Question

    Last summer I was a volunteer at a shelter (避难所) for the homeless, a place for homeless people to sleep at night. I wasn’t working that summer and was_________ only two classes in summer school, so I had some_________ time.

Three nights a week, I helped in the kitchen of the shelter along with four other volunteers. We planned and _________ for 45 people hot meals with vegetables, chicken, fish and fruit. The homeless people needed this good food because many of them usually didn’t eat well.

I enjoyed this volunteer work, making_________ with the four volunteers in the kitchen. One was a very nice elderly housewife, one a movie maker, another a young teacher and the other a college student_________ me.

I talked to a lot of the homeless people at the shelter. Their life stories filled me with sympathy (同情). Some of them had_________ with alcohol ( 酒 精 ) or drugs, while others only had bad luck. One woman worked for almost 30 years for a small company, and then she lost her job. She looked for a new job, but couldn’t find one, for she was too_________. She could do  nothing but sell her furniture — sofas, chairs, and tables _________  she could pay for her food. The woman went on job hunting, but she couldn’t find one. She had no money for her_________ and had to sleep in her car. Then she had to sell her car. Alone,____________ , and nowhere to go, she finally came to the shelter.

1.A.studying B.planning C.taking

2.A.full B.free C.long

3.A.ordered B.bought C.cooked

4.A.decisions B.wishes C.friends

5.A.for B.like C.except

6.A.questions B.worries C.troubles

7.A.old B.poor C.sick

8.A.though B.because C.so that

9.A.block B.family C.apartment

10.A.afraid B.shy C.shocked

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.C

5.B

6.C

7.A

8.C

9.C

10.A

【解析】

本文讲述了去年夏天作者在一个无家可归的避难所做志愿者的经历。

1.句意：那个夏天我没有工作，在学校也只有2节课。

studying学习；planning计划；taking 在这里表示“上课”。根据下文so I had some free time“所以我有空余的时间”。so引导的是结果状语从句，我有足够的时间去做志愿者，可知，那个夏天我没有工作，学校的课程只有2节课，固定搭配take class“上课”。空格前was是系动词，所以空格处填现在分词taking。故选C。

2.句意：所以我有空余的时间。

full满的；free空余的；long长的。so引导的是结果状语从句。根据上文I wasn’t working that summer and was taking only two classes in summer school“那个夏天我没有工作，学校也只有2节课”，可知，在那个夏天，我有很多空余的时间，所以空格处填free。故选B。

3.句意：我们计划给45个人做一份热餐，包括：蔬菜，鸡肉，鱼肉，水果。

ordered点餐；bought买；cooked煮。根据上文I helped in the kitchen，可知，是要为这些无家可归的人煮饭，所以空格处填cooked。故选C。

4.句意：我喜欢这份志愿者的工作，并与厨房里的四个志愿者交为朋友。

decisions决定；wishes许愿；friends朋友。make decision with 与……做决定；make wish with 许愿……；make friends with 与……做朋友。根据下文One was a very nice elderly housewife, one a movie maker, another a young teacher and the other a college student“一个是善良的家庭主妇，一个是电影制作人，另一个是老师，另一个是一名大学生”，分别介绍了四个志愿者的情况，可知，作者已经跟他们成为朋友了，所以空格处填friends。故选C。

5.句意：一个是善良的家庭主妇，一个是电影制作人，另一个是老师，还有一个是像我一样的大学生。

for为了；like像；except除了。此处是分别介绍了厨房的四个志愿者，而上文提到taking only two classes in summer school，可知，作者是一名大学生，而四个志愿者中的其中一个也是大学生，所以，此空处表示“像我一样的大学生”，所以空格处填like。故选B。

6.句意：他们中的一些人有酗酒或吸毒的问题，而另一些人只是运气不好。

questions问题；worries担忧；troubles麻烦。本句中them指代在避难所里那些无家可归的人，可知，通常在避难所中的人，都有各种各样的问题，其中一些人是有酗酒或吸毒的问题，固定搭配have troubles with sth“某方面有麻烦”，所以空格处填troubles。故选C。

7.句意：她寻找一份新的工作，但是找不到，因为她年龄太大了。

old年老的；poor穷的；sick生病的。for表示“因为”，引导因果状语从句。根据前文One woman worked for almost 30 years for a small company“一个女人在一个小公司工作了将近30年”，可知，此时她年龄已经大了，所以找不到新的工作，故空格处填old。故选A。

8.句意：她什么都做不了，除了变卖沙发，桌子，椅子等家具来换钱买食物。

though即使；because因为；so that为了。根据前文She could do nothing but sell her furniture — sofas, chairs, and tables“她什么都做不了，除了变卖她的家具”，下文she could pay for her food“她才能付饭钱”，可知，这个女人变卖家具的目的是为了付饭钱，所以空格处用引导目的状语从句的连词so that。故选C。

9.句意：她没钱住公寓，不得不睡在她的车里。

block大厦；family家庭；apartment公寓。根据had to sleep in her car“不得不睡在车里”，可知，她找不到工作没钱住公寓，所以空格处填apartment。故选C。

10.句意：孤独，害怕，无家可归。最终她来到了避难所。

afraid害怕的；shy害羞的；shocked震惊的。根据nowhere to go“无处可去”，独自一人，又无家可归应该是担惊受怕的，所以空格处填afraid。故选A。