When I stopped by to get a newspaper, a tall, sincere man came over to me asking for help with directions. With a printout of Google maps, he was looking for a on the main street, but just couldn't find it. After checking out his written directions, I mapped it on my phone and showed him where he needed to go. He, in , mentioned that he had tried going there, but there was no such street number and he just couldn't locate his hotel. I it again for him. He thanked me with a big smile, shook my hand, and . I got into my car and he got into his, and we ways. As I drove to the next grocery store and went in, I sensed wrong about the directions－so I Googled the address again and _ that he was looking for the right address but in a city half an hour away! it had been several minutes, and in the peak rush hour time, the chances of finding him a mile away－where he was surely still looking around－were . But I thought I'd give it a（an） and set off in that direction. I'd noticed what his car looked like, and was just about to give up. I parked my car as I considered what else I could do－ , like magic, he drove right by and pulled over into a nearby parking spot, still about where the hotel was. When I next to him, he couldn't believe it: " did you find me?!" he asked. "I'm not sure, but I that you are in the wrong city!" I showed him the right directions, and after more and a handshake, we . ' Likely that we'll never meet again, and that makes it much more _ .
|
小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:A
小题5:A
小题6:B
小题7:C
小题8:A
小题9:D
小题10:C
小题11:D
小题12:A
小题13:C
小题14:A
小题15:D
小题16:D
小题17:B
小题18:B
小题19:C
小题20:B
题目分析：作者停下来买报纸时，一个高个子、真诚的男子过来向作者询问方向。作者向男子指明了方向之后离开了。后来作者发现男子所找的宾馆在另一个城市。
小题1:考查名词辨析。A博物馆；B停车场；C宾馆；D杂货店。根据第二段“he just couldn't locate his hotel”可知，男子正在寻找宾馆，故选C。
小题2:考查副词辨析。A不断地；B确切地；C绝对地；D完全地。I mapped it on my phone and showed him where he needed to go.作者在自己手机上找出位置，并向男子展示精确的路线，故选B。
小题3:考查名词辨析。A宽慰；B惊慌；C高兴；D困惑。根据“but there was no such street number and he just couldn't locate his hotel”可知，男子无法找到地图上标示的街道，由此推断，男子感到困惑，故选D。
小题4:考查动词辨析。A证实，确认；B评估，评价；C分析；D调整。I it again for him.作者再次帮男子确认了地理位置，故选A。
小题5:考查动词短语辨析。A离开，脱下，起飞，好转；B占据，从事；C记下；D接管。根据“I got into my car and he got into his, and we ways.”可知，他们踏上了各自的路离开了，故选A。
小题6:考查动词辨析。A失去；B分开；C战斗；D推开，推动。I got into my car and he got into his, and we ways.作者和男子分别上了各自的汽车，各自分头离开了，根据ways可知，两个人走的方向不同，两人是告别了，故选B。
小题7:考查不定代词辨析。A没有什么；B任何事情；C一些事情，某物；D一切。I sensed wrong about the directions作者感到方向方面出现了问题，故选C。
小题8:考查动词辨析。A意识到；B考虑，认为；C决定；D承认，告知。so I Googled the address again and _ that he was looking for the right address but in a city half an hour away!作者用谷歌地图搜索了那个地址，他意识到男子找的地址是正确的，但是那个城市离这里有半小时的路程，故选A。
小题9:考查副词辨析。A充满希望地；B难以置信地；C因此，结果；D不幸地。根据“it had been several minutes, and in the peak rush hour time”可知，当时是高峰时间，不容易找到那个男子，故选D。
小题10:考查形容词辨析。A大的，重要的；B至关重要的；C苗条的，（机会）不大的；D明显的。the chances of finding him a mile away ...were .找到那个男子的机会很渺茫，故选C。
小题11:考查名词辨析。A开始；B结尾；C改变；D尝试，实验。But I thought I'd give it a（an） 但是，作者决定尝试一下，故选D。
小题12:考查副词辨析。A几乎不；B仅仅；C定时地，有规律地；D偶尔。根据“was just about to give up”可知，作者当时没有注意男子所开汽车的样子，故选A。
小题13:考查时间状语从句。A当，然而；B在......之前；C当，何时；D自从。 , like magic, he drove right by巧合的是，男子这时正好开车过来，故选C。
小题14:考查介词短语辨析。A茫然，不知所措；B冒险；C安逸，放松；D处于和平状态。still about where the hotel was男子仍然不知道宾馆在哪里，故选A。
小题15:考查动词短语辨析。A扑灭；B举起，进行，张贴；C拆毁；D停车，获得。When I next to him当我把车停在他旁边的时候，故选D。
小题16:考查疑问词。A哪里；B为什么；C何时；D怎样。 did you find me?!你是怎样找到我的？！故选D。
小题17:考查动词短语辨析。A试验；B计算出，弄明白；C突然......起来；D实施，执行。I'm not sure, but I that you are in the wrong city!我也不确定，但是我弄明白了一点，你来错了城市，故选B。
小题18:考查名词辨析。A运气；B微笑；C问候；D表扬。根据第二段“He thanked me with a big smile, shook my hand”可知，男子再次向作者微笑，和作者握手，故选B。
小题19:考查动词短语辨析。A一起离开；B返回家；C挥手告别；D匆忙离开。男子要去另一个城市寻找那个宾馆，不可能是和作者一起离开，他们再次挥手告别，故选C。
小题20:考查形容词辨析。A有用的；B甜蜜的；C普遍的，常见的；D错误的。Likely that we'll never meet again, and that makes it much more _ .作者和男子不可能再次相见，这也让这件事变得更加甜蜜一些，故选B。