21. Why did soda go up the author’s nose one time?
- A. He was talking fast
- B. He was shocked
- C. He was in a hurry
- D. He was absent-minded
答案：B
答案句：Mrs. Stanley talked mostly about her dead husband, “Mr. Stanley and I went shopping this morning.” she'd say. The first time she said that, soda(汽水) went up my nose.
参考译文：斯坦利太太主要谈论她死去的丈夫，她会说：“斯坦利先生和我今天早上去购物了。”她第一次这么说的时候，汽水呛到了我的鼻子里。
定位线索：题干“Why did soda go up the author's nose one time”→答案句“The first time she said that, soda went up my nose”；文中“she said that”指代前句“Mr. Stanley and I went shopping this morning”（谈论死去的丈夫）对应选项B“He was shocked”（震惊）。
解析：题干问汽水呛到鼻子的原因，答案句明确指出是“她第一次说那句话时”，而“那句话”指她谈论已故丈夫，仿佛他还活着，这让作者感到震惊。正确选项B“He was shocked”是对此的同义转述。错误选项A“He was talking fast”无中生有，文中未提及说话速度；C“He was in a hurry”和D“He was absent-minded”均与原文不符，作者并非匆忙或走神，而是被奇怪的话惊到。
22. Why did the author sit and listen to Mrs. Stanley according to paragraph 3?
- A. He enjoyed the drink
- B. He wanted to be helpful
- C. He took the chance to rest
- D. He tried to please his dad
答案：B
答案句：Dad said she was probably lonely, and that I ought to sit and listen and nod my head and smile, and maybe she'd work it out of her system. So that's what I did, and it turned out Dad was right.
参考译文：爸爸说她可能很孤独，我应该坐下来听她说话，点头微笑，也许她就能从悲伤中走出来。所以我就这么做了，结果证明爸爸是对的。
定位线索：题干“Why did the author sit and listen to Mrs. Stanley according to paragraph 3”→答案句“Dad said she was probably lonely, and that I ought to sit and listen”；文中“I ought to”（我应该）对应选项B“He wanted to be helpful”（他想帮忙）。
解析：题干问作者为什么坐下来听斯坦利太太说话，答案句表明是爸爸建议他这样做，因为爸爸认为她孤独，作者听从建议以帮助她。正确选项B“He wanted to be helpful”符合此意。错误选项A“He enjoyed the drink”虽在第一段提到喝饮料，但不是第三段中听她说话的原因；C“He took the chance to rest”无中生有；D“He tried to please his dad”偷换概念，作者是听从爸爸的建议帮助别人，而非单纯取悦爸爸。
23. Which of the following can replace the underlined phrase “work it out of her system”?
- A. recover from her sadness
- B. move out of the neighborhood
- C. turn to her old friends
- D. speak out about her past
答案：A
答案句：Dad said she was probably lonely, and that I ought to sit and listen and nod my head and smile, and maybe she'd work it out of her system. So that's what I did, and it turned out Dad was right. After a while she seemed content to leave her husband over at the cemetery(墓地).
参考译文：爸爸说她可能很孤独，我应该坐下来听她说话，点头微笑，也许她就能从悲伤中走出来。所以我就这么做了，结果证明爸爸是对的。过了一段时间，她似乎满足于把丈夫留在墓地了。
定位线索：题干“work it out of her system”→答案句所在句“maybe she'd work it out of her system”；下文“she seemed content to leave her husband over at the cemetery”（她满足于把丈夫留在墓地）对应选项A“recover from her sadness”（从悲伤中恢复）。
解析：题干要求猜测短语“work it out of her system”的含义，答案句包含该短语，下文“After a while she seemed content to leave her husband over at the cemetery”表明她最终接受丈夫去世，不再悲伤，因此该短语意为“从悲伤中恢复”。正确选项A“recover from her sadness”符合。错误选项B“move out of the neighborhood”和C“turn to her old friends”均与上下文无关；D“speak out about her past”虽涉及谈论过去，但未体现“走出悲伤”的核心含义，属于偷换概念。
24. What does the author think people in a community should do?
- A. Open up to others
- B. Depend on each other
- C. Pay for others’ help
- D. Care about one another
答案：D
答案句：Community isn't so much a place as it is a state of mind. You find it whenever people ask how you're doing because they care, and not because they're getting paid to do so. Sometimes it's good to just smile, nod your head and listen.
参考译文：社区与其说是一个地方，不如说是一种心态。每当人们问你过得怎么样，是因为他们关心你，而不是因为他们为此得到报酬，你就能找到它。有时候，微笑、点头和倾听就很好。
定位线索：题干“What does the author think people in a community should do”→答案句“people ask how you're doing because they care”；文中“because they care”（因为他们关心）对应选项D“Care about one another”（互相关心）。
解析：题干问作者认为社区中的人们应该做什么，答案句明确指出“人们问你过得怎么样，是因为他们关心”，这体现了社区的本质是互相关心。正确选项D“Care about one another”是对此的同义转述。错误选项A“Open up to others”和B“Depend on each other”在文中未提及；C“Pay for others' help”与原文“not because they're getting paid”直接矛盾，属于偷换概念。