Question

Tom was a middle-aged leather trader whose repeated failure made him a depressed man, often complaining that others had been playing tricks on him. One day he told his wife he was so ____ with the city that he had to leave.

So his family moved to ____ city. It was in the evening of a weekend when Tom and his wife were busy ____ up their new home____ the light suddenly went out . So they had to ____ work. Tom was regretful to have forgotten bringing along candles and had to wait____ in a low mood. Just then he heard slight hesitant knocks on his door that sounded clear in the____ night.

“Who’s it?” he wondered, since Tom had no____ in this new city. And this was the moment he especially disliked being disturbed . ____, he went unwillingly to the door and opened it impatiently. At the door was a little girl, shyly asking,” Sir, do you have ____? I’m your new neighbor.” “No,”answered Tom in anger and shut the door violently. “What a nuisance!” he complained over it with his wife. “No sooner had we settled down____ the neighbor came to____ things.” After a while, the door was knocked___. He opened it and found the same girl outside. But this time she was holding two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor might need candles. She ____ me here to give you these.” Tom was very ____ by what he saw. When he became fully aware, he said , “Thank you and your____ . God bless you!”

At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his ____ in life. It was his ____ and harshness (刻薄) with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was ____ nobody else but himself, for he had fallen for his unsympathetic____ .

1.A. inspired B. satisfied C. disappointed D. encouraged

2.A. the other B. other C. every D. another

3.A. looking B. tuning C. cleaning D. ending

4.A. where B. that C. why D. when

5.A. continue B. start C. quit D. change

6.A. helplessly B. happily C. patiently D. hopefully

7.A. quiet B. dark C. noisy D. crowded

8.A. acquaintance B. stranger C. consultant D. adolescent

9.A. So B. Though C. However D. In case

10.A. lights B. candles C. tricks D. failures

11.A. when B. that C. while D. than

12.A. lend B. sell C. purchase D. borrow

13.A. suddenly B. again C. too D. constantly

14.A. suggested B. forbade C. sent D. forced

15.A. frightened B. pleased C. puzzled D. surprised

16.A. grandma B. mother C. father D. brother

17.A. failure B. success C. dissatisfaction D. determination

18.A. apology B. coldness C. responsibility D. concept

19.A. in reality B. in particular C. in all D. in general

20.A. brain B. mind C. thought D. idea

Answer 1

1.C

2.D

3.C

4.B

5.C

6.A

7.A

8.A

9.C

10.B

11.D

12.D

13.B

14.C

15.D

16.A

17.A

18.B

19.A

20.B

【解析】

試題分析：文章通過因自身的冷漠刻薄導致沒有朋友的Tom以同樣的態(tài)度對待一個無私幫助他的小女孩，而小女孩并未計較依然給他送來蠟燭的故事，告訴我們對待這個社會要熱情積極，不要猜疑冷漠地看待對待他人。

1.】C動詞辨析inspired：鼓舞的 satisfied：滿意的 disappointed：失望的 encouraged：鼓勵的。根據前文often complaining that others had been playing tricks on him可知Tom認為別人總是對他做惡作劇，所以他對這個地方非常失望，想搬到另一個城市去。故選C.

2.】D代詞辨析 the other：后接單數名詞，表示特指其他中的一個 other：（兩個中的）另一個；其余的 every：每一個 another：泛指同類事物中的三者或三者以上的“另一個”，只能代替或修飾單數可數名詞。根據語境可知Tom想搬到另一個城市去，沒有特指某個城市，故選D.

3.】C動詞辨析 looking：看 tuning：轉向 cleaning：打掃 ending：結束。根據語境可知Tom正和他的妻子打掃新房間突然停電了。故選C.

4.】B 疑問詞辨析 根據語境可知正是在Tom正和他的妻子打掃新房間的那個周末夜晚停電了。 本句為強調句，when Tom and his wife were busy cleaning up their new home為when引導的定語從句，先行詞為a weekend. 強調句的結構為it’s .......that.... 故選B.

5.】C動詞辨析 continue：繼續(xù) start：開始 quit：放棄，停止 change：改變。根據前文可知停電了，所以他們只好停止打掃。故選C.

6.】A副詞辨析 helplessly：無助地 happily：幸福地 patiently：耐心地 hopefully：充滿希望地。根據語境可知Tom很后悔沒帶蠟燭，只好情緒低落地無助等待。故選A.

7.】A形容詞辨析quiet：安靜的 dark：黑暗的 noisy：吵鬧的 crowded：擁擠的。根據語境可知“這時在安靜的夜晚，他們聽見了遲疑的猶豫的敲門聲”，敲門聲和安靜的夜晚形成對比，故選A.

8.】A名詞辨析 acquaintance：熟人 stranger：陌生人 consultant：咨詢者 adolescent：青少年。根據語境可知Tom在這個城市里沒有熟人，所以他很奇怪。故選A.

9.】C連詞辨析 So：于是，因而 Though：盡管 However：然而 In case：假如；以防。根據語境可知雖然這個時候他不喜歡被打擾，但是還是不情愿地開門了。故選C.

10.B名詞辨析lights：燈 candles：蠟燭 tricks：詭計，惡作劇 failures：失敗。根據后文But this time she was holding two candles小女孩送蠟燭可知，在這里是是問他們是否有蠟燭。故選B.

11.】D疑問詞辨析 根據語境可知Tom向他的妻子抱怨“我們一來就有鄰居來借東西”。no sooner…than…一…就… 故選D.

12.】D動詞辨析lend：借出 sell：賣 purchase：購買 borrow：借。根據語境可知是Tom抱怨鄰居借東西。故選D.

13.】B副詞辨析suddenly：突然 again：又，再 too ：也 constantly：持續(xù)地。根據語境可知“敲門聲又一次響起”，故選B.

14.】C動詞辨析suggested：建議 forbade：禁止 sent：送 forced：強迫。根據語境可知“小女孩的奶奶告訴她新鄰居可能沒有蠟燭，所以叫她送蠟燭過來”，故選C.

15.】D形容詞辨析 frightened：害怕的 pleased：高興的 puzzled：困惑的 surprised：驚訝的。根據語境可知Tom對于眼前的事情感到很驚訝，故選D.

16.】A名詞辨析 grandma：奶奶 mother：母親 father：父親 brother：哥哥。根據前文“My grandma told me the new neighbor might need candles”可知是她的奶奶派她送蠟燭的，所以Tom也要感謝她的奶奶。故選A.

17.A名詞辨析failure：失敗 success：成功 dissatisfaction：不滿 determination：決心。根據語境可知Tom意識到是冷漠和刻薄導致了他的失敗，讓他失敗的實際上正是他自己。故選A.

18.B 名詞辨析apology：道歉 coldness：冷漠 responsibility：責任 concept：概念。根據語境可知是冷漠和刻薄導致了他的失敗，故選B.

19.A介詞短語辨析 in reality：實際上，事實上 in particular：特別，尤其 in all：總共，合計 in general：通常；大體上。根據語境可知“生活中欺騙他的人實際上不是別人，就是他自己”，故選A.

20.】B名詞辨析brain：頭腦 mind：思想 thought：想法 idea：主意。根據語境可知“因為他冷漠無情的思想，生活中欺騙他的不是別人，正是他自己”，故選B。

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