Test 1
(2020·河南大教育合作学校6月联考)Julie Morgan and her husband，Rich，had planned a trip from their home in Indianapolis to Battle Creek，Michigan，for her 56th birthday.The couple used to live in Battle Creek，and would__1__eat at Steve's Pizza despite money being__2__．“It's just the best pizza，and we've never had anything as__3__，”Julie Morgan said.“We'd try new pizza as a whole family and __4__it against Steve's.”
But their trip was__5__when Rich ended up in the ICU where he was told that his __6__with cancer was coming to an end and he had days，maybe weeks，left to __7__．Without telling the couple，Julie's father，David Dalke，__8__called Steve's and spoke to the manager to explain the __9__，hoping to get a letter，text or some kind of__10__．
But manager Dalton Shaffer went above and beyond，telling them he would __11__the pizzas to Indianapolis，even though Steve's Pizza doesn't normally __12__．“I just wanted to do that for them，” he said.“I just wanted to make them __13__．”
Just after the pizza shop __14__at 10：15 p．m.，Shaffer drove 225 miles，making it into Indianapolis with two pizzas at 2：30 a．m.，where he was __15__by the Morgans' children，and Julie's father.“It was almost like he was just making a delivery across __16__，”Dalke said.He offered to put Dalton up for the __17__in a hotel，but he__18__and immediately left for the return trip home because he had to work the next day.
“Dalton brought our family so much joy—and the best __19__in the world—at a really __20__time，”Ms.Morgan said.
[语篇解读] 临终病人Morgan对家乡的比萨情有独钟、念念不忘。一家比萨饼店员Shaffer得知后，开车来回七百多公里，深夜将比萨送到Morgan家，令他们全家感动不已。
1．A.briefly B．simply
C．regularly D．occasionally
解析：结合上下文可知，Julie Morgan夫妇在Battle Creek当地生活时经常到这家比萨店吃饭。
答案：C
2．A.tight B．loose
C．valuable D．abundant
解析：尽管当时这对年轻夫妇的收入很“拮据，紧张”。
答案：A
3．A.rare B．good
C．cheap D．pretty
解析：Julie Morgan夫妇认为这家比萨店里的比萨饼是他们吃过的最好的。
答案：B
4．A.pay B．taste
C．weigh D．measure
解析：他们也品尝其他的比萨，但总是与Steve's Pizza家的比萨做对比。measure意为“测量，做参照”。
答案：D
5．A.listed B．arranged
C．realized D．interrupted
解析：由于这个意外，这对夫妇计划中的密歇根比萨店之行被打断了。
答案：D
6．A.bond B．battle
C．relation D．treatment
解析：医生告诉Morgan，他同癌症的抗争已接近尾声，即Morgan已经到了癌症晚期。
答案：B
7．A.live B．work
C．relax D．remain
解析：结合上下文可知，Morgan病情危重，可能只有几天或几周的生命了。
答案：A
8．A.secretly B．abruptly
C．casually D．immediately
解析：在这种情况下，Julie的父亲偷偷地给Steve's Pizza店的老板打了个电话。
答案：A
9．A.deal B．error
C．crisis D．situation
解析：Julie的父亲向比萨店的老板解释了所遇到的境况。
答案：D
10．A.followups B．wellwishes
C．feedback D．reward
解析：Julie的父亲打电话的目的，只是希望这家比萨店能够给自己的女儿女婿一点祝愿。
答案：B
11．A.send B．report
C．drive D．promise
解析：根据下文中的“Shaffer drove 225 miles”可知，Dalton是自己开车去送比萨的。
答案：C
12．A.mind B．advertise
C．order D．deliver
解析：Steve's Pizza这家比萨店平时并不送外卖。
答案：D
13．A.happy B．surprised
C．certain D．reunited
解析：他这样做的目的，就是为了能让Morgan家人高兴。
答案：A
14．A.opened B．paused
C．closed D．delayed
解析：根据上下文可知，应该是当天这家比萨店关门打烊之后。
答案：C
15．A.expected B．attended
C．greeted D．admitted
解析：Morgans的孩子和父亲已经在门口迎接他了。
答案：C
16．A.town B．border
C．forest D．country
解析：他当时的表现就像是在跨城区送外卖一样。
答案：A
17．A.week B．night
C．trouble D．effort
解析：根据上面的时间可知，此时已是深夜，这家人让Dalton在旅店里过夜。
答案：B
18．A.lied B．hesitated
C．refused D．forgave
解析：Dalton婉言谢绝了这家人的善意。
答案：C
19．A.news B．pizza
C．award D．medicine
解析：Dalton给他们送来了世界上最好的比萨。
答案：B
20．A.late B．accurate
C．joyful D．difficult
解析：Morgan的时日不多，对这家人来说，这是一个非常艰难的时期。
答案：D
