Question

    I’ve heard that it’s better to give than to receive.But I’m here to tell you that the_______of receiving should never be underestimated(低估)。

I was nine when my Dad and Mom moved out,and took me to the _______ of my grandparents,who took care of my needs with meals.I decided at that age,in my loneliness and anger,that if my own parents couldn’t be trusted,I’d have to become fiercely _______, needing no one.

Believe it or not,I took care of everyone in my life,even when I was in worse shape.Once in a while,_______,someone would do something for me at just the moment.

Once,when I was a single parent,I took my son to see Santa Claus.When he wanted to buy the photo that was taken,I opened my _______,only to find that I didn’t have enough money. When I got to the counter to _______ the photo,I was told that someone in line ahead of me had seen me _______ my change and had paid for me.I rushed out to thank the person whose small kindness _______ so much.I found not a soul in sight.I wanted to_______ that I didn’t need this and I just didn’t have enough cash on that ________day.I realized then that it’s okay.It’s okay to let someone do something for me,________I could have done it myself.

I have received the blessings of those whose acts of kindness and ________ have found me when I needed them most.I believe that it’s not about my strength and independence.It’s about allowing the giver to be blessed when the gift is graciously(优雅地)________.For me,it’s about a long-lost little girl who is no longer ________.Now I know that giving and receiving are two halves of a whole,each ________without the other.

1.A.strength B.power C.force D.energy

2.A.ownership B.command C.shelter D.sacrifice

3.A.sceptical B.independent C.desperate D.aggressive

4.A.therefore B.though C.instead D.otherwise

5.A.wallet B.account C.pocket D.notebook

6.A.decline B.scan C.share D.copy

7.A.saving B.spending C.paying D.counting

8.A.changed B.meant C.owed D.gave

9.A.promise B.resist C.insist D.admit

10.A.typical B.specific C.ordinary D.particular

11.A.as if B.even if C.if only D.if ever

12.A.rescue B.approval C.generosity D.commitment

13.A.received B.delivered C.distributed D.packed

14.A.tough B.alone C.elegant D.mild

15.A.incomplete B.invisible C.inaccurate D.inactive

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.B

5.A

6.A

7.D

8.B

9.C

10.D

11.B

12.C

13.A

14.B

15.A

【解析】

本文是夹叙夹议文。文章通过作者得到别人慷慨帮助的故事，阐述了施与受同样有力量，接受也能让给予者得到祝福。

1.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：但是我在这里是要告诉你接受的力量不应该被低估。A. strength力量，力气；B. power能力，力量；C. force武力；D. energy能量。strength强调体力上的力量，power指自然界的力量或影响力。根据下文“It’s about allowing the giver to be blessed when the gift is graciously(优雅地) 18 .”可知，作者认为接受和给予一样有力量，因为接收也可以让给予者得到祝福。故选B项。

2.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：我九岁的时候，爸爸妈妈搬了出去，把我送到爷爷奶奶的家里，他们照顾我的生活需要和饮食。A. ownership所有权；B. command命令；C. shelter庇护，居所，住处；D. sacrifice牺牲。根据who took care of my needs with meals.可知，作者的爸爸妈妈将作者送到爷爷奶奶的住处。故选C项。

3.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在那个年龄，在孤独和愤怒中，我决定，如果我自己的父母不能被信任，我必须变得非常独立，不需要任何人。A. sceptical怀疑的；B. independent独立的；C. desperate绝望的；D. aggressive侵略性的，野心勃勃的。根据“needing no one”可知，作者觉得自己必须独立，不依靠任何人。故选B项。

4.

考查副词词义辨析。句意：不过，偶尔会有人在那个时候为我做点什么。A. therefore因此；B. though不过；C. instead相反，而不是；D. otherwise否则，要不然。前一句说“I took care of everyone in my life”作者照顾别人；后一句说“someone would do something for me ” 有人为作者做一些事情。前后两个句子之间语义转折，though表示转折关系。故选B项。

5.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：当他想买拍下的照片的时候，我打开钱包，却发现钱不够了。A. wallet钱包；B. account账户；C. pocket口袋；D. notebook笔记本。根据“I didn’t have enough money. ”可知，应该是打开钱包，发现没有足够的钱。故选A项。

6.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我到柜台想要婉言拒绝买那张照片时，有人告诉我有个在前面排队的人看见我在数零钱，已经替我付了钱。A. decline谢绝，婉言拒绝；B. scan扫描；C. share分享；D. copy复制。因为钱不够，作者不想买拍的照片了。故选A项。

7.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我到柜台想要婉言拒绝买那张照片时，有人告诉我有个在前面排队的人看见我在数零钱，已经替我付了钱。A. saving节约；B. spending花费；C. paying支付；D. counting数。根据“ I didn’t have enough money. ”和“ change”可知，作者数钱包里的零钱。故选D项。

8.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：我迅速地想感谢那个人，他的小小善意对我很重要。A. changed改变；B. meant意味着；C. owed欠（钱）；D. gave给予。别人的帮助对作者很重要。短语mean so much 意思为“很重要，意义重大”。故选B项。

9.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：我想强调我并不需要帮助，我只是在那一天没有足够的现金。A. promise承诺；B. resist抵制，抵抗；C. insist坚持说，强调；D. admit承认。作者不想接受别人的帮助，想强调说她只是在那一天钱不够。故选C项。

10.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我想强调我并不需要帮助，我只是在那一天没有足够的现金。A. typical典型的；B. specific具体的；C. ordinary普通的；D. particular特殊的，特别的。作者只是在那特殊的一天，身上没有足够的钱。故选D项。

11.

考查连词词义辨析。句意：让别人为我做一些事也是可以的，即使我自己可以做。
A. as if仿佛；B. even if即使；C. if only要是……就好了；D. if ever如果曾经（有过的话）。前一句说“让别人为我做一些事是可以的”，后一句说“我自己可以做。”根据语境，两个句子之间是让步关系，even if 表示让步关系，引导让步状语从句。故选B项。

12.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：我得到了那些在我最需要他们的时候，他们的善良和慷慨给我的祝福。A. rescue救援；B. approval同意，赞同；C. generosity慷慨；D. commitment承诺。上文提到作者在最需要帮助的时候，有人为她付了买照片的钱，由此可以看出那些人的善良、慷慨的行为。故选C项。

13.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：这是关于给予者的礼物被优雅地接受时，给予者也得到了祝福。A. received接受； B. delivered投递，递送；C. distributed分发，分配；D. packed打包。根据上文“But I’m here to tell you that the 1 of receiving should never be underestimated(低估).”作者认为接受的力量也是不可低估的，因为接受别人的帮助也可以让给予者得到祝福。故选A项。

14.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：对我来说，这是关于一个迷失已久的小女孩不再孤独的故事。A. tough强硬的，坚韧的；B. alone独自一人；C. elegant优雅的；D. mild温和的。上文提到，在作者九岁时，被送到爷爷奶奶家，“at that age, in my loneliness and anger,” 她当时感到孤单又愤怒；但是在生活中，人们的善意和慷慨的帮助使她不再感到孤单。故选B项。

15.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：现在我知道施与受是一个整体的两个部分，没有另一个，任何一个都是不完整的。A. incomplete不完整的；B. invisible看不见的；C. inaccurate不准确的；D. inactive不活跃的。根据“ two halves of a whole”可知，作者认为施与受是不可分割的两部分，没有另一部分，每一部分就是不完整的。故选A项。