Question

    Thanksgiving Day was coming. A teacher gave her class an interesting task一to draw a picture of something to express their ______.

The teacher thought most of her ______ would draw turkey or some other traditional food of the festival. And so they did. But Douglas made a ______ kind of picture.

Douglas was a child of unhappiness. ______ other children played together, Douglas always stood close by his teacher's side.

His picture was special. When he was asked to draw a picture of something for which he was thankful, he drew a hand! ______ else. Just an empty hand.

His work caught the attention of his classmates. Whose hand could it be? Some guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers raised turkeys, others guessed it was the hand of God, because God helped everyone. The discussions ______, and they even forgot to ask the artist himself.

When the discussion stopped, the teacher asked Douglas whose hand it was. The little boy said in a low voice, "It's ______, teacher."

She got surprised at his words. Then she ______ that she often took his hand. Sometimes she said, "Douglas, take my hand, we'll go outside." Sometimes she said, "Let me show you how to hold your pencil." And she ______ said, "Let's do this together."

Her eyes were full of tears. She had done these to all her students. She didn't know these were so ______ to him. She hugged Douglas and decided to give him more love.

1.A.requests B.thanks C.opinions

2.A.friends B.neighbors C.students

3.A.different B.bright C.modern

4.A.After B.When C.Until

5.A.Nothing B.Anything C.Everything

6.A.went away B.went on C.went up

7.A.hers B.mine C.yours

8.A.remembered B.forgot C.agreed

9.A.never B.hardly C.usually

10.A.important B.polite C.difficult

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.A

6.B

7.C

8.A

9.C

10.A

【解析】

这篇短文主要讲述感恩节到了，老师给同学们布置了作业，让他们画出他们所感恩的，但是道格拉斯画了一幅不同的画，他画了一只手——老师的手。

1.句意：一位老师给了她的班级一项有趣的任务——画一张图片来表达他们的感谢。A. requests要求；B. thanks感谢；C. opinions观点。根据上文Thanksgiving Day was coming.可知下文是说表达感谢。根据题意，故选B。

2.句意：老师认为大部分学生都会画火鸡或其他传统的节日食物。A. friends朋友们；B. neighbors邻居们；C. students学生们。根据下文And so they did. But Douglas made a ___3___ kind of picture可知上文是说老师认为她大部分的学生们会这样做。根据题意，.故选C。

3.句意：但是Douglas 制作了不同种类的图画。A. different不同的；B. bright明亮的；C. modern现代的。根据下文His picture was special. When he was asked to draw a picture of something for which he was thankful, he drew a hand! ___5___ else. Just an empty hand. 可知，制作了不同种类的画，根据题意，故选A。

4.句意：当其他孩子一起玩的时候，Douglas总是站在老师身边。A. After在……之后；B. When何时；C. Until直到。这里是when引导的时间状语从句。根据题意，故选B。

5.句意：他画了一只手！没有别的了。只是一只空手。A. Nothing没什么；B. Anything任何东西；C. Everything一切东西。根据下文Just an empty hand.可知上文是没有其他什么东西。根据题意，故选A。

6.句意：因为上帝帮助了所有人。讨论还在继续，他们甚至忘了问问作画人。A. went away离开；B. went on 继续；C. went up上升。根据下文and they even forgot to ask the artist himself.可知上文是说讨论继续。根据题意，故选B。

7.句意：那个小男孩低声说：“它是你的手，老师。”A. hers他的；B. mine我的；C. yours你的。根据下文She got surprised at his words. Then she ___8___ that she often took his hand. Sometimes she said, "Douglas, take my hand, we'll go outside."可知这里是对老师说是你的手，用名词性物主代词yours。根据题意，故选C。

8.句意：然后她记得她经常拉他的手。A. remembered记住；B. forgot忘记；C. agreed同意。根据下文Sometimes she said, "Douglas, take my hand, we'll go outside." Sometimes she said, "Let me show you how to hold your pencil." And she ___9___ said, "Let's do this together."可知上文是说她记得。根据题意，故选A。

9.句意：她通常说，“我们一起做吧。”A. never绝不；B. hardly几乎不；C. usually通常；根据下文Let's do this together.可知上文是通常说。根据题意，故选C。

10.句意：她不知道这些对他这么重要。A. important重要的；B. polite礼貌的；C. difficult困难的；根据下文She hugged Douglas and decided to give him more love.可知上文是说对他如此重要。根据题意，故选A。