Question

    I do volunteer work every Friday. A week ago, I had the pleasure of helping one sick lady.

She is in her eighties and is very _______ and I always bring her lunch on Fridays. She looked worried when she opened the door that day. She told me her phone was broken and that she couldn’t receive the _______ from her doctor. She went to her neighbors, but they were not at home. She thought maybe the mailman could _______ her, but he didn’t come. She was disappointed.

Having heard her story, I decided to do something for her. I tried to satisfy the needs of the old _______ who only needed a helping hand. I called the phone company（公司）and made sure they knew that getting this phone fixed was _______. I took down her phone number and her name just to make sure I could call her _______ to make sure that the phone had been fixed.

I called the phone company twice that day. They told me they had checked the phone and got the phone fixed. I called the old woman. She was so _______ that she was in tears. To make sure she was _______, I called her every day after that.

Just being able to help her in her time of difficulty filled my heart with such _________and happiness. It is not so ________ to help someone like a neighbor. Sometimes, all that is needed is just a smile, a hug or a phone call.

1.A.weak B.rich C.kind

2.A.medicine B.call C.letter

3.A.see B.know C.help

4.A.woman B.doctor C.mailman

5.A.possible B.difficult C.important

6.A.easier B.later C.quicker

7.A.thankful B.worried C.surprised

8.A.alone B.busy C.fine

9.A.love B.thought C.task

10.A.good B.hard C.useful

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.C

6.B

7.A

8.C

9.A

10.B

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者每周五都会做志愿者活动，一周前，作者帮助了一名老太太，她的电话坏了，又找不到别人帮忙。作者帮她联系了电话公司修好了她的电话。从那以后，作者每天都会给这个老太太打一次电话问候。

1.

句意：她已经八十多岁了，并且非常虚弱。我在周五总会去给她送午餐。

weak虚弱的；rich富有的；kind善良的。根据前文“I had the pleasure of helping one sick lady”，可知老太太身体不太好，故选A。

2.

句意：她告诉我她的电话坏了，她无法收到医生的来电。

medicine药；call来电；letter信件。根据前文“She told me her phone was broken”说电话坏了，可知此处是收不到别人的来电，故选B。

3.

句意：她想也许邮递员可以帮她，但是他没来。

see看见；know知道；help帮助。根据前文说老太太电话坏了，可知此处是想别人帮她，故选C。

4.

句意：我努力满足这位仅仅只需要别人伸出援助之手的老妇人的需求。

woman妇女；doctor医生；mailman邮递员。根据此处就是指前文的老太太，可知用woman指代她，故选A。

5.

句意：我给电话公司打了电话，确认他们知道修好这台电话是很重要的。

possible可能的；difficult困难的；important重要的。根据前文说老太太在等医生的电话，可知此处表示修好电话对老太太很重要，故选C。

6.

句意：我记下了她的电话号码和名字，确保我一会儿可以打给她确认电话已经修好。

easier更简单的；later稍后；quicker更快的。根据后文“I called the phone company twice that day. They told me they had checked the phone and got the phone fixed. I called the old woman”，可知作者过后给老太太打电话了，故选B。

7.

句意：她如此感激，以至于哭了出来。

thankful感谢的；worried担忧的；surprised惊讶的。根据作者尽心帮助她解决了难题，可知她是感谢的，故选A。

8.

句意：为确保她身体状况良好，从那以后我每天都给她打电话。

alone单独的；busy忙的；fine（身体）好的。根据后文“I called her every day after that”每天都打电话，可知是为了问候老人家身体安好，故选C。

9.

句意：在她困难时能帮助她，这让我心中充满了爱与幸福。

love爱；thought想法；task任务。根据后文的happiness，可知此处表示“爱”，帮助别人会让自己的心中也充满爱，故选A。

10.

句意：要帮助别人并不难，比如帮助你的一个邻居。

good好的；hard困难的；useful有用的。根据后文“Sometimes, all that is needed is just a smile, a hug or a phone call”，可知此处表示要帮别人并不难，故选B。