Question

It was a cold afternoon. Ginny and I were walking home after work when suddenly a young man asked us, "Do you want a hug（拥抱）?”He carried a sign in his hand which read "Free Hugo". I looked and noticed there were other young people with him. They all lifted their handmade signs high. The message was the same on all of them - Free Hugs!

"Sure!" Ginny smiled and hugged him with all the she had in her heart,

"WOW!" he shouted. "That is the best hug I've had all day!"

Then the young man looked at me and asked, 'How about a hug?"

"You got it!" I walked into his arms. We held a hug briefly（简短地）and parted at once.

Ginny and I stepped back and watched the "free huggers" hug those who them. All of the young people offered hugs to them.

Not all the people accepted their offers, but the fact was that those who opened their arms in return, walked away with on their faces.

I felt warmth in my heart. So warm that it seemed as if it were not a cold winter day. At that time, Ginny and I were going through times. We had little money and were heavily in debt(负债). We were stressed and , but that afternoon, for a short moment, we ___ all our problems because of a hug with love.

It took a simple hug to make everyone smile and make everything better.

1. A. out B. down C. round

2.A. strength B. feelings C. love

3.A. open B. warm C. strong

4.A. accepted B. attracted C. admired

5.A. kindness B. shyness C. smiles

6.A. busy B. lonely C. difficult

7.A. bored B. worried C. surprised

8.A. forgot B. solved C. met

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.C

3.A

4.A

5.C

6.C

7.B

8.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文讲述的是在一个寒冷的下午，Ginny和我下班后正走回家，遇到提供无偿拥抱的一些人。不是所有人都接受他们的拥抱，但他们热情地拥抱需要拥抱的人们。接受拥抱的人们脸上挂着微笑走开了。那时我们正处于困难时期，这件事让我感觉很是温暖，让我们忘记了我们正面临的困顿。

1.副词及语境的理解。句意：我向四周看了看，注意到没有其他年轻人和他在一起。look around向四周看，是固定词组。据上下文此项符合题意，故选C。

2.Ginny微笑着，带着她满心的爱拥抱了他。A. strength力量， B. feelings感情，C. love爱。据下文"WOW!" he shouted. "That is the best hug I've had all day!"可知Ginny给了他一个充满了爱的拥抱，故选C。

3.形容词及语境的理解。句意：我走向他伸开的双臂。A. open伸开的，B. warm温暖的， C. strong有力的。据We held a hug briefly（简短地）and parted at once.可知，我是象征性地拥抱了他下，所以他的胳膊只是张开的，而不是温暖的、有力的，故选A。

4.动词及语境的理解。句意：Ginny 和我往回走，看着这些提供免费的拥抱的人拥抱那些接受他们拥抱的人。A. accepted接受，B. attracted吸引，C. admired羡慕。据题意只有接受他们拥抱的人才会拥抱他们，故选A。

5.名词及语境的理解。句意：不是所有人接受他们的拥抱，但事实是那些回报以张开的双臂的人脸上是带着微笑走开的。A. kindness善意，B. shyness害羞，C. smiles微笑。据题意接受他们拥抱的人应该是心怀温暖，脸上会带着微笑的，故选C。

6.在那时，Ginny 和我正经历困难的时光。A. busy忙碌的， B. lonely孤独的，C. difficult困难的。据We had little money and were heavily in debt(负债).可知我们处境困难，故选C。

7.形容词及语境的理解。句意：我们压力很大且着急。A. bored乏味的，B. worried着急的， C. surprised惊讶的。据上文我们当时处境困难故压力大且着急，故选B。

8.动词及语境的理解。句意：但那天下午，很短的时间，由于一个充满爱的拥抱我们忘记了所有我们的问题。A. forgot忘记，B. solved解决，C. met遇到。据题意，一个拥抱的效果应该是让我们忘记困难时光，其他不符合题意。故选A。

考点：日常生活类短文。