The summer of 1975 I’d just graduated from college in Southern California and received a Ford Car for a   36   present. I had my first job, in Los Angeles. One Sunday night, thinking myself a very   37   gown-up, I   38   my uncle’s place in South Laguna after a visit,   39 admitting to him that I had less than an eighth of a tank of gas and no   40   to buy more on the way to L.A. I pulled onto the Pacific Coast Highway and watched the   41   move down as I headed north. When the engine started giving off strong smells, I   42   into a gas station. There was no self-serve then; there were no credit cards, no ATMs.

I   43   the guy at the station. I could write him a check for gas, I said, or I could   44  in my car and try to walk to a town with a   45   the next morning. As he was informing me that I could sleep in my car but he’d have me arrested, a station wagon pulled up to the next  46  . The driver—a thin, plain, middle-aged guy—overheard the tail end of my   47   request. As the attendant went to   48   him, he nodded at me. “  49   her tank first,” he said.

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I keep looking for someone unlucky, hoping to save her   53   on the road. Meanwhile, in case she never shows up, I try for other acts of   54   kindness. That quiet driver is always at the pump a few feet away, instructing the attendant to fill mine   55  .

1.A. graduation              B. birthday                    C. Christmas          D. wedding

2.A. independent         B. honest                   C. polite                    D. confident

3.A. reached               B. left                      C. witnessed               D. took

4.A. after                  B. without                  C. on                       D. by

5.A. time                   B. chance                   C. place                     D. cash

6.A. sun                    B. window                  C. needle                   D. clock

7.A. jumped               B. walked                             C. looked                   D. pulled

8.A. seized                 B. pushed                  C. begged                   D. warned

9.A. sit              B. sleep                     C. break                    D. fight

10.A. bank                 B. station                   C. hotel                     D. restaurant

11.A. door                B. garage          C. pump           D. town

12.A. planned             B. failed                    C. pretended              D. suggested

13.A. serve               B. attack                    C. charge                  D. treat

14.A. Open               B. Start                                 C. Fill               D. Heat

15.A. Anxiety              B. Nervousness             C. Caution                   D. Hope

16.A. miles’               B. hours’                   C. liters’                    D. dollars’

17.A. explained            B. repeated                C. threatened             D. ordered

18.A. night               B. car                       C. gas                       D. money

19.A. unwilling            B. unnecessary             C. random                  D. extra

20.A. immediately         B. quickly                   C. next            D. first5

 

【答案】

 

1.A

2.A

3.B

4.B

5.D

6.C

7.D

8.C

9.B

10.A

11.C

12.B

13.A

14.C

15.D

16.D

17.B

18.A

19.C

20.D

【解析】

試題分析:

1.A試題分析:考察名詞辨析。作者剛大學(xué)畢業(yè),應(yīng)該是收到一輛福特車作為畢業(yè)禮物.graduation畢業(yè)birthday生日Christmas圣誕wedding結(jié)婚

2.A試題分析:考察形容詞辨析。一個(gè)星期天的晚上,想到自己已經(jīng)是個(gè)獨(dú)立的成年人了,我在拜訪完叔叔之后,離開了叔叔在South Laguna的家。Independent 獨(dú)立的 honest誠(chéng)實(shí)的  polite 禮貌的           confident自信的。

3.B試題分析:考察動(dòng)詞辨析。我拜訪完叔叔離開叔叔那里。left離開. reach到達(dá)                     witnessed目睹  took帶走

4.B試題分析:考察介詞辨析。沒有向他承認(rèn)我還剩不到八分之一油箱的油,也沒有錢在路上加油回洛杉磯。without沒有after在……之后 on在……上 by在……旁

5.D試題分析:考察名詞辨析。沒錢加油。cash現(xiàn)金time時(shí)間chance機(jī)會(huì)place 地方。

6.C試題分析:考察名詞辨析。我朝北開著車,一路上盯著油表的指針。needle針,指針 sun太陽(yáng)            window窗戶clock鐘

7.D試題分析:考察動(dòng)詞詞組辨析。當(dāng)發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)發(fā)出很強(qiáng)的味道時(shí),我把車開進(jìn)了一個(gè)加油站。pull into開向路邊,開進(jìn)。jump into跳入 walk into走入look into調(diào)查

8.C試題分析:考察動(dòng)詞辨析。beg請(qǐng)求seize抓住push推warn警告

9.B試題分析:考察動(dòng)詞辨析。我可以給他開張支票來加油,或者睡在車上等第二天早上走路去一個(gè)有銀行的鎮(zhèn)里。sleep睡覺 sit坐break打破fight打架

10.A試題分析:考察名詞辨析。因?yàn)闆]錢加油,所以應(yīng)該去銀行。bank銀行station車站hotel旅館restaurant餐館

11.C試題分析:考察名詞辨析。一輛旅行車停在了隔壁的加油泵那里。pump水泵,油泵door門            garage車庫(kù)town鎮(zhèn)。這是來加油的車,應(yīng)該是停在油泵那里。

12.B試題分析:考察動(dòng)詞辨析。那車一停,加油站的職員要去加油了,便結(jié)束了我的沒有實(shí)現(xiàn)的要求。failed失敗的planned計(jì)劃好的pretended被假裝的suggested被建議的。

13.A試題分析:考察動(dòng)詞辨析. serve為……服務(wù)attack襲擊 charge要價(jià)treat對(duì)待。服務(wù)員過去給他的車子加油,是為他服務(wù),所以選A.

14.C試題分析:考察動(dòng)詞辨析。他向我點(diǎn)點(diǎn)頭說:“先給她的油箱加油”fill裝,填充open打開start開始heat加熱。所以選C

15.D試題分析:考察名詞辨析。聽到有人要幫自己加油,終于見到了希望。hope希望anxiety焦急         nervousness 緊張 caution小心 。根據(jù)意思,選D。

16.D試題分析:考察名詞辨析。我只需價(jià)值兩美元的油。我能到家就行。要填單詞后有個(gè)worth,說明要填一個(gè)表示價(jià)錢的名詞,所以用 dollars美元。而 miles’英里hours’小時(shí)liters’升。

17.B試題分析:考察名詞辨析。他開始對(duì)服務(wù)員說了一次,這里再次說,所以是重復(fù),用repeat選B. explain 解釋 threaten威脅order命令。

18.A試題分析:考察名詞辨析。作者曾經(jīng)受人幫忙為她加了油所以她現(xiàn)在一直在路上尋找不幸的人,希望能在路上也給需要幫助的人加油。所以用gas 汽油。night晚上car 小汽車 money錢

19.C試題分析:考察形容詞辨析。unwilling不愿意的unnecessary沒必要的random 任意的extra額外的。句意應(yīng)該是我還盡量去做任何其它的善事。所以選C。

20.D試題分析:考察副詞辨析。那個(gè)安靜的司機(jī)總在幾英尺遠(yuǎn)的油泵出叫服務(wù)員先給我的油箱加油。first首先immediately立刻quickly迅速next接著。

考點(diǎn):考察夾敘夾議類文章。

 

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