Question

【题目】

The day before my daughter Norah’s fourth birthday, I picked her up from preschool. On the way, she said, “I like old people best because they walk slowly like I walk slowly and they have soft skin like I have soft skin.”What she said marked a ______beginning.

The following day—her birthday—again on the way home, she asked ______ we could stop at the store to buy cakes for her. How could I say ______ to a birthday girl? After paying for the bill, I noticed that Norah was standing up in the cart, ________announcing, “Hi, old person! It’s my birthday today!” However, the old man in front of her didn’t show he was______ by my talkative child. He ______ with a smile, “Well, little lady! And how old are you today?” After a few minutes’ chat, Norah offered to take a photo with the old man called Mr. Dan, his expression changed from surprised to delighted. We exchanged our phone numbers. There was magic happening in the store that day, and we could ________ feel it.

During our first visit in Mr. Dan’s home, We walked with him to his front door. He pulled out a knife and ______ the only blooming red rose. He spent ten minutes cutting every thorn（刺）_____ the stem（茎）before handing it to his new friend. Norah keeps that rose, now_______as a bone, under her pillow for a long time.

Norah asks about Mr. Dan every day. She worries about him. She wonders if he’s ______, or cold. She wants him to be OK. She wants him to feel loved. Mr. Dan thinks about Norah too. After ______ recent visit, he said that he had ______ had a whole night’s sleep since his wife died. “Norah has healed me since meeting her.” he said. That left me ______ and my eyes wet with tears. Somehow, their hearts and souls seem to recognize each other from long ago. Sometimes talking to strangers can ________ beautiful new beginnings.

【1】A. broken B. beautiful C. boring D. busy

【2】A. what B. that C. if D. when

【3】A. hello B. no C. yes D. thanks

【4】A. excitedly B. sadly C. luckily D. carefully

【5】A. treated B. trained C. trapped D. troubled

【6】A. realized B. replied C. repeated D. recorded

【7】A. neither B. both C. all D. none

【8】A. let B. get C. put D. cut

【9】A. off B. down C. into D. away

【10】A. wet B. white C. dry D. red

【11】A. relaxed B. excited C. lonely D. silly

【12】A. the other B. another C. other D. others

【13】A. never B. always C. often D. usually

【14】A. useless B. meaningless C. careless D. speechless

【15】A. belong to B. lead to C. thanks to D. speak to

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】B

【4】A

【5】D

【6】B

【7】C

【8】D

【9】A

【10】C

【11】C

【12】B

【13】A

【14】D

【15】B

【解析】有时候和陌生人的谈话会导致一个美好的开始。偶然的一次谈话，作者四岁的女儿就和一个老人成为了好朋友，还深深地影响了那个老人的生活。

【1】句意：她说的话标志着一个美好的开始。broken 打破的；beautiful 美丽的；boring无聊的；busy忙碌的。根据下文Sometimes talking to strangers can ____15____ beautiful new beginnings.可知，这篇短文首尾呼应，因此这里是一个美好的开始，故应选B。

【2】句意：第二天是她的生日，在回家的路上，她问我们是否可以在商店停一下来给她买蛋糕。what 什么；that引导宾语从句时，没有意义，在从句中也不做成分；if 是否；when什么时候。根据句意可知，这里是用if引导宾语从句，故选C。

【3】句意：我怎么能对一个过生日的女孩说不呢？hello 你好；no不，没有；yes是的；thanks谢谢。根据下文After paying for the bill可知，作者答应了给女儿买蛋糕，所以应选B。

【4】句意：在付了钱之后，我注意到Norah站在车里，兴奋的宣布：“嗨，老人，今天是我的生日。” excitedly 兴奋地；sadly伤心地；luckily幸运地；carefully仔细地，认真地。根据Norah所说的话可知，今天是她的生日，所以她非常的开心，故应选A。

【5】句意：然而她前面的那个老人并没有表现出被我这个多嘴的孩子弄得心烦意乱。treated 对待；trained训练；trapped 被困；troubled被烦恼。根据下文He ___6___ with a smile这个老人笑着回答可知，这个老人很友好，他并没有被孩子弄得心烦意乱，故应选D。

【6】句意：他带着微笑回答说：“亲爱的小姐，你今天几岁了？” realized 意识到；replied 回答，回应；repeated重复；recorded记录。根据上下文可知，作者的女儿对前面的老人说话，这里是老人的回答，故应选B。

【7】句意：那天在商店里发生了神奇的事情，我们都感觉到了。neither 两者都不；both 两者都；all三者以上都；none一个也没有。根据文意可知，这次跟老人的对话让作者的女儿和老人成为了熟人，而且还对这个老人有很大的影响，这就是这个神奇的事情，作者、她的女儿以及这个老人都能感受到。因此应选C。

【8】句意：他拿了一把刀，把唯一一个开花的红玫瑰切了下来。let 让；get得到；put放； cut切割。根据前面He pulled out a knife可知，老人是拿刀把玫瑰花切下来，故应选D。

【9】句意：在交给他的新朋友之前，他花费了10分钟把茎上的每个刺都切下来。off 离开，脱落；down向下；into 进入；away离开。根据句意可知，这里说的是老人把茎上的刺切割下来，cut…off切断，是固定短语，故应选A。

【10】句意：Norah把那朵玫瑰保存在她的枕头下面很长时间，现在干得就像骨头一样。wet 湿的；white 白色的；dry 干的；red红色的。根据句意Norah keeps that rose …under her pillow for a long time.可知，这朵花Norah保存了很长时间，所以花都干了，故应选C。

【11】句意：她想知道他是否孤独或者寒冷。relaxed 放松的；excited兴奋的；lonely孤独的；silly愚蠢的。这句话说的是Norah担心老人的感受，空后有一个形容词cold，这里填的词应跟它是表达相同的情感，故应选C。

【12】句意：在最近的又一次拜访之后，他说自从他的妻子去世之后，他从来没有睡过一整晚的觉。the other 两者中的另一个；another不定数目中的另一个；other其他的；others其他人或物。根据上文During our first visit in Mr. Dan’s home,可知，上面介绍了去Dan先生家的第一次拜访，这里说的是另外一次，故应选B。

【13】句意：在最近的又一次拜访之后，他说自从他的妻子去世之后，他从来没有睡过一整晚的觉。never 从不；always总是；often经常；usually通常。根据文意…since his wife died. “Norah has healed me since meeting her可知，Dan先生的妻子去世了，后面又提到Norah治愈了Dan先生，由此我们可以推测到，自从他的妻子去世以来，他都没有睡过整晚的觉，故应选A。

【14】句意：那让我说不出话来，泪水湿润了我的双眼。useless 没用的；meaningless没意义的；careless粗心的；speechless无语的，无话可说的。根据文意可知，作者很受感动，她没有想到自己的女儿会对Dan先生有这么大的影响，所以是说不出话来，故应选D。

【15】句意：有时候跟陌生人说话会导致美丽的新的开始。belong to 属于；lead to导致；thanks to幸亏，由于；speak to和某人说话。根据句意可知，和陌生人说话会导致一个美丽的新开始，故应选B。