When most of us get a text message on our cell phone from an unknown person, we usually say ＂sorry, ____41____ number!＂ and move on. But when Dennis Williams _____42_____ a text that clearly wasn’t intended for him, he did something _____43_____.

On March 19, Dennis got a group text _____44_____ him that a couple he didn’t know were at the hospital, waiting for the _____45_____ of a baby.

＂Congratulations! But I think someone was mistaken,＂ Dennis _____46_____. The baby was born and update texts were _____47_____ quickly from the overjoyed grandmother, Teresa. In her _____48_____, she didn’t seem to realize that she was _____49_____ the baby’s photos with a complete stranger. ＂Well, I don’t _____50_____ you all but I will get there to take pictures with the baby,＂ replied Dennis before asking which room the new _____51_____ were in.

Much to the family’s surprise, Dennis stuck to his _____52_____! He turned up at the hospital _____53_____ gifts for the new mother Lindsey and her baby boy. Lindsey’s husband was totally _____54_____ by the unexpected visit. ＂I don’t think we would have randomly invited him over but we _____55_____ it and the gifts.＂

Teresa _____56_____ a photo of the chance meeting on a social networking website _____57_____ by the touching words: ＂What a _____58_____ this young man was to our family! He was so _____59_____ and kind to do this.＂ The post has since gained the _____60_____ of social media users all over the world, receiving more than 184,000 shares and 61,500 likes in just three days.

41. A. unlucky    B. secret    C. new    D. wrong

42. A. received    B. translated    C. copied    D. printed

43. A. reasonable    B. special    C. necessary    D. practical

44. A. convincing    B. reminding    C. informing    D. warning

45. A. wake-up    B. recovery    C. growth    D. arrival

46. A. responded    B. interrupted    C. predicted    D. repeated

47. A. coming in B. setting out C. passing down D. moving around

48. A. opinion    B. anxiety    C. excitement    D. effort

49. A. comparing    B. exchanging    C. discussing    D. sharing

50. A. accept    B. know    C. believe    D. bother

51. A. parents    B. doctors    C. patients    D. visitors

52. A. dream    B. promise    C. agenda    D. principle

53. A. bearing    B. collecting    C. opening    D. making

54. A. discouraged    B. relaxed    C. astonished    D. defeated

55. A. admit    B. need    C. appreciate    D. expect

56. A. found    B. selected    C. developed    D. posted

57. A. confirmed    B. simplified    C. clarified    D. accompanied

58. A. pity    B. blessing    C. relief    D. problem

59. A. smart    B. calm    C. sweet    D. fair

60. A. sympathy    B. attention    C. control    D. trust

【参考答案】

41. D    42. A    43. B    44. C    45. D    46. A    47. A    48. C    49. D    50. B    51. A    52. B    53. A    54. C    55. C    56. D    57. D    58. B    59. C    60. B

【解析】

本文为记叙文。文章主要讲述了Dennis Williams认真对待陌生人的信息，使陌生人倍受感动的故事。

【41题详解】

D.考查形容词。根据后文But when Dennis Williams    42    a text that clearly wasn't intended for him, he did something    43   以及后文他所做的事情可以得知，大部分人会回应拨错号了。A. unlucky不幸的；B. secret秘密的；C. new新的；D. wrong错误的。故选D。

【42题详解】

考查动词。根据文章第一句When most of us get a text message on our cell phone from an unknown person可以推知，他接到了电话。A. received收到；B. translated翻译；C. copied复制；D. printed印刷。故选A。

【43题详解】

B.考查形容词。根据后文内容可知，他做了与众不同的事情，所以用special合适。A. reasonable合理的；B. special特别的；C. necessary必要的；D. practical现实可行的。

【44题详解】

C 考查动词。根据后句a couple he didn’t know were at the hospital, waiting for the ____ of a baby.可知，这对陌生夫妇是在告诉他这个消息。A. convincing让人信服的；B. reminding提醒；C. informing通知；D. warning警告。故选C。

【45题详解】

D 考查名词。根据下文The baby was born可知，他们在等候新生儿的到来。A. wake-up醒来；B. recovery恢复；C. growth成长；D. arrival到来。故选D。

【46题详解】

A 考查动词。根据前句内容可知，这是Dennis的回复。A. responded回复；B. interrupted打断；C. predicted预料；D. repeated重复。故选A。

【47题详解】

A 考查动词短语。根据本句The baby was born and update texts were    47    quickly from the overjoyed grandmother, Teresa.可知，消息很快再次进来。A. coming in进来；B. setting out着手；C. passing down使流传；D. moving around走来走去。故选Ａ。

【48题详解】

C. 考查名词。根据本句In her    48   , she didn’t seem to realize that she was    49    the baby’s photos with a complete stranger.可知，这位妈妈太兴奋，没有意识到把照片分享给了陌生人。A. opinion观点；B. anxiety焦虑；C. excitement兴奋；D. effort努力。故选C。

【49题详解】

D. 考查动词。根据后文I will get there to take pictures with the baby replied Dennis before asking which room the new 51 were in可知，Dennis 收到了Teresa发来的照片，所以是她跟陌生人分享了照片。A. comparing比较；B. exchanging交换；C. discussing讨论；D. sharing分享。故选D。

【50题详解】

B 考查动词。根据前文Dennis got a group text    44    him that a couple he didn’t know可知，Dennis不认识他们。A. accept接受；B. know认识，了解；C. believe相信；D. bother打扰，麻烦。故选Ｂ。

【51题详解】

考查名词。根据前文可以推知，这对夫妇为新父母。A. parents父母；B. doctors医生；C. patients病人；D. visitors游客。故选A。

【52题详解】

B 考查名词。根据后文He turned up at the hospital    53    gifts for the new mother Lindsey and her baby boy.可知，他坚守了自己对于新妈妈Lindsey和她的孩子礼物的承诺。A. dream梦想；B. promise承诺；C. agenda会议议程；D. principle原则。故选B。

【53题详解】

A 考查动词。根据语境可知，他是拿着礼物来的。A. bearing携带，拿；B. collecting收集；C. opening打开；D. making制造。故选A。

【54题详解】

C 考查形容词。根据unexpected可知，她丈夫是十分惊讶。A. discouraged沮丧；B. relaxed放松的；C. astonished吃惊的；D. defeated打败的。故选C。

【55题详解】

C 考查动词。根据语境以及后文往网上发帖可知，Teresa夫妇十分感激Dennis的到来以及带来的礼物。A. admit承认；B. need需要；C. appreciate感激；D. expect期望。故选C。

【56题详解】

D考查动词。根据后文The post has since gained the 60 of social media users all over the world, receiving more than 184,000 shares and 61, 500 likes in just three days.可知，她把照片贴到了网上。A. found发现；B. selected选择；C. developed发展；D. posted发帖。故选D。

【57题详解】

D考查动词。根据语境可知，照片后面附着一段感人的文字。A. confirmed确定；B. simplified简化；C. clarified分类；D. accompanied伴随着。故选D。

【58题详解】

B考查名词。根据语境可推知，这位母亲认为这位年轻的陌生人来看望宝宝是上帝的祝福。A. pity同情，怜悯；B. blessing祝福；C. relief放松，如释重负；D. problem问题。故选B。

【59题详解】

C考查形容词。根据语境He was so 59 and kind to do this.可知，与kind并列，所以用sweet，表甜美善良。A. smart聪明的；B. calm冷静的；C. sweet甜美的；D. fair公平的。故选C。

【60题详解】

B考查名词。根据文章最后一句The post has since gained the 60 of social media users all over the world, receiving more than 184,000 shares and 61, 500 likes in just three days.可知，三天里有184,000人分享，61,500点赞，所以是引起了极大关注。A. sympathy同情；B. attention关注；C. control控制；D. trust信任。故选B。