Question

When Mrs. Green told her pupils to draw a picture of something of which they were appreciative, she thought how little these children in a worsening neighborhood, had to be _______ for. Most of the _______ would draw pictures of turkeys or of Thanksgiving tables full of everything _______ to eat. That was what they believed was _______ of them.

What made Mrs. Green _______ was David’s picture. David was a(an) _______ boy and likely to be _______ closed in his shadow as the others went outside for breaks. David’s drawing was _______ this:

A hand. Whose hand? The class was strongly attracted by his image. “I think it must be the _______ of God ________us food,” said one student,

“A ________,” said another, “because they ________ the turkeys.” “It looks more like a policeman, and they ________ us.” “I think,” Lucy said ________, “that it is ________ to be all the hands that help us, but David could only draw one of them.”

Mrs. Green had almost forgotten David in her ________ at finding the students so responsive(共鸣的). Having the others working on another project, she bent over his ________ and asked whose hand it was.

David whispered, “It’s yours, Teacher.”

Then Mrs. Green ________ she had taken David by the hand from time to time; she often did that with the children. But that should have ________ so much to David . . .

Perhaps, she thought this was her Thanksgiving, and everybody’s Thanksgiving—not the things given to us, but the ________ that we give something to others.

1.A. eager    B. ready    C. thankful    D. greedy

2.A. school    B. class    C. group    D. boys

3.A. rare    B. delicious    C. expensive    D. fit

4.A. convinced    B. informed    C. expected    D. warned

5.A. satisfied    B. touched    C. amazed    D. terrified

6.A. outgoing    B. shy    C. tough    D. aggressive

7.A. found    B. shut    C. hidden    D. stuck

8.A. distinctly    B. simply    C. clearly    D. exactly

9.A. head    B. arm    C. hand    D. foot

10.A. fetching    B. earning    C. delivering    D. bringing

11.A. worker    B. carpenter    C. banker    D. farmer

12.A. milk    B. raise    C. have    D. grow

13.A. protect    B. rescue    C. watch    D. follow

14.A. naughtily    B. rudely    C. seriously    D. noisily

15.A. proved    B. known    C. said    D. supposed

16.A. relaxation    B. courage    C. pleasure    D. wonder

17.A. picture    B. book    C. schoolbag    D. desk

18.A. realized    B. wished    C. remembered    D. believed

19.A. sensed    B. meant    C. accounted    D. affected

20.A. skills    B. chances    C. ways    D. hopes

Answer

1. C

2. B

3. B

4. C

5. C

6. B

7. A

8. B

9. C

10. D

11. D

12. B

13. A

14. C

15. D

16. C

17. D

18. C

19. B

20. C

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。当格林夫人让她的学生们画一幅他们欣赏的图画时，大多数学生都会画火鸡或摆满了美味食物的感恩节餐桌。大卫的画让格林太太吃惊，大卫的画很简单：一只手。通过大卫的画，她认为这是她的感恩节，每个人的感恩节——不是给我们的东西，而是我们给别人的东西。

1.考查形容词。A. eager渴望的；B. ready准备的；C. thankful感激的；D. greedy贪婪的。当格林夫人让她的学生们画一幅他们欣赏的图画时，她想，在一个不断恶化的社区里，这些孩子们是多么的少，不得不感谢他们。故选C。

2.考查名词。 A. school学校；B. class 班级；C. group组； D. boys男孩。根据Most of the ___2___ would draw pictures of turkeys or of Thanksgiving tables full of everything ___3___ to eat.可知，大多数学生都会画火鸡或摆满了美味食物的感恩节餐桌。故选B。

3.考查形容词。A. rare 罕见的；B. delicious美味的；C. expensive昂贵的； D. fit健康的。根据Most of the ___2___ would draw pictures of turkeys or of Thanksgiving tables full of everything ___3___ to eat.可知，大多数学生都会画火鸡或摆满了美味食物的感恩节餐桌。故选B。

4.考查动词。A. convinced使确信；B. informed 告知；C. expected期盼； D. warned警告。根据That was what they believed was ___4___ of them.这是他们所认为的期望。故选C。

5.考查形容词。A. satisfied 满意的； B. touched感动的；C. amazed惊讶的；D. terrified感到害怕的。根据What made Mrs. Green ___5___ was David’s picture.可知，让格林太太吃惊的是大卫的图画。故选C。

6.考查形容词。A. outgoing开朗的；B. shy 害羞的；C. tough艰苦的；D. aggressive侵略性的。根据David was a(an) ___6___ boy and likely to be ___7___ closed in his shadow as the others went outside for breaks.可知，大卫是一个害羞的男孩，很可能会被发现被关在隐蔽处而其他人则在外面休息。故选B。

7.考查动词。A. found发现；B. shut关闭；C. hidden 躲藏；D. stuck卡住。根据David was a(an) ___6___ boy and likely to be ___7___ closed in his shadow as the others went outside for breaks.可知，大卫是一个害羞的男孩，很可能会被发现被关在隐蔽处而其他人则在外面休息。故选A。

8.考查副词。A. distinctly明显地；B. simply简单地，仅仅； C. clearly清晰地；D. exactly准确地。根据David’s drawing was ___8___ this:A hand.可知，大卫的画很简单：一只手。故选B。

9.考查名词。A. head头；B. arm 胳膊；C. hand 手；D. foot脚。根据“I think it must be the ___9___ of God ____10____us food,” said one student,可知，“我想这一定是上帝给我们食物的手，”一个学生说。故选C。

10.考查动词。A. fetching去取；B. earning赚得； C. delivering投递；D. bringing拿来。根据“I think it must be the ___9___ of God ____10____us food,” said one student,可知，“我想这一定是上帝给我们食物的手，”一个学生说。故选D。

11.考查名词。A. worker工人；B. carpenter木匠；C. banker银行家；D. farmer农民。根据“A ____11____,” said another, “because they ____12____ the turkeys.”可知，“一个农民，”另一个说，“因为他们养了火鸡。”故选D。

12.考查动词。A. milk挤---的奶；B. raise提高，养育，饲养；C. have有；D. grow生长。根据“A ____11____,” said another, “because they ____12____ the turkeys.”可知，“一个农民，”另一个说，“因为他们养了火鸡。”故选B。

13.考查动词。A. protect保护；B. rescue营救；C. watch观看；D. follow跟随。根据“It looks more like a policeman, and they ____13____ us.” “I think,” Lucy said ____14____, “that it is ____15____ to be all the hands that help us, but David could only draw one of them.”可知，“它看起来更像一个警察，他们保护我们。”“我想，”露茜严肃地说，“它应该是所有帮助我们的手，但大卫只能画其中一个。”故选A。

14.考查副词。A. naughtily无礼地；B. rudely粗鲁地；C. seriously 严重地； D. noisily吵闹地。根据“It looks more like a policeman, and they ____13____ us.” “I think,” Lucy said ____14____, “that it is ____15____ to be all the hands that help us, but David could only draw one of them.”可知，“它看起来更像一个警察，他们保护我们。”“我想，”露茜严肃地说，“它应该是所有帮助我们的手，但大卫只能画其中一个。”故选C。

15.考查动词。A. proved证明；B. known知道；C. said说；D. supposed假定。根据“It looks more like a policeman, and they ____13____ us.” “I think,” Lucy said ____14____, “that it is ____15____ to be all the hands that help us, but David could only draw one of them.”可知，“它看起来更像一个警察，他们保护我们。”“我想，”露茜严肃地说，“它应该是所有帮助我们的手，但大卫只能画其中一个。”故选D。

16.考查名词。A. relaxation 放松；B. courage 勇气；C. pleasure快乐；D. wonder惊奇。根据Mrs. Green had almost forgotten David in her ____16____ at finding the students so responsive(共鸣的).可知，格林夫人几乎忘记了大卫，因为她很高兴地发现学生们反应如此积极。故选C。

17.考查名词。A. picture图画；B. book书；C. schoolbag书包；D. desk课桌。根据Having the others working on another project, she bent over his ____17____ and asked whose hand it was.可知，她让其他人在另一个项目上工作，她俯身在他的桌子上，问这是谁的手。故选D。

18.考查动词。A. realized意识到；B. wished希望；C. remembered 记得； D. believed相信。根据Then Mrs. Green ____18____ she had taken David by the hand from time to time; she often did that with the children.可知，格林太太记得她不时地牵着大卫的手；她经常和孩子们一起做这件事。故选C。

19.考查动词。A. sensed感知；B. meant意味；C. accounted解释； D. affected影响。根据But that should have ____19____ so much to David . . .可知，但这对大卫来说意义重大。故选B。

20.考查名词。A. skills 技能；B. chances机会；C. ways方法；D. hopes希望。根据Perhaps, she thought this was her Thanksgiving, and everybody’s Thanksgiving—not the things given to us, but the ____20____ that we give something to others.可知，也许，她认为这是她的感恩节，每个人的感恩节——不是给我们的东西，而是我们给别人的东西。故选C。