Question

【题目】Emily was an eighth grader. To pass her Civics course, she had to do some volunteer services in a nursing home for a week.

One Monday,Emily went to the nursing home after school. When she arrived, she was told she would spend an hour every weekday with an elderly lady, MrsBlair. She was then led into a room, where an old lady in a flowery dress was sitting on a sofa.

Emily stood awkwardly（别扭地）in front of the lady. She cleared her throat and said,‘Good

afternoon. I’m Emily.’

‘Good afternoon, Emily. Take a seat, please.’Mrs. Blair replied.

Then,________filled the space between them. Emily wondered what to say.

‘Tell me about yourself, Emily,’ MrsBlair said suddenly.

‘Well,’Emily started,‘I don’t have any grandparents, so I don’t know how toget on well with elderly people.I love the performing arts. I’m here mainly because I have to volunteer here to get a good grade for my Civics class.’

MrsBlair didn’t seem to mind .‘Many people, especially teens, don’t seem to________old people like me. Now you are here, and I’m going to change that about you. Ask me anything.’

Emily thought for a moment, and finally decided,‘What was your job?’

‘I was a Broadway star in the 1950s.’MrsBlair answered.

‘Cool! Can you tell me about it?’Emily asked, amazed.

MrsBlair smiled.‘Back then,________the lead actress had the honor to wear a special bracelet. I was the lead in almost all of the plays, so I always wore the bracelet. Till this day, I still have it.’

Emily smiled along with MrsBlair and listened to the other stories attentively. She had become very________MrsBlair’s stories. She decided to come earlier the next day.

Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday passed by quickly. Then came Friday. As she was leaving, Emily was really upset to say goodbye.

‘Don’t be sad. You can still visit me,’MrsBlair comforted her. She then handed a small box

to Emily,‘It’s my gift to you.’

Emily________opened the box and was surprised to see what was inside.‘It’s the bracelet

that you wore. Thank you!’Emily said, with tears in her eyes‘. free.’

I’m sure to visit you whenever I’m

On the way home, Emily thought of her own love for the performing arts. She touched the bracelet and________that she would keep her word to MrsBlair.

【1】A. happiness B. friendship C. silence D. humour

【2】A. care for B. agree with C. depend on D. worry about

【3】A. even B. maybe C. yet D. only

【4】A. afraid of B. interested in C. pleased with D. familiar with

【5】A. angrily B. easily C. carefully D. suddenly

【6】A. promised B. denied C. introduced D. lied

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】D

【4】B

【5】C

【6】A

【解析】本文介绍了艾米莉参加志愿者活动，去养老院照顾一位老太太。这位老太太叫布莱尔太太，她给艾米莉讲述她当主角，可以有幸戴着一个特殊的手镯的故事。在他们分别时，布莱尔太太把那个手镯赠给了艾米莉。

【1】C

考查名词及语境的理解。A. happiness 快乐；B. friendship 友谊； C. silence 沉默；D. humour幽默；句意：他们两个人之间充满沉默。根据后文的Emily wondered what to say.可知艾米莉在想要说些什么，因此他们两个没有说话，因此是在沉默，故选C。

【2】A

考查动词短语及语境的理解。A. care for 关心，喜欢； B. agree with 同意； C. depend on 依靠； D. worry about担心；句意：许多人，尤其是青少年似乎不喜欢像我这样的老年人。根据so I don’t know how to get on well with elderly people.可知艾米莉不知道如何和老年人好好相处，因此布莱尔太太说青少年不喜欢老年人，故选A。

【3】D

考查副词及语境的理解。A. even 甚至； B. maybe 可能； C. yet 然而； D. only仅仅；句意：回想那时，只有女主角有幸戴着一个特殊的手镯。根据后文的I was the lead in almost all of the plays, so I always wore the bracelet.可知只有女主角戴着那个特殊的手镯，故选D。

【4】B

考查形容词短语及语境的理解。A. afraid of 担心； B. interested in 感兴趣； C. pleased with 对……满意； D. familiar with熟悉……；句意：她对布莱尔太太的故事非常感兴趣。根据She decided to come earlier the next day.可知她决定第二天更早地去布莱尔太太那里，因此她对布莱尔太太的故事感兴趣，故选B。

【5】C

考查副词及语境的理解。A. angrily生气地； B. easily容易地； C. carefully认真地，小心地； D. suddenly突然地；句意：艾米莉小心地打开那个盒子，看见里面的东西感到惊讶。根据前文的As she was leaving, Emily was really upset to say goodbye.可知艾米莉舍不得离开布莱尔太太，喜欢和她在一起，因此对于布莱尔太太给的盒子，应小心地打开，故选C。

【6】A

考查动词及语境的理解。A. promised许诺； B. denied否定； C. introduced 介绍； D. lied撒谎；句意：她摸了摸那个手镯，许诺她将会遵守对布莱尔太太的诺言。根据keep her word可知此处表示许诺，要遵守诺言，故选A。