Question

    One day, two little boys were walking along the road. They overtook a woman carrying a large basket of apples.

The boys thought the woman looked very ________ and tired, so they said, “Are you going to town? If you are, we will carry your ________.”

“Thank you,” replied the woman, “You are very kind. You see I am weak and ill.” Then she told them that she was a widow (寡妇), and had a lame (跛足的) son to raise.

She lived in a cottage three miles away, and was now going to the market to ________ the apples which grew ________ the only tree in her garden. She wanted the money to ________ her rent.

“We are going the ________ way you are,” said the boys. “Let us have the basket” And they took hold of it, one on each side, and trudged (艰难地走) along with ________ hearts.

The poor widow looked glad, and said that she hoped their mother would not be ________ with them. “Oh, no,” they replied, “Our mother has ________ us to be kind to everybody, and to be useful in any way that we can.”

She then offered to give them a few of the ripest apples for their ________. “No thank you,” said they, “We do not want any pay for want we have done.”

Upon arriving at home, she told her lame ________ what had happened on the road, and they were both made happier that day by the ________ of the two boys.

The other day, I saw a little girl stop and ________ a piece of orange peel (果皮), which she threw into the gutter. “I wish the boys would not throw orange peel on the sidewalk,” said she. “Someone may be on it, and ________.”

Perhaps some may say that these are ________ things. So they are. But we must not wait for chances to do great things. We must begin with little labors of love.

1.A.nice B.ugly C.pale D.healthy

2.A.backpack B.basket C.suitcase D.packet

3.A.buy B.borrow C.sell D.keep

4.A.in B.on C.above D.over

5.A.cost B.take C.spend D.pay

6.A.wrong B.correct C.same D.different

7.A.heavy B.light C.broken D.cold

8.A.happy B.satisfied C.friendly D.angry

9.A.taught B.made C.warned D.forced

10.A.challenge B.trouble C.courage D.travel

11.A.daughter B.husband C.brother D.son

12.A.kindness B.promise C.protection D.honesty

13.A.turn up B.come up C.pick up D.put up

14.A.fall off B.fall down C.fall into D.fall on

15.A.little B.great C.important D.difficult

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.B

5.D

6.C

7.B

8.D

9.A

10.B

11.D

12.A

13.C

14.B

15.A

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，文章主要介绍了两个小男孩帮助一个贫苦女人提果篮的小事，以及作者看到一个小女孩把果皮丢进垃圾桶的小事，告诉我们：勿以善小而不为，不要总想着做大事的机会，我们要从有爱的小事开始做起。

1.句意：两个小男孩觉得那个女人看起来非常苍白而且疲累。

nice友好的，令人愉快的；ugly丑的；pale苍白的；healthy健康的。由下文“You see I am weak and ill”可知，那个女人虚弱而且病了，所以脸色苍白。故选C。

2.句意：如果是的话，我们能帮你拿篮子。

backpack背包；basket篮子；suitcase行李箱，手提箱；packet小包裹。由上文“a woman carrying a large basket of apples”可知，女人提的是篮子。故选B。

3.句意：她现在想要去市场卖苹果。

buy买；borrow借；sell卖；keep保存。由“a woman carrying a large basket of apples”可知，女人提着一大篮子苹果去市场，目的是去卖苹果。故选C。

4.句意：那苹果是花园里唯一的一棵树上长的。

in在……里面；on在……上；above在……上面；over在……上面，悬在……上方。形容长在树上的东西一般用介词on。故选B。

5.句意：她想要用这些钱来交房租。

cost花费；take携带，拿走；spend花费；pay 支付。由句意可知女人去镇上卖苹果，赚来的钱用来交房租。故选D。

6.句意：“我们同路。”男孩们说。

wrong 错误的；correct正确的；same相同的；different不同的。由“Let us have the basket” And they took hold of it”可知，正因为男孩们和女人同路，所以帮助女人提篮子，一起到镇上。故选C。

7.句意：（男孩们）步伐艰难，但内心却十分轻快。

heavy沉重的；light明亮的，轻快的；broken破碎的；cold冷的。由整个故事可知，男孩们为帮助他人而感到开心，因此心里感到轻松愉快。故选B。

8.句意：女人说她希望他们的妈妈不会对他们发火。

happy高兴；satisfied满足；friendly有好的；angry生气，发怒。由下文“be kind to everybody, and to be useful”可知，妈妈希望他们俩待人友善，成为对他人有用的人，因此妈妈不会生气的。故选D。

9.句意：“哦，不，”男孩们说，“我们的妈妈教我们待人友善，尽我们所能让自己变得有用。”

taught教；made做；warned警告；forced强迫。从男孩主动帮助女人的态度来看，男孩们从心底里乐意帮助他人，他们的妈妈教会他们这样做。故选A。

10.句意：之后，她因为麻烦了男孩们所以给他们一些最熟的苹果。

challenge挑战；trouble麻烦；courage鼓励；travel旅行。由故事可知，男孩们本来可以直接去镇上，但是在途中帮助了她，帮她拎沉重的篮子，她觉得麻烦了人家，给他们苹果作为报答。故选B。

11.句意：女人到家之后，告诉跛脚儿子今天路上发生的事。

daughter女儿；husband丈夫；brother兄弟；son儿子。由上文“had a lame (跛足的) son to raise.”可知，女人有一个跛脚的儿子。故选D。

12.句意：因为两个善良的男孩，他们那一天比平常更开心。

kindness善良；promise承诺；protection保护，防卫；honesty诚实。根据“be kind to everybody, …”以及“We do not want any pay for want we have done.”可知，男孩们帮助他人不计回报，品格善良。故选A。

13.句意：有一天我看到一个小女孩停下来捡起橘子皮丢到垃圾箱里。

turn up出现；come up提及；pick up捡起；put up张贴。由句意可知，橘子皮原先是在地上的，是被捡起然后丢到垃圾箱里的。故选C。

14.句意：有些人可能踩到了就会滑倒。

fall off脱落，掉落；fall down跌倒，摔跤；fall into陷入；fall on扑向，抓住。橘子皮比较滑，丢在地上其他人踩在上面有可能会摔倒。故选B。

15.句意：可能有些人会说这些都是一些小事。

little小的；great伟大的；important重要的；difficult难的。帮他人拎果篮，弯腰捡一次果皮，这些都是微不足道的小事。故选A。