Question

A few years ago I was at an international conference with nearly 700 participants. One afternoon I_31  a very crowded talk by a famous author. The hall filled quickly and soon there were no  32   left , so many dozens of people were standing around the edges.

I saw a very elderly man, stooped(驼背的) slightly with age,   33   against the wall. I immediately got up, told those sitting beside me to   34   the place for him and made my way to him. When I offered my seat to him , he looked  35    and started to refuse , but I would have   36   of that. He asked me my name and thanked me deeply, and then made his  37   back into my row and sat comfortably. Many people who  38   our exchange turned to say what a kind thing I had done. I kept saying , “it’s nothing  39  . I m from Canada, it’s normal for us to help other people!” 

A few minutes later, the man sitting next to the elderly man  40   to leave the hall for another talk and the elderly man   41   to me to return and sit beside him.   42   I resisted, thinking someone else might need it more, but people sitting around him started to repeat my  43 , asking me to come and sit! So I returned and sat beside the gentleman for the  44  .

when the talk was over ,the man thanked me again and  45   asked if I knew who he was . I had no idea. He then looked quite delighted and  46  me a household name that I recognized immediately!

I was astonished to have been sitting next to him,  47  he was excited to think I had given up my seat for him  48   knowing who he was! Again I had to tell him where I come from , and it’s the  49   thing to do! I have felt more blessed to be a Canadian since that day, for seeing how easy it is to  50  someone and how rare it seemed to so many people.

31. A. missed            B. gave           C. expected         D. attended

32. A. seats              B. rooms         C. topics            D. rows

33. A. turning            B. walking        C. leaning           D. lying

34. A. move             B. spare          C. take              D. hold

35. A. glad              B. satisfied        C. disappointed       D. surprised

36. A. nothing           B. none           C. something         D. anything

37. A. living            B. fortune           C. direction           D. way

38. A. witnessed         B. confirmed         C. remembered        D. experienced

39. A. easy             B. popular            C. special            D. funny

40. A. agreed           B. refused             C. chose             D. forgot

41. A. sent             B. signaled            C. rolled             D. said

42. A. At last           B. At least             C. At most           D. At first

43. A. action            B. name              C. dream            D. address

44. A. game            B. discussion           C. course            D. talk  

45. A. quietly           B. loudly.              C. proudly           D. angrily  

46. A. shared            B. told                C. asked             D. answered  

47. A. as if              B. even if             C. so                D .but  

48. A. by               B. without              C. through           D. after

49. A. strange           B. secret               C. normal            D. hard  

50. A. help              B. accept              C. praise            D. trust   

Answer 1

31-35 DACDD   36-40 BDACC    41-45 BDBDA      46-50 BDBCA

解析:

31 D. 由下文可知，作者在台下听报告（attended a talk）

32 A. 由本句后半部分中的many dozens of people were standing around the edges 以及下文作者给那位老人让座可知，此处表示“大厅很快坐满，没有座位(seats)了”。

33 C. 因为没有座位，老人倚靠(leaning)在墙上。

34 D. 作者让周围的人把他的座位占住(hold)以便给那位老人坐。

35 D. 作者主动让座，这让那位老人感到很吃惊(surprised)。

36 B. 那位老人试图拒绝，但作者坚持。Have none of 不接受。

37 D. 上文中的and made my way to him 对此空有提示。

38 A. 周围已经亲眼目睹了(witnessed)作者和老人交换位置的人都在赞扬作者。

39 C. 由下文 It's normal for us to help other people 可知，作者觉得帮助别人没有什么特别(special)

40 C. 几分钟后，老人旁边的一个男士选择(chose)离开座位去听另一个报告。

41 B. 那位老人示意(signaled)作者坐在他旁边。

42 D. 由thinking someone else might need it more 可知，最初(at first)作者拒绝回去坐。

43 B. 但周围的人都在喊作者的名字(name)，让他坐回去。

44 D. 第一锻中的a very crowded talk 和下文中的when the talk was over 对些空有提示。

45 A. 那位老人悄悄(quietly)问作者是否知道他是谁。

46 B. 那位老人告诉了(told)作者一个家喻户晓的名字。

47 D.48 B. 作者惊讶于自己能够和这样一位名人同坐；而(but)令那位老人高兴的是，作者是在不(without)知道他是谁的情况下让座的。

49 C. 第二段最后两句I'm from Canada. It's normal for us to help other people 对此空有提示。

50 A. 帮助(help)别人非常容易做到。