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Communication with a Stranger Last weekend I sat on the bus talking with excitement and so ready to spend time in New York City with one of my best friends from college. As I took the window seat and wore headphones over ears, I almost didn't __36__the elderly man sitting beside me. Two hours passed and I was still absorbed in my own world. __37__the elderly man asked me a question, a simple question __38__ the bus's Wi-Fi connection, which turned into a two- hour __39__. In fact, it directly __40__ my personal life. We talked a lot about my dreams, my fears and my life. I __41__ more with this stranger on the bus than I have with any friend or family member in months. Maybe it had something to do with me just being __42__ to let anyone I know close to me. I was __43__ that the stranger was not only so deeply interested in getting to know me, but also just as willing to __44__ me to my greatest abilities. He listened carefully to every word I said and made some useful __45__ at times. Instead of politely __46__ his head when I mentioned my major, he told me that my strong liking seemed to be psychology, but not the one I was studying. He said that he knew I would face difficulties if I studied psychology and that he fully understood my __47__ for the failure. This elderly man made me __48__ the plans that I had laid out for my life with just that simple statement. He helped me realize that my neatly __49__plan for the next five years of my life wasn't all that neat, but actually complex and filled with __50__. Most of all, he helped me __51__ the complex, not stay away from it because of my fear for the unknown. I _52__ a lot from talking with the elderly stranger. A few days later, he emailed me, saying, 'I think you're __53__ for great things no matter what you decide to do.' The email was filled with words of__54__. In a few hours a stranger showed me a sense of kindness that made me realize that life is sometimes __55__ but it is going to be okay. 36. A. check B. notice C. excuse D. believe 37. A. Then B. Instead C. Again D. Also 38. A. through B. with C. during D. about 39. A. introduction B. explanation C. conversation D. competition 40. A. affected B. controlled C. interrupted D. created 41. A. searched B. shared C. demanded D. reviewed 42. A. sorry B. curious C. anxious D. afraid 43. A. puzzled B. bothered C. amazed D. disappointed 44. A. push B. invite C. treat D. admit 45. A. choices B. suggestions C. decisions D. efforts 46. A. raising B. dropping C. turning D. nodding 47. A. regret B. change C. fear D. desire 48. A. prepare B. develop C. approve D. question 49. A. replaced B. organized C. discussed D. predicted 50. A. uncertainty B. danger C. responsibility D. conflict 51. A. identify B. ignore C. seize D. accept 52. A. suffered B. increased C. benefited D. experienced 53. A. leaving B. heading C. watching D. caring 54. A. encouragement B. protection C. admiration D. description 55. A. stable B. normal C. painful D. serious 主旨大意：坐公交车偶遇一个老人，和他2 小时的对话改变了我的一生。 36. 【答案】B 【解析】根据前半句提到的作者头戴耳机，所以压根没注意到老人坐在身边。 37. 【答案】A 【解析】考察副词词义区别，2 个小时过去了，后来老人问我问题。 38. 【答案】D 【解析】此题很简单，一个关于汽车WIFI 的问题。 39. 【答案】C 【解析】老人的一个问题变成了我们之间2 个小时的谈话。 40. 【答案】A 【解析】这次谈话直接影响了我的个人生活，affect 影响，interrupt 打断。 41. 【答案】B 【解析】在谈话里，我和老人分享了关于我的很多事情。demand 为要求，review 复习，评论。 42. 【答案】D 【解析】在和老人对话之前，作者“害怕”让任何人接近。 43. 【答案】C 【解析】让作者想不到的是，这个老人如此想了解自己，所以是amazed“惊喜的”。 44. 【答案】A 【解析】push 在这里是“驱策，敦促”的意思。 45. 【答案】B 【解析】老人仔细听我讲话，时不时给我提出一些建议。 46. 【答案】D 【解析】当我提到我的专业的时候，他没有只是礼貌性地点头赞同而是提出了自己对我的看法。 47. 【答案】C 【解析】倒数第二段提到了my fear for the unknown，作者对未知和失败是恐惧的。 48. 【答案】D 【解析】question 在这里是动词，意为“怀疑”。 49. 【答案】B 【解析】organized 意为“安排有序的，组织好的”。 50. 【答案】A 【解析】作者的五年计划并不是“简洁的”而是复杂并充满了不确定性。 51. 【答案】D 【解析】根据后半句not stay away from it，所以是面对接受这种复杂性。 52. 【答案】C 【解析】benefit from 从……中受益。 53. 【答案】B 【解析】无论你决定做什么，你正朝好的事情努力前进。 54. 【答案】A 【解析】名词辨析，这封信充满了鼓励，admiration 赞赏，钦佩 55. 【答案】C 【解析】根据后半句but it is going to be okay，故生活有时是充满痛苦的，stable稳定的；normal 正常的。 |
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