Question

Cam once owned a special one-dollar bill, which had a lot of famous stars’ names on it. He treasured it very much and carried it with him all the time. Even when his family was short of food, he still ________it. That was his bottom dollar.

One morning, Cam saw a young man sitting in an old yellow car in the parking lot. Cam waved to him and drove away. In the evening, he noticed the car parked in the same place, which lasted for a couple of days.

What was he doing, sitting in his car for three days in the terrible cold?

Cam discovered the ________the next morning. This time as he walked ________ the car, the man rolled his window down. “He introduced himself and said he had been in his car for days with no money or ________.” Cam recalled(回忆), “Then, very slowly, he asked if he could ________ a dollar for a meal. I didn’t have a dollar to lend him; I hardly had gas to get home. I explained my ________ and walked to my car, wishing I could help him; but I have no money at all.”

Suddenly, Cam remembered his valuable dollar. He stood there for a minute or two, pulled his ________ out and studied the only one-dollar bill. Then he walked back to the man and gave him his bottom dollar. “Somebody has ________ all over this.” The man said, but he didn’t notice that the writing was a lot of famous stars’ names. He ________the bill.

Cam never saw the man in the yellow car again. But it doesn’t matter whether the young man was a beggar(乞丐) or an angel, Cam was tested that cold morning and he ________. He was proud of what he did though he lost his deeply-loved dollar.

1.A. spent    B. earned    C. kept    D. returned

2.A. answer    B. car    C. bill    D. question

3.A. away    B. off    C. into    D. near

4.A. clothes    B. food    C. goal    D. happiness

5.A. lend    B. borrow    C. pay    D. charge

6.A. job    B. plan    C. problem    D. situation

7.A. license    B. pocket    C. wallet    D. seat

8.A. drawn    B. painted    C. typed    D. written

9.A. refused    B. received    C. got    D. took

10.A. failed    B. lost    C. ignored    D. passed

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.B

5.B

6.D

7.C

8.D

9.D

10.D

【解析】短文大意：Cam曾经拥有一张特殊的一美元钞票，上面有很多著名的星星的名字。他非常珍视它，一直随身携带着它。一次在停车场遇到一个同样身无分文的青年时，他慷慨解囊，把这张钞票给了那个年轻人。以后Cam再也没看见那个人，不管那个年轻人是乞丐还是天使，Cam在寒冷的早晨经受住了考验。他为自己的所作所为感到骄傲。

1.句意：即使他的家人缺少食物时，他仍然保留着这张钞票。A. spent花费；B. earned挣钱；C. kept保留；D. returned归还。根据后面的句子“That was his bottom dollar.”（袋里最后一块钱，仅存的本钱）可知，他没有花这张特殊的钞票，故答案为C。

2.句意：第二天早上Cam发现了那辆车。A. answer答案；B. car小汽车；C. bill账单；D. question问题。根据下文中的句子“This time as he walked ____3__ the car,”可知，Cam又看见了那辆车，故答案为B。

3.句意：当他走到汽车旁边时，那个人把车窗摇下来。A. away离开，远离；B. off 离开，距离；C. into进入；D. near附近。根据下文内容“那人摇下车窗，向Cam作自我介绍”可知，Cam来到了车的旁边，故答案为D。

4.句意：他自我介绍说，他已经在车里呆了几天了，没有钱和食物。A. clothes衣服；B. food 食物；C. goal目标；D. happiness幸福。根据下文中的句子“Then, very slowly, he asked if he could ____5____ a dollar for a meal.”可知，车里的那个青年人身无分文，也没有吃的，故答案为B。

5.句意：他问他是否能借一美元钱买一顿饭。A. lend借出；B. borrow借入；C. pay付款；D. charge控诉。根据下句“I didn’t have a dollar to lend him”可知，那个青年人是想向Cam借钱，应该是借入钱，故答案为B。

6.句意：我解释了自己的情况。A. job工作； B. plan计划；C. problem问题；D. situation情况。结合上下文理解，Cam解释了他自己的情况，告诉年轻人无法借钱给他。故答案为D。

7.句意：他拉开钱包，仔细看看那张钞票。A. license执照；B. pocket口袋；C. wallet钱包；D. seat座位。钱是放在钱包里的，故答案为C。

8.句意：有人在上面写了字。A. drawn画画；B. painted 印刷；C. typed打字；D. written写。前文提到过那张一美元的钞票上写有许多明星的名字，故答案为D。

9.句意：他接受了这张钞票。A. refused拒绝；B. received收到；C. got得到；D. took拿，接受。前文提到那个青年人向Cam借钱，当Cam经过思想斗争把那张非常特别的钱送给那个人时，那个青年人拿到了钱，故答案为D。

10.句意：Cam 在那个寒冷的早晨接受并通过了考验。A. failed失败；B. lost丢失；C. ignored忽略；D. passed通过。根据最后一句话“He was proud of what he did though he lost his deeply-loved dollar.” 他为自己的所作所为感到骄傲，尽管他失去了他深爱的美元。可知，Cam通过了良心的考验，答案为D。