Question

A year ago, August, Dave Fuss lost his job driving a truck for a small company in west Michigan. His wife, Gerrie, was still working in the local school cafeteria, but it was       for Dave to find work, and the price of everything was rising. The Fusses were at the risk of joining the millions of Americans who have       their homes in recent years. Then Dave and Gerrie received a timely       —$7,000, a legacy(遗产) from their neighbors Ish and Arlene Hatch, who died in an accident. “It really made a difference when we were meeting difficulty.” says Dave.

    But the Fusses weren’t the only folks in Alto and the neighboring town of Lowell to       unexpected legacy from the Hatches. Dozens of other families were    by what the Hatches had done. In some cases, it was a few thousand dollars; in      , it was more than $100,000.

    It       nearly everyone that the Hatches had so much money, more than $3 million—they were an elderly couple who lived in an old house on what was left of the family farm.

    Children of the Great Depression, Ish and Arlene were known for their habit of     . They preferred comparison shopping and would go from store to store, checking prices before making a new purchase.

    Through the years, the Hatches paid for local children to attend summer camps when their parents couldn’t       it. “Ish and Arlene never asked if you       anything,” says their friend Sandy Van Weelden, “They could see things they could do to make you happier, and they would do them.”

    Even more extraordinary was that the Hatches       their farmland. It was the Hatches’ wish that their legacy—a legacy of kindness as much as one of dollars and cents—should       the whole community and last for generations to come.

    Neighbors helping neighbors—that was Ish and Arlene Hatch’s story.

1.A. happy      B. hard        C. easy        D. nice

2.A. lost         B. bought     C. left         D. wanted

3.A. gift         B. money     C. encouragement D. package

4.A. accept      B. defeat      C. win          D. receive

5.A. amazed    B. excited      C. upset         D. touched

6.A. the other   B. another      C. other        D. others

7.A. surprised   B. frightened    C. pleased       D. encouraged

8.A. kind       B. generous     C. living        D. saving

9.A. afford     B. buy          C. offer         D. keep

10.A. suffered    B. enjoyed      C. needed       D. did

11.A. put away   B. put up       C. gave up       D. gave away

12.A. enrich      B. bless        C. brighten      D. expand

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.A  

4.D

5.D

6.D

7.A

8.D

9.A

10.C

11.D

12.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了Hatch夫妇把自己的遗产全部赠送给了社区里需要帮助的人，说明人间自有真情在的感人故事。

1.B形容词辨析。A幸福的B困难的C容易的D很好的；对Dave来说找到新的工作很难。

2.A动词辨析。A失去B购买C离开D想要；这对夫妻很快就会加入到失去房子的失业人群的大军之中。

3.A名词辨析。A礼物B钱C鼓励D包裹；Dave很惊讶地收到了一份礼物—价值7千美元的遗产。这是他们的邻居Ish and Arlene Hatch赠送给他们的。

4.D动词辨析。A接受B打败C赢得D收到；Fusses夫妻不是这个街区里唯一的收到Hatch捐助的人，还有很多人都收到了他们的捐助。

5.D动词辨析。A使…惊讶B使..兴奋C使…难受D感动；很多家庭都被Hatch夫妇感动。

6.D词义辨析。A两者中的另外一个B另一个C其他的D其他人；在一些情况下，有人得到了几千美元。在其他的情况下，有人得到的捐助超过了1万美元。

7.A动词辨析。A使..惊讶B使…害怕C使..高兴D鼓励；这件事情让大家都很惊讶，Hatch夫妇竟然有如此多的钱，因为平时生活中他们都很节省。

8.D。词义辨析。A种类B慷慨的C生活D节约；这对老夫妻在生活中的节约的习惯很多人都知道，没有想到他们竟然如此有钱。

9.A动词辨析。A承受得起B购买C提供D保持；当孩子的父母亲承受不起夏令营的时候，Hatch夫妇就出钱让孩子们去参加夏令营。

10.C。动词辨析。A遭受B喜欢C需要D做；Hatch夫妇从来不问你需要什么，他们只会做一些让你开心的事情。

11.D短语辨析。A收拾，整理B张贴，搭建，留宿C放弃D赠送；最让人惊讶的是Hatch夫妇吧他们的农场也赠送了出来。

12.A动词辨析。A使…富有B保佑C使…明亮D扩充；他们这样做会让整个社区里的人都成为富人。

考点：考查故事类短文