Last summer I was a volunteer at a shelter for the homeless, a place for homeless people to sleep at night. I wasn’t working that summer and was 36 only two classes in summer school, so I had some 37 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

题目内容

Last summer I was a volunteer at a shelter (避难所)for the homeless, a place for homeless people to sleep at night. I wasn’t working that summer and was 36 only two classes in summer school, so I had some 37 time.

Three nights a week, I 38 in the kitchen of the shelter along with four other volunteers. We planned and 39 for 45 people hot meals 40 vegetables, chicken, fish and fruit. The homeless people 41 this good food because many of them usually didn’t eat well.

I 42 this volunteer work, making 43 with the four volunteers in the kitchen. One was a very nice elderly housewife, one a movie actor, another a young teacher, and the other a college student, 44 me.

I talked to a lot of the homeless people at the shelter. Their life stories 45 me with sympathy (同情). Some of them had 46 with alcohol(酒精) or drugs while others only had bad 47 . One woman worked for almost 30 years for a small company, and 48 she lost her job. She looked for a 49 job, but couldn’t find one, for she was too 50 . She could do nothing but sell her furniture — sofas, chairs, and tables 51 she could pay for her food. The woman 52 on job hunting, but she 53 couldn’t find one. She had no money for her 54 and had to sleep in her car. Then she had to sell her car. Alone, afraid and 55 , she finally came to the shelter.

1. A．studying B．planning C．holding D．taking

2. A．full B．free C．extra D．long

3. A．helped B．waited C．appeared D．washed

4. A．ordered B．bought C．cooked D．finished

5. A．with B．from C．by D．in

6. A．demanded B．needed C．collected D．requested

7. A．wanted B．had C．owned D．enjoyed

8. A．decisions B．wishes C．friends D．changes

9. A．as B．like C．except D．besides

10. A．full B．filled C．caught D．provided

11. A．habits B．worries C．difficulties D．problems

12. A．luck B．pain C．experience D．loss

13. A．so B．again C．then D．thus

14. A．good B．fresh C．skilled D．new

15. A．old B．poor C．sick D．dull

16. A．if B．because C．so that D．in case

17. A．went B．moved C．came D．worked

18. A．also B．still C．almost D．even

19. A．block B．car C．building D．flat

20. A．homeless B．curious C．shocked D．mad

【答案】

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.A

6.B

7.D

8.C

9.B

10.B

11.D

12.A

13.C

14.D

15.A

16.C

17.A

18.B

19.D

20.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了大学生做志愿者帮助他人并从中学会了很多的故事。

1.D take only two classes只上两节课。

2.B上文提到I wasn’t working that summer and taking only two classes in summer school，据此判断free time“空闲时间”切题。

3.A根据下文所述，应选A项，意为“帮忙（做饭）”。D项“洗刷”不确切。

4.C cook hot meals for 45 people意为“为45口人做热腾腾的饭”。ordered和bought虽用法上正确，但与上文提到的help in the kitchen不相符。

5.A with“具有，配有”，with短语作meal的定语。

6.B作者对这些“无家可归者”持同情态度，应选B项，即“需要食用这样丰盛的饭菜”，否则前后不吻合。

7.D从very nice, talked to a lot of… 等来看，作者应该是“喜欢自己的义务工作”。

8.C根据下文nice elderly housewife以及like me等判断，作者与另外四位志愿者关系融洽，故选择C项。require此处意为“需要”。

9.B从上文taking only two classes in summer school判断，作者身份为大学生，故选择B项。

10.B fill me with sympathy使我充满了同情之心。provide sb. with sth.“供应某人某物”，含义不妥。

11.D从下文others only had bad… 来分析，此处为“有些人存有嗜酒、吸毒问题”。habit通常与of搭配。

12.A从下面所举事例可知答案。

13.C so和thus表因果关系，again表动作重复发生，均不合题意。then在此表示前后动作先后发生，正合题意。

14.D前句提到lost her job，故选D项。

15.A从One woman worked for almost 30 years可知答案。

16.C so that表目的，could为重要标志。for fear“以免”，文意不通。

17.Ago on job hunting意为“继续找工作”，切合题意。

18.Bstill“仍然，依然”，句意通顺。

19.Dflat意为“公寓”，另外三项不符合这位妇女当时所处的情况。

20.Aafraid与alone, homeless相匹配。

考点：考查故事类短文

点评：介绍了大学生做志愿者帮助他人并从中学会了很多的故事。答题前一定要读懂全文，弄清文章要表达的思想，注意前后段落之间的关系。答题中，一定要认真分析，注意选项与上下文的关系，与前后单词的关系。对于一时没有太大的把握的题可以放到最后再来完成，因为有时答案可以从下文内容体现出来。答完后再通读一篇文章，看看所选选项能不能是语句通顺，语意连贯。

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