Question

My class and I visited Chris Care Center in Phoenix, Arizona to comfort the old people who needed a little cheering up during the holiday season.

  The first two       there were for persons requiring help in taking care of themselves. We sang     for them. They loved our sweet songs and the flowers that we left with them.

  As we were   on the third floor for old people with Alzheimer (老年痴呆症), most of them    off at the walls or floor. However, one lady     my eye. She was sitting by the door, in a wheelchair, singing songs to herself. They weren’t the songs that we were singing; at least they didn’t   like that. As we got      with each festive song, she did as well. The louder we got, the louder she sang.        she was singing, she was also out to us with her hands and body. I knew that I should have gone over to her, but I thought that my     were to my students. People who worked at the care center could      to her, I thought. Just when I stopped feeling      about not giving her the attention she needed, one of my students, Justin, showed me what the holiday season is really about.

  Justin also        the same lady. The difference between us is that he       on her needs, but I didn’t. During the last song, “Silent Night,” Justin walked over to her and held her hand. He looked this aged lady in her     and with his actions said, “You are important, and I will take my      to let you know that.”

This tired, elderly lady stopped singing and held his hand. Then she touched his cheek with the other hand. Tears began to fall down her face. No   can completely describe that touching moment.

  It    a boy to teach me, a man, about kindness and love. Justin’s example of a complete, selfless attitude toward another was a     that I will never forget. He was the teacher that day, and I consider myself    to have witnessed his lesson.

1.A. rooms     B. building     C. floors     D. groups

2.A. bravely     B. beautifully      C. madly     D. shyly

3.A. dancing     B. meeting     C. gathering     D. singing

4.A. stared     B. shut      C. paid     D. glared

5.A. looked     B. escaped     C. caught     D. hurt

6.A. appear     B. sound      C. hear     D. feel

7.A. higher     B. nearer     C. faster     D. louder

8.A. As      B. Because     C. Since     D. Though

9.A. moving     B. reaching     C. coming     D. spreading

10.A. interests  B. abilities     C. feelings  D. responsibilities

11.A. attend      B. object     C. speak     D. compare

12.A. afraid     B. sure     C. guilty     D. scary

13.A. feared     B. avoided     C. helped     D. noticed

14.A.called     B. acted     C. insisted     D. kept

15.A. tears     B. hands     C. eyes     D. face

16.A. cheek     B. flower     C. body     D. time

17.A. words     B. poems     C. expressions     D. songs

18.A. caused     B. wasted     C. took     D. made

19.A. message     B. lesson     C. activity     D. class

20.A. lucky      B. foolish     C. right     D. clever

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.A

5.C

6.B

7.D

8.A

9.B

10.D

11.A

12.C

13.D

14.B

15.C

16.D

17.A

18.C

19.B

20.A

【解析】

试题分析：作者带领班里的学生去位于菲尼克斯的Chris护理中心看望那里的老人。作者他们为老人演唱了很多美妙的歌曲。有一位老人会跟着作者他们的歌声一起歌唱，老人还向作者他们做出伸手的动作。细心的Justin走上前握住老奶奶的手，向老奶奶表示了无私的爱意。这正是作者想做却没有做到的事情。作者认为Justin给自己上了很有意义的一课。

1.As we were on the third floor”可知，作者他们在一二层住的是能够基本自理的人。A房间；B楼房；C楼层，地板；D小组，团体，群。故选C。

2.We sang for them. They loved our sweet songs我们的歌声很动听，老人们很喜欢我们唱的歌。这里指作者他们表演得好。A勇敢地；B出色地，漂亮地；C疯狂地；D害羞地。故选B。

3.They weren’t the songs that we were singing”可知，作者和他的学生在三楼给患有老年痴呆的老人唱歌。A跳舞；B碰见，满足；C收集，聚集；D唱歌。故选D。

4.most of them off at the walls or floor患有老年痴呆的大部分老人都是盯着墙壁或地板，A盯着看，凝视；B关上，闭上；C支付；D怒视。故选A。

5.However, one lady my eye.然而，有一个老奶奶进入了我的视线。这里指，有一个老奶奶的举动引起了作者的注意。A看；B逃跑；C捉住，引起；D伤害。故选C。

6.at least they didn’t like that.至少老奶奶唱的歌听起来并不在调上。A出现，似乎；B听起来；C听到；D感觉起来。故选B。

7.The louder we got, the louder she sang.”可知，老奶奶的声音会跟随作者他们的声音而提高。A更高；B更近；C更快；D更大。故选D。

8. she was singing,老奶奶在唱歌的同时，A同时，当，因为，正如；B因为；C既然；D虽然。故选A。

9.she was also out to us with her hands and bodyA挥动；B伸出，到达；C过来；D伸开，传播。reach out伸出（手），故选B。

10.but I thought that my were to my students作者本想走向那个老奶奶，但作者认为自己的职责在学生身上，A兴趣；B能力；C情感；D责任。故选D。

11.People who worked at the care center could to her, I thought.作者认为护理中心的工作人员会照顾那个老奶奶。attend to注意，照顾，照料。A出席；B反对；C说；D比较。故选A。

12.Just when I stopped feeling about not giving her the attention she needed作者因为未能给那个老奶奶及时的护理而感到内疚。A害怕的；B确定的；C内疚的；D恐惧的。故选C。

13.he on her needs”可知，Justin也注意到了那个老奶奶。A畏惧；B避免；C帮助；D注意。故选D。

14.The difference between us is that he on her needs, but I didn’t. 作者和Justin不同的地方在于，Justin响应了老奶奶的需要，而作者没有。act on对......起作用.A叫，打电话；B表现，起作用；C坚持；D保持。故选B。

15.He looked this aged lady in her Justin望着老奶奶的眼睛，即与老奶奶对视，以表示真诚。A眼泪；B手；C眼睛；D脸。故选C。

16.You are important, and I will take my to let you know that.你是重要的，时间能证明一切。此句既是歌词，也是Justin想说给老奶奶的话。A脸颊；B花；C身体；D时间。故选D。

17.No can completely describe that touching moment.老奶奶感动落泪，多么华丽的语言都不足以形容那个感人的时刻。A话语；B诗歌；C短语；D歌曲。故选A。

18.It a boy to teach me, a man, about kindness and love.Justin已不仅仅是一个男孩，此刻他更是一个顶天立地的男人，是他教会了我善良和爱心。take在此意为“需要”，相当于need。A造成；B浪费；C需要，花费；D制造。故选C。

19.Justin’s example of a complete, selfless attitude toward another was a that I will never forget.Justin全心全意对待他人的态度给我好好上了一课。A信息；B教训；C活动；D课堂，班级。故选B。

20.and I consider myself to have witnessed his lesson作者感到幸运的是，能够亲眼目睹这次经历。A幸运的；B愚蠢的；C正确的；D聪明的。故选A。

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