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Last weekend, I was blessed with an opportunity to serve as a volunteer in Maryland. I don't have a car and the closest Amtrak station is about 30 minutes away from the actual site so I wasn't sure1I would get there. I started thinking that maybe it wouldn't be2and after a really long week, I thought that maybe I shouldn't3at all. But I went ahead and posted a request for a4on the ride-share board.
A few days later, an individual I had never met5that he would be able to pick me up and6me off at the station. He was also planning on serving but said he would wait7my train arrived before driving out there. How kind8this person whom I've never even met, I thought to myself. My heart9, and the stress I had been feeling from my week10away.
When my new friend drove me to the train station, he11that it was in a deserted kind of area. There was no one12around. It was cold outside, and I still had 30 minutes to wait. So he13his car and said, “We will wait for the train to come together.”
I couldn't believe his compassion and14. I knew that he had to be at work the next day15me, and that his wife and son were waiting for his return. But he just waited there with me so16, generously serving with his time.
With five minutes17before the train arrived, he shared with me stories from his childhood. As a young boy, he18sit near the edge of the train tracks, excitedly waiting for the trains to rush by with all their force. That night, before returning home to his family, he waited with me as my train19. It didn't rush by at full force but I left that station20the full force of his compassion and generosity.
（1）A.how B.why C.whenever D.that
（2）A.necessary B.essential C.possible D.fortunate
（3）A.refuse B.volunteer C.evaluate D.challenge
（4）A.terminal B.sightseeing C.departure D.ride
（5）A.replied B.blamed C.reflected D.advocated
（6）A.fall B.break C.take D.drop
（7）A.though B.until C.unless D.after
（8）A.beyond B.against C.for D.of
（9）A.warmed B.froze C.calmed D.burnt
（10）A.gathered B.melted C.counted D.cherished
（11）A.noticed B.founded C.regretted D.relieved
（12）A.thus B.also C.else D.too
（13）A.started B.purchased C.parked D.mended
（14）A.encouragement B.kindness C.commitment D.privilege
（15）A.instead of B.regardless of C.far from D.just like
（16）A.strictly B.seriously C.patiently D.carefully
（17）A.left B.gone C.passed D.spared
（18）A.accustomed to B.used to C.stuck to D.attached to
（19）A.stretched B.vanished C.pulled D.approached
（20）A.envying B.impressing C.feeling D.ignoring

Answer 1

【答案】（1）、A
（2）、C
（3）、B
（4）、D
（5）、A
（6）、D
（7）、B
（8）、D
（9）、A
（10）、B
（11）、A
（12）、C
（13）、C
（14）、B
（15）、D
（16）、C
（17）、A
（18）、B
（19）、D
（20）、C

【解析】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者一次受人帮助的经历，感觉心里暖暖的。
（1）考查连词。句意：我没有汽车，而且距离实际站点最近的车站也要大约30分钟的路程，因此我不知道怎样才能到达那里。how引导宾语从句，在从句中作方式状语，意思是“如何，怎样”。故选A。
（2）考查形容词。句意：我开始想，也许做志愿者是不可能的事情了。necessary“必要的”和essential“必不可少的”意思相近，同比排除；fortunate“幸运的”不符合语境。故选C。
（3）考查动词。句意：在漫长的一周之后，我想可能我根本就不应该做志愿者。上文“to serve as a volunteer”有提示。volunteer“自愿做”；refuse“拒绝”；evaluate“评估”；challenge“向……挑战”。故选B。
（4）考查名词。下文“on the ride share board”提示，这里指我发了一份请求搭便车的帖子。ride“搭便车”；terminal“终点站”；sightseeing“观光”；departure“出发”。故选D。
（5）考查动词。句意：几天之后，一个素昧平生的人给了我回复。reply“答复”；blame“指责”；reflect“反映”；advocate“提倡”。故选A。
（6）考查动词。根据上文的“pick me up”可知，这里指他可以开车来接我，然后送我到车站下车。drop sb．off“让某人下车”；fall off“跌落，下降”；break off“中断，折断”；take sb．off“换下”。故选D。
（7）考查连词。句意：他会等到火车来再离开。until引导时间状语从句，意思是“直到……”。故选B。
（8）考查介词。句意：评价人的性格或品质时，形容词kind后接of sb．。故选D。
（9）考查动词。句意：我的心里暖暖的，一周以来的压力也慢慢消失了。故选A。
（10）考查动词。 melt away固定短语，意思是“慢慢消失”。gather“聚集”；count“计算”；cherish“珍爱”。故选B。
（11）考查动词。句意：他注意到车站所处的位置空旷、荒寂。noticed“注意到”；founded“成立”；regretted“后悔，遗憾”；relieved“缓解”，故选A。
（12）考查副词。句意：四周没有其他的人。else常用于no one，nothing，everything，somebody，anything等不定代词之后，意思是“其他的，别的”。故选C。
（13）考查动词。根据下文可知，这位朋友决定陪我一起等火车，所以把车停放好。started“开始，发动”；purchased“购买”；parked“停车”；mended“修补，修理”。故选C。
（14）考查名词。句意：我不敢相信他的同情和善良。上文“How kind of this person”也有提示。encouragement“鼓励”；kindness“善良”；commitment“承诺”；privilege“特权”。选B。
（15）考查介词短语。句意：我知道他和我一样，第二天都得上班。just like“正如，与……一样”；instead of“代替”；regardless of“不管，不顾”；far from“远非”。故选D。
（16）考查副词。句意：他耐心地陪着我等车。strictly“严格地”；seriously“严肃地”；patiently“耐心地”；carefully“仔细地”。选C。
（17）考查过去分词。句意：还剩下五分钟火车就要来了，利用这段时间他给我讲起了童年的故事。过去分词left作宾语补足语。B、C两项意义相近，同比排除；D项表示“抽出(时间)”，不符合语境。故选A。
（18）考查固定短语。句意：他过去常常坐在铁道边。used to do sth．表示过去常常做某事，而现在不做了；get accustomed to(doing)sth．“习惯于(做)某事”；stick to“坚持”；attach to sb．/sth．“与……有关联”。故选B。
（19）考查动词。句意：他一直陪着我等到火车驶近。approach “(在距离或时间上)靠近，接近”；stretch“伸展，延伸”；vanish“突然消失”；pull拉，"拖"。故选D。
（20）考查现在分词。句意：离开车站时，我并没有感觉到火车全速行驶的力量，而是感受到了他的同情和慷慨所带来的全部力量。feeling．．．为现在分词短语作伴随状语。故选C。