front of her and got out.His car was still roaring(轰鸣)when he approached her.
Even with the smile on his face,she was__16__.No one had stopped to help for the last hour__17__.Was he going to hurt her?He didn't look safe,he looked poor and__18__.He could see that she was__19__,standing out there in the cold.He knew how she felt.He said,"I'm here to help you ma'am.Why don't you wait in the__20__where it's warm?By the way,my name is Joe."
[语篇解读] 一位失业的人,开着车在空旷的路上走着,路边一位老太太因看到他又穷又饿而不敢拦他的车,但是出于同情他还是邀请老太太坐他的车。
1.A.Work B.Luck
C.Wealth D.Life
解析:选A 由下文的almost as slow as his beat-up Pontiac,再分析四个选项的意思可知,只有work符合文义。句意:在这座中西部的小镇上,工作节奏慢得就像他这辆破旧的庞蒂亚克汽车。
2.A.opened B.closed
C.produced D.stood
解析:选B 联系空后的he'd been unemployed我们知道,自从工厂关闭,他就失业了。
3.A.So B.Thus
C.But D.And
解析:选C 前后为转折关系。尽管失业了,但他从来没放弃过希望。
4.A.long B.dirty
C.wide D.lonely
解析:选D 联系空后的Not very many people had a reason to be on it可知,因为没有多少人走,这条路很空旷,因此用lonely最合适。其他选项都不能说明这里的荒凉。
5.A.unless B.if
C.when D.until
解析:选A 由空后的they were leaving可知,除非人们离开这里,很少有人走这条路。
6.A.worked B.left
C.stayed D.died
解析:选B 工厂已经关闭了,他的朋友们因为有家需要养,有梦想需要实现,因此离开这里到其他地方去了,故用left。
7.A.see B.help
C.feed D.enter
解析:选C 根据上题解析可知此空用feed。
8.A.At all B.After all