I was walking down a dimly (昏暗) lit street

题目内容：

I was walking down a dimly (昏暗) lit street late one evening when I heard coming from behind bushes. , I slowed down to listen and panicked when I realized that what I was hearing were the sounds of a struggle. only yards from where I stood, a woman was being attacked.

Should I get ?

I was frightened for my own safety, and I hated for having suddenly decided to take a(n) route home that night. “What if I’m hurt too? Shouldn't I just run to the nearest phone and call the police? Although it felt like a century, my thought process had only seconds. But already the cries were growing .

I knew I had to act fast. “How could I walk away from this?” I asked myself.

“No”, I finally resolved (决心), I could not turn my on the fate of this unknown woman, it means my own life.

I am not a brave man, nor am I . I don't know where I found the moral (道德) courage and physical strength, but I had finally decided to help the girl, I became suddenly changed.

I ran behind the bushes and the attacker off the woman. Struggling, we fell to the ground, we fought for a few minutes until the man jumped up and escaped.

heavily, I got to my feet and the girl, who was sobbing behind a tree. In the darkness, I could certainly her trembling shock. Not wanting to frighten her any further, I at first spoke to her from a .

“It’s OK,” I said soothingly. “The man ran away. You’re safe now.”

There was a long pause and then I heard the words, uttered (说) in .

“Dad, is that you?”

And then, from behind the tree, my youngest daughter, Katherine.

God has a way of allowing us to be in the right place at the right time.

小题1:

A．laughter

B．whispers

C．whistles

D．screams小题2:

A．Alarmed

B．Shocked

C．Surprised

D．Impressed小题3:

A．helped

B．involved

C．attacked

D．attached小题4:

A．it

B．myself

C．this

D．that小题5:

A．ordinary

B．normal

C．new

D．old小题6:

A．taken

B．used

C．spent

D．paid小题7:

A．softer

B．stronger

C．weaker

D．louder小题8:

A．body

B．back

C．face

D．shoulder小题9:

A．as if

B．in case

C．even if

D．if only小题10:

A．risking

B．ruining

C．damaging

D．hurting小题11:

A．energetic

B．athletic

C．intelligent

D．accessible小题12:

A．while

B．until

C．once

D．since小题13:

A．pulled

B．pushed

C．placed

D．put小题14:

A．there

B．then

C．later

D．where小题15:

A．Walking

B．Sighing

C．Sobbing

D．Breathing小题16:

A．found

B．hugged

C．approached

D．searched小题17:

A．tell

B．consider

C．observe

D．sense小题18:

A．tree

B．place

C．distance

D．bush小题19:

A．shock

B．amazement

C．doubt

D．disappointment小题20:

A．stepped

B．paced

C．struggled

D．hid

最佳答案：

小题1:D

小题2:A

小题3:B

小题4:B

小题5:C

小题6:A

小题7:C

小题8:B

小题9:C

小题10:A

小题11:B

小题12:C

小题13:A

小题14:D

小题15:D

小题16:C

小题17:D

小题18:C

小题19:B

小题20:A

答案解析：

文章讲述作者突然决定走一条新的路线，路上作者听见灌木丛后面有尖叫声，经过一番思想斗争后，作者决定去救这个女孩，结果发现是自己的女儿。

小题1:考查名词辨析：A. laughter笑声，B. whispers低语，C. whistles口哨，D. screams尖叫，根据下文的句子：what I was hearing were the sounds of a struggle.可知作者在灌木丛后面听见尖叫声，选D

小题2:考查形容词辨析：A. Alarmed警觉的，B. Shocked吃惊的，C. Surprised惊讶的，D. Impressed印象深刻的，根据下文的句子：I slowed down to listen and panicked可知作者很警觉，选A

小题3:考查动词辨析：A. helped帮助，B. involved涉及，C. attacked袭击，D. attached附上，根据下文的句子：I was frightened for my own safety,可知作者问自己是否要卷进这件事，选B

小题4:考查代词辨析： A. it它，B. myself我自己，C. this这个，D. that那个，作者讨厌自己突然决定走这条新的路线，选B

小题5:考查形容词辨析：A. ordinary普通的，B. normal正常的，C. new新的，D. old旧的，因为是临时决定的，是一条新的路线，选C

小题6:考查动词辨析：A. taken拿，B. used使用，C. spent花费，D. paid付钱，根据上文的：Although it felt like a century,虽然感觉象一个世纪，但是作者的想法花费了几秒钟，选A

小题7:考查形容词辨析：A. softer更软，B. stronger更强，C. weaker更弱，D. louder更响，从下文的：I knew I had to act fast.可知哭声更弱了，选C

小题8:考查名词辨析：A. body身体，B. back后背，C. face面临，D. shoulder肩膀，作者下决心不能不管这个不认得的妇女的命运，Turnbackonsb背弃某人，不理睬某人，选B

小题9:考查连词辨析：A. as if好像，B. in case以防，C. even if即使，D. if only但愿，从即使意味着冒自己生命的危险，选C

小题10:考查动词辨析：A. risking冒险，B. ruining毁了，C. damaging破坏，D. hurting伤害，考查词组：risk one’s life冒生命危险，选A

小题11:考查形容词辨析：A. energetic精力充沛的，B. athletic健壮的，C. intelligent聪明的，D. accessible可获得的，根据上文的：I am not a brave man,可知作者既不勇敢，也不强壮，选B

小题12:考查连词辨析：A. while然而,虽然，当……时候，B. until直到，C. once一旦，D. since自从，因为，一旦我决定帮助这个女孩我就完全改变了，选C

小题13:考查动词辨析：A. pulled拉，B. pushed推，C. placed放置，D. put放，我冲进灌木丛中将袭击者从这个女子的身上拉开，选A

小题14:考查副词辨析：A. there那里，B. then那时，C. later以后，D. where哪里，我们跌倒在地上，那里我们打斗了几分钟，直到袭击者跳起来跑了，选D

小题15:考查动词辨析：A. Walking步行，B. Sighing叹气，C. Sobbing哭诉，啜泣D. Breathing呼吸，因为和袭击者有打斗的过程，所以作者呼吸很沉重，选D

小题16:考查动词辨析：A. found发现，B. hugged拥抱，C. approached 靠近，D. searched寻找，我站起来，向女孩走去，选C

小题17:考查动词辨析：A. tell告诉，B. consider考虑，C. observe观察，D. sense感觉，我能感觉到她惊恐的发抖，选D

小题18:考查名词辨析：A. tree树，B. place地方，C. distance距离，D. bush灌木丛，从下文的;Not wanting to frighten her any further,可知作者从远处和她说话，选C

小题19:考查名词辨析：A. shock震惊，B. amazement惊讶，C. doubt怀疑，D. disappointment失望，根据下文的句子：“Dad, is that you?”可知这个受到袭击的女孩是作者的女儿，所以是惊讶的说，选B

小题20:考查动词辨析：A. stepped走，迈步，B. paced踱步；缓慢而行C. struggled奋斗，挣扎，D. hid躲藏，作者的小女儿从树后面走出来，选A

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。