No One Is Too Poor to Give

When Teresa，a widow with four young children，saw a notice from her church for all members to gather to deliver presents and food to a  16  family，she took $10 out of her savings jar and bought some ingredients to make three dozen  17  ．She got to the church parking lot just in time to join the convoy going to the home that was to  18  the people’s help．

     The route was  19  ，and she was astonished when the cars pulled up in front of her house．When the pastor saw her，he said，“ We  20  expected you to join us ,

Teresa．We know it’s been a great  21  since your husband died，and we all wanted

to  22   you．”

Although she was   23   being the object of charity，Teresa didn’t want to  24  anyone so she  25  said，“ Well，at least I can share these cookies with our    26  ．”

     This parable teaches us that no one is too  27   to help others and that true charity is rooted in love and compassion．  28    of spirit is worse than economic distress．Teresa’s story  29  us that very few of us give as much as we could and should．

     My friend Larry Rosen，president of the YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles

30  me to the concept of “ sacrificial giving”—  31    in a large quantity up to a

point where one must  32  something that is desired．

     You can start out easy．Take whatever  33  you are thinking of giving to charity，then   34   it．If that’s too much, increase it by 50 percent instead．The  35  is to stretch yourself．It will mean a lot to those you help，but it will mean as much to your heart．

1.A．wealthy    B．big      C．noble           D．needy

2.A．cookies    B．cakes     C ．buns          D．rolls

3.A．offer      B．receive    C．expect          D．refuse

4.A．pleasant    B．1engthy    C．familiar        D．rough

5.A．never      B．just        C．even           D．seldom

6.A．failure     B．comfort     C．success        D．struggle

7.A．satisfy     B．support     C．invite          D．remember

8.A．unnatural   B．unhappy    C．uncomfortable   D．unfortunate

9.A．embarrass   B．trouble     C．bother         D．a(chǎn)nnoy

10.A．humbly    B．openly     C．clearly         D．cheerfully

11.A．children    B．friends     C．relatives       D．neighbors

12.A．weak      B．generous    C．poor          D．patient

13.A．Poverty    B．Power      C．Importance    D．Source

14.A．ensures    B．informs     C．proves        D．reminds

15.A．introduced  B．presented   C．1ed           D．directed

16.A．taking      B．giving     C．going         D．a(chǎn)sking

17.A．reject      B．win        C．quit          D．obtain

18.A．weight     B．size        C．load          D．a(chǎn)mount

19.A．double     B．calculate     C．record       D．a(chǎn)nalyze

20.A．way       B．idea         C．a(chǎn)dvice       D．guidance

 

【答案】

 

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.A

6.D

7.B

8.C

9.A

10.D

11.B

12.C

13.A

14.D

15.A

16.B

17.C

18.D

19.A

20.B

【解析】

試題分析：本文通過講述Teresa的故事，去鼓勵人們要對別人有愛心，雖然自己的日子過地很窘迫了，但是也能夠拿出一些東西去幫助那些需要幫助的人，這就是我們所說的犧牲奉獻(xiàn)的精神，經(jīng)濟(jì)上的窘迫比精神空虛相比并不可怕。

1.考查形容詞及語境的理解。A．wealthy富有的； B．big 大的； C．noble 高尚的； D．needy貧困的。根據(jù)常識可知被幫扶的對象肯定是貧窮的家庭。當(dāng)Teresa是一個有4個孩子的寡婦，她看到通知，讓所有是教會的人都要捐贈一些禮物和食物給一個貧困的家庭，故選D。

2.考查名詞及語境的理解。A．cookies餅干； B．cakes 蛋糕； C ．buns果子面包； D．rolls面包卷。根據(jù)at least I can share these cookies 可知她買了一些原料，做了三打不同口味的餅干（cookies），故選A。

3.考查動詞及語境的理解。A．offer提供； B．receive收到； C．expect 期待； D．refuse拒絕。她到達(dá)教堂的停車場及時的加入到護(hù)送那些收到幫助的人回家，故選B。

4.考查形容詞及語境的理解。A．pleasant令人愉快的； B．1engthy   C．familiar熟悉的； D．rough粗糙的。根據(jù)she was astonished when the cars pulled up in front of her house．她知道車不該停在她家的門口。路線很熟悉（familiar），她很吃驚車隊停在了她家的門口，故選C。

5.考查副詞及語境的理解。A．never從不； B．just 公正的； C．even 平坦的； D．seldom很少地。根據(jù)since your husband died可知牧師知道她的生活很艱難。當(dāng)牧師看見她時，他說他從沒有（never）希望她能加入到他們的隊伍，故選A。

6.考查名詞及語境的理解。A．failure 失�。� B．comfort安慰； C．success成功； D．struggle，斗爭。根據(jù)上文因為孩子多，可知她的日子過的很艱難。我們知道自從你的丈夫死后，那是巨大的生活斗爭，故選D。

7.考查動詞及語境的理解。A．satisfy 使?jié)M意； B．support支持； C．invite邀請； D．remember記住。根據(jù)上文We      expected you to join us可知我們都想來幫助您，故選B。

8.考查形容詞及語境的理解。A．unnatural 不尋常； B．unhappy不高興； C．uncomfortable不合適的，不舒服的； D．unfortunate不幸的。根據(jù)上文可知她的丈夫去世后她的日子過的很艱難。盡管它作為行善的人是不合適的，故選C。

9.考查名詞及語境的理解。A．embarrass尷尬； B．trouble麻煩； C．bother麻煩； D．a(chǎn)nnoy煩惱。根據(jù)Although she was        being the object of charity 可知Teresa 不想任何人弄的尷尬，故選A。

10.考查副詞及語境的理解。A．humbly謙遜的； B．openly公開的； C．clearly清楚地； D．cheerfully高興地。根據(jù)Teresa didn’t want to       anyone 可知Teresa不想任何人弄的尷尬，所以她高興地（cheerfully）說，故選D。

11.考查名詞及語境的理解。A．children孩子們； B．friends朋友； C．relatives親戚；  D．neighbors鄰居。因為她認(rèn)為被幫助的人應(yīng)該是朋友。Teresa不想任何人弄的尷尬，所以她高興地（cheerfully）說：至少我可以和我是朋友（friends）共同分享這些餅干，故選B。

12.考查形容詞及語境的理解。A．weak虛弱的； B．generous慷慨的； C．poor貧窮的； D．patient病人。根據(jù)題目No One Is Too Poor to Give可知沒有人窮得不能去幫助別人，故選C。

13.考查名詞及語境的理解。A．Poverty貧困； B．Power 力量； C．Importance 重要；  D．Source來源，原始材料。根據(jù)上文可知前面敘述的是經(jīng)濟(jì)上的貧窮，進(jìn)而聯(lián)想到精神上的空虛。精神空虛比經(jīng)濟(jì)窘迫更糟糕，故選A。

14.考查動詞及語境的理解。A．ensures保證； B．informs 告知； C．proves證明； D．reminds提醒。這里是短語remind sb to do提醒某人某事。Teresa的故事提醒我們我們中有很少的人能夠做到傾其所有去幫助別人，故選D。

15.考查動詞及語境的理解。A．introduced介紹； B．presented提出； C．1ed領(lǐng)導(dǎo)； D．directed指導(dǎo)。根據(jù)very few of us give as much as we could and should可知我的朋友Larry Rosen，是大都市洛杉磯基督教青年會的會長，他向我介紹了犧牲奉獻(xiàn)的概念，故選A。

16.考查動詞及語境的理解。A．taking拿走； B．giving給； C．going 走； D．a(chǎn)sking問。根據(jù)sacrificial giving可知犧牲奉獻(xiàn)就是把自己所急需的東西也要拿出來給（giving）別人，故選B。

17.考查動詞及語境的理解。A．reject拒絕； B．win贏； C．quit放棄，退出； D．obtain獲得。根據(jù)上下文的語境可知犧牲奉獻(xiàn)就是把自己所急需的東西也要拿出（quit）來給（giving）別人，故選C。

18.考查名詞及語境的理解。A．weight重量； B．size大小； C．load負(fù)荷； D．a(chǎn)mount數(shù)量。根據(jù)上文very few of us give as much as we could and should．拿出你想做施舍的東西無論有多少，然后你會加倍施舍的數(shù)量，故選D。

19.考查動詞及語境的理解。A．double使加倍； B．calculate計算； C．record記錄； D．a(chǎn)nalyze分析。根據(jù)If that’s too much, increase it by 50 percent instead可知拿出你想做施舍的東西無論有多少，然后你會加倍施舍的數(shù)量，故選A。

20.考查名詞及語境的理解。A．way方法； B．idea想法； C．a(chǎn)dvice建議； D．guidance指導(dǎo)。根據(jù)上文去施舍別人的這個想法。這個想法會讓你鍛煉自己，故選B。

考點：人生百味類短文。

 

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