(2009年日照二模)I was on my lunch break in the city，enjoying a salad at an outdoor cafe, when a shabby homeless lady came walking towards me. She was yelling and__1__ everyone who walked past her for spare__2__and she looked like a mess. My__3__reaction was fear... to close off and hope she didn’t come near me, but she did. I was on the phone and when she__4__yelling, I said，“I’m on the phone，”in the nicest way I could, assuring myself what she needed was a lesson in__5__. She walked away, mumbling(自言自语)，“I’m __6__ you.I’m sorry, I’m sorry. I’ll leave.”And she turned the corner.

__7__，I would feel relieved or satisfied, but something in me couldn’t __8__. Without another thought, I looked in my__9__for the spare change I had. Even I started searching through my entire purse, the pockets, everything-for all of the change I could__10__ find to give.

I got up and walked towards this lady and gave her all I __11__. She held my hand and said, “Thank you！”Her hand was__12__and dirty，but I didn’t mind__13__her hand. I wanted to be there for her for some reason，when normally I would__14__the other way. She looked at me and said，“Will you touch my face？”And for some reason, I did. I put my hand on her cheek and she started to __15__. I could __16__it was as if she had not been touched by a loving，soft hand in ages，__17__，and so I held it there, trying to__18__ her with my heart open.It was powerful.

She thanked me and walked away quietly. And I walked away with an open heart, trying to__19__ sense of what had just happened. It changed something in me and has made me want to be a __20__ person to the people I meet during my day.

[解题导语]　现代社会人们看不起穷人，总是尽量避开他们。本文作者通过自己的亲身经历告诉我们，穷人也有自尊，也希望被人尊重。

1．A.greeting　　　　　B．praising

C．applying　 　　　　　　　　D．begging

解析：选D。从上句“a shabby homeless lady came walking towards me”可知，她在向路过的人讨钱。D.乞求。A.打招呼；B.表扬；C.申请。

2．ge　 　　　　　　　B．room

C．clothes　 　　　　　　D．food

解析：选A。从第二段第二句“...for the spare change I had”可知，她在向路人乞讨钱。

3．A.usual　 　　　　　　　B．instant

C．last　 　　　　　　　D．general

解析：选B。从前文可知，她看上去很邋遢，可知“我”当即的反应就是害怕。A.往常的；B.当即的；C.最后的；D.总的。故选B。

4．A.came across　 　　　　　　B．came out

C．came over　 　　　　　　D．came through

解析：选C。从上句“...hope she didn’t come near me, but she did.”可知“我”在打电话她正喊着朝这边(came over)走来。

5．A.attitude　 　　　　　　B．trouble

C．practice　 　　　　　D．manners

解析：选D。“我”在打电话，她还叫着向我讨钱，说明“我”想给她在礼貌上(manners)上一课。A.态度；B.麻烦；C.惯例，练习。只有manners符合语境。

6．A.calling　 　　　　　　B．hurting

C．annoying　 　　　　　D．abusing

解析：选C。从下文“I’m sorry，I’m sorry.I’ll leave”可知，她说：“我打搅(annoying)你了”。

7．A.Fortunately　 　　　　　B．Normally

C．Luckily　 　　　　　　D．Unfortunately

解析：选B。根据句意可知正常的说，“我”应该感到放松，满意。A项与C项均表示幸运的是；D项表示不幸的是。

8．A.rest　 　　　　　　B．appear

C．enjoy　 　　　　　D．exist

解析：选A。根据but可知“我”内心的某些想法使“我”久久不能平静(rest)。B.出现；C.喜欢；D.存在。

9．A.car　 　　　　　　B．table

C．wallet　 　　　　D．seat

解析：选C。从下文“I started searching through my entire purse，...”可知“我”没有考虑就到钱包(wallet)里找零钱。

10．A.necessarily　 　　　　　　B．possibly

C．deliberately　 　　　　　D．certainly

解析：选B。“我”把身上能找到的(possibly)所有零钱都给了她。A.必要地；C.故意地；D.当然。

11．A.earned　 　　　　　　B．searched

C．found　 　　　　　D．made

解析：选C。从上文“我”找遍了身上的零钱可知“我”追上了老人把“我”所找到(found)的零钱都给了她。A、D两项均表示赚(钱)，B项表示搜身。

12．A.soft　 　　　　　　B．rough

C．large　 　　　　　D．neat

解析：选B。从上文“She held my hand...”可知“我”可以感到她的手是粗糙的(rough)，从下文dirty也可以得到暗示。

13．A.washing　 　　　　B．waving

C．wiping　 　　　　D．holding

解析：选D。but 表示转折，可知“我”并不介意她握住(holding)“我”的手。A.洗；B.挥手；C.擦手。

14．A.lead　 　　　　B．set

C．turn　 　　　　D．show

解析：选C。从前文“由于某个原因我现在想和她在一起”可判断“我”本来是想走(turn)另一条路避开她的。

15．A.cry　 　　　　　B．laugh

C．yell　 　　　　D．shout

解析：选A。从前文“Will you touch my face？... I did.”可知老人是哭了(cry)，因为在此之前人们看到像她这样的人就避开，而“我”却满足了她的要求。

16．A.expect　 　　　　B．sense

C．know　 　　　　D．learn

解析：选B。“我”能感觉到(sense)她好像是很长时间没有被人关爱了。A.期望；C.知道；D.学会。

17．A.if necessary　 　　　　B．if any

C．if so　 　　　　　　　D．if ever

解析：选D。从上文可知她简直很少被关注。if necessary表示如果必要的话；if ever表示如果这样的话。

18．A.persuade　 　　　　B．comfort

C．entertain　 　　　D．amuse

解析：选B。“我”握住她的手，想要安慰(comfort)她。persuade 说服；entertain 娱乐；amuse 取悦。

19．A.take　 　　　　　B．get

C．catch　 　　　D．make

解析：选D。“我”带着放松的心情走了，尽力地理解刚才发生的事情。make sense of 理解，明白。

20．A.kinder　 　　　　B．richer

C．wiser　 　　　　D．happier

解析：选A。我想成为对别人更友好(kinder)的人。

10．While in university，we were offered a number of after?school activities to________our social skills.

A．create　 　　　　　B．grow

C．develop　 　　　　D．settle

解析：选C。develop表示“发展”。句意：大学期间我们有许多课外活动来发展我们的社交技能。

9．You’d better take something to read when you go to see the doctor________you have to wait.

A．even if　 　　　　　B．as if

C．in case　 　　　　　D．in order that

解析：选C。in case 连词词组，“以防；万一”，后可跟句子，作副词时，可放在句末。

8.He didn’t make________clear when and where the meeting would be held.

A．this　 　　　　　　　B．that

C．it　 　　　　　　　　D．these

解析：选C。it作形式宾语，真正的宾语是后面的“when and where”从句。

7．The harm the modern farming methods have done________the countryside is considerable.

A．on　 　　　　　　B．to

C．at　 　　　　　　D．for

解析：选B。do harm to sb./sth.为固定短语，意为“对……有害”，且“tryside”为定语从句修饰harm。故选B。

6．Press the button when the light goes on-you will soon________it.

A．watch out for　 　　　　　B．get the hang of

C．get rid of　 　　　　　　D．get away with

解析：选B。句意：当灯亮的时候，按这个按钮，你一会儿就会学会的。get the hang of“掌握”；watch out for“留意；小心”；get rid of“去掉；除掉”；get away with“做某事不受惩罚”。故选B。

5．The car burns more fuel，but________all things into consideration，it’s still a good car.

A．taken　 　　　　　B．having taken

C．taking　 　　　　　D．to take

解析：选C。本题考查非谓语动词的用法。根据固定搭配take...into consideration“把……考虑在内”，此处用v.­ing形式作状语，表示条件。

4．This kind of social phenomenon could exist only for a few months，and it will disappear________.

A．in no time　 　　　B．on the time

C．at a time　 　　　　D．at one time

解析：选A。考查介词短语。in no time相当于soon，“不久；很快”的意思。

3．Their mother________dinner at the kitchen when a quarrel________among the children.

A．was preparing；was broken out

B．prepared；was broken out

C．was preparing；broke out

D．prepared；broke out

解析：选C。短语break out为不及物动词短语，不用被动语态，可先排除A、B两项。根据语境第一处用过去进行时态。句意：妈妈正在厨房做饭这时孩子们争吵起来了。