问题补充：
Many years ago, when I was in high school and working on weekends, I lost my wallet. After adding gas to my old car, I paid, andmy wallet at the gas station. I hadn’t even had time toI had lost it when my phone rang. A man asked me if I had lost my wallet. Imy purse and to my, I had. He asked me tohim what was in it. I did so. He then told me where tomy wallet.
When I reached his, I noticed his wheelchair and a slope(坡道)going up to the house. I thought that it might have beenfor him to lower his body and pick up my wallet. I knocked on the door and he told me to come in. Ihim for finding my wallet. While I didn’t want to insult(侮辱)him by offering, I really felt likesomething. So I asked him if there was anything I could do to repay his, and he said, “Just pass it on. ”I said I would beto do that. I was raised to be honest in any case and I would have done so, promising this fellow I would, but I wanted tohis kindness, so I promised I would.
Ten years later I found alying on the ground. Itme several days to find the owner. He lived in another state, about 60 miles away from where I found the wallet. When heme back, weto meet, so I could return his wallet. He was actuallyall his money was still in the wallet and he tried to hand me a $20 bill. I told him, “Thanks, but just pass it on. . . ”
【小题1】A．forgotB．leftC．foundD．saw【小题2】A．realizeB．regretC．consider D．recognize【小题3】A．looked B．checkedC．foundD．searched for【小题4】A．angerB．delightC．horrorD．excitement【小题5】A．tellB．give C．buyD．offer【小题6】A．turn upB．bring upC．look upD．pick up【小题7】A．houseB．schoolC．companyD．station【小题8】A．easyB．practicalC．difficultD．useful【小题9】A．presentedB．thankedC．blamedD．paid【小题10】A．helpB．thanksC．moneyD．wallet【小题11】A．leavingB．sayingC．offering D．owning【小题12】A．labor B．patience C．kindness D．support【小题13】A．ableB．hard C．certainD．possible【小题14】A．withoutB．with C．onD．by【小题15】A．repayB．thankC．show D．reply【小题16】A．packageB．cellphoneC．card D．wallet【小题17】A．spent B．cost C．wastedD．took【小题18】A．calledB．paid C．broughtD．went【小题19】A．startedB．preferredC．agreedD．failed【小题20】A．satisfied B．worriedC．puzzledD．surprisedB
答案：
(答案→)B
解析：
【文章大意】拾作者钱包的人不要任何的报酬, 只是希望作者把爱心传递下去作为感谢; 作者通过自己的善意的行为影响他人, 将爱心继续传递。
【小题1】选B。逻辑推理题。根据下文我去取回钱包, 可推断我把钱包掉在了加油站。leave sth. in/at. . . 把某物忘在了某地。而forget表示“忘记”, 不符合句意。
【小题2】选A。逻辑推理题。根据下一句A man asked me if I had lost my wallet. 可推知在此之前我并没有“意识到”我的钱包丢了。realize意识到; regret后悔; consider考虑, 认为; recognize认出。
【小题3】选D。背景常识题。在有人问了你的钱包丢没丢后, 接下来的反应肯定是找钱包。look看; check核对; find发现; search for寻找, 搜寻。D项与句意相符。
【小题4】选C。逻辑推理题。发现丢了钱包, 作者应该是恐慌的心情。to one’s horror使某人感到恐慌的是。
【小题5】选A。逻辑推理题。一般情况下, 拾东西的人为了弄清楚对方是否为真正的失主, 就会要求对方告诉他钱包里有什么东西。故选A项。
【小题6】选D。短语辨析题。根据句意可知“他告诉我到哪里去取我的钱包。”可知要选“去拿, 去取”这样的词义。turn up出现; bring up养育, 抚养, 提出; look up查找, 向上看; pick up捡起, 搭载, 去拿, 去取。故选D项。
【小题7】选A。词汇复现题。根据下文的“a slope going up to the house”可知选A项。
【小题8】选C。逻辑推理题。根据上文可知这个人坐着轮椅, 可推知他要弯下身体去拾钱包应该是困难的。difficult困难的。
【小题9】选B。背景常识题。别人还给你东西, 你自然会感谢他。
【小题10】选C。逻辑推理题。根据上一句“我非常感谢他帮我找到钱包。”以及本句中“提供给他”是对他的侮辱, 以及最后一句中帮助了另外一个人后那个人的表现来看, 应填入C项。
【小题11】选C。逻辑推理题。结合本句句意可知选offer, (主动提供)给。
【小题12】选C。词汇复现题。根据本段最后一句话可知选C项。
【小题13】选C。逻辑推理题。根据下文的I was raised to be honest in any case. . . 可知作者答应拾钱包的人“他一定会把爱心传递的”。be certain to do sth. 一定会做某事。
【小题14】选A。逻辑推理题。因为作者从小被教育一定要诚实, 可推知“即使没有答应这个人, 他也会这么做的”。介词without表示“没有……”, 符合句意。
【小题15】选A。词语辨析题。根据上下文可知作者一直想要回报拾钱包人的善心, 故选repay回报, 偿还。thank感谢; show出示; reply回复, 为不及物动词。
【小题16】选D。词汇复现题。根据下文的He lived in another state, about 60 miles away from where I found the wallet. 可知选D项。
【小题17】选D。习语搭配题。it takes/ took sb. sometime to do sth. 为固定结构, 表示“做某事花费某人多长时间”。
【小题18】选A。逻辑推理题。根据上一句话可知丢钱包的人住在很远的地方, 两个人的联系方式应为打电话, 故选A项。
【小题19】选C。逻辑推理题。根据下文so I could return his wallet. 可知两人约定见面。agree to do sth. 同意做某事。
【小题20】选D。逻辑推理题。看到自己钱包里的钱一点没少, 出乎那个丢钱包的人的意外, 所以可推知他很吃惊, 故选D项。
