One August afternoon, I sat in my kitchen staring at a glass vase that hadn’t seen daylight since my wedding.
My husband and I had just sold our house and we were busy ___1___ the beloved home our family had spent 23 years filling up. We had decided on key items for the ___2___ we were moving to in town, donated what we could, and rented a place to ___3___ our supposedly important objects. That left a house still ___4___ with things that, while not particularly ___5___, didn’t belong in a landfill (垃圾填埋场).
I took a picture of the vase and posted it online, for $10. A couple of messages came in, one wanting additional ___6___ , another asking for a price cut. As our ___7___ day drew near, I settled on a new price ($0) and reposted it. The ___8___: “I hate this vase. Maybe you won’t.” In an instant, a woman raced into my house and left happily with the vase.
___9___, I posted more. My daily posts and the ___10___ I received became a precious ray of light in the chaos of my house. Each exchange provided a chance to ___11___ the landfill and to please another person I might not otherwise have ___12___.
I sit in my apartment today, loving each of the ___13___ that share our small space. I take ___14___ in knowing that, somewhere nearby, someone is ___15___ something that couldn’t come with us.
1.1.
A painting over
B looking around
C emptying out
D pulling down
解析:选C。C。根据前文“sold our house”和后文“donated what we could”可知,作者在“清空”房子。“emptying out”表示“清空”,符合搬家前整理物品的场景。其他选项:A. 粉刷;B. 环顾;D. 拆除,均不符合语境。
2.2.
A hotel
B office
C cottage
D apartment
解析:选D。D。后文最后一段提到“I sit in my apartment today”,可知作者搬到了“公寓”。其他选项:A. 酒店;B. 办公室;C. 小屋,均与后文矛盾。
3.3.
A store
B display
C sell
D repair
解析:选A。A。根据“rented a place”和“supposedly important objects”可知,租地方是为了“储存”物品。“store”表示“储存”,符合逻辑。其他选项:B. 展示;C. 售卖;D. 修理,均不符合“重要物品暂存”的语境。
4.4.
A covered
B decorated
C stuffed
D equipped
解析:选C。C。“stuffed with”表示“塞满”,指房子里仍塞满了物品。A. covered(覆盖)、B. decorated(装饰)、D. equipped(装备)均不能体现“物品繁多”的状态。
5.5.
A conventional
B valuable
C complicated
D tolerable
解析:选B。B。根据“not particularly... didn’t belong in a landfill”可知,这些物品虽不特别“贵重”,但也不该扔。A. 传统的;C. 复杂的;D. 可容忍的,均与“是否该填埋”的逻辑无关。
6.6.
A fees
B photos
C receipts
D models
解析:选B。B。顾客询问“additional photos”(更多照片),符合网购时查看物品细节的需求。其他选项:A. 费用;C. 收据;D. 模型,均与“线上询问物品”的场景不符。
7.7.
A move
B pay
C market
D work
解析:选A。A。“move day”表示“搬家日”,与前文“sold our house”和后文搬离呼应。其他选项:B. 付款日;C. 集市日;D. 工作日,均与语境无关。
8.8.
A warning
B request
C description
D reply
解析:选C。C。“I hate this vase. Maybe you won’t.”是作者对花瓶的“描述”(description),而非A. 警告、B. 请求或D. 回复。
9.9.
A Confused
B Interested
C Disappointed
D Encouraged
解析:选D。D。花瓶成功送出后,作者受到“鼓励”(Encouraged),继续发布更多物品。A. 困惑;B. 感兴趣;C. 失望,均不符合“积极延续行为”的逻辑。
10.10.
A visits
B reports
C advice
D money
解析:选A。A。根据“each exchange”可知,作者收到的是人们上门取物的“来访”(visits),而非B. 报告、C. 建议或D. 钱(因物品免费)。
11.11.
A remove
B spare
C find
D check
解析:选B。B。“spare the landfill”表示“使垃圾填埋场免受(物品堆积)”,即减少填埋。A. remove(移除)、C. find(找到)、D. check(检查)均不符合“避免物品被填埋”的含义。
12.12.
A investigated
B recognized
C encountered
D recommended
解析:选C。C。这些互动让作者遇见了原本不会“遇到”(encountered)的人。A. 调查;B. 认出;D. 推荐,均与“结识陌生人”的语境无关。
13.13.
A giveaways
B posts
C contributions
D belongings
解析:选D。D。作者现在爱公寓里的每一件“ belongings”( belongings),即“ belongings”。A. giveaways(赠品)指送出的物品,与“留在公寓里的东西”矛盾;B. posts(帖子)、C. contributions(贡献)均不符合语境。
14.14.
A joy
B part
C care
D time
解析:选A。A。“take joy in”表示“从……中获得快乐”,与前文“a precious ray of light”呼应。其他选项:B. take part in(参与);C. take care in(小心);D. take time in(花费时间),均不符合情感色彩。
15.15.
A anticipating
B appreciating
C delivering
D withdrawing
解析:选B。B。作者欣慰于附近有人在“欣赏”(appreciating)原本无法带走的物品。A. 期待;C. 递送;D. 收回,均不符合“他人使用物品”的场景。