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【题目】阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

“They’re going to kick me out of my own home,” said Karl Berger, 86 years old. Karl is a widower with no living children. When Karl’s wife died a couple of years ago, he told the Social Security Administration to stop monthly checks to his wife. But the agency to send the checks. Karl called again; a clerk said not to 33 . He told Karl to mail a follow-up that included his wife's of death. But the checks continued to come. Karl needed the money, he cashed his wife’s checks.

When SSA realized its mistake, it sent Karl a letter saying that he SSA $5,900 plus interest. Karl receives only $12,000 a year, which is slightly poverty level. The only that he ever had--$5,000--was on his wife’s funeral. He fought on Iwo Jima, site of one of the most furious battles of World War II. The battle left him in one ear and almost blind in one eye.

His small house used to be in a good neighborhood. He takes the bus once a week to visit his wife's . The rest of his time is spent at home, where he carves military figures that he donates to a local charity. The charity the carvings and uses the money to help feed the homeless.

SSA gave Karl six months to pay the debt in . Otherwise, the SSA letter said, the agency would seize his home. Karl wrote back, asking if it would be okay to $30 a month. That was all he could .

“That’s insufficient,” said William Shatner, an SSA agent. “We know that he is a war veteran, but that doesn’t entitle him to . He knew that his wife was dead, yet he cashed her monthly . That is fraud, pure and simple.”

【1】A. remaining B. sending C. giving D. transporting

【2】A. continued B. forget C. wanted D. asked

【3】A. irritate B. bother C. upset D. worry

【4】A. notice B. message C. letter D. essay

【5】A. time B. day C. date D. age

【6】A. but B. so C. yet D. though

【7】A.finally B. gradually C. suddenly D. immediately

【8】A. held B. donated C. owned D. owed

【9】A. within B.above C. below D. beyond

【10】A. fortunes B. possessions C. bills D. savings

【11】A. spent B.consumed C. wasted D. deserted

【12】A. injured B.lame C. disabled D. deaf

【13】A. home B. grave C. house D. room

【14】A. woolen B. golden C.silken D. wooden

【15】A. sells B. takes C. buys D. exchanges

【16】A. common B. full C. astonish D.brief

【17】A. supply B. cost C. pay D. devote

【18】A. offer B.prefer C. provide D. afford

【19】A. cancel B. avoid C.free D. decrease

【20】A. checks B. expenses C. salaries D. Numbers

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】D

【4】C

【5】C

【6】B

【7】A

【8】D

【9】B

【10】D

【11】A

【12】D

【13】B

【14】D

【15】A

【16】B

【17】C

【18】D

【19】C

【20】A

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲了一个86岁的孤寡老人每月收到社保部门给他妻子寄来的贫困救济金，由于他的妻子几年之前就去世了，于是他让社保部门不要再给他的妻子寄钱了，但是社保部门还是继续寄，于是这位老人就保存着这笔钱，然而不久后，社保部门发现了自己的失误，给他寄来一封信说他欠他们5900美元外加利息，由于老人是老兵，他只剩下一只耳朵能听见，一只眼睛能看见，因此只能靠为附近的慈善机构刻人物雕像挣钱，所以他写信询问自己可否每月还给他们30美元，但社保部门拒绝了他，他们认为这些钱远远不够，并且既然老人知道事情真相，他还是保留了那笔钱，他们认为老人欺骗了他们。

【1】考查动词的辨析。A保留，B送，寄，C给，D运输，由后面的check（支票）可以推断出为寄支票，故选B．

【2】考查动词的辨析。A继续，B忘记，C想要，D问，由文章可知是他让安保部门每月停止给他的妻子寄钱，但是安保部门继续给他寄支票，此处考查词组continue to sth继续做什么，故选A．

【3】考查动词的辨析。A使兴奋，B使费心，C使不安，D使着急，由文章可知是安保部门让他不要为此担忧，故选D．

【4】考查名词的辨析。A便条，B信息，C信，D文章，由mail（邮寄）可知是让他寄信，如果是message则为send message，故选C．

【5】考查名词的辨析。A时间，B天，C日期，D年龄，由文章可知是信中包含妻子的死亡日期，故选C．

【6】考查连词的辨析。A但是，B所以，C然而，D尽管，由前面一句Karl需要钱，因此他保存了寄给妻子的钱，故选B．

【7】考查副词的辨析。A最后，B渐渐地，C突然，D立即，由前文可知安保部门先前没有发现这件事，所以是最终发现了这件事，故选A．

【8】考查动词的辨析。A持有，B捐赠，C拥有，D欠，由前文可知Karl保留了这些钱，因此此处为Karl欠安保部门钱，故选D．

【9】考查介词的辨析。A在……内，B在……上面，C在……下面，D超过，由文章可知Karl得到安保部门给出的保障金，由于贫穷才得到保障金，可知该保障金是稍微超过贫穷水平的，故选B．

【10】考查名词的辨析。A财富，B财产，C账单，D存款，由文章可知这里是指Karl自己唯一有的钱即他的存款，故选D．

【11】考查动词的辨析。A花费，B消耗，C浪费，D丢弃，抛弃，此处考查词组spend some money on sth，由后面的on可以推断出，故选A．

【12】考查形容词的辨析。A受伤的，B跛的，C残疾的，D聋的，由文章可知后面是ear（耳朵），所以可以推断出是战争使他的一只耳朵聋了，故选D．

【13】考查名词的辨析。A家，B坟墓，C房子，D房间，由前文可知Karl的妻子前几年去世了，所以他一周去一次他妻子的坟墓，故选B．

【14】考查形容词的辨析。A丝绸的，B金的，C丝的，D木制的，由该句前面的carve（雕刻）可以推断出是雕刻木制的人物，故选D．

【15】考查动词的辨析。A卖，B带走，C买，D交换，由文章可以推断出慈善机构靠售卖这些人物雕塑品来挣钱帮助无家可归的人，故选A．

【16】考查形容词的辨析。A平常的，B完整的，C令人吃惊的，D简短的，此处考查词组in full全部，由文章可知是安保部门要求老人在六个月之内全部付清这笔钱，故选B．

【17】考查动词的辨析。A提供，B花费，C支付，D奉献，由文章可知是Karl写信问能否每月支付30美元，故选C．

【18】考查动词的辨析。A提供，B更喜欢，偏爱，C提供，D支付，由前面的付钱可知这些是老人能支付的所有钱，故选D．

【19】考查动词的辨析。A取消，B避免，C免除，D减少，根据句意，他们认为老人并没有资格来减免这笔钱。故选C．

【20】考查名词的辨析。A支票，B花销，C薪水，D数目，由前文的he told the Social Security Administration to stop monthly checks to his wife可知他保存了他妻子每月所有的支票，故选A．