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Unit6 Disasterandhope
课时作业16 Starting out & Understanding ideas
Hunter Shamatt lost his wallet while he was on a flight from Omaha to earlier this month. Upon realizing that his wallet was lost, he __1__ the airline to see if anyone had turned it in—but fruitlessly. __2__ the wallet contained his ID, a signed paycheck, $60 in cash, etc, he feared the worst.
Two days after the flight, however, Hunter was __3__ to receive a package in the mail from an anonymous (匿名的) sender. Inside was his wallet—__4__ an additional $40 in cash. “I rounded your cash up to an even $100 so you could celebrate the __5__ of your wallet.”, read a letter that was enclosed with the package.
Hunter's mother, Jeannie, posted a photo of the __6__ to social media in hopes that they would be able to track down the sender. All they had to go on was that the letter was __7__ from Applied Underwriters in and the sender's initials were signed “T.B.”. The sender was later __8__ as Todd Brown, who was delighted to “have a little fun” with helping out a hardworking stranger.
“I saw he was just a kid, 20 years old. He had a paycheck in there, so I __9__, ‘Well, he's doing his best to make ends meet.’ ” said Brown. “Hunter was very __10__. He told me he has some student loans to pay within two days so the __11__ was right,” Brown added, “He __12__ it was gone forever. So when he opened it, he just started screaming, ‘No way!
No way!
’”
Brown says that he often tries to do good things without any recognition; that's why he didn't sign his __13__ on the letter, but Jeannie later insisted on __14__ him on social media. Jeannie wrote on Facebook, “This story is more about rebuilding __15__ in people than anything.”
这是一篇记叙文,主要讲的是Hunter在机场丢了钱包,后意外收到匿名人士寄来的包裹,里面是他的钱包,还有40美元。
Hunter的母亲通过网络找到了寄件人。
这个故事让人们重建对人性的信心。
1.A.ordered B.contacted
C.caught D.checked
答案:
B
解析:
考查动词词义辨析。
句意:
当他意识到他的钱包丢了时,他联系了航空公司,想看看是否有人把钱包交上去了——但是没有结果。
A.ordered预定;B.contacted联系;C.caught抓住;D.checked检查。
根据常识可知,他丢了钱包之后第一时间去联系航空公司,故选B项。
2.A.Though B.While
C.Since D.Unless
答案:
C
解析:
考查连词辨析。
句意:
Hunter Shamatt 的钱包里有他的身份证、一张签了名的支票、60美元的现金,等等,他担心会发生最坏的情况。
A.Though尽管;B.While然而,当;C.Since因为;D.Unless除非。
根据语境可知,此处两句是因果关系,故选C项。
3.A.shocked B.amused
C.anxious D.frightened
答案:
A
解析:
考查形容词词义辨析。
句意:
然而,当亨特收到一个匿名寄件人寄来的包裹时,他感到很震惊。
A.shocked震惊的;B.amused愉快的;C.anxious焦虑的;D.frightened吓坏的。
根据语境可知,收到了一个匿名寄件人的包裹,亨特是非常震惊的,故选A项。
4.A.apart from B.except for
C.along with D.instead of
答案:
C
解析:
考查词组辨析。
句意:
里面是他的钱包,另外还有40美元现金。
A.apart from除了;B.except for除了;C.along with和……一起;D.instead of代替。
结合语境和下文可知,包裹中有亨特的钱包,另外还有40美金,故选C项。
5.A.search B.completeness
C.value D.return
答案:
D
解析:
考查名词词义辨析。
句意:
我把你的现金四舍五入到100美元,这样你就可以庆祝你的钱包回来了。
A.search 搜寻;B.completeness完整;C.value价值;D.return 返回。
结合语境可知,此处意为“钱包的返还”,故选D项。
6.A.sender B.letter
C.wallet D.package
答案:
B
解析:
考查名词词义辨析。
句意:
亨特的母亲珍妮把这封信的照片发到社交媒体上,希望他们能找到寄件人。
A.sender 寄件人;B.letter信件;C.wallet钱包;D.package包裹。
根据语境可知,因为是匿名包裹,亨特的母亲是想通过这个人写的信找到寄件人,故选B项。
7.A.accepted B.sent
C.taken D.collected
答案:
B
解析:
考查动词词义辨析。
句意:
这封信是由奥马哈的应用保险公司发出的,发信人的首字母缩写是“T.B.”。
A.accepted 接受;B.sent发送;C.taken取走;D.collected收集。
根据语境和下文可知选B项。
8.A.known B.considered
C.identified D.introduced
答案:
C
解析:
考查动词词义辨析。
句意:
发送者后来被确认为托德·布朗(Todd Brown),他很高兴能“快乐地”帮助一位努力工作的陌生人。
A.known认识;B.considered考虑;C.identified 辨认;D.introduced介绍。
be identified as意为“被认为是……”,故选C项。
9.A.noticed B.replied
C.doubted D.figured
答案:
D
解析:
考查动词词义辨析。
句意:
“我看到他只是个孩子,20岁。
他在那里有份薪水,所以我想‘好吧,他在尽自己最大努力使得收支平衡。
’”布朗说。
A.noticed注意到;B.replied 回复;C.doubted疑惑;D.figured认为。
根据语境可知,‘Well, he's doing his best to make ends meet.’ 是Brown内心的考虑,故选D项。
10.A.thankful B.stressful
C.thoughtful D.regretful
答案:
A
解析:
考查形容词词义辨析。
句意:
亨特非常感激。
A.thankful 感激的;B.stressful有压力的;C.thoughtful深思的;D.regretful 遗憾的。
根据语境可知,因为陌生人的善举,亨特肯定是很感激的,故选A项。
11.A.behavior B.number
C.timing D.paycheck
答案:
C
解析:
考查名词词义辨析。
句意:
他告诉我,他有一些学生贷款要在两天内还清,所以时机是对的。
A.behavior行为;B.number 号码;C.timing时机;D.paycheck薪水。
根据常识和语境可知,亨特收到了自己丢失的钱包,恰逢要在两天内还清贷款,故时机是对的,故选C项。
12.A.remembered B.assumed
C.admitted D.imagined
答案:
B
解析:
考查动词词义辨析。
句意:
他以为它永远消失了。
A.remembered 记住;B.assumed认为;C.admitted承认;D.imagined 想象。
根据常识可知,Hunter 认为钱包丢了有可能就找不到了,故选B项。
13.A.address B.mark
C.phone number D.full name
答案:
D
解析:
考查名词词义辨析。
句意:
布朗说,他经常试图做一些匿名的好事;所以他没有在信上写全自己的名字。
A.address地址;B.mark标志;C.phone number电话号码;D.full name全名。
根据前文可知Brown并没有把自己的全名写在包裹上,故选D项。
14.A.questioning B.praising
C.disturbing D.surprising
答案:
B
解析:
考查动词词义辨析。
句意:
但珍妮后来坚持在社交媒体上称赞他。
A.questioning 提问;B.praising表扬;C.disturbing 打扰;D.surprising惊讶。
根据前文的posted a photo of the __6__ to social media可知,珍妮在网络上赞扬Brown的善举,故选B项。
15.A.faith B.ambition
C.appreciation D.strength
答案:
A
解析:
考查名词词义辨析。
句意:
这个故事最重要的是关于重建人们的信心。
A.faith信仰;B.ambition雄心;C.appreciation 欣赏;D.strength力量。
根据语境可知,这个故事最重要的是让人们重建对人性的信心,故选A项。
A
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