A
Andrea Lessing， who is an employee at Goodwill located in Norman， Oklahoma made a very surprising 1 at work. As she was checking out the box of clothing donations, she touched something other than sweaters. It 2 she had found stacks of money among the clothes.
While Lessing said that people do 3 money with their old clothes， this time， she had found a 4 that amounted to $42，000. The Goodwill employee added that she was shocked by the finding and decided to inform her boss. 5 that, the employee used the documentation of the donation to find the 6 of the money and return it.
Apparent the decision to return the money was a(n) 7 for Lessing. Though she admitted that it was only human 8 for her to think about the opportunities the money would present to her, she ultimately 9 to be a good role model for her daughter, who is just six years old. Because Lessing was teaching her daughter the 10 of kindness and honesty, she said that people could not afford not to 11 what they teach their children to do themselves.
The Goodwill employee was also 12 for her selflessness as the man, who had carelessly left such a big fortune in his clothing， kindly gave Lessing $1，000 as a gesture of 13 . Initially， Lessing was very surprised to receive the money because she did not 14 it. She also said that she didn't want to be on the news or to become 15 to people from different states and countries. Her single 16 was to do the right thing. It seems Lessing is also a big believer in karma (善有善报) because she said that 17 a good deed may not come back immediately, it 18 does.
When she was asked what she would 19 with the money， Lessing said she was planning on taking care of some bills and 20 her daughter to something really nice.
1．A．offer B．discovery C．change D．comment
2．A．worked out B．made out C．turned out D．found out
3．A．borrow B．leave C．raise D．make
4．A．rate B．tax C．sum D．budget
5．A．Well before B．Right through C．Exactly around D．Shortly after
6．A．loser B．owner C．dealer D．author
7．A．no-brainer B．go-getter C．eye-opener D．team-player
8．A．error B．responsibility C．evolution D．nature
9．A．chose B．paid C．meant D．pretended
10．A．story B．gift C．range D．value
11．A．practice B．measure C．face D．hold
12．A．blessed B．remembered C．charged D．rewarded
13．A．goodwill B．support C．gratitude D．sympathy
14．A．expect B．make C．like D．buy
15．A．drawn B．known C．available D．acceptable
16．A．ambition B．contribution C．motivation D．limitation
17．A．while B．since C．unless D．before
18．A．rarely B．eventually C．simply D．casually
19．A．take B．send. C．do D．express
20．A．delivering B．driving C．pushing D．treating
1．B2．C 3．B 4．C 5．D 6．B 7．A 8．D 9．A 10．D 11．A 12．D 13．C 14．A 15．B16．C 17．A 18．B 19．C 20．D
【分析】
本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了安德里亚・莱辛无意中发现一笔巨款，以及她如何处理这笔钱财的故事。
1．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：安德里亚·莱辛是位于俄克拉荷马州诺曼市的Goodwill公司的一名员工，她在工作中有一个非常令人惊讶的发现。A. offer建议；B. discovery发现；C. change改变；D. comment评论。根据“It ____2____ she had found stacks of mopey among the clothes.”可知是发现了一笔钱。故选B。
2．
考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：原来她在衣服里发现了一叠叠的钱。A. worked out算出；B. made out辨认出，看出；C. turned out结果是；D. found out发现，猜着。it turned out…结果证明是……。根据“As she was checking out the box of clothing donations, she touched something other than sweaters.”可知，这里为莱辛在衣服里所发现的结果。故选C。
3．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：莱辛说人们的确会在旧衣服里放钱。A. borrow借；B. leave留下；C. raise养育；D. make做。结合倒数第二段第一句“The Goodwill employee was also _____12_____ for her selflessness as the man, who had carelessly left such a big fortune in his clothing，”为提示，可知在衣服里放钱。故选B。
4．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：尽管莱辛说人们会在旧衣服放钱，但这次，她发现总数高达42000美元。A. rate评估，评价；B. tax税；C. sum总计；D. budget预算。根据“amounted to $42，000.”可知，高达42000美元，表示总数用sum。故选C。
5．
考查连词词义辨析。句意：在那之后不久，这名员工利用捐赠的文件找到了钱的主人并归还了它。A. Well before之前；B. Right through直接穿过；C. Exactly around就在附近；D. Shortly after……之后；立即。根据“the employee used the documentation of the donation to find the ____6____ of the money and return it.”可知，在发现钱之后，员工莱辛依据捐赠的文件把钱还给失主，故选D。
6．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：在那之后不久，这名员工利用捐赠的的文件找到了钱的主人并归还了它。A. loser失败者；B. owner所有者；C. dealer交易商；D. author作者。根据“and return it.”可知，这里是找到钱的主人。故选B。
7．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：显然，对莱辛来说，把钱还回去的决定是不需要思考的。A.no- brainer无需用脑的事，容易的决定；B. go-getter实干家；C. eye-opener使人大开眼界的经历(或事情等)；D. team- player团体行动。根据“Because Lessing was teaching her daughter the _____10_____ of kindness and honesty, she said that people could not afford not to _____11_____ what they teach their children to do themselves.”可知莱辛没有犹豫，要还给失主，no- brainer不过脑子的事，即很简单，还钱的决定对莱辛来说很容易。故选A。
8．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：尽管她承认，考虑钱会给她带来的机会只是人类的天性。A. error错误；B. responsibility责任；C. evolution进化；D. nature天性。human nature人的天性。这里指认为这钱是给她带来机会，这是人性本能的思考。故选D。
9．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：尽管她承认，考虑钱会给她带来的机会只是人性使然，但她最终还是为只有六岁的女儿选择当个好榜样。A. chose选择；B. paid付； C meant打算；D. pretended装作。根据“to be a good role model for her daughter, who is just six years old.”可知，最终莱辛选择为女儿当一个榜样。故选A。
10．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：因为莱辛教她的女儿善良和诚实的价值。A. story故事；B. gift礼物； C range范围；D. value价值。结合下文的“kindness and honesty”，可推测是善良和诚实的价值。故选D。
11．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：因为莱辛教她的女儿善良和诚实的价值，她说，人们不能不实践他们教自己的孩子去做的事情。A. practices实践；B. measure测量；C. face面对；D. hold握住。结合常识，教完之后得要实践。故选A。
12．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：好心的员工也因为她的无私得到了奖励。A. blessed保佑；B. remembered记得；C. charged控告；D. rewarded奖励。结合下文的 “for her selflessness ”可知，是因为员工莱辛善心得到奖励。故选D。
13．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：这位好心的员工也因为她的无私得到了奖励，因为那个不小心留下一大笔钱在衣服里的男人好心地给了莱辛1000美元以示感谢。A. goodwill好心；B. support支持；C. gratitude感激之情；D. sympathy同情。根据“kindly gave Lessing $1，000”可知，给了莱辛1000美元，表示感激。故选C。
14．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：莱辛收到这笔钱很吃惊，因为她根本没预料过这个。A. expect期待；B. make做；C. like喜欢；D. buy买。根据“Lessing was very surprised to receive the money”可知，莱辛根本预料过会收到钱。故选A。
15．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：她还说她不想上新闻，也不想让来自不同州和国家的人知道她。A. drawn描绘；B. known知道；C. available可获得的；D. acceptable认同的。be known to为某人所熟知。根据上文“She also said that she didn't want to be on the news”可知，莱辛已经出名了，但她不想上新闻，也不想别人知道她。故选B。
16．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：她唯一的动机就是做正确的事。A. ambition野心；B. contribution贡献；C. motivation动机；D. limitation限制。根据“do the right thing.”可知，这是莱辛的一种动机。故选C。
17．
考查连词词义辨析。句意：看起来莱辛也相信善有善报，她说，尽管好的行为可能不会立即有反馈，但最终一定会有的。 A. while尽管；B. since自从；C. unless除非；D. before在之前。根据“it _____18_____ does.”可知，前后句之间为转折关系。故选A。
18．
考查副词词义辨析。句意：看起来莱辛也相信善有善报，她说，尽管好的行为可能不会立即有反馈，但最终一定会有的。A. rarely罕有；B. eventually最终；C. simply仅仅；D. casually偶然地。根据“It seems Lessing is also a big believer in karma (善有善报)”可知，好的行为最终一定有好的结果。故选B。
19．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：当被问到她会用这钱做什么，她说她计划处理些账单，带女儿吃些好吃的。A. take携带；B. send送；C.do做，处理；D. express表达。do with处理。根据“Lessing said she was planning on taking care of some bills and _____20_____ her daughter to something really nice.”可知，莱辛说计划做的事情，表明在问她如何处理这笔钱。故选C。
20．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：当被问到她会用这钱做什么，她说她计划处理一些账单，带女儿吃些好吃的。A. delivering传送；B. driving驾驶；C. pushing推动；D. treating以……态度对待。treat sb. to sth.请某人吃。根据“her daughter to something really nice.”可知，莱辛会用这笔钱带女儿吃些好吃的。故选D。
Andrea Lessing， who is an employee at Goodwill located in Norman， Oklahoma made a very surprising 1 at work. As she was checking out the box of clothing donations, she touched something other than sweaters. It 2 she had found stacks of money among the clothes.
While Lessing said that people do 3 money with their old clothes， this time， she had found a 4 that amounted to $42，000. The Goodwill employee added that she was shocked by the finding and decided to inform her boss. 5 that, the employee used the documentation of the donation to find the 6 of the money and return it.
Apparent the decision to return the money was a(n) 7 for Lessing. Though she admitted that it was only human 8 for her to think about the opportunities the money would present to her, she ultimately 9 to be a good role model for her daughter, who is just six years old. Because Lessing was teaching her daughter the 10 of kindness and honesty, she said that people could not afford not to 11 what they teach their children to do themselves.
The Goodwill employee was also 12 for her selflessness as the man, who had carelessly left such a big fortune in his clothing， kindly gave Lessing $1，000 as a gesture of 13 . Initially， Lessing was very surprised to receive the money because she did not 14 it. She also said that she didn't want to be on the news or to become 15 to people from different states and countries. Her single 16 was to do the right thing. It seems Lessing is also a big believer in karma (善有善报) because she said that 17 a good deed may not come back immediately, it 18 does.
When she was asked what she would 19 with the money， Lessing said she was planning on taking care of some bills and 20 her daughter to something really nice.
1．A．offer B．discovery C．change D．comment
2．A．worked out B．made out C．turned out D．found out
3．A．borrow B．leave C．raise D．make
4．A．rate B．tax C．sum D．budget
5．A．Well before B．Right through C．Exactly around D．Shortly after
6．A．loser B．owner C．dealer D．author
7．A．no-brainer B．go-getter C．eye-opener D．team-player
8．A．error B．responsibility C．evolution D．nature
9．A．chose B．paid C．meant D．pretended
10．A．story B．gift C．range D．value
11．A．practice B．measure C．face D．hold
12．A．blessed B．remembered C．charged D．rewarded
13．A．goodwill B．support C．gratitude D．sympathy
14．A．expect B．make C．like D．buy
15．A．drawn B．known C．available D．acceptable
16．A．ambition B．contribution C．motivation D．limitation
17．A．while B．since C．unless D．before
18．A．rarely B．eventually C．simply D．casually
19．A．take B．send. C．do D．express
20．A．delivering B．driving C．pushing D．treating
1．B2．C 3．B 4．C 5．D 6．B 7．A 8．D 9．A 10．D 11．A 12．D 13．C 14．A 15．B16．C 17．A 18．B 19．C 20．D
【分析】
本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了安德里亚・莱辛无意中发现一笔巨款，以及她如何处理这笔钱财的故事。
1．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：安德里亚·莱辛是位于俄克拉荷马州诺曼市的Goodwill公司的一名员工，她在工作中有一个非常令人惊讶的发现。A. offer建议；B. discovery发现；C. change改变；D. comment评论。根据“It ____2____ she had found stacks of mopey among the clothes.”可知是发现了一笔钱。故选B。
2．
考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：原来她在衣服里发现了一叠叠的钱。A. worked out算出；B. made out辨认出，看出；C. turned out结果是；D. found out发现，猜着。it turned out…结果证明是……。根据“As she was checking out the box of clothing donations, she touched something other than sweaters.”可知，这里为莱辛在衣服里所发现的结果。故选C。
3．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：莱辛说人们的确会在旧衣服里放钱。A. borrow借；B. leave留下；C. raise养育；D. make做。结合倒数第二段第一句“The Goodwill employee was also _____12_____ for her selflessness as the man, who had carelessly left such a big fortune in his clothing，”为提示，可知在衣服里放钱。故选B。
4．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：尽管莱辛说人们会在旧衣服放钱，但这次，她发现总数高达42000美元。A. rate评估，评价；B. tax税；C. sum总计；D. budget预算。根据“amounted to $42，000.”可知，高达42000美元，表示总数用sum。故选C。
5．
考查连词词义辨析。句意：在那之后不久，这名员工利用捐赠的文件找到了钱的主人并归还了它。A. Well before之前；B. Right through直接穿过；C. Exactly around就在附近；D. Shortly after……之后；立即。根据“the employee used the documentation of the donation to find the ____6____ of the money and return it.”可知，在发现钱之后，员工莱辛依据捐赠的文件把钱还给失主，故选D。
6．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：在那之后不久，这名员工利用捐赠的的文件找到了钱的主人并归还了它。A. loser失败者；B. owner所有者；C. dealer交易商；D. author作者。根据“and return it.”可知，这里是找到钱的主人。故选B。
7．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：显然，对莱辛来说，把钱还回去的决定是不需要思考的。A.no- brainer无需用脑的事，容易的决定；B. go-getter实干家；C. eye-opener使人大开眼界的经历(或事情等)；D. team- player团体行动。根据“Because Lessing was teaching her daughter the _____10_____ of kindness and honesty, she said that people could not afford not to _____11_____ what they teach their children to do themselves.”可知莱辛没有犹豫，要还给失主，no- brainer不过脑子的事，即很简单，还钱的决定对莱辛来说很容易。故选A。
8．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：尽管她承认，考虑钱会给她带来的机会只是人类的天性。A. error错误；B. responsibility责任；C. evolution进化；D. nature天性。human nature人的天性。这里指认为这钱是给她带来机会，这是人性本能的思考。故选D。
9．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：尽管她承认，考虑钱会给她带来的机会只是人性使然，但她最终还是为只有六岁的女儿选择当个好榜样。A. chose选择；B. paid付； C meant打算；D. pretended装作。根据“to be a good role model for her daughter, who is just six years old.”可知，最终莱辛选择为女儿当一个榜样。故选A。
10．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：因为莱辛教她的女儿善良和诚实的价值。A. story故事；B. gift礼物； C range范围；D. value价值。结合下文的“kindness and honesty”，可推测是善良和诚实的价值。故选D。
11．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：因为莱辛教她的女儿善良和诚实的价值，她说，人们不能不实践他们教自己的孩子去做的事情。A. practices实践；B. measure测量；C. face面对；D. hold握住。结合常识，教完之后得要实践。故选A。
12．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：好心的员工也因为她的无私得到了奖励。A. blessed保佑；B. remembered记得；C. charged控告；D. rewarded奖励。结合下文的 “for her selflessness ”可知，是因为员工莱辛善心得到奖励。故选D。
13．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：这位好心的员工也因为她的无私得到了奖励，因为那个不小心留下一大笔钱在衣服里的男人好心地给了莱辛1000美元以示感谢。A. goodwill好心；B. support支持；C. gratitude感激之情；D. sympathy同情。根据“kindly gave Lessing $1，000”可知，给了莱辛1000美元，表示感激。故选C。
14．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：莱辛收到这笔钱很吃惊，因为她根本没预料过这个。A. expect期待；B. make做；C. like喜欢；D. buy买。根据“Lessing was very surprised to receive the money”可知，莱辛根本预料过会收到钱。故选A。
15．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：她还说她不想上新闻，也不想让来自不同州和国家的人知道她。A. drawn描绘；B. known知道；C. available可获得的；D. acceptable认同的。be known to为某人所熟知。根据上文“She also said that she didn't want to be on the news”可知，莱辛已经出名了，但她不想上新闻，也不想别人知道她。故选B。
16．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：她唯一的动机就是做正确的事。A. ambition野心；B. contribution贡献；C. motivation动机；D. limitation限制。根据“do the right thing.”可知，这是莱辛的一种动机。故选C。
17．
考查连词词义辨析。句意：看起来莱辛也相信善有善报，她说，尽管好的行为可能不会立即有反馈，但最终一定会有的。 A. while尽管；B. since自从；C. unless除非；D. before在之前。根据“it _____18_____ does.”可知，前后句之间为转折关系。故选A。
18．
考查副词词义辨析。句意：看起来莱辛也相信善有善报，她说，尽管好的行为可能不会立即有反馈，但最终一定会有的。A. rarely罕有；B. eventually最终；C. simply仅仅；D. casually偶然地。根据“It seems Lessing is also a big believer in karma (善有善报)”可知，好的行为最终一定有好的结果。故选B。
19．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：当被问到她会用这钱做什么，她说她计划处理些账单，带女儿吃些好吃的。A. take携带；B. send送；C.do做，处理；D. express表达。do with处理。根据“Lessing said she was planning on taking care of some bills and _____20_____ her daughter to something really nice.”可知，莱辛说计划做的事情，表明在问她如何处理这笔钱。故选C。
20．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：当被问到她会用这钱做什么，她说她计划处理一些账单，带女儿吃些好吃的。A. delivering传送；B. driving驾驶；C. pushing推动；D. treating以……态度对待。treat sb. to sth.请某人吃。根据“her daughter to something really nice.”可知，莱辛会用这笔钱带女儿吃些好吃的。故选D。
