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A Thanksgiving Day article printed in a newspaper told of a school teacher who asked her class of first graders to draw a picture of something they were ________  for. She thought of how little these children from poor neighborhoods really had to be thankful for.   ________ she knew that most of them would draw pictures of turkeys(火鸡) or tables with food. The teacher was ________  to see the picture Douglas handed in… a   ________hildishly(幼稚地) drawn hand.

But whose hand? The class was greatly interested in the abstract(抽象的) image. “I think it must be the hand of God that brings us food,” said one child. “A farmer,” said another, “because he ________ the turkeys.” ________ when the others were at work, the teacher came over to Douglas’s desk and asked whose hand it was. “It’s your hand, Teacher.” he ________  .

She remembered that very often at break time she had taken Douglas, a short ________ child by the hand. She often did that with the children. But it   ________ so much to Douglas. Perhaps this was everyone’s Thanksgiving, not for the material things given to us but for the   ________  , in whatever small way, to give to others.

1.A. helpful       B. thankful      C. useful        D. careful

2.A. So           B. Because     C. But          D. Though

3.A. angry         B. worried       C. sorry       D. amazed

4.A. simple        B. difficult     C. beautiful     D. wild

5.A. plants        B. makes         C. raises        D. produces

6.A. Sadly         B. Luckily     C. Carelessly    D. Finally

7.A. whispered     B. shouted      C. cried        D. laughed

8.A. cheerful      B. lonely       C. funny         D. silly

9.A. meant         B. said         C. needed       D. asked

10.A. change       B. decision      C. chance        D. reply

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.C

6.D

7.A

8.B

9.A

10.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了在感恩节，老师要求孩子们画出他们想要感谢的东西。结果道格拉斯画了一只手，以此来表示对老师关心的感谢。告诉我们不同的人可能用不同的方式表示他们的感恩之心。

1.B考查形容词辨析及语境理解。句意：感恩节那天，报纸刊登了一篇社论，其中讲到这样一个故事：有位小学一年级的老师叫班上的小朋友画出他们感恩的东西。A. helpful有帮助的；B. thankful感激的；C. useful 有用的；D. careful小心的。由于提到感恩节，因此应该与感恩的题材有关。故答案为B。

2.C考查连词辨析及语境理解。句意：所以她料想他们多半会画桌丰富的感恩节佳肴，外加一只香喷喷的火鸡。A. So 因此；B. Because因为；C. But 但是；D. Though尽管。上句提到这些孩子均来自贫苦家庭，与老师所想应该表示转折关系。故答案为C。

3.D考查形容词辨析及语境理解。句意：但看到道格拉斯的作品后，老师惊讶不已，上面画了一只手！A. angry生气的；B. worried 担忧的；C. sorry 对不起；D. amazed惊讶的。道格拉斯的作品，出乎老师的想象，感到意外。故答案为D。

4.A考查形容词辨析及语境理解。句意：上面画了一只手！A. simple 简单的；B. difficult 不同的；C. beautiful 漂亮的；D. wild粗野的。依据单词childishly(幼稚地)可知，一年级的小学生只能简单的作画。故答案为A。

5.C考查动词辨析及语境理解。句意：是农夫，因为他用这手养出火鸡。A. plants 种植；B. makes制造；C. raises 饲养；D. produces生产。依据句意，应该是饲养火鸡。故答案为C。

6.D考查副词辨析及语境理解。句意：在一阵猜测后，小朋友们又跑回座位继续画画。A. Sadly悲伤地；B. Luckily幸运地；C. Carelessly 粗心地；D. Finally最后。依据语境理解，此处应该是表时间的副词。故答案为D。

7.A考查动词辨析及语境理解。句意：“那是您的手，老师。”他怯怯地回答。A. whispered 胆怯的；B. shouted 叫喊；C. cried 哭；D. laughed大笑。从下文可以了解到，道格拉斯个头矮小，平时落落寡欢，因此可以猜测他此时的心情。故答案为A。

8.B考查形容词辨析及语境理解。句意：但老师在下课时总会过去牵牵这位平时落落寡欢的小男孩的手。A. cheerful 欢呼的；B. lonely孤单的；C. funny 滑稽的；D. silly愚蠢的。上文提到道格拉斯对老师的发问感到胆怯。可以猜测他平时落落寡欢。故答案为B。

9.A考查动词辨析及语境理解。句意：但对道格拉斯而言，意义格外重大。A. meant 意味着；B. said 说；C. needed 需求；D. asked问。依据句意可知，答案为A。

10.考查名词辨析及语境理解。句意：而是借此机会回馈他人，不论是多么微小的付出。A. change 改变；B. decision决定；C. chance机会；D. reply回复。依据句意可知，答案为C。

考点：故事类短文阅读。