Question

    Jim, a successful businessman, told the experience of his childhood.

When he was 12 years old, his parents died. He was alone and didn’t get on well with others. People always laughed at him. No one showed ______to him.

His only friend was a dog named Tige. He gave his dog enough to eat and drink, but sometimes he was not ______to it. He didn’t know that an unkind word sometimes could cut one’s heart like a knife.

One day as he walked down the street, a young lady was walking in front of him. One of her bags dropped from her arms. As she stopped to _____, she dropped other bags. He came to help her. “Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!” She said kindly, smiling.

A special feeling came to him. It was the first time that he had heard such kind words. He watched her _____ she went far away, and then he whistled (吹口哨) to his dog and went directly to the river ______.

“Thanks, dear! You are a nice little boy!” He repeated what the woman said. Then in a low_____ he said to his dog, “You are a nice little dog.” Tige raised its ears as if it understood.

“Hmm! Even a dog likes it!” he said. “Well, Tige, I won’t say anything unkind to you ___.” Tige waved its tail happily.

The boy thought and thought. Finally he looked at himself in the river. He saw _____but a dirty boy. He washed his face carefully. Again he saw a _____nice boy. He was amazed. From then on, he started a new life.

After telling this, the businessman said, “This is the very place in which that kind woman planted the first seed (种子) of kindness in my heart.” What a great ______it has!

1.A.kindness B.happiness C.illness D.worries

2.A.exciting B.interesting C.strange D.friendly

3.A.find it B.pick it up C.look it up D.give it up

4.A.until B.after C.since D.because

5.A.far B.nearby C.fast D.nearly

6.A.sound B.noise C.voice D.hear

7.A.too B.at all C.any long D.any more

8.A.anything B.nothing C.everything D.something

9.A.clean B.dirty C.smiling D.angry

10.A.present B.dream C.advice D.power

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.A

5.B

6.C

7.D

8.B

9.A

10.D

【解析】

这篇短文主要讲述了一个成功的商人讲述了童年时对他有着巨大启发和鼓励的一次经历。他的父母早亡，自己不善交际，得不到周围人的关爱，有一次他帮一个女士捡包的举动却得到了女士的感谢，以及狗也喜欢听好听的话，使他重新认识了自己，善待别人，赢得尊重。

1.句意：人们总是嘲笑他。没有人对他表示友好。

kindness善良； happiness幸福； illness生病； worries担心。根据上文“People always laughed at him.”可知下文是“没有人对他表示友好”。故选A。

2.句意：他给了他的狗足够的食物和饮料，但有时他对它不够友好。

exciting令人兴奋的；interesting有趣的； strange奇怪的；friendly友好的。根据下文“He didn’t know that an unkind word sometimes could cut one’s heart like a knife.”可知上文是“但有时他对它不够友好”。故选D。

3.句意：当她停下来捡的时候，她掉了另一个包。

find it找到它；pick it up捡起它； look it up查阅它；give it up放弃它。根据上文“One of her bags dropped from her arms. ”及下文“ she dropped other bags”可知，此处是“当她停下来捡的时候”。故选B。

4.句意：他看着她，直到她走远。

until直到……； after在……之后；since自从； because因为。根据下文“she went far away”可知，上文是“他看着她，直到她走远”，这里用until引导的时间状语从句。故选A。

5.句意：她走远了，然后他朝他的狗吹口哨，直接走到附近的河边。

far远； nearby在附近；fast快； nearly几乎。根据“and went directly to the river”可知此处是“直接走到附近的河边”。故选B。

6.句意：然后，他低声对他的狗说：“你是一只很好的小狗。”泰格竖起耳朵，好像它明白了。

sound听起来；noise噪音；voice嗓音；hear听见。根据“'You are a nice little dog.' Tige raised its ears as if it understood.”可知，此处是“他低声对他的狗说”。故选C。

7.句意：我再也不会对你说不友好的话了。

too太；at all全然，一点； any long错误搭配；any more和not连用；not any more不再。根据下文“Tige waved its tail happily.”可知上文是“我再也不会对你说不友好的话了”。故选D。

8.句意：他只看见一个肮脏的男孩。他仔细地洗脸。

anything任何东西；nothing没什么；everything一切； something某物。根据上文“He washed his face carefully.”可知下文是“他只看见一个肮脏的男孩”，其他什么都没看到。故选B。

9.句意：他又看到一个干净的好孩子。他很惊讶。

clean干净的； dirty脏的；smiling微笑； angry生气的。根据上文“He washed his face carefully. ”可知是“他又看到一个干净的好孩子”。故选A。

10.句意：这是多么伟大的力量啊！

present礼物； dream梦想；advice建议； power权力，力量。根据上文“This is the very place in which that kind woman planted the first seed (种子) of kindness in my heart.”可知下文是“这是多么伟大的力量啊！”故选D。