Ⅰ.完形填空
It was a beautiful, sunny day.I had just finished __1__ my daughter to the airport to catch an early morning flight.My sons and I __2__ went to a fast food place for __3__ before heading back home.After eating, we all got into the car and pulled out of the __4__.The restaurant was at the very top of a hill.At the bottom of the hill was a __5__ sign, so we found ourselves at the end of a __6__ line of traffic while the cars at the bottom turned onto the __7__ road one at a time.
As I looked down to the bottom of the hill, my eyes saw an elderly man standing __8__ the stop sign.His clothes were __9__ and shabby (破旧的)．He held a cardboard sign with the words “ __10__ Help Please！” written on it.My heart went out to him and I __11__ myself in his situation.As car after car turned onto the main road without __12__ for him, I reached for my wallet to __13__ whatever cash was left in it.As I was pulling it out of my wallet，__14__， I saw a young woman walk up to him along the side of the road.She was carrying a bag full of __15__ taken out from the restaurant I was just at.I watched as the old man __16__the young woman and smiled as she reached out her arms to give him a hug.Suddenly a __17__ honk (喇叭声) from the car behind me made me realize that I hadn't been __18__ forward because this simple choice of __19__ had attracted my attention.By the time I reached the __20__ of the hill, both the man and the lady who had helped him were gone.Yet, as I drove home, the sun seemed to shine even brighter.
作者在回家的路上看到了感人的一幕。一位衣服破旧的老人站在路旁向过往车辆寻求帮助，但没有一辆车停下来帮助他。在作者决定帮助老人时，一位年轻女子递给了老人一袋从餐馆带出来的食物。这样的场景使作者感动至深。
1．A.forcing B．driving C．cheating D．asking
答案：B
解析：考查动词。force“迫使”；drive“驾车送(人)”；cheat“欺骗”；ask“问，要求”。结合本段中的内容“After eating，we all got into the car”可知，作者开车送女儿到机场，故选B。
2．A.then B．still C．thus D．first
答案：A
解析：考查副词。then“然后”；still“仍然”；thus“因此”；first“首先”。此处表示送女儿到机场后，作者和儿子们来到了快餐店，故选A。
3．A.coffee B．tea C．breakfast D．lunch
答案：C
解析：考查名词。结合上文作者开车送女儿赶一大早的航班可以推断他们应是吃早饭，故选C。
4．A.living room B．parking lot C．garden D．yard
答案：B
解析：考查名词(短语)。living room“客厅，起居室”；parking lot“停车场”；garden“花园”；yard“院子”。结合上文可知，此处表示作者和儿子们在快餐店吃完早饭，开车出了停车场，故选B。
5．A.rest B．turning C．stop D．slowing
答案：C
解析：考查名词。rest“休息”；turning“拐弯处”；stop“停止”；slowing“减速”。结合下一段中的“my eyes saw an elderly man standing__8__the stop sign”可知，此处表示有一个停车标志牌，故选C。
6．A.quiet B．single C．long D．strange
答案：C
解析：考查形容词。由下文可知，排队的车辆很多，排着很长的队，故选C。
7．A.opposite B．main C．downward D．slim
答案：B
解析：考查形容词。opposite“相反的”；main“主要的”；downward“向下的”；slim“苗条的”。由下文中的“As car after car turned onto the main road”可知，此处表示车辆驶上主干道，故选B。
8．A.on B．with C．over D．by
答案：D
解析：考查介词。结合语境可知，老人应是站在停车标志牌旁边，故选D。
9．A.loose B．formal C．old D．clean
答案：C
解析：考查形容词。loose“松的”；formal“正式的”；old“年老的，旧的”；clean“干净的”。结合该空后的“and shabby(破旧的)”可知，此处应用old，故选C。
10．A.Offer B．Call C．Need D．Refuse
答案：C
解析：考查动词。offer“提供”；call“打电话”；need“需要”；refuse “拒绝”。结合上文内容可知， 老人的衣服破旧不堪，推测老人需要帮助，故选C。
11．A.hid B．reminded C．regretted D．imagined
答案：D
解析：考查动词。hide“隐藏”；remind“提醒，使想起”；regret“后悔”；imagine“想象”。结合语境可知，作者同情老者，想象自己处于他的处境，故选D。
12．A.stopping B．begging C．waiting D．searching
答案：A
解析：考查动词。stop“停止，停下来”；beg“恳求”；wait“等待”；search“搜寻”。结合后面的“I reached for my wallet to”可知，路过的车辆都没有停下来帮助老人，故选A。
13．A.put away B．set aside C．look for D．give out
答案：C
解析：考查动词短语。put away“把……收拾起来”；set aside“省出，抽出”；look for“寻找”；give out“分发”。结合语境可知，作者将手伸进钱包寻找剩余的现金，故选C。
14．A.therefore B．instead C．anyway D．however
答案：D
解析：考查副词。therefore“因此”；instead“相反”；anyway“无论如何”；however“然而，不过”。结合上下文可知，刚开始没有人停车帮助老人，而作者寻找现金帮助老人时看到一位年轻女子走上前帮助老人，此处表示转折关系，故选D。
15．A.food B．money C．hope D．paper
答案：A
解析：考查名词。结合后面的“taken out from the restaurant I was just at”可知，此处应指从餐馆带出来的食物，故选A。
16．A.rewarded B．admitted C．thanked D．paid
答案：C
解析：考查动词。reward“奖赏”；admit“承认”；thank“感谢”；pay“支付”。此处表示年轻女子帮助了老人，老人感谢她，故选C。
17．A.soft B．short C．loud D．gentle
答案：C
解析：考查形容词。soft“柔软的”；short“短的”；loud“大声的”；gentle“温和的”。结合语境可知，后面的车催促作者开车，喇叭声很大，故选C。
18．A.jumping B．pushing C．wandering D．moving
答案：D
解析：考查动词。jump“跳”；push“推”；wander“闲逛”；move“移动”。结合上下文可知，作者被年轻女子帮助老人的情景所吸引，忘记了开车，后面的车辆按喇叭催促作者移动，故选D。
19．A.courage B．trust C．kindness D．success
答案：C
解析：考查名词。courage“勇气”；trust“信任”；kindness“善良”；success“成功”。年轻女子帮助老人是善意的行为，故选C。
20．A.back B．top C．middle D．bottom
答案：D
解析：考查名词。back“后面，背部”；top“顶部”；middle“中间”；bottom“底部”。结合本段第一句可知，老人原先在山脚下，但当作者来到山脚下时，老人和女子已经不在那儿了，故选D。
