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Waiting for the airplane to take off, I was happy to get a seat by myself. Just then, an air hostess came up to me and asked, “Would you mind your seat? A couple would like to sit together.” The only available(有空的)seat was next to a girl with her arms in casts(石膏绷带), a black-and-blue face, and a sad expression. “I am not going to sit there,” I thought immediately. But a soft voice spoke, “She needs help.” Finally, I to move to that seat.

The girl smiled at me as I sat down. She was named Kathy. She had been in a car accident and now was on her way for .

When the snack and juice arrived, it did not take me long to that Kathy would not be able to herself. I considered to feed her but hesitated, as it seemed too to offer a service to a complete . But then I realized that Kathy’s need was more than my discomfort. I offered to help her eat, and although she was uncomfortable to accept at first, she did as I expected.

We became closer and closer in a short period of time. By the end of the five-hour trip, my heart , and the was really better spent than if I had just sat by myself.

I was very glad I had sat next to Kathy and fed her. Love and care sometimes flow beyond human borders and remove the fears that keep us . When we offer to serve a stranger, we grow to live in a more rewarding world. （287 words）

1.A. Losing B. changing C. taking D. buying

2.A. decided B. wanted C. regretted D. promised

3.A. business B. travel C. pleasure D. treatment

4.A. Remember B. say C. realize D. recognize

5.A. eat B. feed C. choose D. support

6.A. offering B. needing C. stopping D. trying

7.A. far B. impolite C. close D. fast

8.A. girl B. neighbor C. passenger D. stranger

9.A. Unusual B. direct C. important D. shameful

10.A. had warmed B. had jumped C. had broken D. had cheered

11.A. life B. money C. time D. energy

12.A. upset B. independent C. silent D. separate

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.B

6.A

7.B

8.D

9.C

10.A

11.C

12.D

【解析】本文是一篇记叙文讲述了作者在飞机上因为意外坐到了一位胳膊受伤去看病的女孩身边并且帮助她的事情。揭示了对陌生人伸出援手，让自己活得更精彩的道理。

1. Losing失去；B. Changing改变；C. Taking拿走；D. Buying买。根据该空所在后一句A couple would like to sit together.一对夫妻想要坐在一起。可以推断出，这里是问作者是否可以换一个座位，故选B。

2. Decided决定；B. Wanted想要；C. Regretted后悔；D. Promised承诺。结合语境来看，作者本来不愿意去坐那个空座位，但是最终还是决定移过去。故选A

3. Business生意；B. Travel旅行；C. pleasure 愉快；D. Treatment待遇、治疗。结合语境判断，女孩受了伤，所以她是去治疗的，故选D

4. Remember记住；B. Say说；C. Realize意识到；D. Recognize认出。结合语境，女孩手臂受伤了，所以这里是“我”意识到她不能够自己吃食物。故选C

5. Eat吃；B. Feed喂养；C. Choose选择；D. Support支持。结合语境，女孩手臂受伤，不能自己吃食物，固定短语feed oneself表示自己吃的意思，故选B

6. Offering提供、给与；B. Needing需要；C. Stopping停止；D. Trying尝试。结合语境，这里的意思是我想要提供帮助，好让她能够吃上食物，故选A

7. Far遥远的；B. Impolite不礼貌的；C. Close亲密的；D. Fast快速的。结合语境，受伤女孩对我来说是一个陌生人，虽然很想去帮忙，但是作者犹豫了，在想这样做是不是不太礼貌。故选B

8. Girl女孩；B. Neighbor邻居；C. Passenger乘客；D. Stranger陌生人。结合语境，作者身边的女孩手臂受伤，他很犹豫去帮助她，因为作者觉得帮助一个完全陌生的人是不是有点不礼貌，故选D

9. Unusual不同寻常的；B. Direct直接的；C. Important重要的；D. Shameful羞耻的。结合语境，但是我这个时候意识到Kathy的需求比我的不安更加直接。故选B

10. had warmed已经温暖了；B. had jumped已经跳跃了；C. had broken已经破碎了；D. had cheered已经欢呼了。结合前面的my heart我的心灵，以及语境，我帮助了那个手臂受伤的陌生女孩，可以判断出，这种情况下是我的心温暖了。故选A

11. Life生命；B. money 钱；C. Time时间；D. Energy能量。结合语境来看，作者帮助受伤的女孩，这样的时间花费方式，比我只是一个人坐着等时间流逝要好的多，故选C

12. Upset郁闷的；B. Independent独立的；C. Silent安静的；D. Separate分开的、单独的。结合语境，爱和关系有时候能够在人际间流动，移除恐惧，将我们和恐惧分离。故选D

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