Question

    Last year，I was assigned to work at an office near my mother's house.______，I stayed with her for a month. During that time，I helped her out with the housework and contributed to the______．

After a week，I started______the groceries were running out pretty quickly. ______，I began observing my mother's daily routine for two weeks. To my______，I found she would pack a paper bag full of canned goods and______every morning at about nine. She took the food to the slums(贫民窟)and distributed it to street______．

I asked around and______my mum was popular in the area. The kids looked up to her as if she were their own mother. Then it hit me－why didn't she want to tell me about what she'd been doing？ Was she______that I would stop buying the groceries if I knew the truth?

When she got home，I told her about my discovery and______she could react，I gave her a big hug and told her she didn't need to keep it a______from me. She told me that______of the children lived with an old lady in a makeshift home while others______on the streets. For years，my mum had been helping out by______whatever food she could______.I was so moved by how______she was. She used what was______for her to help others in need. And I was so______of her.

I______to buy groceries for my mum. But now，I always add a(n)______bag for her other children.

1.A. However B. Moreover C. Therefore D. Otherwise

2.A. cans B. groceries C. goods D. bags

3.A. to ignore B. to understand C. to complain D. to notice

4.A. Confused B. Embarrassed C. Moved D. Annoyed

5.A. delight B. relief C. surprise D. regret

6.A. work out B. head out C. clean up D. get up

7.A. children B. strangers C. passers­by D. artists

8.A. made sure B. let out C. pointed out D. found out

9.A. angry B. hopeless C. worried D. frightened

10.A. once B. before C. until D. after

11.A. secret B. surprise C. gift D. reminder

12.A. few B. all C. any D. some

13.A. lay B. ate C. slept D. played

14.A. giving B. collecting C. receiving D. selling

15.A. lend B. spare C. afford D. bring

16.A. curious B. ambitious C. faithful D. selfless

17.A. meant B. cooked C. borrowed D. sold

18.A. tired B. fond C. scared D. proud

19.A. refuse B. long C. continue D. agree

20.A. large B. extra C. beautiful D. empty

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.A

5.C

6.B

7.A

8.D

9.C

10.B

11.A

12.D

13.C

14.A

15.B

16.D

17.A

18.D

19.C

20.B

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者偶然间发现母亲一直给贫民窟的孩子发食物，作者为母亲的行为感到骄傲，并多准备了一袋食物给其他有需要的孩子。

1.考查副词词义辨析。A. However然而；B. Moreover况且；C. Therefore因此； D. Otherwise否则。我被分配到母亲家附近的一间办公室工作，因此，我和她一起呆了一个月，故C项正确。

2.考查名词词义辨析。A. cans 罐；B. groceries生活用品；C. goods商品； D. bags袋子。根据本空后的“groceries were running out pretty quickly”可知，我帮她做饭和购买生活用品，故B项正确。

3.考查动词词义辨析。A. to ignore忽视；B. to understand理解；C. to complain抱怨；D. to notice注意。一周后，我注意到生活用品很快就要用完了，故D项正确。

4.考查形容词词义辨析。A. Confused困惑的； B. Embarrassed尴尬的； C. Moved感动的；D. Annoyed愤怒的。生活用品用得这么快，让我感到很困惑，所以我才观察母亲的日常，故A项正确。

5.考查名词词义辨析。A. delight高兴；B. relief安慰；C. surprise惊讶；D. regret后悔。根据本空后的“I found she would pack a paper bag full of canned goods and___6___every morning at about nine.”可知，让我惊讶的是，我发现每天上午九点左右她都会打包一纸袋罐装食品出门，故C项正确。

6.考查动词短语辨析。A. work out算出；B. head out出门；C. clean up打扫；D. get up建立。根据下文母亲把食品分给贫民窟的孩子可知，母亲打包一纸袋罐装食品，然后出门，故B项正确。

7.考查名词词义辨析。A. children孩子；B. strangers陌生人； C. passers­by路人；D. artists艺术家。根据本空后的“The kids”可知，母亲把食品分给贫民窟的孩子，故A项正确。

8.考查动词短语辨析。A. made sure确信；B. let out放出；C. pointed out指出；D. found out查明、发现。根据本空前的“I asked around and”可知，我到处打听，发现母亲在那个地方很受欢迎，故D项正确。

9.考查形容词词义辨析。A. angry生气的； B. hopeless没有希望的；C. worried担心的；D. frightened害怕的。根据本空后的“that I would stop buying the groceries if I knew the truth?

”可知，母亲不告诉我她所做的是因为担心我知道真相后就不再买生活用品了么？故C项正确。

10.考查连词词义辨析。A. once一旦；B. before在……之前；C. until直到；D. after在……之后。

我告诉母亲我的发现了，在她反应过来之前我给了她一个大大的拥抱，故B项正确。

11.考查名词词义辨析。A. secret秘密；B. surprise惊讶；C. gift礼物；D. reminder提醒。上文说母亲不想让我知道她给贫民窟的孩子食品，这是她的一个秘密，我告诉母亲不必对我保守秘密，故A项正确。

12.考查代词词义辨析。A. few很少；B. all全部；C. any任何；D. some一些。根据本空后的“of the children lived with an old lady in a makeshift home while others___13___on the streets.”可知，她告诉我一些孩子和一个老太太住在一个临时搭建的房子里，而另一些孩子则睡在街上，故D项正确。

13.考查动词词义辨析。A. lay躺；B. ate吃； C. slept睡觉；D. played玩。一些孩子和一个老太太住在一个临时搭建的房子里，而另一些孩子则睡在街上，故C项正确。

14.考查动词词义辨析。A. giving给；B. collecting收集；C. receiving接收；D. selling卖。根据上文可知，母亲是给贫民窟的孩子食物，故A项正确。

15.考查动词词义辨析。A. lend借给；B. spare节约、让出；C. afford买得起；D. bring带来、

多年来，母亲一直匀出食物给贫民窟的孩子，故B项正确。

16.考查形容词词义辨析。A. curious好奇的； B. ambitious有抱负的； C. faithful忠诚的； D. selfless无私的。我被母亲的无私深深打动了，故D项正确。

17.考查固定搭配。根据本空后的“for her to help others in need”可知，母亲用自己的能力帮助有需要的人，be meant for表示“打算给（某人）”，故A项正确。

18.考查形容词词义辨析。A. tired烦的；B. fond喜欢的；C. scared害怕的；D. proud骄傲的。

母亲一直帮助需要帮助的人，我为她的所作所为感到骄傲，故D项正确。

19.考查动词词义辨析。A. refuse拒绝； B. long渴望；C. continue继续； D. agree同意。根据下文情节可知，我继续给母亲买生活用品，故C项正确。

20.考查形容词词义辨析。A. large大的；B. extra额外的；C. beautiful美丽的；D. empty空的。根据本空后的“bag for her other children.”可知，我额外又加了一个袋子为其他的孩子装食物，故B项正确。