Question

Whenever we hear about “the homeless”, most of us think of the Developing World. But the          is that homelessness is everywhere. For example, how many of us would expect to see people living on the streets of a developed country like Germany?

    Kurt Muller and his wife Rita have spent eleven years making          for the homeless of Berlin, the capital of Germany. They first           doing that during a long hot summer when most Germans were         on holiday. Kurt and his wife stayed at home, made  sandwiches,         a table in the street and gave food to the homeless.

   The Mullers soon realized that food and clothing weren’t          . “What these people also need is warmth and        ,” says Rita. The Mullers were always willing to give their phone number to the street people and told them to phone anytime. Rita         there was somebody at home to answer the phone and their home was always         to anyone who couldn’t face another night on the street.

    The couple were soon          all their time and money, so Kurt visited food and clothing companies to         donations. Today, over thirty companies  regularly donate food and other goods to the cause and volunteers help to         them to the homeless. The public also give clothes and money and a shoe producer  even gives away new shoes.

    Kurt and Rita receive no payment for their hard work. “We feel like parents,” says Rita, “and parents shouldn’t        money for helping their children. The love we get on the streets is our salary.” Though Rita says she often gets       , she says she will continue with her work because she likes the feeling of having made a         in the world.

1.A. result                  B. reason              C. fact              D. idea

2.A. meals              B. houses              C.  preparations      D. suggestions

3.A. began                B. met                C. called              D. left

4.A. asleep                B. alone               C. across             D. away

5.A. brought up          B. put aside            C. set up             D. gave away

6.A. enough             B. necessary          C. helpful              D. expensive

7.A. right                 B. freedom             C. courage             D. caring

8.A. found out          B.  made sure        C. looked up        D. worked out

9.A. open                 B. crowded           C. noisy               D. near

10.A. spending           B. wasting             C. costing             D. taking 

11.A. pay for            B. ask for              C. look into         D. carry out

12.A. give away          B. give in              C. give out             D. give up

13.A. raise              B. borrow             C. save                D. expect

14.A. surprised          B. excited              C. tired                D. shy

15.A.  difference           B. decision           C.  plan             D. rule

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.A

4.D

5.C

6.A

7.D

8.B

9.A

10.A

11.B

12.C

13.D

14.C

15.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要介绍了Muller夫妇为无家可归的人提供食物和住处，并且为他们筹集钱和物资的故事，虽然他们很累，但并没有停止对别人的帮助，得到了人们的理解、尊重和支持，更多的人加入到他们的行列，为无家可归的人带来温暖和关爱。

1.考查名词及语境的理解。句意：但现实就是无家可归的人到处都是。 A.result 结果B. reason原因  C. fact事实 D. idea观点；结合上文，无论什么时候我们听到“无家可归”，都会想到发展中国家。但实际上到处都有这样的人，故选C。

2.考查名词及语境的理解。句意：Kurt Muller和他的妻子Rita已经花了11年的时间为柏林的无家可归的人做饭，A. meals 饭 B. houses房子 C.  preparations  准备D. suggestions建议；结合下文Kurt 和他的妻子在家里做三明治，在街上放好桌子给无家可归的人发食物。可知他们是为那些人做饭而不是造房子，提建议，故选A。

3.考查动词及语境的理解。句意：他们第一次开始做那件事情是在一个漫长的炎热的夏天，当大部分的德国人都离开去度假的时候 。A. began 开始B. met 遇到 C. called 叫做D.left离开；根据句意此处应该是开始做这种慈善，故选A。

4.考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：当大部分的德国人都离开去度假的时候 。A. asleep 睡着的 B. alone 单独的 C. across 穿过 D. away离开；根据句意，应该是离开自己的家去度假，故选D。

5.考查动词短语及语境的理解。句意：Kurt 和他的妻子在家里做三明治，在街上放好桌子给无家可归的人发食物。A. brought up  养育 B. put aside 搁在一旁 C. set up 创建，放置D. gave away捐赠；结合句意，应该是放置好桌子，故选C。

6.考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：Muller一家很快意识到仅有食物和衣服是不够的。 A. enough 足够的B. necessary 必要的 C. helpful 有帮助的 D.expensive昂贵的；结合下文，他们还需要温暖和关心，故选A。

7.考查名词及语境的理解。句意：这些人还需要的是温暖和关爱。A. right 权力B. freedom  自由 C. courage  勇气  D. caring关爱；根据句意他们需要关心，故选D。

8.考查动词短语及语境的理解。 句意：Rita确保家里有人接电话。A. found out  找出，查明 B.  made sure  确保 C. looked up 查找 D. worked out解决；结合上文Muller一家总是愿意把电话号码给街上的人并告诉他们随时可以打电话，可知Rita要确保家里有接电话的人，故选B。

9.考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：并且他们的家也总是为街上那些晚上没地方去的人敞开着。A. open开着的 B. crowded 拥挤的  C. noisy吵闹的   D.near附近的；根据句意，他们的家应该是为无家可归的人敞开着，故选A。

10.考查现在分词及语境的理解。句意：这对夫妻正很快花光所有的时间和金钱。A. spending 花费（时间或金钱） B. wasting 浪费 C. costing 花费（主语是物）D. taking花费（时间）；此处指花费时间和金钱， 故选A。

11.考查动词短语及语境的理解。句意：于是Kurt参观了食物和服装公司来要求捐赠。A. pay for 付款 B. ask for 要求 C. look into 查问 D. carry out实现；根据句意是向他们要求捐赠，故选B。

12.考查动词短语及语境的理解。句意：现在有30多家公司向他们有规律地捐赠食品及其它物资并有志愿者帮忙把这些东西分发给无家可归的人。A. give away 捐献 B. give in屈服  C. give out 分发D. give up放弃；根据句意应该是分发物物资，故选C。

13.考查动词及语境的理解。句意：父母不会因帮助孩子而期望回报。A.raise筹集  B. borrow 借  C. save节省 D. expect期望；根据句意Muller一家对待无家可归的人就像对待自己的孩子一样是不求回报的，故选D。

14.考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：尽管Rita说她经常感到很累，但她还会继续她的工作。A. surprised惊讶的  B. excited  激动的 C. tired  累的D.shy害羞的；Rita做那么多事情当然会很累，故选C。

15.考查名词及语境的理解。句意：因为她喜欢被人需要的感觉。make a difference紧要，A.  difference区别，不同B. decision决定 C.  plan 计划D. rule规则；make a difference紧要，故选A。

考点：故事类阅读。