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Waiting for the airplane to take off, I was happy to have a seat by myself．Just then, an air hostess approached me and asked, “Would you mind   26   your seat? A couple would like to sit together．” The only 27 seat was next to a girl with her arms in casts（石膏），a black-and-blue face, and a sad expression．“  28  am I going to sit there,” I thought immediately．But a soft voice spoke, “She needs help．” Finally, I  29  to move to that seat．

The girl was named Kathy．She  30  in a car accident and now was on her way for  31  When the snack and juice arrived, it did not take me long to  32  that Kathy would not be able to  33  herself．I considered  34  to feed her but hesitated, as it seemed too  35  to offer a service to a  36  ．But then I realized that Kathy’s need was more  37  than any of my discomfort．I offered to help her eat, and  38 she was uncomfortable to accept, she  39  as I expected．We became closer and closer in a short period of time．By the end of the five-hour trip, my heart  40  , and the  41  was really better spent than if I had just sat by myself．

I was glad I had reached  42  my comfort zone to sit next to Kathy and feed her．Love  43  flows beyond human borders and remove the fears that keep us  44 ．When we  45  to serve another, we grow to live in a larger and more rewarding world．

1.A．losing             B．changing         C．taking           D．giving

2.A．comfortable B．suitable                C．available        D．favorable

3.A．No problem         B．No way           C．Nowhere          D．No doubt

4.A．decided            B．wanted           C．regretted        D．promised

5.A．was                B．would be         C．used to be       D．had been

6.A．treatment          B．travel           C．pleasure         D．business

7.A．know               B．say              C．realize          D．recognize

8.A．eat                B．feed             C．choose           D．support

9.A．offering           B．needing          C．stopping         D．trying

10.A．impolite          B．far              C．close            D．fast

11.A．girl              B．neighbor         C．passenger        D．stranger

12.A．unusual           B．direct           C．important        D．shameful

13.A．when              B．although         C．since            D．as

14.A．refused           B．wondered         C．cried            D．did

15.A．had warmed B．had jumped              C．had broken       D．had cheered

16.A．life              B．money            C．time             D．energy

17.A．below             B．through          C．across           D．beyond

18.A．seldom            B．never            C．hardly           D．sometimes

19.A．separate          B．independent      C．silent           D．upset

20.A．happen            B．stretch          C．wait             D．continue

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.D

6.A

7.C

8.B

9.A

10.A

11.D

12.C

13.B

14.D

15.A

16.C

17.D

18.D

19.A

20.B

【解析】文章講述的是作者通過幫助座位旁邊的一個受傷的女孩而得到了一個經驗教訓，即幫助別人會讓世界更美好。

1.上下文，根據后面的A couple would like to sit together可知，一對夫妻想坐在一起，因此想跟我換位置。

2.形容詞，comfortable 舒服的suitable 合適的 available可得到的，空閑的  favorable贊許的，有利的  句意為，唯一空閑的座位是在一個小姑娘旁邊。

3.上下文，根據下文可知，作者剛開始并不愿意坐過去，因此選擇B，意為，我絕不過去。

4.句意理解，最終我決定坐到那個位置上去。

5.上下文，根據后面的now was可知，車禍發(fā)生在was之前，即過去完成時

6.句意理解，她受傷了，因此她是在去治療的路上。

7.句意理解，沒一會我就意識到了她不能自己吃東西，即feed herself，意為自己吃東西，

8.同上

9.上下文，根據下文的offer a service可知，

10.句意理解，因為看起來給一個陌生人提供服務好像太不禮貌了。

11.同上

12.句意理解，但是后來我意識到了她的需求比我的不舒服更重要，

13.句意理解，盡管她接受我的幫助也感到不舒服，但是她還是按照我所期望的那樣做了。

14.同上

15.上下文，根據后面作者心情變好了可以，此處作者意思是心里感到暖暖的

16.句意理解，此處指的是上文講的五個小時的旅途，這段時間比我自己一個人坐要好過的多了。

17.句意理解，此處意為，我很高興，我走出了我的舒適地帶，即突破了自己通常的做法，

18.句意理解，句意為，有時候愛完全超過了人與人之間的界限，消除了使人們隔開的恐懼，

19.同上

20.句意理解，當人們竭盡全力去幫助別人的時候，我們就會生活在一個更大，更有回報的世界中了。Stretch 意為延伸， 盡力干某事