Question

    When he was 5, Nicholas Lowinger visited a homeless shelter with his mother. He was _______ to show off his new light­up sneakers. But his mom warned him against doing so, _______ that these children might not have such things.

_______ enough, when Nicholas met kids at the shelter, he _______ realized that they were living in circumstances that were different from his own.

“I saw other kids who looked just like me. The only _______ was that they were wearing _______ shoes that were falling apart. Some didn't have a pair of shoes to call their own,” said Nicholas, now 15. “I’ve been _______ to grow up in a family that is able to provide me with whatever I need. A lot of kids here in the U．S. don't have the same _______．”

That first shelter _______ left a strong impression on Nicholas, who started ________ all the shoes he’d outgrown to local shelters. But he soon ________ that his donations weren't that helpful.

“It ________ me that I only had used shoes to give to them ________ new shoes that fit right,” he said. “No two people’s feet are exactly the same, and ________ you are wearing someone else’s worn shoes, your feet aren’t going to be comfortable.”

So at the age of 12, Nicholas started a program that donates ________ shoes to homeless children. ________, his efforts were part of a community service project. With the help of his parents, he then started the Gotta Have Sole Foundation, which has donated new footwear to more than 10,000 ________ children in 21 states.

“Something that seems so ________, a pair of shoes, can make children feel ________ about themselves and gain confidence.” Nicholas ________ other young people to do the same.

1.A.disappointed B.puzzled C.excited D.surprised

2.A.explaining B.expecting C.deciding D.judging

3.A.Terribly B.Sure C.Strangely D.Fair

4.A.actually B.possibly C.quickly D.simply

5.A.result B.problem C.reason D.difference

6.A.old B.big C.special D.heavy

7.A.brave B.fortunate C.healthy D.selfish

8.A.education B.experiences C.clothing D.opportunities

9.A.lecture B.show C.visit D.class

10.A.donating B.posting C.selling D.delivering

11.A.remembered B.admitted C.doubted D.realized

12.A.delighted B.bothered C.amazed D.astonished

13.A.because of B.apart from C.instead of D.except for

14.A.if B.once C.until D.though

15.A.expensive B.new C.strong D.unique

16.A.At least B.In fact C.In addition D.At first

17.A.homeless B.special C.poor D.sick

18.A.useless B.simple C.funny D.cheap

19.A.warm B.lucky C.good D.sad

20.A.forces B.commands C.prefers D.encourages

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.D

6.A

7.B

8.D

9.C

10.A

11.D

12.B

13.C

14.A

15.B

16.D

17.A

18.B

19.C

20.D

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。Nicholas在5岁时随妈妈拜访了无家可归者的收容所，住在里面的孩子穿着破旧的鞋给他留下了深刻的印象。长大之后，他发起了一个为无家可归者捐鞋的活动来帮助他们。他还鼓励其他年轻人也去做相同的事情。

1.考查形容词。A. disappointed感到失望的；B. puzzled感到困惑的；C. excited兴奋的；D. surprised感到吃惊的。根据空格后的“to show off his new light­up sneakers”可推知，Nicholas为可以炫耀他的能发光的新运动鞋而感到兴奋(excited)。故选C。

2.考查动词。A. explaining解释；B. expecting期盼，预测；C. deciding决定；D. judging判断。根据空格前的“But his mom warned him against doing so”可知，Nicholas的妈妈警告他不要这么做，并向他解释了(explaining)原因，因为收容所里的孩子可能没有这样的东西。故选A。

3.考查副词。A. Terribly可怕地，糟糕地；B. Sure确信；C. Strangely奇怪地；D. Fair公正地。根据空格后的“... living in circumstances that were different from his own”可知，果然如妈妈所说，Nicholas发现收容所里的孩子们过着跟他不一样的生活。sure enough“果然，果真”，符合语境。故选B。

4.考查副词。A. actually事实上；B. possibly可能地；C. quickly迅速地；D. simply简单地。根据第一段最后一句和空格后的内容可知，Nicholas来到收容所后，很快(quickly)就意识到收容所里的孩子们的生活环境和他自己的有所不同。故选C。

5.考查名词。A. result结果；B. problem问题；C. reason理由；D. difference区分。根据上段和空格前的“I saw other kids who looked just like me. The only ...”可知，住在收容所里的孩子看起来和Nicholas差不多大，唯一的不同是他们穿着破损不堪的旧鞋子。故选D。

6.考查形容词。A. old旧的；B. big大的；C. special特殊的；D. heavy重的。根据空格后的“shoes that were falling apart”可推知，住在收容所里的孩子们穿的是破损不堪的旧鞋子。故选A。

7.考查形容词。A. brave勇敢的；B. fortunate幸运的；C. healthy健康的；D. selfish自私的。根据空后内容可知，Nicholas感到很幸运(fortunate)，因为他成长在一个能给他提供任何他需要的东西的家庭。故选B。

8.考查名词。A. education教育；B. experiences经历；C. clothing衣服；D. opportunities机会。根据上句可知，Nicholas感到生长在一个能给他提供任何他需要的东西的家庭是很幸运的。而美国的很多孩子却没有同样的机会。opportunity“机会”，符合语境。故选D。

9.考查名词。A. lecture演讲；B. show表演；C. visit拜访；D. class班。根据文章第一段第一句中的“visited a homeless shelter with his mother”可知，此处指第一次的拜访(visit)就给Nicholas留下了很深的印象。故选C。

10.考查动词。A. donating捐献；B. posting张贴；C. selling卖；D. delivering递送。根据上文内容可知，收容所里的孩子们穿着破旧的鞋子给Nicholas留下了很深的印象，于是他开始将自己穿小了的鞋捐给(donating)当地的收容所。下句中的“donations”也是提示。故选A。

11.考查动词。A. remembered记得；B. admitted承认；C. doubted怀疑；D. realized意识到。根据下文“No two people's feet ... to be comfortable.”可知，Nicholas很快意识到(realized)他的捐赠对那些无家可归的孩子们不是那么有帮助。故选D。

12.考查形容词。A. delighted感到高兴；B. bothered感到困扰的；C. amazed惊讶的；D. astonished吃惊的。根据下文可知，因为每个人的脚并不完全相同，所以旧鞋穿到别人脚上可能会不舒服。而自己只有旧鞋而没有新鞋可以捐赠，这一点让Nicholas很烦恼(bothered)。故选B。

13.考查词组。A. because of因为，由于；B. apart from远离，除……之外；C. instead of而不是……；D. except for除了……之外。句意同上。故选C。

14.考查状语从句。A. if如果；B. once一旦；C. until直到……为止；D. though尽管。根据本句前半部分“No two people's feet are exactly the same”可知，没有两个人的脚会完全一样，如果你穿别人穿过的鞋，你的脚不会很舒服。此处表示假设的条件，故选A。

15.考查形容词。A. expensive昂贵的；B. new新的；C. strong强壮的；D. unique独一无二的。根据上文内容可知，Nicholas意识到如果我们穿别人穿过的鞋，脚会不舒服，于是在12岁时，他发起了一项活动，为无家可归的孩子们捐赠新(new)鞋。故选B。

16.考查词组。A. At least至少；B. In fact事实上；C. In addition另外；D. At first最初。根据下一句中的“then”可知，与之相对应的应该是at first，意为“最初，起先”。故选D。

17.考查形容词。A. homeless无家可归的；B. special特殊的，专门的；C. poor贫穷的；D. sick病态的。根据该段第一句中的“to homeless children”可知，在父母的帮助下，Nicholas启动了Gotta Have Sole Foundation项目，为21个州的1万多名无家可归的(homeless)孩子捐赠了新鞋。故选A。

18.考查形容词。A. useless无用的；B. simple简单的；C. funny好笑的；D. cheap便宜的。根据空格后的“a pair of shoes, can make children feel ________ about themselves and gain confidence”可知，捐赠一双鞋这么简单的(simple)事就能让孩子们感觉很好并且获得自信。故选B。

19.考查形容词。A. warm温暖的；B. lucky幸运的；C. good好的；D. sad难过的。句意同上。故选C。

20.考查动词。A. forces强迫；B. commands命令；C. prefers更喜欢；D. encourages鼓励。因为Nicholas从捐鞋这件小事中受益匪浅，所以他鼓励其他年轻人也去做相同的事情。encourage“鼓励，支持”，符合语境。故选D。