Question

    I was standing in line behind a woman in her 60s. When it was her turn to pay, the shop owner greeted her and asked how she was doing.

The woman looked down, shook her head and said, “Not so ________, my husband just lost his job. I don’t know how I can get through the holidays.”

Then she gave the shop owner the food stamps (食品券) for poor families.

My heart hurt. I wanted to help but didn’t know ______. Should I offer to pay for her food, or ask for her husband’s resume(简历)?

As I walked towards my car, I met the woman again. I remembered something in my ______. It wasn’t any money or an offer of a job, but ______ it would help.

“Excuse me,” I said. “I heard what you said to the shop owner. It sounds like you’re going through a really ______ time right now. I’m so sorry. I’d like to give you something.”

I handed her the small card from my wallet.

When the woman read the two ______ on the card, she began to cry. Through her tears, she said, “You have no idea how much this ______ to me.”

To tell the truth, her reply was a little ______. Having never done anything like this before, I didn’t know what could happen. All I could say was, “Would it be OK to give you a hug?”

After that, I walked into my car and began to ______ too.

The words on the card?

“You Matter.”

A few weeks earlier, a friend gave me a similar (相似的) card as encouragement for my work. When I read it, I really felt _____ . So I ordered my own box of You Matter cards and started sharing them.

1.A.bad B.busy C.funny D.good

2.A.when B.how C.where D.why

3.A.wallet B.car C.pocket D.handbag

4.A.again B.instead C.maybe D.often

5.A.easy B.hard C.pleasant D.special

6.A.pictures B.letters C.sentences D.words

7.A.comes B.happens C.means D.costs

8.A.boring B.exciting C.relaxing D.surprising

9.A.chat B.cry C.drive D.shake

10.A.warm B.sorry C.well D.weak

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.B

6.D

7.C

8.D

9.B

10.A

【解析】

文章大意：这篇短文主要介绍了作者在收到朋友鼓励的卡片后感到非常温暖，于是自己定制类似的卡片开始与人分享，帮助其他有困难的人。

1.句意：女人低下头，摇摇头说：“不太好，我丈夫刚刚失业。我不知道如何度过假期。”

考查形容词及语境的理解。bad糟糕的，坏的；busy繁忙的；funny有趣的；good好的。根据后文“my husband just lost his job”可知她过的不是很好。此空应填good，故选D。

2.句意：我想帮忙，但不知道怎么做。

.考查动词及语境的理解。when何时；how怎样；where哪里；why为什么。根据后文作者的疑惑“Should I offer to pay for her food, or ask for her husband's resume (简历)?”可知作者不知道怎样帮助她。此空应填how，故选B。

3.句意：我记得钱包里有东西。

考查名词及语境的理解。wallet钱包；car 小汽车；pocket口袋；handbag手提包。根据下句“It wasn’t any money or an offer of a job, but ___4___ it would help.”结合句意可知，此空是“钱包”的意思，应填wallet，故选A。

4.句意：这不是钱，也不是工作机会，但也许会有帮助。

考查副词及语境的理解。again再，又；instead代替，反而；maybe也许； often经常。它不是钱也不是一份工作职务，但是也许它会有帮助。根据句意，可知作者不确定是否有帮助。此空应填maybe，故选C。

5.句意：听起来你现在过得很艰难。

考查形容词及语境的理解。easy容易的； hard艰难的； pleasant令人愉快的；special 特殊的。听起来你现在好像在度过一段艰难的时光。根据上文女士对自己生活的描述，可知生活艰难。此空应填hard，故选B。

6.句意：当那个女人读到卡片上的两个字时，她开始哭了。

考查名词及语境的理解。pictures图画；letters信；sentences句子；words字。根据后文“ The words on the card?“You Matter.”可知是两个字。此空应填words，故选D。

7.句意：你不知道这对我的意义是多少。

考查动词及语境的理解。comes 来；happens发生；means意思，意味；costs花费。根据句意，你不知道这对我的意义是多少。此空应填means，故选C。

8.句意：说实话，她的回答有点令人吃惊。

考查形容词及语境的理解。boring无聊的；exciting兴奋的；relaxing放松的；surprising 吃惊的。根据卮文作者以前从来没有这么做过，不知道会发生什么，可知句意“说实在的，她的答复有点儿 令人吃惊。”此空应填surprising，故选D。

9.句意：之后，我进入我的汽车也开始哭。

考查动词及语境的理解。chat聊天；cry哭；drive驾驶；shake晃动。结合句意可知，之后，我进入我的汽车也开始哭。根据上文Through her tears⋅⋅⋅及too可知答案。此空应填cry，故选B。

10.句意：当我读到它的时候，我真的感到很温暖。

考查形容词及语境的理解。 warm 温暖的；sorry抱歉的；well好的；weak弱的。 当我读到卡片时我真地感到温暖。根据上文结合句意。可知，此空应填warm，故选A。