Question

I am serving in a company in Cheyenne. The work has been challenging, but the  36  are big, and I have been given a rise. The weather has been cold lately.  37  walking has been excellent exercise, I have realized that I need another form of  38  for the winter.

My boyfriend Mike knew of this  39  and he researched some local sites for cheap cars. The minute he  40  me the information about a 1978 Ford Fairmont, I  41  this car was meant to be! I began communicating with the  42 , a man named Dale Meyer. I found out that the car was bought by his grandfather and was still in good  43 . He and his two brothers had  44  learned to drive using this car.

We  45  a price of $400, and fixed a time for a test drive. The day before the test drive, I received a phone call from Dale. He  46  a little nervous, but also excited. He asked simply, “You really  47  this car, don’t you?”

“Of course. I couldn’t love it more,” I gave an enthusiastic  48 . He then said to me, “How about me giving it to you for a dollar?” His offer left me  49 . At that time words  50  me.

I picked up my new Fairmont last night. Dale walked me around the car,  51  its bumps and nicks (磕磕碰碰). As he was telling me the  52  of the car, it seemed that he was losing an old friend. As I was pulling  53  the driveway, he stopped me and said, “Don’t forget to pass this  54  on.”

It was truly a  55  end. Never underestimate the kindness of strangers.

36. A. presents    B. awards    C. honors     D. rewards

37. A. Because    B. Although   C. If       D. When

38. A. entertainment  B. pleasure    C. transportation  D. training

39. A. habit     B. purpose    C. goal      D. desire

40. A. found     B. sent      C. asked      D. taught

41. A. knew     B. wondered   C. doubted     D. promised

42. A. producer    B. owner    C. customer    D. stranger

43. A. situation    B. state     C. operation    D. condition

44. A. slowly     B. actually    C. naturally    D. hardly

45. A. thought of   B. referred to   C. settled on    D. talked about

46. A. looked     B. sounded    C. felt      D. behaved

47. A. like      B. repair     C. drive     D. use

48. A. refusal     B. description   C. reply      D. attitude

49. A. careless    B. lifeless    C. motionless   D. speechless

50. A. left      B. failed     C. forgot     D. beat

51. A. searching    B. checking   C. explaining    D. touching

52. A. sufferings    B. stories    C. materials    D. troubles

53. A. away from   B. into     C. by       D. out of

54. A. car      B. custom    C. kindness    D. experience

55. A. sudden     B. perfect    C. foolish     D. forced

Answer 1

36-40 DBCDB 41-45 ABDBC 46-50 BACDB 51-55 CBDCB

解析:

作者僅用一美元就買了一輛性能良好的二手車，原車主這樣做的目的是為了讓作者把這種善舉傳遞下去，雖然他很不舍得這輛車。

36.  考查上下文理解。根據后面的and I have been given a rise可推測，盡管我的工作有挑戰性，但是回報很高。

37.  考查邏輯推理。雖然步行是很好的鍛煉方式，但是我很想在冬天換一種交通方式。前后為轉折關系。

38.  考查上下文理解。根據第二段中 … he researched some local sites for cheap cars可知，冬天到了，我不想再步行，想換一種交通形式。

39.  考查上下文理解和對選項中幾個詞語的把握。我的男朋友Mike知道了我的這個愿望。desire愿望，渴望。

40.  考查上下文理解和對選項中幾個詞語的把握。Mike把一輛1978年的福特車有關信息給了我。

41.  考查上下文理解。Mike告訴我這輛福特車的情況的那一刻，我就知道自己就需要這輛車。

42.  考查上下文理解。有人要賣這輛車，因此我就得和它的主人，即賣主聯系。

43.  考查上下文理解和對選項中幾個詞語的把握。這輛車目前的狀況還很好。condition狀況。

44.  考查上下文理解。實際上，Dale Meyer和他的兩個兄弟都是用這輛車學會開車的。

45.  考查上下文理解和對選項中幾個詞組的把握。我們和車主最后確定價格為400美元。settle on sth選擇，確定。

46.  考查上下文理解和對選項中幾個詞語的把握。在電話里他聽起來有點緊張，但是也有點激動。

47.  考查上下文理解。根據我的回答Of course. I couldn’t love it more可以判斷，Dale問我是否真地喜歡這輛車。

48.  考查邏輯推理。對于Dale的詢問，我要給出答復。

49.  考查邏輯推理。Dale對我說他打算以一美元的價格把這輛車賣給我，他的提議讓我驚訝得說不出話來。

50.  考查對選項中幾個詞的把握。當時我無法用語言表達自己的心情。words fail sb為習慣用語，表示“言語無法表達某人的感受”。

51.  考查上下文理解。Dale領著我圍著汽車轉，同時向我解釋車上的磕磕碰碰。

52.  考查上下文理解。在Dale講述有關汽車的經歷時，感覺他好像要失去一位老朋友。從這句話可以看出Dale和這輛車有深厚的感情。

53.  考查邏輯推理。根據后半句可知，Dale攔住了我，說明我把車開出了車道。

54.  考查上下文理解。Dale以如此便宜的價格把車賣給我，其實是一種善舉，因此他希望我把這種善舉傳遞下去。

55.  考查上下文理解和對選項中幾個詞語的把握。作者以一美元的價格就買了一輛車，而且還可以繼續傳遞這種善舉，這真是一個非常理想的結局。