Question

    It was a cold evening and my daughter and I were walking up Broadway. I didn't notice a guy sitting inside a cardboard box. But Nora did. She wasn't even four, but she _______ at my coat and said, “That man's cold. Daddy, _______ we take him home?”

I don't remember my reply. But I do remember a sudden _______ feeling inside me. I had always been delighted at how much my daughter noticed in her _______, whether it was _______ in flight or children playing. But now she was noticing _______ and beggary.

A few days later, I saw an article in the newspaper about volunteers who picked up a food package from a nearby school on a Sunday morning and _______ it to an elderly person. It was quick and easy. I _______ us up. Nora was _______ about it. She could understand the importance of food, so she could easily see how ________ our job was. When Sunday came, she was ready, but I had to ________ myself to leave the house to fetch the food package. On my way to the school, I fought an urge to ________. The Sunday paper and coffee were waiting for me at home. Why do this? ________, we phoned the elderly person we'd been appointed. She ________ us right over.

The building was in a bad state. Facing us was a silver-haired woman in an old dress. She took the package and asked us to come in. Nora ran inside. I unwillingly followed. ________ inside, I saw that the department belonged to someone poor. Our hostess showed us some photos. Nora played and when it came time to say goodbye, we three hugged, I walked home in tears.

Professionals call such a(n) ________ “a volunteer opportunity”. They are opportunities, I've come to see. Where else but as volunteers do you have the opportunity to do something ________ that’s good for others as well as for yourself? Nora and I regularly serve to needy people and ________ clothes for the homeless. Yet, as I’ve ________ her grow over these past four years, I still wonder-which of us has ________ more?

1.A.pulled B.glanced C.waved D.armed

2.A.would B.can C.need D.must

3.A.general B.funny C.heavy D.curious

4.A.area B.part C.eyesight D.world

5.A.insects B.animals C.plants D.birds

6.A.coldness B.illness C.suffering D.ignorance

7.A.delivered B.returned C.devoted D.posted

8.A.held B.hurried C.signed D.lined

9.A.casual B.sorry C.astonished D.excited

10.A.creative B.valuable C.shocking D.simple

11.A.warn B.stop C.allow D.push

12.A.turn back B.get away C.show up D.come out

13.A.Therefore B.Obviously C.Still D.Also

14.A.called B.promised C.invited D.helped

15.A.Although B.Once C.Because D.As

16.A.stay B.visit C.adventure D.challenge

17.A.fair B.famous C.difficult D.enjoyable

18.A.collect B.make C.order D.wear

19.A.let B.made C.watched D.noticed

20.A.increased B.benefited C.tried D.seized

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.D

6.C

7.A

8.C

9.D

10.B

11.D

12.A

13.C

14.C

15.B

16.B

17.D

18.A

19.C

20.B

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，作者讲述了自己和女儿一起参加志愿活动的经历以及自己对志愿活动的认识。

1.考查动词词义辨析。句意：她（诺拉）还不到四岁，但她拉着我的外套说：“那个人很冷，爸爸，我们能带他回家吗？”A. pulled拉；B. glanced瞥；C. waved挥手；D. armed武装。根据空后的“at my coat”可知，诺拉了拉我的外套，故A项正确。

2.考查情态动词辨析。句意同上。A. would愿意；B. can能；C. need需要；D. must必须。根据空后的“we take him home?”可知，诺拉请求我带那个人回家，因此此处表示“能、可以”，故B项正确。

3.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但我确实记得我内心突然有一种沉重的感觉。A. general一般的；B. funny有趣的；C. heavy沉重的；D. curious好奇的。根据空后的“I had always been delighted at how much my daughter noticed in her ___4___, whether it was ___5___ in flight or children playing. But now she was noticing ___6___ and beggary.”可知，孩子的世界通常关注飞翔的小鸟和玩耍的孩子之类的童趣，但现在女儿却开始关注痛苦和贫困，这让我的心里感到很沉重，故C项正确。

4.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我一直很高兴，因为女儿在她的世界里发现了那么多（美好的）东西，无论是飞翔的小鸟还是玩耍的孩子。A. area区域；B. part部分；C. eyesight视力；D. world世界。根据空后的“whether it was ___5___ in flight or children playing.”可知，小孩的世界通常关注飞翔的小鸟和玩耍的孩子之类的童趣，故D项正确。

5.考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. insects昆虫；B. animals动物；C. plants植物；D. birds鸟儿。根据空后的“in flight”可知此处指“飞翔的小鸟”，故D项正确。

6.考查名词词义辨析。句意：但现在她关注的是痛苦和贫困。A. coldness寒冷；B. illness疾病；C. suffering痛苦；D. ignorance无知。根据空后的“beggary”可知此处指“痛苦”，故C项正确。

7.考查动词词义辨析。句意：几天后，我在报纸上看到一篇关于志愿者的文章，他们要去附近的一所学校取食物包并把它送到一位老人手中。A. delivered递送、交付；B. returned归还；C. devoted致力于；D. posted邮递。根据空前的“picked up a food package from a nearby school”可知，志愿者需要去附近的一所学校取食物包并把它送到一位老人手中，故A项正确。

8.考查动词短语辨析。句意：我们报了名。A. held up阻挡；B. hurried up赶紧； C. signed up报名；D. lined up排队。根据空前的“I saw an article in the newspaper about volunteers”可知，我看到一篇文章招募志愿者，因此我们报了名，故C项正确。

9.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：诺拉对此感到很兴奋。A. casual随便的；B. sorry难过的；C. astonished 吃惊的；D. excited兴奋的。根据上文中的“But now she was noticing ___6___ and beggary.”可知，诺拉开始关注痛苦和贫困，因此她对志愿活动感到很兴奋，故D项正确。

10.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她能理解食物的重要性，所以她能很容易地发现我们的工作是多么有价值。A. creative创造性的；B. valuable有价值的；C. shocking令人震惊的；D. simple简单的。根据空前的“She could understand the importance of food,”可知，诺拉能理解食物的重要性，所以她能很容易地发现我们的工作是多么有价值，故B项正确。

11.考查动词词义辨析。句意：星期天的时候，她已经准备好了，而我不得不强迫自己离开家去取食物包。A. warn警告；B. stop阻止；C. allow允许；D. push推动、强迫。诺拉已经为志愿活动做好了准备，空前的转折连词“but”表明此处与诺拉的积极性很高形成对比，即：我不得不强迫自己离开家去取食物包，故D项正确。

12.考查动词短语辨析。句意：在去学校的路上，我极力想回来。A. turn back回来；B. get away离开；C. show up出现；D. come out出来。根据空后的“The Sunday paper and coffee were waiting for me at home.”可知，我想要看当天的报纸、喝咖啡，因此我有一种强烈的想回家的念头

，故A项正确。

13.考查副词词义辨析。句意：为什么要做这个？尽管如此，我们还是给指定的老人打了电话。A. Therefore因此；B. Obviously明显地；C. Still仍然、尽管如此；D. Also也。根据空前的“Why do this?”及空后的“we phoned the elderly person we'd been appointed.”可知，尽管如此，我还是给指定的老人打了电话，故C项正确。

14.考查动词词义辨析。句意：她邀请我们过来。A. called呼叫； B. promised承诺；C. invited邀请；D. helped帮助。根据下文中的“She took the package and asked us to come in.”可知，她邀请我们去她家里，故C项正确。

15.考查连词词义辨析。句意：一进屋，我就发现这是一个穷人的家。A. Although尽管；B. Once一旦；C. Because因为；D. As由于。根据空后的“I saw that the department belonged to someone poor.”可知，一进屋，我就发现这是一个穷人的家，故B项正确。

16.考查名词词义辨析。句意：专业人士把这样的造访称为“志愿者的机会”。A. stay逗留；B. visit拜访；C. adventure冒险；D. challenge挑战。根据上文内容可知，我们去了那位老妇人的家给她送食物包，此处指的就是这次造访，故B项正确。

17.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：除了志愿者，你还有更好的机会做一些令人愉快的事情么？它对他人和你自己都有好处。A. fair公平的；B. famous著名的；C. difficult困难的；D. enjoyable令人愉快的。根据空后的“that’s good for others as well as for yourself”可知，这样的事情对他人和你自己都有好处，因此是令人愉快的事情，故D项正确。

18.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我和诺拉经常帮助有需要的人，为无家可归的人收集衣服。A. collect收集；B. make制作；C. order订购；D. wear穿戴。根据空前的“Nora and I regularly serve to needy people”可知，我和诺拉经常帮助有需要的人，为无家可归的人收集衣服，故A项正确。

19.考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，当我看着她在过去四年里成长起来时，我仍然在想，我们俩谁受益更多？A. let让、使；B. made使；C. watched看着、注视；D. noticed注意到。根据上文讲述的我和女儿一起参加志愿活动及空后的“her grow over these past four years,”可知，通过志愿活动，我看着女儿不断成长，故C项正确。

20.考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. increased增加；B. benefited获益；C. tried努力；D. seized抓住。根据上文讲述的我和女儿一起参加志愿活动可知，志愿活动让我和女儿都有收获，因此此处指“谁受益更多呢？”，故B项正确。