【題目】I was sitting in the far back in a pizza house when I noticed the man, about thirty years old, carrying a pizza box. He sat down at the table to my right and then ______ his large dirty paper bag of clothing down on the floor. Obviously, this man was homeless and ______ a bath. He picked up the one small slice(薄片)of pizza and very slowly, very carefully, he began to eat, taking very little ______.

He finally finished his meal and did something that I would never ______. He turned the box on its corner and slid the few ______ bits into one corner. Then he ______ his index finger(食指)and tried to pick up the small bits.

Oh, how much it hurt me once again to see myself ______ I was thirty years ago. No food, no ______, and no clean clothes. Most of my past life had always been ______ to that of the young man and it all came back to me ______. The muscles in my neck began to tighten and my eyes began to burn and water up. I coughed a bit, trying to clear my ______ and get myself back together.

I got four large slices of pizza from the counter and sat them down on his table, saying, “I thought you ______ like to have a few slices.”

I did not stop at all but walked around behind him. As I passed him, I reached out and ____

him on the back, just one time, very softly with my hand. I hope that man knows that someone, someplace, ______ him as a human being. And I am so ______ that I have never forgotten what it feels like to be down, out, dirty and hungry.

1A. crashed B. hid C. laid D. replaced

2A. in fear of B. in support of C. in search of D. in need of

3A. bites B. blocks C. rolls D. sheets

4A. believe B. forget C. forgive D. prevent

5A. filling B. matching C. remaining D. rewarding

6A. cool B. warm C. dry D. wet

7A. as B. after C. since D. before

8A. belief B. baggage C. shelter D. respect

9A. contrary B. familiar C. similar D. equal

10A. swiftly B. gently C. properly D. regularly

11A. neck B. throat C. eyes D. hands

12A. should B. must C. shall D. might

13A. hit B. patted C. rubbed D. shook

14A. cares about B. thinks highly of C. relies on D. watches out for

15A. curious B. puzzled C. shocked D. grateful

【答案】

1C

2D

3A

4B

5C

6D

7A

8C

9C

10A

11B

12D

13B

14A

15D

【解析】這篇文章主要講了作者在吃披薩的時(shí)候,看到了一個(gè)流浪漢,想到了自己以前艱苦的生活,所以給這個(gè)流浪漢又買了幾塊披薩作者想讓這個(gè)流浪漢知道,某些人在某個(gè)地點(diǎn)會(huì)把他當(dāng)成一個(gè)人來關(guān)心。

1句意:他把盛衣服的很臟的大紙袋放在地板上。crashed 碰撞, hid 隱藏, laid 放, replaced取代。

2根據(jù)Obviously, this man was homeless可知這里意思是他需要洗澡。in fear of 害怕, in support of 支持, in search of 尋找,in need of需要。

3根據(jù)he began to eat, 可知這里意思是咬了一小口。bites 咬, blocks 街區(qū),rolls 滾動(dòng),sheets被單兒。

4句意:他做了一些我永遠(yuǎn)無法忘記的事情。believe 相信,forget 忘記,forgive 原諒, prevent阻止。

5句意:他把剩下的幾塊放在一個(gè)角落里。filling 填滿, matching 匹配, remaining 剩下的, rewarding有報(bào)酬的。

6句意:然后他弄濕他的手指,試圖把小快也撿起來。cool 變涼,warm 使溫暖,dry ……弄干, wet把……弄濕。

7句意:因?yàn)樗裎?/span>30年以前一樣,他讓我看到了我自己,所以他再次傷害了我。as 如同,after ……之后, since ……以來, before在……以前。

8句意:沒有食物,沒有庇護(hù)所,沒有干凈的衣服。belief 信念,baggage 行李, shelter 庇護(hù)所,respect尊敬。

9句意:我過去的大多數(shù)生活和這個(gè)年輕人很相似contrary 相反, familiar 熟悉,similar 相似,equal平等的。

10句意:他很快讓我想起了那些往事swiftly 很快地,gently 溫柔地,properly適當(dāng)?shù)兀?/span> regularly有規(guī)律地。

11根據(jù)The muscles in my neck began to tighten and my eyes began to burn and water up. I coughed a bit, 可知這里意思是我努力清了清嗓子。neck 脖子,throat 嗓子, eyes 眼睛, hands手。

12句意:我想你可能還需要幾片。should 應(yīng)該, must 必須, shall 將要,might可能。

13句意:我伸出手拍了拍他的后背。hit 打,patted 輕拍, rubbed 擦, shook搖動(dòng)。

14句意:我想讓那個(gè)人知道某些人在某個(gè)地點(diǎn)會(huì)把他當(dāng)成一個(gè)人來關(guān)心。cares about 關(guān)心,thinks highly of 高度評(píng)價(jià),relies on 依靠,watches out for當(dāng)心。

15根據(jù)that I have never forgotten what it feels like to be down, out, dirty and hungry. 可知這里意思是我充滿了感激。curious 好奇的,puzzled 困惑的, shocked 震驚的, grateful感激的。

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