题目内容
I remember one Thanksgiving when our family had no money and no food, and someone came knocking on our door. A man was ___36____ there with a huge box of food, a giant turkey and even some ___37____ to cook it in. I couldn’t ___38___ it. My dad demanded, “Who are you? Where are you from?”
The stranger announced, “I’m here because a friend of yours knows you’re in need and that you wouldn’t accept __39__ help, so I’ve brought this for you. Have a great Thanksgiving.”
My father said, “No, no, we ___40___ accept this.” The stranger replied “You don’t have __41____.”, closed the door and left.
Obviously that experience had a profound impact (深刻影响) on my life. I ___42___ myself that someday I would do well enough financially _43__ I could do the same thing for other people. By the time I was eighteen I had created my Thanksgiving ritual (习惯). I would go out ____44___ and buy enough food for one or two ___45____. Then I would dress like a delivery boy, go to the __46____ neighbourhood and just knock on a ___47____. I always __48____ a note that explained my Thanksgiving experience __49____ a kid. The note said, “All that I ask ___50___ is that you take good enough care of ___51____ so that someday you can do the same thing for someone else.” I have received more from this annual ritual than I have from any amount of __52____ I’ve ever earned.
Years ago I was in New York City with my new wife during Thanksgiving. She was sad because we were not with our family. ___53____ she would be home decorating the house for Christmas, but we were __54_____ in a hotel room. When I told her what I always do on Thanksgiving, she got excited.
We packed enough food for seven families for thirty days and went to buildings where half a dozen people lived in one room with no electricity and no heat in winter surrounded by rats, cockroaches(蟑螂) and the smell of urine(尿). It was both an ___55____ realization that people lived this way and a truly fulfilling experience to make even a small difference.
1.A.speaking B.standing C.looking D.shouting
2.A.meat B.vegetables C.pans D.firewood
3.A.believe B.accept C.help D.refuse
4.A.direct B.some C.our D.any
5.A.may not B.needn’t C.can’t D.daren’t
6.A.any money B.a choice C.food D.a turkey
7.A.permitted B.promised C.asked D.said
8.A.when B.so that C.even if D.as if
9.A.driving B.playing C.offering D.shopping
10.A.people B.children C.families D.days
11.A.nearest B.farthest C.largest D.poorest
12.A.house B.door C.window D.gate
13.A.concluded B.included C.wrote D.took
14.A.like B.with C.as D.to
15.A.in return B.later C.in future D.for
16.A.others B.yourself C.your family D.the presents
17.A.warmth B.thanks C.money D.encouragement
18.A.Unfortunately B.Obviously C.Normally D.Gradually
19.A.stuck B.excited C.free D.delighted
20.A.exciting B.astonishing C.encouraging D.outstanding
1.B
2.C
3.A
4.A
5.C
6.B
7.B
8.B
9.D
10.C
11.D
12.B
13.B
14.C
15.A
16.B
17.C
18.C
19.A
20.B
【解析】
试题分析:文章介绍作者在小的时候有人帮助过他的家,这对作者有很深远的影响,作者后来也会用这种方式去帮助穷人,而且希望这种善举会一直继续。
1.考查动词:A. speaking说话,B. standing站起来,C. looking看,D. shouting叫喊,从前面的句子:someone came knocking on our door.可知有人敲门是站在门外。选B
2.考查名词:A. meat 肉,B. vegetables蔬菜,C. pans锅,D. firewood木材,从to cook it in.可知这个人是带着一些食物和一个土鸡甚至烧土鸡的锅。选C
3.考查动词:A. believe相信,B. accept接受,C. help帮助,D. refuse拒绝,从后面的句子:My dad demanded, “Who are you? Where are you from?”可知作者和爸爸都不相信。选A
4.考查形容词:A. direct直接的,B. some 一些,C. our我们的,D. any任何的,从后面的句子:so I’ve brought this for you. Have a great Thanksgiving.”可知这个人知道作者家不会接受直接的帮助。选A
5.考查情态动词:A. may not 可能不,B. needn’t 不必,C. can’t 不能,D. daren’t不敢,作者的爸爸说,我们不能接受这个,选C
6.考查名词: A. any money 任何钱,B. a choice选择,C. food食物,D. a turkey土鸡,从后面的句子:closed the door and left. 可知这个人说:你没有选择。选B
7.考查动词:A. permitted允许,B. promised答应,C. asked问,D. said说话,从前面的句子:Obviously that experience had a profound impact (深刻影响) on my life.可知这件事对作者有很深远的影响,所以作者许诺以后经济上好起来了,就为其他人做同样的事情,选B
8.考查连词:A. when当…时候,B. so that为了, C. even if 即使,D. as if好像,这里的so that引导结果状语从句,作者的经济好了,可以帮助别人。选B
9.考查动词:A. driving开车,B. playing 玩,C. offering 提供, D. shopping购物,从后面的句子:buy enough food for one or two _______.可知作者会出去购物,选D
10.考查名词:A. people人民,B. children孩子,C. families家庭,D. days日子,作者会为一俩个家庭买食物,选C
11.考查形容词:A. nearest最近的,B. farthest 最远的,C. largest 最大的,D. poorest最穷的,作者买食物是为了最穷的社区的人,选D
12.考查名词:A. house 房子,B. door 门,C. window 窗户,D. gate大门,knock at the door敲门,选B
13.考查动词:A. concluded 下结论,B. included包括,C. wrote写,D. took拿,作者的食物里面包括一个便条。选B
14.考查介词:A. like象,B. with和…一起,C. as 象,D. to到…, as a child当他还是个孩子的时候,选C
15.考查词组:A. in return 做为回报,B. later以后,C. in future未来,D. for为了,句意:我唯一需要你回报的是照顾好你自己。选A
16.考查代词:A. others其他的,B. yourself你自己,C. your family你家庭,D. the presents礼物,从后面的so that someday you can do the same thing for someone else.”有一天你可以为别人做同样的事情,所以是照顾好你自己,选B
17.考查名词:A. warmth温暖,B. thanks感谢,C. money钱,D. encouragement鼓励,从后面的I’ve ever earned.可知是挣的钱。选C
18.考查副词:A. Unfortunately不幸地,B. Obviously显然地,C. Normally正常地,D. Gradually逐渐地,从后面的句子:but we were _______ in a hotel room.可知正常情况下,她会在家装饰家里,选C
19.考查动词:A. stuck卡住,B. excited兴奋的,C. free 有空的,免费的,D. delighted高兴的,作者和妻子被困在旅店里,选A
20.考查形容词:A. exciting 兴奋的,B. astonishing令人惊讶的,C. encouraging鼓舞人心的,D. outstanding杰出的,从前面的句子:went to buildings where half a dozen people lived in one room with no electricity and no heat in winter surrounded by rats, cockroaches(蟑螂) and the smell of urine(尿)可知知道这些人是这样生活的是让人惊讶的,选B
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