Question

    Jenny is a writer. She likes writing short stories, but she often feels like there are not enough good stories to make up. One day, on her way to her office, she saw an old man ______ on the ground. Jenny is a ______ person and she often helps the poor people. So was this time. She came to the old man and helped him to ______. Then she went to buy some porridge and bread for him. The old man ate up the food quickly and ______ her very much. Then she asked: “Where do you live, Grandpa?”

“I have no ______, madam,” answered the old man. “I ______ sleep outside at night.”

“______ are you?”

“Ninety-two.”

Jenny felt ______ and went on asking: “Why not live in the old people’s house?”

“______ I have a son,” answered the old man. “They’ve never admitted (准许进入) a person who has children.”

“Where is your son, then?”

“He has ______ children, so he had to live in the old people’s house.”

Hearing this, Jenny felt inspired (受到启发的). She had an idea of what to write for her next story.

1.A.lied B.laying C.lying

2.A.sad B.kind C.healthy

3.A.come on B.look up C.stand up

4.A.thanked B.enjoyed C.liked

5.A.farm B.car C.house

6.A.must B.have to C.may

7.A.How B.What C.How old

8.A.sorry B.angry C.happy

9.A.So B.Because C.Although

10.A.no B.many C.one

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.C

6.B

7.C

8.A

9.B

10.A

【解析】

文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文。Jenny是一名作家，一天，她在路上帮助了一位老人，通过和老人交谈，她获得了写作的灵感。

1.句意：她看到一个老人躺在地上。

lied，lie（撒谎）的过去式；laying，lay（产卵）的动名词或现在分词；lying，lie（躺）的动名词或现在分词。根据后面的on the ground在地上，可知是她看到一个老人躺在地上，see sb doing sth.看到某人做某事，故答案选C。

2.句意：Jenny是一个善良的人，她经常帮助穷人。

sad伤心的；kind善良的；healthy健康的。根据下文she often helps the poor people她经常帮助穷人，可知Jenny是一个善良的人，故答案选B。

3.句意：她走到老人身边，扶他站起来。

come on开始、快点；look up查找、查阅；stand up站起来、扶起。联系上文语境，可知老人躺在地上，结合She came to the old man and helped him to __3__.可知是她走到老人身边，扶他站起来，stand up符合题意，help sb to do sth.帮助某人做某事，故答案选C。

4.句意：老人很快把食物吃光了，非常感谢她。

thanked感谢；enjoyed享受；liked喜欢。根据上文Then she went to buy some porridge and bread for him. 然后她去买一些粥和面包给他。可知她帮助了老人，老人应是感谢她。故答案选A。

5.句意：“我没有房子，女士，”老人回答说。

farm农场；car汽车；house房子。根据下文sleep outside at night晚上睡在外面，可知老人是没有房子，所以晚上不得不睡在外面。故答案选C。

6.句意：晚上我不得不睡在外面。

must必须、一定；have to不得不；may可以。联系上文语境，可知老人没有房子，结合I __6__ sleep outside at night.可知是晚上老人不得不睡在外面，故答案选B。

7.句意：你多大了?

How怎样、如何；What什么；How old多大年纪。根据下文的回答Ninety-two.九十二，可知此处应是询问年龄的，所以用How old，故答案选C。

8.句意：Jenny感到抱歉，继续问。

sorry抱歉的、遗憾的；angry生气的；happy高兴的。联系上文语境，可知那位老人92岁了，没有房子，晚上不得不睡在外面，所以此处应是Jenny对老人的遭遇很同情，感到抱歉。故答案选A。

9.句意：“因为我有一个儿子，”老人回答说。

So因此、所以；Because因为；Although虽然、尽管。根据上文Why not live in the old people’s house?为什么不住在养老院呢？可知此处应回答原因，所以用because，故答案选B。

10.句意：他没有孩子，所以他不得不住在养老院里。

no没有；many许多；one一个。根据上文They’ve never admitted (准许进入) a person who has children. 他们从不接纳有孩子的人。可知，没有孩子的人才可以进入养老院，而老人的儿子在养老院，可知老人的儿子没有孩子。故答案选A。