Question

 Nancy Volk operated a sidewalk cafe in Anoka, Minnesota to support her family.

Dan Heins, one of the cafe’s regular customers, had a  36 : kidney dialysis（腎透析） from 6 to 10 a.m on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, after   37  at the cafe. The 56-year-old owner of the small cafe, Nancy   38  that Heins' diabetes(糖尿病)was 39  for his kidney failure and the cut-off of his leg. And Dan knew that Nancy, a single mother with three daughters, worked two other jobs to  40 the cafe open and meet her housing loans.

One morning as he ordered his breakfast, he 41  he would be on kidney dialysis the rest of his life if he didn't receive a(n)  42 . Nancy didn't hesitate, simply saying “I’ll donate”. A normal  43  volunteered to give him an organ? It seemed   44 to Dan, and Nancy had to spend a few weeks   45  him she was serious. The day before Thanksgiving in 2009, the results of the medical tests came in: She was a  46 .

While they were  47  the transplant, Dan’s other leg was cut off and Nancy’s financial 48  grew from bad to worse.

Nancy decided to close the cafe last September much  49  she loved it. At the same time, her home was going into   50 . Dan's insurance would  51  her surgery costs, but she was worried too much that she wouldn't be able to work the part-time jobs for six weeks.

Steve Ohlsen, another customer of the cafe,   52  a donation box near the register. In less than one month, people gave Nancy several thousand dollars—enough to ensure   53  on her home while she recovered.

Nancy and Dan had their 54  in September. Four months later,Dan is  55 dialysis, and Nancy has sent thank-you notes to her supporters.

1.	A．way B．service C．route D．routine

 

2.	A．breakfast B．supper C．lunch D．dinner

 

3.	A．guessed B．knew C．imagined D．concluded

 

4.	A．serious B．impossible C．responsible D．important

 

5.	A．keep B．run C．cause D．want

 

6.	A．shouted B．murmured C．smiled D．informed

 

7.	A．operation B．surgery C．transplant D．transfer

 

8.	A．friend B．relation C．shopkeeper D．student

 

9.	A．exciting B．unreal C．unusual D．moving

 

10.	A．cheating B．convincing C．informing D．involving

 

11.	A．match B．partner C．companion D．mate

 

12.	A．searching for B．waiting for C．looking into D．taking in

 

13.	A．position B．profession C．situation D．condition

 

14.	A．although B．while C．though D．when

 

15.	A．trouble B．business C．service D．luck

 

16.	A．offer B．provide C．give D．cover

 

17.	A．made B．laid C．placed D．set

 

18.	A．payments B．expenses C．repairs D．fees

 

19.	A．personalities B．supporters C．surgeries D．lives

 

20.	A．off B．down C．up D．to

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1. D

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.A

6.B

7.C

8.A

9.B

10.B

11.A

12.B

13.C

14.C

15.A

16.D

17.C

18.A

19.C

20.A

【解析】

1.由句意可知：每二、四、六早飯之后，Dan Heins都要去醫院做透析。所以這里指他的常規做法。routine常規，慣例。route固定線路；way方法，service服務.

2.由句中的時間上午6點到10點，和文中給出的after可以推測出，他是早飯之后去透析。

3.根據語境可知Dan是這里的常客，故作為老板娘的Nancy應該知道他的病因，而不是想象、推測等。

4.be responsible for表示“對……負責”。故句意為：糖尿病是造成Dan腎衰和切除一條腿的根源。

5.根據句意：Nancy為了還房貸和維持小店，不得不還打兩份零工。Keep the café open表示“使得小店開門/維持下去”。

6.因為在小吃店叫飯，他不可能通知或大呼小叫的告訴別人，故排除A、D, smile與病中Dan的心情不符，故選B，murmur表示“低語”。

7.上文的“I’ll donate”和下文的While they were waiting for the transplant都表明Dan需要器官移植，故選 transplant表示“器官移植”；transfer表示“遷移, 移動”。

8.由上下文可知，Dan是小吃店的一個顧客，故排除B、C、D選項。A normal friend表示“普通朋友”。

9.根據下文Nancy花了幾個星期才讓他信以為真，可知起初Dan不相信這是真的。

10.考查動詞的辨析。convince sb.that…/convince sb. of sth.表示“使……信服”。

11.經過一系列的測試，Nancy是腎臟相匹配的人。match表示“般配的人”。partner合作伙伴；companion同伴，伙伴；mate配偶, 同事.

12..上文提及了找到了匹配的人，現在理應是等待接受移植，所以用wait for。

13.由下文可知Nancy的經濟狀況愈來愈糟糕，故選situation，表示“情景，狀況”。position職位； profession職業； condition情況, 條件。

14.這是一個由though引導的倒裝讓步狀語從句。當as, though引導讓步狀語從句時，從句倒裝。（though可以用陳述語序）

15.由下文Nancy擔心不能工作和人們的捐款，可推測出她的家境即將處于困境之中。

16. 根據句子的主語Dan's insurance 可以排除A、B、C選項，因為他們需用人或表示人的名詞做主語。cover表示“涵蓋，支付”。

17.該動詞的賓語是捐款箱，故應放到合適的位置，而不是現場制作，或平放、豎放。

18.上文的meet her housing loans 給該空提供了信息。

19. 因為是器官移植手術，需要雙方動手術，故選A。surgery表示“外科手術”。而其他A、B、D表示“支持者；個性；生命”。

20.由于進行了腎移植，Dan終于擺脫了糖尿病的困擾。off表示“離開，遠離”。