Question

【题目】 I was standing in line behind a woman in her 60s. When it was her turn to pay, the shop owner greeted her and asked how she was doing.

The woman looked down, shook her head and said, “Not so _______, my husband just lost his job. I don’t know how I can ________the holidays.”

Then she gave the shop owner the food stamps（食品券）for poor families.

My _______hurt, I wanted to help but didn’t know how. Should I offer to pay for her food, or ask for her husband's resume（简历）？

AsI walked towards my car, I met the woman again. I remembered something in my wallet. It wasn’t any money or an offer of a job, but maybeit would help.

“Excuse me,” I said, “I heard what you said to the shop owner. It sounds like you’re going through a really _______time right now. I’m so sorry. I’d like to give you something.”

I _______her the small card from my wallet.

When the woman read the two _______on the card, she began to cry. Through her tears, she said, “You have no idea how much this ________to me.”

To tell the truth, her reply was a little ________, Having never done anything like this before, I didn’t know what could happen. All I could say was, “Would it be OK to give you a hug?”

After that, I walked into my car and began to ________ , too.

The words on the card?

“You Matter.”

A few weeks earlier, a friend gave me a similar cardas encouragement for my work. When I read it, Ireally felt ________. So I ordered my own box of You Matter cards and started sharing them.

【1】A.badB.busyC.funnyD.good

【2】A.get throughB.give upC.put offD.talk about

【3】A.handB.headC.heartD.leg

【4】A.dullB.hardC.pleasantD.special

【5】A.handedB.lentC.readD.sold

【6】A.expressionsB.lettersC.sentencesD.words

【7】A.explainsB.introducesC.meansD.suggests

【8】A.boringB.excitingC.relaxingD.surprising

【9】A.chatB.cryC.driveD.shake

【10】A.sillyB.sorryC.wellD.warm

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】C

【4】B

【5】A

【6】D

【7】C

【8】D

【9】B

【10】D

【解析】

这篇短文主要介绍了一位朋友送给了作者一张卡片作为对她工作的鼓励。当作者读到它的时候，感到了温暖，然后作者也制作了一盒“你很重要”的卡片开始与人分享这种感受。

【1】句意：不是很好。

A. bad差的；B. busy繁忙的；C. funny可笑的；D. good好的。根据后文my husband just lost his job.可知老人回答：不是很好，故选D。

【2】句意：我不知道我怎么度过这个假期。

A. get through消耗，用完；B. give up放弃；C. put off推迟；D. talk about谈论。根据上文及宾语the holidays，可知这里指老人不知怎么度过这个假期，故选A。

【3】句意：我的心很痛，我想帮忙，但不知道怎么帮。

A. hand手；B. head头；C. heart心脏；D. leg腿。根据上文及后文I wanted to help but didn’t know how.可知作者感到心痛，故选C。

【4】句意：听起来你现在过得很艰难。

A. dull枯燥无味的；B. hard困难的；C. pleasant令人愉快的；D. special特殊的。根据上文老人和店主的对话可知，故选B。

【5】句意：我递给她我钱包里的卡片。

A. handed递给；B. lent借给；C. read读；D. sold卖。根据上文I’d like to give you something及后文When the woman read the two ___6___on the card,可知此处作者递给了老人卡片，故选A。

【6】句意：当那个女人读了卡片上的两个字时，她开始哭了。

A. expressions表达方式；B. letters信；C. sentences句子；D. words单词。根据后文“You Matter.”，故选D。

【7】句意：你不知道这对我有多重要。

A. explains解释；B. introduces介绍；C. means意思；D. suggests建议。how much sth mean to sb某事对某人多么重要，结合句意，故选C。

【8】句意：说实话，她的回答有点儿令人吃惊。

A. boring无聊的；B. exciting令人兴奋的；C. relaxing放松的；D. surprising令人吃惊的。根据Having never done anything like this before, I didn’t know what could happen.故选D。

【9】句意：之后，我上了车，也哭了起来。

A. chat聊天；B. cry 哭；C. drive驾驶；D. shake摇晃。根据上文When the woman read the two ___6___on the card, she began to cry.可知作者也开始哭，故选B。

【10】句意：当我读到它的时候，我真的感到很温暖。

A. silly愚蠢的；B. sorry抱歉的；C. well好的，身体好的；D. warm温暖的。根据上文是鼓励性的卡片及后文So I ordered my own box of You Matter cards and started sharing them.可知作者感到温暖，故选D。