Question

【題目】Barry was going through a very difficult time in his life. His wife recently died. She and Barry had many happy years together. Without his wife, Barry felt that life was meaningless.

For months, Barry stayed in his house all day. Feeling _______ . His friends and his family tried to get him out of the house and encourage him to start doing things, but they were not successful.

One day, Barry s neighbor, a very old woman named Gertrude, called him to come to the fence in front of her house.

“Hello, Barry! Look at this fence. it's______. You are a strong man, and you have some free time. I want you to fix this fence for me, " said Gertrude ______.

Barry wasn't happy. He thought he was the one who _____help and support, because he recently lost his .wife. He thought the old lady was being very rude. However, he knew she was too old to fix the fence herself, so he agreed to fix her fence.

Barry worked on the fence for days. When he finished, Gertrude was very thankful, and Barry____ for the first time in months.

“Barry, you did such a wonderful job fixing my fence. Do you think you could ____ it for me?”Gertrude smiled at him .

Barry couldn’t believe she was asking for more ____. Didn’t she know how sad he was? But because they had been neighbors for years, Barry agreed. He worked hard painting the fence. He felt proud of the beautiful fence he was painting.

Over the next few weeks, Gertrude kept giving Barry jobs. He repaired her door and even built a beautiful patio(露臺)for her. Barry no longer felt that life was meaningless. He finally____that she was never being rude. Instead, she was wise and she saved him.

【1】A. nervous B. excited C. sad D. surprised

【2】A. new B. broken C. strange D. beautiful

【3】A. angrily B. carefully C. rudely D. directly

【4】A. needed B. got C. offered D. refused

【5】A. cooked B. smiled C. slept D. traveled

【6】A. paint B. buy C. build D. clean

【7】A. advice B. money C. help D. attention

【8】A. hoped B. worried C. remembered D. realized

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】D

【4】A

【5】B

【6】A

【7】C

【8】D

【解析】文章講述了一個聰明的老太太讓Barry走出傷心的故事。

【1】句意：感覺傷心。A. nervous緊張的； B. excited 激動地； C. sad 傷心的； D. surprised驚訝的；根據(jù)Barry was going through a very difficult time in his life. His wife recently died可知他是傷心的；故選C

【2】句意：看這些柵欄，它破了。. A. new 新的； B. broken 破的； C. strange 奇怪的； D. beautiful漂亮的；根據(jù)I want you to fix this fence for me為我修它；可知是破的；故選B

【3】句意：Gertrude直接說，我想讓你為我修它。A. angrily 生氣的； B. carefully 仔細的； C. rudely 粗魯?shù)模?/span> D. directly直接的；根據(jù)“Hello, Barry! Look at this fence. it's___2___. You are a strong man, and you have some free time. I want you to fix this fence for me, "可知是直接說；故選D

【4】句意：他認為他是一個需要幫助的人。A. needed需要； B. got 得到； C. offered 提供； D. refused拒絕；根據(jù)because he recently lost his .wife.因為他剛剛失去了妻子他認為他需要幫助；故選A

【5】句意：Barry幾個月里第一次笑了。A. cooked 做飯； B. smiled 微笑； C. slept 睡覺； D. traveled旅游；根據(jù)Gertrude was very thankful,非常感謝他，可知是他笑了；故選B

【6】句意：你認為你能為我給它刷上漆嗎？A. paint 刷漆； B. buy 買； C. build 建造； D. clean弄干凈；根據(jù)He felt proud of the beautiful fence he was painting.可知是刷漆；故選A

【7】句意：Barry不能相信，她要求更多的幫助。A. advice 建議； B. money 錢； C. help幫助； D. attention注意；根據(jù)上文讓他幫忙修柵欄，又讓他刷漆，可知是幫助；故選C

【8】句意：他終于意識到她不是粗魯?shù)摹?/span>A. hoped 希望； B. worried擔(dān)心； C. remembered 記住； D. realized意識到；根據(jù)He thought the old lady was being very rude和she was never being rude. Instead, she was wise and she saved him.可知是意識到；故選D