Question

完形填空。（从A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

If a country wants to develop rapidly, education must come first. However, in China, many poor families in some villages can’t    an education for their children.     some children reach the school age, they have to stay at home and do some farm work.

      ,Project Hope started on October 30th, 1989. It has mainly two purposes. One is to__   _the poor children who can’t go to school without money, __   __is to build schools for the students in poor areas so that they can have a better studying environment.

   __ the help of Project Hope, a lot of poor children have returned to school and it has built many new schools     it started  . So the children can get much knowledge and make their dreams come true . Once they get     , they will have ability(能力) to build their hometown. At the same time, their living conditions will be      as well.

There are still many poor children in    of help. As for the project, there is still a long way to go.

1.A. give       B. offer       C. afford

2.A. So         B. Although     C. Because

3.A. Luckily  B. Recently     C. Possibly

4.A. stop       B. help         C. keep

5.A. Another   B. The other    C. The others

6.A. Under      B. Without      C. With

7.A. before    B.since         C. after

8.A. skills    B. friends     C. knowledge

9.A. well      B. better       C. best

10.A. detail    B. need         C. Public

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.B

5.B

6.C

7.B

8.C

9.B

10.B

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：该篇文章讲述了在中国农村很多孩子因为穷上不了学，但自从希望工程成立后，建了很多新学校，孩子们可以学到知识，建设家乡，改善生活条件。

1.C考查动词及语境理解。句意：然而，在中国很多农村不能支付孩子的上学费用。Give给；offer提供；afford买得起，支付得了。根据句意结合语境可知该选C。

2.B考查连词及语境理解。句意：52有些孩子到了上学的年龄，他们不得不呆在家里做一些农场工作。So所以；Although尽管；Because因为。结合前文Some children reach the school age, 一些孩子到了上学年龄；与本句 they have to stay at home and do some farm work. 他们不得不呆在家里做农活；这两个句子是转折关系，所以选B。

3.A考查副词及语境理解。句意：幸运的是，希望工程于1989年10月30日开始。Luckily幸运地；Recently最近；Possibly有可能。根据句意结合语境可知该选A。

4.B考查动词及语境理解。句意：一是帮助那些没有钱上学的穷孩子。stop停止；help帮助；keep保持。众所周知希望工程的目的之一就职帮助贫困儿童，所以选B。

5.B考查形容词及语境理解。句意：另一个就是为贫困地区的学生建学校，让他们能有一个更好的学习环境。Another另一，指多数中的另一；The other另一，指两者中的另一；The others其他的。联系上文It has mainly two purposes. One is to__ _the poor children who can’t go to school without money, 可知该选B。

6.C考查介词及语境理解。句意：在希望工程的帮助下，很多贫困儿童返回学校。Under在下面；Without无；With有。在某人的帮助下，习惯用介词with，所以选C。

7.B考查连词及语境理解。句意：自从它成立之后，很多新的学校建成了。Before在……之前；since自从；after在……之前。根据句意结合语境可知该选B。

8.C考查名词及语境理解。句意：一旦他们获得知识，他们将有能力建设他们自己的家乡。 skills 技能； friends朋友； knowledge知识。根据上句So the children can get much knowledge and make their dreams come true可知这里是说获得知识，所以选C。

9.B考查形容词及语境理解。句意：同时，他们的生活条件也会变得更好。well好；better更好；best最好。根据上句Once they get , they will have ability(能力) to build their hometown可推知本句意思为同时，他们的生活条件也会变得更好。所以选B。

10.B考查名词及语境理解。句意：还有很多的穷困孩子需要帮助。detail 细节；need需要；Public公共。In need of 需要，是一固定短语。所以选B。

考点：教育类阅读。