Question

    I live in Albuquerque, and I often see some homeless people in that area. I used to give much money to the homeless, ________ sorry for their bad luck. ________ as time passed, I became a homeless person. I became a single mom with no home, a huge debt (债务), and ________ any income (收入). As a result, I ________ giving money to the people on the side of the road.

Things started to change for me. I started to ________ myself out of debt. One day we saw homeless person with the sign, “Will work for food.” I passed by. My daughter said, “Mommy, you used to give money to those people in need.” I replied, “Honey, they just ________ that money for alcohol (酒) or other bad things.” She didn’t say anything, but when said that, it didn’t feel right.

Three days later, I was driving to pick up my daughter from school. A man was standing on the corner, and something deep ________ me said, “Just help the man.” So I rolled (摇下) down my window, and he ran over ________. He said, “God bless you, I only ________ 77 cents.” I reached into my ashtray (烟灰缸) and strangely enough, there sat three quarters and two pennies. I picked it up and gave it to him. He burst out with joy, tears in his ________. “Wow, you just made it ________ for me to see my mom for Christmas! Thanks a lot; the bus to my hometown is ________ in 20 minutes!”

It was a moment that I’ll ________ forget. I think that man won’t forget it ________, but I was the one who got the best ________ in life-giving. It also reminds me that nothing is coincidence (巧合), and everything has meanings.

1.A.thinking B.considering C.believing D.feeling

2.A.But B.And C.So D.Therefore

3.A.almost B.nearly C.easily D.hardly

4.A.continued B.stopped C.refused D.finished

5.A.push B.pick C.pull D.pour

6.A.lend B.offer C.provide D.use

7.A.outside B.inside C.behind D.above

8.A.patiently B.curiously C.quickly D.worriedly

9.A.borrow B.charge C.need D.ask

10.A.hands B.eyes C.mouth D.face

11.A.possible B.comfortable C.reasonable D.imaginable

12.A.taking B.operating C.leaving D.driving

13.A.never B.always C.usually D.sometime

14.A.also B.as well C.too D.either

15.A.character B.quality C.manners D.gift

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.C

6.D

7.B

8.C

9.C

10.B

11.A

12.C

13.A

14.D

15.D

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。作者曾经给无家可归的人钱来帮助他们。但是因为作者也经历了家庭变故，她不再帮助别人。但是曾经看到一个人在角落里站着，作者内心深处还是想要帮助他。他帮助了这个男人，让他有机会回家和妈妈一起过圣诞节。这是一次作者难以忘怀的经历，因为作者收获了生命馈赠中最好的礼物。

1.句意：我过去常常给无家可归的人不少钱，为他们不好的运气感到遗憾。

thinking思考；considering 考虑；believing 相信；feeling 感觉。由本句“…sorry for their bad luck”可知，固定搭配feel sorry for…为……感到难过遗憾，为他们不好的运气感到遗憾难过。故选D。

2.句意：但是，随着时间的流逝，我成为了一个无家可归的人。

But 但是；And 而且；So 所以；Therefore 因此。 由本句 “…as time passed, I became a homeless person”可知，现在我也成为无家可归的人了。前面提到我过去常常给无家可归的人不少钱，为他们不好的运气难过，与现在我也无家可归了，构成转折关系。故选A。

3.句意：我成为了没有家的单亲妈妈，背着巨大的债务，几乎没有任何收入。

almost 几乎；nearly 接近；easily 容易地；hardly 几乎不。由本句 “I became a single mom with no home, a huge debt (债务), and…any income (收入).”可知，我成为了没有家的单亲妈妈，背着巨大的债务，应该是几乎没有任何收入。故选D。

4.句意：因此，我不再给马路另外一边无家可归的人任何钱了。

continued 继续；stopped 停止；refused 拒绝；finished 完成。由前文以及本句 “I became a single mom with no home...as a result…”可知，我也身无分文了，无法再继续给钱了。continue doing继续做某事；stop doing停止正在做的事；refuse to do拒绝做某事；finish doing完成做某事，因为后面是giving且考虑句子含义。故选B。

5.句意：我开始把自己从债务中解救出来。

push 推；pick 捡起；pull 拉；pour 倾倒。由前文以及本句 “Things started to change for me. I started to… myself out of debt.”可知，事情开始发生改变，我开始把自己从债务中解救出来。固定搭配pull…out of，从……离开，渡过难关。故选C。

6.句意：“宝贝，他们只是用那些钱喝酒或者做坏事。”

lend借出；offer主动提供；provide提供；use用。由本句 “Honey, they just…that money for alcohol (酒) or other bad things.”可知，他们只是用那些钱喝酒或者做坏事，作者之前经常给他们钱，给完他们钱，他们用这些钱干一些事。故选D。

7.句意：一个男人站在角落里，我内心有个声音说，“只是帮帮他。”

outside外面；inside里面；behind后；above上面。由本句 “and something deep…me said”可知，我内心深处里面……，deep深处，深深的，对应应该是里面。故选B。

8.句意：我摇下车窗，他快速向我跑来。

patiently耐心地；curiously好奇地；quickly快速地；worriedly焦急地担心地。由本句 “…and he ran …”可知，这个男人站在角落里，一定是有事，我摇下车窗，他一定快速地跑来。故选C。

9.句意：他说，“愿上帝保佑你，我只需要77美分。”

borrow借入；charge要价，充电；need需要；ask询问。由本句 “I only…77 cents.”可知，这个男人站在角落里，一定是有事，我摇下车窗，他快速地跑来，他一定是需要钱。故选C。

10.句意：他特别开心，眼睛里充满了泪水。

hands手里；eyes眼睛里；mouth嘴里；face脸上。由本句 “tears in his…”可知，这个男人收到我的钱，很感激，泪水出现在眼睛里。故选B。

11.句意：“哇，你刚才所做的让我有可能在圣诞节的时候见到我妈妈！”

possible可能的；comfortable舒服的；reasonable合理的；imaginable可以想象的。由本句 “…for me to see my mom for Christmas”可知，我给了这个男人钱，让他有可能回去和妈妈一起过圣诞节。make it possible…让它成为可能。故选A。

12.句意：“非常感谢，去往家乡的汽车20分钟后就要启程了！”

taking拿；operating操作；leaving离开；driving驾驶。由本句 “…the bus to my hometown is… in 20 minutes”可知，去往家乡的汽车20分钟后就要启程离开了。故选C。

13.句意：这是一个我永远无法忘记的时刻。

never从不；always总是；usually通常；sometime某时。由本句 “It was a moment that I’ll…forget it.”以及后文“I think that man won’t forget it…”可知，作者永远不会忘记这个时刻。故选A。

14.句意：我相信这个男的也不会忘记，但是我在生命馈赠中收获了最好的礼物。

also也，用于句中；as well也；too也，用于句尾；either也，用于否定句。由 “It was a moment that I’ll…forget it.”以及后文“I think that man won’t forget it…”可知，两个人永远不会忘记这个时刻，否定句也，用either。故选D。

15.句意：我相信这个男的也不会忘记，但是我在生命馈赠中收获了最好的礼物。

character性格，特征；quality质量；manners习惯；gift礼物。由 “…but I was the one who got the best…in life-giving”可知，我因为帮助了别人，所以获得了最好的礼物。故选D。