Ⅰ.完形填空
After getting “payingitforward” several times，I always wish I could buy a coffee for a stranger too.
That particular morning，I 1 in my rearview mirror（后视镜）when I got to the drivethrough window to pay.A 2 woman was driving a sports car behind.I could see her gold jewelry shining in the sunshine.“No way does she need me to buy her coffee！”I was quite 3 ，but then that voice shouted in my heart：“Pay for her coffee.”
Are you kidding me？I was 4 on cash myself，and I was already feeling guilty for spending cash on my own coffee. 5 ，I told the cashier，“Please put the red sports car's 6 on my bill.”As soon as I said it，I felt relief.I knew I had followed my heart.I paid the server and drove to the parking lot.
7 ，the sports car followed.The lady came up and said，“I don't know why I am telling you this but I need you to know how much I 8 that coffee.”She started to 9 ，“Our business partner cheated us and left us in the cold.This could not have come at a worse time 10 we lost our son to cancer last month.I thought nobody 11 about us，and then you appeared.Thank you ever so much.”
Now I was the one who was 12 tears.We chatted and she 13 me that I gave her much more than a cup of coffee that morning.Next time I am in the drivethrough and feel the 14 to pay it forward—there will be no 15 .
【语篇解读】 作者在免下车窗口为一位穿着考究的女士买咖啡，没想到一杯小小的咖啡竟然给遭遇不幸的她带来了莫大的感动。
1.A.noticed B.watched
C.recognized D.glanced
解析：考查动词词义辨析。由空后的“when I got to the drivethrough window to pay”可知，作者没有下车，所以是在车里扫了一眼后视镜。notice意为“注意到”；watch意为“观看”；recognize意为“认出”；glance意为“瞥一眼，扫视”。故D项正确。
答案：D
2.A.crazy B.welldressed
C.palelooking D.cautious
解析：考查形容词词义辨析。根据空后的“I could see her gold jewelry shining in the sunshine.”可知，“我”能看见她的金首饰在阳光下闪闪发光。由此可知，这位女士穿着很考究，故B项正确。crazy意为“疯狂的”；welldressed意为“穿着考究的”；palelooking意为“脸色苍白的”；cautious意为“谨慎的”。
答案：B
3.A.positive B.passive
C.uncertain D.ashamed
解析：考查形容词词义辨析。由上文可知，那位女士穿着很考究，所以此处是指作者确定她不需要自己帮付咖啡钱，故A项正确。positive意为“肯定的”；passive意为“被动的”；uncertain意为“不确定的”；ashamed意为“羞愧的”。
答案：A
4.A.loose B.easy
C.soft D.low
解析：考查形容词词义辨析。由下文可知，作者已经为自己把钱花在咖啡上而感到内疚了。由此可知，作者自己也缺钱。be low on cash为固定搭配，表示“缺钱，手头紧”，故D项正确。
答案：D
5.A.However B.Instead
C.Besides D.Therefore
解析：考查副词辨析。句意：然而，我告诉收银员，“请把开红色跑车的（那位女士的）订单记在我的账上。”根据句意可知，前后文是转折关系，故A项正确。however意为“然而”；instead意为“相反”；besides意为“此外”；therefore意为“因此”。
答案：A
6.A.price B.debt
C.order D.budget
解析：考查名词词义辨析。作者要为那位女士付咖啡钱，所以此处是指作者告诉收银员把那位女士的订单记在自己的账上，故C项正确。price意为“价格”；debt意为“借款”；order意为“订单”；budget意为“预算”。
答案：C
7.A.Unfortunately B.Immediately
C.Unexpectedly D.Obviously
解析：考查副词词义辨析。开红色跑车的女士跟了上来，这让作者意想不到，故C项正确。unfortunately意为“不幸地”；immediately意为“立即”；unexpectedly意为“出乎意料地”； obviously意为“明显地”。
答案：C
8.A.appreciate B.expect
C.miss D.dislike
解析：考查动词词义辨析。根据空后这位女士的讲述及“Thank you ever so much.”可知，她非常感激作者给她买了一杯咖啡，故A项正确。appreciate意为“感激”；expect意为“期望”；miss意为“想念”；dislike意为“不喜欢”。
答案：A
9.A.argue B.smile
C.complain D.cry
解析：考查动词词义辨析。根据空后这位女士讲述的自己的遭遇可知，此处是指这位女士在哭诉自己的悲惨遭遇，故D项正确。argue意为“争论”；smile意为“微笑”；complain意为“抱怨”；cry意为“哭泣，哭诉”。
答案：D
10.A.once B.before
C.as D.though
解析：考查连词词义辨析。根据空后的“we lost our son to cancer last month”可知，上个月她的儿子死于癌症，所以没有比这更糟的时刻了，故C项正确。once意为“一旦”；before意为“在……之前”；as意为“因为”；though意为“尽管”。
答案：C
11.A.talked B.heard
C.cared D.worried
解析：考查动词词义辨析。上文说这位女士被生意伙伴骗了，而且儿子也死于癌症，她以为没人关心她了，故C项正确。talk意为“谈论”；hear意为“听说”；care意为“关心，在意”；worry意为“担心”。
答案：C
12.A.sending back B.fighting back
C.taking back D.getting back
解析：考查动词短语辨析。一杯小小的咖啡竟然给那位女士带来如此大的感动，让她觉得还有人在关心她，这也让作者深为触动，所以此处是指作者强忍着泪水，故B项正确。send back意为“送回”；fight back意为“还击，抑制”；take back意为“拿回”；get back意为“恢复”。
答案：B
13.A.advised B.convinced
C.astonished D.reminded
解析：考查动词词义辨析。根据空后的“I gave her much more than a cup of coffee that morning”可知，通过聊天，那位女士让作者相信，那天早上作者给她的远不止一杯咖啡，故B项正确。advise意为“建议”；convince 意为“使相信”；astonish意为“使惊讶”；remind意为“提醒”。
答案：B
14.A.command B.request
C.duty D.urge
解析：考查名词词义辨析。句意：下一次，当我来到免下车窗口，并感到有一种传递爱心的冲动时，我不会再犹豫了。根据句意及空后的“to pay it forward”可知，此处指下次作者感到一种传递爱心的冲动时，故D项正确。command意为“命令”；request意为“请求”；duty意为“责任”；urge意为“强烈的欲望”。
答案：D
15.A.hesitation B.debate
C.delay D.tremble
解析：考查名词词义辨析。作者为这位女士买的一杯咖啡竟给她带来了如此大的感动，所以此处是指以后作者一定会毫不犹豫地再这样做，故A项正确。hesitation意为“犹豫”；debate意为“辩论”；delay意为“耽搁”；tremble意为“颤抖”。
答案：A
