My 8－hour sleepy flight finally came to an end after I stepped out of the airport． __1__ on the bus， I was waiting anxiously for it to start．
A woman beside me and her daughter both seemed __2__． She told me that her daughter had an upset stomach and would __3__ continuously； __4__， the mother had lost her purse． Apart from a significant __5__ of money，the purse also had her phone and a phone number of an important __6__． She would meet him for discussing a(n) __7__ matter which had to be __8__ by tomorrow morning．
I handed her my cellphone without __9__ and told her that she could make any __10__ she wanted． I also produced a bottle of water I had in my bag to relieve her daughter of her __11__． After making several calls， they finally __12__ to the official! They turned to look at me __13__ and thanked me many times． The woman tried to __14__ for my assistance， but I refused __15__ I knew she had lost her money．
The next morning， I received a call from the mother， saying that they couldn't __16__ how much my generous act touched them． They were so __17__ that they had taken down my number to thank me． I was astonished to be thanked in this way． I never thought my simple offer __18__ so much in their heart． And I thought of how many opportunities for kindness we had lost by being absorbed in cellphones and being disconnected __19__ the reality around us—something with easy __20__ may make a big difference to others．
1．A．Getting B．Got
C．Seated D．Seating
答案：C 根据该句中的“on the bus， I was waiting anxiously for it to start”可知，坐在公共汽车的座位上，“我”着急地等着发车；be seated on为固定搭配，意为“坐在……上”。
2．A．relaxed B．excited
C．unconscious D．uncomfortable
答案：D 根据空格后一句“She told me that her daughter had an upset stomach ．．． the mother had lost her purse．”可知，邻座的女士告诉“我”她的女儿胃不舒服，并且她丢失了钱包。由此可以判断，邻座的这位女士和她的女儿看起来都不舒服；D项意为“不舒服的”，故D项正确。A项意为“放松的”，B项意为“兴奋的”，C项意为“不省人事的，失去知觉的”，都与语境不符。
3．A．throw up B．put up
C．take up D．pick up
答案：A 根据该句中的“She told me that her daughter had an upset stomach”可知，邻座的女士告诉“我”她的女儿胃不舒服，结合该句中的“continuously”和常识可以判断，她会不断地呕吐；A项意为“呕吐”，故A项正确。B项意为“搭建，建造”；C项意为“开始从事，占据”；D项意为“捡起，(偶然)学会”。
4．A．however B．besides
C．therefore D．otherwise
答案：B 根据空格前的内容可知，她的女儿胃不舒服并会不断呕吐；结合该句中的“the mother had lost her purse”可知，这位女士还丢失了钱包；据此可知，空处前后为递进关系，B项意为“此外，而且”，表示递进，故B项正确。A项意为“然而”；C项意为“因此”；D项意为“否则”。
5．A．number B．variety
C．mass D．amount
答案：D 根据该句中的“Apart from a significant __5__ of money， the purse also had her phone and a phone number of an important ．．．”可知，除了一大笔钱，钱包里还有她的手机和一个重要的电话号码。a significant amount of “相当数量的……”符合语境，故D项正确。
6．A．accountant B．official
C．lawyer D．doctor
答案：B 根据下一句中的“She would meet him for discussing a(n) __7__ matter”，结合第12空格后的“official”可知，除了一大笔钱之外，钱包里还有她的手机和一个重要官员的电话号码。B项意为“官员”，故B项正确。
7．A．simple B．political
C．urgent D．financial
答案：C 根据该句“She would meet him for discussing a(n) __7__ matter ．．． by tomorrow morning．”可知，所讨论的事情要在明天早晨之前解决，故此事是很紧急的；C项意为“紧急的”，故C项正确。
8．A．settled B．ignored
C．raised D．dropped
答案：A 参见上题解析。A项意为“解决”，故A项正确。
9．A．doubt B．permission
C．question D．hesitation
答案：D 根据该句中的“I handed her my cellphone without”和下文内容可知，“我”毫不犹豫地将手机借给了她；without hesitation为固定搭配，意为“毫不犹豫地”，故D项正确。A项意为“怀疑”，B项意为“许可”，C项意为“疑问”，都与语境不符。
10．A．call B．decision
C．choice D．promise
答案：A 根据该句“I handed her my cellphone without __9__ and told her that she could make any __10__ she wanted．”可知，“我”毫不犹豫地将手机借给了她，告诉她她可以拨打任何她想要拨打的电话。
11．A．fever B．stress
C．sickness D．appetite
答案：C 根据第二段第二句可知，邻座女士的女儿胃不舒服，会不断呕吐；结合该句“I also produced a bottle of water I had in my bag to relieve her daughter of her __11__．”可知，“我”从包里取出一瓶水递给她的女儿以缓解她的呕吐情况；C项意为“恶心，呕吐”，故C项正确。
12．A．came over B．went through
C．got through D．turned around
答案：C 根据该句“After making several calls， they finally __12__ to the official！”可知，在打了几次电话后，她们终于打通了这位官员的电话。C项意为“接通，打通”，故C项正确。A项意为“拜访”，B项意为“通过”，D项意为“转身，好转”，都与语境不符。
13．A．doubtfully B．closely
C．curiously D．gratefully
答案：D 根据上文可知，“我”将“我”包里的水送给邻座女士的女儿，并将手机借给她们，她们打通了那位官员的电话；结合该句“They turned to look at me __13__ and thanked me many times．”可以判断，她们转过身来感激地看着“我”，不断地感谢“我”。D项意为“感激地”，符合语境，故D项正确。
14．A．thank B．pay
C．award D．praise
答案：B 根据该句“The woman tried to __14__ for my assistance ．．． I knew she had lost her money．”可知，这位女士要付钱给“我”以表达感谢，但是因为“我”知道她丢了钱，“我”拒绝了。
15．A．since B．if
C．while D．although
答案：A 参见上题解析。A项意为“因为”，故A项正确。
16．A．express B．talk
C．describe D．compose
答案：A 根据该句“The next morning， I received a call from the mother， saying that they couldn't __16__ how much my generous act touched them．”可知，第二天早上，“我”接到了这位女士的电话，说她们无法用言语表达她们有多感动。A项意为“表达”，故A项正确。
17．A．reasonable B．considerate
C．flexible D．considerable
答案：B 根据该句“They were so __17__ that they had taken down my number to thank me．”可知，她们是如此细心，还将“我”的电话号码记下来以感谢“我”。B项意为“体贴的，考虑周到的”，故B项正确。
18．A．increased B．balanced
C．weighed D．ranked
答案：C 根据该句“I never thought my simple offer __18__ so much in their heart．”可知，“我”从来没有想到“我”的一次简单的帮助在她们的心中如此有分量；C项意为“有影响，有分量”，故C项正确。
19．A．in B．beyond
C．of D．from
答案：D 根据该句中的“And I thought of how many opportunities for kindness we had lost by being absorbed in cellphones and being disconnected __19__ the reality around us”并结合常识可知，沉浸在手机的世界中、与周围的现实脱节，使我们失去了很多表达善意的机会；be disconnected from ．．．为固定搭配，意为“与……脱离”，故D项正确。
20．A．reach B．access
C．range D．purpose
答案：B 根据上文可知，沉浸在手机的世界中、与周围的现实脱节，使我们失去了很多表达善意的机会；结合该句中的“with easy __20__ may make a big difference to others”和上文“我”将手机借给邻座的女士使用的故事可知，一个简单的善举就能极大地帮助别人，对别人产生重大影响。B项意为“(使用或见到的)机会，权利”，故B项正确。
