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(2013·鲁西南名校联考卷)Recently divorced and unemployed,I was on my way downtown to do the rounds of the employment offices.I had no umbrella,for my old one had ____,and I could not ____ another one.
I sat down in the ____ and there against my seat was a(n) ____ silk umbrella with a silver handle.I had ____ seen anything so lovely.I examined the handle and saw a carved ___.The usual procedure would have been to ____ the umbrella to the conductor,but an idea __ to me.I decided to take it with me and find the owner myself.
I got off the bus in a downpour and ____ opened the umbrella to protect myself.Then I ____ a telephone book for the name on the umbrella.I called and a lady ____.
Yes,she said ____,that was her umbrella,which her parents,now dead,had given her as a birthday present.But,she ____,it had been stolen ____ her doorstep a month before.
She was so excited that I ____ I was looking for a job and went directly to her house.She took the umbrella,and her eyes were filled with ____.She wanted to give me a ____,but-though twenty dollars was all I had in the world-her happiness at regaining this ____ possession was beyond words and I believed accepting her money would have ____ something.We talked for a while and I left.
A week later,I got a job as a sales manager ____.It might be my kindness that paid off.But who knows?
小题1:
A.broken upB.gone awayC.fallen apartD.faded away
小题2:
A.affordB.borrowC.findD.repair
小题3:
A.officeB.busC.theaterD.train
小题4:
A.uglyB.beautifulC.wornD.ancient
小题5:
A.evenB.alwaysC.alreadyD.never
小题6:
A.designB.numberC.nameD.brand
小题7:
A.turn inB.show offC.open upD.carry away
小题8:
A.occurredB.ranC.struckD.happened
小题9:
A.firmlyB.suddenlyC.casuallyD.thankfully
小题10:
A.readB.searchedC.gotD.used
小题11:
A.appearedB.repliedC.answeredD.screamed
小题12:
A.in surpriseB.in panicC.in silenceD.in anger
小题13:
A.assumedB.addedC.declaredD.announced
小题14:
A.fromB.inC.besideD.of
小题15:
A.mentionedB.forgotC.realizedD.remembered
小题16:
A.memoryB.honorC.tearsD.thanks
小题17:
A.giftB.positionC.hugD.reward
小题18:
A.expensiveB.commonC.rareD.special
小题19:
A.boughtB.ruinedC.expressedD.enjoyed
小题20:
A.immediatelyB.naturallyC.hopefullyD.unexpectedly

小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:B
小题5:D
小题6:C
小题7:A
小题8:A
小题9:D
小题10:B
小题11:C
小题12:A
小题13:B
小题14:A
小题15:B
小题16:C
小题17:D
小题18:D
小题19:B
小题20:D

家庭的不幸、失业的压力和生活的窘迫并没有让“我”丧失道德,“我”将捡到的雨伞归还给了它的主人。最终善有善报,“我”出乎意料地找到了一份销售经理的工作。
小题1:解析 “我”没有雨伞,因为那把旧伞已经“散架”了。break up“(使)破碎”;go away“离开,走开”;fade away“褪色,逐渐消失”,均不符合语境。
答案 C
小题2:解析 由于离婚和失业,“我”买不起另外一把伞。afford表示“买得起;能支付”。
答案 A
小题3:解析 根据下一段的开头“I got off the bus...”可知,“我”在“公共汽车”上坐了下来。
答案 B
小题4:解析 后一句说“I had __15__ seen angthing so lovely.”,由此可知这是一把非常“漂亮的”伞。
答案 B
小题5:解析 这把伞做工讲究,“我”以前“从未”见过如此可爱的东西。
答案 D
小题6:解析 根据第20空后面的“...for the name on the umbrella.”可知,伞柄上刻有一个“名字”。
答案 C
小题7:解析 这是在公共汽车上捡到的别人丢失的东西,正常的程序是把雨伞“上交”给售票员。turn in“上交”。
答案 A
小题8:解析 “我”“想到”一个主意,决定自己带着雨伞找到失主。occur to sb“(主意或想法突然)浮现于某人的脑海中”。
答案 A
小题9:解析 作者在倾盆大雨中下了车,由此可知作者“感激地”打开这把伞遮雨。
答案 D
小题10:解析 作者从电话簿上“查找”雨伞上的那个名字。search“查找,搜寻”。
答案 B
小题11:解析 作者拨通电话后,一位女士“接听”了电话。此处answer表示“接电话”。
答案 C
小题12:解析 女士突然有了雨伞的消息,自然感到非常“惊讶”。后三项分别表示“恐慌”“沉默”“愤怒”,显然不符合语境。
答案 A
小题13:解析 此处add表示“补充说”。assume“假定”;declare“宣布,声明”;announce“宣告,公布”。
答案 B
小题14:解析 这把伞一个月以前就被人“从”门阶前偷走了。
答案 A
小题15:解析 女士如此激动以至于作者当时“忘记”了自己正在寻找工作,径直去了那位女士的家。
答案 B
小题16:解析 女士接过这把雨伞后,眼中满是“泪水”。
答案 C
小题17:解析 根据本句内容可知,女士想给作者钱作为“报酬”。
答案 D
小题18:解析 第四段提到这是女士已经去世的父母送给她的生日礼物,由此可知这是一把非常“特殊的”雨伞。
答案 D
小题19:解析 作者相信接受了她的钱就会“毁坏”某种东西。
答案 B
小题20:解析 下一句提到也许是“我”的善心有了回报,由此可知作者“出乎意料地”得到了一份销售经理的工作。
答案 D
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科目:高中英语 来源:不详 题型:完形填空

It was an early morning in summer. In the streets, sleepy-eyed people were moving quickly, heading towards their    . This was the beginning of another      day in New York City.      this day was to be different.
Waiting     the crowded streets, on top of a       110 stories high, was Philippe Petit. This daring Frenchman was about to     a tightrope (绷索) between the two towers of the World Trade Center.
Philippe took his first      with great care.  The wire held. Now he was     he could do it.     only a balancing pole, Philippe walked his way across, a      of 131 feet.
 Soon the rush-hour     began to notice. What a      ! There, 131 feet above the street, a      figure was walking on air.
 Philippe made seven      , back and forth (来回). He wasn't satisfied with just      . At times, he would turn, sit down, and     go on his knees. Once, he had the astonishing     to lie down on the thin thread. And thousands of      watchers stared with their hearts beating fast.
 After the forty-five-minute     , Philippe was taken to the police station.  He was asked     he did it. Philippe shrugged (耸肩) and said, "When I see two tall buildings, I walk."
小题1:
A.jobsB.homesC.busesD.offices
小题2:
A.workingB.hotC.sameD.ordinary
小题3:
A.AndB.SoC.ButD.Thus
小题4:
A.forB.inC.byD.above
小题5:
A.roofB.positionC.wallD.building
小题6:
A.throwB.walkC.climbD.fix
小题7:
A.actB.landingC.stepD.trip
小题8:
A.sureB.uncertainC.gladD.nervous
小题9:
A.ThroughB.AgainstC.WithD.On
小题10:
A.distanceB.heightC.spaceD.rope
小题11:
A.streetsB.crowdsC.passengersD.city
小题12:
A.heightB.pleasureC.wonderD.danger
小题13:
A.greatB.strangeC.publicD.tiny
小题14:
A.experimentsB.circlesC.tripsD.movements
小题15:
A.walkingB.stayingC.actingD.showing
小题16:
A.almostB.evenC.oftenD.rather
小题17:
A.spiritB.resultC.strengthD.courage
小题18:
A.patientB.terrifiedC.pleasedD.enjoyable
小题19:
A.showB.trickC.tryD.program
小题20:
A.howB.whyC.whetherD.when

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