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It’s amazing how one dollar can change the culture of a school.

We have a ______ school of about 30 students. It is really full of ______ and pressure as most of the kids get good ______ and try to be the best ones. It’s ______ except that a lot of us middle kids felt really pressured. We got the feeling that we are so selfish—it’s every man for ______ .

____,my friend and I set out to find a way to ______ the culture. We decided doing things for others was the only way to ______ our depression(沮丧)about school.

On the first day of school we put a ______ folded into a heart into one of the leaders’ lockers with a piece of paper that ______,“Buy yourself a snack.” We______ to give away small gifts every day. We didn’t know the ______ it would have.

People went ______ over it and everyone was talking about who it might be doing the acts of kindness and ______ that they should do something too. It is so much fun to see the ______ on everyone’s faces now! Lots of other people have started sharing ______ now too: Chocolate bars, cookies and money left ______ in the vending machine(自动售货机).And lots of notes are on the thanks board saying: “thanks to whoever started.”

Now I actually expect to go to school to have the chance to ______ people up. I hope kindness will ______ to the other schools.____ anybody is struggling with being depressed  At school and work, I totally suggested doing acts of kindness.

1.A. small    B. large    C. foolish    D. hopeless

2.A. decoration    B. selection    C. competition    D. application

3.A. grades    B. jewels    C. Receptions    D. signals

4.A. unbelievable    B. magical    C. good    D. hopeless

5.A. others    B. yourself    C. nothing    D. himself

6.A. In relief    B. In charge    C. In response    D. In cash

7.A. spotted    B. continue    C. praise    D. change

8.A. get over    B. take over    C. come up with    D. keep up with

9.A. paper    B. hat    C. dollar    D. ticket

10.A. agreed    B. said    C. voted    D. talked

11.A. refused    B. hoped    C. persuaded    D. escaped

12.A. risk    B. opinion    C. effect    D. beginning

13.A. wild    B. sad    C. angry    D. peaceful

14.A. regretting    B. disagreeing    C. doubting    D. deciding

15.A. tears    B. pain    C. smiles    D. terror

16.A. manners    B. selfishness    C. kindness    D. sadness

17.A. on duty    B. on average    C. on foot    D. on purpose

18.A. bring    B. cheer    C. speed    D. hold

19.A. spread    B. refer    C. react    D. harm

20.A. Until    B. Though    C. Unless    D. If

 

1.A 2.C 3.A 4.C 5.D 6.C 7.D 8.A 9.C 10.B 11.B 12.C 13.A 14.D 15.C 16.C 17.D 18.B 19.A 20.D 【解析】本文为记叙文。作者的学校只有30名学生,但是学生们之间竞争很激烈,致使作者发现每个人都很自私。作者和自己的朋友为了改变这种不好的文化氛围,开始着手做一些善事来影响周围的人,结果很多人开始为他人做一些善事,每个人的脸上也露出了笑容。 1.考查形容词辨析。small小的;large大的;foolish愚蠢的;hopeless无希望的。根据下文的about 30 students可知,这个学校很小。故选A。 2.考查名词辨析。decoration装饰;selection选举;competition竞争;application申请。根据下文的and pressure as most of the kids get good ___3___ and try to be the best ones.可知,这里充满了竞争。故选C。 3.考查名词辨析。grades成绩;jewels珠宝;receptions招待;signals信号。根据语境可知,这里充满了竞争和压力,因为大多数孩子得到好的成绩,努力成为最好的学生。故选A。 4.考查形容词辨析。unbelievable难以置信的;magical有魔力的;good好的;hopeless无希望的。句意:除了我们很多中学孩子感觉到真地有压力之外,这是好的(现象)。故选C。 5.考查代词辨析。others他人;yourself你自己;nothing没什么;himself他自己。根据空前We got the feeling that we are so selfish可知,此处为“每个人都为了(他)自己”。故选D。 6.考查介词短语辨析。In relief欣慰;In charge负责;In response作为反应;In cash用现金。此处指“作为我们发现的问题的反应”。故选C。 7.考查动词辨析。spotted指认;continue继续;praise表扬;change改变。句意:作为反应,我朋友和我开始寻找改变这种(私自)文化的方法。故选D。 8.考查动词短语辨析。get over克服;take over接管;come up with想出;keep up with赶上。句意:我们决定为他人做些事情是克服我们对学校感到沮丧的唯一方法。故选A。 9.考查名词辨析。paper纸;hat帽子;dollar美元;ticket票。根据下文的Buy yourself a snack(给自己买点零食)可知,此处指“我们把一美元折成了心形”。故选C。 10.考查动词辨析。agreed同意;said写着;voted投票;talked谈论。表示纸或通知上“写着”时,用动词say。故选B。 11.考查动词辨析。refused拒绝;hoped希望;persuaded说服;escaped逃跑,逃避。句意:我们希望每天都分发一些小礼物。故选B。 12.考查名词辨析。risk冒险;opinion观点;effect影响;beginning开始。句意:我们不知道这会有什么影响(效果)。故选C。 13.考查形容词辨析。wild疯狂的;sad悲伤的;angry生气的;peaceful平和的。句意:人们为此而疯狂,每个人都在讨论是谁一直在做这么善良的举动。故选A。 14.考查动词辨析。regretting后悔;disagreeing不同意;doubting怀疑;deciding决定。根据语境,此处应指“人们决定他们应该做些事情”。故选D。 15.考查名词辨析。tears泪水;pain疼痛;smiles微笑;terror恐怖。句意:现在看到每个人脸上的微笑,真是太好玩了!故选C。 16.考查名词辨析。manners礼貌;selfishness自私;kindness善良;sadness悲伤。根据语境可知,此处指“许多其他人也已经开始分享善良了”。故选C。 17.考查介词短语辨析。on duty值班;on average平均;on foot步行;on purpose故意。根据语境可知,此处指“巧克力棒、饼干和钱被故意留在自动售货机那里”。故选D。 18.考查动词辨析。bring up抚养,提出;cheer up鼓舞,振作;speed up加速;hold up举起。句意:现在我真地盼着去上学,去有机会去鼓舞人们。故选B。 19.考查动词辨析。spread to传播到;refer to提及,涉及; react to对……做出反应;harm伤害。句意:我希望善良能传播到其它的学校去。故选A。 20.考查连词辨析。Until直到;Though虽然;Unless除非;If如果。句意:如果有人在学校或工作中感到郁闷时,我完全建议做一些善事。故选D。
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