Question

    Two years ago，my friend and I were at college.With his birthday quickly _______ ，he came to me with an unusual _______ :instead of receiving presents，he wanted to do some acts of kindness.

I was _______ with such all idea._______ instead of taking for the birthday was really different.I asked him how he could come up with such a  _______ idea.He told me about a TED talk he had watched on generosity.which had _______ him.So we started to _______ creative things we could do.

Our university employed some security guards to  _______ its students.They have to work _______ ，keeping watch on every corner throughout the university. For the most part it's a thankless job as most people grow  ________ to seeing the guards all around and eventually barely notice their ________ ，let alone acknowledge their efforts.How could we show them our appreciation?

We decided to make a large pot of hot ________ .We hired a Uber and asked the driver to take us around the campus where we knew the  ________ would be and we poured them each a cup of hot chocolate.The Uber driver was  ________ a bit doubtful to the entire plan but after a while he was helping us ________ the guards and our lively spirit had ________ to him as well.We were met with many ________ and appreciative words.It was amazing to see how a ________  act or even intention of generosity can lift everyone’s spirit.

I now realize that special energy is created when you choose to think bigger than yourself and act in ________ of others. You’ll find it's actually the greatest ________ you’never get，especially when it’s your birthday.

1.A. ending B. passing C. advancing D. approaching

2.A. order B. request C. problem D. story

3.A. struck B. blessed C. burdened D. bored

4.A. Refusing B. Earning C. Giving D. Donating

5.A. traditional B. complex C. familiar D. novel

6.A. controlled B. supported C. inspired D. rewarded

7.A. plan out B. take over C. watch for D. hold back

8.A. judge B. help C. monitor D. protect

9.A. step by step B. around the clock C. more or less D. now and then

10.A. addicted B. devoted C. attached D. accustomed

11.A. presence B. hunger C. poverty D. thirsty

12.A. tea B. milk C. porridge D. chocolate

13.A. workers B. students C. guards D. drivers

14.A. finally B. initially C. occasionally D. frequently

15.A. remind B. track C. spot D. recognize

16.A. spread B. moved C. happened D. returned

17.A. friends B. difficulties C. greetings D. smiles

18.A. similar B. small  C. daily D. modest

19.A. service B. place C. charge D. memory

20.A. 1esson B. attention C. gift D. care

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.D

6.C

7.A

8.D

9.B

10.D

11.A

12.D

13.C

14.B

15.C

16.A

17.D

18.B

19.A

20.C

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。作者的大学朋友决定在生日时做一些善行而不是收礼物。于是作者和朋友一起策划在生日那天给守卫校园的警卫们送去热巧克力。他们乘坐的优步司机起初对计划有点怀疑，最后与他们一起加入到了计划当中。这件事使得作者明白看到一个小小的行为，甚至是慷慨的意图，都能提升每个人的精神状态。而善行则会是你收到过得最大的礼物。

1.考查动词。A. ending结束；B. passing通过；C. advancing前进；D. approaching接近。句意：随着他生日越来越近。故选D。

2.考查名词。A. order命令；B. request请求；C. problem问题；D. story故事。句意：他带着一个不寻常的请求来找我：他生日想做一些善举而不是收礼物。故选B。

3.考查动词。A. struck打击；打动；B. blessed保佑；C. burdened烧伤；D. bored无聊的。句意：我被他这样的想法所打动。故选A。

4.考查动词。A. Refusing拒绝；B. Earning赚；C. Giving给；D. Donating捐赠。句意：将给予而不是得到作为生日真的很不一样。做善举是一种“给予”的行为，故选C。

5.考查形容词。A. traditional传统的；B. complex复杂的；C. familiar熟悉的；D. novel奇异的。句意：我问他怎么想到这么一个奇异的主意的。故选D。

6.考查动词。A. controlled控制；B. supported支持；C. inspired鼓舞；D. rewarded奖赏。句意：他给我讲了一个他在TED上看到的关于慷慨的演讲鼓舞了他。故选C。

7.考查动词短语。A. plan out策划；B. take over接管；C. watch for当心；等待；D. hold back退缩。句意：因此我们开始策划一些我们能做的有创造性的事情。故选A。

8.考查动词。A. judge判断；B. help帮助；C. monitor监控；D. protect保护。根据上文security guards可知是保护学生，故选D。

9.考查名词短语。A. step by step逐步地；B. around the clock连续一整天；C. more or less或多或少；D. now and then时不时。句意：保安必须连续工作一整天，对大学的每一个角落都保持警惕。故选B。

10.考查形容词。A. addicted上瘾；B. devoted献身；C. attached 附加；依恋；D. accustomed习惯。句意：在大多数情况下，这是一份吃力不讨好的工作，因为大多数人越来越习惯看到周围的警卫。故选D。

11.考查名词。A. presence存在；出席；B. hunger饥饿；C. poverty贫困；D. thirsty渴的。因为习惯了到处都是警卫，因此最终几乎注意不到他们的存在。故选A。

12.考查名词。A. tea茶；B. milk牛奶；C. porridge粥；D. chocolate巧克力。根据下文we poured them each a cup of hot chocolate可知我们决定制作热巧克力，故选D。

13.考查名词。A. workers工人；B. students学生；C. guards警卫；D. drivers司机。我们让司机带我们去警卫在的地方。故选C。

14.考查副词。A. finally最后的；B. initially最初；C. occasionally偶尔地；D. frequently频繁地。句意：优步司机最初对整个计划有点怀疑。故选B。

15.考查动词。A. remind提醒；B. track追踪；C. spot认出；找到；D. recognize识别。句意：但过了一会儿，他帮我们找到了警卫。故选C。

16.考查动词。A. spread传播；感染；B. moved 移动；C. happened发生；D. returned归还。句意：我们活泼的精神也感染了他。故选A。

17.考查名词。A. friends朋友；B. difficulties困难；C. greetings问候；D. smiles微笑。句意：我们遇到了许多微笑和感激的话。故选D。

18.考查形容词。A. similar相似的；B. small小的；C. daily日常的；D. modest谦虚的。句意：看到一个小小的行为，甚至是慷慨的意图，都能提升每个人的精神状态，真是令人惊讶。故选B。

19.考查名词。A. service服务；B. place地方；C. charge费用；D. memory记忆。句意：我现在意识到，当你选择超越自我，为他人服务时，就会产生一种特殊的能量。故选A。

20.考查名词。A. lesson课程；B. attention注意；C. gift礼物；D. care关心。句意：你会发现它是你收到过得最大的礼物。故选C。