The Best Holiday
I was unbelievably proud of my nine-year-old daughter, Emily. 36 to buy a mountain bike, she’d been saving her pocket money all year, as well as doing small jobs to earn extra money.
By Thanksgiving , she had collected only $49. I said, “ You 37 have your pick from my bicycle 38 ”. “Thanks, Daddy. But your bikes are so old. ” She was right. All my girls’ bikes were 1950s models, not the kind a kid today would 39 choose.
As Christmas 40 near, Emily and I went bike shopping . As we left one store, she 41 a Salvation Army volunteer standing next to a big pot. “Can we give something, Daddy?” She asked. “Sorry, Em, I’m out of 42 . ”
Throughout December, Emily continued to work hard. Then one day, she made a 43 announcement. “You know all the money I’ve been saving?” she said hesitantly. “I’m going to give it to the poor people.” So one cold morning before Christmas, Emily handed her total savings of $58 to a volunteer who was really very 44 .
45 by Emily’s selflessness, I decided to contribute 46 of my old bicycles to a car dealer who was collecting used bikes for poor children. 47 I selected a shiny model from my collection, however, it seemed as if a second bike took on a glow. Should I contribute two? No, one would be enough. But I couldn’t 48 the feeling that I should give a second bike. When I later 49 the bikes, the car dealer said, “You’re making two kids very 50 , sir . Here are your tickets. For each bicycle contributed, we’re 51 away one chance to win a girl’s mountain bike. ”
Why wasn’t I surprised when that second ticket proved to be the 52 ? I like to think it was God’s way of 53 a little girl for a sacrifice 54 her year--while giving her dad a lesson in the 55 .
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【解析】女兒把攢了一年的準(zhǔn)備買山地車的錢捐給了救世軍志愿者，感動了父親，捐了兩輛自己收集的自行車，結(jié)果卻意外獲得一輛山地車的獎勵。這個故事告訴我們，好心是會有好報的。
1.考查過去分詞作狀語。 根據(jù)意思，決定賣一輛山地車，她一只儲存著她的零用錢。
2.考查情態(tài)動詞。根據(jù)句意，你可以(can)在我收集(collection)的自行車中做出你的選擇。
3.考查名詞辨析。屬于后置設(shè)空，根據(jù)下文from my collection，可知答案為A。
4.考查副詞辨析。根據(jù)句意，所有我的女式自行車都是20世紀(jì)50年代的款式，不是現(xiàn)在的孩子可能(likely)選擇的。
5.考查動詞辨析。draw near為固定短語，“臨近；靠近”的意思。
6.考查動詞辨析。observe觀察；sense 意識到；watch 注視 notice注意到。根據(jù)句意：她注意到一個救世軍志愿者站在一個大人物旁邊。
7.考查名詞辨析。out of change 沒有零花錢 根據(jù)上文女兒注意到救世軍志愿者，想為此做一點貢獻�？筛赣H回答，沒有零錢(change)。
8.考查形容詞辨析。女兒攢錢是為了買山地車，而她卻決定將所攢的錢全部捐給窮人，所以是令人驚訝的(surprising).
9.考查形容詞辨析。她把所咱的錢給了志愿者，志愿者充滿了感激(thankful)。
10.考查動詞辨析。因為女兒的無私，我被感動（moved）了。
11.考查代詞辨析。上面提到“我”收集了許多自行車，受了女兒的感染，我決定捐獻其中的一輛舊自行車。故用one of …。
12.考查連詞辨析。根據(jù)句意：當(dāng)“我”選擇了一輛光亮的自行車時，看上去好像另一輛車子呈現(xiàn)出了亮光。故用as。
13.考查動詞辨析。根據(jù)上文，作者猶豫不決，不知是否該捐兩輛自行車，所以此時“我”很難描繪(describe)這種感覺—我應(yīng)該再捐一輛。express表達 這里是作者的內(nèi)心活動，無需表達出來。
14.考查動詞辨析。當(dāng)“我”把自行車交付給(deliver)汽車商時，。。。
15.考查形容詞辨析。因為“我”我捐了兩輛自行車，汽車商說“你將會使兩個孩子非常的高興(happy)，。。。
16.考查短語辨析。give away贈送因為每一輛捐贈的自行車，我們贈送一個得到一輛女式自行車的機會。
17.考查上下文聯(lián)系。根據(jù)句意：當(dāng)?shù)诙䦶埰弊C明是一張有獎票(winner)的時候，為什么我一點都不驚訝？
18.考查動詞辨析。根據(jù)上文，是女兒的愛心是我捐贈了兩輛自行車，我認為這是對一個小女孩的愛心的回報(reward).
19.考查介詞辨析。beyond超過。作為對她超過一年的犧牲的回報。因為女兒整整攢了一年的零花錢。
20.考查名詞辨析。而在這個過程中(process)，她給她的父親上了一堂課。
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Section B
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F. achieve G.. view H. fame I. laughed at J. formed |
This I Believe
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