Question

    Hannah Taylor is a schoolgirl from Manitoba, Canada. One day, when she was five years old, she was walking with her mother in downtown Winnipeg. They saw a man eating out of a garbage can. She asked her mother why he did that, and her mother said that the man was homeless and hungry. Hannah was very _______. She couldn't understand why some people had to live their lives without shelter or enough food. Hannah started to think about how she could ________, but of course, there is not a lot one five-year-old can do to solve the problem of homelessness.

Later, when Hannah attended school, she saw another homeless person. It was a woman _______ an old shopping trolley (购物车) which was piled with bags. It seemed that everything the woman owned was in them. This made Hannah very sad, and even more ______ to do something. She had been talking to her mother about the lives of homeless people since they first saw the homeless man. Her mother told her that if she did something to change the problem that made her sad, she wouldn't feel as bad.

Hannah began to speak out about the homelessness in Manitoba and then in other provinces. She hoped to _______ her message of hope and awareness. She started the Ladybug Foundation, an organization aiming at getting rid of homelessness. She began to host "Big Bosses" lunches where she would try to persuade local business leaders to _______ to the cause. She also organized a fund raising drive in "Ladybug Jars" to collect everyone's spare change during "Make Change" month. More recently, the foundation began another activity called National Red Scarf Day—a day when people donate $20 and wear red scarves in support of Canada's hungry and homeless.

There is an emergency shelter in Winnipeg called "Hannah's Place", something that she is very ______ of. Hannah Places is divided into several areas, providing shelter for people when it's so cold that sleeping outdoors can mean death. In the more than five years since Hannah began her activities, she has received a lot of ________. For example, she received the 2007 BRICK Award recognizing the _______ of young people to change the world. But through all this, Hannah still has the life of a Winnipeg school girl, except that she pays regular visits to homeless people.

Hannah is one of many examples of young people who are making a ______ in the world. You can, too!

1.A.annoyed B.nervous C.ashamed D.upset

2.A.behave B.manage C.help D.work

3.A.pushing B.carrying C.buying D.holding

4.A.excited B.determined C.energetic D.grateful

5.A.exchange B.leave C.keep D.spread

6.A.contribute B.lead C.apply D.agree

7.A.aware B.afraid C.proud D.sure

8.A.praises B.invitations C.replies D.appointments

9.A.needs B.interests C.dreams D.efforts

10.A.choice B.profit C.judgement D.difference

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.D

6.A

7.C

8.A

9.D

10.D

【解析】

本文讲述了一位心地善良的加拿大小女孩汉娜·泰勒，在两次目睹无家可归的流浪者的悲惨生活后，发表演讲，让更多人关注流浪者，组建基金会，举办大老板午餐会等活动，竭尽所能的给予他们帮助，并在她的努力下，影响了更多的人帮助无家可归者。

1.句意：汉娜很难过。

考查形容词辨析。annoyed恼怒，生气；nervous焦虑，紧张；ashamed惭愧，羞愧；upset难过，心烦，沮丧的。根据上文可知“汉娜看见一个人在垃圾桶里吃东西，她妈妈说那个男人无家可归而且很饿。”可知“汉娜很难过。”故选D。

2.句意：汉娜开始考虑如何帮助，但当然，一个五岁的孩子解决无家可归问题的办法不多。

考查动词辨析。behave表现，举止；manage设法完成，应付；help帮助；work工作。根据上文“She couldn't understand why some people had to live their lives without shelter or enough food.”和下文“一个五岁的孩子解决无家可归问题的办法不多。”可知“汉娜开始考虑如何帮助”，可知选C。

3.句意：是一个女人推着一辆旧购物车，车上堆满了袋子。

考查动词辨析。pushing推；carrying携带；buying购买；holding持有。根据“购物车”可知是“推着”，故选A。

4.句意：这让汉娜很伤心，更下定决心要做点什么。

考查形容词辨析。excited激动的，兴奋的；determined决心，坚定；energetic精力充沛的，充满活力的；grateful感激的。根据上文“汉娜开始考虑如何帮助无家可归者”可知“当汉娜上学时，她看到了另一个无家可归的人。这让汉娜很伤心，更下定决心要做点什么。”故选B。

5.句意：她希望传播希望和提升人们的意识。

考查动词辨析。exchange交换；leave离开；keep保持，继续；spread传播，散布。根据上文“Hannah began to speak out about the homelessness in Manitoba and then in other provinces.（在马尼托巴，然后在其他省份，汉娜开始大谈无家可归的事。）”可知“她希望传播希望和提升人们的意识。”故选D。

6.句意：她开始举办“大老板”午餐会，试图说服当地商界领袖为这项事业做出贡献。

考查动词辨析。contribute贡献；lead引导，引领；apply申请，应用；agree同意。根据上文“She started the Ladybug Foundation, an organization aiming at getting rid of homelessness.（她创办了瓢虫基金会，一个旨在消除无家可归现象的组织。）”可知“她开始举办‘大老板’午餐会，试图说服当地商界领袖为这项事业做出贡献。”故选A。

7.句意：温尼伯有一个叫做“汉娜之家”的紧急避难所，这是她非常引以为豪的地方。

考查形容词辨析。1.be aware of意识到，知道；2. be afraid of害怕，畏惧；3.be proud of以……骄傲/自豪；4.be sure of：确信，对…有把握。根据上文“温尼伯有一个叫做“汉娜之家”的紧急避难所”可知“这是她非常引以为豪的地方”，故选C。

8.句意：在汉娜开始活动的五年多时间里，她受到了很多赞扬。

考查名词辨析。praises表扬，赞扬；invitations邀请，请柬；replies回答，答复；appointments约会，预约。根据下文“例如，她获得了2007年金砖奖，表彰年轻人为改变世界所作的努力。”可知“在汉娜开始活动的五年多时间里，她受到了很多赞扬。”故选A。

9.句意：例如，她获得了2007年金砖奖，表彰年轻人为改变世界所作的努力。

考查动词辨析。needs 需要；interests兴趣；dreams梦想；efforts努力。根据前文 “Hannah为无家可归者做了很多事情”可知“200度金砖奖认可了年轻人为改变世界做出的努力”，故选D。

10.句意：汉娜只是为这个世界做出自己贡献的众多的年轻人的榜样之一。

考查名词辨析。choice选择；profit利润；judgement判断；difference差异，不同。根据上文可知“Hannah是一个通过自己的努力改变世界的年轻人”，短语make a difference：变得不同，有影响，做出努力，故选D。