Question

    Michael rises every morning at 4:00 and walks into his sandwich shop. By 5:50, he's making the rounds of the shelters on Centre Street . He ____out 200 sandwiches to the homeless before beginning his workday .

20 years ago, when Michael _____ a homeless man named John, he began to help him with effort then. Day after day , he brought John some food and , when it was really cold , a _______place in his car while he was working .Once he asked John if he wanted to get cleaned up . It was a (an )______offer , because Michael thought John would refuse.______, John said , “ Are you going to wash me ? “ Michael knew that he was ______his promise . It was at that moment that Michael ______to help the homeless .

Michael received no _______, saying , “ I'm not getting media attention . I just want to do some good in my ______.

Michael made 200 sandwiches every day in the past 20 years. “I don't simply_______ the sandwiches on a table for them to ______up . I shake their hands and ______ them a good day . “ Once Mayor (市长)Koeh came to make the rounds with him . They______the media , and it seemed like it was just the two of them . But of all Michael's _______,working side by side with the Mayor was not as important as working next to someone else.

A man had _____from the sandwich takers, and Michael worried about that. He hoped the man had moved on to a more______environment. One day, the man came back, greeting Michael and carrying________of his own to hand out. He said Michael's daily food , warm handshakes and wishes had given him the _______ he badly needed . After achieving some success, he decided to do the same thing as Michael,

The moment needed no ______. The two men worked silently , side by side , handing out their sandwiches . It was another day on Centre Street , but a day with just a little more _______.

1.A.sets B.gives C.picks D.finds

2.A.got across B.came along C.ran after D.came across

3.A.entertaining B.relaxing C.resting D.playing

4.A.silly B.empty C.free D.crazy

5.A.Surprisingly B.Disappointedly C.Fortunately D.Thankfully

6.A.tricking B.presenting C.testing D.viewing

7.A.demanded B.agreed C.pretended D.determined

8.A.benefit B.sponsorship C.information D.sympathy

9.A.way B.means C.method D.purpose

10.A.check B.match C.lay D.cover

11.A.make B.look C.set D.pick

12.A.predict B.hope C.follow D.wish

13.A.ignored B.blamed C.confirmed D.handled

14.A.memories B.situations C.schedules D.professions

15.A.escaped B.volunteered C.disappeared D.survived

16.A.competitive B.complex C.familiar D.stable

17.A.money B.sandwiches C.food D.plan

18.A.responsibility B.encouragement C.permission D.achievement

19.A.purpose B.relief C.dialogue D.doubt

20.A.hope B.fun C.pride D.luck

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.B

5.A

6.C

7.D

8.B

9.A

10.C

11.D

12.D

13.A

14.A

15.C

16.D

17.B

18.B

19.C

20.A

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了Michael无偿地帮助无家可归的穷人。Michael有自己的工作，过去20年来，他每天都要做200只三明治送给无家可归的人，他向他们送上一天的祝愿。给他们一个温暖的握手。这是人和人之间美好情感的交流与传递。

1.考查动词词义辨析。句意：在开始工作之前，他给无家可归的人分发200个三明治。A. sets安置，放；B. gives给；C. picks摘，采；D. finds发现。由下文he's making the rounds of the shelters on Centre Streets. 知道Michael在做慈善，把食物给无家可归的人，give out分发，固定搭配，选项B切题，故选B。

2.考查动词短语辨析。句意：20年前，当Michael遇到一个叫John的无家可归的人时，他就开始努力帮助他。A. got across 使人了解；B. came along发生，进展；C. ran after追求，跟着跑；D. came across遇到。由 he began to help him with effort then可知，Michael后来开始努力帮助他，所以可知原来不认识John，只是偶然见到了他，选项D切题，故选D。

3.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：日复一日，他给John带来食物，在天气很冷的时候，他工作的时候，让John呆在车里，有一个休息的地方。A. entertaining娱乐；B. relaxing放松；C. resting休息；D. playing玩，打。John是无家可归的人，设空词后是place，因此可知，他工作的时候就让约翰去车里休息。选项C切题，故选C。

4.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这像是个徒劳的提议，因为Michael认为John会拒绝。A. silly愚蠢的，傻的；B.empty空的；C.free免费的；D.crazy疯狂的。设空词后的状语从句because Michael thought John would refuse说明前面是结果，Michael认为他的提议是徒劳的，没有意义的，选项B切题，故选B。

5.考查副词词义辨析。句意：令人吃惊的是，John说“你要给我洗澡？”A. Surprisingly吃惊地；B. Disappointedly失望地；C. Fortunately幸运地；D. Thankfully高兴地，感激地。设空词是疑问句，John在问Michael，他不相信自己听到的话，所以是吃惊地，选项A切题，故选 A。

6.考查动词词义辨析。句意：Michael知道他是在考验他他的承诺。A. tricking欺骗；B. presenting 呈现；C. testing测试；考验；D. viewing查看。上文John吃惊地问Michael是否真的要给他洗澡，是想验证自己听到的话，选项C切题，故选C。

7.考查动词词义辨析。句意：就在那一刻，Michael决心要帮助无家可归的人。A. demanded要求；B. agreed同意；C. pretended假装；D. determined决定，决心。根据下文I'm not getting media attention . I just want to do some good in my 9 .可知，此处说的是那一刻，Michael决心要帮助无家可归的人。determined to do sth.下定决心做某事。故选D。

8.考查名词词义辨析。句意：Michael没有得到任何赞助，他说：“我不想得到媒体的关注。我只是想用我自己的方式做一些好事”。A. benefit得益于；B. sponsorship 赞助；C. information信息；D. sympathy同情。设空词后的I just want to do some good in my way用我自己的方式，提示他没有接受的是赞助，因为赞助是与别人有关，选项B切题，故选B。

9.考查名词词义辨析。句意：Michael没有得到任何企业赞助，他说："我不想得到媒体的关注。我只是想用我自己的方式做一些好事。A. way方法，方式；B. means平均数，中间；C. method方法；D. purpose目的。设空词是一种做事的方式，结合上文“不想得到媒体的关注”可推断，是in my way“用自己的方式”，而非用系统的方式，用method，选项A切题，故选 A。

10.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我不是单单把三明治放在桌上让他们来拿。A. check检查； B. match相配；C. lay放置；D. cover覆盖，掩蔽。设空词后的宾语是sandwiches，地点状语是 on a table，上文提到Michael分发三明治，所以动词填“放置”，切题，故选C。

11.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我不是单单把三明治放在桌上让他们来拿。A. make制作；B. look看；C. set放；D. pick采，摘。固定搭配pick up拿起，Michael在分发食物，所以把三明治放在桌子上，目的就是要无空可归的人拿走，选项D切题，故选D。

12.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我和他们握手，向他们送上一天的祝愿。A. predict 预测；B. hope希望；C. follow跟随；D. wish盼望，祝愿。 当希望某人玩得愉快，度过一个愉快的假期，或者祝他好运，可以用wish，句中设空词后跟a good day，所以要用wish，故选 D。

13.考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们没有理睬媒体，就他们俩。A. ignored忽视，不予理睬；B. blamed批评；C. confirmed证实，证明；D. handled控制，掌控。上文提到I'm not getting media attention .，结合设空词后的it was just the two of them就只是他们两人，因此推断他们没有理睬媒体。选项A切题，故选 A。

14.考查名词词义辨析。句意：与市长并肩工作固然难忘，但更令Michael难以忘记的，却是与另一个人的合作。A. memories记忆；B. situations情况，形势；C. schedules计划； D. professions职业，行业。Michael在回忆曾经发生过的事情，这些事情在他的记忆中，选项A切题，故选 A。

15.考查动词词义辨析。句意：有个男人从那些取三明治的人里消失了，Michael惦记着他。A. escaped逃跑；B. volunteered自愿做，义务做；C. disappeared消失；D. survived幸存，生存。下文的came back提示他离开了，消失了，选项C切题，故选 C。

16.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他希望这个人搬到了更稳定的环境里了，处境好转了。A. competitive竞争的；B. complex复杂的；C. familiar熟悉的；D. stable稳定的。无家可归的人都是居无定所的，他不来拿三明治了，Michael希望他不再需要了，当然就是安定下来了，选项D切题，故选D。

17.考查名词词义辨析。句意：一天，这个男人回来了，给Michael打招呼，还带来了自己预备分发的三明治。A. money钱；B. sandwiches三明治；C. food食物；D. plan计划。文章中Michael分发的食物是三明治，这个男人也分发，所以具体的三明治更符合语境，故选 B。

18.考查名词词义辨析。句意：他说Michael每天的食物、暖人心怀的握手、和祝福给了他最需要的鼓励。A. responsibility责任，义务；B. encouragement鼓励；C. permission准许，许可；D. achievement成就。设空词前列举了Michael所做的种种举动，这些举动给人的就是鼓励，选项B切题，故选 B。

19.考查名词词义辨析。句意：此刻无需任何对话。A. purpose目的；B. relief宽慰，解脱；C. dialogue对话；D. doubt怀疑。下句中的silently提示，他们之间没有对话，选项C切题，故选 C。

20.考查名词词义辨析。句意：纽约街头又迎来了新的一天，所不同的是，这一天也承载了一份新的希望。A. hope希望，愿望；B. fun乐趣；C. pride骄傲；D. luck运气。通读全文，Michael所做的事给没人关注的无家可归的人以关爱和鼓励，使他们重新充满希望，所以文章结尾的句子表达就是这一主题，选项A切题，故选A。