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After getting “paying it forward” several times, I always wish I could buy a coffee for a stranger too.
That particular morning, I 1 in my rearview mirror (后视镜) when I got to the drivethrough window to pay. A 2 woman was driving a sports car behind. I could see her gold jewelry shining in the sunshine. “No way does she need me to buy her coffee!” I was quite 3 , but then that 4 shouted in my heart, “Pay for her coffee.”
Are you kidding me? I was 5 on cash myself, and I was already feeling guilty for 6 cash on my own coffee. 7 , I told the cashier, “Please put the sports car's 8 on my bill.” As soon as I said it, I felt 9 . I knew I had followed my heart. I paid the cashier and drove to the parking lot.
10 , the sports car followed. The lady 11 and said, “I don't know why I am telling you this but I need you to know how much I 12 that coffee.” She started to 13 , “Our business partner 14 us and left us in the cold. This could not have come at a worse time 15 we lost our son to cancer last month. I thought nobody 16 about us, and then you appeared. Thank you ever so much.”
Then I was the one who was 17 tears. We chatted and she 18 me that I gave her much more than a cup of coffee that morning. Next time I am in the drivethrough and feel the 19 to pay it forward, there will be no 20 .
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇记叙文。在经历了很多次爱心传递之后,作者也希望能给一个陌生人买一杯咖啡。在那个特殊的早上,作者为一位开跑车的穿着讲究的女士买了一杯咖啡,在了解到那位女士的境况后,作者感触颇深,决定下次要毫不犹豫地传递爱心。
1.A.viewed B.watched
C.recognized D.glanced
解析:根据空后的“in my rearview mirror”可知,作者在免下车餐馆窗口付款时,瞥了一眼后视镜。glance意为“瞥一眼,匆匆一看”,故选D。
答案:D
2.A.crazy B.welldressed
C.palelooking D.cautious
解析:根据下文中的“a sports car” “gold jewelry”可推知,一位穿着讲究的(welldressed)女士开着一辆跑车在作者后边。
答案:B
3.A.positive B.passive
C.uncertain D.ashamed
解析:根据上文对那位女士的描述可知,作者确信那位女士不需要作者给她买咖啡。positive意为“确信的,肯定的”,故选A。
答案:A
4.A.opinion B.idea
C.voice D.wish
解析:根据空后的“shouted”可知,作者心里面的一个声音在喊“给她买咖啡”,故选C。
答案:C
5.A.loose B.easy
C.soft D.low
解析:根据空后的“I was already feeling guilty...coffee”可知,作者的钱也不多,花钱给自己买咖啡,作者都觉得内疚,be low on cash表示“钱不多的”,故选D。
答案:D
6.A.wasting B.spending
C.giving D.losing
解析:参见上题解析。
答案:B
7.A.However B.Instead
C.Besides D.Therefore
解析:根据下文的“Please put...on my bill”可知,虽然作者给自己买咖啡都觉得内疚,但还是告诉收银员把开跑车那位女士的订单(order)算在自己的账上。此处表示转折,故选A。
答案:A
8.A.price B.debt
C.order D.budget
解析:参见上题解析。
答案:C
9.A.amused B.regretful
C.encouraged D.relieved
解析:根据空后一句“I knew I had followed my heart.”可知,作者说完松了一口气,故选D。
答案:D
10.A.Unfortunately B.Immediately
C.Unexpectedly D.Obviously
解析:根据语境可推知,那位女士跟着作者是作者没有想到的,故选C。unexpectedly“想不到地,意外地”。
答案:C
11.A.came up B.turned up
C.visited D.moved
解析:根据下文那位女士说的话可知,此处表示那位女士走上前对作者说,“我不知道我为什么告诉你这个,但是我需要你知道我是多么地感谢(appreciate)那杯咖啡”,故选A。come up“走上前来”。
答案:A
12.A.appreciate B.expect
C.miss D.dislike
解析:参见上题解析。
答案:A
13.A.argue B.smile
C.complain D.cry
解析:根据下文内容并结合语境可知,那位女士开始哭起来,故选D。
答案:D
14.A.helped B.cheated
C.treated D.defeated
解析:根据空后的“left us in the cold”可知,那位女士说他们的生意伙伴欺骗了他们,故选B。
答案:B
15.A.once B.before
C.as D.though
解析:根据语境可知,此处表示这是他们最糟糕的时候,因为上个月他们的儿子患癌症去世了,故选C。
答案:C
16.A.talked B.heard
C.cared D.worried
解析:根据上文内容可知,那位女士以为没有人关心他们,然后作者就出现了,故选C。
答案:C
17.A.sending back B.fighting back
C.taking back D.getting back
解析:根据语境可知,听完那位女士的悲惨遭遇,作者强忍住眼泪。fight sth. back意为“忍住,抑制住(尤指情感)”,故选B。
答案:B
18.A.advised B.convinced
C.astonished D.reminded
解析:根据语境可知,作者和那位女士聊着天,她让作者相信那天早晨作者给她的远远超过一杯咖啡,convince意为“使确信,使相信”,故选B。
答案:B
19.A.command B.request
C.duty D.urge
解析:下一次当作者再出现在免下车餐馆,并感觉到一种强烈的欲望要去把爱心传递出去的时候,作者会毫不犹豫,urge意为“强烈的欲望”,故选D。
答案:D
20.A.hesitation B.debate
C.delay D.tremble
解析:参见上题解析。
答案:A