阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、 B 、C 、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The train shook back and forth, its wheels making a loud noise on the tracks. Outside the window, the freezing cold of winter ruled. The carriage was filled with passengers, cold and ___41___ by the journey.
Suddenly, a little boy ___42___his way through the grown-ups’ legs and sat down by the window. Without being paid any attention to, he looked all alone among the seemingly unfriendly grown-ups. What a ___43___ child, I thought. His father ___44___ to stay by the door behind us. The train began to crawl into a tunnel. Then, unexpectedly, something very strange happened. The little boy ___45___down from his seat and leaned his hand on my knee.
___46___, I thought that he wanted to___47___ me and return to his father, so I carefully helped him to stand up. But instead, he leaned forward and held his___48___up towards me. Oh, he wanted to say something to me; I ___49___ my head to receive his message. Wrong again! What I did receive was such a ___50___kiss on the cheek that everyone could hear it.
The boy calmly returned to his seat, leaned back and continued looking out of the window. I felt ___51___. What had just happened? A child kissed a(n)___52___grown-up on the train! How could anybody want to kiss such a man that had so much beard? But that was not the end of the story. Soon enough, the boy, encouraged by something inside, went around, and all my neighbors were certainly___53___. Nervous and a little surprised, we___54___at the father. Seeing our questioning ___55___, he offered an answer as he got ready for his stop. “My boy is so happy to be alive,” the father said. “He has been very sick.” Father and son ___56___into the crowd moving toward the exit. The doors closed and the train went on. On my cheek I can still ___57___ the child’s kiss — a kiss that has triggered (触发) some soul searching inside me. “How many ___58___ kissing each other for the joy of being alive like the boy? How many even give much thought to the privilege of ___59___?”
The little kisser taught us a sweet but serious lesson: be careful; don’t let yourself ___60___before your heart stops!
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其它三个词excited a. 兴奋的 delighted a.高兴的 surprised a. 吃惊的
根据下文的“…, cold and ___ by the journey.”可知，本处由and连接，and是一个表述并列关系的并列连词。因此此空应当是和cold一样类似的词。
上下文文意判断不准。
push one’s through从…中挤过去。
根据行文的“…a little boy ____his way through the grown-ups’ legs.”可知小男孩从中间挤了过去。
动词短语词义记忆不清以及在具体语境的运用掌握不好。
brave a.勇敢的 generous a.慷慨的，大方的 casual a. 随便的，非正式的； helpful a.有帮助的
根据行文中的“Without being paid any attention to, he looked all alone among the seemingly unfriendly grown-ups. ”表述，作者才会有理由感叹what a brave child!
上下文文意判断不准。
tend 倾向于 promise 允诺 choose 选择 hesitate 犹豫
因为这两个父子没有座位，小孩可以挤到靠窗的位置，而大人只能选择一个不碍事的位置，所以正确答案是选择chose。
上下文文意判断不准。
turn down声音调小，拒绝 settle down 安顿下来 slide down 往下滑 put down镇压，写下
小孩应该是从座位上滑下来…
具体语境的理解有偏差或动词短语识记有误。
for a moment 片刻，一会儿，曾经
“曾经一度认为……”, 与后文中的But instead,…. 以及后文Wrong again!相呼应。
具体语境的理解有偏差或短语识记有误。
pass me（从大人腿之间）穿过
车子摇晃，孩子是要从大人腿之间穿过走向他的父亲，所以正确答案是pass。
上下文文意判断不准。
hold his head up抬起头
因为小男孩要跟我说话，所以是要抬起头。所以正确答案是C。
短语识记有误。
lowered my head to receive his message低下头去听…
因为小男孩要跟我说话，所以我只能低下头去听。所以正确答案是C。
上下文文意判断不准。
loud a. 响亮的，声音大的。
根据语境中脸上的吻每个人都能听得到，可知应当声音响亮的一个吻。
上下文文意语境把握不准。
shocked a. 震惊的；震撼的。
因为后文中有How could anybody want to kiss such a man that had so much beard?所以作者的感受应当是很震惊。
上下文文意语境把握不准。
well-educated a.受过良好教育的 smart a.聪明的 unknown a.不认识的 experienced a.有经验的
根据行文可知作者和小男孩是不认识的。
上下文文意判断不准。
praise表扬；kiss 吻；scold责备，批评；persuade说服。故选B。
前文讲到小孩吻了作者，接着作者接着讲But that was not the end of the story. Soon enough, the boy, encouraged by something inside, went around, and all my neighbors were certainly怎样了。可知小孩也吻了其他人。
上下文语境把握不准。
B. shouted叫嚷 C. whispered小声说，低语 D. pointed指向 故选A符合语境。
不安有点吃惊，我们的反应理应冲孩子的父亲笑了笑抱以善意。
上下文文意判断不准。
looks表情。故选B。
文章想要表达的意思是看到我们疑问的表情，父亲当要到站下车时告诉我们事情原委。
词义记忆不清致错。
disappeared消失。故选C。
两个人要下车了，所以他们消失在人群中。
上下文语境把握不准和词义记忆不清致错。
feel感觉到所以正确答案是D。
小男孩亲了作者的脸颊，所以即使小男孩消失了，作者仍然还能感觉到那个吻留下的痕迹。
上下文语境把握不准和逻辑推理能力欠缺。
go around四处走动。
有多少大人会因为活着像男孩一样亲吻其他人呢？从上文“作者想象到，这孩子为了愉快地活着，到处吻别人不知多少次了”。
固定短语记忆不清。
根据上文 being alive 得出答案。hope希望，kiss吻，death死亡，life生命。
本句意为：多少人对生命的特殊权利而给予过多的思考呢？文章的最后一句讲到“在你心脏停止（跳动）之前，你不能让你死去。”说明作者想表达对生命的特殊权利的阐述。
上下文语境把握不准和基本名次词义辨析。
前文小孩的爸爸解释孩子行为原因是“My boy is so happy to be alive,” the father said. “He has been very sick.”,作者最后的感悟。die死亡，故选C。
语境表示，在你的心脏停止跳动前不要让你自己死去。故选A。
上下文语境把握不准。