Question

  My father’s friend Jane recently related a story to us. Due to some unfortunate circumstance her sister Cathy was left in the snow,far away from her cabin and companions during a trip to mountains. She was 1        because a man on his snow plow (伊雪车) found her and took her to a 2     at 2:00 am.

  The hospital first 3        Cathy was dead because she had been 4        in the snow for hours. But luckily,they were able to revive (使复苏) her. Cathy has been in hospital 5      .When she woke up,the doctor couldn’t 6 Jane that Cathy would be as 7        as before,but it seemed that she would be okay and back to normal 8     ! 

  Jane was 9        of money,and she got into trouble since she needed to 10        her sister’s hospital fees. Today she came to ask if my father could 11        her a few hundred dollars,since her employer didn’t give all her salary in advance 12        the situation.

  My father was 13        to give only $ 150 to her. I’m only a college student. I don’t have too much 14        of my own,but I was thinking about what I could do to help her. Finally I managed to 15        together $ 100 from my own money and passed it to her. She was really surprised,but also 16        grateful,and I felt happy that I could help ease someone else’s 17     in time of need.

  It may not be a huge 18        of kindness,but I felt great that I could be there to 19        someone—emotionally and financially. It always reminds me that I can reach out to those in need 20        I am not wealthy!

(   ) 1. A. worried   B. freezing

   C. lucky   D. weak

(   ) 2. A. base   B. hospital

   C. cabin   D. hotel

(   ) 3. A. found   B. reported

   C. discovered   D. thought

(   ) 4. A. waiting   B. blocked

   C. trapped   D. lying

(   ) 5. A. ever since   B. at once

   C. soon after   D. for long

(   ) 6. A. remind   B. assure

   C. say   D. warn

(   ) 7. A. pretty   B. active

   C. same   D. heavy

(   ) 8. A. too   B. yet

   C. forever   D. soon

(   ) 9. A. aware   B. afraid

   C. short   D. fond

(   ) 10. A. apply for   B. pay for

   C. long for   D. stand for

(   ) 11. A. lend   B. offer

   C. present   D. provide

(   ) 12. A. in view of   B. in need of

   C. in honour of   D. in spite of

(   ) 13. A. willing   B. prepared

   C. able   D. likely

(   ) 14. A. freedom   B. money

   C. thought   D. time

(   ) 15. A. gather   B. join

   C. hold   D. bring

(   ) 16. A. instantly   B. strongly

   C. lightly   D. extremely

(   ) 17. A. fear   B. pain

   C. burden   D. press

(   ) 18. A. act   B. trick

   C. plan   D. behaviour

(   ) 19. A. meet   B. cure

   C. pity   D. support

(   ) 20. A. if   B. though

   C. because   D. when

Answer 1

[文章大意]父亲的朋友急需钱救治她被冻伤的妹妹。"我"主动拿出自己的100美元零花钱。虽然"我"只是一个大学生，不富有，但是"我"很高兴自己能伸出援助之手，帮助那些需要帮助的人。

1. C由空格后的a man on his snow plow (If*雪车) found her可知，她是很幸运的，因为被一个开铲雪车的人及时发现了。

2. B由下文的"The hospital first;…Cathy was dead…"可知， Cathy在凌晨2点被送往医院，故选B.

3. D起初，医院以为Cathy已经死了。

4. C由第一段中的"…Cathy was left in the snow,far away from her cabin and companions during a trip to mountains.”可知，她被困在雪地里好几个小时。故选C.

5. A此后Cathy—直住在医院里治疗。由空格前的Cathy has been in hospital可知，此处用了现在完成时。故选A.

6. B当Cathy苏醒后，医生不能向简保证Cathy能够完全康复。

7. C医生不能保证Cathy在治疗以后恢复得和原来一样。

8. D但是，看来她的身体不久就会好起来，有望恢复正常。由but it seemed that she would be okay可推知答案。

9. C简手里缺钱。由下文中的since her employer didn't give all her salary in advance可知，她缺钱。 

10. B她现在非常需要钱来支付妹妹的治疗费。 

11. A由下文的"My father was... to give only $ 150 to her."可知，简来到"我"家，问"我"父亲能不能借给她几百美元。 

12. D尽管她现在的情况很特殊，她的老板也不愿意提前支付她全部的工资。

in spite of尽管。 

13. C父亲目前只能给她150美元。 

14. B   "我"是一个大学生，属于自己的钱并不多。 

15. A但是"我"也想办法帮助她。"我"从自己的零用钱中凑了 100美元给她。 

16. D她感到有些意外，但是对"我"非常感激。 

17. C   "我"很开心，能在别人陷人困境时，帮助他们减轻负担。 

18. A虽然这不算什么大的善举。act of kindness善举。 

19. D但是，能在物质和精神方面给某人以支持，"我"感觉很棒。 

20. B尽管"我"不是很富有，但"我"仍可以向需要帮助的人伸出援助之手。