Question

“ Just sign here, sir,” the deliveryman said as he handed Oscar Reyna a packet.
The package consisted of a long, narrow box   36  wrapped in brown paper.   37  the box, Oscar saw an umbrella inside—a very old one with a beautifully carved wooden handle.   38  he had not seen it in more than 20 years, he recognized it   39 .
Oscar was 16 when he first saw the   40  umbrella. He had gone to a concert with his grandparents. As they were leaving, he noticed an umbrella on an empty seat. Impressed by its   41  Oscar felt a strong desire to find its   42 .
Oscar   43  the manager to look in the record of advance ticket sales. Just as he thought, a man matched the seat   44  Oscar had found the umbrella. The name was Mrs. Katie O’Brien.
Oscar talked his grandparents into going by Mrs. O’Brien   45  on their way home. He rang the bell, the door opened, and an elderly woman appeared. “May I   46  you?” she asked.
“I’d like to return it if it’s yours,” Oscar said,   47  the umbrella as if presenting a   48  that had long been wished for.
“ Why, yes ! It’s mine,” replied Mrs. O’Brien with a   49  smile and shining eyes. “It was given to me by my father years ago. Thank you so much for returning it. May I offer you a reward for your   50 ?
“No, ma’ma, ”he said , “My grandmother says that a good deed is its own reward.”
“Well, that’s   51  what my father used to say. What is your name, young man?”
Years later Oscar was staring at the finely carved handle of the umbrella as he remembered Mrs. O’ Brien. It was in perfect condition, considering how   52  it was. Why had it arrived here today?
As if   53  , a note fell from the paper. It read：Mrs. O’Brien wanted you to   54  this umbrella as a present for a kind,   55  gesture long ago.

【小題1】

A．strictly B．carefully C．roughly D．casually

【小題2】

A．Opening B．Seizing C．Observing D．Searching

【小題3】

A．After B．When C．Since D．Although

【小題4】

A．clearly B．fully C．immediately D．suddenly

【小題5】

A．a(chǎn)verage B．unusual C．plain D．typical

【小題6】

A．beauty B．shape C．origin D．history

【小題7】

A．designer B．seller C．user D．owner

【小題8】

A．convinced B．forced C．encouraged D．a(chǎn)dvised

【小題9】

A．until B．before C．which D．where

【小題10】

A．family B．theatre C．house D．neighborhood

【小題11】

A．invite B．help C．bother D．know

【小題12】

A．putting up B．turning out C．picking up D．holding out

【小題13】

A．chance B．fact C．gift D．result

【小題14】

A．wide B．confident C．proud D．shy

【小題15】

A．patience B．kindness C．courage D．determination

【小題16】

A．obviously B．naturally C．exactly D．probably

【小題17】

A．old B．rare C．precious D．nice

【小題18】

A．in contrast B．in return C．in exchange D．in answer

【小題19】

A．possess B．a(chǎn)ccept C．carry D．value

【小題20】

A．a(chǎn)ttractive B．significant C．unselfish D．sympathetic

Answer 1

【小題1】B
【小題2】A
【小題3】D
【小題4】C
【小題5】B
【小題6】A
【小題7】D
【小題8】A
【小題9】D
【小題10】C
【小題11】B
【小題12】D
【小題13】C
【小題14】A
【小題15】B
【小題16】C
【小題17】A
【小題18】D
【小題19】B
【小題20】C

解析試題分析：本文記敘了一個(gè)人拾金不昧，撿到別人的傘之后專程還給失主，很多年之后又收到的失主贈(zèng)送傘的故事，啟迪我們：善有善報(bào)這樣一個(gè)樸實(shí)的真理和美德。
【小題1】.副詞詞義辨析與a very old one with a beautifully carved wooden handle.相呼應(yīng)，可知答案Ｂ，仔細(xì)地，符合文意。
【小題2】動(dòng)詞詞義辨析與之后the box ，Oscar saw an umbrella inside相呼應(yīng)，可知答案Ａ，打開，符合文意。
【小題3】連詞詞義辨析根據(jù)had not seen it和recognize的對(duì)比關(guān)系，可知答案D，盡管，表示讓步關(guān)系，符合文意。
【小題4】動(dòng)詞詞義辨析前的impressed by相呼應(yīng)，可知答案C，立刻、馬上，符合文意。
【小題5】形容詞詞義辨析與前的impressed by相呼應(yīng)，可知這邊傘很是不尋常（unusual），故答案B符合文意。Average普通的；plain平凡的；typical典型的，均不符合語(yǔ)境，故排除。
【小題6】名詞詞義辨析與上文23 空a very old one with a beautifully carved wooden handle.和下句Years later Oscar was staring at the finely carved handle of the umbrella相呼應(yīng)，可知答案A，對(duì)傘的美印象深刻，符合文意。
【小題7】名詞詞義辨析與前"I'd like to return it if it's yours,"相呼應(yīng)，可知Oscar特別想找到傘的主人，故答案Ｄ符合文意。
【小題8】動(dòng)詞詞義辨析 根據(jù)句意：Oscar使經(jīng)理確信（convince），符合文意。Force強(qiáng)迫；encourage鼓勵(lì)；advise建議，均不符合語(yǔ)境，故排除。
【小題9】連詞詞義辨析where引導(dǎo)定義從句，在從句中做地點(diǎn)狀語(yǔ)，修飾先行詞the seat.
【小題10】名詞詞義辨析 與下句He rang the bell, the door opened,相呼應(yīng)，可知答案C符合文意。
【小題11】動(dòng)詞詞義辨析 根據(jù)常識(shí)，可知本句的意思是：我可以幫你嗎？故答案B符合文意。
【小題12】動(dòng)詞詞義辨析 與之后的as if presenting相呼應(yīng)，故答案D，提供，符合文意。 Put up張貼；turn out結(jié)果證明是；pick up撿起、接人，均不符合語(yǔ)境，故排除。
【小題13】名詞詞義辨析與之后的that had long been wished for相呼應(yīng)，可知答案C，禮物，符合文意。
【小題14】形容詞詞義辨析與and shinning eyes相呼應(yīng)，可知答案A，燦爛的微笑，符合文意。
【小題15】名詞詞義辨析與40空前的for a kind…相呼應(yīng)，可知此處答案B符合文意。
【小題16】副詞詞義辨析根據(jù)句意：哦，這也是（exactly，確切地）我父親過去經(jīng)常這樣講的。 Obviously明顯地；naturally自然地；probably可能地，均不符合語(yǔ)境，故排除。
【小題17】形容詞詞義辨析根據(jù)前an elderly woman和37空前years later提示，可知此處Oscar在納悶這把傘究竟有多少年的歷史，故答案A符合文意。
【小題18】介詞短語(yǔ)詞義辨析根據(jù)37空及之后的Why had it arrived here today?這兩個(gè)問題困擾著Oscar，由此可以推斷答案D，好像是為了回答（in answer）這些疑問，符合文意。 in contrast對(duì)比；in return作為回報(bào)；in exchange作為交換，均不符合語(yǔ)境，故排除。   
【小題19】動(dòng)詞詞義辨析根據(jù)句意：Mrs O’Brien想讓你接受（accept，樂意接受）這把傘。 Possess擁有；carry 攜帶；value珍視，均不符合文意，故排除。
【小題20】形容詞詞義辨析與前"I'd like to return it if it's yours," Oscar said,相呼應(yīng)，可知多年前Oscar把傘物歸原主是一種無私的行為，故答案C符合文意。
考點(diǎn)：考查故事類短文
點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文運(yùn)用一個(gè)小故事啟迪我們：善有善報(bào)這樣一個(gè)樸實(shí)的真理和美德。從本文來看，考生應(yīng)該從時(shí)態(tài)、語(yǔ)態(tài)、語(yǔ)氣、名詞的數(shù)等各個(gè)角度分析所填內(nèi)容是否與上下文一致，從而排除一些備選答案，縮小選擇范圍；分析空白處與前后詞之間的語(yǔ)義關(guān)聯(lián)、搭配關(guān)系，從而排除一些選項(xiàng)；弄清楚該題的句法關(guān)系，分析一下它是簡(jiǎn)單句、并列句，還是復(fù)合句；判斷所填的內(nèi)容在句中充當(dāng)什么成分，應(yīng)是什么詞性，并分析備選答案之間的異同，從而排除干擾項(xiàng)選出正確答案。