Question

【题目】 Ten years ago, my mom gave me a strange but welcome gift-a blood pressure monitor(血压监测仪). My _______ had told me I had high blood pressure during a medical exam, so she wanted to _______ that I was keeping track of it.

It really _______ me to suffer from such disease in my early twenties. I had long been _______nameless anxiety and stress, and that ended up being ten years' long pain. Through lots of medical care, exercise, and diet improvement, I've slowly got _______, day by day.

I was _______ to say that I no longer needed my blood pressure monitor. My mom was healthy and didn't need it either. But I knew she _______ a lot of money back then even though she didn’t have much, so I _______ to put it up for sale online. A woman said she wanted to _______it after I posted it on the website.

The other day, I met up with the woman and her mother, who looked weak, in a coffee shop. Neither of them seemed in good financial (财务上的)conditions. The woman carefully took some money from her wallet to give me. It ________ me then and there. I could find no ________ to let her pay me. She really needed the thing and I just had the thing in hand. Thinking for a while, I took out the blood pressure monitor and said, 'Here, just take it.' She was ________ and attempted to hand me the money again. I insisted that she should take it. She was excited and then expressed her ________. I wished them good health and a happy life. ________ I didn't repay my mom in cash, I was more than happy that I repaid her by passing on her gift to someone who really ________ it.

【1】A.motherB.teacherC.friendD.doctor

【2】A.proveB.rememberC.make sureD.comment on

【3】A.shockedB.ignoredC.controlledD.encouraged

【4】A.recordingB.imaginingC.describingD.experiencing

【5】A.tiredB.betterC.braverD.hopeless

【6】A.angryB.sorryC.pleasedD.embarrassed

【7】A.spentB.earnedC.lentD.raised

【8】A.failedB.decidedC.affordedD.promised

【9】A.buyB.shareC.donateD.borrow

【10】A.hurtB.touchedC.remindedD.disappointed

【11】A.toolsB.chancesC.methodsD.excuses

【12】A.curiousB.confusedC.afraidD.upset

【13】A.regretB.anxietyC.confidenceD.appreciation

【14】A.UnlessB.BeforeC.AlthoughD.Because

【15】A.neededB.valuedC.admiredD.respected

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】A

【4】D

【5】B

【6】C

【7】A

【8】B

【9】A

【10】B

【11】D

【12】B

【13】D

【14】C

【15】A

【解析】

本文是一篇叙述文。文章讲述了作者本来打算将不再需要的血压计卖掉，但后来作者把它送给了一对陌生的母女，虽然没有得到钱，但是作者很高兴，因为他把血压计送给了真正需要它的人。

【1】考查名词词义辨析。句意：在一次医疗检查中，我的医生告诉我我有高血压，因此，她想确保我一直在监测血压。A. mother妈妈；B. teacher老师；C. friend朋友；D. doctor医生。根据下文的during a medical exam可知此处用“医生”符合语境，故选D项。

【2】考查动词（短语）辨析。句意：同上。A. prove证明；B. remember记得；C. make sure确保；D. comment on评论。结合上下文可推测，为了确保作者检测血压，作者妈妈在医生的建议下买了血压监测仪，故选C项。

【3】考查动词词义辨析。句意：二十出头就得这种病真的让我很震惊。A. shocked使震惊；B. ignored忽略；C. controlled控制；D. encouraged鼓励。结合常识可知，在20出头患高血压这种老年病，会让人觉得很震惊，故选A项。

【4】考查动词词义辨析。句意：我一直以来都经受着莫名的焦虑和压力，那最终变成了10年的痛苦。A. recording记录；B. imagining想象；C. describing描述；D. experiencing经受。结合句意可知，此处是指作者长期经受着痛苦，故选D项。

【5】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：经过大量的医疗处理、锻炼和饮食改善，我的身体慢慢地、一天天地变好了。A. tired劳累的；B. better更好的；C. braver更勇敢的；D. hopeless没有希望的。根据下文的I no longer needed my blood pressure monitor.可知作者不需要血压监测仪，故推测他的身体变好了，故选B项。

【6】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我很高兴地说我不再需要血压监测仪了。A. angry生气的；B. sorry抱歉的；C. pleased高兴的；D. embarrassed尴尬的。根据下文的I no longer needed my blood pressure monitor可知此处用“高兴的”符合语境，故选C项。

【7】考查动词词义辨析。句意：但我知道她那时花了很多钱，尽管她没有那么，因此我决定把它挂在网上售卖。A. spent花；B. earned挣；C. lent借出；D. raised筹。结合上下文可知，此处是指在作者被诊断有高血压后，他的妈妈花了很多钱给他购买了一台血压监测仪，故选A项。

【8】考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. failed失败；B. decided决定；C. afforded承担；D. promised承诺。结合上下文可知，此处是指作者思来想去，最后决定把血压监测仪买了，故选B项。

【9】考查动词词义辨析。句意：我把贴发在网上后，一位女士说她想买。A. buy买；B. share分享；C. donate捐赠；D. borrow借。根据前文的put it up for sale可知此处用“买”符合语境，sale和buy是反义词复现，故选A项。

【10】考查动词词义辨析。句意：它当时就触动了我。A. hurt伤害；B. touched感动，触动；C. reminded提醒；D. disappointed使……失望。根据上文的The other day, I met up with the woman and her mother, who looked weak, in a coffee shop. Neither of them seemed in good financial (财务上的）conditions.可推测那位女士的经济状况和她妈妈的健康状况触动了作者，故选B项。

【11】考查名词词义辨析。句意：我找不到理由让她付钱。A. tools工具；B. chances机会；C. methods方法；D. excuses理由，借口。结合上下文可知，此处是指女士的经济情况不好，但她的妈妈又急需血压监测仪，就正如作者当初的情况一样，所以他没有理由收她们的钱，故选D项。

【12】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她有点困惑，试图再一次把钱递给我。A. curious好奇的；B. confused困惑的；C. afraid害怕的；D. upset沮丧的。根据上文的'Here, just take it. '可推测女士不明白作者说这句话的意思，故用“困惑的”符合语境，故选B项。

【13】考查动词词义辨析。句意：她很高兴，然后表达她的感谢。A. regret后悔；B. anxiety焦虑；C. confidence信心；D. appreciation感谢。结合上下文可知，此处是指女士感谢作者把血压监测仪送给她们，故选D项。

【14】考查连接词辨析。句意：虽然我没有用现金报答妈妈，但是我非常开心，因为我把她的礼物传递给了真正需要它的人。A. Unless除非；B. Before在……之前；C. Although尽管；D. Because因为。结合句意可知，上下文是转折关系，故选C项。

【15】考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. needed需要；B. valued珍惜；C. admired钦佩；D. respected尊敬。结合上下文可知，女士的妈妈身体不好，因此她需要血压监测仪，且上文的I was ___6___ to say that I no longer needed my blood pressure monitor.也有暗示，need是原词复现，故选A项。