Ⅰ.完形填空
Getting out of my car one evening, I met my neighbor Theresa. “Mrs Taylor is in __1__ again，” she said. I had last __2__ Mrs Taylor before Christmas when I took her a loaf of bread. Taylor and I had been neighbors for 17 years. And she had a dog which greeted everyone, making people __3__. We all loved him.
Most of my conversations with Mrs Taylor were by accident— casual visits by the mailbox; quiet talks at the funeral home where we went to __4__ a common friend.
After I moved here with our four __5__ kids, the quiet neighborhood was gone. We had little in common with the mostly elderly people, __6__ they welcomed us warmly. Over the years they helped us quite a lot. They __7__ our kids when our car was out of order, and fed the cat when we were away. We have enjoyed the comfort of living with these friendly people.
Robert Frost had a neighbor who insisted that “good fences make good neighbors”. However, Frost thought __8__. He believed there's something “that doesn't love a wall”. I __9__ with him. I believe “something” he talked about lives inside of me, too.
I want to __10__ the walls of loneliness that go up when I slip __11__ into my garage for fear of disturbing some people. And I __12__ to take the fastest route to my back porch (门廊). It's quicker than meandering (蜿蜒) through the yard. However, it leaves little room for communication. But as a child, I would sit on the porch with my mother and wave to neighbors out for an evening walk or drive.
Mrs Taylor didn't __13__ her latest cancer. So again, I walked into the funeral home to say goodbye to a neighbor. I remembered the barking dog and the chats by the mailbox. I was in __14__ for the loss of her. Now there is a new family moving into Mrs Taylor's place. I see children's toys in the yard. It's time to take a(n) __15__ around. I want to find the past experience.
本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了作者听到邻居泰勒夫人住院的消息而回忆起自己和邻居们之间的点点滴滴的往事，揭示了邻里相处之道。
1．A.hospital B．school
C．court D．prison
解析：考查名词词义辨析。句意：泰勒夫人又住院了。A.hospital医院；B.school学校；C.court法庭；D.prison监狱。根据下文So again, I walked into the funeral home to say goodbye to a neighbor.可知，在说话时泰勒夫人是住院了，而且最终去世了。故选A。
答案：A
2．A.trained B．seen
C．forgiven D．hurt
解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：我上次见到泰勒夫人是在圣诞节前，当时我给她拿了一条面包。A.trained 训练；B.seen看见；C.forgiven原谅；D.hurt伤害。根据我给她拿了一条面包可知是上次见到她，故选B。
答案：B
3. A．scared B．annoyed
C．cheerful D．careful
解析：考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她有一只狗，它欢迎每一个人，使人们高兴。A.scared害怕的；B.annoyed恼怒的；C.cheerful振奋人心的；D.careful小心的。根据greeted可知是让人高兴，故选C。
答案：C
4．A.remember B．congratulate
C．save D．consult
解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们在殡仪馆安静地交谈，在那里缅怀一位共同的朋友。A.remember纪念；B.congratulate祝贺；C.save拯救；D.consult咨询。根据funeral home和a common friend可知是纪念去世的朋友，故选A。
答案：A
5．A.shy B．modest
C．noisy D．lazy
解析：考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当我和四个吵闹的孩子搬到这里后，这个安静的社区就消失了。A.shy害羞的；B.modest谦虚的；C.noisy吵闹的；D.lazy懒的。与quiet形成对比，故选C。
答案：C
6．A.and B．but
C．or D．so
解析：考查连词词义辨析。句意：我们和大多数老年人没有什么共同之处，但他们热情地欢迎我们。A.and并且；B.but但是；C.or或者；D.so因此。此处表示转折关系，故选B。
答案：B
7．A.brought up B．believed in
C．appealed to D．picked up
解析：考查动词短语辨析。句意：当我们的车坏了的时候，他们就会接送我们的孩子。A.brought up抚养；B.believed in相信；C.appealed to呼吁；D.picked up接送。根据前面的helped us a lot以及后半句when our car was out of order可知是帮助我们接送孩子，故选D。
答案：D
8．A.carefully B．wrongly
C．differently D．perfectly
解析：考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，弗罗斯特的想法不同。A.carefully小心地；B.wrongly错误地；C.differently不同地；D.perfectly完美地。根据转折词However可知他的想法不一样，故选C。
答案：C
9．A.agree B．argue
C．team D．meet
解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：我同意他的观点。A.agree同意；B.argue争论；C.team合作；D.meet相遇。根据下文I believe “something” he talked about lives inside of me, too.可知作者同意他的观点，故选A。
答案：A
10．A.climb up B．prevent from
C．seek for D．break down
解析：考查动词短语辨析。句意：我想打破孤独的墙。A.climb up爬上去；B.prevent from阻止；C.seek for寻求；D.break down打破。根据the walls of loneliness可知此处意为要打破孤独这道墙，故选D。
答案：D
11．A.eventually B．quietly
C．suddenly D．happily
解析：考查副词词义辨析。句意：我想打破当我悄悄溜进车库，害怕打扰别人时就会竖起来的孤独的墙。A.eventually最后；B.quietly安静地；C.suddenly突然地；D.happily高兴地。根据for fear of disturbing some people可知此处意为安静地走进车库怕打扰别人，故选B。
答案：B
12．A.permit B．decide
C．refuse D．tend
解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：我倾向于采取这条最快的路线到后门廊。A.permit允许；B.decide决定；C.refuse拒绝；D.tend倾向。根据下一句quicker than可知此处表示倾向于这条最快的路线，故选D。
答案：D
13．A.fear B．treat
C．ignore D．survive
解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：泰勒夫人没有从晚期癌症中存活下来。A.fear害怕；B.treat治疗；C.ignore忽视；D.survive幸存。根据本段中So again, I walked into the funeral home to say goodbye to a neighbor.可知她没有幸存下来，故选D。
答案：D
14．A.anger B．hope
C．sadness D．shame
解析：考查名词词义辨析。句意：我为失去她而悲伤。A.anger愤怒；B.hope希望；C.sadness悲伤；D.shame羞耻。根据后面the loss of her可知此处是表示因为失去泰勒夫人而感到悲伤，故选C。
答案：C
15．A.rest B．walk
C．trip D．exam
解析：考查名词词义辨析。句意：是时候四处走走了。A.rest休息；B.walk走路；C.trip旅游；D.exam考试。根据下文I want to find the past experience.可知，作者要找回过去的经历，所以是时候四处走走了，故选B。
答案：B
