Question

    I've never thought that a money raiser could have had such a huge influence on my life. Back in 5th grade, our school announced a money raiser and each class would get a box to fill it up with small _______. To make my class to come to the first place in the money raiser, I took two fifty-dollar bills _______ to school and put them into the box.

Two weeks later, my parents asked me about the money. They said they had discovered the truth and weren’t _______, but I must do something to make up for it.

My dad had the perfect idea in mind. The day _______ Christmas, he took me to St. John's Hospice in north Philadelphia, and explained to me that we were going to be working in the kitchen for several hours, making meals with potatoes and chicken for the 300-400 _______ men that came in each day.

As the lunch began. I thought I could wait for this by playing with my new toys. But as the mealtime went on. I found these men were overjoyed at the _______ food they were receiving, which I couldn't believe. I considered it a fairly common winter meal. The men's faces lit up with the food they were given. I realized how poor some people in this world actually are.

I had always heard about giving to the poor; but I never fully _______ it until that day. It was enlightening to see how thankful they were for something I thought was _______. I learned that I didn't really need all the good and expensive things I hoped for. On the drive home, my dad _______ McDonald's for lunch and I answered no at once. I knew that I didn't need it.

That day I came to know how good the feeling is to help people who are really in need. I now return to St John’s Hospice every year, trying to make a ________. This is why I am becoming a doctor, thinking that in the future I will change people's lives in a way just like my father did on that December 26th.

1.A.change B.cards C.cloth D.books

2.A.proudly B.secretly C.seriously D.carefully

3.A.angry B.happy C.worried D.calm

4.A.from B.after C.before D.over

5.A.elderly B.hungry C.disabled D.homeless

6.A.fast B.healthy C.tasty D.simple

7.A.supported B.accepted C.understood D.imagined

8.A.cheap B.funny C.useless D.silly

9.A.cooked B.insisted C.suggested D.required

10.A.plan B.record C.decision D.difference

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.A

4.B

5.D

6.D

7.C

8.A

9.C

10.D

【解析】

本文主要讲了作者为了在募捐活动中得第一名，偷偷拿来家里两张五十美元的钞票捐了，爸爸知道后，让作者通过做慈善活动来弥补，通过帮助他人，作者体会到帮助那些真正需要帮助的人，感觉很好。

1.

句意：回忆五年级时，我们学校宣布了一次募捐活动，每个班都会得到一个盒子来装满零钱。

change零钱；cards卡片；cloth布料；books书籍，根据a money raiser“筹款活动”，可知对于五年级的孩子来说，应该用零花钱“small change”募捐，故选A。

2.

句意：为了使我的班级在募捐活动中获得第一名，我偷偷地拿了两张五十美元的钞票到学校，把它们放进盒子里。

proudly自豪地；secretly秘密地；seriously严肃地；carefully认真地，根据下文Two weeks later, my parents asked me about the money. They said they had discovered the truth两周后，我父母问我钱的事。他们说他们发现了真相，可知“我”是偷偷地拿了两张五十美元的钞票，故选B。

3.

句意：他们说他们发现了真相，我们没有生气，但我必须做些事情来弥补它。

angry生气的；happy高兴的；worried担心的；calm平静的，根据下文but I must do something to make up for it. “但我必须做些什么来弥补它。”，由表示转折的词But，可知他们没有生气，但我必须做些什么来弥补偷偷拿钱这件事，故选A。

4.

句意：圣诞节后的第二天，他带我去了费城北部的圣约翰收容所，并向我解释说，我们将在厨房里工作几个小时，为每天来的300-400名无家可归的人做土豆和鸡肉饭。

from从……；after在……之后；before在……之前；over 在……期间，根据下文This is why …on that December 26th.由December 26th“12月26日”，可知爸爸带我去收容所的时间是在圣诞节后的第二天，故选B。

5.

句意：圣诞节后的第二天，他带我去了费城北部的圣约翰收容所，并向我解释说，我们将在厨房里工作几个小时，为每天来的300-400名无家可归的人做土豆和鸡肉饭。

elderly年长的；hungry饥饿的；disabled残疾的；homeless无家的，根据St. John's Hospice“收容所，救济院”，可知这是一家收容所，所以来这里的人应该是无家可归的人，故选D。

6.

句意：我发现这些人对他们收到的简单的食物感到欣喜若狂，我不敢相信。

fast快的；healthy健康的；tasty美味的；simple简单的，根据下文的非限制性定语从句which I couldn't believe.“我不敢相信”，结合选项，可推测出作者对“他们收到简单的食物就感到欣喜若狂”这件事感到不可思议，故选D。

7.

句意：但直到那天我才完全理解。

supported支持；accepted接受；understood理解；imagined想象，根据上文I had always heard about giving to the poor我一直听说要给穷人捐款。可知直到那天，当看到贫穷的人们对给他们的简单的食物而感到欣喜若狂，我才完全理解这种做法。故选C。

8.

句意：看到他们对我认为便宜的东西有多感激，我很受启发。

cheap便宜的；funny有趣的；useless无用的；silly蠢的，how thankful they were for something I thought was 8 . 分析句子结构，可知I thought was 8 .为定语从句修饰先行词something，根据上文他们收到简单的食物却非常感激，可知我认为那只是便宜的东西，故选A。

9.

句意：在回家的路上，我爸爸建议去麦当劳吃午饭，我立刻回答说不。

cooked做饭；insisted坚持；suggested建议；required要求，根据上文I learned that I didn't really need all the good and expensive things I hoped for. 我知道那些我所希望的所有好的和昂贵的东西，并不是我真正需要。可知爸爸建议吃麦当劳时，我立刻说不。故选C。

10.

句意：我现在每年都回到圣约翰收容所，试图有所作为。

plan计划；record记录；decision决定；difference不同，根据下文This is why I am becoming a doctor, thinking that in the future I will change people's lives. 这就是为什么我要成为一名医生，认为在未来，我将以一种方式改变人们的生活。可知作者去收容所，试图通过帮助别人，对他人有所影响和改变，make a difference“有影响”，故选D。