Question

    The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.- Eleanor Roosevelt.

My home is a place of great beauty and agricultural richness, as well as of war and natural disasters. When I was only fourteen years old, I was filled with ____ in spite of the terrible surroundings. The families living here, who tried to make their living from the land,____ great losses.

I felt sorry especially for the children , but I ____ to be hopeless, I decided that where I was, I could do ____ to help them. I began knocking on every door and saying to each person who ____ my knock, "I know that you are ____ and give the birds that come to your yard a little ____. Please consider me your bird. Give me only a handful of rice each week when I come to your ____ . I will take it to the temple where it can be given to the  ___ children."

No one seemed to mind giving me a handful of rice, even ____ they had little themselves. On Sunday, I would go to the ____ and give my handfuls of rice to the monks to give away to the children.

One day, I came to a house that had ____ kinds to give. I told my story and asked if I could be their bird. The woman called her daughters, and ____ gave me fifty cents, as well as the handful of rice! I began to ask for change and rice from the other "bird feeders", and they gave them to me. Everyone was happy to help those who were suffering, even ___ only this small way. The temple was soon able to help everyone who came to them for food and clothing. "Consider me your bird." My childish idea had not stopped the war, but anyway, it was ____ some peace.

1.A.sorrow B.hope C.comfort D.happiness

2.A.suffered B.survived C.covered D.made

3.A.wanted B.failed C.refused D.stopped

4.A.something B.everything C.anything D.nothing

5.A.said B.replied C.spoke D.answered

6.A.glad B.kind C.rich D.poor

7.A.water B.money C.nest D.rice

8.A.temple B.room C.door D.garden

9.A.brave B.hungry C.promising D.nervous

10.A.where B.that C.so D.when

11.A.village B.hometown C.temple D.house

12.A.much B.little C.many D.few

13.A.every B.each C.neither D.none

14.A.by B.with C.on D.in

15.A.creating B.mending C.shopping D.managing

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.A

5.D

6.B

7.D

8.C

9.B

10.D

11.C

12.C

13.B

14.D

15.A

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者在灾难时期去挨家挨户收集一丁点分量的食物，最后积攒起来，足够帮助孩子们度过饥饿。

1.考查名词词义辨析。句意：尽管处于恶劣的环境中，我依然充满希望。A.sorrow 悲伤；B.hope希望；C.comfort 舒适，安慰；D.happiness快乐。与第一段The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.相照应。故选B。

2.考查动词词义辨析。句意：生活在那里的靠土地谋生的家庭遭受了巨大的损失。A.suffered遭受；B.survived幸存；C.covered 覆盖；D.made制作。根据great losses可知此处是遭受损失。故选A。

3.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我尤其对孩子们感到抱歉，但是我拒绝失望。A.wanted想；B.failed失败；C.refused 拒绝；D.stopped停止。根据I decided that where I was可知此处指拒绝失望。故选C。

4.考查代词词义辨析。句意：我决定无论我在哪，我都要做一些事来帮助他们。A.something某事；B.everything 一切；C.anything 任何事情；D.nothing没有什么。根据to help them可知是做些事。故选A。

5.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我开始敲每一家的门，并且对每一个应我敲门的人说。A.said说；B.replied 回答，响应；C.spoke 讲；D.answered回答，响应。根据saying to each person可知是有应门的人。故选D。

6.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我知道你很仁慈，并且会给来到你院子里的小鸟一些米。A.glad 高兴；B.kind 善良；C.rich 富有；D.poor贫穷。根据and give the birds that come to your yard a little ___7___可知是说对方善良。故选B。

7.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我知道你很仁慈，并且会给来到你院子里的小鸟一些米。A.water水；B.money 钱；C.nest 巢，窝；D.rice米。根据the birds可知是给米。故选D。

8.考查名词词义辨析。句意：每周当我来到你门前时，请给我一点米。A.temple 寺庙；B.room房间；C.door门；D.garden花园。根据上文I began knocking on every door可知是门前。故选C。

9.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我会把它们带到寺庙，给那里饥饿的孩子们。A.brave勇敢的；B.hungry饥饿的；C.promising大有前途的，有希望的；D.nervous紧张的。根据I will take it to the temple可知在庙里有饥饿的孩子。故选B。

10.考查连词词义辨析。句意：没有人介意给我一把米，甚至当他们自己几乎没有多少时。A. where在…地方；B. that那个；C. so因此，所以；D. when在…时候。此处when引导时间状语从句。故选D。

11.考查名词词义辨析。句意：周日，我会去寺庙把我少量的米送给饥饿的孩子们。A.village 村庄；B.hometown家乡；C.temple寺庙；D.house房子。根据I will take it to the temple可知temple 在上句出现。故选C。

12.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：一天我来到了要给我很多米的一家门前。A.much 很多，后加不可数名词；B.little几乎没有，后加不可数名词；C.many许多，后加可数名词；D.few几乎没有，后加可数名词。根据下文gave me fifty cents, as well as the handful of rice可知，这家人每人给了我一把米，而且还给了钱。kinds，名词复数，根据句意，故选C。

13.考查代词词义辨析。句意：这个女的把她的女儿们叫来，每人给我50美分以及一把米。A. every每一个；B. each（两个或两个以上的人或物中）每个；C. neither两者都不；D. none没有人。根据The woman called her daughters可知是每个人都给了我钱和米。故选B。

14.考查介词词义辨析。句意：每个人都很高兴帮助那些受苦的人，甚至只是用这种小的方式。A. by由，通过；B. with和…在一起；C. on向，朝，在…之上；D. in在…内。in this way 为固定搭配。故选D。

15.考查动词词义辨析。句意：孩子们的做法没有阻止战争，但是不管怎样，它正在创造一些和平。A.creating 创造；B.mending 修补；C.shopping购物；.managing经营，管理。根据My childish idea had not stopped the war可知此处是创造和平。故选A。