Question

【题目】Directions: Read the following passage and choose the most suitable sentences to fill in the blanks and complete the passage. There are two extra sentences you do not need.

On a typical hot August day in Xianyou County, Fujian Province, Zeng Demei, a retired worker in his seventies, hurries down a busy street. In his hand is a black leather bag. Zeng opens his bag, taking out two forms. 【1】

Each of the forms contains detailed information of a student. On his arrival two hours later a woman greets him and leads him to her office where another man is waiting. They are the two village officials. They inspect the forms handed to them by Zeng and immediately recognize the girls. 【2】 “It’s a pity but it doesn’t matter,” says Zeng, who wastes no time in deciding to look for the remaining child, Su Qinju.

After half an hour, they stop outside a small house made of mud brick. A middle-aged man and a girl in a faded pink dress greet them. Su Qiuju is eight years old. She was forced to drop out of school after both her parents died. She is now living with her uncle who cannot afford his own children’s education. However, the year of education Su Qiuju did complete was a successful one. 【3】

When they are about to leave, Zeng says, “I must find a supporter for this girl to sponsor her education.” Zeng has made it his retirement task to help children complete their schooling. Back in 1999, Zeng took part in a campaign started by the local women’s organization to help students from poor families. He was so overcome by the tough situation of many poor children that he donated all his money to help out a girl.

His task had begun and since then he has spent his time persuading his friends and neighbors and others to donate money. “To me, children’s education is the most important. 【4】 I have to find sufficient funding before the school opens in September.”

When asked how long he will keep up his vital work as the community’s guardian angel, he has a simple reply, “Not until my eyes can’t see, and my feet can’t move.”

A. They were having problems with their school work.

B. These are for the two girls he’s going to visit this morning.

C. They live in a small village not very far, though only one of the girls is still living at home.

D. She displayed a talent for handwriting, writing her three-character name neatly and beautifully.

E. The thought of students dropping out of school bothers me so much that I can’t get to sleep at night.

F. Of course, some people question why I would want to give up my retirement to go to so much trouble.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】D

【4】E

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。曾德楣是一位70多岁的退休工人。他参加了当地妇联发起的资助农村贫困女孩上学的春蕾计划。在八月炎热的一天他去福建省仙游县看望因为贫困而辍学的两个女孩，却只见到其中一个。女孩名叫苏秋菊，今年八岁，父母双亡，现在和叔叔生活在一起。叔叔家境也很差，曾说他会资助那些孩子上学直到他自己走不动，看不见为止。

【1】上文“曾从包里拿出两个表格”，承接上文，B选项“这两张表格是给他今天早晨要去看望的两个小女孩的”切题。选项中的two forms与选项中的These呼应。故选B。

【2】上文“他们看了曾递给他们的表格，马上认出了女孩子们”，承接前文，C选项“他们住在不远的小村子里，尽管只有一个还住在家”，且与后文the remaining child呼应。故选C。

【3】上文“但是苏秋菊的学业很不错”，承接上文，D选项“她展示了她的书法天赋，把她三个字的名字写得既整齐又漂亮”是对前文的补充。故选D。

【4】上文“对我来说，孩子们的教育们是最重要的事”，承接上文，E选项“一想到孩子们辍学，我晚上就睡不好觉”，符合语境。故选E。