Question

One night last summer, my neighbor Debbie came over and knocked on my door. “I’m leaving for   21, Jim,” she said. “Would you mind dropping by my house in a bit and   22 on my mother?”

“Not a problem,” I said.

I’d lived next door to Debbie and her 84-year-old  23  , Nan, for about six months, and we’d become fast friends. Debbie always worked at night. She  24  leaving her mom alone, so she asked if it was okay if she rigged (装配) up one of those baby monitors and  25  me a receiver.

I was 26  to help. After all, I’ve been blind since infancy(婴儿期) and out of work for years. In fact, at 54, I’d come to wonder if I had much   27 anymore.

Like me, Nan was   28 ―and was also hard of hearing. That evening Nan and I chatted for a bit 29.

“If you’re okay,” I said, “I think I’ll turn in.” Before I 30, I made sure the baby monitor was working.

“Good night, Nan,” I said. I 31  my stick and headed out the door. “See you tomorrow,” Nan called behind me. I locked the door and 32  my way home.

Several minutes 33 I heard a sound. It was Nan on the 34  . “Jim! Jim!” I heard over the monitor. “The house is 35 ! Help! ”

I went as   36   as I could to Debbie’s. I got to the front door. I could 37 a heavy, thick smoke. I put my hand on the doorknob(门把手), and reached for my key and 38  the door. “Here, Jim. Help!” Her voice was weak.

“Let’s get out of here!” I shouted. Grabbing her hand, I started to move on. I tapped with my cane 39 we found the front door. We felt our way down the steps, 40 in the sweet, fresh summer air, and to the gate of her yard. Thank you, Lord. We’re all safe.

21. A. play	B. study	C. game	D. work
22. A. checking	B. taking	C. putting	D. keeping
23. A. father	B. mother	C. sister	D. brother
24. A. thought about	B. worried about	C. cared for	D. looked for
25. A. sold	B. bought	C. brought	D. gave
26. A. sad	B. sorrowful	C. glad	D. upset
27. A. value	B. price	C. money	D. service
28. A. deaf	B. old	C. wise	D. blind
29. A. long before	B. before long	C. once again	D. as usual
30. A. left	B. stayed	C. talked	D. chatted
31. A. set up	B. put up	C. picked up	D. took up
32. A. moved	B. pushed	C. wound	D. felt
33. A. instead	B. later	C. then	D. ago
34. A. neighbor	B. receiver	C. worker	D. speaker
35. A. on fire	B. in trouble	C. in danger	D. on sale
36. A. fast	B. slowly	C. safely	D. well
37. A. see	B. feel	C. taste	D. smell
38. A. unlocked	B.shut	C. broke	D. knocked
39. A. before	B. after	C. until	D. since
40. A. showing	B. noticing	C. losing	D. breathing

 

Answer 1

21.D

解析：考查名词。我要去上班了。根据下文Debbie always worked at night.分析，此处是表明I’m leaving for work.而不可能是去“玩”（play）、“学习”（study）和“比赛”（game）。

22.A

解析：考查动名词。你一会儿有空去我家“看看”（check on）我母亲好吗？check on有“查看”之意，符合语境。take on呈现, 具有，put on穿上,装出，keep on继续, 穿着。

23.B

解析：考查名词。根据上下文判断，Nan是Debbie的母亲。

24.B

解析：考查动词词组辨析。黛比觉得把母亲一个人放在家里不放心即“担心”（worry about）。think about考虑,care for 关怀, 照顾,look for寻找。

25.D

解析：考查动词辨析。黛比问我，要是装上一种幼儿监控器，在“给”（give）我接上一个接听器行不行。sell卖，buy买，bring带来。

26.C

解析：考查形容词辨析。我“乐”(glad)于助人。sad忧愁的, sorrowful悲伤的, upset心烦的。

27.A

解析：考查名词辨析。事实上，我都54岁了，已开始怀疑自己还有多少“价值”（value）可言。price价格，money货币，service服务。

28.D

解析：考查形容词辨析。她像我一样眼“瞎”（blind）――还耳背。deaf聋的，old老的，wise聪明的，均与语境不符。

29.D

解析：考查短语搭配。那天晚上南和我“像往常一样”（as usual）聊了一阵。long before很早以前,before long不久以后，once again(接着)再一次，均与语境不合。

30.A

解析：考查动词辨析。在我“离开”（leave）之前，我又检查了幼儿监控器。stay逗留，talk谈话，chat聊天。

31.C

解析：考查动词搭配。我“拿起”（pick up）拐杖往门外走去。set up建立，put up竖起，take up从事。

32.D

解析：考查动词辨析。我锁好门“摸着”（find）路回了家。move移动，push推动，wind绕着，均不合句意。

33.B

解析：考查副词辨析。几分钟“后”（later），我听到一个声音。instead相反地，then然后，ago在…之前。

34.B

解析：考查名词。“接听器”（receiver）上传来的是南的声音。Neighbor邻居，worker工人，speaker说话者，与上文及本句意思不符。

35.A

解析：考查介词短语。房子“着火了”(on fire)。在结合下文的a heavy, thick smoke.分析，in trouble处在…困境中，in danger危险中，on sale出售，均不合语境。

36.A

解析：考查副词辨析。我尽可能“快地”（fast）朝黛比家走去。slowly慢地，safely安全地，well好地，均不合句意。

37.D

解析：考查动词。我能“闻到”（smell）一股浓重的烟味。因为他是盲人，所以不可能“看到”（see），feel感觉，taste品尝，均不合句意。

38.A

解析：考查动词辨析。我取出钥匙，“打开”（unlock）门。shut关，break破，knock敲，均不合句意。

39.C

解析：考查连词。我轻敲拐杖探路，“直到”（until）找到前门。before在…之前，after在…之后，since因为。

40.D

解析：考查现在分词辨析。我们摸着路下了台阶，终于“呼吸”(breathe)到了夏日甜美、新鲜的空气，到了她家的庭院大门。show展现，notice注意，lose丢失，均不合语境。