Question

  My first acts of kindness were done when I was about 12 years old. I always (1) people as soon as possible with whatever they wanted.

  At that time，I noticed that many (2) people had difficulty going to the shopping mall after heavy snow. I would spend part of a (3) Saturday knocking on my elderly neighbors' apartment doors to ask if they (4) anything from the mall. The mall was down a huge hill and I would bring back a couple of bags of necessities(必需品)for them every time. I liked it and it made them so (5) ，too.

  My friends asked me (6) I was doing,and after some time,some of them joined in and it became a (7) as time went by. I (8) asked for money for these, but sometimes the old ladies would (9) some in my pocket without telling me. The next time I would buy some flowers or cards for them.

  When I went to college, many of these people would ask my mother about me, (10) my mother didn't always know who they were. It was through those (11) between my mother and these people that she (12) what I used to do for them―I had never told her. I started helping others when I was 12 and it has (13) until today. Now I'm a teacher and teaching my students the art of true (14) - I originally wrote this for my profile(简介)，but my mother said why not share it with(15) . I hope this inspires(激励)younger people and the older alike.

(   ) 1. A. offered    B. provided    C. cared    D. gave

(   ) 2. A. lazy    B. tired      C. poor    D. old

(   ) 3. A. free    B. busy      C. funny    D. fine

(   ) 4. A. fetched    B. needed     C. got    D. took

(   ) 5. A. pleased    B. relaxed    C. disappointed    D. particular

(   ) 6. A. whether    B. when     C. why    D. what

(   ) 7. A. rule    B. habit     C. tradition    D. custom

(   ) 8. A. never    B. usually     C. always    D. sometimes

(   ) 9. A. put    B. use      C. keep    D. save

(   ) 10. A. so    B. as       C. but    D. or

(   ) 11. A. speeches    B. discussions    C. statements    D. conversations

(   ) 12. A. learned from    B. thought over   C.  knew about   D. reminded of

(   ) 13. A. troubled    B. stopped      C. paused    D. continued

(   ) 14. A. culture    B. kindness     C. surprise    D. pressure

(   ) 15. A. everyone    B. everything     C. nobody    D. nothing

Answer 1

1. B provide sb. with sth.为"给某人提供某物"。由后面的with可知答案为B。

2. D 由后文中提到的my elderly neighbors以及old ladies等可推断答案为D。

3. A由本句的场景可推知答案为free"空闲的"。

4. B句意为：……问是否需要从购物中心买东西……，由此可知答案为B。

5. A我去购物中心给他们买东西，他们自然非常"高兴"，由此可知答案为A。

6. D句意为：我的朋友问我在干什么……，由此可推断所缺的词是what。

7. B rule为"规定";habit为"习惯";tradition为"传统";custom为"风俗"。结合后文可知，"这成了一种习惯"，故答案为B。

8. A句意为：我从来没有为此要过钱……，由此可知答案为A。

9. A put... in为"把……放在……里"，本句要表达的含义是"把一些钱放在我的口袋里"。故选A。

10. C由句意可知，两分句之间为转折关系，故答案为(：。

11. D句意为:通过和这些人的对话，我妈妈才知道了我以前为他们做的那些事情。由此可知答案为D。

12. C learn from为"从……中意识到";think over为"仔细考虑";know about为"知道关于……";remind of为"提醒"。由句意可知答案为C。

13. D由上下文可知"……这件事一直持续到今天"，所以可推断答案为D。

14. B通读全文可知答案应为kindness"友善"。

15. A share it with everyone为"和所有人分享"。