Ⅱ.完形填空
(·湖南省益阳市模拟)
On a cold winter morning, an old man sat awkwardly(笨拙地) against a wall at Sydney's Circular Quay station. I glanced for a moment but __1__ him and walked on to my office as I __2__ he was a derelict (流浪汉).
On my way back that afternoon, in the __3__ place I saw an ambulance and the man was being __4__ by two nurses. He wasn't a derelict but a worker, who __5__ fell ill on his way to work.
Shame shocked me when I realized that sick, old man had put up with the __6__ of the entire day. He probably reached out to passersby for __7__. No one stopped. No one __8__.
A different season and I again __9__ an old man half lying on the footpath. Caught up in the __10__ rush of people commuting (乘车上下班), I would have __11__ him quickly as I had done before. However, the __12__ of the old Winter Man forced me to walk to the man on the ground, who was dressed in smart clothes but lifeless, and __13__ down to ask if he was OK. He __14__ consciousness again, and told me he was diabetic (糖尿病) and __15__ me to call an ambulance for him, which I did.
Very weak, he said to me, in a __16__, “Nobody stopped. Thank you.” I looked into his eyes for a moment in __17__, but much was spoken without a word being said.
As the __18__ ambulance siren(警笛声) announced the arrival of help, a number of __19__ rushed at me: sadness for the Winter Man and __20__ that I didn't walk past another person in need. I was amazed that it had been so easy to be helpful.
1.A.ignored B.remembered
C.comforted D.understood
2.A.announced B.proved
C.expected D.thought
3.A.first B.next
C.public D.same
4.A.watched B.attended
C.supported D.improved
5.A.nearly B.finally
C.suddenly D.immediately
6.A.violence B.coldness
C.tiredness D.anger
7.A.safety B.money
C.help D.attention
8.A.served B.liked
C.knew D.cared
9.A.came across B.gave up
C.looked for D.focused on
10.A.frequent B.great
C.usual D.gradual
11.A.greeted B.found
C.followed D.passed
12.A.guidance B.memory
C.impression D.comment
13.A.lie B.bend
C.hold D.look
14.A.gained B.returned
C.offered D.received
15.A.forced B.allowed
C.encouraged D.asked
16.A.loss B.hurry
C.whisper D.panic
17.A.surprise B.excitement
C.silence D.pain
18.A.moving B.approaching
C.dropping D.calming
19.A.emotions B.dreams
C.plans D.opinions
20.A.relief B.shock
C.luck D.regret
答案与解析
(·湖南省益阳市模拟)
On a cold winter morning, an old man sat awkwardly(笨拙地) against a wall at Sydney's Circular Quay station. I glanced for a moment but __1__ him and walked on to my office as I __2__ he was a derelict (流浪汉).
On my way back that afternoon, in the __3__ place I saw an ambulance and the man was being __4__ by two nurses. He wasn't a derelict but a worker, who __5__ fell ill on his way to work.
Shame shocked me when I realized that sick, old man had put up with the __6__ of the entire day. He probably reached out to passersby for __7__. No one stopped. No one __8__.
A different season and I again __9__ an old man half lying on the footpath. Caught up in the __10__ rush of people commuting (乘车上下班), I would have __11__ him quickly as I had done before. However, the __12__ of the old Winter Man forced me to walk to the man on the ground, who was dressed in smart clothes but lifeless, and __13__ down to ask if he was OK. He __14__ consciousness again, and told me he was diabetic (糖尿病) and __15__ me to call an ambulance for him, which I did.
Very weak, he said to me, in a __16__, “Nobody stopped. Thank you.” I looked into his eyes for a moment in __17__, but much was spoken without a word being said.
As the __18__ ambulance siren(警笛声) announced the arrival of help, a number of __19__ rushed at me: sadness for the Winter Man and __20__ that I didn't walk past another person in need. I was amazed that it had been so easy to be helpful.
1.A.ignored B.remembered
C.comforted D.understood
2.A.announced B.proved
C.expected D.thought
3.A.first B.next
C.public D.same
4.A.watched B.attended
C.supported D.improved
5.A.nearly B.finally
C.suddenly D.immediately
6.A.violence B.coldness
C.tiredness D.anger
7.A.safety B.money
C.help D.attention
8.A.served B.liked
C.knew D.cared
9.A.came across B.gave up
C.looked for D.focused on
10.A.frequent B.great
C.usual D.gradual
11.A.greeted B.found
C.followed D.passed
12.A.guidance B.memory
C.impression D.comment
13.A.lie B.bend
C.hold D.look
14.A.gained B.returned
C.offered D.received
15.A.forced B.allowed
C.encouraged D.asked
16.A.loss B.hurry
C.whisper D.panic
17.A.surprise B.excitement
C.silence D.pain
18.A.moving B.approaching
C.dropping D.calming
19.A.emotions B.dreams
C.plans D.opinions
20.A.relief B.shock
C.luck D.regret
答案与解析