Question

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阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

The late(已故的) Michael Greenberg was known among New York City’s homeless as “Gloves.” For thirty straight years, he gave warm gloves to the________.

Every day he w The late(已故的) Michael Greenberg was known among New York City’s homeless as “Gloves.”alked to work fast. Like any other businessman, he was wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase (公文箱). However, he was    ________ . In winter, his briefcase always had some gloves. Unlike other New Yorkers, who looked at the ground and   ________   the street, he looked at people around. He would stop when he ________ someone with no gloves. He gave them a pair and then he   ________, looking for more people with cold ________   .

On winter days, Mr. Greenberg   ________ gloves. Every payday throughout the year, Mr. Greenberg   ________ three pairs of gloves and saved them to give them away in winter.

Over the years he was trying to hide from public attention. People   ________  him money and advice all the time, though. They even ________  he could open up a warehouse(仓库) and let people come by and pick them up. However, Michael Greenberg ________  work one-on-one with the homeless. He said, “It’s not so much the gloves,  ________ telling people they count (有价值).”

Once he was asked, “Why do you do this?” He said, “It runs in the  ________   . I do this to honor (纪念) my father. My father always told me, ‘Never deprive (剥夺)________ of the joy of giving!’ A pair of gloves may be a small thing, but it can make a big   ________  in winter. ”

1.A. old             B. busy            C. kind         D. poor

2.A. calm             B. special         C. crazy          D. curious

3.A. crossed over     B. drove along    C. hurried down   D. kept off

4.A. helped          B.chose           C. greeted       D. saw

5.A. held up         B. hanged out     C. moved on       D. turned around

6.A. hands           B. ears            C. faces         D. eyes

7.A. searched for    B. stored up      C. gave away    D. put on

8.A. borrowed         B. sold            C. returned      D. bought

9.A. called           B. sent             C. lent          D. showed

10.A. suggested      B. promised        C. ordered        D. concluded

11.A. enjoyed      B. would rather    C. preferred   D. had better

12.A. but            B. as               C. that         D. since

13.A. city           B. family           C. neighborhood   D. company

14.A. him            B. me              C. yourself       D. themselves

15.A. difference     B. decision         C. presentation   D. connection

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.C

6.A

7.C

8.D

9.B

10.A

11.B

12.A

13.B

14.C

15.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要内容：格林伯格先生是一名特别商人，连续三十年，他在冬天给穷人送温暖手套。一副手套可能是一件小东西，但是在冬天它有很大的作用。他说做这个来纪念他的父亲。他的父亲总是告诉他，从来不要剥夺自己的给予的快乐。

1.D考查形容词语境理解题。句意：连续三十年，他给穷人送温暖手套。The+形容词：表示一类人。A. old旧的，老的；B. busy忙的；C. kind善良的；D. poor穷的。根据上文The late(已故的) Michael Greenberg was known among New York City’s homeless as “Gloves.”结合句意可知选D。

2.B考查形容词语境理解题。句意：然而，他是一个特别的人。。A. calm平静，沉着的；B . special特别的；C. crazy疯狂的，着迷的；D. curious好奇的，有求知欲的，古怪的。根据上文像其他商人一样，他穿着西装，手拎公文包(公文箱)。及下文在冬天，他的公文包里总是有一些手套。可知他是一个特别的人，选B。

3.C考查动词词义辨析。句意：不像其他的纽约人，看着地面和让开上街的路，他看了看周围的人。A. crossed over横渡；B. drove along开车沿着；C. hurried down沿着……急忙下去，赶快下来；D. kept off让开，保持关闭的状态；不接近。结合句意可知选D。

4.D考查动词词义辨析。句意：当他看见有人没带手套他将停下来。A. helped帮助；B .chose选择；C. greeted问候；D. saw看见。结合句意可知选D。

5.C考查动词词义辨析。句意：他给他们一双，然后他继续走。A. held up举起；B. hanged out闲逛；C. moved on往前走，前进；D. turned around转向反方向；转身；(生意或经济) 好转。结合语境可知选C。

6.A考查名词词义辨析。句意：寻找更多冰冷手的人。A. hands手；B. ears耳朵；C. faces脸；D. eyes眼睛。结合语境可知选A。

7.C考查动词词义辨析。句意：在冬天，格林伯格先生捐赠手套。A. searched for寻找，搜索；B. stored up储存；积聚；C. gave away捐赠，送给；D. put on穿上，上演，增加。结合句意可知选C。

8.D考查动词词义辨析。句意：每个发薪日，格林伯格买三双的手套和储存起来，目的是在冬天捐给给他们。A. borrowed借入；B. sold销售，卖；C. returned返回；D. bought买。结合句意可知选D。

9.B考查动词词义辨析。句意：尽管人们总是送他钱和给些建议。A. called打电话，呼叫；B. sent送，寄出；C. lent借给；D. showed展示，显现。结合句意和语境可知选B。

10.A考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们甚至建议他可以建立一个仓库，让人们过来领他们。A. suggested建议，暗示；B. promised许诺，答应；C. ordered命令，点餐；D. concluded推断，作结论。结合句意可知选A。

11.B考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，迈克尔•格林伯格更愿意与无家可归的人一对一的工作。A. enjoyed享受，喜爱；后跟动名词；B. would rather宁愿，宁可；后跟动词原形；C. preferred更喜欢，后跟动名词；D. had better最好做某事。结合句意及语境可知选B。

12.A考查介词词义辨析。句意：手套值不了多少钱，但是告诉人们他们有价值。A. but但是，转折关系；B. as因为，随着，虽然，依照，当……时，如同，当作；C. that那，引导状语从句；D. since因为，由于，既然，自……以来，自……以后。结合语境可知选A。

13.B考查名词词义辨析。句意：一旦他被问道，“你为什么这样做？”他说，“它在城市里运行。我做这个去纪念我的父亲。”A. city城市；B. family家人；C. neighborhood附近，街坊；D. company公司，陪伴，同伴。结合句意及语境可知选B。

14.C考查代词词义辨析。句意：我的父亲总是告诉我，从来不要剥夺你自己的给予的快乐。A. him他，宾格；B. me我，宾格；C. yourself你自己，你们自己；D. themselves他们自己。结合句意及语境可知选C。

15.A考查名词词义辨析。句意：一副手套可能是一件小东西，但是在冬天它有很大的作用。make a big difference ：有很大的作用或影响。结合句意可知选A。

考点：考查故事类短文。