完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

    阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

    It was a cold winter morning. Half asleep at the train station, I stared into the distance, watching for the train to take me to my   1   in Boston. The world was quiet. The very few people on the street kept to themselves,   2   their steaming cups of coffee.

    Reaching into my pocket as the train was approaching, my numb hand   3   for the $20 bill to pay my fare. The pocket was empty! I searched through my bag and then I felt   4  .

    “What’s the matter?” A short, elderly man stood before me.

    “Oh, nothing…. Well, I lost my money.... I’m going to   5   my match class.”

    “Here, use this.” The man held a $20 bill. I looked up,   6  . People just didn’t do that anymore. Everyone worried about their own   7  , rarely stopping to think about others, especially teenage strangers.

    “Thank you, but no, I can’t.”

    “  8   it – go!” The man pushed me toward the train. I bought a round – trip ticket, and he refused the change I   9   to give him back. I did not know what to say – a million thoughts raced through my mind, yet I stood   10  .

    For the train ride I was silent. I began to see the world through changed   11  . That man made a difference with such a simple   12  .

    A week later I was at the train station again, with an extra $20   13   I saw the man. And there he was.

    “Excuse me, sir, I believe I owe you this.” I   14   the money into his hand.

    Failing to refuse, he said, “Just remember to do the same for someone in your shoes someday.” I smiled,   15  .

1．A．home              B．class               C．office           D．factory

2．A．serving           B．carrying         C．minding      D．making

3．A．looked                B．searched         C．reached      D．moved

4．A．hopeless          B．useless          C．relieved     D．dissatisfied

5．A．stop              B．skip             C．fail         D．miss

6．A．frightened            B．disturbed            C．surprised        D．concerned

7．A．problems          B．complaints       C．positions        D．challenges

8．A．Seize             B．Get              C．Catch            D．Take

9．A．offered           B．managed          C．happened     D．attempted

10．A．unconsciously        B．silently         C．seriously        D．uncomfortably

11．A．ways             B．windows          C.  eyes            D．hearts

12．A．task             B．act              C．example      D．performance

13．A．so that          B．even if          C．now that     D．in case

14．A．pressed          B．pushed           C．dropped      D．placed

15．A．finally          B．happily          C．content      D．excited

It was a cold winter morning. Half asleep at the train station, I stared into the distance,   36   for the train to take me to my   37   in Boston. The word was quiet. The very few people on the street kept to themselves,   38   their steaming cups of coffee.
Reaching into my pocket as the   39  was approaching, my numb hand searched for the $ 20 bill to pay my fare. The pocket was   40  ! I searched through my bag and then I felt   41  . Unless the money dropped from the sky, I’d be   42   there.
“What’s the matter?” A short, elderly man stood before me.
“Oh, nothing…. Well, I   43   my money and now I can’t pay for the ticket. I’m going to   44   my match class, and the train is leaving.”
“Here, use this.”
The man held a $ 20 bill. I looked up,   45  . People just didn’t do that anymore. Everyone worried about their own   46  , rarely stopping to think about others, especially teenage strangers.
“Thank you, but no, I can’t.”
“  47  it – go!” The man pushed me   48   the train.  I bought a round – trip ticket, and he refused the change I   49  to give him back. I did not know what to say – a million thoughts raced through my mind, yet I stood   50  .
For the train ride I was silent. I began to see the world through   51  eyes. That man made a difference with such a simple   52  .
A week later I was at the train station again, with an extra $ 20   53  I saw the man. And there he was.
“excuse me, sir, I believe I owe you this.” I   54  the money into his hand.
Failing to refuse, he said, “Just remember to do the same for someone in your shoes someday.” I smiled, content.
The elderly man is my hero. For many, heroes are famous, but my hero is a   55  stranger who taught me a lesson in life. I will never forget his kindness.

Driving to a store after a busy day at work, I saw a man standing near the store holding a sign that said, “Will work for food.” I knew at that moment that I was going into the store and   36   him something to eat.

   As I   37   the car park, I saw in my car mirror a lady come out from a hairdresser’s and 38   the man. I thought she must be going to give him some   39   or something to help him out. In the store I was   40   to get the things I needed and also the chicken dinner and a soda that I wanted to give the man outside. I hurried out to my car and   41   that I was going to be able to hopefully help this man.

When I drove out of the car park, I couldn’t see the   42  . As I turned the corner I saw the man sitting in a   43   area away from the hairdresser’s and still   44   up the sign. I immediately   45   over and gave the man the dinner and soda and said, “  46   this will get you through today.” He looked at me and said, “Thank you so much!”

As I got back into my car, I looked in the   47   and saw the man swallowing the dinner as if he hadn’t eaten for days.

I was so   48   that I was able to help him and at the same time I was so sad that the woman from the hairdresser’s,   49  , had asked the man to   50   from her shop. It’s sad to say that   51   I live in a small city where homeless is not as   52   as in larger cities, people are uncomfortable with these people in   53  . All they need to do is lend a helping hand  54   and it could make a huge   55   in their lives.

A. cook                     B. buy                   C. pay                           D. serve

A. turned into      B. got over            C. called at                     D. pointed out

A. interview        B. comfort             C. blame                    D. approach

A. example         B. space                C. money                           D. comfort

A. preparing        B. hurrying            C. hesitating                   D. planning

A. explained        B. wondered          C. agreed                     D. felt 

A. man               B. food                 C. lady                           D. sign

A. different         B. strange              C. famous                      D.comfortable

A. making           B. holding            C. taking                    D. building

A. turned            B. thought             C. pulled                    D. looked

A. Hopefully       B. Finally              C. Luckily                      D. Naturally

A. store                     B. mirror               C. square                  D. crowd

A. popular          B. anxious             C. pleased                    D. patient

A. immediately    B. obviously          C. carefully                    D. nervously

A. stop               B. suffer                C. move                         D. change

A. whether          B. because          C. though                           D. unless

A. poor               B. visible               C. selfish                     D. happy

A. danger            B. action               C. need                          D. moment

A. at times          B. at the time         C. at one time              D. at a time

A. difference       B. mistake          C. decision                     D. living

Driving to a store after a busy day at work, I saw a man standing near the store holding a sign that said, “Will work for food.” I knew at that moment that I was going into the store and   36   him something to eat.

   As I   37    the car park, I saw in my car mirror a lady come out from a hairdresser’s and 38   the man. I thought she must be going to give him some   39    or something to help him out. In the store I was   40   to get the things I needed and also the chicken dinner and a soda that I wanted to give the man outside. I hurried out to my car and    41    that I was going to be able to hopefully help this man.

When I drove out of the car park, I couldn’t see the   42  . As I turned the corner I saw the man sitting in a   43   area away from the hairdresser’s and still   44   up the sign. I immediately  45  over and gave the man the dinner and soda and said, “  46   this will get you through today.” He looked at me and said, “Thank you so much!”

As I got back into my car, I looked in the   47   and saw the man swallowing the dinner like he hadn’t eaten for days.

I was so   48   that I was able to help him and at the same time I was so sad that the woman from the hairdresser’s,   49    , had asked the man   50    from her shop. It’s sad to say that   51   I live in a small city where homeless is not as   52    as in larger cities, people are uncomfortable with these people in  53  . All they need to do is lend a helping hand  54   and it could make a huge    55   in their lives

A. cook              B. buy             C. pay               D. serve

A. turned into         B. got over          C. called at           D. pointed out

A, interview          B. comfort.          C. blame             D. approach

A. example           B. space            C. money             D. comfort

A. preparing          B. hurrying          C. hesitating          D. planning

A. explained          B. wondered         C. agreed             D. felt 

A. man              B. food             C.  lady             D. sign

A. different           B. strange            C. famous            D. comfortable

A. making            B. holding          C. taking             D. building

A. turned            B. thought          C.  pulled            D. looked     

A. Hopefully         B. Finally          C. Luckily             D. Naturally

A. store             B. mirror           C. square              D. crowd

A. popular           B. anxious          C. pleased             D. patient

A. immediately       B. obviously        C. carefully            D. nervously

A. stop              B. suffer           C. move               D. change

A. whether           B. because         C. though              D. unless

A. poor              B. visible          C. selfish              D. happy

A. danger            B. action           C. need               D. moment

A. at times           B. at the time       C. at one time          D. at a time

A. difference         B. mistake          C. decision            D. living

  I was walking along Orchard Road when I realized a tall young man wearing a jacket and tie was following me. I noticed him because not many people wear a jacket and tie in the middle of a hot summer day, and I had already seen this man four times that afternoon.

To make sure he was following me, I walked on quickly, turned right into a shopping center and then stopped to look in a shop window. Soon the man appeared and stopped at another shop window. I walked on and stopped several times. When I stopped, he stopped too.

I began to be rather worried and decided to try to lose this strange man. When I saw a taxi coming, I jumped into it. As I was telling the taxi driver where to go, I found the man get into another taxi, which then followed mine. As the two taxies slowly made their way along Orchard Road, I looked back at the taxi behind, and saw the stranger was looking out at me. At MRT station, I told the taxi driver to stop and I got out. As I was paying my fare, I saw the man was getting out of his taxi.

By now I got angry, so I turned and walked straight to him. I asked him why he was following me. At first he said he was not following me at all, but when I threatened (威胁) to call the police, he admitted he was. He then told me that he was a journalist (news reporter) and that he was writing an article on how elderly people in Singapore spend their time. He said he was observing me to gather materials for his article.

What was strange about the man who followed the author?

  A. He seemed to be wearing too much.     B. He was out on such a hot day.

C. He walked quickly behind.            D. He was a tall young man.

Why did the author get into a taxi?

  A. To test the young man.    B. To lose the young man.  

C. To call the police.        D. To get home earlier.

The stranger admitted he was following because the author ______.

  A. threatened to call the police   B. called the police  

C. talked to the police          D. took him to the police