Question

I am a single mom and have a child. Knowing that I could not __21__ to get him anything at all for his birthday, I felt broken-hearted. __22__ I decided to post a(n) __23__ on “Wish Upon A Hero” website for people to __24__ my son birthday cards. I knew he loved to __25__ the mailbox and always asked if there was anything for him. I __26__ that if he could get a few cards, it would make him smile and maybe, just maybe, he wouldn't be so __27__ that I wasn't able to get him anything. The cards just started __28__ in and my little sweetie was __29__ excited! Every day more and more cards came and this went__30__ for about three weeks. The smile on his face and the sparkle in his eyes brought me to __31__. At the end of November, he started thinking about Christmas and he __32__ knew that there would not be much under the tree for him due to my __33__，but it didn't seem to __34__ to him. All he talked about was how much he wanted to make other children __35__. He decided that what he wanted to do was earn money to buy Christmas cards and send them to other children from __36__ families. My son went out daily to make money. Not only did he make the money to buy the cards, but he also made enough money to buy all the stamps and lollipops (棒棒糖) to put in the __37__. He sent out about 100 cards. Doing this __38__ him the same smile and sparkle in his eyes as the birthday cards that he had received did. I was and am so __39__ of him. My son and “Wish Upon A Hero” have given me renewed __40__ that there are still people in this world that care about others.

1.	A．agree B．pretend C．expect D．afford

2.	A．Instead B．However C．So D．Besides

3.	A．picture B．job C．wish D．advertisement

4.	A．show B．sell C．design D．send

5.	A．check B．produce C．address D．receive

6.	A．explained B．thought C．regretted D．promised ．

7.	A．angry B．curious C．upset D．strange

8.	A．breaking B．happening C．pouring D．improving

9.	A．absolutely B．eventually C．generously D．attentively

10.	A．away B．off C．up D．on

11.	A．surprise B．difficulty C．respect D．tears

12.	A．already B．still C．even D．never

13.	A．support B．strengths C．finances D．instructions

14.	A．matter B．object C．belong D．refer

15.	A．understand B．change C．continue D．smile

16.	A．ordinary B．poor C．familiar D．distant

17.	A．mailbox B．house C．cards D．stamps

18.	A．saved B．brought C．owed D．taught

19.	A．proud B．careful C．aware D．full

20.	A．excuse B．suggestion C．doubt D．hope

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.A

6.B

7.C

8.C

9.A

10.D

11.D

12.A

13.C

14.A

15.D

16.B

17.C

18.B

19.A

20.D

【解析】

1.作者无力“承担”给孩子购买任何生日礼物的费用， 伤心欲绝。

2.作者由于没有钱给孩子购买生日礼物“所以”决定求助于网络。

3.作者把自己的“愿望”发布在网络上， 希望能得到网友的帮助。

4.作者想让网友给儿子“寄”生日卡片。

5.作者的儿子喜欢“查看”邮箱， 希望里面有寄给自己的东西。

6.作者“认为”如果儿子能收到几张卡片， 心中也许能得到慰藉。

7.儿子不会因为作者无力购买礼物而那么“难过”。

8.根据下文内容可知贺卡源源不断地寄来。此处 pour 表示 “涌来”。

9.上文提到作者的儿子喜欢查看邮箱， 此时贺卡雪片般飞来， 由此可知他是“极其”兴奋。

10.这种情况“持续”了大约三个星期。go away“离开”； “离开” go off“熄灭；走火”；go up“增长”。

11.作者因为自己无力给孩子购买生日礼物而感到愧疚， 所以看到他脸上的微笑和眼里闪耀着的光芒时，禁不住“泪水”涟涟。

12.作者的儿子知道自己家的窘况， 而且上文也提到了作者没有给他买生日礼物， 由此可知他“已经”知道了不会有太多的圣诞节礼物。

13.finances“(个人可动用的)钱；财力”。

14.尽管如此，这对他来说似乎并不“重要”。

15.上文提到网友送给他的贺卡让他高兴不己， 所以他也想给其他孩子带去“微笑”。

16.作者的儿子因为贫穷而接受了别人的恩惠， 所以他想帮助其他“贫苦的”家庭的孩子。

17.他要把卡片邮寄给穷人的孩子， 因此要把棒棒糖放在“卡片”中。

18.这样做又“带给”他上文提到的那种微笑和眼睛里闪耀着的光芒。

19.作者一直为自己的儿子感到“自豪”。

20.作者的儿子和“Wish Upon A Hero”这个网站使作者重新燃起了世界上仍然有人关心他人的“希望”。