Question

“ Just sign here, sir,” the deliveryman said as he handed Oscar Reyna a packet.

The package consisted of a long, narrow box   36  wrapped in brown paper.   37  the box, Oscar saw an umbrella inside—a very old one with a beautifully carved wooden handle.   38  he had not seen it in more than 20 years, he recognized it   39 .

Oscar was 16 when he first saw the   40  umbrella. He had gone to a concert with his grandparents. As they were leaving, he noticed an umbrella on an empty seat. Impressed by its   41  Oscar felt a strong desire to find its   42 .

Oscar   43  the manager to look in the record of advance ticket sales. Just as he thought, a man matched the seat   44  Oscar had found the umbrella. The name was Mrs. Katie O’Brien.

Oscar talked his grandparents into going by Mrs. O’Brien   45  on their way home. He rang the bell, the door opened, and an elderly woman appeared. “May I   46  you?” she asked.

“I’d like to return it if it’s yours,” Oscar said,   47  the umbrella as if presenting a   48  that had long been wished for.

“ Why, yes ! It’s mine,” replied Mrs. O’Brien with a   49  smile and shining eyes. “It was given to me by my father years ago. Thank you so much for returning it. May I offer you a reward for your   50 ?

“No, ma’ma, ”he said , “My grandmother says that a good deed is its own reward.”

“Well, that’s   51  what my father used to say. What is your name, young man?”

Years later Oscar was staring at the finely carved handle of the umbrella as he remembered Mrs. O’ Brien. It was in perfect condition, considering how   52  it was. Why had it arrived here today?

As if   53  , a note fell from the paper. It read：Mrs. O’Brien wanted you to   54  this umbrella as a present for a kind,   55  gesture long ago.

1.                A．strictly         B．carefully        C．roughly   D．casually

 

2.                A．Opening        B．Seizing         C．Observing D．Searching

 

3.                A．After          B．When          C．Since D．Although

 

4.                A．clearly         B．fully           C．immediately   D．suddenly

 

5.                A．average        B．unusual         C．plain D．typical

 

6.                A．beauty         B．shape          C．origin    D．history

 

7.                A．designer        B．seller          C．user D．owner

 

8.                A．convinced      B．forced          C．encouraged   D．advised

 

9.                A．until           B．before         C．which    D．where

 

10.               A．family          B．theatre         C．house D．neighborhood

 

11.               A．invite          B．help           C．bother    D．know

 

12.               A．putting up      B．turning out      C．picking up D．holding out

 

13.               A．chance         B．fact            C．gift   D．result

 

14.               A．wide           B．confident       C．proud D．shy

 

15.               A．patience        B．kindness        C．courage   D．determination

 

16.               A．obviously       B．naturally        C．exactly    D．probably

 

17.               A．old            B．rare           C．precious   D．nice

 

18.               A．in contrast      B．in return        C．in exchange    D．in answer

 

19.               A．possess        B．accept         C．carry D．value

 

20.               A．attractive       B．significant       C．unselfish  D．sympathetic

 

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.B

6.A

7.D

8.A

9.D

10.C

11.B

12.D

13.C

14.A

15.B

16.C

17.A

18.D

19.B

20.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文記敘了一個人拾金不昧，撿到別人的傘之后專程還給失主，很多年之后又收到的失主贈送傘的故事，啟迪我們：善有善報這樣一個樸實的真理和美德。

1..副詞詞義辨析與a very old one with a beautifully carved wooden handle.相呼應，可知答案Ｂ，仔細地，符合文意。

2.動詞詞義辨析與之后the box ，Oscar saw an umbrella inside相呼應，可知答案Ａ，打開，符合文意。

3.連詞詞義辨析根據had not seen it和recognize的對比關系，可知答案D，盡管，表示讓步關系，符合文意。

4.動詞詞義辨析前的impressed by相呼應，可知答案C，立刻、馬上，符合文意。

5.形容詞詞義辨析與前的impressed by相呼應，可知這邊傘很是不尋常（unusual），故答案B符合文意。Average普通的；plain平凡的；typical典型的，均不符合語境，故排除。

6.名詞詞義辨析與上文23 空a very old one with a beautifully carved wooden handle.和下句Years later Oscar was staring at the finely carved handle of the umbrella相呼應，可知答案A，對傘的美印象深刻，符合文意。

7.名詞詞義辨析與前"I'd like to return it if it's yours,"相呼應，可知Oscar特別想找到傘的主人，故答案Ｄ符合文意。

8.動詞詞義辨析 根據句意：Oscar使經理確信（convince），符合文意。Force強迫；encourage鼓勵；advise建議，均不符合語境，故排除。

9.連詞詞義辨析where引導定義從句，在從句中做地點狀語，修飾先行詞the seat.

10.名詞詞義辨析 與下句He rang the bell, the door opened,相呼應，可知答案C符合文意。

11.動詞詞義辨析 根據常識，可知本句的意思是：我可以幫你嗎？故答案B符合文意。

12.動詞詞義辨析 與之后的as if presenting相呼應，故答案D，提供，符合文意。 Put up張貼；turn out結果證明是；pick up撿起、接人，均不符合語境，故排除。

13.名詞詞義辨析與之后的that had long been wished for相呼應，可知答案C，禮物，符合文意。

14.形容詞詞義辨析與and shinning eyes相呼應，可知答案A，燦爛的微笑，符合文意。

15.名詞詞義辨析與40空前的for a kind…相呼應，可知此處答案B符合文意。

16.副詞詞義辨析根據句意：哦，這也是（exactly，確切地）我父親過去經常這樣講的。 Obviously明顯地；naturally自然地；probably可能地，均不符合語境，故排除。

17.形容詞詞義辨析根據前an elderly woman和37空前years later提示，可知此處Oscar在納悶這把傘究竟有多少年的歷史，故答案A符合文意。

18.介詞短語詞義辨析根據37空及之后的Why had it arrived here today?這兩個問題困擾著Oscar，由此可以推斷答案D，好像是為了回答（in answer）這些疑問，符合文意。 in contrast對比；in return作為回報；in exchange作為交換，均不符合語境，故排除。   

19.動詞詞義辨析根據句意：Mrs O’Brien想讓你接受（accept，樂意接受）這把傘。 Possess擁有；carry 攜帶；value珍視，均不符合文意，故排除。

20.形容詞詞義辨析與前"I'd like to return it if it's yours," Oscar said,相呼應，可知多年前Oscar把傘物歸原主是一種無私的行為，故答案C符合文意。

考點：考查故事類短文

點評：本文運用一個小故事啟迪我們：善有善報這樣一個樸實的真理和美德。從本文來看，考生應該從時態、語態、語氣、名詞的數等各個角度分析所填內容是否與上下文一致，從而排除一些備選答案，縮小選擇范圍；分析空白處與前后詞之間的語義關聯、搭配關系，從而排除一些選項；弄清楚該題的句法關系，分析一下它是簡單句、并列句，還是復合句；判斷所填的內容在句中充當什么成分，應是什么詞性，并分析備選答案之間的異同，從而排除干擾項選出正確答案。