Question

The universe has a way of sending help from even the most unlikely of places.

When Tony received a wrong-number message on his mobile phone, he could have just _______ it. Instead, he gathered five of his six children and _______ a picture to send to Syd, the girl on the other end of line, just to give her a little _______ However, he had no idea that replying to this random message would _______ his family’s life.

The message was from Syd, who was dress shopping when she decided to get a second _______. So she took a picture of herself in the new dress that she had chosen and sent the message to who she thought was her friend.

Tony sent her a message _______ right away, but he also wanted to let her know that her pretty picture hadn’t ended up in the _______ hands, so he included a picture of his kids giving a big thumbs-up. “I figured that the children’s _______ would be far better than some middle-aged man!”

Syd’s friend Mandi was deeply touched by the _______ that she posted it online, where it quickly went viral. Not only is it just a sweet ________ of kindness on Tony’s part, but look at those cute kids of his!

Once the story ________ the web, people discovered that one of Tony’s children was ________ from the picture. The youngest child, Kaizler, wasn’t home at that time ________ his mom had taken him to his chemotherapy (化疗) appointment.

Once Mandi read about Kaizler’s cancer diagnosis, she shared his GoFundMe page, which snowballed into a widespread ________ of giving. Thousands of people have donated to the little boy’s page.

Kaizler’s mom says she can’t express how ________ her family is for the financial help, and no one can believe this rush of good fortune ________ from a simple wrong-number message!

“It is so refreshing to be ________ that there are good people in the world who still care about others and are quick to be ________ and kind to others,” she stated, “I would also like to thank EVERYONE from bottom of my heart ________ all the kind words, all the donations, all the love and support. We honestly would never have been able to ________ it this far in our journey without every single of you!!!”

1.A. copied    B. returned    C. ignored    D. recognized

2.A. borrowed    B. invented    C. found    D. took

3.A. space    B. peace    C. encouragement    D. description

4.A. change    B. ruin    C. control    D. plan

5.A. picture    B. opinion    C. place    D. chance

6.A. off    B. over    C. up    D. back

7.A. different    B. wrong    C. ordinary    D. free

8.A. company    B. response    C. explanation    D. permission

9.A. exchange    B. participation    C. preference    D. strategy

10.A. act    B. talk    C. state    D. smile

11.A. caught    B. ran    C. hit    D. searched

12.A. hiding    B. escaping    C. dropping    D. missing

13.A. unless    B. although    C. because    D. once

14.A. anxiety    B. prediction    C. roll    D. wave

15.A. grateful    B. concerned    C. famous    D. eager

16.A. fell    B. came    C. left    D. heard

17.A. reminded    B. arranged    C. greeted    D. persuaded

18.A. outspoken    B. generous    C. faithful    D. energetic

19.A. of    B. with    C. about    D. for

20.A. urge    B. pass    C. make    D. build

Answer

1. C

2. D

3. C

4. A

5. B

6. D

7. B

8. B

9. A

10. A

11. C

12. D

13. C

14. D

15. A

16. B

17. A

18. B

19. D

20. C

【解析】

本文为记叙文。即使是最不可能的地方，宇宙也能提供帮助。当托尼在他的手机上收到一个拨错号码的信息时，他没有忽略它。相反，他聚集了六个孩子中的五个，拍了张照片，寄给另一端的女孩西德，只是为了给她一点鼓励。然而，他不知道回答这个随机的信息会改变他的家庭生活。

1.考查动词辨析。A. copied复制；B. returned归还；C. ignored忽视；D. recognized认出。根据下文Instead, he gathered five of his six children and ___2___ a picture to send to Syd, the girl on the other end of line,可知，托尼本可以忽视这条信息的。故C选项正确。

2.考查动词辨析。A. borrowed借；B. invented发明；C. found发现；D. took带着。take a picture“拍照片”。根据语境可知，此处指托尼拍了一张照片发给了西德。故D选项正确。

3.考查名词辨析。A. space空间；B. peace和平；C. encouragement鼓励；D. description描述。根据下文so he included a picture of his kids giving a big thumbs-up可知，托尼拍了一张照片发给了西德，只是想给她一点鼓励。故C选项正确。

4.考查动词辨析。A. change改变；B. ruin毁坏；C. control控制；D. plan计划。句意：然而，他不知道回复这个随意的信息会改变他的家庭生活。故A选项正确。

5.考查名词辨析。A. picture图片；B. opinion观点；C. place地方；D. chance机会。句意：这条信息来自西德，她在买衣服的时候决定征求别人的意见。故B选项正确。

6.考查副词辨析。A. off断开；B. over结束；C. up向上；D. back向后地。句意：托尼马上给她回了个信息。故D选项正确。

7.考查形容词辨析。A. different不同的；B. wrong错误的；C. ordinary普通的；D. free自由的。句意：但他也想让她知道，她那张漂亮的照片并没有落入坏人之手，所以他附上了一张孩子们竖起大拇指的照片。故B选项正确。

8.考查名词辨析。A. company公司；B. response反应；C. explanation解释；D. permission允许。句意：我想孩子们的反应会比一些中年人好得多！故B选项正确。

9.考查名词辨析。A. exchange交流；B. participation参与；C. preference偏好；D. strategy策略。根据上文描述的信息交流可知，此处指“西德的朋友曼迪被这次交流深深打动，于是她把它发布到网上，这件事很快就传开了”。故A选项正确。

10.考查名词辨析。A. act行为；B. talk谈话；C. state状态；D. smile微笑。句意：这不仅是因为托尼的善意，而且是因为看到了他的可爱的孩子们。故A选项正确。

11.考查动词辨析。A. caught抓；B. ran跑；C. hit碰撞；D. searched寻找。句意：一旦这个故事在网上流传开来。故C选项正确。

12.考查现在分词辨析。A. hiding正隐藏的；B. escaping在逃跑的；C. dropping正下降的；D. missing缺少的。根据下文The youngest child, Kaizler, wasn’t home at that time可知，人们发现托尼的一个孩子没有在照片中。故D选项正确。

13.考查连词辨析。A. unless除非；B. although虽然；C. because因为；D. once一旦。句意：最小的孩子凯兹勒当时不在家，因为他妈妈带他去化疗了。故C选项正确。

14.考查名词辨析。A. anxiety焦虑；B. prediction预测；C. roll名单；D. wave浪潮。根据下文Thousands of people have donated to the little boy’s page.可知，曼迪一读到凯兹勒的癌症诊断，就分享了他的GoFundMe页面，这个页面像滚雪球一样，掀起了一股广泛的捐赠浪潮。故D选项正确。

15.考查形容词辨析。A. grateful感激的；B. concerned担心的；C. famous著名的；D. eager渴望的。句意：凯兹勒的母亲说，她无法表达她的家人对经济帮助的感激之情。故A选项正确。

16.考查动词辨析。A. fell摔倒；B. came来；C. left离开；D. heard听。come from“来着”。句意：没人能相信这么多的好运来自一个简单的拨错号码的信息！故B选项正确。

17.考查动词辨析。A. reminded提醒；B. arranged安排；C. greeted迎接；D. persuaded劝说。句意：提醒自己世界上有那么多好人是很令人振奋的。故A选项正确。

18.考查形容词辨析。A. outspoken直言不讳的；B. generous慷慨的；C. faithful忠诚的；D. energetic精力充沛的。根据上文大家对凯兹勒的捐赠可知，世界上有很多善良的人依然关心他人，对他人慷慨友善。故B选项正确。

19.考查介词辨析。A. of属于；B. with随着；C. about关于；D. for为了。句意：我也要从心底感谢每一个人、感谢所有的善言、所有的捐赠、所有的爱和支持。故D选项正确。

20.考查动词辨析。A. urge督促；B. pass传递；C. make做；D. build建设。make it“达到预定目标；走完路程”。句意：如果没有你们每一个人，我们真的不可能走这么远！故C选项正确。