Question

    When a couple of teenagers started an organization in 2018 to collect toiletries（洗漱用品） for those in need, they had no experience in the nonprofit sector.

__ they didn't have the experience, they really made a (（ n）) ____  impact. Toothbrush, their nonprofit organization, has __ personal products—worth more than $ 65,000—to local soup kitchens （救济站）and homeless __.

The idea to start the organization __ one morning when Joshua Farahzad, 17 at the time, was brushing his teeth. He thought about the __ of ordinary items like the toothbrush he held in his hand.

"There is nothing __ about it,” Farahzad said in a recent interview. “But a toothbrush is something that has a lot of health impact. Poor oral hygiene (口腔卫生） __ all sorts of things."

Farahzad then went to talk to his friend Hugh Ferguson, now 20. "We were itching to do something/* Farahzad said.

So they began calling a few local soup kitchens.

They learned that the soup kitchens would sometimes have plenty of food to __ for months, but they would ___ toiletries, like toothbrushes, toothpaste and diapers. The problem needed __.

That's when the two teenagers found their niche（合适的职业）.

The two students started walking down the streets and ____ for the donation of toothbrushes and other __ , and then gave them to local shelters and food kitchens.

___ helping others, they also learned from the __ . “We ____ a lot of confidence. . . by standing outside the stores and having to approach people. We can approach them with confidence and a smile,” Farahzad said. “If you don't set up the drive(活动)and just ___outside the stores, no one else will do it."

Several years on, hundreds of students have joined the organization to __ in the drives. On a recent sunny Sunday, the group collected $ 450 worth of toiletries over three hours. A donor named Phyllis Stones, 69, gave ____ to their drives.

"They are not asking for money. Just items. They are giving their time, too,” Stone said, something small. But it can make a big difference in someone's __ Everybody needs a little bit of help."

1.A.Now that B.Given that C.Shortly after D.Even though

2.A.positive B.interesting C.complex D.extra

3.A.turned B.expressed C.donated D.lent

4.A.theatres B.shelters C.gardens D.hospitals

5.A.gathered B.burst C.existed D.came

6.A.value B.quality C.structure D.power

7.A.attractive B.curious C.extraordinary D.significant

8.A.results from B.leads to C.takes to D.arises from

9.A.sell B.last C.deliver D.make

10.A.make use of B.get rid of C.take advantage of D.run out of

11.A.admission B.trust C.attention D.evidence

12.A.calling B.answering C.applying D.standing

13.A.possessions B.foods C.tools D.supplies

14.A.In case of B.Free from C.For fear of D.In addition to

15.A.researches B.hobbies C.missions D.lessons

16.A.gained B.appreciated C.judged D.spread

17.A.bargain B.stand C.complain D.joke

18.A.perform B.discuss C.exercise D.volunteer

19.A.advice B.permission C.support D.patience

20.A.life B.profession C.study D.schedule

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.D

6.A

7.C

8.B

9.B

10.D

11.C

12.A

13.D

14.D

15.C

16.A

17.B

18.D

19.C

20.A

【解析】

本文为一篇说明文。文章介绍了一个收集洗漱用品的公益组织。

1.

考查词组辨析。句意：尽管他们没有经验，但他们确实产生了积极的影响。A. Now that既然；B. Given that鉴于；C. Shortly after不久之后；D. Even though即使，尽管。结合语境，前文描述“他们没有经验”，后文描述“他们确实产生了积极的影响”，前后文有明显的让步含义，even though意为“即使，尽管”，具有让步含义。故选D项。

2.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：尽管他们没有经验，但他们确实产生了积极的影响。A. positive积极的；B. interesting有趣的；C. complex复杂的；D. extra额外的。结合前文___1___ they didn't have the experience尽管他们没有经验，但是他们产生的影响是积极的。故选A项。

3.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：牙刷，他们的非盈利组织，已经捐赠了个人产品——价值超过65000美元给当地的救济站和无家可归者的收容所。A. turned转弯；B. expressed表达；C. donated捐赠；D. lent租借。结合前文Toothbrush, their nonprofit organization牙刷，他们的非盈利组织。可知，非盈利组织应该是捐赠了个人产品。故选C项。

4.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：牙刷，他们的非盈利组织，已经捐赠了个人产品——价值超过65000美元给当地的救济站和无家可归者的收容所。A. theatres剧院；B. shelters庇护所；C. gardens花园；D. hospitals医院。结合前文local soup kitchens救济站，且所填空处与救济站为并列关系，可知此处填shelters庇护所。故选B项。

5.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：一天早上，当时17岁的约书亚·法拉扎德正在刷牙，他萌生了建立这个组织的想法。A. gathered聚集；B. burst 爆发；C. existed存在；D. came来临。结合语境可知，有一天突然有一个想法涌上约书亚·法拉扎德的脑海。故选D项。

6.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：他想到了普通物品的价值，比如他手里拿的牙刷。A. value价值；B. quality质量；C. structure结构；D. power权力。结合后文可知，虽然牙刷只是简单的物品，但它对人的口腔健康有很大的价值。故选A项。

7.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这没什么特别的。A. attractive迷人的；B. curious好奇的；C. extraordinary特别的；D. significant重要的。结合语境可知，牙刷很普通，没有什么特别的。故选C项。

8.

考查动词词组辨析。句意：不良的口腔卫生会导致各种各样的问题。A. results from结果；B. leads to导致；C. takes to采取；D. arises from产生。结合句意可知，不良的口腔卫生会导致各种各样的问题。故选B项。

9.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们了解到汤厨房有时会有大量的食物维持数月供应，但他们会用完洗漱用品，如牙刷、牙膏和纸巾。A. sell出售；B. last持续；C. deliver交付；D. make制造。结合前文have plenty of food有足够的食物，可知足够的食物能够维持数月的供应。故选B项。

10.

考查动词词组辨析。句意：他们了解到汤厨房有时会有大量的食物维持数月供应，但他们会用完洗漱用品，如牙刷、牙膏和纸巾。A. make use of充分利用；B. get rid of摆脱；C. take advantage of利用；D. run out of耗尽。结合前文They learned that the soup kitchens would sometimes have plenty of food to ___9___ for months他们了解到汤厨房有时会有大量的食物维持数月供应，但是洗漱用品的消耗却更大，很快就会耗尽用完。故选D项。

11.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：这个问题需要注意。A. admission承认；B. trust信任；C. attention注意；D. evidence证据。结合前文They learned that the soup kitchens would sometimes have plenty of food to ___9___ for months, but they would ___10___ toiletries, like toothbrushes, toothpaste and diapers. 他们了解到汤厨房有时会有大量的食物维持数月供应，但他们会用完洗漱用品，如牙刷、牙膏和尿布。这是个严重的问题，需要注意。故选C项。

12.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：两名学生开始走在街上，呼吁捐赠牙刷和其他用品，然后把它们送到当地的避难所和食品厨房。A. calling呼吁；B. answering接电话；C. applying申请；D. standing站着。call for为固定搭配，意为“呼吁，号召”。故选A项。

13.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：两名学生开始走在街上，呼吁捐赠牙刷和其他用品，然后把它们送到当地的避难所和食品厨房。A. possessions财产；B. foods食物；C. tools工具；D. supplies用品。结合前文the donation of toothbrushes捐赠牙刷，所填空处与牙刷并列，为其他用品。故选D项。

14.

考查词组辨析。句意：除了帮助别人，他们还从任务中学到了很多东西。A. In case of万一；B. Free from免于；C. For fear of害怕；D. In addition to除了。结合后文they also learned from the ___15___.他们还从任务中学到了很多东西，可知，他们除了帮助别人外还学到了其他东西。故选D项。

15.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：除了帮助别人，他们还从任务中学到了很多东西。A. researches研究；B. hobbies爱好；C. missions任务；D. lessons课程。结合语境可知，他们从各种寻找捐赠的任务中学到了很多东西。故选C项。

16.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们获得了很大的信心。A. gained获得；B. appreciated欣赏；C. judged评判；D. spread传播。结合后文We can approach them with confidence and a smile我们可以带着自信和微笑接近他们，可知在活动中，我们获得了很大的信心。故选A项。

17.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果你不安排活动，只是站在商店外面，没有别的人会做这件事。A. bargain讨价还价；B. stand站着；C. complain抱怨；D. joke开玩笑。结合语境可知，如果只是站在商店外，不安排活动，其他人也不会参与进来。故选B项。

18.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：几年过去了，数以百计的学生加入了这个组织自愿参加这些活动。A. perform表演；B. discuss讨论；C. exercise锻炼；D. volunteer做志愿。结合前文their nonprofit organization这是个非盈利的组织，因此学生们都是志愿者，做志愿活动。故选D项。

19.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：一位69岁名叫菲利斯·斯通的捐赠者，为他们的活动提供了支持。A. advice建议；B. permission允许；C. support支持；D. patience耐心。结合后文菲利斯·斯通说的话，可知他为他们的活动提供了支持。故选C项。

20.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：但这会对一个人的生活产生很大的影响。A. life生活；B. profession职业；C. study学习；D. schedule日程安排。结合语境可知，虽然他们做的都是小事，但是会对他们的生活产生很大的影响。故选A项。