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It was during those hard days in a small community． Food was in short supply． I used to stop by Mr．Miller's stand for

One particular day, while Mr．Miller was some potatoes for me I noticed a small boy admiring a basket of green peas． Soon I was also to the fresh green peas．

The boy left． Mrs．Miller _ to me and said, "There are two other such boys in our _, all from poor families． Jim always offers to our produce for their marbles（弹珠）． He somehow makes them believe he likes red marbles ．Sometimes he even sends them home with some peas for ．" I left the stand, with this man．

Years later, I went back to visit some in that community and while I was there I learned Mr．Miller had died． I agreed to my friends to see Mrs．Miller． Upon our arrival, we offered whatever words of ． Ahead of us were three young men． They moved to the casket（棺椁）． Mrs．Miller's eyes followed them each young man placed his own hand over the cold pale hand and then left．

Our turn came to meet Mrs．Miller．I told her who I was and mentioned the of the marbles． She said, "Those three young men were the boys． They told me how they Jim's kindness．"

"We've never had much ," she said, "but right now, Jim would consider himself the man．" Then she lifted her husband's lifeless fingers． beneath the hand were three shining, red marbles !

1.A． flowers B． grains C．vegetables D． fruits

2.A． bagging B． diggingC．sellingD． cooking

3.A． happily B． hungrilyC．curiouslyD． seriously

4.A． carried B． sentC．drawnD． led

5.A． pulled up B． picked up C． got up D． came up

6.A． community B． town C． homeD． store

7.A． trade B． bring C． changeD． get

8.A． in time B． in particular C． on purpose D． on average

9.A． something B． everything C． anything D． nothing

10.A． impressed B． surprised C． disappointed D． satisfied

11.A． relatives B． friends C． businessmen D． workers

12.A．introduce B． send C． accompany D． assist

13.A． comfort B． thanks C． praise D． encouragement

14.A． since B． whether C． becauseD． as

15.A． cool B． warmC． redD． pale

16.A． price B． colorC． storyD． number

17.A． appreciated B． forgotC． neededD． helped

18.A． debt B． wealthC． hopeD． health

19.A． tallest B． dearest C． richest D． toughest

20.A．Rolling B．Fading C．Hanging D．Resting

 

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.D

6.A

7.A

8.B

9.D

10.A

11.B

12.C

13.A

14.D

15.B

16.C

17.A

18.B

19.C

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲了一个感人的小故事。在饥饿的年代，Miller先生假装喜欢弹珠，用自己的菜和孩子们交换弹珠，有时候，他甚至什么都不要，送他们一些豌豆。多年后，Miller先生去世，曾经的孩子们去和他告别。

1. some potatoes for me I noticed a small boy admiring a basket of green peas．可知这里填蔬菜。Flowers花；grains谷粒；vegetables蔬菜；fruits水果，故选C。

2.I used to stop by Mr．Miller's stand for ，可知Miller先生正在为我装土豆。Bagging装袋；digging挖掘；selling卖；cooking烹调，故选A。

3.

4. some potatoes for me I noticed a small boy admiring a basket of green peas． Soon I was also to the fresh green peas.可知不久，我也被新鲜的绿色豌豆所吸引。be drawn to是固定用法，意思是被……所吸引，故选C。

5. to me and said, "There are two other such boys in our _, all from poor families．可知这里意思是Miller夫人走到跟前。pulled up从土里拔出；picked up捡起；got up起床；came up走到跟前，故选D。

6.

7.

8. ．可知这里意思是他让他们相信他特别喜欢红色的弹珠。in time及时；in particular特别；on purpose故意；on average

平均，故选B。

9. with this man．可知这里意思是有时候，他甚至什么都不要，送他们一些豌豆。Something某物；everything一切；anything任何东西；nothing没有东西，故选D。

10.

11. my friends to see Mrs．Miller．可知这里填friends。Relatives亲戚；friends朋友；businessmen商人；workers工人，故选B。

12. my friends to see Mrs．Miller． Upon our arrival, we offered whatever words of ．可知这里意思是我同意陪同我的朋友们去看Miller夫人。Introduce介绍；send送；accompany陪同；assist协助，故选C。

13. ．可知我们说了许多安慰的话。Comfort安慰；thanks感谢；praise赞扬；encouragement鼓励，故选A。

14.

15. each young man placed his own hand over the cold pale hand and then left．和cold相对应是warm。Cool凉；warm温暖的；red红色的；pale苍白的，故选B。

16. of the marbles．可知这里意思是我告诉她弹珠的故事。Price价格；color颜色；story故事；number数目，故选C。

17. Jim's kindness．"可知这里意思是他们非常感谢Jim的善良。Appreciated感激；forgot忘记；needed需要；helped帮助，故选A。

18. ," she said, "but right now, Jim would consider himself the man．"可知这里意思是我们没有很多财富。Debt债务；wealth财富；hope希望；health

健康，故选B。

19. ," she said, "but right now, Jim would consider himself the man．"可知这里意思是我们没有很多财富，但是我们是最富有的人。Tallest最高；dearest最亲爱的；richest最富有；toughest最坚强的，故选C。

20. beneath the hand were three shining, red marbles !可知这里填Resting。Rolling滚动；Fading消逝；Hanging挂着；Resting静止，故选D。

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