C。