Light Up the Life


Terry was a middle-aged businessman. He was unsuccessful in career. He didn’t like his boss and workmates and often complained that he had been fooled by others. One day he told his wife he was so disappointed with everything that he had to ___1___ the city, so his family moved to another city．


It was Saturday evening. When Terry and his wife were busy putting their things in their new home，the lights suddenly went out and they had to stop working．Terry was sorry to ___2___ to bring along some candles．Just then he heard light knocks on his door．


“Who is it?” he wondered．Terry knew nobody else in the new city, and this was the moment he especially hated to be ___3___. He opened the door impatiently. At the door was a little girl, shyly asking，“Sir, do you have ___4___? I’m your neighbor’’. “No’’, answered Terry angrily．He shut the door ___5___．


After a while the door was knocked again．He opened it and found the same little girl outside．But this time she was ___6___ a candle radiating（放光）red light．She said，“My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles．She sent me here to give you this”.


At that moment Terry suddenly realized what caused his failure in life. It was his ___7___ to other people. The person who had fooled him in life was actually nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been ___8___ by his cold mind．


1. A. love  B. leave  C. light  D. visit


2. A. want  B. decide  C. forget  D. remember


3. A. followed  B. troubled  C. talked  D. laughed


4. A. sweets  B. toys  C. lights  D. candles


5. A. easily  B. worriedly  C. happily  D. heavily


6. A. carrying  B. seeing  C. holding  D. drawing


7. A. sadness  B. unkindness  C. unhappiness  D. shyness


8. A. covered  B. hurt  C. protected  D. stopped


【答案】1. B    2. C    3. B    4. D    5. D    6. C    7. B    8. A


【分析】


Terry因不满他的生活和妻子搬到了另一个城市。突然一天停电了，他们没有带蜡烛，一个小女孩给他们送来了蜡烛。从这件事上Terry明白了他生活失败的原因，并不是因为别人，而是因为他自己，因为他对别人的不友好。






【1题详解】


句意：一天他告诉他的妻子他对一切是如此的失望，以至于他不得不离开城市，所以他的家搬到了另外一个城市。love爱；leave离开；light点亮；visit参观。根据下句话so his family moved to another city可知，Terry和妻子去了另一个城市，因此这里是“离开”的意思，故选B。






【2题详解】


句意：Terry很抱歉忘记了带蜡烛。want 想要；decide决定；forget忘记；remember记得。根据句中Terry was sorry以及下文She said，“My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles可知，Terry忘记了带蜡烛。故应选C。






【3题详解】


句意：Terry在这个新城市里不认识任何人，而且这是他特别讨厌被打扰的时刻。followed跟随；遵循；troubled打扰；惹麻烦；talked谈话；laughed笑。根据文意可知，Terry生活失败来到了新的城市，这一天又停电了，他们没有蜡烛，因此Terry的心情是很糟糕的，他不愿被打扰。故应选B。






【4题详解】


句意：门口是一个小女孩，害羞地问：“先生，你有蜡烛吗？”sweets糖果；toys玩具；lights灯；candles蜡烛。根据下文She said，“My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles可知，小女孩给Terry送来了蜡烛，由此可知，这里小女孩是问Terry有蜡烛吗，故应选D。






【5题详解】


句意：他重重地把门关上了。easily容易地；worriedly担心地；happily开心地；heavily重重地。根据上文“No’’, answered Terry angrily可知，Terry很生气，所以应该是“重重地关门”，选D。






【6题详解】


句意：但这次她拿着一支放着红光的蜡烛。carrying携带重物；seeing看到；holding拿着，握着；drawing画画。根据下句话She said，“My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles可知，小女孩是来送蜡烛的，所以这里应该是“拿着”，选C。






【7题详解】


句意：是他对别人的不友好（导致了他生活的失败）。sadness 伤心；unkindness不友好；unhappiness不开心；shyness害羞。根据上文的叙述可知，Terry对那个小女孩非常的不友好，下文for his eyes had been ___8___ by his cold mind提到“他冷酷的头脑”，因此这里应选B。






【8题详解】


句意：在生活中愚弄他的不是别人而是他自己，因为他的眼睛被他冷酷的头脑遮住了。covered覆盖，遮住；hurt伤害；protected保护；stopped停止。根据文意可知，Terry的眼睛被他冷酷的头脑遮住了，他看不到别人对他的好。故应选A。