Question

    We are taught from childhood to be polite, civilized (有教养的) and kind, yet many of us ___________this as we grow up.

That’s not the case for Yang Yang, a 14-year-old from Changsha, Hunan province. She has moved many people by being ___________.

It was a day in April when Yang was getting ready to eat in a local restaurant. But then she ___________ dropped a plate full of food. She stood still and was at a loss. The ___________ manager (店长) was nice. She comforted (安慰) Yang, saying “It doesn’t matter. We can give you ___________ meal for free.”

Everyone thought that this small episode (插曲) would end like that. But, when Yang left after eating, the waiter found 75 yuan in cash and a ___________on the table. It said, “I’m sorry that the money might not be enough to ___________ for your loss, but that’s all I have. Thank you for your kindness.” The manager was deeply touched after reading the note. The money was probably a ___________ worth of pocket money for the girl.

The manager posted about this on social media and called for a search for this young girl. Many newspapers, including People’s Daily, re-posted it and joined the search. Finally, Yang was found ____________ her teacher heard about the story.

People’s Daily commented (评论) on the story, saying that it showed the good in people. The manager was considerate and cared about Yang’s situation___________ Yang was grateful and responsible.

1.A.remember B.forget C.follow

2.A.honest B.hopeful C.humorous

3.A.gradually B.quickly C.accidentally

4.A.hotel B.restaurant C.office

5.A.other B.another C.others

6.A.note B.message C.letter

7.A.take up B.put up C.make up

8.A.week’s B.month’s C.year’s

9.A.before B.as C.after

10.A.although B.if C.while

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.B

6.A

7.C

8.A

9.C

10.C

【解析】

本文是记叙文。一个14岁的长沙女学生在一家饭馆就餐时不小心打碎了一个盘子，留下了75元钱，并说明补偿饭店损失。她的诚信行为引起社会媒体的注意，媒体一起公开寻找她。《人民日报》评论说美德还在人们中间。

1.句意：然而随着我们的长大，我们当中很多人忘记了这个品格。

考查动词词义和语境辨析。remember牢记；forget忘记；follow跟随，遵循。根据下文内容可推测大部分人长大后忘记了诚实的品格，故选B。

2.句意：她通过诚实感动了很多人。

考查形容词词义和语境辨析。honest诚实的；hopeful有希望的；humorous幽默的。根据上文第一段很多人忘记了诚实的性格和下文阳阳的行为可知，她是诚实的，故选A。

3.句意：可是，她后来偶然把一满盘子食物掉在地上。

考查副词和语境辨析。gradually 逐步地，渐渐地；quickly迅速地；accidentally偶然地。根据下一句“她直直的站在那不知所措”，可知是偶然发生的，故选C。

4.句意：饭店的店长很好。

考查名词和语境辨析。hotel旅馆；restaurant饭馆；office办公室。根据上文内容他们那一天去吃饭可知是饭馆的店长，故选B。

5.句意：我们可以免费再给你一顿饭。

考查代词和语境辨析。other其他的，另外的；another另一个；others其他人。这里指除了这一顿饭以外，再免费吃一次，故选B。

6.句意：服务员在桌子上发现了75元现金和一个纸条。

考查名词和语境辨析。note纸条，笔记，便签；message消息，通知；letter信，字母。根据下一句附上了上面写的内容，可知是纸条，故选A。

7.句意：很抱歉，这笔钱可能不足以弥补你们的损失，但是那是我所有的钱。

考查动词短语和语境辨析。take up开始从事，占据；put up举起，张贴；make up弥补，编造。根据上文杨洋失手把盘子掉在地上，可知她想弥补饭店的损失，故选C.

8.句意：那笔钱大概是那个女孩一周的零花钱。

考查名词所有格和语境辨析。week’s一周的； month’s一个月的；year’s一年的。根据生活常识可知，75元可能是一个14岁生活在城市的学生一周的零花钱，故选A。

9.句意：她的老师听说这个故事后，杨洋被发现了。

考查介词和语境辨析。before在……之前；as当……时；after在……之后。根据前文在媒体报到后才找到了杨洋，可知是老师在了解他的故事之后，故选C。

10.句意：经理非常体贴，也很关心杨洋的情况，然而杨洋是很感激和很负责。

考查从属连词和语境辨析。although尽管，虽然； if如果，是否；while然而。根据句意两者是转折关系，用连词while引导，故选C。