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完形填空 　　I returned to Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, after college graduation．I had been there before my mother became a minister． 　　Two weeks later, I told my mother I was bored．She said, “Here’s the car keys．Go and buy some fruit．” 　　1　　, I jumped into the car and speeded off． 　　Seeing me or rather my 　　2　　, a boy sprang up(跳起来), 　　3　　 to sell his bananas and peanuts．“Banana 300 naira．Peanut 200 naira!” 　　Looking at his black striped bananas, I 　　4　　 to 200 total for the fruit and nuts．He 　　5　　．I handed him a 500 naira note．He didn’t have 　　6　　, so I told him not to worry．He was 　　7　　 and smiled a row of perfect teeth． 　　When, two weeks later, I 　　8　　 this same boy, I was more aware of my position in Nigerian society．I should 　　9　　 this country as the son of a 　　10　　．But it was hard to find pleasure in a place where it was so 　　11　　 to see a little boy who should have been in school selling fruit． 　　“What’s up?” I asked．He answered in 　　12　　 English, “I…I no get money to buy book．” I took out two 500 naira notes．He looked around 　　13　　 before sticking his hand into the car 　　14　　 the bills．One thousand naira means a lot to a family that 　　15　　 only 50 000 each year． 　　The next morning, security officers told me, “In this place, when you give a little, people think you’re a fountain of opportunity．” 　　　　16　　 it’s right, but this happens everywhere in the world．I wondered if my little friend had actually used money for 　　17　　． 　　After six months’ work in northern Nigeria, I returned and saw him again standing on the road． 　　“Are you in school now?” 　　He nodded． 　　A silence fell as we looked at each other, then I 　　18　　 what he wanted．I held out a 500 naira note．“Take this．” 　　He shook his head fiercely and stepped back 　　19　　 hurt． 　　“It’s a gift．” I said． 　　Shaking his head again, he handed me a basket of bananas and peanuts．“I’ve been waiting to 　　20　　 these to you．” (1) [　　] A． Encouraged B． Disappointed C． Delighted D． Confused (2) [　　] A． car B． mother C． driver D． keys (3) [　　] A． willing B． afraid C． eager D． ashamed (4) [　　] A． got down B． bargained down C． put down D． took down (5) [　　] A． explained B． promised C． agreed D． admitted (6) [　　] A． change B． notes C． checks D． bills (7) [　　] A． troubled B． regretful C． comfortable D． grateful (8) [　　] A． ran after B． ran into C． ran over D． ran to (9) [　　] A． protect B． enjoy C． help D． support (10) [　　] A． minister B． headmaster C． manager D． president (11) [　　] A． lucky B． amazing C． funny D． common (12) [　　] A． old B． broken C． traditional D． modern (13) [　　] A． proudly B． madly C． curiously D． nervously (14) [　　] A． for B． with C． at D． upon (15) [　　] A． spends B． pays C． makes D． affords (16) [　　] A． Possibly B． Actually C． Certainly D． Fortunately (17) [　　] A． joys B． nuts C． books D． bananas (18) [　　] A． asked B． imagined C． reminded D． realized (19) [　　] A． when B． as if C． even if D． after (20) [　　] A． send B． provide C． sell D． give

Answer 1

答案：1．C;2．A;3．C;4．B;5．C;6．A;7．D;8．B;9．B;10．A;11．D;12．B;13．D;14．A;15．C;16．A;17．C;18．D;19．B;20．D;
解析：

(1)	本题考查语境理解。从后句“I jumped into the car and speeded off”可以知道“我”非常高兴，所以用delighted。
(2)	本题考查语境理解。上文提到“我”开车去买水果；所以当小男孩看到“我”；更确切的说是看到“我”的汽车，他跳了起来。
(3)	本题考查词语辨析及上下文语境，从上文小男孩的动作可知他非常渴望把香蕉和花生卖给作者，此处用eager。
(4)	本题考查生活常识。作为买主，在与小商贩打交道时通常需要砍价。用bargain down“讨价还价”符合语境。
(5)	本题考查词语辨析及逻辑。双方讨价还价，卖方最后同意买方所出的价钱时，才可能成交，买方才可能给他钱。
(6)	本题考查语境理解。上句说“我”递给他一张500奈拉的纸币，但是前文告诉我们作者买他的香蕉和花生共需要200奈拉，所以小男孩应该找给作者零钱“(change)”。
(7)	本题考查语境理解。根据“他找不开我的钱，我安慰他，不让他着急”以及后文的“smiled a row of perfect teeth”可以判断小男孩很“感激”。
(8)	本题考查固定搭配；句意为“我又与他不期而遇了”，四个被选项中只有run into有此意义。
(9)	本题语境理解从第一段提到作者是部长的儿子和第五段的“But it was hard to find pleasure”可知作者应该是喜欢自己的国家(享受眼前的生活)的，但是卖水果的小男孩的遭遇(支付不起学费)让他感觉不到快乐。
(10)	本题考查语境理解。上文中提到“I hand been there before my mother became a minister”由此可知答案为A。
(11)	本题考查词语辨析。此处说的是男孩因家庭贫困无法接受教育，为了生计不得不在外卖水果，这种现象很普遍。前面“it was hard to find pleasure in a place”也有暗示。
(12)	本题考查词语辨析。从小男孩的答语可知他说话结结巴巴。broken“不流利”符合这个意思。
(13)	本题考查生活常识。如果一个人在做某事前先向四周看一下，说明他“紧张不安，恐怕被人看到”，所以D项为正确答案。
(14)	本题考查介词搭配。介词for的意思是“为了得到”。
(15)	本题考查词语辨析。这里make意思是“挣得，获得”。
(16)	本题考查逻辑推理。从句子前后看，这里“可能”是正确的。
(17)	本题考查语境理解。综观全文，容易得出正确答案。
(18)	本题考查词语辨析。在短暂的沉默之后，作者以为小孩又来要钱，却不好意思开口。用realize“意识到”符合文章意思。
(19)	此处需要精心理解。只有综观全文，才能得出正确选择。
(20)	本题考查词语辨析。这里是“送给”(某人东西)的意思。