Question

    From a young age, I was taught to be kind to people around. My parents _________ explained to me the importance of giving help generously to the less _________. So out of habit, whenever there is something I can _________, I give it to someone on the streets.

Last week, as I left the house for work, I carried with me some _________ clothes, a handbag and some food to hand over to someone _________.

As the car _________ at a traffic red light, I saw a girl of five or six asking for money. I _________ her to come to me and quickly _________ all the stuff I had and put them into the handbag. As I started handing it over, she seemed _________. She looked up at me with a sweet smile on her face and asked what was in the __________. I told her there were some clothes and food for her.

Once again she __________ me, “Can you give me some water?” It was then that I __________ her dry lips. It seemed that she had not had a __________ of water all day. I __________ the water bottle that I always carry with me and helped her to drink from it. She finished it quickly and gave me a heartwarming smile of __________.

I was thankful that I could __________ what she really wished and realized once again that day that you don’t necessarily have to make big __________ to help someone. And this incident, as well as a lot that followed, ________ my belief in the simple acts of kindness and how they can make someone’s day.

Next time you want to do something nice for someone, don’t __________, seizing the right __________, or it would be late. Go ahead and do it!

1.A.cheerfully B.confidently C.particularly D.smoothly

2.A.difficult B.rich C.comfortable D.fortunate

3.A.find B.exchange C.spare D.abandon

4.A.casual B.worn C.old D.fashionable

5.A.needy B.clumsy C.lucky D.lonely

6.A.pulled B.stopped C.approached D.drew

7.A.wanted B.ordered C.touched D.signaled

8.A.threw B.collected C.dragged D.dropped

9.A.surprised B.embarrassed C.panicked D.worried

10.A.bag B.pocket C.car D.hand

11.A.waved at B.looked up at C.shook hands with D.nodded at

12.A.realized B.watched C.recognized D.noticed

13.A.bottle B.drop C.lot D.cup

14.A.pointed out B.gave out C.picked out D.took out

15.A.satisfaction B.communication C.appreciation D.expectation

16.A.afford B.offer C.understand D.remember

17.A.donations B.differences C.senses D.kindness

18.A.strengthened B.changed C.shook D.destroyed

19.A.hold out B.hold on C.hold back D.hold down

20.A.idea B.power C.position D.opportunity

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.C

4.C

5.A

6.B

7.D

8.B

9.A

10.A

11.B

12.D

13.B

14.D

15.C

16.B

17.A

18.A

19.C

20.D

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者一天给需要帮助的人分发物品的时候，给了一个小女孩一些生活必需品和水，这让作者领悟到不需要大笔捐钱才能帮助别人，做一些简单小小的善举一样可以帮助到别人。

1.考查副词词义辨析。A. cheerfully高兴地；B. confidently自信地；C. particularly特别地；D. smoothly顺利地。根据本空后的“explained to me the importance of giving help generously to the less ____2____.”可知，我父母特别向我解释了慷慨地帮助那些不幸的人的重要性，故C项正确。

2.考查形容词词义辨析。A. difficult困难的；B. rich富有的；C. comfortable舒服的；D. fortunate幸运的。根据语境可知，我父母特别向我解释了慷慨地帮助那些不太幸运的人的重要性，故D项正确。

3.考查动词词义辨析。A. find发现；B. exchange交换；C. spare匀出、不用；D. abandon放弃。根据本空后的“I give it to someone on the streets.”可知，出于习惯，只要我有不用的东西，我就把它送给街上的某个人，故C项正确。

4.考查形容词词义辨析。A. casual随便的；B. worn用坏的；C. old旧的；D. fashionable时髦的。根据本空后的“clothes, a handbag and some food to hand over to someone ____5____.”可知，我拿一些旧衣物、一个手提包和一些食物给缺少生活必需品的人，故C项正确。

5.考查形容词词义辨析。A. needy贫困的、缺乏生活必需品的；B. clumsy笨拙的；C. lucky幸运的；D. lonely孤独的。根据上文可知，我要把它们给缺少生活必需品的人，故A项正确。

6.考查动词词义辨析。A. pulled拉；B. stopped停下；C. approached靠近；D. drew牵引。根据本空后的“at a traffic red light, I saw a girl of five or six asking for money.”可知，我看到一辆车在红灯前停下时，一个五六岁的小女孩过去要钱，故B项正确。

7.考查动词词义辨析。A. wanted想要；B. ordered命令；C. touched感动；D. signaled以动作示意。根据本空后的“her to come to me and quickly ____8____ all the stuff I had and put them into the handbag.”可知，我示意小女孩上我这儿来，并快速地把所有的东西都收拾好，放进手提包里，故D项正确。

8.考查动词词义辨析。A. threw扔；B. collected收集、收拾；C. dragged拖拉；D. dropped掉下。根据语境可知，我把所有的东西都收拾好，放进手提包里，故B项正确。

9.考查形容词词义辨析。A. surprised惊讶的；B. embarrassed尴尬的；C. panicked恐慌的；D. worried担心的。根据语境可知，当我把手提包递给她时，她似乎很惊讶，故A项正确。

10.考查名词词义辨析。A. bag包；B. pocket口袋；C. car汽车；D. hand手。上文说我把东西装在手提包里，此处是说她问我包里装的是什么，故A项正确。

11.考查动词短语辨析。A. waved at向……挥手；B. looked up at抬头看；C. shook hands with与……握手；D. nodded at向某人点头。根据上文中的“She looked up at me with a sweet smile on her face and asked”可知，她再次抬头看我，问我能不能给她些水，故B项正确。

12.考查动词词义辨析。A. realized实现；B. watched观看；C. recognized认出；D. noticed注意到。根据本空后的“her dry lips”可知，那时我才注意到她那干干的嘴唇，故D项正确。

13.考查名词词义辨析。A. bottle瓶；B. drop滴；C. lot多；D. cup杯。她的嘴唇干干的，好像一整天都没有喝过一滴水，故B项正确。

14.考查动词短语辨析。A. pointed out指出；B. gave out分发；C. picked out挑选出；D. took out取出。根据本空后的“the water bottle that I always carry with me and helped her to drink from it.”可知，我拿出我随身携带的水瓶，让她喝水，故D项正确。

15.考查名词词义辨析。A. satisfaction满意；B. communication交流；C. appreciation感激；D. expectation期望。我给她东西又给她水喝，她给了我一个感激的微笑，故C项正确。

16.考查动词词义辨析。A. afford买得起；B. offer提供；C. understand理解；D. remember记得。根据本空后的“what she really wished and realized once again that day that you don’t necessarily have to make big ____17____ to help someone.”可知，我很感激我能提供她真正想要的东西并在那天再次认识到不一定要捐赠很多钱来帮助别人，故B项正确。

17.考查名词词义辨析。A. donations捐款；B. differences不同；C. senses感觉；D. kindness好意。那天我再次认识到不一定要捐赠很多钱来帮助别人，故A项正确。

18.考查动词词义辨析。A. strengthened加强、坚定；B. changed改变；C. shook摇动；D. destroyed摧毁。根据本空后的“my belief in the simple acts of kindness and how they can make someone’s day.”可知，这件事以及随后发生的很多事坚定了我对简单善举的信念，以及这些善举如何让一个人开心，故A项正确。

19.考查动词短语辨析。A. hold out伸出；B. hold on等一下；C. hold back退缩；D. hold down压制。根据本空后的“seizing the right ____20____, or it would be late. Go ahead and do it!”可知，下次你想为别人做好事时，不要退缩，抓住机会，否则就晚了，赶紧去做吧！故C项正确。

20.考查名词词义辨析。A. idea想法；B. power力量；C. position位置；D. opportunity机会。下次你想为别人做好事时，不要退缩，抓住机会，否则就晚了，赶紧去做吧！故D项正确。