Question

完型填空,阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。

My class and I visited Chris Care Center in Phoenix, Arizona to comfort the old people who needed a little cheering up during the holiday season.

The first two       there were for persons requiring help in taking care of themselves. We sang________ for them. They loved our sweet songs and the flowers that we left with them.

As we were ________on the third floor for old people with Alzheimer (老年痴呆症), most of them stared at the walls or floor. However, one lady ________my eye. She was sitting by the door, in a wheelchair, singing songs to herself. They weren’t the songs that we were singing, at least they didn’t________like that. As we got________ with each song, she did as well. The louder we got, the louder she got. ________  she was singing, she was also________ out to us with her hands and body. I knew that I should have gone over to her, but I thought that my  ________ were to my students. People who worked at the care center could attend to her, I thought. Just when I stopped feeling ________about not giving her the attention she needed, one of my students, Justin, showed me what the holiday season is really about.

Justin also ________the same lady. The difference between us is that he________on her needs, but I didn’t. During the last song, “Silent Night,” Justin walked over to her and held her hand. He looked this aged lady in her   eyes and with his actions said, “You are important, and I will take my________to let you know that.”

This tired, elderly lady stopped singing and held his hand. Then she touched his cheek(脸颊) with the other hand. Tears began to fall down her face. No ________can completely describe that touching moment...

It________a boy to teach me, a man, about kindness and love. Justin’s example of a complete, selfless attitude toward another was a lesson that I will never forget. He was the teacher that day.

1.A. rooms     B. buildings C. floors      D. groups

2.A. bravely   B. shyly      C. madly       D. beautifully

3.A. dancing   B. meeting     C. gathering D. singing

4.A. looked     B. caught      C. escaped     D. hurt

5.A. appear     B. hear       C. sound      D. feel

6.A. louder     B. nearer      C. faster     D. higher

7.A. Because   B. As         C. Since      D. Though

8.A. moving     B. reaching    C. coming    D. spreading

9.A. interests  B. abilities C. feelings   D. tasks

10.A. afraid    B. sure        C. sorry      D. scary

11.A. feared   B. avoided     C. helped      D. noticed

12.A. called    B. acted     C. looked      D. kept

13.A. time     B. flower      C. body        D. cheek

14.A. words    B. poems      C. expressions D. songs

15.A. took      B. wasted      C. caused     D. made

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.D

4.B

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.B

9.D

10.C

11.D

12.B

13.A

14.A

15.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要内容是：在假期作者带领班里的学生去位于菲尼克斯的Chris护理中心看望那里的老人。作者他们为老人演唱了很多美妙的歌曲。有一位老人会跟着作者他们的歌声一起歌唱，老人还向作者他们做出伸手的动作。细心的Justin走上前握住老奶奶的手，向老奶奶表示了无私的爱意。这正是作者想做却没有做到的事情。作者认为Justin给自己上了很有意义的一课。

1.C考查名词和细节理解题。句意：那儿一二两层给生活能够基本自理的人居住。A.房间；B.楼房；C.楼层，地板；D.小组，团体，群。根据第二段第一句As we were 18 on the third及结合句意可知选C。

2.D 考查副词和细节理解题。句意：我们为他们动情地歌唱。A.勇敢地；B. 害羞地; C.疯狂地；D.出色地，漂亮地。根据下文They loved our sweet songs（老人们很喜欢我们唱的歌。）可知作者他们表演得好。故选D。

3.D考查动词和细节理解题。句意：当我们为三楼的患有老年痴呆症的老人唱歌时，他们中大多数人盯着墙或天花板。A.跳舞；B.碰见，满足；C.收集，聚集；D.唱歌。根据第二段第四句They weren’t the songs that we were singing, 可知，作者和他的学生在三楼给患有老年痴呆的老人唱歌。故选D。

4.B考查动词和细节理解题。句意：然而，有一个老奶奶进入了我的视线。A.看；B. 捉住，引起； C.逃跑；D.伤害。根据下文描述老太太的举动（She was sitting by the door, in a wheelchair, singing songs to herself.）可知有一个老奶奶的举动引起了作者的注意。故选B。

5.C考查动词和细节理解题。句意：他们不是我们唱的那些歌，至少老奶奶唱的歌听起来并不在调上。A.出现，似乎； B.听到；C.听起来；D感觉起来。根据句意可知选C 。

6.A考查副词和细节理解题。句意：当我们大声唱时，老奶奶也大声唱。A.更高；B.更近；C.更快；D.更大。根据下文The louder we got, the louder she sang.”可知，老奶奶的声音会跟随作者他们的声音而提高。故选A。

7.B句意：考查连词和细节理解题。当她唱歌时，她也把手和身体伸向我们。A. Because因为；B. As同时，当……的时候，因为，正如；C. Since 既然；D. Though虽然，尽管。根据句意可知选B。

8.B考查动词和细节理解题。句意：当她唱歌时，她也把手和身体伸向我们。A. moving移动；B. reaching伸出，到达；C. coming过来；D. spreading传播。reach out伸出（手），结合句意可知选B。

9.D考查名词和细节理解题。句意：我本想走向那个老奶奶，但作者认为自己的职责在学生身上。A.兴趣；B.能力；C.情感；D.责任。根据下文People who worked at the care center could attend to her, I thought结合句意可知但作者认为自己的职责在学生身上选D。

10.C考查形容词和细节理解题。句意：恰恰当我不感到后悔我没有给她需要的关注时，我的一个学生，Justin给我展示了假日季节真正的含义。A. afraid 畏惧，害怕的；B. sure一定，确信；C. sorry遗憾，后悔，对不起；D. scary害怕的。根据句意结合上下文可知作者很后悔没给这个老奶奶关注，故选C。

11.D考查动词和细节理解题。句意：Justin也注意到了相同的那个老奶奶。A畏惧；B避免；C帮助；D注意。根据下文The difference between us is that he 27 on her needs, but I didn’t. 可知，Justin也注意到了那个老奶奶。故选D。

12.B考查动词和细节理解题。句意：我们之间不同的地方在于，他响应了老奶奶的需要，而我没有。act on对……起作用。A.叫，打电话；B.表现，起作用；C.坚持；D.保持。根据句意可知选B。

13.A考查名词和细节理解题。句意：你是重要的，时间能证明一切。A. time时间；B. flower花；C. body身体；D. cheek脸颊。You are important, and I will take my___ to let you know that.你是重要的，时间能证明一切。此句既是歌词，也是Justin想说给老奶奶的话故选A。

14.A考查名词和细节理解题。句意：没有什么样的语言能形容那个感人的时刻。A话语；B诗歌；C短语；D歌曲。根据这段This tired, elderly lady stopped singing and held his hand. Then she touched his cheek(脸颊) with the other hand. Tears began to fall down her face.描述情景，可知老奶奶感动落泪，多么华丽的语言都不足以形容那个感人的时刻。故选A。

15.A考查动词和细节理解题。句意：它让一个小男孩教给我，一个真正的男人应有的善良和爱心。A. took花费，需要，带领；B. wasted浪费；C. caused引起，造成；D. made做，使；take sb. to do sth./sp.：带领某人去做某事或去某地；make sb. do sth.：让某人做某事；take在此意为“需要”，相当于need。结合句意可知选A。

考点：考查故事类短文阅读。