Question

    Sometimes a certain day has a special meaning. Fridays meant a trip to a senior nursing home downtown for me. It seemed as if this nursing home needed help, but_______did I know it would help me, too.

During my first visit I was asked to_______some of the female residents' nails. I carefully_________the old color on their nails. As I applied new color, one woman_______to tell me about her hidden pains, from her husband’s death to the one_______she wanted most: a camera. I listened carefully. She smiled_______, with some of her past pains taken off her mind. I left the nursing home that day, _______ by the fact that I had actually helped somebody.

I realized that my_______ actions, just listening, for example, could make a(n)_______to others' lives. One woman, who happily commented that we________the same first name, confided (吐露) her opinions to me. Another________showed me a birthday card her children had sent her. Of course, not all of the conversations were ________. When one elderly woman talked to me about ________ her 13-year-old daughter would be graduating from middle school this year, I didn’t know what to do but nod and listen, ________that her daughter must have graduated decades ago.

Although I could not________more years to the lives of these elderly residents, I could give them something simple that's often________in our society. Through our conversations, I gave them the________ that in this fast-paced world, they were not forgotten—that members of younger generations still cared about them.

Every moment I spend________is an opportunity to reduce their pain. ______, that moment also shapes me. I not only learn about life and experiences outside of school but also receive the gift of being part of this________—the connection between humans. Those moments of sharing and listening are magical for both the giver and the receiver.

1.A.still B.little C.already D.indeed

2.A.polish B.wash C.cut D.check

3.A.took away B.rubbed off C.showed off D.gave up

4.A.continued B.expected C.agreed D.started

5.A.collection B.product C.award D.item

6.A.at least B.more or less C.in relief D.in vain

7.A.inspired B.reminded C.moved D.puzzled

8.A.unique B.polite C.casual D.simple

9.A.chance B.impression C.difference D.decision

10.A.remembered B.shared C.contained D.carried

11.A.cautiously B.accidentally C.proudly D.finally

12.A.pleasant B.serious C.formal D.interesting

13.A.when B.why C.what D.that

14.A.convincing B.knowing C.indicating D.persuading

15.A.add B.connect C.supply D.compare

16.A.valued B.loved C.blamed D.overlooked

17.A.memory B.possibility C.assurance D.assumption

18.A.chatting B.waiting C.acting D.watching

19.A.Above all B.In other words C.In turn D.In a word

20.A.tradition B.process C.habit D.trip

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.D

6.C

7.A

8.D

9.C

10.B

11.C

12.A

13.D

14.B

15.A

16.D

17.C

18.A

19.C

20.B

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述作者到老人院帮助老人，从中感悟到自己简单的行为也能对他人的人生产生影响，并在此过程中塑造了自己，收获了人生经历和人与人之间情感联系的故事。

1.考查副词辨析。A. still仍然；B. little几乎不；C. already已经；D. indeed的确。根据but可知，前后有转折含义：老人院的老人似乎需要帮助，但当时“我”几乎不知道(帮助老人)这件事也将帮到“我”自己。故选B。

2.考查动词辨析。A. polish擦除；B. wash洗；C. cut切；D. check检查。根据下文“I carefully________ the old color on their nails. As I applied new color...”可知，作者帮助老人美甲，除去旧颜色，涂上新颜色。故选A。

3.考查动词短语辨析。A. took away带走；B. rubbed off擦掉；C. showed off炫耀；D. gave up放弃。“我”认真地擦掉她们指甲上的旧颜色。故选B。

4.考查动词辨析。A. continued继续；B. expected期盼；C. agreed题意；D. started开始。在“我”(给她们的指甲)上新颜色的时候，一位老妇人开始向“我”讲述自己的隐痛。上下文没有提示作者主动要求听取老人的故事，因此不存在“同意”。故选D。

5.考查名词辨析。A. collection收集；B. product产品；C. award奖励；D. item物品。从她去世的丈夫说到她最想要的物品：照相机。故选D。

6.考查短语辨析。A. at least至少；B. more or less或多或少；C. in relief欣慰；D. in vain徒劳。根据下文“with some of her past pains taken off her mind.”可知，倾诉过之后，老人卸下了一些过去的痛苦，因此推知，她如释重负地笑了。故选C。

7.考查动词辨析。A. inspired鼓舞；B. reminded提醒；C. moved移动；D. puzzled困惑。“我”实实在在地帮助了别人，这个事实让“我”受到了鼓舞。故选A。

8.考查形容词辨析。A. unique唯一的；B. polite有礼貌的；C. casual随意的；D. simple简单的。根据下文“just listening, for example，”以及倒数第二段“I could give them something simple...”可知，仅仅是倾听这样的简单行为……。故选D。

9.考查名词辨析。A. chance机会；B. impression印象；C. difference不同；D. decision决定。“我”意识到自己简单的行为，比如仅仅是倾听，都能对他人的生活产生影响。make a difference意为“起作用，有影响”。故选C。

10.考查动词辨析。A. remembered记得；B. shared分享；C. contained含有；D. carried携带。“我”们有相同的姓氏。share意为“分享，共有”。故选B。

11.考查副词辨析。A. cautiously小心地；B. accidentally偶然地；C. proudly骄傲地；D. finally最终。另外一位老人骄傲地向“我”展示孩子寄给她的生日贺卡。故选C。

12.考查形容词辨析。A. pleasant愉快的；B. serious认真的；C. formal正式的；D. interesting有趣的。根据下文“I didn't know what to do but nod and listen”可知，“我”不知该做些什么，只能一边点头，一边听着，由此推知，不是所有的对话(经历)都是轻松愉快的。故选A。

13.考查名词性从句。A. when当……时候；B. why为什么；C. what什么；D. that只起连接作用，没有含义。根据下文“her daughter must have graduated decades ago.”可知，她的女儿一定已经在几十年前就毕业了，由此推知，这位上了年纪的老妇人把发生过的事当作将要发生的事，给“我”讲她13岁的女儿将要在今年从中学毕业。故选D。

14.考查动词辨析。A. convincing信服；B. knowing知道；C. indicating表明；D. persuading说服。根据上文“I didn't know what to do but nod and listen”可知，“我”不知该做些什么，只能一边点头，一边听着，(因为)“我”知道她的女儿一定已经在几十年前就毕业了。故选B。

15.考查动词辨析。A. add增加；B. connect连接；C. supply提供；D. compare比较。尽管“我”不能使这些老年人的生命多增加几年，即延长他们的寿命。故选A。

16.考查动词辨析。A. valued珍惜；B. loved爱；C. blamed责备；D. overlooked忽视。根据上文“something simple”以及下文“in this fast paced world”可知，“我”能够给他们一些被这个(行色匆匆的)社会忽视的简单的东西。故选D。

17.考查名词辨析。A. memory记忆；B. possibility可能；C. assurance保证；D. assumption假想。通过“我”们谈话的过程，“我”给了他们一种保证，即在这个行色匆匆的世界，他们没有被遗忘——年轻一代的人依然关心他们。故选C。

18.考查动词辨析。A. chatting交谈；B. waiting等待；C. acting行动；D. watching观看。根据前文“Through our conversations”可知，“我”与老人家交谈，因此推知，“我”跟他们的每一次交谈都是减轻他们痛苦的机会。故选A。

19.考查短语辨析。A. Above all首先；B. In other words换句话说；C. In turn轮流；D. In a word总而言之。反过来，(与老人家交谈的)那些时刻也塑造了“我”。故选C。

20.考查名词辨析。A. tradition传统；B. process过程；C. habit习惯；D. trip旅行。根据上文“Every moment I spend...”以及下文“Those moments of sharing and listening...”可知，本段的中心为“我”与老人家交谈所花的时间，由此推知，在这个过程中，“我”不但了解了学校以外的生活和经历，参与这个过程也使“我”获得了一份礼物，即人与人之间的(情感)联系。故选B。