Question

A Meaningful Gift

Emily was an eight grader. To pass her Civics course（公民课程）, she had to do some volunteer service in a nursing home for a week.

One Monday, Emily went to the nursing home after school. When she arrived, she was told she would________an hour every weekday with an elderly lady, Mrs. Blair. She was then led into a room, where an old lady in a flowery dress was sitting on a sofa.”

Emily________ awkwardly（别扭地） in front of the lady. She cleared her throat and said, “Good afternoon. I'm Emily.”

“Good afternoon, Emily. Take a seat, please,” Mrs. Blair replied. Then,________ filled the space between them. Emily wondered what to say. “Tell me about yourself, Emily,” Mrs. Blair said suddenly. “Well,” Emily started, “I don't have any grandparents, so I can't relate to elderly people much. I love the performing arts. I'm here mainly because I have to________here to get a good grade for my Civics class.”

Mrs. Blair didn't seem to ________many people, especially teens, don't seem to care about old people like me. Now you're here, and I'm going to change that about you. Ask me anything.”

Emily thought for a moment, and finally decided, “What was your job?”

“I was a Broadway star in the 1950s,”Mrs.Blair answered.

“Cool! Can you tell me about it?” Emily asked, amazed.

Mrs. Blair smiled. “Back then, only the lead actress had the honor to wear a ________bracelet. I was the lead in almost all of the plays, so I always wore the bracelet. Till this day, I still have it.”

Emily smiled along with Mrs. Blair and listened to the other stories, attentively. She had become so interested in Mrs. Blair's________ that she decided to come earlier the next day.

Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday passed by quickly. Then came Friday. As she was leaving, Emily was really________to say goodbye.

“Don't be sad. You can still visit me,” Mrs. Blair comforted her. She then handed a small box to Emily, “It's my gift to you.”

Emily ________opened the box and was surprised to see what was inside. “It's the bracelet that you wore. Thank you!” Emily said, with tears in her eyes. “I'm sure to visit you whenever I'm free.”

On her way home, Emily thought of her own love for the performing arts. She touched the bracelet and made a ________that she would keep her word to Mrs. Blair.

1.A.waste B.spend C.plan

2.A.asked B.sat C.stood

3.A.sadness B.silence C.happiness

4.A.study B.live C.volunteer

5.A.mind B.fear C.regret

6.A.private B.special C.common

7.A.dreams B.hobbies C.stories

8.A.upset B.confused C.nervous

9.A.proudly B.worriedly C.carefully

10.A.promise B.change C.choice

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.C

5.A

6.B

7.C

8.A

9.C

10.A

【解析】

本文介绍了艾米莉参加志愿者活动，去养老院照顾一位老太太。这位老太太给艾米莉讲述她当主角可以有幸戴着特殊的手镯的故事。在她们分别时，布莱尔太太把那个手镯赠给了艾米莉。

1.句意：她会在每个工作日花一个小时和一位老太太在一起。

waste浪费；spend花费，主语是常是人；plan计划。根据题意，可知艾米莉每周花费一小时。故选B。

2.句意：艾米莉别扭地站在女士面前。

ask问，邀请；sat坐；stood站。根据第四段的开头“Good afternoon, Emily. Take a seat, please,”可知，这时艾米莉是站着，故选C。

3.句意：沉默的氛围弥漫在两人之间。

sadness悲伤；silence沉默；happiness高兴。根据上文艾米莉别扭地站在那位女士前面，可知，沉默（silence）的氛围弥漫在两人之间，故选B。

4.句意：为我的公民课程取的好成绩，我必须自愿来这里。

study学习；live居住；volunteer自愿。根据上文“she had to do some volunteer service”，可知，她不得不自愿来这里。故选C。

5.句意：布莱尔太太似乎不介意很多人。

mind介意；fear害怕；regret后悔。根据艾米莉说的话以及“Mrs. Blair did not seem to”可知，Mrs. Blair似乎不介意(mind)很多人。故选A。

6.句意：只有女主角有幸戴上一只特殊的手镯。

private私人的；special特殊的；common普通的。根据文中只有女主角才有荣幸戴上，肯定是特殊的手镯，故选B。

7.句意：她对布莱尔夫人的故事如此感兴趣，所以决定第二天早点来。

dream梦想；hobby业余爱好；story故事。上文刚说到艾米莉听布莱尔夫人讲故事，可知本句说的是对布莱尔夫人的故事感兴趣。故选C。

8.句意：当她要离开的时候，艾米莉非常难过地说再见。

upset难过的；confused困惑的；nervous紧张的。根据上文艾米莉对布莱尔太太的故事很感兴趣。可知，要说再见了，她感到非常难过（upset），故选A。

9.句意：艾米莉小心地打开盒子，惊讶地发现里面是什么。

proudly骄傲地；worriedly担心地；carefully小心地。根据语境可知，艾米莉是小心地（carefully）打开盒子。故选C。

10.句意：她摸着手镯，做出了承诺。

promise许诺；change改变；choice选择。根据后句“she would keep her word to Mrs. Blair.”可知，她是做出了承诺，make a promise“做出承诺”，故选A。