Question

Sometimes we need to remind ourselves that thankfulness is indeed a virtue (美德).

William Bennett

Thanksgiving Day was coming. The first grade teacher gave her class a fun assignment (作业) — to draw a picture of     for which they were thankful.

Most of the class might be considered poor, but still many would     the holiday with turkey and other traditional food of the season. These, the teacher thought, would be the subject of most of her students’ art. And they were.

But Douglas made a(an)     kind of picture. Douglas was a different kind of boy. He was the teacher’s true child of weak and unhappy. As other children played at     , Douglas used to stand close by her side. One could only guess at the pain that Douglas felt behind those sad     .

Yes, his picture was different. When he was asked to draw a picture of something for which he was thankful, he drew a     . Nothing else. Just an empty hand.

His abstract (抽象的) picture caught the     of his classmates. Whose hand could it be? One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers     turkeys. Another suggested a police officer, because the police protect and     people. Still others guessed it was the hand of God, for God feeds us. And so the discussion went on — until the teacher almost forgot the young artist     .

When the children had gone on to other assignments, she stopped at Douglas’ desk, bent down, and     him whose hand it was. The little boy looked away and murmured, “It’s yours, teacher.”

She recalled the     when she had taken his hand and walked with him here or there, as she had the other students. How     she had said, “Take my hand, Douglas, we’ll go outside.” Or, “Let me show you how to hold your pencil.” Or, “Let’s do this together.” Douglas was very     for his teacher’s hand. Brushing aside a tear, she went on with her work.

The story speaks of more than thankfulness. It says something about teachers teaching and parents parenting and friends showing friendship, and how much it means to the Douglases of the world. They might not always say thanks, but they’ll remember the hand that     out.

1.A. anything    B. somethingC. nothingD. everything

2.A. congratulate    B. spendC. celebrateD. consider

3.A. good    B. interestingC. excitingD. different

4.A. break    B. restC. deskD. first

5.A. noses    B. handsC. facesD. eyes

6.A. gift    B. personC. handD. turkey

7.A. thought    B. descriptionC. respectD. imagination

8.A. raise    B. needC. buyD. show

9.A. look atB. care forC. take awayD. drive off

10.A. himselfB. itselfC. herselfD. themselves

11.A. saidB. askedC. talkedD. spoke

12.A. chancesB. formsC. waysD. times

13.A. muchB. manyC. oftenD. long

14.A. thankfulB. helpfulC. carefulD. beautiful

15.A. movesB. holdsC. reachesD. puts

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.D

6.C

7.D

8.A

9.B

10.A

11.B

12.D

13.B

14.A

15.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文讲述一个特别的小男孩在感恩节对老师特别的感谢。老师在感恩节让同学们画一幅想要感谢的事物的画，小男孩画得是老师的一只手。这只手带给他无限的温暖和帮助，小男孩用这样特别的方式表达对老师的感谢。

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14.谢他老师的手。A. thankful“感谢的，感激的”；B. helpful“有帮助的”；C. careful“小心的”；D. beautiful“漂亮的”。结合语境，故选A。

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考点：日常生活类短文。