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【題目】閱讀下面的短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

“They’re going to kick me out of my own home,” said Karl Berger, 86 years old. Karl is a widower with no living children. When Karl’s wife died a couple of years ago, he told the Social Security Administration to stop monthly checks to his wife. But the agency to send the checks. Karl called again; a clerk said not to 33 . He told Karl to mail a follow-up that included his wife's of death. But the checks continued to come. Karl needed the money, he cashed his wife’s checks.

When SSA realized its mistake, it sent Karl a letter saying that he SSA $5,900 plus interest. Karl receives only $12,000 a year, which is slightly poverty level. The only that he ever had--$5,000--was on his wife’s funeral. He fought on Iwo Jima, site of one of the most furious battles of World War II. The battle left him in one ear and almost blind in one eye.

His small house used to be in a good neighborhood. He takes the bus once a week to visit his wife's . The rest of his time is spent at home, where he carves military figures that he donates to a local charity. The charity the carvings and uses the money to help feed the homeless.

SSA gave Karl six months to pay the debt in . Otherwise, the SSA letter said, the agency would seize his home. Karl wrote back, asking if it would be okay to $30 a month. That was all he could .

“That’s insufficient,” said William Shatner, an SSA agent. “We know that he is a war veteran, but that doesn’t entitle him to . He knew that his wife was dead, yet he cashed her monthly . That is fraud, pure and simple.”

【1】A. remaining B. sending C. giving D. transporting

【2】A. continued B. forget C. wanted D. asked

【3】A. irritate B. bother C. upset D. worry

【4】A. notice B. message C. letter D. essay

【5】A. time B. day C. date D. age

【6】A. but B. so C. yet D. though

【7】A.finally B. gradually C. suddenly D. immediately

【8】A. held B. donated C. owned D. owed

【9】A. within B.above C. below D. beyond

【10】A. fortunes B. possessions C. bills D. savings

【11】A. spent B.consumed C. wasted D. deserted

【12】A. injured B.lame C. disabled D. deaf

【13】A. home B. grave C. house D. room

【14】A. woolen B. golden C.silken D. wooden

【15】A. sells B. takes C. buys D. exchanges

【16】A. common B. full C. astonish D.brief

【17】A. supply B. cost C. pay D. devote

【18】A. offer B.prefer C. provide D. afford

【19】A. cancel B. avoid C.free D. decrease

【20】A. checks B. expenses C. salaries D. Numbers

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】D

【4】C

【5】C

【6】B

【7】A

【8】D

【9】B

【10】D

【11】A

【12】D

【13】B

【14】D

【15】A

【16】B

【17】C

【18】D

【19】C

【20】A

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要講了一個86歲的孤寡老人每月收到社保部門給他妻子寄來的貧困救濟金，由于他的妻子幾年之前就去世了，于是他讓社保部門不要再給他的妻子寄錢了，但是社保部門還是繼續(xù)寄，于是這位老人就保存著這筆錢，然而不久后，社保部門發(fā)現(xiàn)了自己的失誤，給他寄來一封信說他欠他們5900美元外加利息，由于老人是老兵，他只剩下一只耳朵能聽見，一只眼睛能看見，因此只能靠為附近的慈善機構(gòu)刻人物雕像掙錢，所以他寫信詢問自己可否每月還給他們30美元，但社保部門拒絕了他，他們認(rèn)為這些錢遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)不夠，并且既然老人知道事情真相，他還是保留了那筆錢，他們認(rèn)為老人欺騙了他們。

【1】考查動詞的辨析。A保留，B送，寄，C給，D運輸，由后面的check（支票）可以推斷出為寄支票，故選B．

【2】考查動詞的辨析。A繼續(xù)，B忘記，C想要，D問，由文章可知是他讓安保部門每月停止給他的妻子寄錢，但是安保部門繼續(xù)給他寄支票，此處考查詞組continue to sth繼續(xù)做什么，故選A．

【3】考查動詞的辨析。A使興奮，B使費心，C使不安，D使著急，由文章可知是安保部門讓他不要為此擔(dān)憂，故選D．

【4】考查名詞的辨析。A便條，B信息，C信，D文章，由mail（郵寄）可知是讓他寄信，如果是message則為send message，故選C．

【5】考查名詞的辨析。A時間，B天，C日期，D年齡，由文章可知是信中包含妻子的死亡日期，故選C．

【6】考查連詞的辨析。A但是，B所以，C然而，D盡管，由前面一句Karl需要錢，因此他保存了寄給妻子的錢，故選B．

【7】考查副詞的辨析。A最后，B漸漸地，C突然，D立即，由前文可知安保部門先前沒有發(fā)現(xiàn)這件事，所以是最終發(fā)現(xiàn)了這件事，故選A．

【8】考查動詞的辨析。A持有，B捐贈，C擁有，D欠，由前文可知Karl保留了這些錢，因此此處為Karl欠安保部門錢，故選D．

【9】考查介詞的辨析。A在……內(nèi)，B在……上面，C在……下面，D超過，由文章可知Karl得到安保部門給出的保障金，由于貧窮才得到保障金，可知該保障金是稍微超過貧窮水平的，故選B．

【10】考查名詞的辨析。A財富，B財產(chǎn)，C賬單，D存款，由文章可知這里是指Karl自己唯一有的錢即他的存款，故選D．

【11】考查動詞的辨析。A花費，B消耗，C浪費，D丟棄，拋棄，此處考查詞組spend some money on sth，由后面的on可以推斷出，故選A．

【12】考查形容詞的辨析。A受傷的，B跛的，C殘疾的，D聾的，由文章可知后面是ear（耳朵），所以可以推斷出是戰(zhàn)爭使他的一只耳朵聾了，故選D．

【13】考查名詞的辨析。A家，B墳?zāi)�，C房子，D房間，由前文可知Karl的妻子前幾年去世了，所以他一周去一次他妻子的墳?zāi)�，故選B．

【14】考查形容詞的辨析。A絲綢的，B金的，C絲的，D木制的，由該句前面的carve（雕刻）可以推斷出是雕刻木制的人物，故選D．

【15】考查動詞的辨析。A賣，B帶走，C買，D交換，由文章可以推斷出慈善機構(gòu)靠售賣這些人物雕塑品來掙錢幫助無家可歸的人，故選A．

【16】考查形容詞的辨析。A平常的，B完整的，C令人吃驚的，D簡短的，此處考查詞組in full全部，由文章可知是安保部門要求老人在六個月之內(nèi)全部付清這筆錢，故選B．

【17】考查動詞的辨析。A提供，B花費，C支付，D奉獻，由文章可知是Karl寫信問能否每月支付30美元，故選C．

【18】考查動詞的辨析。A提供，B更喜歡，偏愛，C提供，D支付，由前面的付錢可知這些是老人能支付的所有錢，故選D．

【19】考查動詞的辨析。A取消，B避免，C免除，D減少，根據(jù)句意，他們認(rèn)為老人并沒有資格來減免這筆錢。故選C．

【20】考查名詞的辨析。A支票，B花銷，C薪水，D數(shù)目，由前文的he told the Social Security Administration to stop monthly checks to his wife可知他保存了他妻子每月所有的支票，故選A．