A young and successful executive was traveling down a neighborhood street, going a bit too fast in his new Jaguar. He was watching ______kids dashing out from between parked cars and______ when he thought he saw something.

As his car passed, one child appeared, and a brick____into the Jag's side door. He slammed on the brakes and spun the Jag back to the ____from where the brick had been thrown.

He jumped out of the car, grabbed some kid and pushed him up against a parked car, ____, "What was that all about and who are you? What are you doing?" Building up a head of steam, he went on "That's a new car and that brick you threw is gonna ____a lot of money. Why did you do it?"

"Please, Mister, please, I'm sorry. I didn't know what else to do!" pleaded the youngster.

"It's my brother," he said. "He rolled____the curb (路邊) and fell out of his wheelchair and I can't____him up.

____, the boy asked the executive, "Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair? He's hurt and he's too ____ for me."

____beyond words, the driver tried to ____the rapidly swelling lump in his throat. He lifted the young man back into the wheelchair and took out his handkerchief and____the scrapes and cuts, checking to see that everything was going to be okay.

"Thank you, sir. And God bless you," the ____child said to him. The man then watched the little boy push his brother to the sidewalk toward their home.

It was a long walk back to his Jaguar... a long, slow walk. He never did ____ the side door. He kept the dent(凹痕) to ____him not to go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your ____.

Life whispers in your ___and speaks to your heart. Sometimes, when you don't have the time to____... Life throws a brick at your head.

It's your choice: Listen to the whispers of your soul or wait for the ____!

1.A. in B. for C. up D. of

2.A. speed up B. moved off C. slowed down D. drew off

3.A. smashed B. threw C. rushed D. attacked

4.A. street B. house C. car D. spot

5.A. speaking B. shouting C. talking D. saying

6.A. cost B. take C. spend D. pay

7.A. off B. about C. on D. into

8.A. rise B. lift C. put D. drag

9.A. calling B. yelling C. sobbing D. shouting

10.A. heavy B. tall C. weak D. difficult

11.A. moved B. surprised C. annoyed D. persuaded

12.A. spit B. swallow C. vomit D. digest

13.A. scratched B. applied C. wiped D. drafted

14.A. grateful B. sorrowful C. naughty D. lovely

15.A. decorate B. repair C. crash D. remove

16.A. remind B. warn C. sense D. detect

17.A. understanding B. approval C. sympathy D. attention

18.A. spirit B. soul C .ghost D. memory

19.A. think B. feel C. look D. listen

20.A. moment B. idea C. brick D. chance

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.B

6.A

7.A

8.B

9.C

10.A

11.A

12.B

13.C

14.A

15.B

16.A

17.D

18.B

19.D

20.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文是一篇故事類文章。當生命想與你的心靈竊竊私語，有時，你會沒有時間去聆聽……那么磚頭就會落到你的頭上，提醒你注意！有兩種選擇擺在你面前：聆聽心靈的聲音或者等待磚頭降臨！有時你會忽略深愛的人，那是因為你在生命的道路上行進太快，而無暇考慮是否真的愛他們？

1.B考查介詞。A. In在里面；B. For為了；C. Up 上；D. Of ...的；watch for 固定搭配，意為當心（小孩沖出來）,故選B。

2.C考查動詞短語。 A. speed up 加速；B. moved off 離開； C. slowed down 減速；D. drew off 撤退，脫掉；當作者覺得看到什么時，將車速減慢下來，故選C。

3.A考查動詞。A. Smashed 砸；B. Threw扔；C. rushed 沖出來；D. Attacked攻擊； 由上下文可知，當車經(jīng)過時，一塊磚（smash into）猛地砸碎在作者車的側門上，故選A。

4.D考查名詞。A. Street 街道；B. House房子；C. Car汽車； D. Spot場景；作者很生氣的踩了剎車并后退到磚頭丟出來的地方，故用spot，選D。

5.B考查動詞。A. Speaking 說B. Shouting 喊叫；C. Talking 談話；D. Saying說；作者生氣，故用shouting,選B。

6.A 考查動詞。A. Cost 值B. Take 花錢，以物為主語C. spend 花錢，以人為主語D. Pay付錢；作者接著又吼道：“你知不知道你要(賠)花費cost多少錢來修理這臺新車，故選A。

7.A考查介詞。A. Off 下來； B. about 關于；C. on 在上面；D. Into在里面；roll off滾落下來，從后文提到的輪椅可知選A。

8.B考查動詞。A. Rise上升；B. Lift舉起；C. Put 放；D. Drag拉；孩子不能把他兄弟抱起來lift up，故選B。

9.C 考查動詞。A. Calling 打電話；B. Yelling喊叫； C. Sobbing嗚咽； D. Shouting 大喊；從上文可知，孩子很焦急，應該是在啜泣，嗚咽，故填sobbing，選C。

10.A考查形容詞。A. Heavy 重；B. tall高；C. weak 虛弱；D. Difficult困難；對小孩來說他兄弟很重，故填heavy，選A。

11.A考查動詞。A. Moved感動；B. Surprised 驚訝；C. Annoyed 惱人的；D. Persuaded 勸說；由下文可知，作者被孩子的行為感動了，故用moved，選A。

12.B考查動詞。A. Spit 吐口水；B. Swallow 吞咽；C. vomit 嘔吐；D. digest 消化；作者本還想責備那孩子，但看到眼前的情景，想說出口的話又咽了回去，故填swallow，選B。

13.C考查動詞。A. scratched 抓，刮；B. Applied 涂；C. Wiped擦拭； D. Drafted起草，打樣；作者用手帕擦拭wipe小孩兄弟的傷口，故選C。

14.A考查形容詞。 A. Grateful感激的；B. Sorrowful悲傷的；C. Naughty調皮的；D. Lovely可愛的；由上文可知，作者幫助了孩子，孩子對其應是心存感激grateful，故選A。

15.B考查動詞。A. Decorate裝飾；B. repair 修理；C. Crash 撞碎 D. Remove 消除；由下文keep the dent可知，作者并未去修理repair，故選B。

16.A考查動詞。A. Remind 提醒；B. Warn警告； C. Sense感知； D. Detect察覺；作者未修理車身凹痕是為了提醒remind自己不要太匆忙，故選A。

17.D考查名詞。A. Understanding理解 ；B. Approval同意； C. Sympathy同情心； D. Attention注意；不要等到有人用“扔石頭”來引起你的注意attention，故選D。

18.B考查名詞。A. spirit 精神；B. Soul 靈魂；C .ghost鬼魂；D. Memory記憶；從文章最后一句Listen to the whispers of your soul…可知此空填soul，故選B。

19.D考查動詞。 A. Think想；B. feel 感覺；C. Look看； D. Listen聽；從文章最后一句Listen to the whispers of your soul…可知此空填listen，故選D。

20.

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