Question

Things have been kind of tough lately for Shannon Baker and her little family. They have each other’s parents and young daughter and for that they are . But she and her husband are both currently . And their car is in great need of . And then there is the matter of their second child, who is soon. So things are a little tense for the Baker family these days.

When Shannon and her daughter were walking through a store lot recently, Shannon picked up an envelop from the ground that $4,000 in cash. There were a of different interpretations（理解） that could be considered. Was this a kind of good ? Could it be an attempt by the universe to balance everything? Could it be simply a gift from God? Shannon didn’t know. The only thing she knew was that the cash in that envelope to someone else.

Oh, and one other thing she knew: Her young daughter was . “My kid was standing right there I found it,” Shannon told WLS-TV in Chicago. “So basically I wanted to teach my daughter how to be . And for me that was enough.”

Never mind the bills that were , or the car that needed to be fixed, or the baby that would come soon. And forget that when she the money over to the police she was told that there was actually nothing illegal if she it.

The police were able to return the money to the person who it: an old woman. And one can imagine the and relief she felt when the police handed the lost envelop back to her. “She came to my house and she was almost in tears, me,” Shannon said. “She gave me a hug and an envelope with a small in it. But the amount, large or small, wasn’t . What was important was the opportunity to teach my daughter honesty.”

1.A. controlled B. upset C. sensitive D. grateful

2.A. unemployed B. appreciated C. disappointed D. removed

3.A. repair B. protection C. cash D. sale

4.A. sick B. serious C. due D. dull

5.A. gathering B. parking C. cleaning D. begging

6.A. included B. contained C. charged D. paid

7.A. number B. deal C. plenty D. flood

8.A. expense B. prize C. hope D. luck

9.A. pointed B. owned C. belonged D. possessed

10.A. demanding B. watching C. laughing D. affecting

11.A. before B. though C. because D. when

12.A. honest B. loyal C. ripe D. humorous

13.A. piling up B. giving away C. showing off D. passing by

14.A. watched B. turned C. got D. collected

15.A. kept B. made C. checked D. promoted

16.A. sent B. disliked C. lost D. generated

17.A. respect B. regret C. tension D. joy

18.A. comforting B. congratulating C. offending D. thanking

19.A. amount B. present C. envelope D. choice

20.A. enough B. acceptable C. important D. matter

Answer 1

1.D

2.A

3.A

4.C

5.B

6.B

7.A

8.D

9.C

10.B

11.D

12.A

13.A

14.B

15.A

16.C

17.D

18.D

19.A

20.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要講述了Shannon Baker最近面臨的家庭境況。由于Shannon Baker和她的丈夫最近都失業了，而還有彼此的父母要贍養，女兒，還有他們的車需要修理，以及他們的第二個孩子要出生，所以目前他們的家庭境況有些緊張。但是，有一天Shannon Baker在和她的女兒在一個商店的停車場散步的時候，發現一個信封，里面裝有4000美元現金，是宇宙在平衡某些事，還是上帝的禮物？不管怎樣，女兒站在旁邊看著，Shannon Baker最后把這個信封交給了警察，然后送還給失主。

1. .意思是：他們有彼此的父母，他們年幼的女兒，因此他們很感激。故選D。

2. .意思是：他們有彼此的父母，他們年幼的女兒，因此他們很感激 她和她的丈夫目前都失業了。故選A。

3. .意思是：他們的汽車需要很好地修理。故選A。

4. soon.意思是：而且這有一個他們的第二個孩子的問題，這個孩子將不久出生。故選C。

5. lot recently,.意思是：最近，當Shannon和她的女兒在一個商店的停車場附近走路經過的時候。故選B。

6. $4,000 in cash.意思是：Shannon從地上撿起一個裝有4000美金的信封。故選B。

7. of different interpretations（理解） that could be considered.意思是：這有幾種可以被考慮的不同的理解。a number of 幾種，修飾可數名詞復數形式a deal of 和a plenty of許多，大量，修飾不可數名詞。故選A。

8. ?意思是：這就是一種好運氣嗎？故選D。

9. to someone else. 意思是：唯一她知道的是信封里的現金是屬于某人的。故選C。

10. 意思是：而且另一件她知道的事是，她年幼的女兒正在看著。故選B。

11. I found it。意思是：在我發現這個信封的時候，我的孩子正站在那，故選D。

12. 47 And for me that was enough.”意思是：因此主要地我想教育我的女兒怎么去誠實。而且對我來說，那就夠了。故選A。

13. , or the car that needed to be fixed…意思是：從來不在意堆起的賬單，或者需要修理的汽車…故選A。

14. the money over to the police she was told that there was actually nothing illegal if she it.意思是：而且忘記在她把錢交給警察的時候，警察告訴她實際上她不會犯法，如果她拿著錢。turn over移交，翻轉。故選B。

15. the money over to the police she was told that there was actually nothing illegal if she it.意思是：而且忘記在她把錢交給警察的時候，警察告訴她實際上她不會犯法，如果她拿著錢。故選A。

16. it: an old woman:意思是：警察把錢送還給失主：一位老婦人。故選C。

17. and relief she felt when the police handed the lost envelop back to her.意思是：一個人可以想象這位失主拿著歡欣和放松，當警察把丟失的信封遞到她手上的時候。故選D。

18. me,意思是：她來我的家，幾乎要哭出來了，感激我。故選D。

19. in it意思是：她擁抱了我，給我一個信封，里面有一點錢。這里amount是作數量代詞用，省略money。故選A。

20. .意思是：但是這數量，大或者小，不重要。故選C。

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