Question

  I was recently on a working trip to Mumbai. One evening I 1        an auto rickshaw (电动人力车) home from work. It was around 6 pm and there was 2        rush-hour traffic. Because of this the rickshaw was travelling at a snail's pace.

  I was 3     in my own thoughts,thinking about the day's events,when a Mumbai traffic warden (交通管理员) appeared and slapped the driver three times,quite 4     ,across his face.

  I was 5      by this sudden turn of events!I asked the driver to take the rickshaw to one side of the street and 6      . I asked what had happened. He said that,by mistake,he had 7     the traffic warden's shoes. I told him he should have stopped and 8      . But,at the same time,I knew that the driver did not 9     getting beaten up like that!

  So,I asked the driver to accompany me to the 10     wherethe traffic warden was directing the traffic.

  Then I in a gentle 11        told him that the rickshaw driver 12        his mistake and wanted to apologize for it. The warden,who was all set to react again when he 13        the driver,calmed down on14         my words and the tone of my voice. The driver accepted his 15        but started complaining loudly that he did not deserve to get beaten up. The heated discussion began to attract a crowd. 16     ,good sense pre?vailed (获胜) and the traffic warden accepted the apology of the rickshaw driver. I 17        both of them to shake hands,which they did and they parted as friends.

  We went back to the rickshaw and proceeded to my destination. As I finished paying the 18        he said in a soft voice, "Sahib,19        you for what you have done.” Hearing those words I knew I had made a ( n) 20      in somebody's life.

1. A. repaired   B. fetched   C. pulled   D. took

2. A. weak   B. tense   C. heavy   D. tough

3. A. busy   B. lost   C. good   D. careful

4. A. quickly   B. violently   C. seriously   D. shortly

5. A. shocked   B. delighted

   C. puzzled   D. embarrassed

6. A. charge   B. serve   C. stop   D. bear

7. A. come over   B. thought over   C. knocked over   D. run over

8. A. apologized   B. complained   C. returned   D. beaten

9. A. ripen   B. deserve   C. require   D. sharpen 

10. A. relation   B. man   C. spot   D. quality 

11.A. sigh   B. noise   C. sound   D. voice 

12.A. accepted   B. received   C. got   D. wanted 

13. A. waited   B. saw   C. found   D. managed 

14. A. retelling   B. informing   C. relating   D. hearing 

15.A. mistake   B. apology   C. thought   D. opinion 

16.A. Fortunately   B. Frankly

   C. Suddenly   D. Frequently 

17.A. advised   B. persuaded   C. warned   D. reminded 

18.A. expense   B. fee   C. fare   D. price 

19. A. praise   B. scold   C. forgive   D. thank 

20.A. effort   B. promise   C. difference   D. point

Answer 1

[文章大意]本文讲述了作者在孟买工作时，一天晚上下班后在乘电动人力车回家的途中，帮助解决了人力车司机与交通管理员之间的一次小纠纷的故事。

1. D根据下文中的"home from work"可知，作者是乘坐电动人力车下班回家。

take乘坐;repair修理;fetch (去) 拿来；pull拉，拖，拔。

2. C由下文中的"Because of this the rickshaw was travel?ling at a snail's pace."知，这个人力车正以极慢的速度行进。由此可知此时处于交通高峰期，所以选C项。

heavy 过度的，严重的；weak虚弱的;tense紧张的，绷紧的； tough困难的，强硬的。

3. B由下文的"thinking about the day's events"可知，此处应选B项。

be losl m全神贯注于，陷人沉思。

4. B由第六段的最后一句话"...but started complaining loudly that he did not deserve to get beaten up. " 知，交通管理员打了这个人力车司机的脸三下，而且很用力。故选B项。

violently猛烈地，强烈地；quickly迅速地;se?riously严肃地，认真地；shortly立即，马上。

5. A由下文的"this sudden turn of events"可知，此处应为"震惊的 (shocked) ", delighted高兴的;puzzled迷惑的; embarrassed j£M) 的。

6. C因为出现了突发事件，所以作者让人力车的司机把车拉到路边并且停下来。所以选C项。

7. D根据下文知，人力车司机压到了交通管理员的脚。

run over在... 上驶过，碾过；come over过来，改变立场； think over仔细考虑;knock over打翻，撞倒。

8. A根据第六段首句"Then I in a gentle-.. told him that the rickshaw driver... his mistake and wanted to apologize for it.知，"我"告诉他，他应该停下来并且道歉。故选A项。complain抱怨;return返回;beat打败。

9. B根据第六段尾句"."but started complaining loudly that he did not deserve to get beaten up."可知，"我”知道^机不该挨打，故选deserve ,意为"应受，值得"。ripen (使) 成熟；require要求;sharpen削尖，磨快。 

10. C从上文知，作者U:人力车司机停在路边并且力向交通管理员道歉。且从句子的结构分析，where引^定语从句，其先行词应为表地点的名词。故选C项。spot地点，场所。 

11. D根据下文的"the tone of my voice"可知，此处应选D 项。in a gentle voice用轻柔的声音。 

12. A由下文的"…wanted to apologize for it.”可知选ac-cept ,意为"承认，接受"。

receive收到，接到;_get得到; want想要。

13. B由第五段的"…I asked the driver to accompany me…"可知，人力车司机与作者一起到交通管理员那儿去道歉。由此知"^这位交通管理员看见这位司机时……"。故选B项。 

14. D由下文的”my words and the tone of my voice"可知, 此处应选D项。retell复述;inform通知;relate讲述，叙述。 

15. A根据本段第一句话中的"mistake"可知，此处选A 项。apology道歉;thought想法;opinion想法，意见。 

16. A根据下文中的"...good sense prevailed (获胜) and the traffic warden accepted the apology of the rickshaw driver."可知，该题选A项。fortunately幸运地;frankly 坦白地;suddenly突然地;frequently经常地，频繁地。 

17. B根据下文的"...which they did and they parted as friends."可知，"我"劝他们去握手，而且成功了。故选B 项。persuade说服，劝服;advise建议(但是所建议的事情不一定成功) ；warn警告;remind提醒。 

18. C由第一段的内容可知，作者乘电动人力车回家。而本段的内容说明作者到了H的地，所以是在付车费。故选C项。fare意^;"车费，路费"。而fee指的是"服务费，酬金(如付给私人教师、医生等的酬金) "。 

19. D 由上文的内容可知，作者帮助人力车SI机解决了与交通管理员的纠纷，因此人力车司机感谢他。故选I) 项。 

20. C make a difference有影响，起 (重要) 作用。句意：听到那些话，我知道我已经在他人的生活中起到了一定的作用。

make an effort努力;make a promise答应，允诺; make a point发表论点，证明一个论点。