sleepy voyage finally came to an end.Sitting on the bus,I was waiting anxiously for it to start.
A woman,sitting next to me,and her daughter both seemed __1__.She told me that her daughter had an upset stomach and would throw up continuously;__2__,the mother had lost her __3__.Apart from a significant amount of money,the purse also had her phone and a phone number of an important__4__,a person she was travelling 90 kilometers to meet for discussing a __5__ matter which had to be __6__ by tomorrow morning.
I handed her my cellphone without __7__ and told her that she could make any call she wanted.I also__8__ a bottle of water I had in my bag to relieve her daughter of her __9__.After making several calls,they finally __10__ to the official!They turned to look at me __11__ and thanked me many times.The woman tried to pay for my __12__,but I jumped to do it before her __13__ I knew she had lost her money.
Next morning,I received a call from the mother,saying that they couldn't tell how much my __14__ act touched them.They were so__15__ that they had taken down my number to thank me.I was __16__ to be thanked in this way.I never thought my simple offer __17__ so much in her heart.And I thought of how many opportunities for __18__ we had lost by plugging into cellphones and being disconnected __19__ the reality around us-something with easy access may make a big __20__ to others.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章通过讲述作者在公交车上帮助一对母女渡过难关的故事告诉我们:小小的关怀和帮助有时会对别人产生很大的影响。
1.A.excited B.relaxed
C.unconscious D.uncomfortable
D 解析:根据下文的"She told me that her daughter had an upset stomach and would throw up continuously"和"the mother had lost her ______"可知,这对母女都看起来很不安(uncomfortable),故选D。
2.A.besides B.however
C.therefore D.otherwise
A 解析:根据上下文语境可知,此处表示除此之外,这位母亲还丢了钱包,故选A。
3.A.phone B.address
C.purse D.luggage
C 解析:参见上题解析。下文的"the purse also had her phone"是提示。
4.A.accountant B.doctor
C.lawyer D.official
D 解析:根据下文的"the official"可知,此处指钱包里有一位重要的官员的电话,故选D。
5.A.simple B.pressing
C.political D.financial