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With a hat by his feet a blind boy sat on the steps of a building. He put up a sign that said, “I am blind, please help.”

Only a few people put ______ in the hat. A man was walking by. He _______ some coins into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it ________, and wrote some words. He put the sign back and left.

Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people ________ to give money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who came to see ______things were. The boy recognized his footsteps and asked, “Were you the one who ________my sign this morning? What did you write?”

The man said, “ I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a ________way.” What he had written was, “Today is a beautiful day,__ ____ I cannot see it.”

Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing? Both the_____ told people that the boy was blind. But the first sign simply________ people to help by putting some money into the ______. The second one, however, told people that they were able to enjoy the ________ of the day, but the boy couldn’t _________ he was blind.

There are at least two lessons we can learn _______ this story. First, be thankful for what you have. Someone else has less. Help them if you can. ________, be creative. Think differently .There is always a better way.

1.A. eggs          B. coins          C. toys           D. pencils

2.A. got           B. lost           C. took           D. dropped

3.A. on            B. off            C. back         D. around

4.A. asked         B. began          C. hoped        D. continued

5.A. how          B. what           C. whose         D. which

6.A. put           B. found          C. changed        D. cleaned

7.A. usual         B. simple         C. different     D. dangerous

8.A. as            B. so             C. for            D. but

9.A.signs          B. men          C. boys         D. lessons

10.A. told        B. took           C. helped         D. ordered

11.A. bag          B. hat           C. pocket         D. basket

12.A. food         B. songs         C. beauty         D. pictures

13.A. because      B. unless        C. before         D. though

14.A. about        B. with           C. from           D. except

15.A. First        B. Second         C. Third          D. Fourth

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.D

4.B

5.A

6.C

7.C

8.D

9.A

10.A

11.B

12.C

13.A

14.C

15.B

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：这篇短文中的小男孩因为前后两种不同的标语，他的乞讨效果就发生了巨大的变化，原因就在于前后两种标语以不同的方式表达出了小男孩的困境。从中也告诉我们，要珍惜自己所拥有的。做事情要善于动脑筋，从不同方面思考问题。

1.B考查名词及语境理解。句意：只有少数几个人在帽子里面放了硬币。eggs鸡蛋；coins硬币； toys玩具；pencils铅笔。联系下文He dropped some coins into the hat的描述可知此处指的是只有少数几个人在帽子里面放了硬币，所以选B。

2.D考查动词及语境理解。句意：他把一些硬币放进了帽子里。got得到；lost失去；took带走，拿走；dropped掉下。结合语境可知此处指的是他在帽子放进了一些硬币,所以选D。

3.D考查副词及语境理解。句意：他把标语翻过来，写了几句话。 on在……上；off 关；back向后，背部；around在周围。根据句意结合语境可知该选D。

4.B考查动词及语境理解。句意：又有一些人开始给这个盲人男孩钱。asked问，要求；began开始；hoped希望；continued继续。根据句意结合语境可知该选B。

5.A考查疑问词及语境理解。句意：那天下午这个男人来看事情怎么样。 how如何,怎样；what什么；whose谁的；which哪一个。根据句意结合语境可知该选A。

6.C考查动词及语境理解。句意：你是今天早上那个改写了我的标语的人吗? put放； found找到，发现；changed改变；cleaned打扫，擦。根据句意结合语境可知该选C。

7.C考查形容词及语境理解。句意：我是以一种不同的方式说你说的话。usual平常的；simple 简单的；different不同的；dangerous危险的。结合语境可知此处指的是以一种不同的方式,所以选C。

8.D考查连词及语境理解。句意：今天是美好的一天，但是我无法看到它。as随着,由于；so因此；for为了；but但是。联系上下文可知前后是转折关系,所以选D。

9.A考查名词及语境理解。句意：两个标语都是告诉人们男孩是失明的。signs标语,标志；men 男人；boys男孩；lessons功课。联系上文描述可知此处指的是上文提到的前后两种不同的标语,所以选A。

10.A考查动词及语境理解。句意：第一个标语只是简单地告诉人们通过把钱扔进帽子里来帮助男孩。told告诉；took带走,拿；helped帮助；ordered命令。Tell sb sth告诉某人某事，所以选A。

11.B考查名词及语境理解。句意：第一个标语只是简单地告诉人们通过把钱扔进帽子里来帮助男孩。bag包；hat 帽子；pocket口袋；basket篮子。联系前文A man was walking by. He ______ some coins into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it _______, and wrote some words描述可知此处指的是把钱扔到帽子里面，故选B。

12.C考查名词及语境理解。句意：然而第二个标志告诉人们他们能享受一天，但男孩不能因为他是瞎的。food 食物；songs歌；beauty 美丽，美好；pictures图画。联系前文Today is a beautiful day,描述可知此处指的是享受日子的美好，所以选C。

13.A考查连词及语境理解。句意：然而第二个标志告诉人们他们能享受一天，但男孩不能因为他是瞎的。because因为；unless除非，如果不；before在……之前；though虽然，尽管。联系上下文可知前后是因果关系，下文表示原因，所以选A。

14.C考查介词及语境理解。句意：我们至少能从这个故事中学到两条教训。about关于；with带有，伴随；from从，来自； except除了。Learn from从中学到，学习。所以选C。

15.B考查序数词及语境理解。句意：第二，要有创造性。First第一；Second第二；Third第三； Fourth第四。联系前文First, 可知此处指的是学到的第二条教训，故选B。

考点：故事类短文。