Question

I went to India for a 2-week vacation to visit my relatives. We stopped on a red light, and as always, there were a lot of activities outside the cars near the . People walked in, between the cars newspaper, water and a number of kids looked for a bit of charity from the car owners. It’s a familiar in most poor developing countries.

While we were for the red light to turn green, I noticed a man outside a couple of in front of ours trying to sell bottles of water. It’s unusual at first. He was a man in his 40s with relatively clothes. But he walked around in a strange way. He kind of his way around the spaces. He was blind.

Carrying a couple of water bottles on one hand, he got to the outside of our car. Out of , my mum decided to buy one water bottle. As she gave the man the money, the light turned green. The car behind sounded loudly and , trying to get ahead of traffic. Seeing this, my mum kindly told the man to the change. However, with his sense of touch, he quickly went through his shirt pocket and threw the money at my mum’s . It was the exact change. The cars behind us were really getting out of control, we decided to go on our way.

I broke down and even when I got home. Here’s a blind man, born in , trying to sell water bottles on the streets to make ends meet. He our sympathy. Life hasn’t been to him, yet he’s giving it his best shot. I think that is what is all about facing life bravely.

1.A. signs B. crossroads C. stations D. theatres

2.A. giving B. buying C. selling D. throwing

3.A. scene B. play C. activity D. street

4.A. watching B. asking C. waiting D. changing

5.A. blocks B. crossings C. turns D. cars

6.A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing

7.A. expensive B. fashionable C. ragged D. fastened

8.A. pushed B. drove C. cleared D. felt

9.A. eventually B. quickly C. frequently D. happily

10.A. curiosity B. sympathy C. thirsty D. politeness

11.A. impatiently B. casually C. naturally D. carefully

12.A. keep B. return C. borrow D. count

13.A. poor B. superior C. limited D. enlarged

14.A. hand B. arm C. face D. lap

15.A. still B. yet C. so D. but

16.A. smiled B. shouted C. complained D. cried

17.A. pain B. poverty C. sadness D. loneliness

18.A. refused B. enjoyed C. doubted D. cheated

19.A. rich B. unfair C. kind D. bad

20.A. kindness B. courage C. experience D. challenge

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.C

5.D

6.D

7.C

8.D

9.A

10.B

11.A

12.A

13.B

14.D

15.C

16.D

17.B

18.A

19.C

20.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲了作者在印度的十字路口遇到一位盲人，他虽然贫穷在街头靠卖水为生，但是却能勇敢的面对生活。

1.名词。 根据We stopped on a red light,,可知他们在十字路口停车。A. signs 标志 B. crossroads 十字路口C. stations 车站 D. theatres 剧院，故选B。

2.动词。根据People walked in, between the cars newspaper, water可知人们在汽车之间卖报纸卖水。A. giving 给 B. buying 买 C. selling 卖 D. throwing仍，故答案选C。

3.People walked in, between the cars newspaper, water and a number of kids looked for a bit of charity from the car owners.．可知这是发展中国家常见的场景。A. scene 场景 B. play 玩耍C. activity活动D. street街道，故答案选A。

4.动词。根据While we were for the red light to turn green,．可知这里想说我们在等待红灯变绿。A. watching 看 B. asking 问C. waiting 等待D. changing改变，故选C。

5.名词。根据I noticed a man outside a couple of in front of ours trying to sell bottles of water.可知有个人在我们前面的车旁卖瓶装水。A. blocks 街区 B. crossings 十字路口C. turns拐弯 D. cars汽车，故选D。

6.代词。根据It’s unusual at first.可知一开始没有什么不寻常的地方。A. everything 一切B. something某事C. anything 任何事D. nothing没有事，故选D。

7.形容词。根据He was a man in his 40s with relatively clothes.可知这里意思是穿着有点破烂。A. expensive 贵的B. fashionable 流行的 C. ragged 破烂的D. fastened系紧的，故选C。

8.动词。根据He kind of his way around the spaces. He was blind.这里是他摸索着前行；A. pushed 推 B. drove 开车C. cleared 清除D. felt感觉、摸索，故选D。

9.副词。根据Carrying a couple of water bottles on one hand, he got to the outside of our car可知这里意思是盲人一只手拿着水最后走到我们车外。A. eventually 最后B. quickly 快速 C.frequently 经常D. happily开心，故选A。

10.Out of , my mum decided to buy one water bottle.，可知这里意思是我妈妈出于同情决定买瓶水。A. curiosity 好奇 B. sympathy 同情C. thirsty 口渴D. politeness礼貌，答案选B。

11.副词。根据The car behind sounded loudly and , trying to get ahead of traffic. The cars behind us were really getting out of control,可知这里意思是后面的车大声并不耐烦地按喇叭。A. impatiently 不耐烦B. casually 随便 C. naturally 自然D. carefully认真

，故答案选A。

12.Seeing this, my mum kindly told the man to the change.可知这里意思是妈妈好心地不让这个盲人找零钱了。A. keep 保持B. return返回C. borrow 借来D. count数数，故答案选A。

13.形容词。根据However, with his sense of touch, he quickly went through his shirt pocket可知这里意思是他凭借非凡的触觉在衬衣口袋里翻找。A. poor穷的B. superior 高级的，非凡的C. limited有限的D. enlarged扩大的，故答案选B。

14.名词。根据and threw the money at my mum’s . It was the exact change.可知是因为妈妈坐在前排，所以是将钱扔到妈妈膝盖上。A. hand手 B. arm胳膊C. face 脸D. lap膝盖，故答案选D。

15.副语。 根据 we decided to go on our way. 可知我我们后面的车真的要失控了，因此我们决定开车。A. still 仍然B. yet 然而 C. so 因此D. but 但是 ， 故答案选C。

16.I broke down and even when I got home..可知这里意思是作者到家的时候崩溃甚至哭了。A. smiled 微笑B. shouted 喊叫C. complained 抱怨D. cried哭喊，答案选D。

17.名词。根据Here’s a blind man, born in , trying to sell water bottles on the streets to make ends meet.可知这个盲人出身贫寒。A. pain 疼B. poverty 穷C. sadness 伤心D. loneliness孤独，故答案选B.

18.动词。根据He our sympathy.可知这里意思是他拒绝我们的同情。A. refused 拒绝B. enjoyed 享受C. doubted 怀疑D. cheated欺骗。故答案选A。

19.形容词。根据Life hasn’t been to him, yet he’s giving it his best shot.可知这里想说人生对他并不友好但他以最好的一面展现给人生。A. rich 富有的B. unfair 不公平的C. kind 善良的，友好的D. bad坏的，故答案选C。

20.I think that is what is all about facing life bravely.可知这里意思是我想这就是勇气，勇敢地面对生活。A. kindness善良B. courage 勇气 C. experience经D. challenge挑战，故答案选B。

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