Question

Bags of Love

Last year, I was assigned to work at an office near my mother’s house, so I stayed with her for a month. During that time, I helped out with the housework and contributed to the groceries.

After less than a week, I started noticing that the groceries were running out pretty quickly — we were always suddenly out of something. 1.(wonder) how my mum could consume them so quickly, I began observing her daily routine for two weeks. To my2.(surprise), I found that she would pack a paper bag full 3. canned goods and head out every morning at about nine. Eventually, I decided to follow her and 4. happened simply amazed me. She was taking the food to the refugee camp, in 5. she distributed it to children.

I asked around and found out that my mum was very well known in the area. The kids were very 6.(friend) with her and even looked up to her as if she 7.(be) their own mother. Then it hit me —why would she not want to tell me about what she was dong? Was she worried about how I would react or that I would stop 8.(buy) the groceries if I found out?

When she got home, I told her about my discovery. Before she could react, I gave her a big hug and told her she didn’t need to keep it 9. secret from me. She told me that some of the children lived with an older lady in a shelter while others slept on the streets. For years, my mum has been helping out by giving them whatever food she could spare. I was 10.(true) impressed by how selfless she was.

Answer

1.Wondering

2.surprise

3.of

4.what

5.which

6.friendly

7.were

8.buying

9.a

10.truly

【解析】作者发现家里的食品消耗特别快，跟踪妈妈后发现她经常把食物送给难民营的孩子们，我被妈妈的无私感动。

1.Wondering

考查非谓语动词。句中主语I和动词wonder是主动关系，指我想知道妈妈是怎样消费的，在句中作状语用动词-ing形式，故填Wondering.

2.surprise

考查固定结构。to one’s+名词表示“令某人…的是”，此处指令我吃惊的是，故填名词surprise.

3.of

考查固定短语。full of“装满…的，满是…的”，此处指满是罐头食品的纸包，故填of .

4.what

考查主语从句。此处what happened是主语从句，表示所发生的事，what在从句中做主语且有实际意义，故填what.

5.which

考查定语从句。句中包含定语从句，先行词是the refugee camp指物，在定语从句中做状语用关系副词where或介词+ which引导，which指代the refugee camp，故填which.

6.friendly

考查形容词。be friendly with“对…友好”，此处是形容词作表语，故填friendly.

7.were

考查虚拟语气。此处是as if引导的从句表示虚拟语气，指我妈妈好像是他们的妈妈一样，表示内容是不真实的与现在事实相反，用过去时。故填过去式were.

8.buying

考查动词形式。stop doing“停止正在做的事”，stop to do“停下来去做某事”，此处表示停止买东西，故填buying .

9.a

考查冠词。secret是可数名词，keep it a secret from me “保守秘密”，和 it一致用单数，故填a.

10.truly

考查副词。此处修饰动词was impressed用副词，指我被真诚地打动，故填truly.