Question

【題目】Section B (18 marks)

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in the blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

A year ago, August, Dave Fuss lost his job driving a truck for a small company in west Michigan. His wife, Gerrie, was still working in the local school cafeteria, but it was for Dave to find work, and the price of everything was rising. The Fusses were at the risk of joining the millions of Americans who have their homes in recent years. Then Dave and Gerrie received a timely —$7,000, a legacy(遺產(chǎn)) from their neighbors Ish and Arlene Hatch, who died in an accident. “It really made a difference when we were meeting difficulty.” says Dave.

But the Fusses weren’t the only folks in Alto and the neighboring town of Lowell to unexpected legacy from the Hatches. Dozens of other families were by what the Hatches had done. In some cases, it was a few thousand dollars; in , it was more than $100,000.

It nearly everyone that the Hatches had so much money, more than $3 million—they were an elderly couple who lived in an old house on what was left of the family farm.

Children of the Great Depression, Ish and Arlene were known for their habit of They preferred comparison shopping and would go from store to store, checking prices before making a new purchase.

Through the years, the Hatchespaid for local children to attend summer camps when their parents couldn’t it. “Ish and Arlene never asked if you anything,” says their friend Sandy Van Weelden, “They could see things they could do to make you happier, and they would do them.”

Even more extraordinary was that the Hatches their farmland. It was the Hatches’ wish that their legacy—a legacy of kindness as much as one of dollars and cents—should the whole community and last for generations to come.

Neighbors helping neighbors—that was Ish and Arlene Hatch’s story.

【1】A. happy B. hard C. easy D. nice

【2】A. lost B. bought C. left D. wanted

【3】A. gift B. money C. encouragement D. package

【4】A. accept B. defeat C. win D. receive

【5】A. amazed B. excited C. upset D. touched

【6】A. the other B. another C. other D. others

【7】A. surprised B. frightened C. pleased D. encouraged

【8】A. kind B. generous C. living D. saving

【9】A. afford B. buy C. offer D. keep

【10】A. suffered B. enjoyed C. needed D. did

【11】A. put away B. put up C. gave up D. gave away

【12】A. enrich B. bless C. brighten D. expand

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】A

【4】D

【5】D

【6】D

【7】A

【8】D

【9】A

【10】C

【11】D

【12】A

【解析】

【1】形容詞辨析。A幸福的B困難的C容易的D很好的；對Dave來說找到新的工作很難。

【2】動詞辨析。A失去B購買C離開D想要；這對夫妻很快就會加入到失去房子的失業(yè)人群的大軍之中。

【3】名詞辨析。A禮物B錢C鼓勵D包裹；Dave很驚訝地收到了一份禮物—價值7千美元的遺產(chǎn)。這是他們的鄰居Ish and Arlene Hatch贈送給他們的。

【4】動詞辨析。A接受B打敗C贏得D收到；Fusses夫妻不是這個街區(qū)里唯一的收到Hatch捐助的人，還有很多人都收到了他們的捐助、

【5】動詞辨析。A使…驚訝B使..興奮C使…難受D感動；很多家庭都被Hatch夫婦感動。

【6】詞義辨析。A兩者中的另外一個B另一個C其他的D其他人；在一些情況下，有人得到了幾千美元。在其他的情況下，有人得到的捐助超過了1萬美元。

【7】動詞辨析。A使..驚訝B使…害怕C使..高興D鼓勵；這件事情讓大家都很驚訝，Hatch夫婦竟然有如此多的錢，因為平時生活中他們都很節(jié)省。

【8】詞義辨析。A種類B慷慨的C生活D節(jié)約；這對老夫妻在生活中的節(jié)約的習慣很多人都知道，沒有想到他們竟然如此有錢。

【9】動詞辨析。A承受得起B(yǎng)購買C提供D保持；當孩子的父母親承受不起夏令營的時候，Hatch夫婦就出錢讓孩子們?nèi)�參加夏令營。

【10】動詞辨析。A遭受B喜歡C需要D做；Hatch夫婦從來不問你需要什么，他們只會做一些讓你開心的事情。

【11】短語辨析。A收拾，整理B張貼，搭建，留宿C放棄D贈送；最讓人驚訝的是Hatch夫婦吧他們的農(nóng)場也贈送了出來。

【12】動詞辨析。A使…富有B保佑C使…明亮D擴充；他們這樣做會讓整個社區(qū)里的人都成為富人。