Question

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后面所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

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. something      C. nothing        D. everything

2.A. congratulate  B. spend         C. celebrate     D. consider

3.A. good         B. interesting    C. exciting      D. different

4.A. break         B. rest           C. desk           D. first

5.A. noses         B. hands         C. faces         D. eyes

6.A. gift           B. person        C. hand           D. turkey

7.A. thought        B. description    C. respect        D. imagination

8.A. raised         B. needed        C. bought         D. showed

9.A. look at       B. care for       C. take away      D. drive off

10.A. himself      B. itself         C. herself        D. themselves

11.A. said         B. asked         C. talked        D. spoke

12.A. chances      B. forms         C. ways           D. times

13.A. much          B. many          C. often         D. long

14.A. thankful     B. helpful        C. careful       D. beautiful

15.A. moves         B. holds          C. reaches       D. puts

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.D

6.C

7.D

8.A

9.B

10.A

11.B

12.D

13.C

14.A

15.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲述了一个感人的故事。老师叫学生们画他们感激的事物。有位学生画了一只手。学生们就开始猜测这是谁的手。小男孩画的是老师的手，因为他非常感激自己的老师。

1.B考查不定代词及语境的理解。句意：一年级的老师给她布置了一些有趣的作业来画一幅他们感激的画。此题考查不定代词，因为是肯定句，故用something，故选B。

2.C考查动词及语境的理解。句意：在班上大多数的人们可能认为很贫穷，但是他们当中的许多都用火鸡或季节性的其他传统的东西来庆祝这个节日。此题考查动词，A. congratulate祝贺；B. spend 度过，花费；C. celebrate庆祝；D. consider认为。根据句意，故选C。

3.D考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：但道格拉斯画了一种不同的图片。此题考查形容词，A. good好的；B. interesting 有趣的；C. exciting令人兴奋的；D. different不同的。根据句意，故选D。

4.A考查名词及语境的理解。句意：在休息的时候，其他孩子都在玩，道格拉斯只是站在靠近老师的身边，一句话也没说。此题考查固定短语at break在休息的时候。根据句意，故选A。

5.D考查名词及语境的理解。句意：一个人可能在猜测他背后的那些悲伤的痛苦。此题考查名词，A. noses鼻子；B. hands手；C. faces脸；D. eyes眼睛。根据句意，故选D。

6.6】C 考查名词及语境的理解。句意：当他被要求画他感激的事物的时候，他画了一只手。此题考查名词，A. gift礼物；B. person人；C. hand手；D. turkey火鸡。根据句意和Nothing else. Just an empty hand.，故选C。

7.7】D 考查名词及语境的理解。句意：他抽象的画引起了同班同学们的想象力。此题考查名词，A. thought考虑，思考； B. description描述；C. respect尊重；D. imagination想象力。根据句意，故选D。

8.8】A考查动词及语境的理解。句意：一个孩子猜可能是一位农民的手，因为农民养火鸡。此题考查动词，A. raised饲养；B. needed需要；C. bought买；D. showed展示。根据句意，故选A。

9.9】B考查动词短语辨析及语境的理解。句意：有人猜是一位警察的手，因为警察保护和帮助，照料人们。此题考查固定短语，A. look at看；B. care for帮助，照料；C. take away带走；D. drive off赶走。根据句意，故选B。

10.10】A考查反身代词辨析及语境的理解。句意：讨论继续进行，以至于几乎忘记了这位小画家本身。此题考查反身代词，根据句意，故选A。

11.11】B考查动词辨析及语境的理解。句意：老师在他的桌子前停下来，弯下腰，问他这是谁的手。此题考查动词，A. said 说；B. asked问；C. talked交谈；D. spoke讲话。根据句意，故选B。

12.12】D考查名词辨析及语境的理解。句意：她回想起她牵着他的手，和他一起到处散步的时代。此题考查名词，A. chances机会；B. forms形式，方式；C. ways 方式；D. times时代。根据句意，故选D。

13.13】C考查副词辨析及语境的理解。句意：老师多久说一次，孩子抓住我的手，我们一起出去。此题考查副词，A. much多少钱；B. many多少；C. often多久一次；D. long多长时间。根据句意，故选 C。

14.14】A考查形容词辨析及语境的理解。句意：他非常感激老师的手。此题考查形容词，A. thankful感激的；B. helpful有帮助的；C. careful仔细的；D. beautiful美丽的。根据句意，故选 A。

15.5】C考查动词短语及语境的理解。句意：他们也许不常说谢谢，但他们会永远记得伸出去的手。此题考查固定短语reach out伸出。根据句意，故选C。

考点：考查故事类短文。