Question

14．It was a cold winter's night when I stopped for gas on my way home from work．I was tired and had a slight（16）D．
I worked in a（17）Cdoctor's office and this was one of those days when the unexpected happened，making the schedule run （18）Bthan usual．It seemed I was going to be late（19）Ahome and my husband，being the（20）Bperson，would be ready to pronounce me late once again．Maybe（21）DI hurried，I could still make it home．
I was heading inside to（22）Afor my gas when I noticed an older couple at the counter．I heard them asking for（23）Cto the local hospital．It was the same hospital that I had just（24）D a few minutes ago．
The young man at the counter was trying to be（25）Bin explaining how to get there，with two other people making（26）A．One of them was（27）Ctrying to give them a whole different route back．It was then that I walked over to the couple and said，"Would you like to follow me to the（28）C？"
A look of（29）Bcrossed the woman's face．
"I'm going right by there，"I said，which wasn't a（an（30）Dsince I had just made up my mind to do（31）Cthat．
I got in my car and began the journey back．I was trying to watch to be sure they were right（32）Dme．It took only fifteen minutes to get there as rush hour traffic was beginning to（33）B．I felt better than I had all day and my headache was nearly gone．
Later，as I arrived home，my husband（34）A，"So you aren't ever late any more．"
I said，"Sometimes it's（35）Cto be late．"

16．A．break	B．fever	C．cold	D．headache
17．A．foreign	B．common	C．busy	D．noisy
18．A．earlier	B．later	C．easier	D．simpler
19．A．getting	B．cooking	C．calling	D．working
20．A．tough	B．punctual	C．generous	D．careful
21．A．as	B．since	C．while	D．if
22．A．pay	B．change	C．wait	D．search
23．A．opinions	B．trouble	C．directions	D．money
24．A．reached	B．visited	C．called	D．left
25．A．skilled	B．helpful	C．experienced	D．active
26．A．comments	B．promises	C．jokes	D．offers
27．A．only	B．still	C．even	D．ever
28．A．station	B．office	C．hospital	D．hotel
29．A．panic	B．relief	C．sadness	D．peace
30．A．duty	B．fact	C．reason	D．lie
31．A．partly	B．properly	C．exactly	D．perfectly
32．A．across	B．before	C．beside	D．behind
33．A．go up	B．die down	C．speed up	D．turn down
34．A．teased	B．shouted	C．burst	D．laughed
35．A．possible	B．special	C．good	D．safe

Answer 1

分析 一个寒冬的夜晚，作者偶然遇到一对需要帮助的老年夫妇，于是她不顾身体的疲惫与不适，自告奋勇为对方带路．

解答 16-20 DCBAB    21-25 DACDB   26-30 ACCBD    31-35 CDBAC
16D 根据上下文  根据倒数第三段最后一句中的my headache was nearly gone可知作者当时疲惫不堪，而且有轻微的头疼．
17C 根据上下文 上一段中提到作者在晚上下班后非常疲惫，而且感觉头疼，再结合下文可推知办公室的工作十分忙碌．
18B 细节理解题  由下文的going to be late以及pronounce可知出乎意料的事情的发生使下班时间比平时晚．
19A细节理解题   根据下文中的make it home可知作者可能到家的时间会晚一些．
20B考查形容词词义辨析  根据本句后半部分中的内容可知作者的丈夫非常守时，否则就不会责怪作者回家晚了．punctual守时的，准时的，符合语境．
21D考查连词词义辨析如果作者抓紧时间，也许还能够按时回到家．
22A考查动词词义辨析 由下文的at the counter可知此处是作者走进里面去支付买油的费用．
23C考查名词词义 根据下一段开头部分中的explaining how to get，there可知这对老夫妇是在询问如何到达当地医院，此处direction表示方向．
24D考查动词词义辨析文章第一段提到作者下班后就来加油，此时遇到了一对问路的老年夫妇，由此可推知作者几分钟前刚刚离开她工作的那家医院．
25B考查形容词词义辨析根据本句中的explaining how to get there可知在柜台服务的年轻男子努力提供帮助，告诉他们如何到达那个地方．
26A考查名词词义辨析 由下文可知，年轻人在尽力为对方指路时，另外两个人在关于路线的问题上发表议论．
27C考查副词词义辨析 这几个人都想给这对夫妇指路，其中一人甚至试图给他们指出一条完全不同的回来的路线．
28C考查名词词义 根据43空后面的内容可知作者知道对方要去医院，于是主动提出要为他们引路．
29B考查名词词义女士不知如何去医院，此时有人主动带路，她自然感到很欣慰．relief表示宽慰，欣慰，符合语境．
30D考查名词词义虽然作者刚从那家医院出来，可是作者说自己正好要路过那里，这并非谎言，因为作者诚心要帮助对方．
31C 考查副词词义辨析作者当时确实打定主意要那么做，exactly表示确实．
32D考查介词词义辨析作者是在给这对夫妇引路，要确保他们在后面跟着．
33B 考查固定用法由于交通高峰开始减退，他们只花了15分钟就到达了那家医院．die down逐渐停止，变弱．
34A考查动词词义辨析文章第二段后半部分提到作者每逢回家晚的时候，丈夫都要说她，此处是他在取笑作者．
35C 考查形容词词义辨析根据倒数第三段最后一句话可知此处作者想表达的是有时候晚归的感觉很好．

点评 完型填空，解题时要抓住文章的脉络，一定要读懂全文，弄清文章要表达的思想，注意前后段落之间的关系．答题中，一定要认真分析，注意选项与上下文的关系，与前后单词的关系．对于一时没有太大的把握的题可以放到最后再来完成，因为有时答案可以从下文内容体现出来．答完后再通读一篇文章，看看所选选项能不能是语句通顺，语意连贯．