Question

Terry was a middle-aged businessman．He was unsuccessful in career and often complained that he had been fooled by others. One day he told his wife he was disappointed（失望的）with the city that he had to leave.

So his family moved to another city．It was Saturday . When Terry and his wife were busy putting their things in their new home，the lights suddenly and they were forced to stop work．Terry was sorry to have to bring along some candles．Just then he heard light on his door．

“Who is it?” he wondered．Terry knew else in the new city, and this was the moment he especially hated to be ．He opened the door impatiently. At the door was a little , shyly asking，“Sir, do you have ? I’m your neighbor．”“No．”answered Terry angrily．He shut the door ．

After a while the door was knocked again．He opened it and found the same little girl outside．But this time she was two candles radiating（放光）red light．she said，“My grandma told me the neighbor downstairs might need candles．She sent me here to give you these”

At that moment Terry suddenly realized what his failure in life. It was his indifference（冷漠）and unkindness to other people．The person who had fooled him in life was actually nobody else 14 himself, for his eyes had been covered by his mind．

1.A．very B．so C．such D．rather

2.A．morning B．a(chǎn)fternoon C．noon D．evening

3.A．went down B．went out C．went by D．went on

4.A．wanted B．decided C．forgotten D．remembered

5.A．knocks B．calls C．strikes D．sounds

6.A．everybody B．a(chǎn)nybody C．somebody D．nobody

7.A．troubled B．followed C．liked D．1earned

8.A．boy B．girl C．postman D．shopper

9.A．candies B．toys C．lights D．candles

10.A．easily B．worriedly C．happily D．heavily

11.A．bringing B．seeing C．holding D．drawing

12.A．poor B．kind C．new D．young

13.A．made B．caused C．developed D．stopped

14.A．besides B．except C．but D．than

15. A．open B．right C．warm D．cold

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.A

6.D

7.A

8.B

9.D

10.D

11.C

12.C

13.B

14.C

15.D

【解析】

試題分析：泰瑞是一名事業(yè)不成功的商人。他總是抱怨別人愚弄了他。所以他和家人搬到了另一個城市。星期六晚上他和妻子在家整理物品，燈突然熄滅了，泰瑞忘了帶蠟燭。這時有個小女孩敲門，問他是否有蠟燭，他很生氣的回答說：“沒有”。他很生氣的關(guān)上門。一會兒，小女孩又敲門，舉著點著的蠟燭說：“我的奶奶說樓下的鄰居可能需要蠟燭�！贝丝�，泰瑞意識到是他的冷漠以及對他人的刻薄導(dǎo)致了他失敗的人生。

1.

2.A．morning早上；B．a(chǎn)fternoon 下午；C．noon中午；D．evening晚上。星期六的晚上泰瑞和他的妻子正忙著在新家整理物品時，燈突然滅了，他們被迫停止工作。故選D。

3. down落下。下降，減弱；go out熄滅，外出，過時，過完；go by經(jīng)過，依照；go on發(fā)生，進(jìn)行，繼續(xù)，接著。星期六的晚上泰瑞和他的妻子正忙著在新家整理物品時，燈突然滅了，他們被迫停止工作。故選B。

4. ．wanted原型want想要；B．decided原型decide決定；C．forgotten原型forget忘記；D．remembered原型remember記得；泰瑞非常遺憾沒有帶蠟燭。故選擇C。

5. 呼喊聲，打電話；C．strikes罷工，打擊；D．sounds聲音；就在那時他聽到輕輕的敲門聲。故選擇A。

6.A．everybody每個人；B．a(chǎn)nybody任何人；C．somebody某人；D．nobody沒有人；在新城市里泰瑞不認(rèn)識其他人，此時此刻他尤其討厭被麻煩。故選擇D。

7.A．troubled麻煩；B．followed跟隨；C．liked喜歡；D．1earned學(xué)習(xí)；在新城市里泰瑞不認(rèn)識其他人，此時此刻他尤其討厭被麻煩。故選擇A。

8.A．boy男孩；B．girl女孩；C．postman郵遞員；D．shopper顧客；在門邊一個小女孩，害羞地問：“先生，你有蠟燭嗎？”根據(jù)第四段第二句He opened it and found the same little girl outside．可知敲門的是個小女孩。故選B。

9.A．candies糖果；B．toys玩具；C．lights燈；D．candles蠟燭；在門邊一個小女孩，害羞地問：“先生，你有蠟燭嗎？”聯(lián)系下文，文中第四段提到小女孩舉著兩根蠟燭，可知選擇D。

10.A．easily容易地；B．worriedly擔(dān)心地；C．happily高興地；D．heavily沉重地。他沉重地關(guān)上門。結(jié)合上文answered Terry angrily，可知選D。

11.A．bring帶來 B．see看見C．hold舉著D．draw畫；但這時她舉著兩根發(fā)著紅光的蠟燭。因為是點著的蠟燭，所以應(yīng)該用hold，應(yīng)該選C。

12.A．poor貧窮的B．kind好的C．new新的D．young年輕的；我奶奶說樓下的新鄰居可能需要蠟燭。根據(jù)上文知泰瑞是剛到這個城市。故選擇C。

13.A．made原型make制作；B．caused原型cause引起，導(dǎo)致；C．developed原型develop發(fā)展；D．stopped[來:原型stop停止；那時泰瑞突然意識到什么導(dǎo)致了他人生的失敗。故選B。

14.

他的眼睛被冷酷的心靈蒙蔽了。句中有不定代詞nobody，所以選C.

15.A．open開放的；B．right正確的；C．warm溫暖的；D．cold寒冷的。在生活中愚弄了他的人不是別人而是他自己，因為他的眼睛被冷酷的心靈蒙蔽了。根據(jù)文章大意可知選擇D。

考點：故事類閱讀。