Question

【题目】 Barry was going through a very difficult time in his life. His wife recently died. She and Barry had many happy years together. ___________his wife, Barry felt that life was meaningless.

For months, Barry stayed in his house all day feeling ___________. His friends and his family tried to get him out of the house and encourage him to start doing things, ___________they were not successful.

One day, Barry's neighbor, a very old woman named Gertrude, called _________ to come to the fence（栅栏）in front of her house.

“Hello, Barry! Look at this fence. It's_________ . You are a strong man, and you have some free time. I want you to fix this fence for me.” said Gertrude.

Barry wasn't happy. He thought he was the one who _________ help and support, because he recently lost his wife. He thought the old lady was being very impolite. _________, he knew she was too old to fix the fence _______, so he agreed to fix her fence.

Barry worked on the fence for days. When he finished, Gertrude was very thankful, and Barry_________for the first time in months. “Barry, you did such a wonderful job fixing my fence. Do you think you could____________ it for me?” Gertrude smiled at him.

Barry couldn’t believe she was asking for more____________. Didn't she know how sad he was? But because they had been ____________for years, Barry agreed. He worked hard painting the fence. He felt______________of the beautiful fence he was painting. Over the next few weeks. Gertrude kept giving Barry______________. He repaired her door and even built a beautiful patio（露台）for her.

Barry no longer felt that life was meaningless. He finally______________that she was never being rude. Instead, she was wise and she saved him.

【1】A.AsB.ForC.FromD.Without

【2】A.nervousB.excitedC.sadD.surprised

【3】A.soB.unlessC.butD.because

【4】A.himB.herC.usD.them

【5】A.newB.brokenC.strangeD.beautiful

【6】A.neededB.gotC.offeredD.refused

【7】A.InsteadB.BesidesC.AlsoD.However

【8】A.himselfB.itselfC.herselfD.themselves

【9】A.cookedB.smiledC.sleptD.traveled

【10】A.paintB.buyC.buildD.clean

【11】A.helpB.moneyC.adviceD.attention

【12】A.classmatesB.familiesC.teammatesD.neighbors

【13】A.afraidB.fullC.proudD.tired

【14】A.presentsB.supportC.jobsD.ideas

【15】A.hopedB.worriedC.rememberedD.realized

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】C

【4】A

【5】B

【6】A

【7】D

【8】C

【9】B

【10】A

【11】A

【12】D

【13】C

【14】C

【15】D

【解析】

本文主要讲了巴里在妻子去世之后一蹶不振，郁郁寡欢，后来在邻居格特鲁德的帮助下重新燃起了对生活的希望的故事。

【1】句意：失去了他的妻子，巴里觉得生活毫无意义。

As作为；For为了，给；From来自，从；Without没有。根据第一段“His wife recently died”可知，他的妻子去世了，所以此处应为失去了他的妻子。故选D。

【2】句意：几个月来，巴里整天呆在家里感到悲伤。

nervous紧张的；excited兴奋的；sad悲伤的；surprised惊讶的。根据“His wife recently died”可知，妻子去世后他感到悲伤。故选C。

【3】句意：但是他们没有成功。

so因此，表因果；unless除非；but但是，表转折；because因为，表原因。根据“they were not successful”可知，巴里的亲人朋友想帮助他走出阴霾，但是他们没有成功，应用but表转折。故选C。

【4】句意：一天，巴里的邻居，一位名叫格特鲁德的老太太，叫他到她家门口的栅栏前。

him他，宾格；her她；us我们；them他们。根据语境可知，巴里的邻居，一个老太太，叫巴里到她家门口的栅栏前。此处应用代词him指代巴里。故选A。

【5】句意：它坏了。

new新的；broken破损的；strange奇怪的；beautiful美丽的。根据“I want you to fix this fence for me”可知，应该是栅栏坏了，所以让巴里修补。故选B。

【6】句意：他认为他是那个需要帮助和支持的人，因为他最近失去了妻子。

needed需要；got得到；offered提供；refused拒绝。根据“because he recently lost his wife”可知，他失去了妻子，所以他是需要帮助和支持的人。故选A。

【7】句意：然而，他知道她太老了，自己修不好栅栏，所以他同意了。

Instead相反，而不是；Besides此外；Also也；However然而。根据语境可知，巴里不情愿帮老太太修栅栏，但是考虑到老太太年纪大了自己修不好所以答应了请求，这两者之间是转折关系，故应用however然而。故选D。

【8】句意：然而，他知道她太老了，自己修不好栅栏，所以他同意了。

himself他自己；itself它自己；herself她自己；themselves他们自己。根据“he knew she was too old to fix the fence ____”可知，巴里知道老太太年纪太大自己修不了栅栏，所以空格处应为herself她自己指代老太太自身。故选C。

【9】句意：当他修好的时候，格特鲁德非常感激，巴里几个月来第一次笑了。

cooked做饭；smiled笑；slept睡觉；traveled旅行。根据语境可知，当他修好栅栏时，老太太非常感谢他，此时巴里应该是笑了。故选B。

【10】句意：你觉得你可以帮我把它粉刷好吗？

paint粉刷；buy买；build建造；clean打扫。根据下文“He worked hard painting the fence”可知，此处是老太太请求巴里帮她粉刷栅栏。故选A。

【11】句意：巴里不敢相信她在要求更多地帮助。

help帮助；money钱；advice建议；attention注意。根据“Do you think you could paint it for me?”可知，老太太是在向巴里寻求帮助。故选A。

【12】句意：但是因为他们已经做邻居很多年了，所以巴里答应了。

classmates同学；families家人；teammates队友；neighbors邻居。根据“Barry’s neighbor, a very old woman named Gertrude”可知，老太太和巴里是邻居。故选D。

【13】句意：他为他正在粉刷的美丽的栅栏而感到骄傲。

afraid害怕的；full满的；proud骄傲的；tired劳累的。根据语境可知，巴里看到自己粉刷的栅栏特别美丽而应该感到骄傲。故选C。

【14】句意：格特鲁德一直给巴里工作。

presents礼物；support支持；jobs工作；ideas想法。根据“He repaired her door and even built a beautiful patio（露台）for her”可知，老太太给了巴里很多的工作。故选C。

【15】句意：他终于意识到她从不无礼。

hoped希望；worried担心；remembered记住；realized意识到。根据“Instead, she was wise and she saved him”以及语境可知，巴里最终意识到老太太是聪明的，她并不是无礼的，所以用realized符合语境。故选D。