Question

Sometimes we need to remind ourselves that thankfulness is indeed a virtue.
—William Bennett
Thanksgiving Day was near. The first grade teacher gave her class a fun 1 to draw a picture of something for which they were thankful.
Most of the class might be considered economically 2, but still many would 3 the holidays with turkeys and other traditional goodies of the season. These, the teacher thought, would be the 4 of most of her students’ art. And they were.
5, Douglas made a different kind of picture. Douglas was a special kind of boy. He was the teacher’s true child of misery, 6 and unhappy. As other children played at break, Douglas was likely to stand close by her side. One could only guess the pain Douglas felt 7 those sad eyes.
Yes, his picture was different. When 8 to draw a picture of something for which he was thankful, he drew a hand. Nothing else. Just a(n) 9 hand.
His abstract image captured the 10 of his classmates, whose hand could it be? One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers 11 turkeys. Another suggested a police officer, because the police protect and 12 people. And so the discussion went ---- until the teacher 13 forgot the young artist himself.
When the children had gone on to other tasks, she 14 at Douglas’ desk, bent down, and asked him whose hand it was. The little boy looked away and 15, “It’s yours, teacher.”
She 16 the times she had taken his hand and walked with him here and there, 17 she had other student. How often had she said, “Take your hand, Douglas, we’11 go outside.” Or, “Let me show you how to hold your pencil.” Or, “Let’s do this together.” Douglas was most thankful for his teacher’s hand.
Brushing 18 a tear, she went on with her work.
The story speaks of 19 thankfulness. It says something about teachers teaching and parents parenting and friends showing friendship, and how much it means to the Douglases of the world. They might not always say thanks, but they’11 remember the hand that 20.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      assessment
   2. B.
      assignment
   3. C.
      appointment
   4. D.
      adjustment
2. 2.
   1. A.
      disadvantaged
   2. B.
      convenient
   3. C.
      wealthy
   4. D.
      advantaged
3. 3.
   1. A.
      share
   2. B.
      like
   3. C.
      observe
   4. D.
      avoid
4. 4.
   1. A.
      purposes
   2. B.
      subjects
   3. C.
      motivations
   4. D.
      examples
5. 5.
   1. A.
      But
   2. B.
      Thus
   3. C.
      Therefore
   4. D.
      However
6. 6.
   1. A.
      merry
   2. B.
      naughty
   3. C.
      weak
   4. D.
      lively
7. 7.
   1. A.
      behind
   2. B.
      beside
   3. C.
      before
   4. D.
      around
8. 8.
   1. A.
      ordered
   2. B.
      asked
   3. C.
      forced
   4. D.
      persuaded
9. 9.
   1. A.
      rough
   2. B.
      big
   3. C.
      empty
   4. D.
      small
10. 10.
    1. A.
       thought
    2. B.
       description
    3. C.
       respect
    4. D.
       imagination
11. 11.
    1. A.
       raise
    2. B.
       need
    3. C.
       buy
    4. D.
       sell
12. 12.
    1. A.
       look at
    2. B.
       care for
    3. C.
       take away
    4. D.
       drive off
13. 13.
    1. A.
       always
    2. B.
       almost
    3. C.
       usually
    4. D.
       therefore
14. 14.
    1. A.
       knocked
    2. B.
       stopped
    3. C.
       kicked
    4. D.
       looked
15. 15.
    1. A.
       cried
    2. B.
       shouted
    3. C.
       whispered
    4. D.
       laughed
16. 16.
    1. A.
       recalled
    2. B.
       reviewed
    3. C.
       recognized
    4. D.
       repeated
17. 17.
    1. A.
       when
    2. B.
       where
    3. C.
       as
    4. D.
       which
18. 18.
    1. A.
       out
    2. B.
       up
    3. C.
       down
    4. D.
       aside
19. 19.
    1. A.
       other than
    2. B.
       more than
    3. C.
       less than
    4. D.
       rather than
20. 20.
    1. A.
       move on
    2. B.
       stick above
    3. C.
       reaches out
    4. D.
       help out

Answer 1

BACBA CABCD ABBBC ACDBC
1.A. assessment 估價(jià) B. assignment 任務(wù)C. appointment 約會(huì) D. adjustment 調(diào)整。根據(jù)題意老師留了有趣的任務(wù)，因此B為正確選項(xiàng)。
2.A. disadvantaged 貧窮的，處于不利地位的B. convenient 方便的C. wealthy 富有的D. advantaged 有利的，占有利位置的。大部分學(xué)生被認(rèn)為經(jīng)濟(jì)上貧窮，因此選A。
3.C observe 慶祝。但是很多人仍然慶祝節(jié)日。share 分享，like 喜歡，avoid 避免。
4.B subjects繪畫或拍攝題材。這些是大多數(shù)學(xué)生繪畫的題材。purposes目標(biāo)motivations動(dòng)機(jī)examples 例子。
5.D However 但是，副詞。But但是，介詞，連詞Douglas畫了一幅不同的話。Thus，Therefore因此
6.C weak虛弱，軟弱。他是一個(gè)不幸的孩子，虛弱而不幸。Merry歡樂的，愉快的naughty 淘氣的lively活潑的，活躍的。
7.A behind，眼神后面的痛苦。beside旁邊  before前面  around周圍
8.B asked，被要求畫一幅畫。ordered命令forced強(qiáng)迫persuaded說服
9.C empty，一只空的手。rough粗糙的 big大的 small小的。文章當(dāng)中沒有提示是什么樣的手。
10.D imagination，想象，他的話引起的同學(xué)們的想象。thought思想description描述respect尊敬。
11.A raise飼養(yǎng)，農(nóng)民飼養(yǎng)火雞。Need需要buy買sell賣。
12.B care for照顧，警察保護(hù)和照顧人民。look at看  take away取走drive off
趕走。
13.B almost幾乎，直到老師幾乎忘記了年輕的‘畫家’。 Always一直，總是usually通常therefore因此。
14.B stopped  停止，停下來。老師在Douglas的桌子旁停下來。Knocked敲kicked踢looked看。
15.C whispered小聲說，低語。才cried哭，喊shouted大聲嚷laughed笑。
16.A recalled，回憶，記起。老師回想起有幾次她牽著他的手四處走。Reviewed復(fù)習(xí)recognized認(rèn)出 repeated重復(fù)。
17.C as因?yàn)�，因�(yàn)樗�有其他的學(xué)生。When當(dāng)……時(shí)候where      哪里  which哪一個(gè)
18.D brush aside 把……掃掉，抹掉。固定搭配。老師擦去眼淚。
19.B more than不僅僅，這個(gè)故事講得不僅僅是感恩。other than除了less than 小于，少于rather than而不是。
20.C reaches out伸出，他們不會(huì)忘記伸出的幫助之手。move on繼續(xù)前進(jìn)help out幫助……擺脫困境