Question

    A few months ago, my husband and I were talking about our finances (资产). It was a very _____ time for us. We didn’t know that our 4-year-old son was listening in another room.

A week later, I was tired and asked my husband ______ I could have a coffee. He reminded me that we couldn’t ________ any money on coffee. Then, my son asked me for my Starbucks (星巴克) coffee card. He likes playing _______ cards, so I passed it to him.

Half an hour later, he ______ it to me.

“Here you are, mommy.”

“What is it, dear?”

“This is for you. I put dollars on your _______ card.”

He gave me my Starbucks coffee card. He has put $5 on my card for me to buy coffee. I will ______ drink a better cup of coffee than I did that afternoon.

I realize that teaching kindness to ________ is such a good thing. My little boy has told me that he wants to give all his dollars to the ______ people. He wants to make a lot of money when he ________. So he can buy toys for other poor kids. Teach your kids kindness and they will pour it into the world, even you.

1.A.happy B.gold C.difficult D.modern

2.A.when B.whether C.since D.while

3.A.spend B.count C.raise D.make

4.A.from B.in C.on D.with

5.A.returned B.broke C.opened D.changed

6.A.bank B.member C.coffee D.door

7.A.anyway B.perhaps C.neither D.never

8.A.children B.students C.parents D.friends

9.A.brave B.lonely C.tired D.poor

10.A.takes up B.grows up C.gets up D.makes up

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.A

6.C

7.D

8.A

9.D

10.B

【解析】

文章告诉我们一个道理：给孩子内心种下善良，孩子会将这份善良回馈到整个世界，包括你自己。

1.

句意：对我们来讲这是一段非常艰难的时光。

happy 高兴的；gold 金色的；difficult 困难的；modern 现代的。根据下一句“He reminded me that we couldn’t spend any money on coffee.”意为“他提醒我，我们不能花任何钱在咖啡上。”可知日子艰难到喝一杯咖啡都难以做到。故选C。

2.

句意：一周后，我特别累，问我丈夫我是否可以喝一杯咖啡。

when 当……时候；whether 是否；since 自从；while 当……时候。空处作ask的宾语从句引导词，应是“是否”表示询问。故选B。

3.

句意：他提醒我，我们不能花任何钱在咖啡上。

spend 花费；count 数数；raise 提高；make 制造。spend…on sth. 意为“花费……在某物上”，此处指“我们不能花任何钱在咖啡上”。故选A。

4.

句意：他喜欢玩卡片，所以我就给他递了过去。

from 来自；in 在……里面；on 在……上面；with 和……。play with sth. 意为“与……玩耍”，此处意为“喜欢玩卡片”，故选D。

5.

句意：半小时后，他把它（卡片）归还给我。

returned 返还；broke 打破；opened 打开；changed 改变。上面提到“I passed it to him.”，此处儿子应是“返还”给我。故选A。

6.

句意：我在你的咖啡卡上充了钱。

bank 银行；member 成员；coffee 咖啡；door 门。上文提到“Then, my son asked me for my Starbucks (星巴克) coffee card.”可知，我儿子从我这里拿走了我的咖啡卡。故选C。

7.

句意：我从未喝过比那个下午更好的咖啡了。

anyway 无论如何；perhaps 或许；neither 两者都不；never 从不。此处否定词加上比较级表示最高级，意为“那是我喝过的最好的咖啡。”故选D。

8.

句意：我意识到教会孩子们善良是如此好的一件事。

children 儿童；students 学生；parents 父母；friends 朋友。后面一句提到my little boy，是小孩子，故选A。

9.

句意：我的小男子汉告诉我他想要把他所有的钱给穷人。

brave 勇敢的；lonely 孤独；tired 累；poor 贫穷的。根据后文“So he can buy toys for other poor kids.”意为“这样他就可以为其他可怜的孩子买玩具了。”可知此处也是“可怜人”，即the poor people。故选D。

10.

句意：当他长大后他想要挣许多钱。

takes up 占据；开始做；grows up 长大；gets up 起床；makes up 编造；化妆。此处指孩子对未来的期望，故应是“长大”。故选B。