Question

Bill, a thirteen-year-old boy, thought he had grown up to be a man. But his parents told him, “ You won’t be a real man until you begin to_______ helping others.”

One morning, his parents gave him some money to _______ some milk for them. Outside a shop he saw a homeless old man who looked very _______. Bill went to him and asked, “ What’s wrong with you?”

The old man answered, “ I’m hungry. I haven’t had any food for two days.”

All the thought of his parents’ words, Bill said to the old man, “Let’s go to the _______.”

When they got there, Bill asked the waiter to bring out bread and coffee to the old man. The old man finished the meal quickly. After the waiter ______ the plate and the cup, the old man said, “Sorry for give you too much_______. I’m fine now. I’ll _______forget your kindness! You are a very good young man”

Bill was _______ when he heard this. Just when he wanted to pay for the meal, the waiter came. Bill and the old man learned _______ that he food was free _______ it was the birthday of the boss, and they were the first customer(顾客) that day.

1.A. think about    B. depend on    C. give up    D. go on

2.A. lend           B. buy         C. drink      D. borrow

3.A. afraid         B. glad        C. sick       D. angry

4.A. bank          B. library     C. hospital  D. restaurant

5.A. sent out       B. got down     C. gave back D. took away

6.A. excuse         B. advice       C. trouble    D. difficulty

7.A. never          B. always      C. usually    D. sometimes

8.A. nervous       B. pleased    C. sorry     D. shy

9.A. in surprise    B. as usual     C. once again D. at first

10.A. when          B. until        C. unless     D. because

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.D

6.C

7.A

8.B

9.A

10.D

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意： 一天早上，比尔的父母给了他一些钱去买牛奶。在一个商店外面，他看到一个无家可归的老人看上去很像是病了。比尔问后得知老人饿了。就带他去餐馆吃饭。老人很快吃完了饭。他们惊奇地得知那饭是免费的，因为那天是老板的生日，他们是那一天的第一个客户。

1.A 考查动词短语及语境理解。句意：直到你开始考虑帮助别人你才是一个真正的男人。 think about是考虑，思考；depend on依赖；give up放弃；go on继续。联系下文中Outside a shop he saw a homeless old man who looked very ___. Bill went to him and asked, “ What’s wrong with you?”The old man answered, “ I’m hungry. I haven’t had any food for two days.”All the thought of his parents’ words, Bill said to the old man, “Let’s go to the ______.”可知该选A。

2.B考查动词及语境理解。句意：一天早上，他的父母给了他一些钱去给他们买一些牛奶。 lend借出；buy买；drink喝；borrow借入。文章的意思是父母给钱他去买牛奶，所以选B。

3.C考查形容词及语境理解。句意：在一个商店外面他看到一个无家可归的老人，看上去很像是患病了。afraid 害怕的；glad高兴的；sick病的，不舒服的；angry生气的。根据下文的hungry，可知该选C。

4.D考查名词及语境理解。句意：我们去餐馆吧。bank 银行；library图书馆；hospital医院； restaurant餐馆。因为hungry.，当然是去餐馆，所以选D。

5.D考查动词短语及语境理解。句意：服务员把盘子和杯子拿走后，老人说，“很抱歉给你添麻烦了。sent out发出；got down吞下，记录；gave back归还，送回；took away带走，拿走。根据就以结合语境可知该选D。

6.C考查名词及语境理解。句意：服务员把盘子和杯子拿走后，老人说，“很抱歉给你添麻烦了。 Excuse借口；advice建议；trouble 困境，麻烦；difficulty困难。根据Sorry 可知该选C。

7.A考查副词及语境理解。句意：我将不会忘记你的好意！never 从不；always总是；usually通常；sometimes有时。根据文章意思，我将不会忘记你的好意，所以选A。

8.B考查形容词及语境理解。句意：比尔听到这句话很高兴。Nervous紧张的；pleased高兴的；sorry抱歉的；shy害羞的。当他听到这句话时，他当然感到高兴，所以选B。

9.A考查介词短语及语境理解。句意：比尔和老人惊奇地得知那食物是免费的。in surprise惊奇地；as usual像往常一样；once again 又一次； at first起先，在开始的时候。得知食物免费，当然感到惊讶，所以选A。

10.因为那天是老板的生日，他们是那一天的第一个客户。When当……的时候；until直到；unless除非；because因为。句子前后是因果关系的，因为是老板的生日，食物才免费，所以选D。

考点：故事类短文。