Question

The situation seemed hopeless.

From the first day he entered my junior-high classroom, Willard P. Franklin lived in his own    , shutting out his classmates and me, his teacher. I tried to build a    relationship with him but he showed no interest. Even a “Good Morning Willar” received only a grunt(咕哝) that couldn’t be       . Willard was a loner(孤独的人) who seemed to have no hope or need to break silence. Shortly after the Thanksgiving holiday, we received the news of the annual(每年的) Christmas collection of money for the less     people in our school district.

“Christmas is a season of       ,” I told my students. “There are a few students in the school who might not have a happy holiday season.       donating our Christmas collection, you will help buy food, clothing and toys for these needy people. We start the collection tomorrow.” When I called for the donations the next day, I discovered that       everyone had forgotten, except Willard P. Franklin. The boy dug deep into his pants pockets     he walked up to my desk. Carefully, he     two coins into the small box.

“I don’t need milk for lunch,” he said      . For a moment, just a moment, he smiled . Then he turned and walked back to his desk.

That night, after school, I took our     to the school principal. I couldn’t       sharing the incident(事件) that had taken place.

“I may be wrong, but I believe Willard might be getting ready to become a part of the world around him,” I told the principal.

“Yes, I believe it is       for him to get out of his own world,” he nodded. “And I think we can do something to have him      a bit of his world with us. I just received a        of the poor families in our school who most need help through the Christmas collection. Here, take a look at it.”

As I read, I discovered Willard P. Franklin and his family were the top names on the list.

1.A. class   B. school    C. world   D .home

2.A. equal B. simple   C. friendly  D. common

3.A. seen   B. heard    C. found   D. discovered

4.A. poor   B. good     C. sad  D. rich

5.A. giving        B. getting    C. buying     D. receiving

6.A. By    B. With    C. For    D. On

7.A. mostly   B. hardly    C. almost   D. simply

8.A. while  B. after    C. before   D .as

9.A. threw  B. dropped    C. brought   D. changed

10.A. angrily  B. quietly     C. patiently    D. sadly

11.A. students B. classmates   C. teachers    D. donations

12.A. keep  B. enjoy   C. stop    D. finish

13.A. hopeless B. hopeful     C. difficult    D. impossible

14.A. compare   B. begin    C. mix     D. share

15.A. list  B. note     C. message    D. letter

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.A

6.A

7.C

8.D

9.B

10.B

11.D

12.C

13.B

14.D

15.A

【解析】

试题分析：作者是一名教师，通过短文来描述一名叫富兰克林的学生，刚入初中时就封闭自己，作者想与他建立友好的关系，可是没有成功。但是在一次圣诞节募捐活动中，班级学生差不多都忘记了这件事，这时他主动捐赠了两个硬币。后来在校长提供的名单中，竟然发现他也是一位贫困的学生。

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考点：人生哲理类阅读。