On my way back home I was stopped at traffic lights by some people who asked for help.A woman — in her attempt to give __1__ to an ambulance — had driven her car over stony obstacles that separated the bike line from the street, and, as a result, had gotten her car __2__.She couldn't move the car in any __3__ without damaging it.A couple of people tried to __4__ the car back but the obstacles were too high. The woman in the car tried to __5__ some service, and was told it would take about 45 minutes for someone to get there.
Seeing this, I could imagine how __6__ that would be if I were in her shoes.After some talking, she __7__ me to sit inside her car.
I tried to __8__ the woman who seemed to feel stressed about causing others __9__.But actually it wasn't too much trouble since they could still pass, and also there wasn't anything she could do about it __10__. I told jokes and we laughed together.
Finally __11__ came and helped her back on the street. She thanked me and asked for my phone number so she could return the __12__, but I told her it was okay.She seemed to feel much __13__ when we said our goodbyes.I believe that not having to face a difficult situation __14__ can make a lot of__15__.
语篇解读:本文是一篇记叙文,主要讲述了作者安慰并帮助一位在马路上因为给救护车让行而陷入困境的女士的故事。
1.A.signal B.way
C.time D.help
解析:选B 一位女士试图给一辆救护车让行。give way to ... “让行”,为固定搭配。故选B。
2.A.stuck B.broken
C.dirty D.abandoned
解析:选A 根据下文“She couldn't move the car”可推知,因为给救护车让行,这位女士的车卡(stuck)在那里不能移动。
3.A.sense B.minute
C.direction D.line
解析:选C 在不损坏车的情况下,无论往哪个方向(direction)都无法移动。
4.A.lift B.hold
C.pull D.drive
解析:选A 根据上文“She couldn't move the car”以及下文“but the obstacles were too high”可推知,车子卡在那里,障碍物太高,不能被抬(lift)回来。
5.A.offer B.seek
C.refuse D.take
解析:选B 那位女士在车里试图寻求(seek)一些能提供帮助的服务。
6.A.amazing B.pleasant
C.uneasy D.incredible
解析:选C 根据上文可知,那位女士的车被卡在障碍物上,其他人又帮不上忙,作者将心比心,觉得此情此景,那位女士一定不舒服(uneasy)。
7.A.forced B.invited
C.ordered D.allowed
解析:选B 根据语境可推知,那位女士邀请(invited)作者坐进她的车里。
8.A.persuade B.comfort
C.frighten D.satisfy
解析:选B 根据空后的“the woman who seemed to feel stressed about causing others ___9__”可推知,那位女士似乎感到焦虑不安,作者试图宽慰(comfort)她。
9.A.trouble B.disbelief
C.anxiety D.embarrassment
解析:选A 根据下文中的“But actually it wasn't too much trouble since they could still pass”可推知,那位女士为给他人带来麻烦(trouble)而感到焦虑不安。
10.A.anyway B.therefore
C.still D.somehow
解析:选A 根据上文“She couldn't move the car in any __3___ without damaging it.”可推知,无论如何(anyway),那位女士对当时那种情况也是无能为力的。
11.A.news B.my partner
C.assistance D.an ambulance
解析:选C 根据空后的“helped her back on the street”可推知,最终援助(assistance)到了,帮那位女士回到了路上。
12.A.car B.company
C.favor D.picnic
解析:选C 根据语境可推知,那位女士想要作者的电话号码,以回报作者的帮助(favor)。
13.A.nervous B.unwilling
C.disappointed D.better
解析:选D 根据语境可知,那位女士从困境中解脱出来,感觉比之前好了许多。故D项符合语境。
14.A.alone B.bravely
C.bitterly D.directly
解析:选A 根据上文可知,由于作者的帮助和安慰,那位女士最终心情变得好了许多,由此可推知,她当时不是独自(alone)面对困境。
15.A.decision B.fortune
C.choice D.difference
解析:选D 根据上文可知,作者认为不用独自面对困境可以产生很大影响(difference)。