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I had just moved out of my father’s house, finally breaking free from his control. But I had no stable place to stay, no money, and no job to ____41____ myself. Overnight, I became homeless and had to stay with a family that treated me as a charity. In moments of ____42____, I thought about going back. Wouldn’t that be better than the ____43____ I saw in their eyes?

One of my saviors was Karl, my manager. Working with him, I found his manner cold and ____44____. Yet he was one of the few people to ____45____ a helping hand to me. He saw unusual ____46____ during that time, and when he learned about my situation, he ____47____ me and even gave me money to get by. I felt deep ____48____ for having judged him so unfairly.

One evening, he took me to dinner. I acted as if everything was fine, but eventually I admitted how uncomfortable I felt, living under someone else’s ____49____. “This will change,” he said. Then he looked at me gently but _____50_____, “But you don’t have to pretend with me.” I _____51_____ a little, letting my guard down while not fully admitting defeat.

Later, things began to _____52_____. I found a job and moved out. To repay Karl, I emailed him. His _____53_____ was unexpected: “You owe me nothing. Just pay it forward!”

That day I made a promise to be kind and _____54_____ to anyone in need, just as he had been to me. It was his guidance that led me to make that promise and _____55_____ who I am today.

41. A. challenge     B. entertain

   C. sustain      D. arrange

42. A. tension    B. weakness

C. sympathy     D. gratitude

43. A. anger     B. doubt

C. shame    D. pity

44. A. distant    B. modest

C. boring    D. nervous

45. A. accept    B. present

C. extend    D. seek

46. A. tracks     B. signs 

C. promises    D. symbols

47. A. turned to   B. checked on

C. believed in    D. called for

48. A. guilt    B. relief

C. pride   D. sorrow

49. A. rule    B. pressure

C. roof     D. protection

50. A. hesitantly   B. readily

C. bitterly    D. firmly

51. A. nodded     B. waited

C. argued   D. panicked

52. A. move on     B. take off

C. look up     D. slow down

53. A. request    B. apology

 C. order     D. reply

54. A. generous    B. grateful

C. faithful    D. loyal

55. A. changed     B. shaped

C. saved      D. reminded

【答案】41. C    42. B    43. D    44. A    45. C    46. B    47. B    48. A    49. C    50. D    51. A    52. C    53. D    54. A    55. B

【解析】

【导语】本文讲述作者搬离父亲家后无家可归，寄居在别人家中受尽冷眼，遇到经理Karl给予帮助，Karl不求回报，只希望作者将善意传递下去，这件事影响了作者，让作者立志善待有困难的人，塑造了如今的自己。

【41题详解】

考查动词。句意：但是我没有稳定住处，没有钱，也没有工作来维持生计。A. challenge挑战；B. entertain娱乐；C. sustain维持；D. arrange安排。根据上文“But I had no stable place to stay, no money”可推知，作者没有工作养活、维持自己的生活，sustain oneself 维持生计。

【42题详解】

考查名词。句意：在脆弱无助的时刻，我想过回去。A. tension紧张；B. weakness软弱，脆弱；C. sympathy同情；D. gratitude感激。根据上文“Overnight, I became homeless and had to stay with a family that treated me as a charity.”可推知，作者无家可归，在脆弱无助的时候萌生回家的想法。

【43题详解】

考查名词。句意：难道那不比我在他们眼中看到的怜悯要好吗？A. anger愤怒；B. doubt怀疑；C. shame羞愧；D. pity怜悯，同情。根据上文“had to stay with a family that treated me as a charity”可推知，那户人家把作者当作慈善帮扶对象，眼神里带着怜悯。

【44题详解】

考查形容词。句意：和他共事，我发现他举止冷淡且疏远。A. distant疏远的；B. modest谦虚的；C. boring无聊的；D. nervous紧张的。根据上文“Working with him, I found his manner cold”可推知，and连接并列形容词，和cold（冷淡的）含义相近，distant表示态度冷淡疏远。

【45题详解】

考查动词。句意：然而，他是少数向我伸出援手的人之一。A. accept接受；B. present呈现；C. extend伸出；D. seek寻找。根据前文描述的作者的困境和后文“a helping hand to me”可推知，此处考查固定搭配extend a helping hand 伸出援手。卡尔向作者伸出了援助之手。

【46题详解】

考查名词。句意：那段时间，他看到了异样的迹象，当了解我的处境后，他查看我的情况，甚至拿钱帮我渡过难关。A. tracks踪迹；B. signs迹象；C. promises承诺；D. symbols象征。根据后文“and when he learned about my situation”可推知，Karl观察到作者身上反常的迹象，进而了解到作者困境。

【47题详解】

考查动词短语。句意同上。A. turned to求助于；B. checked on检查，查看；C. believed in信任；D. called for需要。根据后文“and even gave me money to get by”可推知，Karl查看了作者的状况并提供了资金帮助。

【48题详解】

考查名词。句意：我深深愧疚，因为我曾非常不公地评判他。A. guilt愧疚；B. relief宽慰；C. pride骄傲；D. sorrow悲伤。根据前文“Working with him, I found his manner cold”可推知，作者之前觉得Karl冷漠疏远，发现他好心帮助自己，内心感到愧疚。

【49题详解】

考查名词。句意：我装作似乎一切安好，但最终承认寄人篱下有多难受。A. rule规则；B. pressure压力；C. roof屋顶；D. protection保护。根据前文“Overnight, I became homeless and had to stay with a family that treated me as a charity.”可推知，此处考查固定搭配live under someone’s roof 寄人篱下，此处讲述作者承认了自己的感受，寄人篱下让作者感到非常不舒适。

【50题详解】

考查副词。句意：然后他温柔但坚定地看着我说：“但在我面前你不必伪装。”A. hesitantly犹豫地；B. readily乐意地；C. bitterly痛苦地；D. firmly坚定地。根据下文“But you don’t have to pretend with me.”可推知，but表转折，gentle温柔，对应firmly坚定。

【51题详解】

考查动词。句意：我轻轻点了点头，放下防备，但没有完全认输。A. nodded点头；B. waited等待；C. argued争辩；D. panicked恐慌。根据下文“letting my guard down while not fully admitting defeat”可推知，听完Karl的话，作者放下戒备，微微点头。

【52题详解】

考查动词短语。句意：后来，情况开始好转。A. move on继续前进；B. take off起飞；C. look up（情况）好转；D. slow down减速。根据下文“I found a job and moved out.”可推知，作者找到了工作、搬离寄居家庭，说明境况好转。

【53题详解】

考查名词。句意：他的回复出乎我的意料：“你不欠我任何东西。把善意传递下去就好！”A. request请求；B. apology道歉；C. order命令；D. reply回复。根据前文“To repay Karl, I emailed him.”可推知，作者给Karl发了邮件，Karl的回复让人意外。

【54题详解】

考查形容词。句意：那天我许下承诺，要像他对待我一样，友善且慷慨地对待所有有需要的人。A. generous慷慨的；B. grateful感激的；C. faithful忠实的；D. loyal忠诚的。根据上文“even gave me money to get by”和下文“just as he had been to me”可推知，Karl借钱帮助作者，十分慷慨，and并列kind，选generous。

【55题详解】

考查动词。句意：正是他的指引让我许下诺言，塑造了今天的我。A. changed改变；B. shaped塑造；C. saved拯救；D. reminded提醒。根据前文“It was his guidance that led me to make that promise”可推知，Karl的指引塑造了现在的作者。