Question

    After the summer holiday began last year, one Massachusetts boy started thinking about what he wanted to do during his free time.

____ asking to go to summer camp or go on vacation, 10-year-old Liam Hannon asked his dad, Scott Hannon, ______ he could make bagged lunches and give them to the homeless all around Cambridge. “Liam has a huge ______,” Hannon said about his son ______. “Plus, it was something nice we could do ______ as father and son and with my wife and baby.”

Soon after telling his father his plan, Liam started “Liam’s Lunches of Love,” and started   _____ 20 lunches each week. Liam ______ the experience of interacting (相互交流) with the homeless. He felt those homeless people he met were very friendly. “Many of the people we help are actually really ______ and could use just a little kindness in their lives,” Liam said. “It just feels really good to _______.”

After seeing how _______ Liam was about his _______, Hannon started a GoFundMe page on the Internet to collect _______ so they could make 60 lunches each week. “It makes me really proud _______ a dad,” Hannon added. So far, Liam has given out 300 lunches and even though summer is_______, he has continued his community _______ on weekends.

“What Scott and Liam have done has been to really give the homeless _______ and kindness in a really tough ______,” said Krystal Kelly, director of development at the Hildebrand Family Help Center where Liam also collects school supplies for homeless ________. “It’s the first time that those folks have been looked in the eye or anyone has ________ their presence. To think that a 10-year-old can be that ______, it’s amazing.”

1.A.Despite B.Considering C.Apart from D.Instead of

2.A.why B.how C.if D.where

3.A.heart B.kitchen C.sacrifice D.problem

4.A.jokingly B.approvingly C.worriedly D.angrily

5.A.only B.once C.together D.early

6.A.leaving out B.handing out C.using up D.picking up

7.A.lacked B.feared C.admitted D.enjoyed

8.A.nice B.handsome C.healthy D.smart

9.A.play B.participate C.sympathize D.help

10.A.passionate B.upset C.curious D.shy

11.A.assignment B.survey C.project D.business

12.A.jewelry B.firewood C.money D.information

13.A.as B.like C.for D.of

14.A.hot B.over C.long D.near

15.A.adventure B.service C.management D.cleaning

16.A.respect B.freedom C.shelters D.entertainments

17.A.match B.camp C.year D.circumstance

18.A.babies B.children C.women D.fathers

19.A.reported B.permitted C.predicted D.acknowledged

20.A.honest B.confident C.selfless D.intelligent

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.C

6.B

7.D

8.A

9.D

10.A

11.C

12.C

13.A

14.B

15.B

16.A

17.D

18.B

19.D

20.C

【解析】

本文为记叙文，讲述了10岁的Liam Hannon和父亲做午餐袋送给无家可归的人，他还为无家可归的儿童募捐学习用品，一个10岁的孩子能如此无私，真是令人惊讶。

1.考查介词/介词短语辨析。句意：10岁的Liam Hannon没有要求参加夏令营或去度假，而是问他的父亲Scott Hannon，他是否可以做袋装午餐，送给剑桥附近无家可归的人。A. Despite尽管；B. Considering考虑到；C. Apart from除…外；D. Instead of代替，而不是。Liam没有要求去度假，而是请求父亲为无家可归的人送午餐，故选D。

2.考查连接词辨析。句意同上。A. why为什么；B. how如何；C. if是否；D. where在哪里。Liam问父亲是否可以为无家可归的人做午餐，本句为if引导的宾语从句。故选C。

3.考查名词词义辨析。句意：Liam有巨大的爱心，Hannon赞许地说。A. heart爱心；B. kitchen厨房；C. sacrifice牺牲；D. problem问题。根据上文10-year-old Liam Hannon asked his dad, Scott Hannon, 2 he could make bagged lunches and give them to the homeless all around Cambridge.可知，Liam是一个热心人，故选A。

4.考查副词词义辨析。句意：Hannon赞许地谈起儿子。A. jokingly开玩笑地；B. approvingly赞许地；C. worriedly担忧地；D. angrily生气地。儿子要去做善事，所以Hannon对儿子的做法十分赞许，故选B。

5.考查副词词义辨析。句意：另外，这是我们作为父子，和我的妻子孩子可以一起做的一件好事。A. only只，仅仅；B. once曾经，一次；C. together一起；D. early早。根据father and son and with my wife and baby可知，这是全家人可以一起做的一件好事，故选C。

6.考查动词短语辨析。句意：在告诉父亲他的计划后不久，Liam就开始了他的“爱心午餐”计划，并开始每周分发20份午餐。A. leaving out遗漏，省去；B. handing out分发；C. using up用光；D. picking up捡起。根据上文father and son and with my wife and baby可知，Liam每周分发午餐给流浪者，故选B。

7.考查动词词义辨析。句意：Liam很喜欢与无家可归者交流的体验。A. lacked缺乏；B. feared害怕；C. admitted承认；D. enjoyed喜欢，欣赏。根据下文He felt those homeless people he met were very friendly可知，Liam喜欢与无家可归者交流，故选D。

8.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我们帮助的许多人其实都很好，可以在他们的生活中使用一点点善意,。A. nice美好的，和蔼的；B. handsome英俊的；C. healthy健康的；D. smart聪明的。根据下文 kindness可知，Liam认为他们帮助的人都是好的，故选A。

9.考查动词词义辨析。句意：帮助别人的感觉真的很好。A. play玩；B. participate参与；C. sympathize同情，怜悯；D. help帮助。根据上文we help可知，Liam感到很高兴能够帮助别人，故选D。

10.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在看到利亚姆对他的项目是多么的热情之后，Hannon在网上建立了一个GoFundMe的网页来募集资金，这样他们每周就可以做60份午餐。A. passionate热情的；B. upset难过的；C. curious好奇的；D. shy害羞的。根据下文Hannon started a GoFundMe page on the Internet to collect 12 so they could make 60 lunches each week.可知，Hannon看到儿子的热情，才决定建立网页筹集资金。故选A。

11.考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. assignment任务；B. survey调查；C. project项目，活动；D. business生意，业务。根据上文可知，这是Liam发起的一项活动，故选C。

12.考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. jewelry珠宝；B. firewood柴火；C. money钱；D. information信息。Hannon在网上建立了一个网页的目的是来募集资金，故选C。

13.考查介词词义辨析。句意：Hannon补充道:“这让我作为一个父亲感到非常自豪。”A. as作为；B. like像；C. for为了；D. of......的。根据句意，作为父亲，他为儿子的行为感到自豪，故选A。

14.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：到目前为止，利亚姆已经分发了300份午餐，即使夏天已经过去了，他仍然在周末继续他的社区服务。A. hot热的；B. over结束的；C. long长的；D. near在附近的。根据上文After the summer holiday began last yea可知，此处指暑假过去了，Liam依然继续他的社区服务，故选B。

15.考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. adventure冒险；B. service服务；C. management管理；D. cleaning清洁。根据上文Liam为无家可归的人发放午餐。可知，这是服务于无家可归的人的一项好事，所以即使夏天已经过去了，他依然继续他的社区服务，故选B。

16.考查名词词义辨析。句意：Scott和Liam所做的，是在一个非常艰难的环境下，真正给予无家可归者尊重和仁慈。A. respect尊重；B. freedom自由；C. shelters庇护；D. entertainments娱乐。根据kindness 可知，可选词与kindness在感情色彩是一致的。所以父子的行为给了无家可归者尊重和仁慈，故选A。

17.考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. match比赛；B. camp营地；C. year年；D. circumstance环境。无家可归者生活在非常艰难的环境中，故选D。

18.考查名词词义辨析。句意：Liam在Hildebrand 家庭帮助中心为无家可归的孩子们募捐学习用品。A. babies婴儿；B. children儿童；C. women妇女；D. fathers父亲。根据 Liam also collects school supplies可知，Liam为无家可归的儿童募捐学习用品，故选B。

19.考查动词词义辨析。句意：那些人第一次受到了正视，或者说人们承认了他们的存在。A. reported报道；B. permitted许可；C. predicted预言；D. acknowledged承认。根据It’s the first time that those folks have been looked in the eye可知，无家可归的人受到了正视，或者说他们的存在得到了人们的承认，故选D。

20.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：一个10岁的孩子能如此无私，真是令人惊讶。A. honest诚实的；B. confident自信的；C. selfless无私的；D. intelligent智慧的。根据上文 1 asking to go to summer camp or go on vacation, 10-year-old Liam Hannon asked his dad, Scott Hannon, 2 he could make bagged lunches and give them to the homeless all around Cambridge.可知，Liam助人为乐是无私的的行为，故选C。