Question

Paul had long promised to marry Clara. But at twenty-eight he met and    1   Alice. Clara was—well, perhaps God knows    2   so terrible as a woman—let down in this way.

Paul was taken to court. The judge    3   him to pay Clara 600 pounds because of the    4  promise. Paul had to borrow the money from a moneylender. He agreed to    5   back 5 pounds a month—for twenty years. His income    6   the time was 16 pounds a month.

Paul and Alice were poor but    7   unhappy. They had little enough food, certainly, even before the children began to    8  .Each month Paul paid 5 pounds to the money-lender. He worked hard, never taking a    9  .In time, there were seven mouths to   10  .Illness was always with them. It grew   11   when the oldest child was eight. The years of hunger   12   the family, because each month Paul paid 5 pounds…The details of the   13   are ugly, and the result was this: after twelve years of family life, Paul was alone in the world.

He lived alone,  14   memories. Work was not now a god to him: it was a painkiller. Each month he paid…and   15   the twenty years ended. From that moment his income was   16  .

One day, when he sat down on a seat by the sea a   17   woman came and sat down near him.

The woman said,“The 600 pounds has been   18   since the day it was paid to me. It is now 6 000 pounds, and I have kept it for you. Will you let me   19   it with you?”

“No,”said Paul, gently,“Each thousand is a(n)  20   life in a desert between us. It can never bring me any happiness.”

1.A.killed   　　　　   B.promised   C.left　　　　　　 D.married

2.A.nothing　　　　    B.something?　　  C.anything　　  D.everything

3.A.hoped　　　　　　  B.persuaded    C.ordered　　   D.forced

4.A.lost　　　　  　　　　　　 B.broken　　   C.kept　　　　    D.false

5.A.give　　　　 B.return　　　　  C.pay　　　　　　 D.go

6.A.on　　　　    　　　　　　 B.at　　　　　　  C.in　　    D.for

7.A.little　　　　 B.very　　　　    C.not　　　　　　 D.certainly

8.A.arrive　　　　　　  B.reach　　　　  C.bear　　　　    D.enter

9.A.journey　　　　    B.chance?    C.holiday D.reward

10.A.feed　　　　　　  B.fill　　    C.eat　　　　　　  D.support

11.A.bad　　　　 B.heavy?　　  C.serious D.tall

12.A.beaten　　　　   B.weakened?　　   C.bitten　　　　  D.frightened

13.A.sickness 　　　　 　　B.family?   C.children　　   D.sadness

14.A.good　　　　　　 B.bad?  C.except  D.painful

15.A.all the time　　 　　　　　　 B.at one time?    C.at times　　   D.in time

16.A.his own  　　　　　　 B.at an end?　　  C.somebody else’s  D.in plenty

17.A.beautiful 　　　　　　 B.middle-aged?C.strange  D.kind-hearted

18.A.in a bank 　　　　　　 B.spent?　　 C.borrowed    D.saved

19.A.spend　　 　　　　　　 B.divide?    C.share　　　　  D.enjoy

20.A.short　　　　　　 B.unpleasant?　　  C.lasting  D.lost

 

Answer 1

答案：D;A;C;B;C;B;C;A;C;A;C;B;A;C;D;A;B;A;C;D
解析：

1、根据前文应该是娶了Alice。 2、Clara受到沉重打击，或许上帝知道作为女人，没有什么(nothing)比这事更为糟糕的了。此处考查几个不定代词的含义。 3、A中hope不跟双宾语，其他三项可跟双宾语，但在法庭上，法官应是依法命令(order)，而不是(persuade)劝说或(force)迫使。 4、由上文可知，Paul曾许诺娶Clara，但到最后他违背了自己的诺言，因此broken作“遭违背的”，是一个形容词，最为合适。 5、“return”一词不与back连用，pay back偿还(借款等)。 6、at that time在那个时候 7、他们虽然穷但并非不开心。 8、此处意为“(婴儿)降生”(=be born)，不及物动词，而bear一词作“生育”讲，例如“She has borne two children.”其过去分词(borne)作“生育”讲时，不用于被动语态。 9、为了赔钱，Paul工作非常努力，从没休过假(take a holiday)，其他三词用在此处不符合题意。 10、从字面意思看是喂七张嘴。“mouth”一词在此意为“需要供养的人”更好，与feed搭配作“养活七口人”。 11、从上句“Illness was always with them”及下文家人相继死去，可知病情是越来越严重(serious)。 12、本题考查动词的用法及含义，bitten, beaten两词都是过去分词，但用法不对，依据上下文，连年的饥饿和疾病使这个家庭变得脆弱，不堪一击。所以要选“weaken”(削弱)，而frighten一词是“使……害怕”。 13、sickness“疾病” 14、家人离他而去，除了(except)记忆与他相伴以外，他孤独地生活在世上。 15、本题考查time词组的含义：all the time “一直、始终”；at one time “一度、曾经”；at times “有时、不时”；in time “最后、最终”。 16、根据本文可知道到那个时候他的薪水就是他自己的了，因为帐已经还完了。 17、根据下文提示，见到的是20年未曾见过面的Clara，她已是中年(middle-aged)。 18、由下文可知，Clara未曾动过这笔钱，一直在一家银行存着。 19、和某人分享，用“share” 20、从全文可以看出，他失去了很多，所以选lost

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