Question

Sally is eighty-six years old. She has no sons       daughters. Her husband died ten years ago. But she didn’t move into a nursing home. She would like to      herself every day.

Every night she spends two hours       kids with math for twenty years. All kids living on her street can get her help without payment(报酬). She was a famous math       before she retired(退休) from a middle school.

She gets up early in the morning, then does sports, goes shopping or helps cleaners       the street. And she does these happily.

When the kids come for help, she is always       and tries her best. People asked her       . She said, “I love it. It makes me happy to help them.”

She is always happy every day and always says hello to people around her       a smile.

“ I’ve decided to love everything around me. So I’m happy to do       . I’m thankful for those kids who come to me for help. Each kid is my       . I love each day to help them.” she said.

Really, a good decision decided on what one does in life.

1.A. and        B. or       C. but              D. so

2.A. look like B. look at  C. look after       D. look for

3.A. helping    B. working  C. studying         D. teaching

4.A. teacher    B. nurse   C. worker           D. cleaner

5.A. do         B. run     C. sweep            D. play

6.A. awful     B. happy    C. tired            D. boring

7.A. why       B. where    C. when            D. how

8.A. for         B. on       C. with        D. in

9.A. anything    B. nothing  C. something   D. everything

10.A. example    B. gift    C. teacher     D. Helper

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.A

5.C

6.B

7.A

8.C

9.D

10.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要讲述了Sally是一位86岁的老人，他无儿无女在她丈夫死后他独自一个人住但他从不感到孤独而且他是免费主动帮助他们街道上的孩子补习功课，而且总是主动帮助别人他对她周围的人们都和友好，他他说他乐于帮助孩子们，因为他喜欢这样做。

1.B考查连词及语境的理解。A. and 和， B. Or或者；C. But但是；D. So因此，句意：她没有儿子和女儿。根据句意及题干分析否定句中要用or，故选B。

2.C考查固定短语及语境的理解。A. look like看起来像；B. look at看；C. look after 照顾； D. look for寻找，句意：他愿意每天照顾他自己。根据句意“照顾”是look after，故选C。

3.A考查动词及语境的理解。A. helping 帮助；B. Working工作；C. Studying学习； D. Teaching教，句意：每天晚上他花费2个小时的时间帮助孩子们学习数学长达20的时间，根据语境是帮助，help sb with sth 帮某人，故选A。

4.A考查名词及语境的理解。A. Teacher教师；B. Nurse护士；C. Worker工人； D. Cleaner清洁工，句意：在从中学退休之前她是一位著名的数学教师。根据before she retired from a middle school.说明她应该是一名老师，故选D。

5.C考查动词及语境的理解。A. do 做；B. Run跑；C. Sweep打扫；D. Play玩，句意：她早上起的很早，然后做运动，购物和帮助清洁工打扫街道。help sb do sth 帮某人做某事，根据She gets up early in the morning, then does sports, goes shopping说明后面应该是帮助清洁工打扫街道。故选C。

6.B考查形容词析及语境的理解。A. awful 可怕的； B. Happy高兴的； C. Tired疲劳的；D. Boring无聊的，句意：当孩子来找她班忙的时候他总是很高兴并且进他最大努力去帮助别人。根据句意及语境是她高兴，故选C。

7.A考查疑问词及语境的理解。A. Why为什么；B. where 哪里；C. When什么时候； D. How怎么样，句意：人们问她为什么。根据I love it, it makes me happy to help them.可知前面应该是问她为什么这样做?故选A。

8.C考查介词及语境的理解。句意：她总是带着微笑和周围的人们打招呼。With a smile 带着微笑，故选C。

9.D考查不定代词及语境的理解。A. anything 任何事物用于否定句和一般疑问句；B. nothing 没有任何事物表示否定意义；C. something 某事； D. everything一切事物。句意：她为他所做的一切事而感到骄傲。根据句意“一切事情”是everything，故选D。

10.B。

【考点定位】人物类短文。