Question

Every morning, when I’m on my way to work, I see people who are homeless, sleeping in doorways and on sidewalks. They’re clearly in ______ of help. I feel very sad to ______ this, and most people walk by, ______ don’t exist and don’t offer any help at all, not ______ a word

Recently, it has been extremely ______ in Vancouver, Canada, which makes things very ______ for the homeless.

I usually arrive at my ______ around 8 am. Those homeless people in the area are trying to ______ in cold weather, so sometimes I’m not sure whether it’s a good idea to leave something for them while sleeping, as it may get ______.

Today, I ______ someone, who seemed to be homeless, sitting on the sidewalk, awake. I had a little bit of time ______ I started work, so I rushed out across the ______ to ask if I could get anything for him to drink or eat. He didn’t want a coffee or warm drink, ______ a soft drink, a Cola，so I went and got this for him, along with a banana.

Then I went back to my office across the street to ______ a bag that I packed with items like a hat, a toothbrush, snacks, hand warmers and so on, I had been planning to give the ______ to someone in need I ______ back outside to give it to the stranger, who was very ______.

Society may feel ______ with homeless people, but we must remember that they’re just like us, human beings, who are just down on their luck for certain ______. It could be your father, mother, brother, sister or friend If we ______ to help someone in need, we can truly make our world better.

1.A. place    B. memory    C. need    D. praise

2.A. hear    B. see    C. expect    D. understand

3.A. pretending    B. guessing    C. telling    D. promising

4.A. still    B. only    C. just    D. even

5.A. hot    B. cold    C. cool    D. warm

6.A. hard    B. obvious    C. easy    D. weak

7.A. school    B. home    C. shop    D. office

8.A. wake    B. stand    C. sleep    D. sit

9.A. trapped    B. stolen    C. sought    D. paid

10.A. spotted    B. missed    C. permitted    D. realized

11.A. before    B. after    C. if    D. though

12.A. door    B. market    C. street    D. bridge

13.A. so    B. or    C. and    D. but

14.A. wipe    B. buy    C. get    D. collect

15.A. banana    B. bag    C. hat    D. snack

16.A. looked    B. called    C. hurried    D. held

17.A. surprised    B. angry    C. sad    D. grateful

18.A. pleased    B. uncomfortable    C. dishonest    D. helpful

19.A. reasons    B. purposes    C. illnesses    D. benefits

20.A. turn out    B. look out    C. give out    D. reach out

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.B

6.D

7.C

8.A

9.B

10.A

11.C

12.D

13.A

14.C

15.B

16.D

17.B

18.C

19.A

20.D

【解析】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者对于无家可归的人一直十分同情，并一直想找办法帮助他们。在温哥华寒冷的一天，作者在上班路上遇到一个流浪汉，主动为他买食物，并且将自己装有帽子、牙刷等物品的书包送给他。作者最后呼吁，如果我们可以帮助那些需要帮助的人，那么世界就会变得更好。

1.考查固定搭配辨析。in ___ of 与四个选项搭配的含义分别为A. place替代；B. need 需要；C.memory纪念；D.praise歌颂。“They're clearly in___1___of help”“显然，他们需要帮助”。故选B。

2.考查动词辨析。A. see看见； B. expect期望 ；C. hear听见 ；D. understand理解。“I feel very sad to___2___this,”“看到这我很伤心”。故选A。

3.考查动词辨析。A. telling告诉； B. guessing猜测；C. pretending假装；D. promising承诺。“___3___they don't exist”“假装他们不存在”。故选C。

4.考查副词辨析。A.still仍然；B. only只有；C.just 仅仅；D. even甚至。“not___4___a word.”“甚至连句话也不说”。故选D。

5.考查形容词辨析。A. hot热的；B. cold冷的；C. cool凉爽的；D. warm温暖的。“Recently, it has been extremely___5___in Vancouver, Canada,”“近来，加拿大的温哥华非常寒冷”。故选B。

6.考查形容词辨析。A. weak虚弱的；B. obvious明显的；C. easy容易的；D. difficult困难的。“which makes things very___6___for the homeless.”“这使得事情对于无家可归的人来说非常困难”。故选D。

7.考查名词辨析。 A.shop商店；B. home家；C. office办公室；D. school学校。“ I usually arrive at my___7___around 8 am.”“我通常8点左右到达办公室”。故选C。

8.考查动词辨析。A. sleep睡觉；B. stand站立；C.wake 醒着；D. sit坐着。“Those homeless people in the area are trying to___8___in cold weather”“在这区域中的流浪者正试图在寒冷的气候中睡觉”。故选A。

9.考查动词辨析。A. trapped困住；B. stolen偷； C. sought寻找；D. paid支付。“so sometimes I'm not sure whether it's a good idea to leave something for them while sleeping,as it may get___9___.”“因此有时我不确定在他们睡觉时给他们留下点东西是否是个好主意，因为可能被偷走”。故选B。

10.考查动词辨析。A. spotted认出；B.missed 错过；C.consulted 咨询；D. realized意识。“Today,I___10___someone,who seemed to be homeless”“今天，我认出一个看起来像是流浪汉的人”。故选A。

11.考查连词辨析。 A.if 如果；B. after之后；C.before 之前；D.though 尽管。“I had a little bit of time ___11___ started work”“我在开始工作前有点时间”。故选C。

12.考查名词辨析。A.bridge 桥；B. market市场；C. door门；D.street 街道。“so I rushed out across the___12___to ask if I could get anything for him to drink or eat.”“所以我飞奔到街对面，去问他是否可以给他点吃的或喝的”。故选D。

13.考查连词辨析。A.but但是；B. or或者；C. and并且；D. so因此。“He didn't want a coffee or warm drink,___13___a soft rink,a Cola”“他不想要咖啡或热饮，而是软饮料可乐”。故选A。

14.考查动词辨析。 A.wipe 擦去；B.buy 购买；C. get获得；D. collect收集。“Then I went back to my office across the street to___14___a bag”“接着我回到街对面的办公室去拿书包”。故选C。

15.考查名词辨析。A. banana香蕉；B. bag书包；C. hat帽子；D. snack小吃。“ I had been planning to give the___15___someone in need.”“我一直计划着把书包给需要的人”。故选B。

16.考查动词辨析。A. looked看；B. called叫；C. held拿；D. hurried匆忙。“I___16___back outside to give it to the stranger”“我匆忙回到外面并把书包给了这个陌生人”。故选D。

17.考查形容词辨析。A. puzzled困惑的；B. grateful感恩的；C. angry生气的；D. sad伤心的。“who was very___17___.”“他很感恩”。故选B。

18.考查形容词辨析。 A.pleased高兴的；B. dishonest不诚实的；C. uncomfortable不舒服的；D. helpful有帮助的。“Society may feel___18___with homeless people”“社会可能对流浪汉感到不舒服”。故选C。

19.考查名词辨析。A. reasons原因；B. purposes目的；C. illnesses疾病；D. benefits益处。“but we must remember that they're just like us,human beings,who are just down on their luck for certain___19___.”“但我们应记住，他们和我们一样是人类，正好出于某种原因而运气不好而已”。故选A。

20.考查动词词组辨析。A. turn out证明是；B. look out寻找；C. give out分发；D. reach out伸出。“If we___20___to help someone in need,we can truly make our world better.”“如果我们去帮助需要帮助的人，那么我们就能真正地让我们的世界更好”。故选D。