题目内容
10.阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给四个选项(A、B、C和D)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.My husband Jeff and I moved into our new home in Scottsbluff last year just before Christmas.I did not have the (41)C or energy to carry out my traditional Christmas decorating and baking activities.What was the point,anyway?It was going to be a (42)A Christmas after all.
(43)B,the neighborly nature of west Nebraska residents started to trickle (陆续来临) in.
There was a (44)Bon the door one evening.It was Jeff's new colleague,John Smith,and his wife,Phyllis.The Smiths had stopped by to (45)Bus with a loaf of homemade bread.They pointed out a (46)Don the porch (门廊).Apparently the doorbell wasn't working in the cold snowy weather and we had (47)Ba visit from the Browns,our across-the-street neighbors,who brought us a Christmas card and more Christmas cookies.
The (48)Afeelings brought by these thoughtful gestures lasted longer than the food.
As Jeff and I were (49)Bpre-Christmas snow from our driveway,Ernie Guzman came over from next door to (50)Cus to dig out.
Then,we received an invitation to (51)Ba Christmas Eve meal with our neighbors,Ernie and Nancy Sommer,and their (52)A-a 90-year-old lady,who also had no family in the immediate area with whom to spend the holiday.
Our Christmas Eve was quite merry,thanks to our(53)C.Our Christmas morning(54)Dwas special,thanks to the Smiths'gift of bread.I was so (55)Cfor these gestures of welcome,especially during the holidays.
This year,we were again unable to be with our families for Christmas.The (56)Cand work schedules just made things too difficult.(57)Athat sense of Christmas isolation (孤立) all too well,we decided to try to round up some other folks who were (58)Cin the holidays.
Lonely people are all around us,but most of us (59)Dnotice them.Just take a look around you.Sometimes,the smallest (60)Bgesture can make a world of difference.
| 41.A.chance | B.anxiety | C.time | D.ability |
| 42.A.lonely | B.free | C.merry | D.usual |
| 43.A.Therefore | B.However | C.Somehow | D.Meanwhile |
| 44.A.sign | B.knock | C.card | D.note |
| 45.A.invite | B.welcome | C.drive | D.send |
| 46.A.tree | B.flower | C.mail | D.package |
| 47.A.forgot | B.missed | C.arranged | D.received |
| 48.A.warm | B.deep | C.true | D.mixed |
| 49.A.buying | B.clearing | C.preparing | D.giving |
| 50.A.teach | B.urge | C.help | D.forbid |
| 51.A.prepare | B.share | C.taste | D.exchange |
| 52.A.guest | B.aunt | C.maid | D.partner |
| 53.A.folks | B.relatives | C.neighbors | D.colleagues |
| 54.A.call | B.greeting | C.meeting | D.breakfast |
| 55.A.sorry | B.eager | C.grateful | D.ready |
| 56.A.season | B.expense | C.distance | D.situation |
| 57.A.Knowing | B.Showing | C.Studying | D.Discovering |
| 58.A.happy | B.busy | C.alone | D.active |
| 59.A.always | B.usually | C.finally | D.seldom |
| 60.A.careful | B.kind | C.pretty | D.patient |
分析 作者和她的丈夫在圣诞节前搬家到了内布拉斯加州,远离自己的亲戚,本以为会孤单地度过那个圣诞节,可是友好的当地人送来了浓浓的温情,作者过了个非常温馨的圣诞节.
解答 41-45 CABBB 46-50 DBABC 51-55 BACDC 56-60 CACDB
41.【解析】选C. 名词辨析.作者和丈夫刚刚搬家到Scottsbluff,有许多的事情要打理,故应是"没有时间和精力"来准备圣诞节.故选C.
42.【解析】选A.副词辨析.根据文章倒数第四段中who also had no family in the immediate area with whom to spend the holiday.以及文章最后一段第一句话可知,选项A正确.
43.【解析】选B.副词辨析.此处与上文构成转折关系,与本来预料的情况相反.However但是,与语境相符.故选B.
44.【解析】选B.动词辨析.根据下文Apparently the doorbell wasn't working in the cold snowy weather可知应是"敲门",故选B.
45.【解析】选B.动词辨析.作者是刚刚搬到Scottsbluff,故史密斯夫妇应是带着自家做的一条面包来表示欢迎.故选B.
46.【解析】选D.名词辨析.他们指着门廊的一个包裹(包裹),与下文包裹中的东西(a Christmas card and more Christmas cookies)相呼应.故选D.
47.【解析】选B.动词辨析.根据上文可知,作者是错过(miss)了布朗夫妇的一次拜访.故选B.
48.【解析】选A.形容词辨析.由句意可推知,这些体贴入微的表示所带来的温暖的(warm)感觉比起食物来持续得更久.故选A.
49.【解析】选B.名词辨析.由句意可推知作者夫妇正在清除 (住宅前的)车道上圣诞节前的积雪.故选B.
50.【解析】选C.动词辨析.隔壁的Ernie Guzman过来帮忙(help)铲雪.故选C.
51.【解析】选B.动词辨析.由句意可知我们一起吃了饭,share sth.with sb.与某人分享某物.故选B.
52.【解析】选A.名词辨析.Ernie and Nancy Sommer还邀请了另一位客人(guest).故选A.
53.【解析】选C.名词辨析.根据文章倒数第四段可知,作者夫妇应是与他们的邻居(neighbors)Ernie and Nancy Sommer以及另一位女士共进圣诞晚餐,故选C.
54.【解析】选D.动词辨析.根据下文thanks to the Smiths'gift of bread可知,此处表达的意思应是:圣诞早餐(breakfast)很特别.故选D.
55.【解析】选C.形容词辨析.作者对于人们的欢迎的表示心怀感激(grateful).故选C.
56.【解析】选C.名词辨析.今年因为距离(distance)和工作日程使得作者夫妇又不能和家人一起过圣诞节.文章倒数第四段中who also had no family in the immediate area with whom to spend the holiday.对于选择C项是一个提示.故选C.
57.【解析】选A.动词辨析.由文意我们在这里很孤独,可知我们非常了解(know)圣诞孤独.故选A.
58.【解析】选C.形容词辨析.由下文Lonely people are all around us,孤独的人在我们周围,可推知因为非常了解圣诞节时的孤独,所以我们决定把其他的在假日中独自一人的(alone)人们聚在一起.故选C.
59.【解析】选D.副词辨析.由句意可推知,孤独的人在我们周围,但我们很少(seldom)注意到他们.句中的连接词but是解题的关键.故选D.
60.【解析】选B.形容词辨析.有时一个小的善意的(kind)表示能够带来很大的不同.故选B.
点评 做完型填空考生需要在不看题目选项的情况下浏览完全文,了解文章大意,寻找文字间的逻辑关系.如果发现自己看不懂,不要慌张,因为这是必然的.阅读第一段,遇到空时,看选项,把选项全部略读一遍,找出一个最合适第一个空的.做完全文再检查.
As the young lady(41)A the door for me,I thanked her and observed that she must be a neighbor.We both(42)Cliving on the same floor.While we were in the(43)A,I asked her,"So,how do you like your apartment?"to which she replied"I like it but I have not talked to any one of my (44)Dyet."I somewhat answered (45)D,"Good luck with that!"(46)Bas it arrived and I walked to my door,I could not help but think.
Sure,nowadays talking with neighbors is like pulling people's teeth,(47)B and frightening.But why should we (48)C what seems difficult for impossible?In a different apartment building a few blocks away the lift (49)D a clever poster with a black stripe across the eyes of a person,warning,"Looking someone in the eyes might lead to a (50)A"
I suspect in our busy city people are (51)C of starting a conversation with strangers because it could potentially demand time-the most (52)B thing in this abundant world.But what if that (53)D conversation could introduce us to a gem(珍宝)we were (54)A?What if starting a friendly conversation with a stranger could (55)C a friendship?
So,when I opened the door,I(56)Adesigned a one-page poster inviting my neighbors to a house concert,searched for the best (57)B of color copies in Ballston,(58)C that not surprisingly the good people in The Printed Page offer the lowest for the fastest service,and within 30minutes I sent 80copies of the (59)A for each of the apartments in the building.
Whether any of my neighbors (60)C or not,I trust that an open door and a friendly smile can help build a community.So,wish me good luck and talk to your neighbors!
| 41.A.held | B.repaired | C.locked | D.broke |
| 42.A.worked out | B.gave up | C.ended up | D.made out |
| 43.A.lift | B.club | C.room | D.sun |
| 44.A.friends | B.relatives | C.colleagues | D.neighbors |
| 45.A.cruelly | B.selfishly | C.carelessly | D.doubtfully |
| 46.A.So | B.But | C.Or | D.And |
| 47.A.troublesome | B.painful | C.greedy | D.annoying |
| 48.A.charge | B.mix | C.mistake | D.pay |
| 49.A.forms | B.prints | C.sticks | D.displays |
| 50.A.conversation | B.story | C.career | D.solution |
| 51.A.capable | B.tired | C.afraid | D.conscious |
| 52.A.interesting | B.precious | C.helpful | D.embarrassing |
| 53.A.recorded | B.replaced | C.civilized | D.avoided |
| 54.A.searching for | B.looking into | C.cleaning off | D.putting on |
| 55.A.betray | B.renew | C.establish | D.destroy |
| 56.A.immediately | B.willingly | C.sensitively | D.anxiously |
| 57.A.invention | B.price | C.technology | D.design |
| 58.A.hoping | B.seeking | C.finding | D.covering |
| 59.A.invitation | B.book | C.card | D.Instruction |
| 60.A.hides | B.accounts | C.shows | D.comments. |
| A. | how much may it cost | B. | no matter how it may cost | ||
| C. | however much it may cost | D. | whatever may it cost |