第三部分 语言运用(共两节, 满分30分)
第一节(共15小题; 每小题1分, 满分15分)
I was visiting Costa Rica when I found myself in a bad situation: all my bank cards weren’t 41 abroad, and I only had $5 and a return ticket in two weeks. Back then, there were no cellphones or Internet. It was 42 who came to my rescue to get me home.
I thought the city dangerous and decided to find kind people in the 43 . With my remaining coins, I 44 to the bus station and found a countryside that I could 45 . Five hours later, I arrived at Santa Rosa. I went knocking door to door, 46 my situation with my very poor Spanish, 47 everyone pointed me to another house.
Finally, I 48 a Chinese restaurant. The owner was extremely 49 . She heard my story and felt 50 for me. She said her son had a similar 51 . At that time, some other people were very kind to him, and she remembered how 52 that made her feel. She invited me in, gave me food, and called the Red Cross to 53 me. I spent my remaining days in Costa Rica with the head of Red Cross.
I realized that being able to receive kindness is a 54 for other people as well. And kindness 55 more kindness in small ripples (波纹).
【文章大意】作者在哥斯达黎加旅行时, 发现自己的处境很糟糕。他只知道基本的西班牙语, 而他拥有的唯一财产是一些硬币。他四处求助, 直到有一位中国餐馆的老板帮助了他。然后作者意识到, 能够接受善意也是给别人的一份礼物, 而善意会在小小的波纹中激起更多的善意。
41. A. working B. paying
C. travelling D. increasing
【解析】选A。考查动词词义辨析。句意: 我所有的银行卡都不能在国外使用。A. working工作; 起作用; B. paying付钱; C. travelling旅行; D. increasing增加。根据“and I only had $5 and a return ticket in two weeks. ”可知, 作者的银行卡在国外使用不了。故选A。
42. A. villagers B. tourists
C. visitors D. strangers
【解析】选D。考查名词词义辨析。句意: 是陌生人来救我, 把我带回家。A. villagers村民; B. tourists游客; C. visitors参观者; D. strangers陌生人。根据下文可知, 是一家餐馆的老板帮助了作者, 所以是陌生人。故选D。
43. A. street B. town
C. countryside D. community
【解析】选C。考查名词词义辨析。句意: 我觉得城市很危险, 于是决定到乡下去寻找善良的人。A. street大街; B. town城镇; C. countryside乡下; D. community社区。根据“I thought the city dangerous”可知, 作者认为城市太危险, 所以到乡下寻找善良人帮助。故选C。
44. A. drove B. flew C. headed D. slid
【解析】选C。考查动词词义辨析。句意: 带着剩下的硬币, 我去了汽车站, 发现了一个我能付得起(车票)的乡村。A. drove驾驶; B. flew飞; C. headed前进; D. slid下滑。head to sp. 前往某地。故选C。
45. A. buy B. afford C. rent D. earn
【解析】选B。考查动词词义辨析。带着剩下的硬币, 我去了汽车站, 发现了一个我能付得起(车票)的乡村。A. buy买; B. afford付得起; C. rent租; D. earn赚得。根据“With my remaining coins, ”可知, 因为作者只剩下一些硬币, 所以只能买付得起的车票。故选B。
46. A. explaining B. sharing
C. exchanging D. exploring
【解析】选A。考查动词词义辨析。句意: 我挨家挨户敲门, 用我那蹩脚的西班牙语解释我的处境。A. explaining解释; B. sharing分享; C. exchanging交换; D. exploring探索。根据“with my very poor Spanish”可知, 作者用蹩脚的西班牙语解释自己的处境。故选A。
47. A. or B. but
C. and D. therefore
【解析】选B。考查连词词义辨析。句意: 但每个人都指给我到另外一家。A. or或者; B. but但是; C. and和; D. therefore因此。根据前后句可知, 这里为转折关系。故选B。
48. A. thought of B. heard of
C. arrived at D. aimed at
【解析】选C。考查动词短语词义辨析。句意: 最后, 我来到了一家中国餐馆。A. thought of想到; B. heard of听说; C. arrived at到达; D. aimed at旨在。故选C。
49. A. rich B. kind C. busy D. serious
【解析】选B。考查形容词词义辨析。句意: 店主非常和蔼可亲。A. rich富的; B. kind善良的; C. busy忙的; D. serious严肃的。根据下文可知, 店主非常善良, 主动帮助作者。故选B。
50. A. proud B. happy
C. excited D. sorry
【解析】选D。考查形容词词义辨析。句意: 她听了我的故事, 对我感到抱歉。A. proud骄傲的; B. happy高兴的; C. excited激动的; D. sorry难过的。feel sorry for sb. 同情某人。故选D。
51. A. adventure B. experience
C. failure D. strategy
【解析】选B。考查名词词义辨析。句意: 她说她的儿子也有类似的经历。A. adventure冒险; B. experience经历; C. failure失败; D. strategy策略。根据“At that time, some other people were very kind to him, ”可知, 店主儿子也有过类似的经历。故选B。
52. A. warm B. curious
C. cool D. strange
【解析】选A。考查形容词词义辨析。句意: 她记得那使她感到多么温暖。A. warm温暖的; B. curious好奇的; C. cool冷漠的; D. strange奇怪的。别人善待她的儿子, 她的心里感到非常温暖。故选A。
53. A. choose B. calm
C. comfort D. rescue
【解析】选D。考查动词词义辨析。句意: 她邀请我进去, 给我食物, 打电话给红十字会来救我。A. choose选择; B. calm使……镇静; C. comfort安慰; D. rescue拯救。根据上文“It was ______who came to my rescue to get me home. ”提示可知, 店主打电话给红十字会来救作者。故选D。
54. A. gift B. trouble
C. trap D. request
【解析】选A。考查名词词义辨析。句意: 我意识到能够接受善意也是给别人的礼物。A. gift礼物; B. trouble麻烦; C. trap陷阱; D. request要求。故选A。
55. A. improves B. challenges
C. encourages D. designs
【解析】选C。考查动词词义辨析。句意: 并且善意会在小小的波纹中激发起更多的善意。A. improves提高; B. challenges挑战; C. encourages激发; D. designs设计。这里指善意会传递, 激发起更多的善意。故选C。
第一节(共15小题; 每小题1分, 满分15分)
I was visiting Costa Rica when I found myself in a bad situation: all my bank cards weren’t 41 abroad, and I only had $5 and a return ticket in two weeks. Back then, there were no cellphones or Internet. It was 42 who came to my rescue to get me home.
I thought the city dangerous and decided to find kind people in the 43 . With my remaining coins, I 44 to the bus station and found a countryside that I could 45 . Five hours later, I arrived at Santa Rosa. I went knocking door to door, 46 my situation with my very poor Spanish, 47 everyone pointed me to another house.
Finally, I 48 a Chinese restaurant. The owner was extremely 49 . She heard my story and felt 50 for me. She said her son had a similar 51 . At that time, some other people were very kind to him, and she remembered how 52 that made her feel. She invited me in, gave me food, and called the Red Cross to 53 me. I spent my remaining days in Costa Rica with the head of Red Cross.
I realized that being able to receive kindness is a 54 for other people as well. And kindness 55 more kindness in small ripples (波纹).
【文章大意】作者在哥斯达黎加旅行时, 发现自己的处境很糟糕。他只知道基本的西班牙语, 而他拥有的唯一财产是一些硬币。他四处求助, 直到有一位中国餐馆的老板帮助了他。然后作者意识到, 能够接受善意也是给别人的一份礼物, 而善意会在小小的波纹中激起更多的善意。
41. A. working B. paying
C. travelling D. increasing
【解析】选A。考查动词词义辨析。句意: 我所有的银行卡都不能在国外使用。A. working工作; 起作用; B. paying付钱; C. travelling旅行; D. increasing增加。根据“and I only had $5 and a return ticket in two weeks. ”可知, 作者的银行卡在国外使用不了。故选A。
42. A. villagers B. tourists
C. visitors D. strangers
【解析】选D。考查名词词义辨析。句意: 是陌生人来救我, 把我带回家。A. villagers村民; B. tourists游客; C. visitors参观者; D. strangers陌生人。根据下文可知, 是一家餐馆的老板帮助了作者, 所以是陌生人。故选D。
43. A. street B. town
C. countryside D. community
【解析】选C。考查名词词义辨析。句意: 我觉得城市很危险, 于是决定到乡下去寻找善良的人。A. street大街; B. town城镇; C. countryside乡下; D. community社区。根据“I thought the city dangerous”可知, 作者认为城市太危险, 所以到乡下寻找善良人帮助。故选C。
44. A. drove B. flew C. headed D. slid
【解析】选C。考查动词词义辨析。句意: 带着剩下的硬币, 我去了汽车站, 发现了一个我能付得起(车票)的乡村。A. drove驾驶; B. flew飞; C. headed前进; D. slid下滑。head to sp. 前往某地。故选C。
45. A. buy B. afford C. rent D. earn
【解析】选B。考查动词词义辨析。带着剩下的硬币, 我去了汽车站, 发现了一个我能付得起(车票)的乡村。A. buy买; B. afford付得起; C. rent租; D. earn赚得。根据“With my remaining coins, ”可知, 因为作者只剩下一些硬币, 所以只能买付得起的车票。故选B。
46. A. explaining B. sharing
C. exchanging D. exploring
【解析】选A。考查动词词义辨析。句意: 我挨家挨户敲门, 用我那蹩脚的西班牙语解释我的处境。A. explaining解释; B. sharing分享; C. exchanging交换; D. exploring探索。根据“with my very poor Spanish”可知, 作者用蹩脚的西班牙语解释自己的处境。故选A。
47. A. or B. but
C. and D. therefore
【解析】选B。考查连词词义辨析。句意: 但每个人都指给我到另外一家。A. or或者; B. but但是; C. and和; D. therefore因此。根据前后句可知, 这里为转折关系。故选B。
48. A. thought of B. heard of
C. arrived at D. aimed at
【解析】选C。考查动词短语词义辨析。句意: 最后, 我来到了一家中国餐馆。A. thought of想到; B. heard of听说; C. arrived at到达; D. aimed at旨在。故选C。
49. A. rich B. kind C. busy D. serious
【解析】选B。考查形容词词义辨析。句意: 店主非常和蔼可亲。A. rich富的; B. kind善良的; C. busy忙的; D. serious严肃的。根据下文可知, 店主非常善良, 主动帮助作者。故选B。
50. A. proud B. happy
C. excited D. sorry
【解析】选D。考查形容词词义辨析。句意: 她听了我的故事, 对我感到抱歉。A. proud骄傲的; B. happy高兴的; C. excited激动的; D. sorry难过的。feel sorry for sb. 同情某人。故选D。
51. A. adventure B. experience
C. failure D. strategy
【解析】选B。考查名词词义辨析。句意: 她说她的儿子也有类似的经历。A. adventure冒险; B. experience经历; C. failure失败; D. strategy策略。根据“At that time, some other people were very kind to him, ”可知, 店主儿子也有过类似的经历。故选B。
52. A. warm B. curious
C. cool D. strange
【解析】选A。考查形容词词义辨析。句意: 她记得那使她感到多么温暖。A. warm温暖的; B. curious好奇的; C. cool冷漠的; D. strange奇怪的。别人善待她的儿子, 她的心里感到非常温暖。故选A。
53. A. choose B. calm
C. comfort D. rescue
【解析】选D。考查动词词义辨析。句意: 她邀请我进去, 给我食物, 打电话给红十字会来救我。A. choose选择; B. calm使……镇静; C. comfort安慰; D. rescue拯救。根据上文“It was ______who came to my rescue to get me home. ”提示可知, 店主打电话给红十字会来救作者。故选D。
54. A. gift B. trouble
C. trap D. request
【解析】选A。考查名词词义辨析。句意: 我意识到能够接受善意也是给别人的礼物。A. gift礼物; B. trouble麻烦; C. trap陷阱; D. request要求。故选A。
55. A. improves B. challenges
C. encourages D. designs
【解析】选C。考查动词词义辨析。句意: 并且善意会在小小的波纹中激发起更多的善意。A. improves提高; B. challenges挑战; C. encourages激发; D. designs设计。这里指善意会传递, 激发起更多的善意。故选C。
