15.It was half an hour before midnight on December 24th last year.I was a ticket-counter supervisor(主管)for a major airline and was looking forward to the(16)A of my shift at Stapleton International Airport in Denver.My wife was waiting up for me at home so that we could (17)C our gifts for Christmas.
Just then,a very (18)D gentleman went up to me He asked how he could get to Cheyenne,Wyoming.He had just arrived from Philadelphia and (19)B his connecting flight.I pointed him to the ground transportation area,where he could rent a (20)D.And then I called my wife to let her know I would be home (21)A.
About fifteen minutes later,the gentleman (22)D and informed me that all the buses were full and there were no cars (23)C.I told him that he had to stay for a night at the airport.Hearing that,he burst into (24)B.
I tried to make him calm down.He explained that his name was Tom,and that his only son was (25)C ill at home and was not expected to (26)B  another year.He expected that this would likely be the (27)A Christmas with his son.
I told Tom to (28)D his luggage and wait for me at the gate.I was driving to Cheyenne.I called my wife Kathy,telling her about it and not to wait up for me.I drove fast (29)C and we arrived in Cheyenne around 2:30a.m.
Kathy was still (30)A me when I got home in the early morning.We traded gifts and then our conversation (31)C Tom.For Kathy and me,there was no (32)B that driving Tom to Cheyenne was the (33)B choice.
A couple of days later,I (34)A a Christmas card with a picture of Tom and his family.In it,Tom thanked me for the special (35)D he had received that holiday season,but I knew the best gift was mine.

16.A.endB.turnC.roleD.change
17.A.expectB.getC.exchangeD.make
18.A.kindB.helplessC.sadD.worried
19.A.mistookB.missedC.caughtD.continued
20.A.busB.flightC.roomD.car
21.A.soonB.lateC.earlyD.lately
22.A.leftB.movedC.cameD.returned
23.A.reliableB.presentC.a(chǎn)vailableD.a(chǎn)cceptable
24.A.laughterB.tearsC.a(chǎn)ngerD.sorrow
25.A.reallyB.slightlyC.seriouslyD.unluckily
26.A.sufferB.liveC.shareD.grow
27.A.lastB.bestC.happiestD.hardest
28.A.handB.findC.packD.collect
29.A.for a whileB.a(chǎn)ll aroundC.a(chǎn)ll the wayD.from time to time
30.A.waiting forB.caring forC.thinking forD.depending on
31.A.rememberedB.recalledC.concernedD.contained
32.A.ideaB.doubtC.pointD.problem
33.A.mainB.onlyC.niceD.great
34.A.receivedB.sentC.savedD.discovered
35.A.driveB.helpC.dealD.gift

分析 本文是一篇記敘文.主要記敘了在平安夜的晚上,作者期待著下班回家,作者的妻子等他回家互相交換圣誕節(jié)的禮物.這是一位先生錯(cuò)過了轉(zhuǎn)接班機(jī),他過來問作者怎樣才能到達(dá)夏延.我給他指了指地上交通區(qū)域,在那里,他可以租一輛車.在那里,他可以租一輛車,在那里,他可以租一輛車.在那里,他可以租一輛車.他告訴我他唯一的兒子得了重病,估計(jì)孩子活不了一年了,他期待能和孩子度過很可能是最后的一個(gè)圣誕節(jié),于是我決定開車把他送到夏延,對于我來說,毫無疑問,開車送Tom去夏延是我唯一的選擇.幾天后,我收到了Tom寄來的圣誕賀卡,附有他和家人的照片,通過本文旨在告訴我們:在別人患難時(shí),我們應(yīng)該無私地給予幫助,幫助別人,自己也會收獲幸福.

解答 16.A   考查名詞辨析.根據(jù)"It was half an hour before midnight on December 24th last year"可知,時(shí)間是平安夜的11:30,作者期待著下班回家."the end of my shift"指"我上班的結(jié)束",故選A.
17.C   考查動(dòng)詞辨析.根據(jù)第六段中的第二句"We traded gifts"是答案暗示可知,因?yàn)槭瞧桨惨,作者的妻子等他回家互相交換圣誕節(jié)的禮物,故選C.
18.D   考查形容詞辨析.由下文"and informed me that all the buses were full and there were no cars"可知,這位先生錯(cuò)過了轉(zhuǎn)接班機(jī),他過來問作者怎樣才能到達(dá)夏延,由此可推知,他應(yīng)該很擔(dān)心(worried),故選D.
19.B   考查動(dòng)詞辨析.根據(jù)"I pointed him to the ground transportation area,where he could rent a"可知,我告訴他在那個(gè)區(qū)域可以租到車回家,推斷出,他來自費(fèi)城,但錯(cuò)過了轉(zhuǎn)接班機(jī)."miss sth    錯(cuò)過某物"故選B.
20.D   考查名詞辨析.根據(jù)第二段中"and there were no cars"有提示可知,我給他指了指地上交通區(qū)域.在那里,他可以租一輛車(car),故選D.
21.A   考查副詞辨析.根據(jù)第一段中的"My wife was waiting up for me at home"可知,妻子在等著我回家,因?yàn)槲視簳r(shí)要幫助這位錯(cuò)過轉(zhuǎn)接班機(jī)的先生,所以我給妻子打電話,告訴她我完事后一會兒就回家.故選A.
22.D   考查動(dòng)詞辨析.根據(jù)"and informed me that all the buses were full and there were no cars"可知,這位先生沒有能夠租到車,所以大約15分鐘后,那位先生又返回來了,"return 返回",故選D.
23.C   考查形容詞辨析.根據(jù)"I told him that he had to stay for a night at the airport"可知,他只能在機(jī)場住宿一夜,說明所有的公交車已滿,而且也找不到可租用的車,"available  可利用的,可得到的",故選C.
24.B   考查名詞辨析.我告訴他,他只能在機(jī)場住宿一夜.聽到這,他突然大哭起來.固定短語"burst into tears   突然哭起來",故選B.
25.C   考查副詞辨析.根據(jù)后句中"and was not expected to…another year"可知,估計(jì)孩子活不了一年了,他唯一的兒子得了重病.seriously"嚴(yán)重地",故選C.
26.B   考查動(dòng)詞辨析.估計(jì)孩子活(live)不了一年了,故選B.
27.A   考查形容詞辨析.根據(jù)"and was not expected to…another year",可知,他兒子得了重病,估計(jì)孩子活不了一年了,他期待能和孩子度過很可能是最后的一個(gè)圣誕節(jié).故選A.
28.D   考查動(dòng)詞辨析.根據(jù)"and wait for me at the gate.I was driving to Cheyenne"可知,我決定開車送這位先生回家,讓他在門口等我,可推知,應(yīng)該是Tom去把他的行李取來.collect"領(lǐng)。 接走",故選D.
29.C   考查介詞短語辨析.根據(jù)語境"and we arrived in Cheyenne around 2:30a.m."及上文中"It was half an hour before midnight on December 24th last year"可知,凌晨2:30把Tom送到了夏延,說明我一路上開得很快,"all the way  一路上",故選C.
30.A   考查動(dòng)詞短語辨析.根據(jù)第一段中"My wife was waiting up for me at home"可知,第二天早上當(dāng)我趕回家時(shí),Kathy還在等我,"wait for…等候,等待…",故選A.
31.C   考查動(dòng)詞辨析.我們交換了禮物,然后我們談到了Tom,"concerned  adj"有關(guān)的;關(guān)心的,涉及,與…有關(guān)"",故選C.
32.B   考查名詞辨析.根據(jù)上下文的語境可知,這位先生急等著要乘飛機(jī)回家給病重的兒子送上最后的圣誕禮物,但是偏偏卻錯(cuò)過了班機(jī),在這種情況下對于我來說,毫無疑問,開車送Tom去夏延是我唯一的選擇."There is no doubt that"表示"毫無疑問.",故選B.
33.B   考查形容詞辨析.對于我來說,毫無疑問,開車送Tom去夏延是我唯一的選擇.故選B.
34.A   考查動(dòng)詞辨析.根據(jù)"…a Christmas card with a picture of Tom and his family.In it,Tom thanked me for the special…"可知,幾天后,我收到(received)了Tom寄來的圣誕賀卡,附有他和家人的照片,在信里對我表示感謝,故選A.
35.D   考查名詞辨析.根據(jù)文章最后的"the best gift"可知,Tom感謝我并表示在圣誕前夕我給他的幫助是他收到的特殊禮物.故選D.

點(diǎn)評 解答此類題目可遵循以下步驟:第一步,通讀全文,了解文章大意,獲得整體印象,同時(shí)初選出一批較有把握的答案.第二步,邊核對初選答案邊補(bǔ)填留下的空格.如果短文難度較大,則可復(fù)讀幾遍,核對和確定答案.有些空一時(shí)決定不了,可作個(gè)記號,待復(fù)查時(shí)再確定. 第三步,復(fù)查定稿.從整體理解角度出發(fā),仔細(xì)審核答案,確保意義上、語法上沒有錯(cuò)誤,同時(shí)對遺留下來的少數(shù)幾個(gè)空格作最后選擇.

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