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【題目】Secret Santa of Kansas City In 1971 a young man who grew up very poor was traveling across the country, trying to make a new start for himself. Along the way he had run out of money and was to spend the night in his .

This continued until one morning, after a week of in his car, he walked into a restaurant and a big breakfast. After eating his first good meal in weeks, he found himself to the waiter, telling him he had "lost his wallet". The waiter, who was also the owner, walked behind the chair where the young man had been .

He ，and came up with a $ 20 bill that looked as if it had fallen on the floor. " Son, you must have this，" the owner said. The young man couldn't believe his ！ He quickly paid for the ，left a tip, bought gas with the change, and headed west. On the way out of town, it dawned on him，" Maybe dropped the money at all. Maybe the waiter just knew I was in and he helped me in a way that didn't me. "

Now older, the man lives near Kansas City. Each year he thousands of dollars, primarily in increasements（遞增）of $100. He is as the "Secret Santa"，because at Christmas time each year, he personally hands outto those on the street or at restaurants.

" I've lived the story, so I know it's definitely more blessed to than receive, because it comes back to you many, many times over，" he says. He is to be able to share the gift that blessed his life so many years ago.

【1】A. completely B. never C. hardly D. nearly

【2】A. permitted B. advised C. forced D. persuaded

【3】A. car B. house C camp D street

【4】A. celebrating B. sleeping C. crying D. researching

【5】A. proudly B. excitedly C. nervously D. happily

【6】A. exchanged B. cooked C. sold D. ordered

【7】A. explaining B. reading C. lying D. announcing

【8】A. arguing B. sitting C. shopping D. praying

【9】A. bent down B. turned up C. went out D. praying

【10】A. demanded B. dropped C. owned D. praying

【11】A. practice B. memory C. character D. luck

【12】A. breakfast B. memory C furniture D. education

【13】A. everybody B. somebody C. nobody D. anybody

【14】A. confusion B. somebody C. nobody D. anybody

【15】A. encourage B. inspire C. embarrass D. fool

【16】A. brings in B. gives away C. puts away D. gets back

【17】A. known B. awarded C. scolded D. introduced

【18】A. works B. tools C. knowledge D. money

【19】A. charge B. give C. collect D. deliver

【20】A. afraid B. sorry C. uncertain D. grateful

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】A

【4】B

【5】C

【6】D

【7】C

【8】B

【9】A

【10】B

【11】D

【12】A

【13】C

【14】D

【15】C

【16】B

【17】A

【18】D

【19】B

【20】D

【解析】

【1】A從第二段 After eating his first good meal in weeks 可知，年輕人的錢全部花光了。

【2】C permit允許，容許；advise勸告，建議；force強(qiáng)迫，推動；persuade說服。根據(jù)句意，應(yīng)為迫不得已。故選C。

【3】A從下文第二段in his car可知。

【4】B句意：在汽車內(nèi)睡了一周后。celebrate慶祝，祝賀；sleep睡，睡覺；cry哭，叫喊；research研究，調(diào)查

【5】C句意：他提心吊膽地走進(jìn)一家餐館。proudly驕傲地，自豪地；excitedly興奮地，激動地；nervously緊張地，提心吊膽地；happily快樂地，幸福地。

【6】D exchange 交換，交流；cook 烹調(diào)，煮；sell 賣；order 命令，定購。根據(jù)句意“訂了一頓豐盛的早餐”可知選D

【7】 C explain說明，解釋；read閱讀，讀懂，理解；lie躺，說謊，位于；announce宣布。根據(jù)句意可知他發(fā)現(xiàn)自己向服務(wù)員撒謊說她的錢包丟了

【8】B argue爭論，辯論；sit坐；shop購物，買東西；pray祈禱，懇求；根據(jù)句意可知服務(wù)員走到他坐的椅子后面

【9】A bend down蹲下，彎腰；turn up出現(xiàn)，發(fā)生，開大；go out出去，熄滅，過時；make up彌補(bǔ)，組成，化妝。根據(jù)句意可知他彎腰撿起20美元的紙幣。

【10】B demand要求，需要；drop落下，下降；own擁有；receive收到。根據(jù)句意可知是小伙子掉在地上的。

【11】D句意:他不相信他的運(yùn)氣。practice實(shí)踐，練習(xí)；memory記憶，記憶力；character性格，品質(zhì)；luck運(yùn)氣，幸運(yùn)。

【12】A句意:他很快付了早餐，留下小費(fèi)，用零錢加了油，然后西行。

【13】C句意:根本沒有人掉錢，用nobody。

【14】D句意:也許，服務(wù)員知道我處于困境中。in confusion亂七八糟，處于混亂狀態(tài)；in advance預(yù)先，提前；in debt負(fù)債；in trouble處于不幸中，在困難中

【15】C句意：他以一種不讓我尷尬的方式幫助我。encourage鼓勵，激勵；inspire鼓舞，激發(fā)；embarrass使窘迫，使尷尬；fool愚弄，開玩笑。

【16】B句意：每年他捐獻(xiàn)幾千美元，每年遞增100元。bring in引入，賺取；give away贈送，泄露；put away放好，儲存；get back返回，恢復(fù)。

【17】A句意:它被稱作神秘的圣誕老人。be known as...因……而著名。

【18】D句意:在每年的圣誕節(jié)，他都以個人的名義給街上和餐館里的人分錢。works工廠，著作；tools工具，用具；knowledge 學(xué)問，知識；money財(cái)產(chǎn)，錢。

【19】B句意:這是一個我親身經(jīng)歷的故事，因此我知道給予要比接受更有福氣。charge索價(jià)；give給，贈予；collect收集，募捐；deliver遞送，發(fā)表。

【20】D句意:他非常感激他能夠分享多年前給他的生活帶來福氣的禮物。afraid害怕的；sorry抱歉的，難過的；uncertain不確定的，不穩(wěn)定的；grateful感激的。