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_____you begin to think about helping others．”

One morning，his parents gave him some_____to buy 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．”

At the 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_____the meal，the waiter came．Bill and the old man learned in surprise that the food was free．They needed to pay______because it was the birthday of the boss，and they were the first customers(顾客)that day．

1.A.since B.until C.because D.before

2.A.money B.time C.bags D.freedom

3.A.dirty B.quiet C.sick D.angry

4.A.park 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.pay for B.ask for C.wait for D.care for

10.A.anything B.everything C.something D.nothing

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.D

6.C

7.A

8.B

9.A

10.D

【解析】

试题短文主要描述了十三岁的比尔尝试关心帮助别人的故事。13岁的比尔认为自己已长大成人，然而父母 却不这样认为，他们告诉他，当他开始考虑帮助别人时，他才是真正的大人。听从父母的建议，有一天去买牛奶的时候，比尔主动帮助了一个无 家可归的老人。

1.B

句意：直到你开始考虑帮助他人时，你才是真正的大人。A. since自从，从…以来； B. until到…为止；C. because因为；D. before在…之前。not…until直到……才，结合句意可知，答案为B。

2.A

句意：一天早上，他的父母给了他一些钱让他替他们买牛奶。A. money钱；B. time时间；C. bags书包；D. freedom自由。文章的意思是父母给钱让他去买牛奶，故答案为A。

3.C

句意：在商店外面他看见一个无家可归的老人看上去病得很重。A. dirty脏的； B. quiet 安静的；C. sick生病的；D. angry生气的。由下句中的What’s wrong with you?可知，这个老人应是看起来生病了。答案为C。

4.D

句意：让我们去饭店吧。A. park 公园；B. library图书馆；C. hospital医院；D. restaurant饭店。根据上文老人的话 “ I'm hungry. I haven’t had any food for two days."可知比尔要带老人去的地方是饭馆，答案为D。

5.D

句意：服务员把盘子和杯子拿走后。A. sent out发出，发送；B. got down下来，下 (车) ；C. gave back归还；D. took away 带走，拿走。根据上下文意思可知吃完饭后，服务员把盘子收走。 故D项为正确答案。

6.C

句意：很抱歉给你添了不少麻烦。A. excuse 借口；B. advice 建议；C. trouble 麻烦； D. difficulty困难。结合语境可知此处指的是为给你带来太多麻烦感到抱歉，故选C。

7.A

句意：我永远都不会忘记你的好心。A. never从不；B. always总是；C. usually通常；D. sometimes有时候。根据句意可知老人是说“我永远也不会忘了你的恩情”，故A项正确。

8.B

句意：听到这些话，比尔很高兴。A. nervous紧张不安的；B. pleased 高兴的；C. sorry 对不起；D. shy害羞的。听到别人的表扬，自然会感到高兴，故选B，高兴的，满意的。

9.A

句意：正当他要付饭钱的时候，服务员来了。A. pay for付款；B. ask for请求，要求；C. wait for 等待；D. care for照顾。通过前文内容可知，比尔打算帮助那位无家可归的人，请他吃饭，故答案为A。

10.D

句意：他们不需要付什么钱。A. anything任何东西；B. everything每件事情；C. something某事；D. nothing没有什么东西。根据后面的内容可知，那天是老板的生日，且他们是那天第一批顾客，所以这顿饭免费，答案为D。