Question

Several years ago, I was at a train station in Amsterdam. I saw a young homeless man_____ people for money so he could buy breakfast. Most of the _____ simply took no notice of the young man or gave him a dirty look. There was one exception(例外) though: an older, well-dressed lady. When the young homeless man moved _____ this elegant lady, she turned and looked straight into his eyes and _____ asked, “How much do you need?” I couldn’t hear what the young man said but watched _____ the old woman pulled several bills from her wallet and ____ them in the young man’s hands.

I don’t know whether the young man actually used this money for breakfast or for some other purpose. What I do know is that I saw two completely different reactions(反应) to the same   ________. I saw people who were either afraid or annoyed or distrustful(猜疑的). And then I saw this old lady who _____ the homeless man as her brother. I decided then and there that, even though we have to be _____ in this world, I would rather be like her.

Every day may bring us many chances for ______. The key is to do it or not.

1.A. asking    B. meeting    C. giving    D. showing

2.A. guests    B. audience    C. neighbours    D. travelers

3.A. from    B. after    C. before    D. over

4.A. softly    B. sadly    C. loudly    D. hopefully

5.A. because    B. unless    C. as    D. although

6.A. checked    B. put    C. covered    D. threw

7.A. location(地点)    B. survey    C. situation    D. programme

8.A. ordered    B. treated    C. introduced    D. visited

9.A. famous    B. creative    C. careful    D. successful

10.A. richness    B. happiness    C. fitness    D. kindness

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.A

5.C

6.B

7.C

8.B

9.C

10.D

【解析】试题作者分享了在火车站的一次经历。在火车站，作者遇到了一个无家可归的人跟别人讨钱，多数人都不理睬他，唯独一个老妇人从钱包里掏出几张钞票放进了年轻人的手里。看到这个老妇人把那个无家可归的人当作她的哥哥对待。作者当场决定，即使在这个世界上必须小心谨慎也宁愿像老妇人一样行善。因为每一天都会给我们带来很多行善的机会，关键是做还是不做。

1.句意：我看到一个无家可归的年轻人向别人要钱，这样他就可以买早餐了。考查动词辨析题。A. asking请求；B. meeting遇见；C. giving给；D. showing展示。ask for money要钱；根据句意语境，可知选A。

2.句意：大多数旅行者根本不注意这个年轻人，或者给他一个白眼。考查名词辨析题。根据句意语境，火车站里当然大多是旅客，可知选D。

3.句意：当这个无家可归的年轻人追上这位优雅的女士时，她转过身，直视着他的眼睛。考查介词辨析题。A. from从……；B. after在……以后；C. before在……以前；D. over在……上面。根据句意语境，可知ACD三项意思都与句意不合，故选B。

4.句意：……轻声问道：“你需要多少钱？”考查副词辨析题。A. softly温和地；B. sadly伤心地；C. loudly大声地；D. hopefully抱有希望地。根据句意语境，可知选A。

5.句意：我听不见那个年轻人说什么，但看到老妇人从钱包里掏出几张钞票并放进了年轻人的手里。考查连词辨析题。A. because因为，表原因；B. unless除非，表条件；C. as同时，表时间；D. although尽管，表让步。本句pull和put是相继发生的连续动作，需用as引导；根据句意语境，可知选C。

6.句意：老妇人从钱包里掏出几张钞票并放进了年轻人的手里。考查动词辨析题。A. checked检查；B. put放；C. covered覆盖；D. threw扔。根据句意语境，联系下文And then I saw this old lady who treated the homeless man as her brother.，可知put符合文意，故选B。

7.句意：我所知道的是，我看到了两种完全不同的对同一情况的反应。考查名词辨析题。A. location地点；B. survey调查；C. situation情况；D. programme 节目。根据句意语境，可知ABD与句意不符，故选C。

8.句意：然后我看到这个老妇人把那个无家可归的人当作她的哥哥对待。考查动词辨析题。A. ordered命令；B. treated对待；C. introduced介绍；D. visited拜访。本句是定语从句，从句缺谓语动词；treat as把……看作……根据句意语境，可知选B。

9.句意：我当场决定，尽管我们在这个世界上必须小心谨慎，但我宁愿像她一样。考查形容词辨析题。A. famous著名的；B. creative有创意的；C. careful小心的；D. successful成功的。根据句意语境，可知careful符合文意，故选C。

10.句意：每一天都会给我们带来很多（表现）善良的机会。考查名词辨析题。A. richness富有；B. happiness幸福；C. fitness健康；D. kindness善良。根据文意和语境，可知选D。