Question

Adam Lee is a very popular man in Ottawa. He is not famous in sports or the arts,      people in the streets know about him, especially the       .

For those people, he is “Gloves Lee”. How did he get that       ? He looks like any other businessman, wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase (公文包). But he’s       . His briefcase always has some gloves.

In winter, Mr. Lee walks in the streets, looking around at people. He stops when he       someone with no gloves. He gives them a pair and then he moves on, looking for more people with cold       .

On winter days, Mr. Lee       gloves. During the rest of the year, he buys gloves. People who have heard about him       him gloves, and he has many in his apartment.

Mr. Lee began doing this 21 years ago. Now, many poor people in the city know him and       his behavior. But people who don’t know him are sometimes surprised by him. They don’t realize that he just wants to make them happy. A pair of gloves may be a      thing, but it can make a big difference in winter.

1.A. or            B. so            C. but             D. and

2.A. old          B. young          C. rich             D. poor

3.A. job          B. name             C. chance          D. message

4.A. calm          B. different          C. crazy             D. honest

5.A. helps          B. chooses          C. greets          D. sees

6.A. hands          B. feet            C. faces             D. ears

7.A. searches for       B. picks up          C. gives away       D. puts on

8.A. call              B. send             C. lend             D. show

9.A. understand       B. dislike          C. study             D. excuse

10.A. big             B. good             C. small           D. useful  

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.B

5.D

6.A

7.C

8.B

9.A

10.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了一位名叫Adam Lee的渥太华人在冬天的时候会为穷人发手套，并因此被人熟知以及他是如何帮助穷人、为他们送手套的。

1.A. or 或者；B. so所以；C. but 但是；D. and并且，根据He is not famous in sports or the arts，可知但是街上的人们都了解他，故选择C。

2.考查形容词及语境的理解。A. old 旧的； B. young 年轻的；C. rich富有的；D. poor贫穷的，根据对文章内容的理解，可知尤其是贫穷的人，故选择D。

3.考查名词及语境的理解。A. job工作；B. name 名字；C. chance机会；D. message信息，根据前文For those people, he is “Gloves Lee”，可知是怎样得到的这个名字，故选择B。

4.考查形容词及语境的理解。A. calm镇定的；B. different 不同的； C. crazy疯狂的；D. honest诚实的；根据上文He looks like any other businessman, wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase (公文包).在but转折之后说“他的公文包里总有几双手套”，说明是跟其他人不一样，故选择B。

5.考查动词及语境的理解。A. helps帮助；B. chooses选择；C. greets问候；D. sees看见，根据上文looking around at people.可知是当他看到有人没有手套的时候就会停下来，故选择D。

6.考查名词及语境的理解。A. hands 手； B. feet脚；C. faces脸；D. ears耳朵，根据上下文，他是给没有手套的人送手套，寻找更多手冷的人，故选择A。

7.考查词组及语境的理解。A. searches for搜寻；B. picks up捡起； C. gives away赠送； D. puts on 穿上，根据上下文，可知是赠送手套，故选择C。

8.考查动词及语境的理解。A. call呼喊；B. send送； C. lend把……借给；D. show展示，根据后文he has many in his apartment.可知听说过他的人们是给他送手套，故选择B。

9.考查动词及语境的理解。A. understand 理解；B. dislike不喜欢； C. study学习； D. excuse原谅根据句意：这个城市的许多穷人认识他，而且理解他的行为，故选择A。

10.考查形容词及语境的理解。A. big大的；B. good好的； C. small小的；D. useful 有用的，根据后文：but it can make a big difference in winter. 可知与big形成对比，故选择C。

考点：故事类短文。