Question

It began a year ago, around Christmas. Every time I drove down our street, I      an old man sitting in his front yard. He was usually smoking or drinking, and looking rather unhappy.

One day, while I was driving past him with my        , I decided to wave at him with a lot of excitement.       , when he noticed me waving at him, he looked a bit shocked. Then, I saw his hand go up and he waved back.

“       did you wave at him?” my daughter asked.

I told her it’s just an act of kindness that doesn’t        anything. It gives both him and me a feeling of joy. My daughter replied that she felt a bit uncomfortable to wave to a        , but next time she would try it as well.

We liked close to the old man,       we saw him rather often. Whenever we drove by, both of us would start waving at him and, pretty soon, the old man started        at everyone who passed by his house.

One time, my daughter’s friend came to visit and she told my daughter that she saw this strange old man near our home wave at her very        . She mentioned that she waved back, although she didn’t know        , and it felt really good.

As soon as my daughter heard this, she told her friend the        of how all the waving began. Her friend answered: “Tell your mom that’s really cool!”

Other friends gave similar        . This taught my daughter that an act of kindness can be natural and        , if you really want to do it. It showed us how giving happiness can do good to        the giver and the receiver.

Moved by the old man’s actions, we’re planning to give our waving neighbor a thank-you card to express our        for his exciting waves. We are really thankful for him sharing his simple joy with all who pass by his house.

1.A. noticed           B. felt           C. heard          D. kept

2.A. husband          B. son           C. daughter       D. friend

3.A. Just now         B. On time        C. In the end      D. At the beginning

4.A. Why            B. How           C. When         D. Where

5.A. buy             B. cost           C. hide           D. guess

6.A. friend           B. driver          C. classmate      D. stranger

7.A. or              B. but            C. so            D. yet

8.A. shouting         B. waving         C. laughing      D. looking

9.A. angrily          B. excitedly        C. loudly        D. carefully

10.A. him            B. me            C. her           D. us

11.A. lesson          B. accident        C. news         D. story

12.A. gifts            B. notes          C. opinions       D. books

13.A. easy            B. funny          C. usual         D. special

14.A. past            B. between        C. all            D. both

15.A. attention        B. thanks          C. suggestions     D. interests

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.B

6.D

7.C

8.B

9.B

10.A

11.D

12.C

13.A

14.D

15.B

【解析】

试题分析：句意：这篇短文主要讲述了一对父女无意间一个善意的形容词，让一个原本悲观的老人开始客观起来，进而影响了一大批人。

1.考查语境理解及动词辨析。Noticed通知，注意到；felt感觉；heard听说；kept 保持，坚持。结合语境可知此处指的是，我注意到一个老人坐在前院，故选A。

2.考查语境理解及名词辨析。Husband丈夫；son儿子；daughter女儿；friend朋友。联系下文my daughter asked.可知我是带着女儿经过，故选C。

3.考查语境理解及短语辨析。Just now刚才；On time按时；In the end终于，最后；At the beginning一开始。结合语境可知此处指的是，一开始这个老人看到我们向他挥手，有点吃惊，故选D。

4.考查语境理解及疑问词辨析。Why为什么；How如何，怎样；When什么时候；Where 在哪儿。根据后一句描述，可知这个女儿问的是，你为什么向他挥手？故选A。

5.考查语境理解及动词辨析。Buy买；cost花费；hide隐藏；guess 猜测。联系前半句，可知此处指的是，这有不花费什么。故选B。

6.考查语境理解及名词辨析。Friend朋友；driver司机；classmate同学；stranger 陌生人。联系前两句描述，可知此处指的是，向陌生人挥手，故选D。

7.考查语境理解及连词辨析。Or或者，否则；but但是；so因此；yet然而。联系上下文，可知前后是因果关系，故选C，我们喜欢接近这个老人，因此我们经常看见他。

8.考查语境理解及动词辨析。Shouting喊叫；waving挥手；laughing笑；looking看。结合语境可知此处指的是，这个老人开始向每个经过他家的人挥手。故选B。

9.考查语境理解及副词辨析。Angrily愤怒地；excitedly兴奋地；loudly大声地；carefully 细心地。结合语境可知老人是兴奋地向他挥手，故选B。

10.考查语境理解及代词辨析。Him他；me我；her她；us 我们。联系前两句描述，可知此处代词指代的是前文提到的那个老人，故选A。

11.11】考查语境理解及名词辨析。Lesson课程，教训；accident事故，意外；news新闻；story 故事。结合语境可知她告诉了她的朋友这个故事是如何开始的。故选D。

12.12】考查语境理解及名词辨析。Gifts礼物；notes礼物，便笺；opinions意见，主张；books 书籍。结合语境可知此处指的是其它朋友也给了相同的意见，故选C。

13.13】考查语境理解及形容词辨析。Easy容易的；funny有趣的；usual通常的，平常的；special特殊的，专门的。结合语境可知此处指的是善意的形容词又自然又容易，故选A。

14.14】考查语境理解及词语辨析。Past越过，晚于；between在……两者之间；all所有都；both 两者都。联系下文the giver and the receiver 可知此处指的是对给予者和接受者都有好处，故选D。

15.15】考查语境理解及名词辨析。Attention注意力，关心；thanks感谢；suggestions建议；interests 兴趣。根据give our waving neighbor a thank-you card 描述，可知此处指的是表达谢意，故选B。

考点：考查故事类短文