Question

    Three days after the terrible earthquake, I was working in my home office. Just then I got a(n) _______: To show national unity(国家凝聚力), please stop for a minute at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, and _______ outside your home or place of business and light a candle for peace.

I was _______ by the idea. I got two candles for my husband and myself from the kitchen. Then I went back and got two more, because I decided to ask the young _______ who lived next door to join us. They were expecting their first child soon. I was sure that they would be _______ to join us. In the afternoon, I _______ the e-mail to my friends and workmates.

When I stepped out the door at 6:50 p.m., more than forty people were coming from both directions, and most of them were carrying flags _______ their candles.

Our service was brief(简洁的)_______ meaningful. After singing the national song, some young men led us to sing“Ode to the Motherland”.In the end, we raised a lot of money for the earthquake survivors(幸存者).

The activity makes me realize we should _______ people to serve for others. If we get ________, we can overcome all the difficulties.

1.A.letter B.call C.invitation D.e-mail

2.A.walk B.push C.watch D.enjoy

3.A.scared B.shocked C.moved D.surprised

4.A.girls B.couple C.ladies D.workers

5.A.glad B.bored C.tired D.sorry

6.A.forced B.deleted C.canceled D.sent

7.A.for B.in C.with D.at

8.A.so B.but C.and D.or

9.A.prevent B.remain C.suppose D.encourage

10.A.together B.over C.up D.down

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.A

6.D

7.C

8.B

9.D

10.A

【解析】

短文讲述了可怕的地震发生三天后，作者收到一封邮件，为了表示民族团结，请在晚上7点停一分钟。周四，走出家门或办公场所，为和平点燃一支蜡烛。这次活动让我意识到我们应该鼓励人们为他人服务。如果我们团结起来，我们就能克服所有的困难。

1.句意：就在那时我收到了一封电子邮件。

letter信；call电话；invitation邀请；e-mail电子邮件。根据下文“In the afternoon, I sent the e-mail to my friends and workmates.”可知这里是收到一封电子邮件，故选D。

2.句意：走出家门或办公场所，为和平点燃一支蜡烛。

walk走；push推；watch观看；enjoy欣赏，喜欢。根据后文“When I stepped out the door at 6:50 p.m.”可知是让他们走出家门或办公室，故选A。

3.句意：我被这个想法打动了。

考查形容词，scared害怕的，受惊的；shocked震惊的；moved感动的；surprised惊讶的。根据上文提到在地震后，为以示民族团结，而出现的这个想法，那么应该是被感动才符合文意，故选C。

4.句意：因为我决定邀请住在隔壁的那对年轻夫妇加入我们。

girls女孩们；couple夫妇；ladies女士们；workers工人们。根据“…who lived next door to join us. They were expecting their first child soon.”可知应该是个年轻夫妇，故选B。

5.句意：我相信他们会很高兴加入我们的。

glad高兴的；bored无聊的；tired疲倦的；sorry抱歉的。根据后面提到“more than forty people were coming from both directions有40多人从两个方向赶来”并且这是一个有意义的活动，那么应该是很高兴参加，故选A。

6.句意：下午，我把电子邮件发给了我的朋友和同事。

forced强制；deleted删除；canceled取消；sent发送。sent sth to sb 把某物寄给某人，符合句意，故选D。

7.句意：他们中的大多数人拿着他们的蜡烛标志。

for支持，为了，因为；in在……里，在……以后，在……状态中；with和在一起，用；at在（表示存在或出现的地点、场所、位置、空间），以（某种价格、速度等）。观察句子，这里应该表伴随，with具有附有，带有之意，故选C。

8.句意：我们的服务很简短，但很有意义。

so所以；but但是；and和；or或者。前面提到是简单的，后面又说是有意义的，那么应该是表转折，故选B。

9.句意：这次活动让我意识到我们应该鼓励人们为他人服务。

prevent防止；remain保持，留下；suppose料想，假设；encourage激励，鼓舞。根据“In the end, we raised a lot of money for the earthquake survivors最后，我们为地震幸存者(幸存者)筹集了很多钱。”那么这次活动应该是鼓励我们，故选D。

10.句意：如果我们团结起来，我们就能克服所有的困难。

together在一起，同时，总共；over通过，再一次；up向上，靠近；down向下的，沮丧的。get together表示同心协力，再结合后面说我们就能克服所有的困难，符合文意，故选A。