Question

    Give a man a fish, they say, and he will eat for a day. ________ him to fish, and he’ll eat for a lifetime. When I ________ meals to the homeless, our charity (慈善组织) has ________ been the “teach a man to fish” variety. But a few fish dinners recently have ________ me of several times when someone gave me a fish ________.

In 1965, I was studying in Munich, Germany. ________ in line for the ticket for the opera, I ________ a man who seemed to have lost his way. When I ________ if he needed help, he told me he was an American who had been there for ________ a week. A Jew, he had not been ________ to find the synagogue (犹太教会堂), and I offered to give him ________. When he left Munich, he gave me some canned food. Inside was gefilte fish. Since I was feeling homesick, this old favorite was a real ________.

My parents once told me that many people would do favors for me that I could not ________. But if I watched ________, they added, 1 might pass the ________ along to another someday.

A gift of canned gefilte fish seemed a(n) ________ favor to return. But nearly 30 years later, I had a cousin working in Kenya. He wanted to organize an American-style ________ for his friends, but could not find American-style gefilte fish in Kenya. ________ it usually comes in glass bottles, I was able to find some packed in cans, and I ________ a box of canned gefilte fish to him from Memphis.

Give a man a fish, and ________ he may find a way to give a fish to someone else. Even 30 years later.

1.A. Treat B. Bring C. Teach D. Help

2.A. served B. lent C. awarded D. sold

3.A. seldom B. often C. hardly D. also

4.A. warned B. convinced C. informed D. reminded

5.A. freely B. helpfully C. generously D. randomly

6.A. Watching B. Standing C. Running D. Searching

7.A. noticed B. recognized C. helped D. greeted

8.A. explained B. wondered C. doubted D. asked

9.A. even B. already C. just D. still

10.A. able B. likely C. lucky . D. happy

11.A. fish B. advice C. tickets D. directions

12.A. fortune B. comfort C. shock D. reward

13.A. expect B. afford C. accept D. return

14.A. carefully B. curiously C. quietly D. calmly

15.A. saying B. forgiveness C. kindness D. understanding

16.A. special B. impossible C. generous D. unnecessary

17.A. meeting B. dinner C. performance D. celebration

18.A. In case B. Now that C. While D. Since

19.A. mailed B. donated C. introduced D. suggested

20.A. usually B. properly C. gradually D. eventually

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.C

6.B

7.A

8.D

9.C

10.A

11.D

12.B

13.D

14.A

15.C

16.B

17.B

18.C

19.A

20.D

【解析】

这是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。文章作者通过自己的亲身经历说明给一个人一条鱼，最终他可能会找到一条给别人一条鱼的方法。

1.考查动词辨析。根据teach a man to fish可知这里意思是教他捕鱼，他可以吃一辈子。A. Treat对待；B. Bring带来；C. Teach教；D. Help帮助，故选C。

2.考查动词辨析。句意：当我为无家可归的人提供食物时，我们的慈善机构经常是“授人以渔”。A. served服务；B. lent借给；C. awarded授予；D. sold销售，故选A。

3.考查副词辨析。句意：当我为无家可归的人提供食物时，我们的慈善机构经常是“授人以渔”。A. seldom很少；B. often经常； C. hardly几乎不； D. also也，故选B。

4.考查动词辨析。句意：但最近的几次鱼宴，让我想起好几次有人慷慨地给我鱼。A. warned警告；B. convinced确信；C. informed通知；D. reminded使想起，故选D。

5.考查副词辨析。句意：但最近的几次鱼宴，让我想起好几次有人慷慨地给我鱼。A. freely自由地；B. helpfully有益地；C. generously慷慨地； D. randomly随便地，故选C。

6.考查动词辨析。根据for the ticket for the opera可知作者在站着排队等候。 A. Watching观看；B. Standing站立； C. Running跑步； D. Searching搜索，故选B。

7.考查动词辨析。句意：我注意到一个人好像迷路了。A. noticed注意；B. recognized意识到；C. helped帮助；D. greeted问候，故选A。

8.考查动词辨析。根据he told me he was an American who had been there for ____9____ a week. 可知我问他是否需要帮助。A. explained解释；B. wondered想知道； C. doubted怀疑； D. asked问，故选D。

9.考查副词辨析。句意：他告诉我他是一个美国人，到那里才一个星期。A. even甚至； B. already已经；C. just仅仅；D. still仍然，故选C。

10.考查固定短语辨析。句意：他是犹太人，找不到犹太教会堂，我给他指出了方向。A. be able to能够；B. be likely to很有可能；C. be lucky to幸运的；D. be happy to乐于，故选A。

11.考查名词辨析。根据A Jew, he had not been ____10____ to find the synagogue可知这里意思是我给他指出了方向。A. fish鱼； B. advice建议；C. tickets票；D. directions方向，故选D。

12.考查名词辨析。根据Since I was feeling homesick 可知这里意思是这个东西真是个安慰。A. fortune财富；B. comfort安慰； C. shock震惊；D. reward报酬，故选B。

13.考查动词辨析。根据A gift of canned gefilte fish seemed a(n) ____16____ favor to return.可知这里意思是我的父母曾经告诉我，很多人会帮我的忙，我无法回报。A. expect期望；B. afford提供；C. accept接受； D. return报答，故选D。

14.考查副词辨析。句意：但如果我仔细观察，他们补充说，总有一天我会把这份善意传递给别人。A. carefully小心地；B. curiously好奇地；C. quietly安静地；D. calmly冷静地，故选A。

15.考查名词辨析。句意：但如果我仔细观察，他们补充说，总有一天我会把这份善意传递给别人。A. saying话；B. forgiveness宽恕；C. kindness善意；D. understanding理解，故选C。

16.考查形容词辨析。句意：一份鱼罐头作为礼物似乎是不可能的回报。A. special特别的；B. impossible不可能的；C. generous慷慨的；D. unnecessary不必要的，故选B。

17.考查名词辨析。句意：他想为他的朋友们组织一顿美式晚餐，但是在肯尼亚找不到美式鱼罐头。A. meeting会议；B. dinner晚餐；C. performance表演；D. celebration庆典，故选B。

18.考查连词辨析。句意：虽然这些鱼通常装在玻璃瓶里，但我还是找到了一些装在罐头里的，于是我从孟菲斯给他寄了一盒罐装鱼。A. In case万一；B. Now that既然；C. While然而；D. Since自从，故选C。

19.考查动词辨析。句意：虽然这些鱼通常装在玻璃瓶里，但我还是找到了一些装在罐头里的，于是我从孟菲斯给他寄了一盒罐装鱼。A. mailed邮寄；B. donated捐赠； C. introduced介绍；D. suggested建议，故选A。

20.考查副词辨析。句意：给一个人一条鱼，最终他可能会找到一条给别人一条鱼的方法。A. usually通常；B. properly适当地；C. gradually逐步地；D. eventually最后，故选D。