Question

Bill, a thirteen-year-old boy, thought he had grown up to be a man. But his parents told him, “You won’t be a real man until you begin to      helping others. ”

One morning, his parents gave him some money to       some milk for them. Outside a shop he saw a homeless old man who looked very       . Bill went to him and asked, “What’s wrong with you? ”

The old man answered, “I’m hungry. I haven’t had any food for two days. ”After he thought of his parents’ words, Bill said to the old man, “Let’s go to the         . ”

When they got there, Bill asked the waiter to bring out bread and coffee to the old man. The old man finished the meal quickly. After the waiter      the plate and the cup, the old man said, “Sorry for giving you so much      . I’m fine now. I’ll      forget your kindness! You are a very good young man. ”

Bill was      when he heard this. Just when he wanted to pay for the meal, the waiter came. Bill and the old man learned      that the food was free       it was the birthday of the boss, and they were the first customers(顾客)that day.

1.A. think about B. depend on    C. give up    D. go on

2.A. lend      B. buy      C. drink    D. borrow

3.A. afraid  B. glad      C. sick    D. angry

4.A. bank      B. library       C. hospital   D. restaurant

5.A. sent out     B. got down     C. gave back   D. took away

6.A. excuse     B. advice       C. trouble    D. difficulty

7.A. never      B. always       C. usually       D. sometimes

8.A. nervous     B. pleased      C. sorry    D. shy

9.A. in surprise     B. as usual      C. once again   D. at first

10.A. when     B. until         C. unless    D. because

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.D

6.C

7.A

8.B

9.A

10.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了十三岁的比尔尝试关心帮助别人的故事。文章讲述，在准备为老人的一顿饭付款时，比尔惊讶地发现这顿饭是免费的。

1.A考查动词短语及语境的理解。think about：考虑；depend on：依赖，取决于；give up：放弃，交出；go on：继续，发生。结合语境可知，此处指的是开始考虑帮助别人，故应选A。

2.B动词及语境的理解。lend：借，buy：买，drink：喝，borrow：借。联系下文的描述可知，此处指的是去给他们买牛奶，故应选B。

3.C考查形容词及语境的理解。afraid ：害怕的，glad：高兴的，sick：生病的，angry：生气的。联系上文的“homeless”以及下文“I’m hungry. I haven’t had any food for two days.”的描述可知，这里指的是老人因饥饿而生病。故应选C。

4.D考查名词及语境的理解。bank：银行，library：图书馆，hospital：医院，restaurant：饭店。联系下文“Bill asked the waiter to bring out bread and coffee to the old man.”的描述可知，他们去了饭店，故应选D。

5.D考查动词短语及语境的理解。sent out ：送出，got down：下来，gave back：给回， took away：拿走、带走。联系前文的描述可知，这个老人吃完了，服务员要拿走盘子，故应选。D，带走，拿走。

6.C考查名词及语境的理解。excuse ：借口，money：钱，trouble：麻烦，difficulty：困难。结合语境可知，此处指的是老人对比尔说给他带来太多麻烦而感到抱歉。故应选C。

7.A考查副词及语境的理解。never： 绝不，always ：总是，usually ：通常，sometimes：有时。联系下文的描述可知，此处指的是老人说永远不会忘了比尔的好心，故应选A。

8.B考查形容词及语境的理解。nervous：紧张的，pleased：高兴的，sorry：抱歉的，shy：害羞的。联系上文可知，听到别人的表扬，自然会感到高兴，故应选B。

9.A考查短语及语境的理解。in surprise：惊讶地，as usual：像往常地，once again：再来一次， at first：起初。联系上文“Just when he wanted to pay for the meal”以及下文“the food was free”的描述可知，他们感到惊讶。故应选A。

10.连词及语境的理解。When：当……时候，until：直到……才……，unless：除非、如果不，because：因为。根据语境可知，食物免费与老板的生日存在因果关系。故应选D。

考点：故事类短文。