I often recall those good old days. At that time life was relatively simpler, and people were much more and gentler. Recently, to my surprise, I got the opportunity to experience that same warmth that I thought had from the fast-moving world.

I was out shopping the other day with my husband, two daughters and one . It was a burning hot day, and we were all visibly tired and hungry. We entered a restaurant, looking for some and comfort. To our disappointment, all the tables were and no one seemed in a hurry to . We waited, tired and . After quite some time, one table was vacated(空出), but that could only two of us. My daughter made me sit along with her father, while she and my other daughter alongside. My granddaughter sat on my as we looked all around us, waiting for another table to be soon.

At the next table, two young girls were sitting at a table for four and enjoying their meal. We decided to move to their table, they were finished with their lunch. Since the girls had just got their , I knew it would be a wait. As we were deciding on what to eat, one of the girls got up and their table to us. She said they would move to our table so that my family could sit together.

We were very appreciative of their kind . We thanked them and moved to their table. The girls quickly their plates and glasses and went to sit at our table.

That day, I to myself there still were some kind, civil and helpful youngsters in this non-caring world, and my faith in humanity(人道) was .

1.A. friendlyB. generous C. carefulD. sensitive

2.A. prevent B. removedC. lost D. disappeared

3.A. nieceB. granddaughterC. nephewD. son

4.A. tea B. foodC. fruitD. vegetable

5.A. fixedB. coveredC. occupiedD. set

6.A. startB. waitC. give upD. get up

7.A. impatientB. nervousC. awkwardD. embarrassed

8.A. serveB. seatC. layD. hold

9.A. satB. followedC. stoodD. watched

10.A. shoulderB. feetC. lapD. table

11.A. blank B. free C. availableD. clean

12.A. unlessB. onceC. beforeD. until

13.A. orderB. billC. noteD. menu

14.A. longB. shortC. boringD. exciting

15.A. leftB. pushedC. sharedD. offered

16.A. treatB. expression C. movement D. gesture

17.A. personallyB. properlyC. publiclyD. sincerely

18.A. picked upB. raised up C. put upD. given up

19.A. turnedB. cameC. thoughtD. pointed

20.A. lostB. rebuiltC. foundD. shaken

 

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.B

5.C

6.D

7.A

8.B

9.B

10.C

11.C

12.B

13.A

14.A

15.D

16.D

17.D

18.A

19.C

20.B

【解析】

試題分析：本文通過作者現(xiàn)在喜歡回憶過去，認為在這個冷漠的世界里，不在有善良和友好存在，但在一個餐館里一對小姑娘的舉動又喚起了作者對于人性的思考。

1.A考查形容詞辨析A. friendly友好的；B. generous慷慨的；C. careful仔細的；D. sensitive敏感的；句意：當時，生活很簡單，人們很善良友好。根據(jù)下方提到Recently, to my surprise, I got the opportunity to experience that same warmth可知選A項。

2.2】D考查動詞辨析A. prevent阻止；B. removed移除；C. lost 失去；D. disappeared消失；句意：最近，令人吃驚的是，我有機會體現(xiàn)到這種從世界上消失了的溫暖。根據(jù)上方提到當時的生活，可見已經(jīng)消失，故選D項。

3.3】B考查名詞辨析A. niece侄子；B. granddaughter外孫女；C. nephew外甥；D. son兒子；句意;我和丈夫，女兒和外孫女一塊外出購物。根據(jù)第二段最后一句話提到My granddaughter sat on my as we looked all around us, waiting for another table to be soon.故選B項。

4.4】B考查名詞辨析A. tea茶；B. food食物；C. fruit水果；D. vegetable蔬菜；句意：我們來到一個餐館，找些食物。根據(jù)上文提到It was a burning hot day, and we were all visibly tired and hungry.可知是餓了，故選B項。

5.5】C考查動詞辨析A. fixed修理；B. covered覆蓋；C. occupied占據(jù)；D. set制定；句意：令我們失望的是，客滿，沒有一個人著急離開。根據(jù)We waited, tired可知是客滿，故選C項。

6.6】D考查動詞辨析A. start開始；B. wait等待；C. give up放棄；D. get up起來；句意：令我們失望的是，客滿，沒有一個人著急離開。根據(jù)句意選D項。

7.7】A考查形容詞辨析A. impatient沒有耐心的；B. nervous緊張的；C. awkward不安的；D. embarrassed 尷尬的；句意：我們等著，累且沒有耐心了。根據(jù)After quite some time, one table was vacated可知選A項。

8.8】B考查動詞辨析A. serve服務(wù)；B. seat讓坐；C. lay放；D. hold抓�。痪湟猓哼^了一會，有一個位置空出來，但只能坐兩個人。根據(jù)My daughter made me sit along with her father可知選B項。

9.9】B考查動詞辨析A. sat坐下；B. followed跟著；C. stood站著；D. watched看；句意：我的兩個女兒跟著。根據(jù)句意選B項。

10.0】C考查名詞辨析A. shoulder肩膀；B. feet腳；C. lap膝蓋；D. table桌子；句意：我的孫女坐在我的膝蓋上，等待著有桌子空出來。根據(jù)語境孩子做在大人的膝蓋上，故選C項。

11.1】C考查形容詞辨析A. blank空白的；B. free 自由的；C. available可得用的；D. clean[干凈的；句意：我的孫女坐在我的膝蓋上，等待著有桌子空出來。根據(jù)句意選C項。

12.2】B考查連詞辨析A. unless除非；B. once一旦；C. before在之前；D. until直到；句意：我們決定移到他們的桌子那，一旦她們吃完飯。根據(jù)句意選B項。

13.3】A考查名詞辨析A. order點菜；B. bill賬單；C. note紙條；D. menu菜單；句意：因為這兩個女孩已經(jīng)點完菜，我知道得等待很長時間。根據(jù)句意選A項。

14.4】A考查形容詞辨析A. long長的；B. short短的；C. boring令人厭煩的；D. exciting令人興奮的；句意：因為這兩個女孩已經(jīng)點完菜，我知道得等待很長時間。根據(jù)句意選A項。

15.5】D考查動詞辨析A. left離開；B. pushed推動；C. shared分享；D. offered提供；句意：當我們正在想吃什么，其中一個女孩站起來，把桌子提供給我們。Offer sth to sb 給某人提供某物，故選D項。

16.6】D考查名詞辨析A. treat對待；B. expression表達；C. movement 移動；D. gesture姿勢，舉動；句意：我們非常感激他們的舉動。根據(jù)下方提到We thanked them and moved to their table可知選D項。

17.7】D考查副詞辨析A. personally就個人而言 ；B. properly恰當；C. publicly公開地；D. sincerely真誠地；句意：我們真誠的表示感謝。根據(jù)語境可知選D項。

18.8】A考查動詞短語辨析A. picked up拾起；B. raised up舉起；C. put up張貼；D. given up放棄；句意：女孩很快收拾他們的盤子，坐到我們的桌子那。根據(jù)語境可知選A項。

19.9】C考查動詞辨析A. turned翻轉(zhuǎn)；B. came來； C. thought認為，想到；D. pointed指出；句意：那天，我想在這個冷漠的世界里還有一引起善良的樂于助人的孩子存在。根據(jù)句意選C項。

20.20】B考查動詞辨析A. lost失去；B. rebuilt重建；C. found發(fā)現(xiàn)；D. shaken搖晃；句意：我對于人性的信念又重建了起來。根據(jù)in this non-caring world可知選B項。

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