Question

Bill, a thirteen-year-old boy, thought he had grown up to be a man, But his parents told him, "You won't be a real man until you begin to_________helping others."

One morning, his parents gave him some money to_______some milk for them. Outside a shop he saw a homeless old man who looked very_______. Bill went to him and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

The old man answered, "I'm hungry. I haven't had any food for two days." At the thought of his parents' words, Bill said to the old man, "Let's go to the_______." When they got there, Bill asked the waiter to bring out bread and coffee to the old man. The old man finished the meal quickly. After the waiter_______the plate and the cup, the old man said, "Sorry for giving you so much_______, I'm fine now. I'll_______forget your kindness! You are a very good young man."

Bill was_______when he heard this. Just when he wanted to pay for the meal, the waiter came. Bill and the old man learned_________that the food was free________it was the birthday of the boss, and they were the first customers(顾客)that day.

1.A. think about    B. depend on    C. give up    D. go on

2.A. lend    B. buy    C. drink    D. borrow

3.A. afraid    B. glad    C. sick    D. angry

4.A. bank    B. library    C. hospital    D. restaurant ,

5.A. sent out    B. got down    C. gave back    D. took away

6.A. excuse    B. advice    C. trouble    D. difficulty

7.A. never    B. always    C. usually    D. sometimes

8.A. nervous    B. pleased    C. sorry    D. shy

9.A. in surprise    B. as usual    C. once again    D. at first

10.A. when    B. until    C. unless    D. because

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.D

6.C

7.A

8.B

9.A

10.D

【解析】这篇短文讲述的是Bill在去买东西的路上看到了一个无家可归、两天没吃饭的老人，他带老人去餐馆吃饭，最后付钱的时候才知道那天食物免费。

1.句意：直到你想到帮助别人了你才真正地成为了一个男人。think about 考虑；depend on 依靠；give up放弃；go on继续。根据句意可知，这里说的是想到去帮助别人，故应选A。

2.句意：一天早上，他的父母给了他一些钱去买一些牛奶。lend 借，借给；buy买；drink 喝；borrow借。根据句中的gave him some money和下文when he wanted to pay for the meal可知，父母给Bill钱是让他买牛奶，故应选B。

3.句意：在商店的外面，他看到一个无家可归的老人看起来很难受。afraid 害怕的；glad高兴的；sick生病的，难受的；angry生气的。根据下文The old man answered, "I'm hungry. I haven't had any food for two days."可知，这个老人两天没有吃东西了，所以他应该很难受，故应选C。

4.句意：Bill对那个老人说：“让我们去餐馆吧。” bank 银行；library图书馆；hospital医院；restaurant餐馆。根据上下文The old man answered, "I'm hungry. I haven't had any food for two days."和When they got there, Bill asked the waiter to bring out bread and coffee to the old man.可知，老人两天没有吃饭了，所以Bill带他去餐馆。故应选D。

5.句意：当服务员把盘子和杯子都拿走了之后，老人说：“对不起给你添麻烦了。” sent out 动身，出发；got down下来；gave back归还；took away拿走。根据上文The old man finished the meal quickly.可知，老人吃完了饭，所以服务员把餐具收走，故应选D。

6.句意：当服务员把盘子和杯子都拿走了之后，老人说：“对不起给你添麻烦了。” excuse 原谅；advice建议；trouble麻烦；difficulty困难。根据文意可知，Bill带老人去餐馆里吃饭，老人觉得给Bill带来了麻烦，故应选C。

7.句意：我将永远不会忘记你的善良。never 从不，用于不；always总是；usually通常地；sometimes有时候。根据文意可知，这个老人两天没有吃饭了，Bill带他去餐馆吃饭，所以老人不会忘记Bill对他的好。故应选A。

8.句意：Bill听到这个感到很高兴。nervous 紧张的；pleased高兴的；sorry对不起；shy害羞的。根据上文You are a very good young man.可知，老人说Bill是一个好的年轻人，Bill听到这个话应该很高兴，故应选B。

9.句意：Bill和那个老人吃惊地了解到食物是免费的，因为那天是老板的生日，他们是那天的第一个顾客。in surprise 吃惊地；as usual像往常一样；once again再一次；at first一开始。根据文意可知，Bill想要去付钱的时候才知道那天食物免费，所以感到很吃惊，故应选A。

10.句意：Bill和那个老人吃惊地了解到食物是免费的，因为那天是老板的生日，他们是那天的第一个顾客。when 当…时候；until直到…时候；unless除非，如果不；because因为。根据句意可知，这里表示那天食物免费的原因，故应选D。