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he badly needed. After achieving some success, he decided to do the same thing as Michael.sandwiches of his own to hand out. He said Michael39。from the sandwich takers, and Michael thought about him from time to time. He hoped the man had moved on to a more 16 s 14 , working side by side with the Mayor was not as important as working next to someone else…them a good day says Michael. Once Mayor (市長) Koch came to make the rounds with him. They 13 t simply 11 ve 10 .s snowing, and I have a hard time leaving my warm bed and the 9 Michael began his work. He received no sponsorship, saying, I39。of his promise. It was at the moment that Michael 7 effort then. Day after day, he brought John some food and, when it was really 3 , a resting place in his car while he worked. Once he asked John if he wanted to get cleaned up. It was a(n) 4 out 200 sandwiches to the homeless, before beginning his workday. Michael rises every morning at 4:00, in good and bad weather, and walks into his sandwich shop. By 5:50, he39。6.閱讀下面短文,掌握其大意,從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中,選出最佳選項。在我們生活最黑暗的日子里,也曾出現過一縷微光,故選D。 (20)考查形容詞。A. warning“警告”;B. effort“努力”;C. reminder“提醒”;D. exercise“練習”。Katie得的是腦病,自然要做腦部手術,故選B。 (18)考查名詞。A. annoyed“惱怒的”;B. disappointed“失望的”;C. happy“高興的”;D. wet“濕的”。到了醫(yī)院,我們一再感謝她,故選C。 (16)考查動詞。A. tears“淚水”;B. anger“憤怒”;C. smile“微笑”;D. surprise“驚訝”。根據下文said, Thanks! Roosevelt Hospital, please可知,我們只是簡單地說“謝謝,去羅斯福醫(yī)院”,故選B。 (14)考查副詞。A. picked“撿起”;B. called“打電話”;C. warmed“溫暖”;D. woke“叫醒”。根據上文I noticed her thick Irish可知,我注意到她濃重的愛爾蘭口音,故選B。 (12)考查名詞。A. difference“不同”;B. question“問題”;C. trouble“麻煩”;D. loss“損失”。s really no ___11___ for me. Just get in.可知,我們還沒來得及說什么,她又說“上車吧,這對我來說真的不麻煩”,此處指“在我們說任何話之前”,故選C。A. nothing“什么也沒有”;B. anyone“任何人”;C. anything“任何事”;D. someone“某人”。她主動提出要載我們一程,故選A。 (9)考查名詞。A. pulled over“路邊停車”;B. put up“張貼”;C. turned down“調低”;D. stood by“支持”?,F在,我們終于找到了一位出色的醫(yī)生來救女兒的命,故選D。 (7)考查動詞。A. fix“解決(治療)”;B. check“檢查”;C. reach“到達”;D. explain“解釋”。這種病是極為罕見的,我們花了好幾個月才確診這是什么病,但醫(yī)生告訴我們,世界上只有少數專家才知道如何治療這種病,故選B。 (5)考查名詞。A. money“金錢”;B. confidence“自信”;C. time“時間”;D. courage“勇氣”。根據下文in a marathon race可知,為了給女兒看病,我們就像參加馬拉松賽跑的選手,故選D。 (3)考查名詞。A. rare“罕見的,稀少的”;B. simple“簡單的”;C. normal“正常的”;D. natural“自然的”。根據上文中的my daughter可知,我親吻女兒的小臉,故選B。 (1)考查形容詞。of a tiny ray of light that appeared in our 20 After three more visits to New York and two more 18 her a dozen times for the ride. As the woman hugged me, I noticed her face was 17 I nodded my head, holding back my 15 .said, Thanks! Roosevelt Hospital, please, as we got in her car for the ride.which 13 for me. Just get in. Before we could say 10 , she continued, It39。 Just at the moment, a middleaged woman 8 it. Now, as we finally found a brilliant doctor to 7 brain illness. Since that moment, Doug and I felt like 3 face. 【點評】本題考點涉及動詞,名詞,形容詞,副詞,連詞,固定短語等多個知識點的考查,是一篇故事類閱讀,要求考生在理解細節(jié)信息的基礎上,進一步根據上下文的邏輯關系,進行分析推理,從而選出正確答案。A. pletely“完全”;B. frequently“頻繁地”;C. immediately“立刻”;D. finally“最終,最后”。 (20)考查副詞。 B. To my satisfaction“令我滿意的是”;C. To my regret“令我后悔的事”;D. To my horror“令我恐懼的是”。句意:令我驚訝的是,全班同學一致同意選我做發(fā)言人,并且我獲得了3000元的大學獎學金。故選C。A. distracted“使分心”;B. discouraged“使泄氣”;C. cheered“鼓舞”;D. defeated“擊敗”。 (18)考查動詞。A. continue“繼續(xù)”;B. rest“休息”; C. abandon“放棄”;D. hesitate“猶豫”。 (17)考查動詞。A. as if“好像”;B. even if“即使,盡管”;C. in case“以防,萬一”;D. if only“但愿”。 (16)考查連詞。作者輟學幾十年后再次上學應該是很激動,很興奮。A. frightening“令人震驚的”; (15)考查形容詞。經過自己的努力作者的成績應該是不斷提高,下文也有提示。句意:下個學期我又回來上學,我的成績不斷提高。根據語境可知做這個報名有點被迫的感覺,故選D。句意:我提醒他“這只是個實驗”,他只是笑了笑。故選B。A. And“和”;B. But“但是”;C. Although“盡管”;D. So“因此”。 (12)考查連詞。根據情境可知,作者應該是笑著說。句意:我笑著說:這是不可能的,我都55了。故選B。句意:Linda正忙于填寫表格,這時秘書說:Mrs. Schantz你為什么不回來上學呢?A. work“工作”;B. school“學?!?;C. home“家”;D. office“辦公室”。故選A。句意:Linda正忙于填寫表格,這時秘書說:Mrs. Schantz你為什么不回來上學呢? A. filling“填寫”;B. giving“給”;C. taking“帶走”;D. sending“發(fā)送”。故選C。根據下文“so I39。句意:Linda晚上感覺要好很多,因此我要給她報名上夜校。故選D。 ;D. impossible“不可能的”。 C. awfulB. convenient“方便的”;A. likely “可能的”; (7)考查形容詞。A. hands“手”;B. head“頭”;C. throat“咽喉”;D. stomach“胃”。句意:即使這樣,我希望我的孩子們接受教育。故選C。作者輟學后,結婚生子,文憑沒了。我想我的文憑泡湯了。 (5)考查動詞。t /couldn39。 D. buy“購買”。A. cost (4)考查動詞。下文說作者獲得學歷的夢想破滅了,有提到學費,可推斷出父母付不起學費而輟學。句意:但是在15歲的時候,我不得不輟學因為父母支付不起學費。故選D。A. job“工作”;B. present“禮物”;C. prize“獎”;D. diploma“文憑,學歷”。 (2)考查名詞。 D. flowers“花”。A. parents“父母”;B. teachers“老師”;C. trees“樹木”;句意:作為小孩子,我喜歡關于學校的一切。她55歲時和女兒一起上夜校并獲得了大學獎學金,最終實現自己小時候夢想。 Yes, Mom, I was late for school, but I got there 20 now!” And when she was down, I 18 her. Together we saw it through. At last, I got my diploma. 19 most of them were respectful and encouraging. During the day, I still had loads of housework to do. But when I was down, Linda encouraged me. “Mom, you can39。 It was 15 him, but he just smiled. To my surprise, both Linda and I thrived (茁壯成長) in evening school. I went back again the next semester, and my grades 14 12 s no way! I39。t you e back to 10 ? s the answer, I said to myself. Linda always felt 8 in the evening, so I would just sign her up for night schoo1. One day, I saw an ad in the newspaper for evening courses. Pretty soon, I married. I had three children, and I thought: There 5 my diploma.As a kid, I loved everything about school. I loved books, 1 , tests and homework. Most of all I longed to someday march down the aisle (通道) to receive my 2 .That seemed more attractive even than getting married. But at 15, I had to 3 because my parents couldn39。4.閱讀下面短文,從短文后各題所給的四個選項(A、B、C、D)中,選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。故選C。句意:她知道她是一個幸運的女孩,因為她有這樣一位了不起的母親,這是一個了不起的圣誕禮物。超出了語言表達,故選D。根據“It was her mother who had worked over