Question

【题目】A

Thanksgiving Day was near. The first grade teacher gave her class a fun assignment—to draw a picture of something for which they were thankful.

Most of the class might be considered economically disadvantaged, but still many would celebrate the holiday with turkey and other traditional goodies of the season. These, the teacher thought, would be the subjects of most of her student’s art. And they were.

But Douglas made a different kind of picture. Douglas was a different kind of boy. He was the teacher’s true child of misery, frail and unhappy. As other children played at recess, Douglas was likely to stand close by her side. One could only guess at the pain Douglas felt behind those sad eyes.

Yes, his picture was different. When asked to draw a picture of something for which he was thankful, he drew a hand. Nothing else. Just an empty hand.

His abstract image captured the imagination of his peers. Whose hand could it be？ One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers raise turkeys. Another suggested a police officer, because the police protect and care for people. And so the discussion went—until the teacher almost forgot the young artist himself.

When the children had gone on to other assignments, she paused at Douglas’ desk, bent down, and asked him whose hand it was. The little boy looked away and murmured, “It’s yours, teacher.”

She recalled the times she had taken his hand and walked with him here and there, as she had the other students. How often had she said, “Take my hand, Douglas, we’ll go outside.” Or, “Let me show you how to hold your pencil.” Or, “Let’s do this together.” Douglas was most thankful for his teacher’s hand.

Brushing aside a tear, she went on with her work.

In fact, people might not always say “thanks”. But they’ll remember the hand that reaches out.

【1】What’s the purpose of the assignment the teacher gave her students?

A. To celebrate Thanksgiving Day.

B. To show gratitude for others.

C. To improve students’ art level.

D. To make the festival fun.

【2】Which of the following is true?

A. The teacher thought students couldn’t focus their art on turkey and other traditional goodies.

B. Douglas would often join in his classmates and played with them happily.

C. The picture was really different for there was nothing but a hand.

D. The boy told his teacher the content of the picture actively.

【3】Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word “capture”?

A. affect B. reflect C. conquer D. arouse

【4】 What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs?

A. Words speak louder than actions.

B. Lost time is never found again.

C. Time tries all.

D. Love me, love my dog.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】D

【4】C

【解析】

试题分析：文章大意：文章主要讲述通过感恩节老师布置任务的故事说明尽管人们很少对帮助说谢谢，但是他们会将那份帮助铭记于心，充满感激的。（文章材料出自网络，试题原创）

【1】B 细节理解题 依据文章第一段“to draw a picture of something for which they were thankful.”可知老师布置的任务是为了表示对别人帮助的感谢，故选B.

【2】C 细节理解题 依据文章第四段中的“When asked to draw a picture of something for which he was thankful, he drew a hand. Nothing else. Just an empty han”可知小男孩的画之所以特别就在于他只画了一只手。A项依据文章第二段中的“These, the teacher thought, would be the subjects of most of her student’s art. And they were.”可知错误；B项依据文章第三段的内容可以判断小男孩不喜欢与别的小孩一起玩，所以错误；D项依据文章第六段可以知道是老师问小男孩画的内容而不是小男孩主动说的，故D项错误。

【3】D 词义猜测题 依据上下文判断“capture”在这表示的是“引起”之意与D项意思一致。A项表示的是“影响”；B项是“反映”而C项是“征服”的意思，故选D项。

【4】C 主旨要义题 依据文章最后两段可以看出主要是老师对于小男孩帮助的描绘，A项表示的“言语胜于行动”正好相反，故不正确；B项表示“时光一去不复返”显然与主旨不一致；C项是“日久见人心”，平时的点滴可以看出老师的关爱和帮助，与内容一致；D项是“爱屋及乌”之意，意思上不符，故选C项。