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【题目】完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Around 5:30 a.m. Todd Steinkamp left the hotel and drove to attend a funeral in Green Bay, Wisconsin. About half an hour into his journey, he noticed a small 1 coming from his front tire. By 7 a.m., he still had 70 miles 2 , but the noise was so loud that he knew he had no choice but to 3 .

Steinkamp figured there was little chance that anyone in Wild Rose, Wisconsin – a 4 town with a population of 725 – could help so early in the morning. 5 , he still wanted to take his chances at a repair shop. Geib, the owner, 6 the car and told Steinkamp the wheel bearing was failing. 7 it would take a few hours, but the car wasn’t likely to make it that 8 without repairs.

Disappointed, Teinkamp 9 if he could rent a car at such short-notice. Geib 10 the store across the street, but was told its only rental car wasn’t 11 . Finding another place to rent would require a 40-mile drive.

“I must have looked pretty anxious at that time 12 Geib then reached into his pocket, pulled out his 13 and said ‘Take my truck. Fill it up with gas and get going,’ Steinkamp said later. Geib 14 that the truck could go 120 miles per hour if needed.

The men had 15 just 10 minutes before and didn’t know each other’s names, but Geib 16 on lending his truck to Steinkamp. So Steinkamp drove the truck and made it to the 17 . When he returned to the garage seven hours later with a 18 heart, he stuck around to chat with Geib.

Geib turned a terrible day into a good one with a great 19 . That is: Just be 20 and help others if you can.

【1】A.flash B. sign C. tune D. sound

【2】A.forward B. behind C. ahead D. away

【3】A.stop B. race C. leave D. arrive

【4】A.huge B. medium C. large D. tiny

【5】A.However B. Therefore C. Otherwise D. Furthermore

【6】A.checked out B. took apart C. broke up D. switched off

【7】A.Taking B. Fixing C. Sending D. Keeping

【8】A.speed B. distance C. limit D. interval

【9】A.supposed B. believed C. thought D. wondered

【10】A.searched B. opened C. contacted D. managed

【11】A.flexible B. practical C. available D. necessary

【12】A.because B. when C. until D. though

【13】A.coin B. tool C. key D. phone

【14】A.replied B. decided C. learned D. added

【15】A.started B. met C. showed D. agreed.

【16】A.insisted B. kept C. depended D. passed

【17】A.garage B. hotel C. funeral D. house

【18】A.generous B. grateful C. responsible D. merciful

【19】A.example B. subject C. change D. lesson

【20】A.patient B. wise C. kind D. energetic

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】A

【4】D

【5】A

【6】A

【7】B

【8】B

【9】D

【10】C

【11】C

【12】A

【13】C

【14】D

【15】B

【16】A

【17】C

【18】B

【19】D

【20】C

【解析】

【文章大意】本文为夹叙夹议文。讲述的是Steinkamp去参加葬礼的路上汽车坏了，修理车子时间太长却又没有汽车可租，修车行老板Geib把自己的卡车借给了这个刚刚认识十分钟不知道姓名的陌生人，帮助他及时赶上了葬礼。Steinkamp非常感激。Geib用启示把糟糕的一天变成美好的一天。

【1】考查名词。flash闪光，瞬间；sign征兆，迹象；tune曲调；sound声音。进入旅程大约半小时的时候，他注意到从他的前轮胎发出的很小的声音。根据句意可知应选D。

【2】考查副词。forward 向前；behind在后面；ahead在前面；away离开。句意：到上午7点钟时，他前面还有70英里，但是那个声音很大以致他知道他别无选择只得停下来。根据句意可知应选C。

【3】考查动词。stop停下；race赛跑；leave离开；arrive到达。根据句意可知应选A。

【4】考查形容词。huge 巨大的；medium中等的；large大的；tiny极小的。根据句中的＂…with a population of 725＂可知此处指的是一个小镇，故选D。

【5】考查副词。However然而；Therefore因此；Otherwise否则；Furthermore另外。句意：然而，他仍然想在一个修理铺碰碰运气。根据句意可知应选A。

【6】考查动词短语。checked out检查，离开；took apart拆开；broke up破裂，解散；switched off关掉。句意：修理铺的主人Geib检查了车，告诉Steinkamp车轮轴承坏了。根据句意可知应选A。

【7】考查动词。Taking带走；Fixing修理；Sending发送；Keeping保持，保存。句意：修理车轮轴承要花好几个小时，但是不修理的话汽车走不了那么远。根据句意可知应选B。

【8】考查名词。speed速度；distance距离；limit限制；interval间歇。根据句意可知应选B。

【9】考查动词。supposed认为，猜想；believed相信；thought认为；wondered想知道。句意：Steinkamp很失望，他想知道他是否可以在这么短的时间内租一辆汽车。根据句意可知应选D。

【10】考查动词。searched搜查；opened打开；contacted联系；managed管理，设法。句意：Geib联系了街对面的商店，但是被告知这家店唯一的出租汽车没空。根据句意可知应选C。

【11】 考查形容词。flexible灵活的；practical实用的；available可得到的，有空的；necessary必要的。根据句意可知应选C。

【12】考查连词。because因为；when当……时；until直到；though尽管，虽然。句意：Steinkamp后来说，我当时一定看上去很焦虑，因为Geib当时把手伸进口袋掏出他的钥匙，说＂开我的卡车。给车加满油，走吧。＂根据句意可知应选A。

【13】考查名词。coin硬币；tool工具；key钥匙；phone电话。根据句意可知应选C。

【14】考查动词。replied回答；decided决定；learned学习；added补充说。句意：Geib补充说，如果需要的话，这辆卡车每小时可以开120英里。根据句意可知应选D。

【15】考查动词。started 开始；met遇到；showed展示；agreed同意。句意：这两个人仅仅十分钟前才相遇，不知道彼此的名字，但是Geib坚持把他的卡车借给Steinkamp。根据句意可知应选B。

【16】考查动词。insisted坚持；kept保持；depended依靠；passed通过，传递。根据句意可知应选A。

【17】 考查名词。根据第一段第一句话Around 5:30 a.m. Todd Steinkamp left the hotel and drove to attend a funeral in Green Bay, Wisconsin.可知应选C。

【18】 考查形容词。generous慷慨的；grateful感激的；responsible负责任的；merciful仁慈的。句意：当他几个小时后带着感激的心返回修车行，他逗留与Geib聊天。根据句意可知应选B。

【19】考查名词。example例子；subject科目；change 变化；lesson课，启示。句意：Geib用一个启示把糟糕的一天变成美好的一天。根据句意可知应选D。

【20】考查形容词。patient耐心的；wise明智的；kind善意的，好心的；energetic精力充沛的。句意：要好心，如果你有能力就帮助别人。根据句意可知应选C。