Recently divorced(离婚), I had no job and was on my way downtown to go the rounds of the employment offices despite the great 36 . My old umbrella was broken, and I could not 37 another one. I sat down in the streetcar — and there against the seat was a beautiful silk 38 with a silver handle inlaid (镶嵌) with gold. I had 39 seen anything so lovely. I 40 the handle and saw a 41 . I got off the streetcar and 42 opened the umbrella to protect myself. Then I searched a 43 book for the name on the umbrella and found it. I called and a lady answered. Yes, she said in 44 , that was her umbrella, which her parents, now dead, had given her for a birthday present. 45 , she added, it had been stolen at school (she was a teacher) more than a year before. She was so excited that I 46 I was 47 a job and went directly to her house. She took the umbrella, her 48 filled with tears. I refused the 49 she gave me. We talked for a while, and I must have given her my address. I don’t remember. The next six months were 50 . I was able to obtain 51 here and there. l reached the lowest point in my 52 . Unless a miracle happened, I would be homeless in January, foodless, jobless. Christmas Eve came. No money to buy my daughter a gift. I was sobbing (抽泣) in the cold little kitchen 53 the doorbell rang and my daughter Peggy ran to answer it. He was a postman, and his arms were 54 of parcels. “This is a mistake” I said, but he read the name on the parcels and there were for me. Peggy and I sat on the floor and opened them. I looked for the name of the sender. It was the teacher. The address was 55 “California”, where she had moved.
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小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:A
小题5:B
小题6:A
小题7:D
小题8:C
小题9:B
小题10:B
小题11:A
小题12:D
小题13:C
小题14:A
小题15:D
小题16:C
小题17:D
小题18:C
小题19:B
小题20:A
题目分析：
小题1:B 上下文串联。根据下文带着雨伞说明下雨了。故B正确。
小题2:C 动词辨析。A寻找；B抓住；C买得起；D卖；句意：我的雨伞坏了，而我买不起另外一个。
小题3:D 上下文串联。根据下文可知我在车上看见了一把雨伞。
小题4:A 上下文串联。句意：我从来没有看见过这样可爱的东西。
小题5:B 动词辨析。A结论；B检查；C学会；D帮助；句意：我检查了伞的把手，发现了一个名字。
小题6:A 名词辨析。A名字；B地址；C卡片；D要求；句意：我检查了伞的把手，发现了一个名字。
小题7:D 副词辨析。A故意地；B特别地；C悲伤地；D幸亏；高兴地；句意：我下了车，幸亏有这把伞保护着我。
小题8:C 名词辨析。A技术；B发动机；C电话；D药；句意：我查了电话本寻找那个名子。
小题9:B 名词辨析。A生气；B惊讶；C危险；D悲伤；指对方接到这个电话很惊讶。
小题10:B 连词辨析。她说这把伞是父母给她的生日礼物，但是一个星期前在学校里被偷掉了。上下文转折关系。
小题11:A 动词辨析。A忘记；B记得；C说明；D决定；句意：她如此兴奋以至于我忘记了我在寻找工作。
小题12:D 短语辨析。A申请；B当心；C要求；D寻找。句意：我忘记了我在寻找工作而直接去了她家。
小题13:C 上下文串联。根据上文的眼泪说明是在眼里。故C正确。
小题14:A 名词辨析。A酬劳；B奖励；C礼物；D伞；我帮她找回了伞，她要给我酬劳。
小题15:D 动词辨析。A冰冻；B惊讶；D震惊；D挣扎；句意：在接下来的六个月里我一直在挣扎，到处找工作。
小题16:C 名词辨析。A失败；B成功；C工作；D工资；句意：我到处找工作。
小题17:D 名词辨析。A心；B好感；支持；C工作；D生活；句意:我到了人生的最低点。
小题18:C 固定句型。Be doing sth when…正在做某事在这时…when后面接的句子表示意料之外的事情。
小题19:B 上下文串联。句意：邮递员的胳膊里面充满了各种包裹。即对方给我寄的礼物。
小题20:A 副词辨析。A简单地；朴素地；仅仅B直接地；C最后；D几乎；句意：在包裹上仅仅只有“California”，她搬去的地方。
点评：本文通过一个故事告诉我们：生活没有欺骗我们，与人为善永远都是真理。本文设空合理，集中考查了各种词义在上下文中的辨析，要求考生要准确理解单词的词性和词义。同时注意上下文的串联和理解，准确理解文章的脉络。