Question

The passengers on the bus watched with sympathy as Susan made her way carefully up the steps. She paid the driver and then, using her hands to   11 the seats, settled in one of them.

It had been a year since Susan became blind. As the result of an accident she was suddenly thrown into a world of   12 . Susan’s husband Mark watched her sink into    13  and he was   14  to use every possible means to help his wife.

Finally, Susan felt ready to   15  to her job, but how would she get there? She used to take the bus, but she was now too    16  to get around the city by herself. Mark   17  to ride the bus with Susan each morning and evening until she could manage it by herself.

For two weeks, Mark accompaniedSusan to and from ____18____ each day. He taught her how to rely on her other   19   , specifically her hearing, to determine where she was and how to adapt to her new   20  .

At last, Susan decided that she was ready to try the trip on her own. Monday morning arrived. Before she left, she hugged her husband   21  , her eyes filled with tears of gratitude. She said good-bye and, for the first time, they went their    22   ways. Each day went perfectly, and a wild excitement took hold of Susan. She was doing it!

On Friday morning, Susan took the bus to work as usual. As she was getting off the bus, the driver said, “Miss, I sure  23 you.” Curious, Susan asked the driver why.

“You know, every morning for the __24_ week, a fine-looking gentleman in a military uniform(軍服) has been standing across the corner watching you until you enter your office building safely,” the bus driver said.

Tears of happiness poured down Susan’s cheeks. She was so lucky for he had given her a gift more powerful than_25_, That is the gift of love that can bring light where there is darkness.

1.                A．touch          B．fall             C．count    D．feel

 

2.                A．weakness       B．sickness        C．darkness  D．sadness

 

3.                A．hopefulness     B．hopelessness     C．carefulness    D．loneliness

 

4.                A．encouraged     B．determined      C．honored  D．pleased

 

5.                A．return         B．adjust          C．prefer    D．stick

 

6.                A．skilled          B．astonished      C．excited   D．frightened

 

7.                A．volunteered     B．tried           C．continued D．refused

 

8.                A．school         B．shop           C．work D．bus

 

9.                A．feeling         B．abilities         C．skills D．senses

 

10.               A．position        B．environment    C．tradition   D．role

 

11.               A．politely         B．calmly          C．briefly D．tightly

 

12.               A．broad          B．separate        C．long  D．lonely

 

13.               A．respect        B．admire         C．know D．support

 

14.               A．past           B．same          C．first  D．next

 

15.               A．courage        B．will            C．sight  D．hearing

 

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.B

5.A

6.D

7.A

8.C

9.D

10.B

11.D

12.B

13.B

14.A

15.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文講的是一個盲人乘客Susan的故事。她由于一次車禍，她失明了，自己的丈夫為了照顧她每天去和她一起上下班，丈夫幫助她適應新的環境，最后Susan決定自己獨自去出行上下班，如果不是司機的提醒她還不知道其實丈夫每天都默默地送她。

1.考查動詞及上下文的呼應。touch觸摸； fall 落下； count計算； feel感覺。根據下文“Susan became blind”，選feel，摸著找 。而非touch，單純碰。故選D。

2.考查名詞及上下文的呼應。weakness弱點； sickness疾病； darkness 黑暗； sadness傷心。根據上文“Susan became blind”，以及本文末句“the gift of love that can bring light where there is darkness”，選darkness。故選C。

3.考查名詞及上下文的呼應。hopefulness有希望； hopelessness絕望； carefulness仔細；        loneliness寂寞，孤獨。根據丈夫看著她陷入絕望之中，故選B。

4.考查形容詞及上下文的呼應。encouraged 鼓勵； determined下定決心的； honored 榮幸的；         pleased高興的。她的丈夫下決心要幫她，故選B。

5.考查動詞及上下文的呼應。return報答； adjust 調整； prefer 喜歡； stick堅持。For two weeks, Mark accompaniedSusan to and from ____18____ each day可以看出她要回到工作崗位，故選A。

6.考查形容詞及上下文的呼應。skilled熟練的； astonished吃驚的； excited興奮的；frightened害怕的。現在她害怕獨自到各處去，故選D。

7.考查動詞及上下文的呼應。volunteer自愿； try 嘗試； continue繼續； refuse拒絕。馬克就志愿和她一起坐車，故選A。

8.考查名詞及上下文的呼應。school學校； shop 商店； work 工作； bus汽車。馬克陪著她來來回回地每天上班，故選C。

9.考查名詞及上下文的呼應。feeling感情； abilities能力； skills技能； senses感覺。根據下文“specifically her hearing”：他教她如何靠其他感覺，故選D。

10.考查名詞及上下文的呼應。position位置； environment環境； tradition 傳統； role角色。如何適應新的環境，選B。

11.考查副詞及上下文的呼應。politely禮貌地； calmly冷靜地； briefly簡要地； tightly緊緊地。動身前，她緊緊地擁抱她的丈夫，眼中含著感激的淚水，故選D。

12.考查形容詞及上下文的呼應。broad 寬的； separate單獨的； long 長的； lonely寂寞的。

這是第一次他們各走各的路，故選B。

13.考查動詞及上下文的呼應。respect尊敬； admire羨慕； know知道，了解； support支持。司機說：我真的很羨慕你，故選B。

14.考查形容詞及上下文的呼應。past過去的； same同一的； first第一； next下一個的。

根據本句謂語has been standing所表達的動作已經發生，并持續到說話時，選past，for + 已經逝去的一段時間，是現在完成時常用的時間狀語之一。故選A。

15.考查名詞及上下文的呼應。Courage勇氣； will意志； sight 視力； hearing聽力。根據下文“the gift of love that can bring light where there is darkness”，本文的“a gift more powerful than    50  ,”是針對“darkness”的，故選C。

考點：故事類短文。

點評：這些題的設置基本考查了學生對于文章的理解能力，和根據上下文理解當句的能力。期間也涉及到一些基本語法問題，比如從句，被動語態，固定搭配以及動詞短語的選擇。