Question

I used to live selfishly, I should admit(承认). But one      changed me.

I was on my lunch break and had      the office to get something to eat . On the way, I saw a Busker(街头艺人)，with a hat in front of him. I had some     in my pocket but I would not give them to him, thinking to myself he would    use the money to take drugs or drink too much. He    like that type-young and ragged（衣衫褴褛）. But what was I going to spend the money on ? Only to buy a can of Coca-Cola or chocolate! I then realized I had no right to place myself above him just because he was busking.

I        and dropped all the coins into his hat, and he smiled at me, I watched for a while. As selfish as it sounds, I looked forward to something more to come from that moment—a feeling of       or satisfaction, for example. But nothing happened. Disappointedly, I walked off.“It proved to be a waste of    ,”I thought.

On my way home at the end of the     , I saw the busker again and he was packing up . I watched him pick up the hat and walk to a cafe counter. There he poured the total contents into a tin collecting for an earthquake fund-raising event. He was busking for charity！

Now I donate any     I have to charity tins and enjoy the feeling of giving.

1.A. time B. moment C. point D. second

2.A. left B. cleaned  C. prepared          D. searched

3.A.chocolatesB. coins C. tins              D. drugs

4.A. almost B. only C. rather             D. still

5.A. acted B. looked C. sounded           D. smelt

6.A. waited B. followed C. stopped           D. arrived

7.A.happiness B. sadness C. love              D. hate

8.A. words B. time C. space             D. money

9.A. moment B. day C. break             D. event

10.A. work   B. time            C. energy            D. change

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.B

5.B

6.C

7.A

8.D

9.B

10.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述作者一开始对于街头艺人的行乞不屑一顾，但是当作者看到这位街头艺人是在为地震灾区募捐的那一刻，改变了一个自负的“我”的故事。

1.B考查名词及语境理解。one time：一次，one moment：某一时刻，one point：一点，one second：一秒。根据语境可知，这里指的是某个时刻改变了作者。故选B。

2.A考查动词及语境理解。left：离开，cleaned：打扫，prepared：准备，searched：寻找。根据语境可知，这里指的是作者上街去买东西吃去了，所以应是离开办公室。故选A。

3.B考查名词及语境理解。Chocolates：巧克力，coins：硬币，tins：罐头，drugs：药品。 联系下文可知，作者口袋里装的应该是钱，但是他不会给这位街头艺人。故应选B。

4.B考查副词及语境理解。almost：几乎，差不多，only：只，仅，rather：相当，still：仍然，仍旧。根据语境可知，这里指的是作者不愿意把钱给这名街头艺人，他认为艺人只会拿这些钱去过毒瘾或酒瘾。故应选B。

5.B考查动词及语境理解。联系下文的“young and ragged”可知指的是外表，应该用look like “看起来像”。故应选B。

6.C考查动词及语境理解。waited：等待，followed：跟随，stopped：停下来，arrived：到达。根据下文的描述可知，作者进行了思想斗争之后，应该是停下来把钱放进他的帽子里。故选C。

7.A考查名词及语境理解。happiness：幸福，满足；sadness：悲哀；love：爱；hate：憎恶。根据语境可知，作者投钱之后期待的是一种快乐和满足感。故应选A。

8.D考查名词及语境理解。words：话语，time：时间，space：空间，money：钱。根据语境可知，作者投了钱，但并没有获得快乐和满足，所以作者认为“这证明是浪费钱”。故应选D。

9.B考查名词及语境理解。moment：时刻，day：天；break：暂停，休息，event：事件。联系上文提到作者失望地走了，又由“on my way home”可知下面的一幕发生在作者下午下班回家的路上，时间应是天快要黑的时候。故应选B。

10.名词及语境理解。work：工作，time：时间，energy：精力，change：零花钱。根据语境可知，作者由于受到这个艺人的大公无私，乐于奉献的精神的感染，应该是把身上所有的零钱都投进募捐箱。故应选D。

考点：人生百味类短文。