Question

One day a poor boy, who was selling newspapers in a town, found that he had only ten pennies（便士）left, and he was hungry. He decided to ask for a  1.  at the next house. However, he had another idea when a young woman opened the door.

Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. But as he looked   2. , she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it, and then asked, “How much do I own（欠）you?”

“My mother teaches me that I should   3.  get money for any kindness,” she replied. “So you don’t owe me  4. .”

Many years later, the woman became seriously ill. Then she was sent to a famous hospital in London. Dr Kelly was called in to study her illness. When he heard the name of the  5.  which she came from, a strange light filled his eyes. As soon as he walked into her room, he got to know her at once. He did his best to  6.  her. Then he gave special attention to her. After some time she got well.

Dr. Kelly asked for her final bill before she left hospital. He    7.  it, then wrote something on it  8.  it was sent to her. She was afraid to open it, for she believed it would cost the rest of her life to   9.  for it all. But   10.  she opened it, and read these words on it: Paid in full with one glass of milk.

11.A．banana              B．drink                C．meal

12.A．excited             B．thirty               C．hungry

13.A．always              B．never                C．sometimes

14.A．anything            B．everything           C．nothing

15.A．country             B．house                C．town

16.A．protect             B．remember             C．save

17.A．looked at           B．looked after         C．looked for

18.A．after               B．before               C．when

19.A．take                B．pay                  C．spend

20.A．finally            B．quickly              C．happily

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.C

6.C

7.A

8.B

9.B

10.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文中一位善良的女士曾经救助过一名小男孩，结果在自己生病后，这个小男孩有救了她一命。告诉了我们一个善有善报的道理。

1.联系上文and he was hungry. 他饿了，可知他想要些吃的，下文Instead of a meal he asked也证实了这一点。故选C，一顿饭，膳食。

2.词义辨析。Excited兴奋的；thirty三十；hungry饥饿的。结合语境可知他看起来是饥饿的，故选C。

3.联系下文描述可知此处表达否定含义，故选B，从来不。

4.联系上文描述可知句意为，你不欠我任何东西，故选A，任何东西。

5.联系上文who was selling newspapers in a town, 可知此处指的是曾经的那个小镇，故选C。

6.联系上下文可知句意为：他尽了最大努力救治她。故选C，拯救。

7.短语辨析。A．看；B．照顾；C．寻找。结合语境可知it指的是结账单，故选A。

8.连词辨析。After在……之后；before在……之前；when当……时。结合语境可知是在送给这个女士前写了点什么，故选B。

9.结合上下文可知此处是偿还的意思，故选B，付款。

10.词义辨析。finally 最后，终于；quickly快速地；happily高兴地。结合语境可知她最好打开了它，故选A。

考点：有关回报恩人的记述文

点评：这篇短文内容比较简单，理解不难。各小题与上下文联系比较紧密，答题中一定要注意联系上下文。答完后多读几遍，看看是否符合逻辑，适当修改。个别小题可以当做单独的词义辨析题来做，先区分词义，结合语境选出最能使语句通顺的答案。