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Recently divorced(离婚), I had no job and was on my way downtown to go the rounds of the employment offices despite the great   36  . My old umbrella was broken, and I could not   37   another one.

I sat down in the streetcar — and there against the seat was a beautiful silk   38   with a silver handle inlaid (镶嵌) with gold. I had   39   seen anything so lovely.

I   40   the handle and saw a   41  . I got off the streetcar and   42   opened the umbrella to protect myself. Then I searched a   43   book for the name on the umbrella and found it. I called and a lady answered.

Yes, she said in   44  , that was her umbrella, which her parents, now dead, had given her for a birthday present.   45  , she added, it had been stolen at school (she was a teacher) more than a year before.

She was so excited that I   46   I was   47   a job and went directly to her house. She took the umbrella, her   48   filled with tears.

I refused the   49   she gave me. We talked for a while, and I must have given her my address. I don’t remember.

The next six months were   50  . I was able to obtain   51   here and there. l reached the lowest point in my   52  . Unless a miracle happened, I would be homeless in January, foodless, jobless.

Christmas Eve came. No money to buy my daughter a gift. I was sobbing (抽泣) in the cold little kitchen   53   the doorbell rang and my daughter Peggy ran to answer it. He was a postman, and his arms were   54   of parcels. “This is a mistake” I said, but he read the name on the parcels and there were for me.

Peggy and I sat on the floor and opened them. I looked for the name of the sender. It was the teacher. The address was   55   “California”, where she had moved.

1.A. cloud                           B. rain                         C. wind                       D. snow

2.A. search                        B. catch　　         C. afford 　　         D. sell

3.A. raincoat                     B. seat          C. book 　            D. umbrella

4.A. never                          B. ever 　　　     C. almost 　　      D. nearly

5.A. concluded                  B. examined      C. learned 　          D. helped

6.A. name                          B. address 　         C. card 　                D. demand

7.A. deliberately               B. specially 　　   C. sadly                 D. thankfully

8.A. technology                B. engine 　　     C. telephone             D. medicine

9.A. anger                          B. surprise　　     C. danger                            D. sorrow

10.A. And                           B. But　　　　    C. So　　　             D. Or

11. A. forgot                      B. remembered        C. indicated 　　   D. decided

12.A. applied for               B. watching for         C. asking for　         D. looking for

13.A. face                           B. nose 　　　　  C. eyes　　　                   D. ear

14.A. reward                     B. prize　　　　　C. present                 D. umbrella

15. A. freezing                            B. surprising              C. shocking                D struggling

16.A. failures                     B. successes　　   C. jobs　　          D. wages

17.A. heart                        B. favor 　　          C. work　　            D. life

18.A. as                              B. while　　         C. when 　              D. then

19.A. proud                        B. full 　　  C. careful　　       D. glad

20. A. simply              B. directly          C. finally                 D. nearly

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.B

6.A

7.D

8.C

9.B

10.B        

11.A

12.D

13.C

14.A

15.D        

16.C

17.D

18.C

19.B

20.A

【解析】

试题分析：

1.B 上下文串联。根据下文带着雨伞说明下雨了。故B正确。

2.C 动词辨析。A寻找；B抓住；C买得起；D卖；句意：我的雨伞坏了，而我买不起另外一个。

3.D 上下文串联。根据下文可知我在车上看见了一把雨伞。

4.A 上下文串联。句意：我从来没有看见过这样可爱的东西。

5.B 动词辨析。A结论；B检查；C学会；D帮助；句意：我检查了伞的把手，发现了一个名字。

6.A 名词辨析。A名字；B地址；C卡片；D要求；句意：我检查了伞的把手，发现了一个名字。

7.D 副词辨析。A故意地；B特别地；C悲伤地；D幸亏；高兴地；句意：我下了车，幸亏有这把伞保护着我。

8.C 名词辨析。A技术；B发动机；C电话；D药；句意：我查了电话本寻找那个名子。

9.B 名词辨析。A生气；B惊讶；C危险；D悲伤；指对方接到这个电话很惊讶。

10.B 连词辨析。她说这把伞是父母给她的生日礼物，但是一个星期前在学校里被偷掉了。上下文转折关系。

11.A 动词辨析。A忘记；B记得；C说明；D决定；句意：她如此兴奋以至于我忘记了我在寻找工作。

12.D 短语辨析。A申请；B当心；C要求；D寻找。句意：我忘记了我在寻找工作而直接去了她家。

13.C 上下文串联。根据上文的眼泪说明是在眼里。故C正确。

14.A 名词辨析。A酬劳；B奖励；C礼物；D伞；我帮她找回了伞，她要给我酬劳。

15.D 动词辨析。A冰冻；B惊讶；D震惊；D挣扎；句意：在接下来的六个月里我一直在挣扎，到处找工作。

16.C 名词辨析。A失败；B成功；C工作；D工资；句意：我到处找工作。

17.D 名词辨析。A心；B好感；支持；C工作；D生活；句意:我到了人生的最低点。

18.C 固定句型。Be doing sth when…正在做某事在这时…when后面接的句子表示意料之外的事情。

19.B 上下文串联。句意：邮递员的胳膊里面充满了各种包裹。即对方给我寄的礼物。

20.A 副词辨析。A简单地；朴素地；仅仅B直接地；C最后；D几乎；句意：在包裹上仅仅只有“California”，她搬去的地方。

考点：考查情感类完型填空

点评：本文通过一个故事告诉我们：生活没有欺骗我们，与人为善永远都是真理。本文设空合理，集中考查了各种词义在上下文中的辨析，要求考生要准确理解单词的词性和词义。同时注意上下文的串联和理解，准确理解文章的脉络。