One Saturday, I got a phone call about electrical problems. Since I am not an electrician, I quickly that the woman on the line had the wrong number. The woman on the phone sounded extremely as her electricity wasn’t working. Her tried to replace a wall switch(開關(guān)), but now some of their lights wouldn’t be on, and the heat had .

The woman thought she was an electrician who had done work for her in the past. I had just recently changed my and she got me instead. I’m not an electrician but I do work with .

 I her that she had the wrong number, and I didn’t know what her old electrician changed his number to. She , and we said goodbye. After I hung up the phone I thought I could help her so I dialed back and found out she was just one town over.

When I got to her house, I told her I would help her, but I would not any money. This confused(使迷惑)her and she asked I would bother if I wasn’t getting paid.  I told her it was an act of and to “pay it forward”. The couple, who were both retired, seemed and said they had never met anyone like me.

 Her husband had fixed the switch which was causing a short(短路). After I was done, they thanked me and tried to give me some . I told them I wouldn’t accept anything, and that the best would be to find someone else to help out. I said that if they can’t find someone else to repay then just be extra nice to each other. They were both unbelievably happy that I to solve their electrical problems quickly, but I think I was even at the opportunity to help them.

1.A. noticed    B. imaginedC. believed     D. realized

2.A. anxious      B. excited     C. nervous      D. curious

3.A. son       B. husband    C. brother    D. father

4.A. shown off   B. paid off   C. shut off     D. taken off

5.A. introducing B. calling    C. expecting    D. searching
6.A. mind      B. address     C. cellphone    D. number

7.A. organization B. electricity  C. education  D. construction

8.A. encouraged   B. blamed    C. taught     D. told

9.A. apologized   B. laughed    C. shouted     D. nodded

10.A. maybe       B. anyway       C. otherwise    D. indeed

11.A. provide    B. receive       C. offer     D. accept
12.A. when        B. whether      C. why       D. how

13.A. honesty     B. kindness     C. courage     D. friendship

14.A. encouraged  B. delighted C. interested   D. surprised

15.A. wrong       B. necessary    C. proper      D. valuable

16.A. candy       B. praise       C. money        D. gift
17.A. decision    B. requirement   C. reply      D. payment

18.A. also       B. ever       C. just      D. even
19.A. decided     B. succeeded    C. managed     D. promised

20.A. better      B. happier      C. easier     D. stronger

 

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.B

6.D

7.B

8.D

9.A

10.A

11.D

12.C

13.B

14.D

15.A

16.C

17.D

18.A

19.C

20.B

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述了作者雖然不是電工，卻幫助老夫婦修好了電，不要任何回報，贊揚了這種助人為樂的精神。

1. that the woman on the line had the wrong number.可知這里意思是我很快意識到她打錯了電話。Noticed注意；imagined想象；believed信任；realized意識到。故選D。

2.。故選A。

3.考查名詞。根據(jù)Her husband had fixed the switch which was causing a short(短路).可知這里應(yīng)填husband ，故選B。

4.考查短語。根據(jù)Her tried to replace a wall switch(開關(guān)), but now some of their lights wouldn’t be on,可知這里意思是熱也被關(guān)閉。shown off炫耀；paid off付清；shut off關(guān)閉；taken off起飛。故選C。

5.考查動詞。根據(jù)The woman thought she was an electrician who had done work for her in the past.可知這里意思是她認(rèn)為自己正在給電工打電話。Introducing介紹；calling 打電話；expecting 期望；searching尋找。故選B。

6.考查短語。根據(jù)and she got me instead.可知這里意思是我最近改變了電話號碼。故選D。

7.考查名詞。根據(jù) I’m not an electrician but I do work with .可知這里意思是雖然我不是電工，但是我確實是從事電力方面的工作。故選B。

8.考查動詞。根據(jù) I her that she had the wrong number, and I didn’t know what her old electrician changed his number to. 可知這里意思是我告訴她。Encouraged鼓勵；blamed 責(zé)備；taught教；told告訴。故選D。

9.考查動詞。根據(jù)常識，打錯電話要道歉。Apologized道歉；laughed笑；shouted大叫；nodded點頭，故選A。

10.

11. I would bother if I wasn’t getting paid.可知這里意思是我不接受錢。provide提供；receive收到；offer提供；accept接受，故選D。

12.

13.。故選B。

14.

15.

16. would be to find someone else to help out.可知這里意思是他們想要給我一些錢。Candy糖果；praise贊揚；money錢；gift禮物，故選C。

17. would be to find someone else to help out.可知這里意思是最好的報酬就是能夠幫助別人。Decision決定；requirement要求；reply回復(fù)；payment報酬，故選D。

18.

19. to solve their electrical problems quickly,可知這里意思是我成功解決了這個問題。Decided決定；succeeded成功；managed成功解決；promised許諾，故選C。

20. to solve their electrical problems quickly, but I think I was even at the opportunity to help them. 可知這里意思是但是我認(rèn)為有機會幫助他們，我更高興。故選B。

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