Ⅰ.完形填空
After getting “payingitforward” several times,I always wish I could buy a coffee for a stranger too.
That particular morning,I 1 in my rearview mirror(后视镜)when I got to the drivethrough window to pay.A 2 woman was driving a sports car behind.I could see her gold jewelry shining in the sunshine.“No way does she need me to buy her coffee!”I was quite 3 ,but then that voice shouted in my heart:“Pay for her coffee.”
Are you kidding me?I was 4 on cash myself,and I was already feeling guilty for spending cash on my own coffee. 5 ,I told the cashier,“Please put the red sports car's 6 on my bill.”As soon as I said it,I felt relief.I knew I had followed my heart.I paid the server and drove to the parking lot.
7 ,the sports car followed.The lady came up and said,“I don't know why I am telling you this but I need you to know how much I 8 that coffee.”She started to 9 ,“Our business partner cheated us and left us in the cold.This could not have come at a worse time 10 we lost our son to cancer last month.I thought nobody 11 about us,and then you appeared.Thank you ever so much.”
Now I was the one who was 12 tears.We chatted and she 13 me that I gave her much more than a cup of coffee that morning.Next time I am in the drivethrough and feel the 14 to pay it forward—there will be no 15 .
【语篇解读】 作者在免下车窗口为一位穿着考究的女士买咖啡,没想到一杯小小的咖啡竟然给遭遇不幸的她带来了莫大的感动。
1.A.noticed B.watched
C.recognized D.glanced
解析:考查动词词义辨析。由空后的“when I got to the drivethrough window to pay”可知,作者没有下车,所以是在车里扫了一眼后视镜。notice意为“注意到”;watch意为“观看”;recognize意为“认出”;glance意为“瞥一眼,扫视”。故D项正确。
答案:D
2.A.crazy B.welldressed
C.palelooking D.cautious
解析:考查形容词词义辨析。根据空后的“I could see her gold jewelry shining in the sunshine.”可知,“我”能看见她的金首饰在阳光下闪闪发光。由此可知,这位女士穿着很考究,故B项正确。crazy意为“疯狂的”;welldressed意为“穿着考究的”;palelooking意为“脸色苍白的”;cautious意为“谨慎的”。
答案:B
3.A.positive B.passive
C.uncertain D.ashamed
解析:考查形容词词义辨析。由上文可知,那位女士穿着很考究,所以此处是指作者确定她不需要自己帮付咖啡钱,故A项正确。positive意为“肯定的”;passive意为“被动的”;uncertain意为“不确定的”;ashamed意为“羞愧的”。
答案:A
4.A.loose B.easy
C.soft D.low
解析:考查形容词词义辨析。由下文可知,作者已经为自己把钱花在咖啡上而感到内疚了。由此可知,作者自己也缺钱。be low on cash为固定搭配,表示“缺钱,手头紧”,故D项正确。
答案:D
5.A.However B.Instead
C.Besides D.Therefore
解析:考查副词辨析。句意:然而,我告诉收银员,“请把开红色跑车的(那位女士的)订单记在我的账上。”根据句意可知,前后文是转折关系,故A项正确。however意为“然而”;instead意为“相反”;besides意为“此外”;therefore意为“因此”。
答案:A
6.A.price B.debt
C.order D.budget
解析:考查名词词义辨析。作者要为那位女士付咖啡钱,所以此处是指作者告诉收银员把那位女士的订单记在自己的账上,故C项正确。price意为“价格”;debt意为“借款”;order意为“订单”;budget意为“预算”。
答案:C
7.A.Unfortunately B.Immediately
C.Unexpectedly D.Obviously
解析:考查副词词义辨析。开红色跑车的女士跟了上来,这让作者意想不到,故C项正确。unfortunately意为“不幸地”;immediately意为“立即”;unexpectedly意为“出乎意料地”; obviously意为“明显地”。
答案:C
8.A.appreciate B.expect
C.miss D.dislike
解析:考查动词词义辨析。根据空后这位女士的讲述及“Thank you ever so much.”可知,她非常感激作者给她买了一杯咖啡,故A项正确。appreciate意为“感激”;expect意为“期望”;miss意为“想念”;dislike意为“不喜欢”。
答案:A
9.A.argue B.smile
C.complain D.cry
解析:考查动词词义辨析。根据空后这位女士讲述的自己的遭遇可知,此处是指这位女士在哭诉自己的悲惨遭遇,故D项正确。argue意为“争论”;smile意为“微笑”;complain意为“抱怨”;cry意为“哭泣,哭诉”。
答案:D
10.A.once B.before
C.as D.though
解析:考查连词词义辨析。根据空后的“we lost our son to cancer last month”可知,上个月她的儿子死于癌症,所以没有比这更糟的时刻了,故C项正确。once意为“一旦”;before意为“在……之前”;as意为“因为”;though意为“尽管”。
答案:C
11.A.talked B.heard
C.cared D.worried
解析:考查动词词义辨析。上文说这位女士被生意伙伴骗了,而且儿子也死于癌症,她以为没人关心她了,故C项正确。talk意为“谈论”;hear意为“听说”;care意为“关心,在意”;worry意为“担心”。
答案:C
12.A.sending back B.fighting back
C.taking back D.getting back
解析:考查动词短语辨析。一杯小小的咖啡竟然给那位女士带来如此大的感动,让她觉得还有人在关心她,这也让作者深为触动,所以此处是指作者强忍着泪水,故B项正确。send back意为“送回”;fight back意为“还击,抑制”;take back意为“拿回”;get back意为“恢复”。
答案:B
13.A.advised B.convinced
C.astonished D.reminded
解析:考查动词词义辨析。根据空后的“I gave her much more than a cup of coffee that morning”可知,通过聊天,那位女士让作者相信,那天早上作者给她的远不止一杯咖啡,故B项正确。advise意为“建议”;convince 意为“使相信”;astonish意为“使惊讶”;remind意为“提醒”。
答案:B
14.A.command B.request
C.duty D.urge
解析:考查名词词义辨析。句意:下一次,当我来到免下车窗口,并感到有一种传递爱心的冲动时,我不会再犹豫了。根据句意及空后的“to pay it forward”可知,此处指下次作者感到一种传递爱心的冲动时,故D项正确。command意为“命令”;request意为“请求”;duty意为“责任”;urge意为“强烈的欲望”。
答案:D
15.A.hesitation B.debate
C.delay D.tremble
解析:考查名词词义辨析。作者为这位女士买的一杯咖啡竟给她带来了如此大的感动,所以此处是指以后作者一定会毫不犹豫地再这样做,故A项正确。hesitation意为“犹豫”;debate意为“辩论”;delay意为“耽搁”;tremble意为“颤抖”。
答案:A