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阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从短文后面所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Thanksgiving Day was coming. The first grade teacher gave her class a fun assignment (作业) — to draw a picture of ________ for which they were thankful.

Most of the class might be considered poor, but still many would ________ the holiday with turkey and other traditional food of the season. These, the teacher thought, would be the subject of most of her students’ art. And they were.

But Douglas made a(an) ________ kind of picture. Douglas was a different kind of boy. He was the teacher’s true child of weak and unhappy. As other children played at ________ ,Douglas used to stand close by her side. One could only guess at the pain that Douglas felt behind those sad ________ .

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

His abstract (抽象的) picture caught the ________ of his classmates. Whose hand could it be? One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers ________ turkeys. Another suggested a police officer, because the police protect and ________ people. Still others guessed it was the hand of God, for God feeds us. And so the discussion went on — until the teacher almost forgot the young artist ________ .

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

She recalled the ________ when she had taken his hand and walked with him here or there, as she had the other students. How ________ she had 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 very ________ for his teacher’s hand. Brushing aside a tear, she went on with her work.

The story speaks of more than thankfulness. It says something about teachers teaching and parents parenting and friends showing friendship, and how much it means to the Douglases of the world. They might not always say thanks, but they’ll remember the hand that ________ out.

1.A. anything B. something C. nothing D. everything

2.A. congratulate B. spend C. celebrate D. consider

3.A. good B. interesting C. exciting D. different

4.A. break B. rest C. desk D. first

5.A. noses B. hands C. faces D. eyes

6.A. gift B. person C. hand D. turkey

7.A. thought B. description C. respect D. imagination

8.A. raised B. needed C. bought D. showed

9.A. look at B. care for C. take away D. drive off

10.A. himself B. itself C. herself D. themselves

11.A. said B. asked C. talked D. spoke

12.A. chances B. forms C. ways D. times

13.A. much B. many C. often D. long

14.A. thankful B. helpful C. careful D. beautiful

15.A. moves B. holds C. reaches D. puts

A few minutes before six o’clock, Mr. Smith decided to leave. He was about to start the car when a gunman jumped up from the back seat. He held a gun to Mr. Smith’s head. “Drive me to Paris!” he shouted.

“All right”, Mr. Smith answered. He started the engine, pulled away from the side of the street and drove down. Being eighty-one years old, he knew he could not fight the gunman. He knew he needed help. Where were the police? As he drove through a crossing, he looked up and down the side streets, hoping to meet a police car. But he could see nothing. “Just my luck,” he thought, “If I was driving too fast, there would be a police car on every corner.”

Suddenly he pushed his foot down on the accelerator(油门), and the car ran much faster. “What are you doing?” shouted the gunman. “Keeping off the police,” Mr. Smith answered. “I thought I saw a police car back there.”

He ran lights, drove the wrong way on one-way streets. On two-way streets he drove on the wrong side of the road. Not one policeman saw him. Again Mr. Smith’s plan was not working. He had to try a new plan. He turned a corner and saw the police station in front. Then he drove his car as fast as he could towards the police gate. The car hit a police motorbike down and stopped. Mr. Smith shouted, “Help! Help!” Then he reached back to grab(夺) the man’s gun. At the same time the policeman heard the noise and quickly caught the gunman.

1. Why did Mr. Smith drive much faster suddenly?

A. Because he wanted to keep off the police.

B. Because he saw a police car behind his.

C. Because his plan was working.

D. Because he wanted the police to see him.

2.Which of the following is not TRUE?

A. Mr. Smith ran lights, drove the wrong way on one-way streets.

B. Mr. Smith knew he didn’t need any help.

C. Mr. Smith drove his car as fast as he could towards the police gate.

D. Mr. Smith looked up and down the side street, hoping to meet a police car.

3. From the passage, what can we infer(推测)?

A. Mr. Smith is a strong man.

B. Mr. Smith is a shy man.

C. Mr. Smith is a wise man.

D. Mr. Smith is a stupid man.

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