Question

    While I was waiting outside my wife's office building for her to get out of work, I saw a bum （流浪乞丐）coming to_____.

"I hope he won't ask me for any _____," I thought.

He came and sat in front of the bus stop. After a few minutes he _____. "That's a very pretty car," he said. I gave him a_____and continued cleaning my car. He sat there quietly as I worked. The expected asking for money _____ came. Then a voice inside me said, "Ask him if he needs any help."

"Do you need any_____?" I asked.

He answered in _____ simple but meaningful words that I shall never forget. We often look for wisdom（智慧） in _____ men and women, and we expect it from those of higher learning and achievements. I expected nothing but an outstretched （伸出的） dirty_________from him, but he said three words that shook me.

"Don't we all?" he said.

I was feeling high, _____and important above a bum in the street, until those three words hit me like a shot.

Don't we all?

I needed help. Maybe not for a bus fare（路费） or for a place to sleep, _____I needed help. I reached_____my wallet and gave him not only enough for a bus fare, but enough to get a_________meal and shelter（住处） for the day. Those three little words still ring true. No matter how much you have, you need help, too. No matter how_____you have, no matter how many problems you are facing, even without money or a place to _____, you can give help.

1.A.us B.me C.him D.her

2.A.food B.money C.Advice D.trouble

3.A.won B.left C.asked D. spoke

4.A.smile B.chance C.lesson D.surprise

5.A.also B.soon. C.never D.often

6.A.paper B.water C.time D.help

7.A.two B.three C.four D.five

8.A.poor B.small C.great D.young

9.A.leg B.arm C.foot D.hand

10.A.successful B.beautiful C.painful D.awful

11.A.so B.if C.but D.because

12.A.in B.on C.under D.behind

13.A.bad B.cold C.warm D.poor

14.A.many B.much C.few D.little

15.A.sleep B.stand C.read D.sit

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.D

4.A

5.C

6.D

7.B

8.C

9.D

10.A

11.C

12.A

13.C

14.D

15.A

【解析】

这篇短文主要讲述了作者等待他的妻子，看见了一个乞丐向他走来，通过与乞丐的对话，让作者发现乞丐也能提供帮助。

1.

句意：当我在我妻子的办公楼外等她下班时，我看见一个流浪汉朝我走来。

us我们，宾格；me我，宾格； him 他，宾格；her她，宾格。根据上文“While I was waiting outside my wife's office building for her to get out of work”可知，这里是那个流浪乞丐朝我走来。这里用I的宾格me。故选B。

2.

句意：我想。“我希望他不要向我要钱。”

food食物； money 钱；advice建议； trouble麻烦。根据上文“I saw a bum （流浪乞丐）coming to ___1___ .”可知，作者是希望那个乞丐不要向他要钱。故选B。

3.

句意：几分钟后，他开口了。”那辆车非常漂亮。”

won 赢； left 离开；asked 问；spoke说。根据下文“"That's a very pretty car," he said.”可知，这里是他开口说话。故选D。

4.

句意：我对他笑了笑，继续清洗我的车。

smile微笑； chance机会； lesson课，课程；surprise吃惊；根据上文那位乞丐夸我的车漂亮，所以我对他微笑。故选A。

5.

句意：我工作时他静静地坐在那里。期待中的要钱从来没有。

also 也；soon.很快，不久； never绝不，从不；often经常。根据“He sat there quietly as I worked.”可知，这里是他没有要钱。故选C。

6.

句意：我问：“你需要一些帮助吗？”

paper 纸；water水； time时间；help帮助；根据上文“Then a voice inside me said, "Ask him if he needs any help."”可知，我问他是否需要帮助。故选D。

7.

句意：他用三个简单却意味深长的词作了回答，我永远不会忘记。

two 二； three 三；four 四； five五。根据下文“but he said three words that shook me.”可知，这里是说三个字。故选B。

8.

句意：我们经常从伟人身上寻找智慧，我们期望从那些有较高学识和成就的人身上获得智慧。

poor贫穷的；small小的；great 伟大的；young年轻的。根据下文“and we expect it from those of higher learning and achievements.”可知，这里是伟大的人们拥有的智慧。故选C。

9.

句意：我只指望他伸出一只脏手，但他说了三个字，使我震惊。

leg 腿； arm 手臂； foot脚；hand手。根据“but an outstretched （伸出的） dirty ____9____ from him,”可知，这里是伸出脏手。故选D。

10.

句意：在街上一个流浪汉面前，我觉得自己很高，很成功，很重要，直到那三个字像子弹一样击中了我。

successful 成功的； beautiful漂亮的； painful 痛苦的； awful厌恶的。根据“I was feeling high 及and important above a bum in the street”可知，我感觉自己比流浪汉成功。故选A。

11.

句意：我需要帮助。也许不是为了坐公共汽车或找个地方睡觉，但我需要帮助。

so 因此； if如果； but 但是；because 因为。根据“Maybe not for a bus fare（路费） or for a place to sleep,”及下文“I needed help.”可知，这里是转折关系，用but连接。故选C。

12.

句意：我把手伸进钱包里，给了他足够的钱，不仅足够买一张公共汽车票，而且还够他吃一顿热饭和一天的住所。

in在……里面；on在……上；under在……下面；behind在……后面。根据“reached … my wallet”可知，这里是指我的手伸进我的钱包。故选A。

13.

句意：我把手伸进钱包里，给了他足够的钱，不仅足够买一张公共汽车票，而且还够他吃一顿热饭和一天的住所。

bad坏的； cold冷的；warm 暖和的；poor贫穷的；根据上文“I reached ___12___ my wallet and gave him not only enough for a bus fare”可知，这里是够他吃一顿热饭和一天的住所。故选C。

14.

句意：不管你拥有的多么少，不管你面临多少问题，即使没有钱，没有地方睡觉，你也可以给予帮助。

many 许多；修饰可数名词复数； much许多，修饰不可数名词；few很少，修饰可数名词复数；little很少，修饰不可数名词，表示否定意义；根据上文“No matter how much you have, you need help, too.”可知，这里是不管你拥有多么少。这里用little。故选D。

15.

句意：不管你拥有多么少，不管你面临多少问题，即使没有钱，没有地方睡觉，你也可以给予帮助。

sleep睡觉；stand站；read读书；sit坐。根据上文“even without money”可知，这里是没有地方睡觉。故选A。