2018年北京卷

第二节 完形填空(共 20 小题;每小题 1.5 分，共 30 分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The Homeless Hero

For many, finding an unattended wallet filled with £400 in cash would be a source (来源) of temptation (诱惑). But the 16 would no doubt be greater if you were living on the streets with little food and money. All of this makes the actions of the homeless Tom Smith 17 more remarkable.

After spotting a 18 on the front seat inside a parked car with its window down, he stood guard in the rain for about two hours waiting for the 19 to return.

After hours in the cold and wet, he 20 inside and pulled the wallet out hoping to find some ID so he could contact (联系) the driver, only to 21 it contained £400 in notes, with another £50 in spare change beside it.

He then took the wallet to a nearby police station after 22 a note behind to let the owner know it was safe. When the car’s owner John Anderson and his colleague Carol Lawrence returned to the car—which was itself worth £35,000—in Glasgow city centre, they were 23 to find two policemen standing next to it. The policemen told them what Mr. Smith did and that the wallet was 24 .

The pair were later able to thank Mr. Smith for his 25 .

Mr. Anderson said: “I couldn’t believe that the guy never took a penny. To think he is sleeping on the streets tonight 26 he could have stolen the money and paid for a place to stay in. This guy has nothing and 27 he didn’t take the wallet for himself; he thought about others 28 . It’s unbelievable. It just proves there are 29 guys out there.”

Mr. Smith’s act 30 much of the public’s attention. He also won praise from social media users after Mr. Anderson 31 about the act of kindness on Facebook.

Now Mr. Anderson has set up an online campaign to 32 money for Mr. Smith and other homeless people in the area, which by yesterday had received ￡8,000. “I think the faith that everyone has shown 33 him has touched him. People have been approaching him in the street; he’s had job 34 and all sorts,” Mr. Anderson commented.

For Mr. Smith, this is a possible life-changing 35 . The story once again tells us that one good turn deserves another.

16. A. hope B. aim C. urge D. effort

17. A. still B. even C. ever D. once

18. A. wallet B. bag C. box D. parcel

19. A. partner B. colleague C. owner D. policeman

20. A. turned B. hid C. stepped D. reached

21. A. discover B. collect C. check D. believe

22. A. taking B. leaving C. reading D. writing

23. A. satisfied B. excited C. amused D. shocked

24. A. safe B. missing C. found D. seen

25. A. service B. support C. kindness D. encouragement

26. A. when B. if C. where D. because

27. A. rather B. yet C. already D. just

28. A. too B. though C. again D. instead

29. A. honest B. polite C. rich D. generous

30. A. gave B. paid C. cast D. drew

31. A. learned B. posted C. cared D. heard

32. A. borrow B. raise C. save D. earn

33. A. of B. at C. for D. in

34. A. details B. changes C. offers D. applications

35. A. lesson B. adventure C. chance D. challenge

答案解析：

16.C. 句子中提到“如果你身无分文，饥肠辘辘，这种诱惑会更大”，因此可以推断出这种诱惑是一种强烈的冲动或欲望，即urge。因此，正确答案为C。

17.B. 句子中使用了even，表示Tom Smith的行为更加不同寻常，强调了他的行为更加突出。因此，选项B even符合句意。

18.A. 下文提到了"he pulled the wallet out"，说明他看到的是钱包，因此选项A wallet是正确答案。

19.C. 句子中提到Tom在雨中等待车主回来，因此可以推断出正确答案为C，即车主。

20.D. 句子中说他伸手进去拿出了钱包，所以应该选用表示“伸手”的动词，而D选项reached恰好符合这个意思。

21.A. 句子中说他想找到一些身份证明，以便联系司机，结果却发现钱包里有400英镑的纸币和50英镑的零钱，因此他“发现”了这些钱。选项A discover符合句意。

22.B. 句子中说他留下了一张便条，表示他离开时留下了某物，因此选项B leaving符合句意。

23.D.当车主看到两个警察站在车旁时，他们很震惊，所以选项D shocked符合句意。

24.A. 警察告诉John他的钱包是安全的，所以正确答案是A，即“安全的”。

25.C. 句子中提到John感谢Tom的善良，而kindness恰好是表示善良的名词，因此C选项为正确答案。

26.A. 句子中出现了时间状语从句，表示“当……的时候”，所以选项A when符合句意。句子的意思是“想到他今晚可以偷了钱去找个睡觉的地方，但是他却没有这么做”。

27.B. 句子中出现了转折关系，前半句说他一无所有，后半句说他没有拿走钱包，因此需要用表示转折的连词，而B选项yet恰好符合这个意思。

28.D. 句子中说他没有拿走钱包，而是考虑了别人，表示他做出了相反的选择，因此选项D instead符合句意。

29.A. Tom没有拿走钱包，而是把它交给了警察，这表明他是一个诚实的人，因此选项A honest(诚实的)是正确的。

30.D. 句子中说他的行为吸引了公众的注意，而drew是表示吸引的动词，符合句意。其他选项gave表示给予，paid表示支付，cast表示投掷，都与句意不符。

31.B. 句子中提到Mr. Anderson在Facebook上发布了这个善举，所以选项B posted符合句意。

32.B. 句子中提到要筹集资金，而raise是表示筹集的动词，符合句意。其他选项borrow表示借，save表示节省，earn表示赚取，都与句意不符。

33.D. 句子中使用了固定搭配"show faith in sb."，意为"对某人有信心"，其中介词"in"表示对某人的信任或信仰，因此选项D"in"是正确答案。

34.C. 句子中提到他得到了工作机会，而offer是表示提供、给予的意思，符合句意。其他选项details表示细节，changes表示变化，applications表示申请，都与句意不符。

35.C. 句子中提到这是一个改变人生的机会，而chance恰好是表示机会的名词，符合句意。