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No One Is Too Poor to Give

When Teresa,a widow with four young children,saw a notice from her church for all members to gather to deliver presents and food to a  16  family,she took $10 out of her savings jar and bought some ingredients to make three dozen  17  .She got to the church parking lot just in time to join the convoy going to the home that was to  18  the people’s help.

     The route was  19  ,and she was astonished when the cars pulled up in front of her house.When the pastor saw her,he said,“ We  20  expected you to join us ,

Teresa.We know it’s been a great  21  since your husband died,and we all wanted

to  22   you.”

Although she was   23   being the object of charity,Teresa didn’t want to  24  anyone so she  25  said,“ Well,at least I can share these cookies with our    26  .”

     This parable teaches us that no one is too  27   to help others and that true charity is rooted in love and compassion.  28    of spirit is worse than economic distress.Teresa’s story  29  us that very few of us give as much as we could and should.

     My friend Larry Rosen,president of the YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles

30  me to the concept of “ sacrificial giving”—  31    in a large quantity up to a

point where one must  32  something that is desired.

     You can start out easy.Take whatever  33  you are thinking of giving to charity,then   34   it.If that’s too much, increase it by 50 percent instead.The  35  is to stretch yourself.It will mean a lot to those you help,but it will mean as much to your heart.

1.A.wealthy    B.big      C.noble           D.needy

2.A.cookies    B.cakes     C .buns          D.rolls

3.A.offer      B.receive    C.expect          D.refuse

4.A.pleasant    B.1engthy    C.familiar        D.rough

5.A.never      B.just        C.even           D.seldom

6.A.failure     B.comfort     C.success        D.struggle

7.A.satisfy     B.support     C.invite          D.remember

8.A.unnatural   B.unhappy    C.uncomfortable   D.unfortunate

9.A.embarrass   B.trouble     C.bother         D.annoy

10.A.humbly    B.openly     C.clearly         D.cheerfully

11.A.children    B.friends     C.relatives       D.neighbors

12.A.weak      B.generous    C.poor          D.patient

13.A.Poverty    B.Power      C.Importance    D.Source

14.A.ensures    B.informs     C.proves        D.reminds

15.A.introduced  B.presented   C.1ed           D.directed

16.A.taking      B.giving     C.going         D.asking

17.A.reject      B.win        C.quit          D.obtain

18.A.weight     B.size        C.load          D.amount

19.A.double     B.calculate     C.record       D.analyze

20.A.way       B.idea         C.advice       D.guidance

 

1.D 2.A 3.B 4.C 5.A 6.D 7.B 8.C 9.A 10.D 11.B 12.C 13.A 14.D 15.A 16.B 17.C 18.D 19.A 20.B 【解析】 试题分析:本文通过讲述Teresa的故事,去鼓励人们要对别人有爱心,虽然自己的日子过地很窘迫了,但是也能够拿出一些东西去帮助那些需要帮助的人,这就是我们所说的牺牲奉献的精神,经济上的窘迫比精神空虚相比并不可怕。 1.考查形容词及语境的理解。A.wealthy富有的; B.big 大的; C.noble 高尚的; D.needy贫困的。根据常识可知被帮扶的对象肯定是贫穷的家庭。当Teresa是一个有4个孩子的寡妇,她看到通知,让所有是教会的人都要捐赠一些礼物和食物给一个贫困的家庭,故选D。 2.考查名词及语境的理解。A.cookies饼干; B.cakes 蛋糕; C .buns果子面包; D.rolls面包卷。根据at least I can share these cookies 可知她买了一些原料,做了三打不同口味的饼干(cookies),故选A。 3.考查动词及语境的理解。A.offer提供; B.receive收到; C.expect 期待; D.refuse拒绝。她到达教堂的停车场及时的加入到护送那些收到帮助的人回家,故选B。 4.考查形容词及语境的理解。A.pleasant令人愉快的; B.1engthy   C.familiar熟悉的; D.rough粗糙的。根据she was astonished when the cars pulled up in front of her house.她知道车不该停在她家的门口。路线很熟悉(familiar),她很吃惊车队停在了她家的门口,故选C。 5.考查副词及语境的理解。A.never从不; B.just 公正的; C.even 平坦的; D.seldom很少地。根据since your husband died可知牧师知道她的生活很艰难。当牧师看见她时,他说他从没有(never)希望她能加入到他们的队伍,故选A。 6.考查名词及语境的理解。A.failure 失败; B.comfort安慰; C.success成功; D.struggle,斗争。根据上文因为孩子多,可知她的日子过的很艰难。我们知道自从你的丈夫死后,那是巨大的生活斗争,故选D。 7.考查动词及语境的理解。A.satisfy 使满意; B.support支持; C.invite邀请; D.remember记住。根据上文We      expected you to join us可知我们都想来帮助您,故选B。 8.考查形容词及语境的理解。A.unnatural 不寻常; B.unhappy不高兴; C.uncomfortable不合适的,不舒服的; D.unfortunate不幸的。根据上文可知她的丈夫去世后她的日子过的很艰难。尽管它作为行善的人是不合适的,故选C。 9.考查名词及语境的理解。A.embarrass尴尬; B.trouble麻烦; C.bother麻烦; D.annoy烦恼。根据Although she was        being the object of charity 可知Teresa 不想任何人弄的尴尬,故选A。 10.考查副词及语境的理解。A.humbly谦逊的; B.openly公开的; C.clearly清楚地; D.cheerfully高兴地。根据Teresa didn’t want to       anyone 可知Teresa不想任何人弄的尴尬,所以她高兴地(cheerfully)说,故选D。 11.考查名词及语境的理解。A.children孩子们; B.friends朋友; C.relatives亲戚;  D.neighbors邻居。因为她认为被帮助的人应该是朋友。Teresa不想任何人弄的尴尬,所以她高兴地(cheerfully)说:至少我可以和我是朋友(friends)共同分享这些饼干,故选B。 12.考查形容词及语境的理解。A.weak虚弱的; B.generous慷慨的; C.poor贫穷的; D.patient病人。根据题目No One Is Too Poor to Give可知没有人穷得不能去帮助别人,故选C。 13.考查名词及语境的理解。A.Poverty贫困; B.Power 力量; C.Importance 重要;  D.Source来源,原始材料。根据上文可知前面叙述的是经济上的贫穷,进而联想到精神上的空虚。精神空虚比经济窘迫更糟糕,故选A。 14.考查动词及语境的理解。A.ensures保证; B.informs 告知; C.proves证明; D.reminds提醒。这里是短语remind sb to do提醒某人某事。Teresa的故事提醒我们我们中有很少的人能够做到倾其所有去帮助别人,故选D。 15.考查动词及语境的理解。A.introduced介绍; B.presented提出; C.1ed领导; D.directed指导。根据very few of us give as much as we could and should可知我的朋友Larry Rosen,是大都市洛杉矶基督教青年会的会长,他向我介绍了牺牲奉献的概念,故选A。 16.考查动词及语境的理解。A.taking拿走; B.giving给; C.going 走; D.asking问。根据sacrificial giving可知牺牲奉献就是把自己所急需的东西也要拿出来给(giving)别人,故选B。 17.考查动词及语境的理解。A.reject拒绝; B.win赢; C.quit放弃,退出; D.obtain获得。根据上下文的语境可知牺牲奉献就是把自己所急需的东西也要拿出(quit)来给(giving)别人,故选C。 18.考查名词及语境的理解。A.weight重量; B.size大小; C.load负荷; D.amount数量。根据上文very few of us give as much as we could and should.拿出你想做施舍的东西无论有多少,然后你会加倍施舍的数量,故选D。 19.考查动词及语境的理解。A.double使加倍; B.calculate计算; C.record记录; D.analyze分析。根据If that’s too much, increase it by 50 percent instead可知拿出你想做施舍的东西无论有多少,然后你会加倍施舍的数量,故选A。 20.考查名词及语境的理解。A.way方法; B.idea想法; C.advice建议; D.guidance指导。根据上文去施舍别人的这个想法。这个想法会让你锻炼自己,故选B。 考点:人生百味类短文。
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