Question

【题目】 My husband and I only have one car. So after work, I always walk to his office to wait for him to drive me home.

One day, while I was waiting for him, a beautiful Cadillac (凯迪拉克) came to a(n) ______ near me. I was busily ______ the car when I noticed the driver. Honestly, she was probably the ______ woman I had ever seen outside of a movie screen. Her eyes were as blue as the sea, and she had ______ like a row of pearls (珍珠). Minutes later, a man came out of the building and walked over to her. They kissed and drove off.

Sitting there, ______ in jeans and a T-shirt, I wanted to cry. It is so unfair (不公平) some people have it all.

The next week I saw her again, and after that it became almost ______ to see her. I would wonder if she and her husband ate out a lot and where they went. I wanted her to get out of the car so I could see her clearly. Did she wear high-fashioned shoes?

A few weeks later, this was ______ for me.

I was waiting in my usual place and the lady’s husband came over to their car. He opened the door. ______ the woman walked around to the passenger side, with a walking stick. She had a prosthetic (假肢) on her left leg.

As they drove away I began to cry. When my husband arrived I told him about what had _____. He said he knew her husband and that, when the lady was 12 years old, she had an accident on the railroad. Both of her parents were killed. The rail company gave a large number of money to her because the crossing had no ______; that is why she owned such a nice car.

Now I realize how lucky I am. When you meet a person who seems to be much better off than you, don’t be fooled (欺骗) by appearances.

【1】A. endB. stopC. markD. point

【2】A. admiringB. comparingC. decoratingD. following

【3】A. bravestB. happiestC. prettiestD. wealthiest

【4】A. earsB. fingersC. legsD. teeth

【5】A. coveredB. dressedC. includedD. trapped

【6】A. guiltyB. strangeC. stressfulD. usual

【7】A. answeredB. presentedC. raisedD. solved

【8】A. activelyB. rapidlyC. slowlyD. suddenly

【9】A. announcedB. disappearedC. happenedD. mistaken

【10】A. scenesB. sensesC. sightsD. signs

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】C

【4】D

【5】B

【6】D

【7】A

【8】C

【9】C

【10】D

【解析】

这篇短文讲述的是作者在等丈夫下班一起开车回家的时候，看到了一个非常漂亮的女人，作者非常羡慕她，觉得自己与她比起来简直太寒酸了，甚至埋怨生活的不公。但后来作者知道那个漂亮的女人是残疾的，这时作者才知道自己是多么的幸运。

【1】句意：一天当我在等他的时候，一辆漂亮的凯迪拉克停在我旁边。end结束；stop停止；mark标记；point指出。根据下句话I was busily ___2___ the car when I noticed the driver.，作者开始欣赏这部美丽的汽车，因此这辆车是停在了作者的旁边，故应选B。

【2】句意：当我注意到司机时，我正忙着欣赏那部车。admiring欣赏，钦佩；comparing比较；decorating装饰；following跟随，遵循。根据上文a beautiful Cadillac…以及空后when I noticed the driver可知，作者在欣赏这部漂亮的汽车，故应选A。

【3】句意：老实说，她可能在我在电影屏幕以外看到的最美丽的女人了。bravest最勇敢的；happiest最快乐的；prettiest最美丽的；wealthiest最富有的。根据下文的描述Her eyes were as blue as the sea, and she had ___4___ like a row of pearls可知，这里是说这个女人非常的美丽，故应选B。

【4】句意：她的眼睛像蓝色的海洋，她有珍珠一样的一排牙齿。ears耳朵；fingers手指；legs腿；teeth牙齿。根据空后like a row of pearls“像一排珍珠一样”可知，这里形容的应该是牙齿，故选D。

【5】句意：坐在那儿，穿着牛仔裤和T恤衫，我想哭。covered覆盖；dressed穿着；included包括；trapped陷入困境。根据空后jeans and T-shirt牛仔裤和T恤衫可知，这里是“穿着…”，故选B。

【6】句意：第二周我又看到了她，在那之后，看见她好像成了很平常的事情。guilty有罪的，内疚的；strange奇怪的，陌生的；stressful紧张的，有压力的；usual平常的，通常的。根据上下文The next week I saw her again…A few weeks later的文意可知，从那以后，作者就经常看到那个女人，所以这成了很平常的事情，故应选D。

【7】句意：几周后，我得到了答案。answered 回答；presented提出，呈现；raised提高；solved解决。根据上文I would wonder if she and her husband ate out a lot and where they went. I wanted her to get out of the car so I could see her clearly. Did she wear high-fashioned shoes?可知，关于这个女人，作者心里有很多的疑问，这这些疑问在几周之后得到了解答，故应选A。

【8】句意：这个女人拄着拐杖，慢慢地走到副驾驶位。actively积极地；rapidly快速地；slowly慢慢地；suddenly突然。根据下文the woman walked around to the passenger side, with a walking stick. She had a prosthetic (假肢) on her left leg可知，这个女人的左腿是假肢，她拄着拐杖，应该是慢慢地走，故应选C。

【9】句意：当我的丈夫来的时候，我告诉了他发生的事情。announced宣布；disappeared消失；happened 发生；mistaken错误。根据句意可知，作者把发生的事情告诉给丈夫，故应选C。

【10】句意：铁路公司给了她一大笔钱，因为那个十字路口没有标示牌。scenes场景；senses感觉，意义；sights视力，视野；signs标志牌。根据上文when the lady was 12 years old, she had an accident on the railroad. Both of her parents were killed. The rail company gave a large number of money to her because the crossing had no ___10___;可知，这个女人在12岁的时候发生了交通事故，铁路公司赔钱，是因为那个路口没有标志牌，故D选项合理。

这篇短文作者讲述了她看到的一个女人的故事，通过这个故事作者告诉我们，在这个世界上仍然有比我们还不幸的人，不要被他们的外表欺骗了。短文叙述清晰，文意比较容易理解。题型是完形填空，考查学生们在具体语境中运用语言的能力，综合性较强。做题时，应先通读短文，了解文意；然后根据上下文语境的提示作答，先易后难，注意空前后的固定搭配，并仔细辨析选项中单词的意思和用法；最后将答案代入原文，再读一遍，检查答案是否正确。例如第3小题，考查形容词辨析，bravest最勇敢的；happiest最快乐的；prettiest最美丽的；wealthiest最富有的。根据下文的描述Her eyes were as blue as the sea, and she had ___4___ like a row of pearls可知，这里是说这个女人非常的美丽，故应选B。再如第8小题，考查副词辨析，actively积极地；rapidly快速地；slowly慢慢地；suddenly突然。根据下文the woman walked around to the passenger side, with a walking stick. She had a prosthetic (假肢) on her left leg可知，这个女人的左腿是假肢，她拄着拐杖，应该是慢慢地走，故应选C。