When I was in my twenties, I travelled alone through the UK. In order to 41 locations that the public transportation couldn't get to, I bought a(n) 42 car, drove around for three months and sold it before I returned to Australia. The car cost most of my money, so I lived mainly on 43 during that trip, it being cheap and filling. In Ireland, my 44 was stolen, and it was impossible to get another. So for the rest of the trip I 45 in my car for being too poor to afford a bed and breakfasts.
One morning, I 46 in my old Skoda under a twisted tree on a remote lane in the Irish countryside, with no more than a 47 house in sight. I had a terrible desire for a 48 cup of tea and some hot water to make porridge 49 I would not have to eat the cold leftovers from the previous day.
My Thermos(保温瓶)had gone cold overnight so I knocked on the door of the house. A woman opened it. Hot water? She wouldn't let me get away with just that！I was 50 indoors, seated at the breakfast table with the 51 and given a delicious breakfast, as much as I could eat. I was 52 to eat something more than porridge！I 53 being friends with the whole family.
That was only one of many acts of 54 strangers showed me when I was travelling alone in foreign regions. One London businessman rushing to work, seeing me 55 , offered to pull my ridiculously heavy suitcase 56 several flights of stairs in the underground. After he'd done so, with a smile and a wave, he 57 into the crowd.
Kindness gets 58 .The other day, I was able to point out a rare parking spot to a young man who had been driving around the railway car park, looking 59 desperate. His grateful smile was all the 60 I needed as I dashed off to catch my train.
41．A．search B．reach C．choose D．decide
42．A．modern B．intelligent C．ancient D．special
43．A．porridge B．bread C．rice D．vegetables
44．A．car B．mobile C．luggage D．wallet
45．A．camped out B．worked out C．watched out D．looked out
46．A．appeared B．slept C．awoke D．explored
47．A．deserted B．single C．simple D．warm
48．A．typical B．clean C．necessary D．steaming
49．A．now that B．even if C．so that D．in case
50．A．invited B．required C．drawn D．blamed
51．A．couple B．family C．woman D．adult
52．A．amazed B．frustrated C．ashamed D．delighted
53．A．ended up B．gave up C．kept up D．turned up
54．A．sadness B．kindness C．happiness D．forgiveness
55．A．working B．travelling C．struggling D．crying
56．A．around B．forward C．away D．up
57．A．faded away B．threw away C．put away D．tore away
58．A．turned down B．handed out C．passed on D．started with
59．A．immediately B．increasingly C．hardly D．directly
60．A．reply B．memory C．intention D．reward
41．B
42．C
43．A
44．D
45．A
46．C
47．B
48．D
49．C
50．A
51．B
52．D
53．A
54．B
55．C
56．D
57．A
58．C
59．B
60．D
【分析】
本文属于记叙文。作者在独自旅行的过程中受到了陌生人的帮助，同时自己也帮助了别人，让这种善意得以传递。
41．考查动词词义辨析。句意：为了到达公共交通无法到达的地方，我买了一辆老爷车，开了三个月，在我回到了澳大利亚之前。卖掉了它。A. search搜索；B. reach到达；C. choose选择；D. decide决定。由上文中travelled alone through the UK和下文中的drove around可知，此处指的是到达公共交通无法到达的地方。故选B。
42．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：为了到达公共交通无法到达的地方，我买了一辆老爷车，开了三个月，然在我回到了澳大利亚之前。卖掉了它。A. modern现代的；B. intelligent聪明的；C. ancient古老的；D. special特别的。根据第6空后的my old Skoda可知，作者买了一辆古老的车。故选C。
43．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这辆车花了我大部分钱，所以我在那次旅行中主要靠吃粥度日，既便宜又能填饱肚子。A. porridge粥；B. bread面包；C. rice米饭；D. vegetables蔬菜。从第12空后的more than porridge并结合语境，故选A。
44．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在爱尔兰，我的钱包被偷了，再也找不到了。A. car汽车；B. mobile移动电话；C. luggage行李；D. wallet钱包。从第5空后for being too poor to afford a bed and breakfasts可推断出作者的钱包被偷，所以才没有钱住宿和吃早餐。故选D。
45．考查动词短语辨析。句意：所以在剩下的旅途中，我只能在车里露营，因为我太穷了，买不起床和早餐。A. camped out 野营；B. worked out解决；C. watched out小心；D. looked out注意。根据语境可知, 作者钱包被偷，没钱住宿，只好勉强暂时在车里露营（camped out）。故选A。
46．考查动词词义辨析。句意：一天早晨，在爱尔兰乡下一条偏僻小路的一棵歪曲的树下，我在我那辆老Skoda汽车醒来，眼前只有一所房子。A. appeared出现；B. slept睡觉；C. awoke醒来；D. explored探索。一天早晨，作者从他的车里醒来。空后的内容也表明此处指作者睡醒了。故选C。
47．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：一天早晨，在爱尔兰乡下一条偏僻小路的一棵歪曲的树下，我在我那辆老Skoda汽车醒来，眼前只有一所房子。A. deserted被遗弃的；B. single单一的；C. simple简单的；D. warm温暖的。由上文可知，作者的车停在乡村的一条偏僻小路上，由此推知此处人烟稀少，只有一所房子。故选B。
48．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我有一种强烈的欲望，想要一杯热茶和一些热水来煮粥，这样我就不用吃前一天剩下的冷东西了。A. typical典型的；B. clean干净的；C. necessary必要的；D. steaming非常热的。根据语境并结合后面的hot water可推知作者想喝一杯热茶, 故选D。
49．考查连词辨析。句意：我有一种强烈的欲望，想要一杯热茶和一些热水来煮粥，这样我就不用吃前一天剩下的冷东西了。A. now that既然；B. even if即使；C. so that以便；D. in case万一。根据语境可知，此处表示这样作者就不必吃前一天凉了的剩饭菜了。此处为目的状语从句，表示“以便，如此”应用so that引导。故选C。
50．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我被邀请到屋里，和家人一起坐在早餐桌旁，美美地吃了一顿我能吃多少就吃多少的早餐。A. invited 邀请；B. required需要；C. drawn画；D. blamed责备。由上文中She wouldn't let me get away with just that可知，她热情地邀请作者进屋。故选A。
51．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我被邀请到屋里，和家人一起坐在早餐桌旁，美美地吃了一顿我能吃多少就吃多少的早餐。A. couple 夫妻；B. family家庭；C. woman女人；D. adult成年人。根据第13空后的with the whole family可知，作者与这家人一起吃了美味的早餐。故选B。
52．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：能不再仅仅是吃粥，我很高兴。A. amazed惊讶的；B. frustrated沮丧的；C. ashamed羞愧的；D. delighted高兴的。根据语境可知早餐是美味的，作者不再仅仅是吃粥，所以他很高兴。故选D。
53．考查动词短语辨析。句意：最后我成了全家人的朋友。A. ended up结束；B. gave up放弃；C. kept up保持；D. turned up开大。作者最后与这家人成了朋友，短语end up doing sth.“以……结束”。故选A。
54．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我独自在国外旅行时，陌生人向我展示了许多善意的举动，这只是其中之一。A. sadness悲伤；B. kindness善良；C. happiness幸福；D. forgiveness原谅。由常识和下文的讲述可知，被邀请吃早餐是作者在国外独自旅行时陌生人对他的友好行为之一。最后一段的第一句Kindness gets 18 .也是提示。故选B。
55．考查动词词义辨析。句意：一位急忙赶去上班的伦敦商人看到我费力地推行李箱，提出要把我那沉重得可笑的手提箱搬上几层地铁楼梯。A. working工作；B. travelling旅行；C. struggling努力，挣扎；D. crying哭泣。根据heavy suitcase 可知，作者费力推他那沉重的行李箱。故选C。
56．考查介词辨析。句意：一位急忙赶去上班的伦敦商人看到我费力地推行李箱，提出要把我那沉重得可笑的手提箱搬上几层地铁楼梯。A. around 围绕；B. forward向前；C. away离去；D. up向上。根据pull和flights of stairs并结合常识可知，此处应该是说往台阶上拖作者沉重的行李箱。故此选D。
57．考查动词短语辨析。句意：说完，他微笑着挥了挥手，消失在人群中。A. faded away逐渐消失；B. threw away扔掉；C. put away放好；D. tore away强行拉走。根据into the crowd可知，善良的陌生人主动帮助作者后消失在人群中。短语fade away“逐渐消失”。故选A。
58．考查动词短语辨析。句意：善意得以继续传递。A. turned down关小；B. handed out分发；C. passed on传递；D. started with开始。根据后面作者帮助了一个到处找停车位的年轻人可判断，善意得以继续传递。故选C。
59．考查副词词义辨析。句意：有一天，我给一个年轻人指出了一个稀有的停车位，他一直在铁路停车场附近转悠，看起来来越来越绝望。A. immediately立即；B. increasingly越来越多地；C. hardly几乎不；D. directly直接地。由上文中who had been driving around the railway car park可知，一个年轻人迫切想找停车位，且因为没有找到停车位而越来越绝望，故选B。
60．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我急匆匆地赶火车时，他感激的微笑就是我所需要的全部回报。A. reply回答；B. memory记忆；C. intention目的；D. reward回报。从语境可知，年轻人感激的微笑就是作者所需的回报（reward）。故选D。
