Question

Amanda is a very kind girl. She is   1  willing to help people who are in trouble. Now Amanda is   2  in the University of Texas. At the same   3 , she is volunteering to teach at Heart House in her free time. Heart House is a local after-school program for children. It  4  some extra classes for those children who are not doing well in their studies.

Amanda goes to Heart House to teach the   5  twice a week. She has also set up a website for Heart House.  6  this way, more people will have more chances to learn about Heart House and help the children there.

For Amanda volunteer work is not only good for   7 , but also good for her studies. “I feel happy to teach those children   8  to study. The happier thing is that I can also learn a lot from them,” Amanda says.

Now,   9  Amanda’s website, every week each of the 125 volunteers helps the children at Heart House. “  10  Amanda’s website, Heart House would not be able to have enough volunteers. She has supported our program a lot. We appreciate her help,” the program leader says.

1.                A．hardly          B．yet            C．always    D．never

2.                A．studying        B．teaching        C．cleaning  D．cooking

3.                A．school         B．time           C．university D．year

4.                A．gives           B．offers          C．helps D．provides

5.                A．boys           B．girls            C．children  D．adults

6.                A．In             B．By             C．On  D．To

7.                A．other          B．others          C．another  D．anybody

8.                A．what           B．when          C．where    D．how

9.                A．thanks         B．thanks to        C．because  D．thanks for

10.               A．With           B．In             C．Without   D．Under

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.D

9.B

10.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文介绍了一个善良的女大学生阿曼达利用业余时间，义务帮助那些学习不好的孩子，并且还建立了一个网站，吸引了大量的志愿者参与。她认为这样不但能帮助这些孩子，还有益于自己的学习，很多孩子因此获得了他们的帮助。

1.联系上下文，可知她总是愿意帮助有困难的人，故选C，总是。

2.联系下文描述，可知她正在德克萨斯大学学习，故选A，学习。

3.联系下文，可知指的是在同时，故选B，时间。

4.动词辨析。A.给；B. 提供，出价；C. 帮助；D. 提供，供给。联系下文，可知爱心小屋这个地方为学习不好的孩子提供额外的课程。故选D。

5.联系上文，可知此处指的是教孩子们，故选C，孩子们。

6.短语辨析；in this way用这种方法；by the way顺便问一下，在途中；on the way 在……的路上，一般不和to搭配使用。联系上文可知此处指的是用这种方法。故选A。

7.联系上文描述，可知此处指的是对其他人有好处，故选B，其他人。

8.结合语境可知她很高兴教这些孩子来如何学习。结合语境可知选D，如何。

9.连词辨析。A. 感谢；B.由于，后面接名词性短语；C.因为，后面接从句；D. 多亏了。联系下文，可知此处指的是由于阿曼达的网站，名词性短语，故选B。

10.联系下文，可知没有阿曼达的网站，爱心小屋就不能够有足够的志愿者。故选C，没有。

考点：有关一个女大学生的记述文