Terry was a middle-aged leather trader who

题目内容：

Terry was a middle-aged leather trader whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man, often __that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so __with the city that he had to leave.

So his family moved to another city. It was the evening of a weekend. When Terry and his wife were busily _23_ up their new home, the light suddenly __. Terry was regretful to have forgotten to bring along __and had to wait __in a low mood. Just then he heard light, hesitant __on his door that were clearly audible (听到) in the __night.

“Who’s it?” he wondered, since Terry was a __to this city. And this was the moment he especially hated to be __, so he went to the door and opened it __. At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have candles? I’m your neighbor. ” “No,” answered Terry in anger and shut the door __. “What a nuisance(麻烦事)!” He complained over it with his wife. “No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to __things.”

After a while, the door was knocked again. He opened it and found the same girl outside. __this time she was __two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She __me here to give you these.” Terry was very __by what he saw.

At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his __in life. It was his __and harshness (刻薄) with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was __nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred (蒙蔽) by his unsympathetic mind.

小题1:

A．complaining

B．telling

C．hoping

D．pretending小题2:A. pleased B disappointed C. exhausted D. encouraged

小题3:

A．looking

B．turning

C．coming

D．tidying小题4:

A．went on

B．went down

C．went out

D．went through小题5:

A．candles

B．matches

C．lights

D．flashlights小题6:

A．happily

B．patiently

C．hopefully

D．helplessly小题7:

A．steps

B．words

C．knocks

D．screams小题8:

A．dark

B．quiet

C．noisy

D．crowded小题9:

A．newcomer

B．stranger

C．guest

D．settler小题10:

A．called

B．disturbed

C．watched

D．offered小题11:

A．surprisingly

B．delightedly

C．impatiently

D．willingly小题12:

A．gently

B．kindly

C．politely

D．violently小题13:

A．lend

B．sell

C．harness

D．borrow小题14:

A．And

B．But

C．So

D．For小题15:

A．holding

B．hiding

C．fetching

D．lifting小题16:

A．suggested

B．commanded

C．sent

D．forced小题17:

A．frightened

B．pleased

C．puzzled

D．surprised小题18:

A．failure

B．success

C．complaint

D．determination小题19:

A．warmth

B．coldness

C．kindness

D．nearly小题20:

A．doubtfully

B．hardly

C．actually

D．sympathy (同情)

最佳答案：

小题1:A

小题2:B

小题3:D

小题4:C

小题5:A

小题6:D

小题7:C

小题8:B

小题9:A

小题10:B

小题11:C

小题12:D

小题13:D

小题14:B

小题15:A

小题16:C

小题17:D

小题18:A

小题19:B

小题20:C

答案解析：

有时我们总是觉得这个世界上有很多坏人，把失败的原因归结于他人。事实上，我们自己更应该打开自己的心胸，只有自己敞开心扉去接纳、理解、包容的帮助，这个世界才会对我们微笑。

小题1:考查动词辨析及对语境的理解。A. complaining抱怨；B. telling告诉；C. hoping希望；D. pretending假装。Terry是一个中年的皮革商，他的事业反复失败使他很沮丧，这里是Terry的一种消极的心情的反映：他经常抱怨被人骗了。故选A。

小题2:考查形容词辨析及对语境的理解。A. pleased高兴；B disappointed失望；C. exhausted筋疲力尽的；D. encouraged鼓励；一天他告诉他的妻子他对这个城市很失望以至于要离开它。事业失败的心情应该是失望，感到受挫。所以用disappointed选B。

小题3:考查动词辨析及对语境的理解。A. look up 向上看，查阅；B. turnup开大音量，出现；C. comeup上来；D. tidy up 收拾，整理。结合语境可知，Terry和他的妻子搬到另一个城市，在周末的傍晚，他们正忙着收拾新家。故选D。

小题4:考查动词辨析及对语境的理解。A. went on发生，持续；B. went down下去；C. went out熄灭；D. went through经历。根据do you have candles?可知，灯突然灭了。故选C。

小题5:考查名词辨析及对语境的理解。A. candles蜡烛；B. matches火柴；C. lights灯；D. flashlights手电。灯突然灭了。根据常识理解，Terry后悔自己忘了带蜡烛，故选A最佳。

小题6:考查副词辨析及对语境的理解。 A. happily高兴地；B. patiently耐心地；C. hopefully满怀希望地；D. helplessly无助地。Terry情绪很差，不知道什么时候会有电，所以应该是无助地等待，故选D。

小题7:考查名词辨析及对语境的理解。A. steps台阶，步伐；B. words话；C. knocks敲；D. screams尖叫声。就在那时，他听到听到轻轻的犹豫的敲门声。宾语是door，所以应该是knock，敲。后面有the door was knocked again.故选C。

小题8:考查形容词辨析及对语境的理解。A. dark黑暗的；B. quiet安静的；C. noisy喧闹的；D. crowded拥挤的。前面说敲门声很轻，所以只有在安静的环境下才能听到，故选B。

小题9:考查名词辨析及对语境的理解。A. newcomer新来的人；B. stranger陌生人；C. guest客人；D. settler定居者。会是谁？他很纳闷。因为Terry是新来到这个城市的人。根据前面他们搬家收拾东西可知，Terry是新来的，故选A。

小题10:考查动词辨析及对语境的理解。A. called被叫；B. disturbed被打扰；C. watched被监视；D. offered被提供。没有电不能收拾东西，他心情不好的时候Terry尤其不喜欢被打扰，故选B。

小题11:考查副词辨析及对语境的理解。A. surprisingly吃惊地；B. delightedly高兴地；C. impatiently不耐烦地；D. willingly自愿地。根据前面的介绍可知，Terry情绪很糟糕，不喜欢被打扰，这时有人敲门，所以“他很不耐烦地去开门”才符合语境，故选C。

小题12:考查副词辨析及对语境的理解。A. gently轻轻地；B. kindly友好地；C. politely礼貌地；D. violently猛烈地。门口站着一个小女孩，说自己是邻居，问Terry有蜡烛没有？Terry很生气地回答说没有。由此可知，他是猛地把门一关，表达他的愤怒。故选D。

小题13:考查动词辨析及对语境的理解。A. lend借入；B. sell卖；C. harness治理；D. borrow借出。他抱怨说：“我们刚安顿下来邻居就来借东西了。”根据后面可知选borrow，他生气的原因是，他认为邻居是来借东西的。故选D。

小题14:考查连词辨析及对语境的理解。A. And和，而且；B. But但是；C. So因此；D. For为了。和前一次比较，所以用but表转折，意思是：但是，这一次小女孩手里拿着两根蜡烛。故选B。

小题15:考查动词辨析及对语境的理解。A. holding握住；B. hiding藏；C. fetching取回；D. lifting抬高。结合女孩说的话“我奶奶告诉我楼下的新邻居可能需要蜡烛。”可知，这一次小女孩手里拿着两根蜡烛。选A。

小题16:考查动词辨析及对语境的理解。A. suggested建议；B. commanded命令；C. sent派遣；D. forced强迫。她让我来这里给你这些. 分析四个选项在语境的意思可知是sent，故选C。

小题17:考查形容词辨析及对语境的理解。A. frightened害怕；B. pleased高兴；C. puzzled困惑；D. surprised惊讶。Terry惊讶于他所看到的这一切。 听到小女孩说的话，Terry知道事实和自己想的正好相反，所以用surprised更符合语境，故选D。

小题18:考查名词辨析及对语境的理解。A. failure失败；B. success成功；C. complaint抱怨；D. determination决心。在那一刻他突然意识到是什么导致他在生活中的失败。文章最后和文章开头遥相呼应。故选A。

小题19:考查名词辨析及对语境的理解。 A. warmth温暖；B. coldness寒冷、冷淡；C. kindness善良；D. nearly几乎。失败是因为他对其他人冷淡和刻薄。从他第一次对带小女孩的态度可以看出，他对人态度冷淡，总认为别人是想从他那里得到什么。故选B。

小题20:考查副词辨析及对语境的理解。A. doubtfully怀疑地；B. hardly几乎不；C. actually事实上、实际上；D. sympathy 同情。生活中欺骗他的人实际上是他自己而不是其他人，他的眼睛被他无情的心灵蒙蔽了。文章开头提到，Terry总是认为自己被人欺骗，所以事业总是失败。而这个小女孩却让他有了不同的认识。Terry的人生观改变了。所以选actually更合适，故选C。

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。