Question

【題目】 Free Sweets in His Taxi to Delight and Heal（治愈）

Mansoor Khalid, a 37-year-old electrical engineer from Pakistan, has been driving a yellow taxi in New York City since 1996. In 2010, his son, Saad, was born with a heart disease. Every time Mr. Khalid visited him in the hospital after his day shift（輪班）, he would bring much _________ to drink during nights to take care of his son. He even gave some to the doctors and nurses there, who called him "coffee man".

Last April, Saad died at 18 months old. Although Mr. Khalid was so sad, he had to _________ to work. After his son's death, he got into the habit of buying some sweets for his passengers, which nearly cost him $300 every month.

From his experience in the hospital with his son, Mr. Khalid learned that giving to others could at least _________ his feeling of loss, if not heal it.

"I'd like to buy something for people; I feel _________," Mr. Khalid said. "When you give something from your hand, someone gives a smile to you in return.”

Since then, he has become famous on the Internet. His kind behavior _________ a lot of customers, with more pickups from fans who send their positions to him on Twitter or Facebook.

But he doesn't expect the 13,000 other yellow taxis to do the same. The $300 a month Mr. Khalid spends on candy would _________ help many people to support their families for a time. Actually, it is not a small sum.

"If you think about it, you will _________ why he does it, after all, you don't get that sort of kindness very often." said Juan Miranda, who drives Mr. Khalid's taxi during the nights.

"Everybody is sometimes unhappy and stressed. Living in New York City is not very easy, so when passengers see all the candies, chocolates, they will cheer up in a short time," Mr. Khalid explained. "Some people even start crying with _________."

【1】A.coffeeB.teaC.juiceD.milk

【2】A.learnB.agreeC.forgetD.return

【3】A.getB.hideC.increaseD.express

【4】A.upsetB.boredC.goodD.thankful

【5】A.attractsB.preventsC.refusesD.educates

【6】A.simplyB.naturallyC.differentlyD.probably

【7】A.promiseB.explainC.wonderD.discover

【8】A.imaginationB.happinessC.sadnessD.disappointment

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】B

【4】C

【5】A

【6】D

【7】C

【8】B

【解析】

本文主要講述Mansoor Khalid的孩子因?yàn)橄忍煨孕呐K病去世，從此以后他每個(gè)月都要花費(fèi)300美元買一些糖果安慰那些乘客。在這個(gè)過程中Mansoor Khalid和乘客都收獲了開心與幸福。

【1】句意：為了照顧兒子，他晚上會(huì)帶很多咖啡來喝。

coffee咖啡；tea茶；juice果汁；milk牛奶。根據(jù)“who called him "coffee man"”可知，他會(huì)在照顧兒子的時(shí)候帶很多咖啡來喝。故選A。

【2】句意：盡管哈立德先生很傷心，他還是得回去工作。

learn 學(xué)習(xí)；agree同意；forget忘記；return返回。根據(jù)語意可知，盡管哈立德先生很傷心，他還是得返回工作崗位繼續(xù)工作�！�return to”返回，回到。故選D。

【3】句意：哈立德先生明白如果不能治愈失去的感覺，那么給予他人至少可以掩蓋這種感覺。

get得到；hide隱藏；increase增加；express表達(dá)。根據(jù)語意可知，如果不能治愈失去孩子這種悲傷的感覺，那么可以通過其他方式來掩藏這種感覺。故選hide符合語境。故選B。

【4】句意：我想要給人們買些東西，這種感覺很好。

upset悲傷的；bored厭煩的；good好的；thankful感激的。根據(jù)“When you give something from your hand, someone gives a smile to you in return”可知，給予他人，收獲微笑這種感覺對哈立德先生來說很好。故選C。

【5】句意：他的善舉吸引了很多顧客。

attracts吸引；prevents阻止；refuses拒絕；educates教育。根據(jù)“with more pickups from fans who send their positions to him on Twitter or Facebook”可知，哈立德先生的善舉吸引了很多的顧客。故選A。

【6】句意：哈立德每月花在糖果上的300美元可能會(huì)幫助很多人暫時(shí)養(yǎng)家糊口。

simply簡單地；naturally自然地；differently不同地；probably可能地。根據(jù)“Actually, it is not a small sum”可知，哈立德先生沒有買糖果的錢是一筆不小的數(shù)目，可能夠許多人維持生活。故選probably符合語境。故選D。

【7】句意：如果你想一想，你會(huì)想他為什么這么做，畢竟你不經(jīng)常得到那種好意。

promise承諾；explain解釋；wonder猜想，想知道；discover發(fā)現(xiàn)。根據(jù)語意可知，因?yàn)槲覀儾⒉唤?jīng)常得到這樣的善意，所以不免會(huì)想知道哈立德先生為什么會(huì)這么做。故選C。

【8】句意：有些人甚至開始幸福地哭了。

imagination想象；happiness幸福；sadness悲傷；disappointment失望。根據(jù)“Everybody is sometimes unhappy and stressed…they will cheer up in a short time”可知，在紐約生活的人們并不容易，所以當(dāng)他們乘車的時(shí)候看到了糖果巧克力肯定會(huì)感到非常開心幸福。故選B。