(2019·南京三模)What brought McCoy to that Baltimore alley was nothing to be proud of.McCoy was looking for a safe place to do __1__.He had been there for only a minute when something caught his eyes: a brown leather Rioni handbag.Picking it up, he found it had been __2__ of everything but an electricity bill.
McCoy could __3__ all too well.One of his __4__ possessions, the sleeping bag, had recently been stolen.Remembering how angered he'd been by his own __5__， he decided to return the purse.
He began right away, starting with the __6__ on the bill.It was on the other side of the city.On the way, several people asked to buy the purse, but he __7__，“I'm returning this to its owner.”
After travelling much of the day and __8__ approaching the address, he was stopped by a woman called Smith.She asked to buy the purse.__9__， McCoy refused, saying he was searching for its owner.“But I am the owner，”the woman said.
At Smith's __10__， McCoy told her his story.He'd been in charge of a landscaping business until 2012, when he was in a car accident that __11__ him addicted to narcotics.
Smith, __12__ this stranger had gone to such great strengths to return her bag, asked to do something to help.“I'm a heroin addict，”McCoy __13__.“I'm probably going to let you down.”
Undaunted, Smith gave him her phone number, saying, “If you want to go to rehab, call me.”She __14__ his lost sleeping bag with her own, then drove him back and left, thinking that would be the __15__ of it.Two days later, she got a call.
Smith realized that McCoy was __16__ about getting better; he even gave her the name of a 28day rehab facility in Florida.So she __17__ her savings account and bought McCoy a plane ticket.While there, he would call her.“I heard his __18__ over the phone.Every day he would call me, and it went from this scared, __19__ voice to a healthy, energetic voice.”
After 28 days there, McCoy is drugfree.His life is back __20__.One crime victim could empathize with another's loss.
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了一个吸毒上瘾的人捡到了一个很贵重的包，很多人出钱买，但是他坚持送还给了包的主人，并且在包主人的帮助之下，成功地戒掉了毒瘾，生活走上正轨的故事。
1．A.drugs B．sports
C．business D．study
解析：选A do drugs意为“吸毒”，根据下文中“I'm a heroin addict”可得知本文主人公是一名瘾君子；再根据前文主人公来到巴尔的摩小巷不是一件值得骄傲的事情“was nothing to be proud of”可以得出，他应该是想找一个安全的地方吸毒。
2．A.rid B．removed
C．emptied D．cheated
解析：选C 主人公捡到了一个名贵的包，但是打开这个包，里面只有一张电费单，可知包里面的东西已经被清空了。
3．A.recall B．relate
C．remember D．reflect
解析：选B McCoy由这件事情联想到之前自己的睡袋被偷的经历。 relate“联系”，符合语境。
4．A.few B．many
C．illegal D．original
解析：选A 由上下文可知本文主人公经济条件不佳，因此财产比较少，而其中就包含了睡袋。因此这里应该选few。
5．A.loss B．deed
C．desire D．response
解析：选A 由上下文可知，主人公因为自己也经历了一样的损失，感同身受，因此才想要把捡到的包还回去。loss“损失”，符合语境。
6．A.name B．date
C．number D．address
解析：选D 主人公决定立刻把包送回去，根据的是电费单上的地址。address“地址”。
7．A.added B．declined
C．promised D．hesitated
解析：选B 一路上他遇到很多人出钱向他购买这个名贵的包，但是他都拒绝了。decline“婉拒”，符合语境。
8．A.slowly B．secretly
C．finally D．cautiously
解析：选C 在跑了一整天之后，McCoy终于到达了地址上标明的地方。finally“最后，终于”。
9．A.Then B．Actually
C．Constantly D．Again
解析：选D 到达目的地之后，McCoy被一个叫做Smith的女士叫住，要求出钱购买包，主人公再一次拒绝了。
10．A.urging B．insulting
C．approving D．threatening
解析：选A 根据上下文，可知主人公的经历是让他有些难以启齿的，但是在Smith女士的竭力要求之下，他终于开了口。urge“催促，极力主张”，符合语境。insult“辱骂”； approve“同意”； threaten“威胁”。
11．A.kept B．left
C．found D．saw
解析：选B 2012年，他发生了车祸，使他对毒品上瘾。leave“使得某人处于某种状态”，符合语境。
12．A.amused B．confused
C．amazed D．concerned
解析：选C 史密斯很吃惊，这个陌生人花费这么大力气把包还给她。amazed“感到吃惊的，感到惊叹的”，符合语境。amused“愉快的，被逗乐的”； confused“困惑的，糊涂的”； concerned“有关的，关心的”。
13．A.insisted B．repeated
C．declared D．warned
解析：选D McCoy警告道：“我是一个瘾君子(吸毒者)，我可能会让你失望。”warn“警告”，符合语境。insist“坚持认为”； repeat“重复”； declare“声称，公告”。
14．A.shared B．replaced
C．exchanged D．compared
解析：选B 她用自己的睡袋替换了他丢失的睡袋。replace“代替”。
15．A.end B．start
C．result D．cause
解析：选A 然后开车把他送回去并离开了，认为事情就结束了。
16．A.careful B．casual
C．serious D．doubtful
解析：选C 从下文可知McCoy甚至告诉了她佛罗里达一家28天的戒毒所的名字，所以史密斯意识到McCoy对于让自己变得越来越好是非常认真的。serious“仔细的，认真的”。
17．A.went into B．dug into
C．looked into D．checked into
解析：选B 所以她从储蓄账户中取出钱，为他买了一张飞机票。dig into此处意思是“从……中支出”。
18．A.satisfaction B．expectation
C．transformation D．determination
解析：选C 在戒毒所里他经常给她打电话，她通过电话了解到他的改变。transformation “改变”，符合语境。satisfaction“满意”； expectation“期待，预期”； determination“决心”。
19．A.calm B．anxious
C．pleasant D．desperate
解析：选D 此处描述McCoy的变化，空处应填与scared意义相近，与healthy，energetic意义相反的词，故选D。
20．A.at will B．at risk
C．on duty D．on track
解析：选D 28天之后，McCoy成功戒毒。他的生命重回正轨。on track“步上正轨”，符合语境。 at will“任意，随意”； at risk“处于风险之中”； on duty“值班，上班”。
