發(fā)布時間: 2016年03月10日
Helen and Martin
With a thoughtful sigh, Helen turned away from the window and wa1ked back to her favorite armchair. __1__ her brother never arrive? For a brief moment, she wondered if she really cared that much.
Over the years Helen had given __2__ waiting for Martin to take an interest in her. Her feelings for him had gradually __3__ until now, as she sat waiting for him, she experienced no more than a sister's __4__ to see what had __5__ of her brother.
Almost without __6__, Martin had lost his job with a busy publishing company after spending the last eight years in New York as a key figure in the US office. Somehow the two of them hadn't __7__ to keep in touch and, left alone, Helen had slowly found her __8__ in her own judgment growing. __9__ the wishes of her parents, she had left university halfway __10__ her course and now, to the astonishment of the whole family, she was __11__ a fast-growing reputation in the pages of respected art magazines and was actually earning enough to live __12__ from her paintings.
Of course, she __13__ no pleasure in Martin's sudden misfortune, but she couldn't __14__ looking forward to her brother's arrival with __15__ satisfaction at what she had achieved.
1、
A、Could
B、Should
C、Would
D、Ought
【正確答案】 C
【答案解析】 根據(jù)文章意思,“她的兄弟不會再來了嗎”,過去將來時,選Would。
2、
A、in
B、up
C、out
D、away
【正確答案】 B
【答案解析】 根據(jù)文章意思,“放棄等待”,選B,give up 放棄。
3、
A、depressed
B、weakened
C、lowered
D、fainted
【正確答案】 B
【答案解析】 根據(jù)文章意思,“她對他的感覺已經(jīng)變?nèi)趿恕?,選weakened。
4、
A、gaining
B、reaching
C、starting
D、opening
【正確答案】 A
【答案解析】 根據(jù)文章意思,“她獲得了越來越多的榮譽(yù)”,選gaining。
5、
A、for
B、by
C、with
D、on
【正確答案】 D
【答案解析】 live on 以……為生,固定搭配。
6、
A、made
B、took
C、drew
D、formed
【正確答案】 B
【答案解析】 take pleasure in從……當(dāng)中獲得快樂,固定搭配,這里是否定形式。
7、
A、help
B、miss
C、fail
D、on
【正確答案】 A
【答案解析】 can’t help doing sth禁不住做某事,固定搭配。
8、
A、wonder
B、idea
C、curiosity
D、regard
【正確答案】 C
【答案解析】 根據(jù)文章意思,“一個姐姐的好奇想要知道……”,選curiosity。
9、
A、become
B、developed
C、arisen
D、changed
【正確答案】 A
【答案解析】 become of= happen to 發(fā)生,根據(jù)文章意思,選 become。
10、
A、caution
B、warning
C、advice
D、signal
【正確答案】 B
【答案解析】 根據(jù)文章意思,“沒有任何警告”,選warning警告,預(yù)告。
11、
A、minded
B、concerned
C、worried
D、bothered
【正確答案】 D
【答案解析】 bother to do很麻煩做某事,固定搭配。
12、
A、soft
B、fine
C、quiet
D、still
【正確答案】 C
【答案解析】 根據(jù)文章意思,選quiet安靜的,在這里是暗中的,未表露的意思。
13、
A、dependence
B、confidence
C、certainty
D、courage
【正確答案】 B
【答案解析】 根據(jù)文章意思,選B,confidence in對…的自信。
14、
A、Ignoring
B、Omitting
C、Avoiding
D、Preventing
【正確答案】 A
【答案解析】 聯(lián)系下文,根據(jù)文章意思,“沒有遵循父母的意愿”,選 Ignoring忽略,置之不理。
15、
A、along
B、down
C、through
D、across
【正確答案】 C
【答案解析】 halfway through her course 她課程的一半,halfway through …的一半,固定搭配。
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