Question

    I had always cared about sick children and tried to help them. But when my little grandson received third degree burns, I learned first-hand how _______  a loving adult feels when his/her child is suffering and he/she can’t take the pain away. This experience _______  me to feel sorry for parents with sick children.

One mom told me that she _______  like running into the street and screaming, “My child is sick. Would somebody please help us?” It breaks my _________  that these parents are so anxiously(忧虑地) searching for someone to care and help them _______  the hard times of watching their helpless child suffer. So I decided to do something to help them.

Two years ago, I almost lost my eyesight. Luckily, I regained(恢复) some eyesight, but I was no longer able to work. _________  I had a lot of time. At first, I thought that my life was _________  because I couldn’t do any of the things I used to do. I believed that my life had no purpose and I was no _______  to anybody anymore. I began to be interested in surfing the Internet for information.

One day I received several emails asking for help for sick children. I decided to post their stories and pictures on a webpage. What began as a _______  has grown into a fulltime job I enjoy doing every day. Since my website was built, I’ve received tens of emails from worried parents asking me to put their child’s story online. And over 325 volunteers have ________  me to send children “happy mail” without being paid.

1.A.bored B.puzzled C.helpless D.hopeful

2.A.made B.advised C.guided D.led

3.A.seemed B.felt C.looked D.sounded

4.A.heart B.head C.legs D.face

5.A.over B.with C.across D.through

6.A.But B.Though C.So D.Since

7.A.meaningless B.meaningful C.interesting D.boring

8.A.point B.sense C.good D.hope

9.A.picture B.wish C.hobby D.website

10.A.paid B.joined C.invited D.advised

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.A

5.D

6.C

7.A

8.C

9.C

10.B

【解析】

作者一直关心生病的孩子，试图帮助他们。超过325位志愿者已经加入到了他的行列。

1.句意：但当我的小孙子被三度烧伤时，我亲身体会到了一个充满爱心的成年人，当他/她的孩子在受苦，他/她无法消除痛苦时，他/她是多么的无助。

考查形容词。bored无聊的；puzzled 疑惑的；helpless无希望的；hopeful有希望的。根据下文“当他/她的孩子在受苦，他/她无法消除痛苦时”可知“他/她是多么的无助”，故选C。

2.句意：这段经历使我为有病孩子的父母感到难过。

考查动词。made 使； advised建议；guided向导；led领导， 引导。make sb. do sth.和lead sb. to do sth.：使某人做某事；故选D。

3.句意：一位母亲告诉我，她想跑到街上高声喊，“我的孩子病了。有人能帮帮我们吗？”

考查动词。seemed似乎；felt 觉得；looked看；sounded听。短语feel like doing sth.：想做某事；故选B。

4.句意：这些父母焦急地寻找人来照顾和帮助他们度过看着无助的孩子受苦的艰难时期，这让我很伤心。

考查名词。heart心；head 脑袋；legs腿；face脸。根据“：这些父母焦急地寻找人来照顾和帮助他们度过看着无助的孩子受苦的艰难时期”可知“这让我很伤心”，故选A。

5.句意：这些父母焦急地寻找人来照顾和帮助他们度过看着无助的孩子受苦的艰难时期，这让我很伤心。

考查介词。over在上方；with有，和；across在对面；through通过，穿过。故选D。

6.句意：幸运的是，我又恢复了视力，但我不能工作。所以我有很多的时间。所以我有很多时间。

考查连词。But但是；Though虽然； So所以；Since从。根据上文“Two years ago, I almost lost my eyesight. … but I was no longer able to work.”和下文“我有很多的时间”可知是因果关系，故选C。

7.句意：开始，我觉得我的生活毫无意义，因为我不能做任何我曾经做过的事情。

考查形容词。meaningless无意义的； meaningful有意义的；interesting有趣的； boring无聊的。根据下文“因为我不能做任何我曾经做过的事情”可知“我觉得我的生活毫无意义”，故选A。

8.句意：我认为我的生活没有目标，我对任何人都不再好了。

考查名词。point指；sense感觉；good好的； hope希望。根据be动词was可知形容词作表语，短语be good to：对……好；故选C。

9.句意：作为一个爱好开始已经成为一个我每天都享受的全职的工作。

考查名词。Picture图画；wish希望；hobby爱好； website网页。根据句意可知选C。

10.句意：超过325个志愿者加入到我的行列送给孩子“快乐的邮件”但不要报酬。

考查动词。paid付款； joined参加，加入； invited邀请； advised建议。根据句意可知选B。