Forty years ago Sadie left her drunk and v

题目内容：

Forty years ago Sadie left her drunk and violent husband. Needing shelter（住所）for herself and her young son, she took a job as a doorkeeper in a housing project for ___36___people. It meant she could live “on site” in one of the ___37___.

Eventually, she got to know the residents（居民）. One resident, Archie, didn't have a family of his own, ___38___his nephew’s wife and her naughty kids would drop in from time to time. They were there to help the old guy.

Sadie helped care for Archie as he ___39___illness and it was she who called the ___40___who diagnosed（诊断） his deadly cancer.

___41___time passing, Sadie’s son ___42___up, got married and settled several hundred miles away. Sadie ___43___and moved into a nice little house of her own. To ___44___the loneliness, she took in a series of ___45___over the years.

A heavy fall of snow came a year and a half ago. She was pleased when a neighbor ___46___to walk her current dog, Muffin, until the weather improved. Each day he would ___47___a while talking to her, making sure she was okay, and ___48___if she needed anything.

Although she had known him for a long time, Sadie ___49___thought to wonder what his last name was. This morning she asked. His surname was the same ___50___old Archie’s. It brought back a memory and she talked about the ___51___. She told him about working at the old residents’ flats and was ___52___to discover the man who had been “caring” for her for the past year and a half had been one of the little kids who used to run ___53___on his way to visit “Uncle Archie”.

She had cared for his family, now he was caring for her. ___54___of them knew it until that moment but they were living proof of the old saying, “What goes around comes around, ” and the ___55___of kindness will not be broken.

小题1:

A．poor

B．senior

C．disabled

D．unfortunate小题2:

A．groceries

B．stadiums

C．flats

D．cages小题3:

A．otherwise

B．but

C．though

D．because小题4:

A．battled

B．banned

C．cured

D．beat小题5:

A．servant

B．master

C．neighbor

D．doctor小题6:

A．As

B．Since

C．With

D．When小题7:

A．grew

B．got

C．went

D．came小题8:

A．complained

B．retired

C．fired

D．hesitated小题9:

A．refuse

B．reduce

C．stop

D．escape小题10:

A．programs

B．projects

C．birds

D．dogs小题11:

A．attempted

B．declared

C．offered

D．wished小题12:

A．spend

B．cost

C．take

D．spare小题13:

A．observing

B．requiring

C．indicating

D．checking小题14:

A．often

B．never

C．sometimes

D．once小题15:

A．to

B．from

C．as

D．of小题16:

A．coincidence

B．comprehension

C．tradition

D．statement小题17:

A．puzzled

B．frightened

C．concerned

D．surprised小题18:

A．calling

B．screaming

C．barking

D．whispering小题19:

A．All

B．None

C．Neither

D．Both小题20:

A．custom

B．glory

C．pattern

D．circle

最佳答案：

小题1:B

小题2:C

小题3:B

小题4:A

小题5:D

小题6:C

小题7:A

小题8:B

小题9:B

小题10:D

小题11:C

小题12:A

小题13:D

小题14:B

小题15:C

小题16:A

小题17:D

小题18:B

小题19:C

小题20:D

答案解析：

小题1:B考查形容词。结合下文的working at the old residents’ flats 可知Sadie 是在老人公寓里照顾老人。senior年长的。

小题2:C考查名词。见36解析。flat公寓。

小题3:B考查副词。前后是转折关系故用but。“Archie没有自己的家庭，但他侄子的妻子和她调皮的孩子们不是的来看他。”

小题4:A考查动词。battle illness跟疾病斗争。

小题5:D考查名词。结合后面的定语从句ho diagnosed（诊断） his deadly cancer可知是给医生打的电话。

小题6:C考查介词。with time passing随着时间的流逝。此处需要的是介词，而ABD项都属连词。

小题7:A考查动词。Sadie的儿子长大，结婚并在几百英里外定居。

小题8:B考查动词。Sadie退休了，搬到了她自己的一个漂亮的小房里子。

小题9:B考查动词。为了消除寂寞，过去的几年里她收养了狗。reduce减少。

小题10:D考查名词。结合下文walk her current dog 可知答案。

小题11:C考查动词。她为有位邻居主动offer在下雪天帮她遛狗而高兴。

小题12:A考查动词。spend time （in）doing sth花费时间做某事。

小题13:D考查动词。花些时间同Sadie，以确保她一切安好，并确定她是否需要什么东西。check 检查，核对。

小题14:B考查副词。结合下文的This morning she asked 可知以前她没有问过，故此处需要否定词。

小题15:C考查介词。the same as 和……一样。

小题16:A考查名词。这位邻居的名字和Archie 的名词一样，Sadie认为这是个巧合。

小题17:D考查形容词。发现这位邻居是Archie侄媳的一个儿子并去过老人公寓时，Sadie很惊讶。

小题18:B考查动词。此处所选之词描述人，不可用C；小时候随妈妈去看亲戚，对小孩来说是高兴的事，孩子们会高兴的“尖叫scream”。

小题19:C考查代词。此处指代Sadie和他的邻居。

小题20:D考查名词。善有善报。友善之圈是不会打破的。

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。