Question

【题目】 Our 4-year-old hero’s story started this past February. Austin and his father were watching a program about a mother panda leaving her babies. “I told him that the baby pandas would be homeless for a while,” his father says, “Austin didn’t know what homelessness meant, but he was sad and wanted to know more.”

Seeing this as a____ moment, Austin’s father took him to a local shelter (避难所) that provides housing, food, and other services for homeless men. They saw some homeless men standing on the street corner. “Dad, they look sad,” Austin said. “Can we take them some food and make them____?” Then Austin used his pocket money to buy each man a sandwich and_____ out the food himself. Seeing what their presence (出现) meant to the homeless, Austin and his father returned the next week. After they came back every week for five weeks, word of Austin’s acts of kindness___ through social media. Burger King jumped aboard, agreeing to give $1,000 a month for a year. Soon, other shelters began inviting Austin to come and give out food in other poor areas. But Austin isn’t just filling bellies ( 胃 ). He is___ the lives of those he meets. The respect Austin gave to 41-year-old Raymont touched the man. He shared with Austin’s father just how grateful he was to be treated so______by a four-year-old stranger. Austin’s father helped Raymont to get a driver’s license, which helped Raymont get a job. And he was finally able to have his own apartment. All that was made possible because a little boy took the time to care.

Austin’s love for the homeless has now become his family’s_____. Austin’s mother founded an organization to fight homelessness. Austin’s father left his job to oversee public relations for the organization. The couple plan to build their own shelter, which would___ medical and mental health care.

As for Austin, he continues to give out food, smiles, and his love. “It makes me feel like I’m saving the day.”

【1】A.likeableB.moveableC.teachableD.readable

【2】A.shoutB.smileC.cryD.talk

【3】A.foundB.putC.handedD.sold

【4】A.gotB.brokeC.spreadD.run

【5】A.creatingB.protectingC.controllingD.improving

【6】A.simplyB.proudlyC.hopefullyD.thoughtfully

【7】A.feelingB.callingC.greetingD.gathering

【8】A.offerB.affectC.testD.reduce

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】C

【4】C

【5】D

【6】D

【7】B

【8】A

【解析】

本文主要讲述了奥斯汀和他的父亲正在看一个关于熊猫妈妈离开宝宝的节目。父亲告诉他熊猫宝宝会无家可归一段时间，但是奥斯汀不知道无家可归意味着什么，但他很难过，想知道更多。于是父亲带着他去了就近的收容所，对无家可归的一些人做一些事情。

【1】句意：奥斯汀的父亲认为这是一个可以接受教育的时刻。

likeable令人喜爱的；moveable可移动的；teachable可教的；readable可读的；根据上文Austin didn’t know what homelessness meant, but he was sad and wanted to know more.奥斯汀不知道无家可归意味着什么，但他很难过，想知道更多。可知这里表达的是“可以接受教育的时刻”，故选C。

【2】句意：我们能给他们吃点东西让他们笑吗？

shout喊叫；smile微笑；cry哭；talk讨论；根据前句Dad, they look sad,他们看起来很伤心可知，这里表达的是“想要他们笑一笑”，故选B。

【3】句意：接着奥斯汀用自己的零花钱给每个人买了一个三明治，然后自己分发食物。

found发现；put放置；handed传递；sold卖；根据前文used his pocket money to buy each man a sandwich给每个人买一个三明治，可知，然后要把食物分发给他们，英语“分发”是hand out，故选C。

【4】句意：奥斯汀的善举通过社交媒体传开。

got得到；broke打破；spread传播；run跑；根据后文中的through social media.可知，应该指代的是传播，故选C。

【5】句意：他正在改善他遇到的人的生活。

creating创造；protecting保护；controlling控制；improving改善；根据文中Austin’s father helped Raymont to get a driver’s license, which helped Raymont get a job. And he was finally able to have his own apartment.可知，这是对于他们生活的改善的具体表现，故选D。

【6】句意：他和奥斯汀的父亲分享了一个四岁的陌生人如此体贴地对待他是多么的感激。

simply简单地；proudly骄傲地；hopefully有希望地；thoughtfully体贴地；根据文中Austin’s father helped Raymont to get a driver’s license, which helped Raymont get a job. And he was finally able to have his own apartment.可知，这是对其体贴的照顾，故选D。

【7】句意：奥斯丁对无家可归者的爱现在成了他家人的使命。

feeling感情；calling使命；greeting问候；gathering聚集；根据后文Austin’s mother founded an organization to fight homelessness. Austin’s father left his job to oversee public relations for the organization.奥斯汀的母亲成立了一个组织来对抗无家可归。奥斯汀的父亲辞去了他的工作，为该组织监督公共关系。可知，这里表达的是这已经成为他家人的使命，故选B。

【8】句意：这对夫妇计划建造自己的庇护所，提供医疗和精神保健。

offer提供；affect影响；test测试；reduce减少；根据后文的medical and mental health care可知，这里表达的是“提供”，故选A。