Question

【题目】I moved to Chicago ten years ago. As I was new to the area, I had ______ friends and seldom went out to parties. But a month later, I was invited to a party and there I ______ an elderly couple.

The wife and I ______ for a long time. She told me how ______ she was about her husband who was ____ a heart operation. At that time I was working as a researcher in the same ______ where the husband would be going for his operation, ______ I told her to take down my phone number and call me to let me know when he was there.

She phoned a few weeks later as ______ and told me that her husband was admitted to the hospital and still waiting. I told her that I would go and check on him every day while I was at _____. I thought that if it was my dad, I would do the same, so I decided to give them some company(陪伴).

Weeks turned into months and it just became my ______ to see them and keep track of how things were going before, during and after the heart operation. Sometimes I’d bring a ______ for him to read, or some food that we would share together. As time went by, it seemed like I became part of the ______. Even after the husband returned from the hospital, we still often ______ each other on holidays.

Now, ten years later, I ______ my own family. Since our parents don’t live close by, this couple has become my son’s “local” grandparents. My wife and I often feel truly ______ to have this couple as our “local” parents! Sometimes family comes out of the most unexpected place.

【1】A. few B. some C. several D. many

【2】A. served B. loved C. met D. supported

【3】A. searched B. fought C. worked D. talked

【4】A. bored B. calm C. worried D. lucky

【5】A. giving up B. waiting for C. paying for D. turning down

【6】A. hotel B. hospital C. restaurant D. office

【7】A. so B. but C. though D. since

【8】A. required B. reviewed C. expected D. promised

【9】A. work B. school C. home D. table

【10】A. risk B. stress C. test D. habit

【11】A. book B. picture C. computer D. tape

【12】A. public B. family C. team D. group

【13】A. missed B. followed C. knew D. visited

【14】A. leave B. find C. have D. need

【15】A. nervous B. curious C. thankful D. suitable

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】D

【4】C

【5】B

【6】B

【7】A

【8】D

【9】A

【10】D

【11】A

【12】B

【13】D

【14】C

【15】C

【解析】试题分析：作者十年前到芝加哥一家医院做研究员，遇到了一对老年夫妇。不久丈夫到医院做手术，受到作者几个月的悉心照顾。老人出院后，甚至作者结婚后，两家还经常互相拜访。这让他有了家的温暖，表达了作者的感恩之情。

【1】句意：由于我刚到这个地区，所以我几乎没有朋友，很少出去参加聚会。考查形容词辨析题。A. few很少的（几乎没有），接复数名词，表否定意义；B. some一些；C. several少有的；D. many许多的，接复数名词。根据下文seldom went out to parties，结合句意和语境，可知几乎没有朋友，故选A。

【2】句意：但一个月后，我被邀请参加一个聚会，在那里我遇到了一对老夫妇。考查动词辨析题。A. served（为……）服务；B. loved爱；C. met遇见；D. supported支持。根据句意和语境，可知ABD三项意思都与句意不合，故选C。

【3】句意：我和那位妻子谈了很长时间。考查动词辨析题。A. searched搜查；B. fought吵架；C. worked工作；D. talked谈话。根据句意和语境，可知前三项意思都与句意不合，故选D。

【4】句意：她告诉我她很担心在等待心脏手术的丈夫。考查形容词辨析题。A. bored无聊的；B. calm平静的；C. worried担忧的；D. lucky幸运的。worry about担心；根据下文her husband who was waiting for a heart operation.，结合句意和语境，可知选C。

【5】句意：她告诉我她很担心在等待心脏手术的丈夫。考查动词短语辨析题。A. giving up放弃；B. waiting for等待；C. paying for支付；D. turning down减少。根据句意和语境，可知ACD三个选项意思都与句意不符，故选B。

【6】句意：那时我在那位丈夫要去手术的同一家医院做研究。考查名词辨析题。本句是定语从句，where引导的句子做空白处的定语，根据句意和语境，可知选B。

【7】句意：所以我告诉她记下我的电话号码，他在那里的时候打电话告诉我。考查连词辨析题。A. so因此，表因果；B. but但是，表转折；C. though尽管，表让步；D. since自从，表时间。本句和上文有因果关系，是“前因后果”式，需用so连接；根据句意和语境，可知选A。

【8】句意：几周后，她答复了我的电话，告诉我她丈夫住院了，还在等着。考查动词辨析题。A. required要求；B. reviewed回顾；C. expected期待；D. promised承诺/答应。根据句意和语境，可知ABC三项意思都与句意不合，故选D。

【9】句意：我告诉她我上班的时候每天都去看看他。考查名词辨析题。be at work工作中；根据句意和语境，可知选A。

【10】句意：几个星期变成了几个月，我习惯于看到他们并记录事情进展情况。考查名词辨析题。A. risk任务；B. stress压力；C. test测试；D. habit习惯，习性。根据句意和语境，可知前三个选项意思都与语境不符，故选D。

【11】句意：有时我会带一本书给他看。考查名词辨析题。根据下文to read，可知选A。

【12】句意：随着时间的流逝，我似乎成为了家庭的一分子。考查名词辨析题。A. public社会/公众；B. family家庭；C. team小组；D. group团队。根据下文ten years later, I have my own family.，结合句意和语境，可知family符合句意，故选B。

【13】句意：甚至丈夫从医院回家后，我们仍然经常在假日里互相拜访。考查动词辨析题。A. missed想念；B. followed跟随；C. knew知道；D. visited拜访。根据句意和语境，可知ABC三项意思都与句意和语境不合，故选D。

【14】句意：十年后，我有了自己的家。考查动词辨析题。A. leave离开；B. find发现；C. have拥有；D. need需要。根据句意和语境，可知have最合句意，故选C。

【15】句意：我和我的妻子经常真心感谢有这对夫妇作为我们当地的父母！考查形容词辨析题。A. nervous紧张的；B. curious好奇的；C. thankful感恩的；D. suitable合适的。根据文意，作者表达的是对家的眷念，结合句意和语境，可知作者满怀感恩之心，故选C。