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【题目】 The old woman used to sleep on the sidewalk (人行道) of the street. I could ______her before I came close. She wore dirty clothes and her mouth was nearly toothless. I ______saw her talk with others. If she was not asleep, she talked to ______. What a poor old lady!

One Thanksgiving, we had lots of food left over. I thought of the old lady. She might be still hungry. So I ______the food and drove over to the street.

Though it was cold, I knew she would stay at the same place. There she was, sat ______the wall near the post office. I went over and said, “I’ve brought you some food. Would you like some turkey and apple pie?”

However, the old woman didn’t seem to be very ______about this. She looked at me and said, “Oh, thank you very much,______someone has given me food earlier and I’m quite _____now. Why don’t you take it to someone who needs it?

Her words were clear and her ______were kind. Soon her head sank into her arms again. I was the only person who didn’t know what to say. An old lady who was clearly falling on hard times still______others. Why don’t more of us do that?

【1】A.touchB.understandC.surpriseD.smell

【2】A.seldomB.oftenC.alwaysD.usually

【3】A.myselfB.himselfC.herselfD.itself

【4】A.leftB.packedC.soldD.threw

【5】A.onB.inC.betweenD.against

【6】A.worriedB.disappointedC.excitedD.educated

【7】A.soB.butC.orD.though

【8】A.thirstyB.hungryC.fullD.angry

【9】A.mannersB.performancesC.methodsD.customs

【10】A.thought overB.thought upC.thought outD.thought about

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】C

【4】B

【5】D

【6】C

【7】B

【8】C

【9】A

【10】D

【解析】

本文讲述了一个蜷缩在人行道上，靠在邮局附近的篱笆上，身穿脏衣服的老太太。她的嘴几乎没有牙齿，如果她没有睡着，她就自言自语。有一次感恩节，作者家剩下来很多食物，就打包去送给她，但是老太太拒绝了作者，让作者把食物送给真正需要它的人，这件事让作者感触很深。

【1】句意：我还没靠近她就闻到了她的味道。

touch感动；understand理解；surprise使惊奇；smell闻到；根据“She wore dirty clothes and her mouth was nearly toothless”可知她穿着脏衣服，嘴巴几乎没有牙齿，可推测出此处是“闻到”，故选D。

【2】句意：我很少看到她和别人说话。

seldom很少；often经常；always总是；usually通常；根据上文老太太的穿着和几乎没有牙齿，可推测出此处是“很少”，故选A。

【3】句意：如果她没有睡着，她就自言自语。

myself我自己；himself他自己；herself她自己；itself它自己；talk to oneself表示“自言自语”，根据主语“she”可知她就自言自语，可推测出此处是“herself”，故选C。

【4】句意：所以我打包了食物，开车去了街上。

left离开；packed包装，打包；sold卖；threw扔；根据“ we had lots of food left over. I thought of the old lady”可知我们剩下了很多食物。我想起了那位老太太，可推测出此处是“包装，打包”，故选B。

【5】句意：她就在那儿，靠着邮局附近的墙坐着。

on在……上面；in在……里面；between在……中间；against反对，靠着；根据“the wall near the post office”可知靠墙墙而坐，可推测出此处是“靠着”，故选D。

【6】句意：然而，老妇人似乎对此不太兴奋。

worried生气；disappointed失望；excited激动，兴奋；educated教育；根据“thank you very much, but I’m quite full now.”非常感谢，但我现在已经吃饱了，结合句中是否定，可推测出此处是“兴奋”，故选C。

【7】句意：非常感谢，但是有人之前给过我食物，现在我已经很饱了。

so所以；but但是；or或者；though尽管；根据“thank you very much,___7___someone has given me food earlier”可知非常感谢， 有人之前给过我食物，可推测出此处是“但是”，故选B。

【8】句意：非常感谢，但是有人之前给过我食物，现在我已经很饱了。

thirsty渴；hungry饿；full全部，满；angry生气；sb is full表示“某人饱了”，根据“someone has given me food earlier”可知有人之前给过我食物，可推测出此处是“full”，故选C。

【9】句意：她说话清楚，举止文雅。

manners行为；performances表演；methods方式；customs风俗；根据前文回答可知她很有礼貌，可推测出此处是“manners”，故选A。

【10】句意：一个明显陷入困境的老太太仍然在为别人着想。

thought over思考；thought up想出；thought out解决；thought about想到；根据本句可知老太太仍然在为别人着想，可推测出此处是“想到”，故选D。

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