Question

    Thanksgiving was just around the corner. The menu（菜谱）had been set. The shopping list was made. ______ seemed perfect. I could taste turkey and mashed potatoes（火鸡和土豆泥）. Pictures of different pies, fruit and vegetables came into my mind. I couldn’t ______!

The day before Thanksgiving my dad called a family meeting. He said we needed to practice being ______. “We are going to ______ at a homeless shelter（收容所）on Thanksgiving Day.” I couldn’t believe this was happening. So we wouldn’t cook our own Thanksgiving dinner? The holiday wouldn’t be the same. I thought the day would be ruined（糟蹋）.

The next morning, we got up ______. I followed my father to the shelter with my sleepy eyes. I had no great expectations and felt ______ all the way. As soon as we arrived, we got to work. There was so much to be done. But all I could think about was the dinner I couldn’t enjoy.

However, those thoughts soon ______. Over the next few hours, I watched hundreds of people come through the shelter. For some, this was the only hot meal they would eat that week. For others, it was the first time to eat a Thanksgiving meal. The shelter was filled with ______.

Through this experience, I learned that Thanksgiving is a time to think about your blessings（祝福）and look for ways to bless others. When I gave up what I had wanted, I discovered how much I have. It is much better to ______ than to receive. In the end, that Thanksgiving became an ______ experience.

1.A. Something B. Everything C. Nothing

2.A. wait B. care C. understand

3.A. creative B. nervous C. thankful

4.A. rush out B. help out C. check out

5.A. early B. late C. suddenly

6.A. excited B. good C. down

7.A. appeared B. disappeared C. rose

8.A. stress B. joy C. fear

9.A. give B. take C. waste

10.A. uncomfortable B. unreasonable C. unforgettable

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.A

6.C

7.B

8.B

9.A

10.C

【解析】

短文大意：作者介绍了践行感恩的一次难忘经历。在感恩节那天，爸爸带着他到当地的一家收容所帮忙，作者对于在收容所原本所讨厌的饭食却成了有些无家可归的人唯一能吃的热饭，思想也发生了改变，情感得到了升华，感悟到爱的真谛。

1.句意：一切似乎都很完美。A. Something某事，某物；B. Everything每件事，所有事物；C. Nothing没有什么，没有一件东西。根据后面的句子“I could taste turkey and mashed potatoes（火鸡和土豆泥）. Pictures of different pies, fruit and vegetables came into my mind.”可知，作者可以品尝到火鸡和土豆泥。各种馅饼、水果和蔬菜的照片也浮现在脑海中。圣诞节前夕一切准备就绪，看起来都很完美，故答案为B。

2.句意：我有点迫不及待了。A. wait等待；B. care照顾；C. understand理解。can’t wait迫不及待。看到准备好的圣诞大餐，作者有点迫不及待地想吃了，答案为A。

3.句意：他说我们需要实践感恩。A. creative创造性的；B. nervous紧张的；C. thankful感激的。根据后面的句子“We are going to ___4___ at a homeless shelter（收容所）on Thanksgiving Day.”可知，去收容所提供帮助是献爱心的一种行为。故答案选C。

4.句意：我们将在感恩节在收容所提供帮助。A. rush out冲出去；B. help out解决难题，帮助（……）分担工作；C. check out核实。根据下文中的句子As soon as we arrived, we got to work. There was so much to be done.可知，作者他们是去收容所为那些无家可归的人提供所谓的“感恩节大餐”，去帮助他们，故答案为B。

5.句意：第二天早上，我们起得很早。A. early早的；B. late晚的；C. suddenly突然。结合后面的句子“I followed my father to the shelter with my sleepy eyes.”我睡眼朦胧地跟着父亲来到收容所。由此可知他们一大早就起来了，故答案为A。

6.句意：我没有太高的期望，一路上感觉精神不太好。A. excited兴奋的；B. good好的；C. down沮丧的。feel down感觉情绪低落。根据前面的句子“I couldn’t believe this was happening. So we wouldn’t cook our own Thanksgiving dinner? The holiday wouldn’t be the same. I thought the day would be ruined（糟蹋）.”可知，作者对爸爸提议这次感恩节去收容所并不开心。故答案为C。

7.句意：然而，这些想法很快就消失了。A. appeared出现；B. disappeared消失；C. rose升高。根据后面的句子“Over the next few hours, I watched hundreds of people come through the shelter. For some, this was the only hot meal they would eat that week. For others, it was the first time to eat a Thanksgiving meal.”在接下来的几个小时里，我看到数百人从庇护所里经过。对一些人来说，这是他们那周唯一能吃的热饭。对其他人来说，这是第一次吃感恩节大餐。作者对于在收容所原本所讨厌的饭食却成了有些无家可归的人唯一能吃的热饭，思想也发生了改变，故答案为B。

8.句意：庇护所里充满了欢乐。A. stress压力；B. joy高兴；C. fear恐惧。对于那些能吃上一顿热饭，生平第一次吃到感恩节大餐的人来说一定非常开心快乐，答案为B。

9.句意：给予比接受要好得多。A. give给；B. take拿走，取走；C. waste浪费。结合前面的句子“When I gave up what I had wanted, I discovered how much I have.”当我放弃了曾经想要的东西，我发现自己也拥有了更多。因此作者感悟到“奉献比索取要好得多”，答案为A。

10.句意：最后，那次感恩节成了一次难忘的经历。A. uncomfortable不舒服的；B. unreasonable不合理的；C. unforgettable难忘的。这次经历，作者的情感得到了升华，感悟到爱的真谛，因此是一次难忘的经历。答案为C。