Question

“Are you going shopping today?” my husband, Roy, asked when I answered the telephone. “I     to,” I said. Thanksgiving was only a couple days away. My money was    and I knew I had to be creative in my shopping that day.

For a few seconds, Roy sat         on the other end of the line. The nervousness gradually increased under the wordlessness, which I couldn’t wait to break through. “Why do you ask?” I whispered,       what he might say.

“Nancy, there’s a family with six kids that will not have anything to     for Thanksgiving. The little one is only five years old. While you’re at the store could you     buy something for them?” My head began to spin when I was thinking about the fifty dollars I had      for our family’s Thanksgiving dinner.

In the back of my mind I     the hungry guests who would be coming to our house for dinner. I put my head down on my desk, already feeling     . There’s no way possible, I thought. But the compassion (怜悯) I heard in my husband’s     struck a nerve inside me.

I replied, “    but only if God helps.”

I finished my work and     all the way to the nearest grocery store. I entered the parking lot and noticed a big     in the grocery store window: Turkeys---29 cents a pound. “Thank God!” I said to myself.

I went inside, but when I read the sign my heart     . “Limit one.” But I needed at least two so I decided to find the manager. I     the problem. He made an exception. To my     , I had enough money. I was even able to purchase a package of cookies for the five-year-old child who had   3 my heart, even though I had never met her.

Later that afternoon, Roy and I made a special delivery to a home     with children of all ages. I will never forget the     on the six kids’ faces.

By far, that was the greatest     of my life.

1.A．plan    B．refuse   C．fail    D．agree

2.A．private   B．enough   C．endless   D．limited

3.A．nervously   B．silently   C．friendly   D．excitedly

4.A．arranging   B．receiving   C．fearing   D．blaming

5.A．eat    B．do    C．pay    D．say

6.A．freely   B．possibly   C．gently   D．regularly

7.A．lent    B．pulled   C．hidden   D．saved

8.A．invited   B．organized   C．counted   D．connected

9.A．affected   B．defeated   C．satisfied   D．bored

10.A．voice   B．face    C．heart    D．body

11.A．Bad   B．Poor    C．Sure    D．Afraid

12.A．angered   B．worried   C．wondered   D．prayed

13.A．flower   B．sign    C．book    D．word

14.A．sank   B．fell    C．ended   D．held

15.A．explained  B．promised   C．required   D．corrected

16.A．horror   B．sadness   C．credit    D．surprise

17.A．broken   B．stolen   C．operated   D．supported

18.A．covered   B．shaped   C．filled    D．made

19.A．sorrow   B．loneliness   C．disappointment  D．smiles

20.A．year   B．season   C．Thanksgiving  D．reward

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.A

6.B

7.D

8.C

9.B

10.A

11.C

12.D

13.B

14.A

15.A

16.D

17.B

18.C

19.D

20.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一篇记叙文。本文讲述的是妻子Nancy只有50美元过感恩节，她的丈夫Roy说要帮六个孩子的家庭买些食物过感恩节，Nancy因此而苦恼。在感恩节那天，当Nancy完成工作去杂货店买东西时，发现火鸡只要29美分一磅，但限购一只。在和经理沟通后，50美元买下两只火鸡和一些饼干。当Nancy和Roy将这些食物送给6个孩子的家庭，孩子们十分高兴。Nancy认为这是最棒的感恩节。

1.A考察动词。A．plan计划；B．refuse拒绝；C．fail失败，没能做成某事；D．agree同意；由下文 I knew I had to be creative in my shopping that day. 可知Nancy不得不在感恩节那天创造性地购物，故选A。

2.D考察形容词。A．private 私人的；B．enough足够的；C．endless无尽的；D．limited有限的；由下文My head began to spin when I was thinking about the fifty dollars I had可知Nancy只有50美元，她的钱十分有限，故选D。

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wait to break through.可知在无言相对后，Nancy变得紧张不安起来，她迫不及待地打破了寂静，故选B。

4.C考察动词。A．arranging 安排；B．receiving收到；C．fearing害怕；D．blaming责怪；由上文“Why do you ask?” I whispered.可知Nancy低声问Roy“为什么你这样问？” Nancy害怕听到Roy的回答，故选C。

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Thanksgiving dinner可知Roy所说的是感恩节的晚餐，故选A。

6.B考察副词A．freely 自由地；B．possibly可能地；C．gently轻柔地D．regularly有规律地；由语境可知Roy希望Nancy能买点东西给孩子们，由下文There‟s no way possible, I thought.可知Nancy认为这件事不可能，故选B。

7.D考察动词。A．lent 借给；B．pulled拉；C．hidden 躲藏；D．saved保存；由情理可知Nancy攒的50美元是留给自己家过感恩节用的，故选D。

8.C考察动词。A．invited邀请；B．organized 组织；C．counted 数，计算‘D. connected联系；由上文In the back of my mind可知Nancy在脑海中计算要来吃饭饥饿的客人，故选C。

9.B考察动词。A．affected影响，感动；B．defeated打败；C．satisfied满意；D．bored烦扰；由上文I put my head down on my desk可知Nancy将头耷拉在桌上，觉得自己想不出方法应对，完全被打败了，故选B

10.A考察名词。A．voice声音；B．face脸；C．heart心脏；D．body身体；由上文“But the compassion I heard ” 可知Nancy听到丈夫的声音,故选A。

11.C考察形容词。A．Bad糟糕的；B．Poor可怜的；C．Sure一定的；D．Afraid害怕的；由but only if God helps.可知Namcy选择帮助这些客人，她希望如果有上帝的帮助就好了，故选C。

12.D考察动词。A．angered生气；B．worried 担心；C．wondered想知道；D．prayed祈祷；由下文“Thank God!” I said to myself.可知Nancy一路上都在祈祷，故选D。

13.B考察名词。A．flower花朵；B．sign 告示，招牌C．book 书；D．word字，词。由下文but when I read the sign可知我在看杂货店橱窗里的招牌，“Thank God!” I said to myself.上面写着火鸡29美分一磅，故选B。

14.A考察动词。A．sank沉落；B．fell落下，跌倒；C．ended结束；D．held握住；由下文“Limit one.” But I needed at least two so I decided to find the manager.可知限购一只火鸡，但Nancy至少需要两个火鸡，所以她心里一沉，故选A。

15.A考察动词。A．explained解释；B．promised保证；C．required要求；D．corrected改正；由语境可知，我向经理解释了我的问题，他为我破例，故选A。

16.D考察名词。A．horror恐惧；B．sadness伤心；C．credit信用；D．surprise惊讶。由下文I was even able to purchase a package of cookies可知Nancy的50美元足够了，她甚至还可以买一些饼干给客人的孩子们，to one’s surprise令某人惊讶的是，故选D。

17.B考察动词。A．broken破碎；B．stolen偷窃；C．operated运转，操作；D．supported支持；由下文even though I had never met her. 可知即使Nancy从未见过那个5岁的孩子，但是孩子仿佛已经赢得了Nancy 的欢心，故选B。

18.C考察动词。A．covered 覆盖；B．shaped 形成；C．filled填满；D．made制作；由下文children of all ages可知，这个家里全是年龄不一的孩子们，故选C。

19.D考察名词。A．sorrow忧伤；B．loneliness孤独；C．disappointment失望；D．smiles微笑。有情理可知当Nancy和Roy给孩子带来礼物，孩子都十分高兴，故选D。

20.年；B．season季节；C．Thanksgiving感恩节；D．reward报答；由上文 Thanksgiving was only a couple days away. 可知这是一个很棒的感恩节，故选C。

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