Question

【题目】 The old woman used to sleep on the sidewalk (人行道) of the street. I could ______her before I came close. She wore dirty clothes and her mouth was nearly toothless. I ______saw her talk with others. If she was not asleep, she talked to ______. What a poor old lady!

One Thanksgiving, we had lots of food left over. I thought of the old lady. She might be still hungry. So I ______the food and drove over to the street.

Though it was cold, I knew she would stay at the same place. There she was, sat ______the wall near the post office. I went over and said, “I’ve brought you some food. Would you like some turkey and apple pie?”

However, the old woman didn’t seem to be very ______about this. She looked at me and said, “Oh, thank you very much,______someone has given me food earlier and I’m quite _____now. Why don’t you take it to someone who needs it?

Her words were clear and her ______were kind. Soon her head sank into her arms again. I was the only person who didn’t know what to say. An old lady who was clearly falling on hard times still______others. Why don’t more of us do that?

【1】A.touchB.understandC.surpriseD.smell

【2】A.seldomB.oftenC.alwaysD.usually

【3】A.myselfB.himselfC.herselfD.itself

【4】A.leftB.packedC.soldD.threw

【5】A.onB.inC.betweenD.against

【6】A.worriedB.disappointedC.excitedD.educated

【7】A.soB.butC.orD.though

【8】A.thirstyB.hungryC.fullD.angry

【9】A.mannersB.performancesC.methodsD.customs

【10】A.thought overB.thought upC.thought outD.thought about

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】C

【4】B

【5】D

【6】C

【7】B

【8】C

【9】A

【10】D

【解析】

本文讲述了一个蜷缩在人行道上，靠在邮局附近的篱笆上，身穿脏衣服的老太太。她的嘴几乎没有牙齿，如果她没有睡着，她就自言自语。有一次感恩节，作者家剩下来很多食物，就打包去送给她，但是老太太拒绝了作者，让作者把食物送给真正需要它的人，这件事让作者感触很深。

【1】句意：我还没靠近她就闻到了她的味道。

touch感动；understand理解；surprise使惊奇；smell闻到；根据“She wore dirty clothes and her mouth was nearly toothless”可知她穿着脏衣服，嘴巴几乎没有牙齿，可推测出此处是“闻到”，故选D。

【2】句意：我很少看到她和别人说话。

seldom很少；often经常；always总是；usually通常；根据上文老太太的穿着和几乎没有牙齿，可推测出此处是“很少”，故选A。

【3】句意：如果她没有睡着，她就自言自语。

myself我自己；himself他自己；herself她自己；itself它自己；talk to oneself表示“自言自语”，根据主语“she”可知她就自言自语，可推测出此处是“herself”，故选C。

【4】句意：所以我打包了食物，开车去了街上。

left离开；packed包装，打包；sold卖；threw扔；根据“ we had lots of food left over. I thought of the old lady”可知我们剩下了很多食物。我想起了那位老太太，可推测出此处是“包装，打包”，故选B。

【5】句意：她就在那儿，靠着邮局附近的墙坐着。

on在……上面；in在……里面；between在……中间；against反对，靠着；根据“the wall near the post office”可知靠墙墙而坐，可推测出此处是“靠着”，故选D。

【6】句意：然而，老妇人似乎对此不太兴奋。

worried生气；disappointed失望；excited激动，兴奋；educated教育；根据“thank you very much, but I’m quite full now.”非常感谢，但我现在已经吃饱了，结合句中是否定，可推测出此处是“兴奋”，故选C。

【7】句意：非常感谢，但是有人之前给过我食物，现在我已经很饱了。

so所以；but但是；or或者；though尽管；根据“thank you very much,___7___someone has given me food earlier”可知非常感谢， 有人之前给过我食物，可推测出此处是“但是”，故选B。

【8】句意：非常感谢，但是有人之前给过我食物，现在我已经很饱了。

thirsty渴；hungry饿；full全部，满；angry生气；sb is full表示“某人饱了”，根据“someone has given me food earlier”可知有人之前给过我食物，可推测出此处是“full”，故选C。

【9】句意：她说话清楚，举止文雅。

manners行为；performances表演；methods方式；customs风俗；根据前文回答可知她很有礼貌，可推测出此处是“manners”，故选A。

【10】句意：一个明显陷入困境的老太太仍然在为别人着想。

thought over思考；thought up想出；thought out解决；thought about想到；根据本句可知老太太仍然在为别人着想，可推测出此处是“想到”，故选D。