Question

Before India gained independence (独立), a few young men from the villages wanted to free India from the foreign rule; they wanted the British to quit India. They needed material wealth to  36  the British out of India, so they started collecting  37  in the Indian villages.

One day, they got encouraged to collect  38  things as well. They went from door to door carrying a huge bag, which gradually was  39  with money and gifts. As they went, a one-legged beggar kept  40  them. The young men did not mind.

At the  41  of the day, they entered a house to see  42  they had collected. The beggar also wanted to enter, but since he was not a member of the group, they did not  43  him in. The beggar said to them: “I walked such a  44  distance right behind you. You want freedom; I also want freedom. India is not only your motherland. It is also my motherland.”

 45 , the young men got mad and told the beggar to go away. Then one of the men felt  46  for him, so they decided to  47  him the things they had collected.  48  the beggar was looking at the gifts in their bag, most of them were showing no  49  for him. Then suddenly the beggar opened up the bag that he had been carrying. It  50  a few coins and some rice. He threw all the contents into their bag at once.

At the  51  of this, immediately all the members of the revolutionary group started dropping  52  of gratitude (感激), because he had  53  all that he had to their cause. On that day, they had gone to visit so many rich families, who had given them next to  54 ; but this beggar had given them everything that he had! They were deeply  55  by the beggar’s contribution.

1.                A．drive          B．grow           C．help D．pick

2.                A．food           B．money         C．papers   D．seeds

3.                A．military         B．material        C．mysterious    D．cultural

4.                A．tired           B．satisfied        C．filled D．covered

5.                A．following       B．cheating        C．calling    D．beating

6.                A．beginning       B．end            C．front D．middle

7.                A．how           B．what           C．where    D．when

8.                A．stop           B．drop           C．allow D．promise

9.                A．short          B．near           C．long D．little

10.               A．At last          B．At first         C．At a time  D．In that case

11.               A．necessary       B．patient         C．thankful   D．sorry

12.               A．trouble         B．serve          C．show D．excite

13.               A．Since          B．While          C．If D．Although

14.               A．interest        B．courage        C．respect   D．disappointment

15.               A．included        B．consisted       C．held  D．contained

16.               A．thought        B．sight           C．sound D．moment

17.               A．laughter        B．difference      C．truth D．tears

18.               A．taken          B．given          C．wasted    D．lost

19.               A．something      B．nothing         C．everything D．anything

20.               A．moved         B．removed       C．excited    D．surprised

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.B

4.C

5.A

6.B

7.B

8.C

9.C

10.B

11.D

12.C

13.B

14.C

15.D

16.B

17.D

18.B

19.B

20.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了印度处于英国殖民统治时期时，一位单腿的乞丐为了自己国家的自由倾囊相助的故事。

1.A 从上句内容可知为了获取自由，必须把英国殖民者从印度赶出去。

2. B 根据第二段开头：革命者忽然想到可以同时募集物品，可知他们起初仅打算募集钱款。

3.B 上下文串联。由后文gifts可知应是实物。

4.C 革命者挨家挨户去拜访，他们所携带的一个大袋子很快装满了硬币和捐赠的实物。

5. A 一个单腿的乞丐一直跟着这群年轻的革命者，但他们对他根本没有在意。

6. B 在走了一天后，革命者们来到一所房子清点今天都收到了什么捐赠。

7. B在走了一天后，革命者们来到一所房子清点今天都收到了什么捐赠。

8.C 乞丐也想进入那座房子，但因为他不是他们中的一员，所以就被拒之门外。

9. C由第二段乞丐跟了他们一整天可知是走了很长的一段距离。

10. B 根据下文语境，起初，这些年轻人对乞丐非常生气，要他马上离开。

11.D 根据下文语境，其中的一个年轻人非常同情乞丐，决定让乞丐看看他们募集到的东西。

12.C其中的一个年轻人非常同情乞丐，决定让乞丐看看他们募集到的东西。

13. B 根据下文语境，当乞丐在看他们的东西时，大部分人对他不屑一顾。

14. C 词义辨析。A兴趣B勇气C尊重D失望；大部分人对他不屑一顾，不尊重他。

15. D乞丐打开自己的袋子，里面装着一些硬币和一些大米（乞丐所有的财产）。

16. B 看到这一情形，所有在场的革命者都立刻留下了感激的泪水。

17.D 名词辨析。A笑声B差异C真相D泪水；所有在场的革命者都立刻留下了感激的泪水。

18.B乞丐把他所有的财富都奉献给了革命事业。

19.B 在一天的募集活动中他们去了很多大财主家，可他们却一毛不拔。

20.A 根据第五段第一句内容可知革命者被乞丐的爱国热情深深地感动了

考点：考查故事类短文阅读