Question

My 4-year-old son now enjoys posting letters. He has formed the of drawing pictures, writing his name on them, and then the artwork in an envelope. He then insists on his handwork to the neighbors, and a mail box he belongs to the elderly couple who live next door. To be , I didn’t think much of it, but I had to warn my neighbors of the drawings appearing in their letterboxes—I just didn’t have the to do so, because I was a little busy recently.

On Tuesday of last week, I was walking down to school to collect my son when I Mary, my elderly neighbor, at her mail box. She said, “Jodie, is it your little son that has been posting items in my letterbox to me?” I was at once , “Oh yes, Mary, it is. I’m sorry. I meant to tell you…” She cut me off, “Jodie, I just love his mail. I’ve 37 every item he has sent. You don’t know how much the letters has made my day. I just love them.” While I was walking down to school after our , many thoughts came to me. Mary doesn’t have a lot to fill her days, she was a mother to a number of children herself who receives fairly regular visitors. The small of getting some mail—pictures drawn by the hand of a young child—has brought to her days, just as my visit to my grandparents does.

I have decided that my son should this practice. He should also start sending some items to his grandparents in Perth as well. It will most make their day.

It’s doing the little, simple things that can often make a big in someone’s life.

1.A. habit B. attitude C. style D. form

2.A. hiding B. writing C. drawing D. putting

3.A. handing B. holding C. posting D. writing

4.A. opened B. set C. chose D. saw

5.A. kind B. surprised C. careful D. honest

6.A. meant B. asked C. hated D. refused

7.A. actually B. suddenly C. hardly D. partly

8.A. intelligence B. strength C. money D. time

9.A. met B. visited C. dated D. called

10.A. crying B. lying C. laughing D. standing

11.A. humorous B. embarrassed C. confused D. amused

12.A. copied B. bought C. kept D. examined

13.A. receiving B. writing C. painting D. exchanging

14.A. report B. expression C. talk D. discussion

15.A. unless B. but C. so D. although

16.A. charge B. offer C. act D. help

17.A. worth B. happiness C. value D. future

18.A. add B. stop C. continue D. judge

19.A. certainly B. unfortunately C. accidentally D. confidently

20.A. point B. difference C. sense D. living

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.C

5.D

6.A

7.B

8.D

9.A

10.D

11.B

12.C

13.A

14.C

15.D

16.C

17.B

18.C

19.A

20.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要记叙了“我”的儿子把自己画的画寄给了邻居，给她带去了快乐。通过此事， “我”认识到，简单的小事也能对一个人的一生有很大的作用。

1.。A. habit习惯；B. attitude态度；C. style方式；D. form形式。这里指“他养成了画画的习惯”。form the habit of 养成……的习惯，故选A。

2.。A. hiding 藏起来；B. writing写；C. drawing画；D. putting放。这里指“他把自己画的艺术品放入信封中”，其他三选项与文意不符，故选D。

3.。A. handing传递，交给；B. holding拿住，握住；C. posting邮寄；D. writing写。这里指“儿子坚持要把信寄给邻居”，故选C。

4. 动词辨析。A. opened 打开；B. set设置；C. chose选择；D. saw看见。这里指“他选择了隔壁老夫妻的信箱”，故选C。

5. 形容词辨析。A. kind 善良的；B. surprised惊讶的；C. careful 仔细的；D. honest诚实的。根据上下文，这里应指“老实说，我没有多想它”，故选D。

6.动词辨析。mean to do 打算做……；ask to do要求做……；hate to do 讨厌做……；refuse to do 拒绝做……。 这里指“我本打算去提醒我的邻居关于信箱里突然出现的画，故选A。

7. 副词辨析。A. actually事实上；B. suddenly突然；C. hardly几乎不；D. partly部分地。

根据上下文，这里应指“突然出现在信箱里画”，故选B。

8. 名词辨析。A. intelligence智力； B. strength力量；C. money钱；D. time时间。根据下文I was a little busy recently.可知，这里应指“我没有时间去做”，故选D。

9. 动词辨析。A. met 遇见；B. visited拜访；C. dated与人约会，相约；D. called称呼；打电话。这里指“我去接儿子的时候遇见了Mary”，故选A。

10. 动词辨析。A. crying 哭；B. lying躺；C. laughing大笑；D. standing站立。这里指“她站在信箱旁边”，故选D。

11.。A. humorous 幽默的；B. embarrassed 尴尬的；C. confused 困惑的；D. amused愉快的。根据上下文可知，我此时是感觉很尴尬的，故选B。

12. 动词辨析。A. copied 抄写； B. bought买；C. kept 保留；D. examined检查。根据上下文，这里指“Mary把我儿子寄的都保留了下来”，其他三项不符合文意，故选C。

13. 动词辨析。A. receiving收到；B. writing 写；C. painting 画画；D. exchanging交换。这里指“Mary告诉我她收到我儿子的很多信”,故选A。

14. 名词辨析。A. report 报告；B. expression表情；C. talk谈话；D. discussion讨论。

根据上下文，这时候“我”已经结束与Mary的谈话正要去接儿子，故选C。

15.连词辨析。 A. unless如果不； B. but 但是；C. so 因此；D. although尽管。上文说“她没有很多来填补空余时间”，下文说“她有很多孩子”，前后表条件转折，此处应指“尽管她有许多孩子”，故选D。

16. 名词辨析。A. charge 控诉；B. offer提供；C. act行动；D. 帮助。这里指“我儿子给她寄信这一行动,故选C。

17.。A. worth财富；B. happiness快乐；C. value价值；D. future将来。 根据上下文，这里是指“我儿子的行动给她带去了快乐”，故选B。

18. 动词辨析。A. add增加；B. stop停止；C. continue继续；D. judge判断。 这里指“我决定让我的儿子把画画寄信给Mary的惯例继续下去”，故选C。

19. 副词辨析。A. certainly 当然地；B. unfortunately不幸地；C. accidentally故意地；D. confidently自信地。这里指“儿子的祖父肯定会很高兴”，故选A。

20. 固定短语辨析。A. make a big point特别重视某一事项；B. make a big different 对……有很大的作用；C. make a big sense 有很大的意义；D .make a living 谋生 。这里指“对某人的生活会有很大的作用”，故选B。

考点：考查日常生活类短文阅读