The story happened ages ago, when my daughter was still little.
I was driving across the country with my daughter to 1 my husband. 2 I wanted to reach my destination before supper time, I 3 quickly for a long time without a stop. Then after driving for many miles, I became 4 and needed to stop for a(n) 5 to get refreshed.
I found a rest area. It was mostly 6 , in a quiet area of the highway. I 7 the car and carried my daughter into the restroom. When I came out I saw a middle-aged couple 8 around. Feeling 9 about that, I asked the lady 10 . What surprised me was: they were waiting for us!
The lady 11 me that she and her husband wanted to see us safely back into our car. She informed me that sometimes rest areas 12 be a dangerous place for a young lady like me. I was very 13 by their being so 14 to a stranger. Being young, and probably inexperienced to the 15 dangers of rest areas, it had never occurred to me that there was any 16 of something going wrong. I 17 them for their kindness and continued the journey, reaching our destination safely.
I never got their names but years have 18 and the memory of their kindness is still 19 rooted in my mind. Sometimes angels(天使) come in make-up and just because you can’t see their 20 it doesn’t mean they aren’t angels.
【语篇概述】本文是一篇故事类短文阅读, 讲述了作者在一次驱车过程中, 由于疲劳在休息区休息, 遇到一对善良的夫妇默默看护着作者和她的女儿直到她们离开的故事。告诉人们有时候我们受到别人的默默照顾可我们并不知道。
1. A. attend B. join
C. force D. encounter
【解析】选B。考查动词辨析。根据文意是作者带女儿去见自己的丈夫, join sb. 意为“和某人见面”, 故选B。
2. A. Since B. While C. When D. Before
【解析】选A。考查连词辨析。根据文意作者由于想在晚饭前到达目的地, 所以开了很长时间的车而没有休息, since符合逻辑, 故选A。
3. A. walked B. ran
C. flew D. drove
【解析】选D。考查动词辨析。I was driving across the country with my daughter to my husband可知, 作者是开车, 故选D。
4. A. worried B. pleased
C. tired D. frightened
【解析】选C。考查形容词辨析。I quickly for a long time without a stop可知, 此时作者非常疲劳, 故选C。
5. A. rope B. confusion
C. break D. advantage
【解析】选C。考查名词辨析。I became and needed to stop for a(n) to get refreshed可知, 作者因为疲劳需要休息恢复体力, 故选C, 其他不符合语境。
6. A. empty B. pleasant
C. elegant D. romantic
【解析】选A。考查形容词辨析。一对善良的夫妇默默看护着作者和她的女儿直到她们离开可以得知, 休息区几乎没有人; 应选A。
7. A. booked B. ordered
C. parked D. bought
【解析】选C。考查动词辨析。作者停车然后和女儿到休息室休息, 所以选C。
8. A. warning B. whistling
C. wandering D. disturbing
【解析】选C。考查动词辨析。作者走出休息室时, 看到一对夫妇在周围闲逛, C符合逻辑。
9. A. anxious B. curious
C. obvious D. nervous
【解析】选B。考查形容词辨析。休息室比较偏僻, 人很少, 作者看到这对夫妇在闲逛应该感到奇怪, 故选B。
10. A. why B. how C. where D. when
【解析】选A。考查副词辨析。作者感到奇怪, 问这对夫妇为什么在这里, 故选A。
11. A. told B. guaranteed
C. reminded D. explained
【解析】选A。考查动词辨析。那位女士告诉作者她和丈夫想看到作者和女儿安全离开, 故选A。
12. A. should B. need C. could D. must
【解析】选C。考查情态动词辨析。那位女士告诉作者这样的休息区可能对我这样的年轻女士不安全, 表示可能性, 故选C。
13. A. confused B. affected
C. impressed D. moved
【解析】选D。考查动词辨析。按常理作者应该是被这对夫妇的善意感动, 故选D。
14. A. tough B. kind
C. essential D. grateful
【解析】选B。考查形容词辨析。作者被这对夫妇的善良举动感动, 故选B。
15. A. lost B. hidden C. raised D. declared
【解析】选B。考查形容词辨析。由于年轻, 没有经验, 作者没意识到休息区隐藏的危险, 故选B。
16. A. need B. demand
C. chance D. duty
【解析】选C。考查名词辨析。作者没想到会有遇到不好事情的可能性, chance可能性, 其他不符合文意, 故选C。
17. A. complained B. asked
C. thanked D. blamed
【解析】选C。考查动词辨析。作者向这对夫妇表示感谢, 故选C。
18. A. died B. passed
C. gone D. disappeared
【解析】选B。考查动词辨析。作者当时没有问他们的名字, 好多年过去了, 故选B。
19. A. finally B. widely C. originally D. deeply
【解析】选D。考查副词辨析。那对夫妇的善举依然深深地留在作者心中, 其他不符合语境, 选D。
20. A. kindness B. fitness C. faces D. wings
【解析】选D。考查名词辨析。有时候天使化妆出现, 尽管我们看不到他们的翅膀并不意味着他们不是天使, 故选D。
