Forty years ago Sadie left her drunk and violent husband. Needing shelter（住所）for herself and her young son, she took a job as a doorkeeper in a housing project for ___36___people. It meant she could live “on site” in one of the ___37___. Eventually, she got to know the residents（居民）. One resident, Archie, didn't have a family of his own, ___38___his nephew’s wife and her naughty kids would drop in from time to time. They were there to help the old guy. Sadie helped care for Archie as he ___39___illness and it was she who called the ___40___who diagnosed（诊断） his deadly cancer. ___41___time passing, Sadie’s son ___42___up, got married and settled several hundred miles away. Sadie ___43___and moved into a nice little house of her own. To ___44___the loneliness, she took in a series of ___45___over the years. A heavy fall of snow came a year and a half ago. She was pleased when a neighbor ___46___to walk her current dog, Muffin, until the weather improved. Each day he would ___47___a while talking to her, making sure she was okay, and ___48___if she needed anything. Although she had known him for a long time, Sadie ___49___thought to wonder what his last name was. This morning she asked. His surname was the same ___50___old Archie’s. It brought back a memory and she talked about the ___51___. She told him about working at the old residents’ flats and was ___52___to discover the man who had been “caring” for her for the past year and a half had been one of the little kids who used to run ___53___on his way to visit “Uncle Archie”. She had cared for his family, now he was caring for her. ___54___of them knew it until that moment but they were living proof of the old saying, “What goes around comes around, ” and the ___55___of kindness will not be broken.
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小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:A
小题5:D
小题6:C
小题7:A
小题8:B
小题9:B
小题10:D
小题11:C
小题12:A
小题13:D
小题14:B
小题15:C
小题16:A
小题17:D
小题18:B
小题19:C
小题20:D
小题1:B考查形容词。结合下文的working at the old residents’ flats 可知Sadie 是在老人公寓里照顾老人。senior年长的。
小题2:C考查名词。见36解析。flat公寓。
小题3:B考查副词。前后是转折关系故用but。“Archie没有自己的家庭，但他侄子的妻子和她调皮的孩子们不是的来看他。”
小题4:A考查动词。battle illness跟疾病斗争。
小题5:D考查名词。结合后面的定语从句ho diagnosed（诊断） his deadly cancer可知是给医生打的电话。
小题6:C考查介词。with time passing随着时间的流逝。此处需要的是介词，而ABD项都属连词。
小题7:A考查动词。Sadie的儿子长大，结婚并在几百英里外定居。
小题8:B考查动词。Sadie退休了，搬到了她自己的一个漂亮的小房里子。
小题9:B考查动词。为了消除寂寞，过去的几年里她收养了狗。reduce减少。
小题10:D考查名词。结合下文walk her current dog 可知答案。
小题11:C考查动词。她为有位邻居主动offer在下雪天帮她遛狗而高兴。
小题12:A考查动词。spend time （in）doing sth花费时间做某事。
小题13:D考查动词。花些时间同Sadie，以确保她一切安好，并确定她是否需要什么东西。check 检查，核对。
小题14:B考查副词。结合下文的This morning she asked 可知以前她没有问过，故此处需要否定词。
小题15:C考查介词。the same as 和……一样。
小题16:A考查名词。这位邻居的名字和Archie 的名词一样，Sadie认为这是个巧合。
小题17:D考查形容词。发现这位邻居是Archie侄媳的一个儿子并去过老人公寓时，Sadie很惊讶。
小题18:B考查动词。此处所选之词描述人，不可用C；小时候随妈妈去看亲戚，对小孩来说是高兴的事，孩子们会高兴的“尖叫scream”。
小题19:C考查代词。此处指代Sadie和他的邻居。
小题20:D考查名词。善有善报。友善之圈是不会打破的。