Question

I love helping others. One day one year ago, I was on a trip in Denver. I met a man called James Moss. James Moss was a(n) ______ father living in the city with his 2-year-old son. When I first met Moss, I did not know of the father's situation. After speaking with him I ______ that Moss had moved from New York to Denver only a few days before. I was also told he hadn't found a house to live in.

______ he had no home with a young child, Moss was positive(积极的).He explained that he was ______ inside. He also said he'd change his situation soon. At the end of our chat, I gave Moss $1,000 and a weeklong stay in a ______ with his son.

While we were talking, I ______ our talk. Later I posted the video on YouTube. But I decided to do ______ to help the father. I started a GoFundMe campaign(活动)."James is a great father and man," I wrote on the campaign site. "Let's make ______ happen to him and his son and show him some love and that there are still good people in this world."

In just five days, more than $35,000 was ______ to the campaign. I gave all the money to Moss. With that money, Moss changed his life in Denver. Now he has a job and can ______ an apartment(公寓)to live in and his son is now in day care

I'm so glad that I helped this man and his son.

1.A. honest    B. homeless    C. handsome    D. humorous

2.A. wished    B. guessed    C. learned    D. expressed

3.A. Though    B. When    C. Since    D. Because

4.A. sad    B. crazy    C. nervous    D. happy

5.A. park    B. factory    C. school    D. hotel

6.A. recorded    B. received    C. reviewed    D. realized

7.A. much    B. little    C. more    D. less

8.A. richness    B. kindness    C. brightness    D. hardness

9.A. handed    B. returned    C. introduced    D. donated

10.A. accept    B. afford    C. achieve    D. add

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.D

6.A

7.C

8.B

9.D

10.B

【解析】本文讲述了作者和一个名叫Moss的父亲交谈得知，他带着儿子无家可归。于是，作者发起了一个名叫GoFundMe的活动帮助他。作者把收到的捐赠的钱给了Moss。现在他能支付得起一家公寓，还有了一份工作。作者很高兴帮助了这个父亲和儿子。

1.B

考查形容词及语境的理解。A. honest诚实的； B. homeless 无家可归的；C. handsome 英俊的；D. humorous幽默的；句意：James Moss是一个无家可归的父亲，他和儿子住在城市里。根据后文的I was also told he hadn't found a house to live in.可知他没有找到房子住，因此是无家可归的。故选B。

2.C

考查动词及语境的理解。A. wished 希望； B. guessed 猜测； C. learned 学会，得知；D. expressed表达；句意：我和他交谈后，我得知Moss只是在几天前从纽约搬到了丹佛。根据After speaking with him可知我和他说完话后，知道了他的情况，故选C。

3.A

考查连词及语境的理解。A. Though尽管； B. When 当……时候；C. Since自从； D. Because因为；句意：虽然Moss没有家，还带着一个小孩子，但是他是积极的。结合句意，前半句表示带着孩子，还没有家，后半句表示他态度积极，前后表示让步关系，故用连词though。

故选A。

4.D

考查形容词及语境的理解。A. sad 悲伤的；B. crazy 疯狂的；C. nervous紧张的； D. happy高兴的。句意：他解释到他内心是高兴的。根据前文的Moss was positive(积极的).可知他的态度是积极的，因此内心是高兴的。故选D。

5.D

考查名词及语境的理解。A. park 公园； B. factory 工厂； C. school学校；D. hotel宾馆；句意：在我们聊天结束的时候，我给Moss 1000美元，以及他和儿子在一家宾馆的一周住宿。根据前文他没有家，可知此处的a weeklong stay in应是一周住在宾馆里。故选D。

6.A

考查动词及语境的理解。A. recorded 记录； B. received 收到； C. reviewed 复习；D. realized实现；句意：当我们交谈时，我记录了我们的谈话。根据后文的Later I posted the video on YouTube.可知要在网上发表这个视频，故此处表示记录了这次的谈话。故选A。

7.C

考查形容词及语境的理解。A. much 很多；B. little 很少的； C. more更多的； D. less更少的；句意：我决定做更多来帮助这位父亲。根据后文的I started a GoFundMe campaign(活动)."可知我不仅给他们钱，一周的宾馆住宿，创办了一个活动来帮助这个父亲，故此处表示做的更多。故选C。

8.B

考查名词及语境的理解。A. richness 丰富；B. kindness 善良； C. brightness 明亮；D. hardness困难；句意：让我们给他和他的儿子做些膳食，向他表达一些爱。根据show him some love可知表达爱，这是在做善良的事。故选B。

9.D

考查动词及语境的理解。A. handed 递给；B. returned 归还； C. introduced 介绍； D. donated捐赠；句意：就在五天后，35000多美元被捐赠给这个活动。根据前文的Let's make ___8___ happen to him and his son and show him some love and that there are still good people in this world."可知此处是做好事，故应是捐钱。故选D。

10.B

考查动词及语境的理解。A. accept 接受； B. afford 支付得起； C. achieve 完成； D. add加上；句意：现在他有一份工作，能支付得起他住的一个公寓。根据I gave all the money to Moss. With that money, Moss changed his life in Denver.可知此处指Moss有钱了，因此能住公寓，能支付得起，故选B。

点睛：根据前后文的语境，结合时态，语态，词性，短语，句型，词义辨析和主谓一致，选出正确的选项。例如小题1，句意：James Moss是一个无家可归的父亲，他和儿子住在城市里。根据后文的I was also told he hadn't found a house to live in.可知他没有找到房子住，因此是无家可归的。故选B。