It was a cold evening and my daughter and I were walking up Broadway. I didn’t notice a guy sitting inside a cardboard box. But Nora did. She wasn’t even four, but she  36  at my coat and said, “That man’s cold. Daddy,  37  we take him home?”
I don’t remember my reply. But I do remember a sudden  38  feeling inside me. I had always been delighted at how much my daughter noticed in her  39 , whether it was  40  in flight or children playing. But now she was noticing  41  and beggary.
A few days later, I saw an article in the newspaper about volunteers who picked up a food package from a nearby school on a Sunday morning and  42  it to an elderly person. It was quick and easy. I  43  us up. Nora was  44  about it. She could understand the importance of food, so she could easily see how  45  our job was. When Sunday came, she was ready, but I had to  46  myself to leave the house. On the way to the school, I fought an urge to turn  47 . The Sunday paper and coffee were waiting at home. Why do this?  48 , we phoned the elderly person we’d been appointed. She  49  us right over.
The building was in a sad state. Facing us was a silver-haired woman in an old dress. She took the package and asked us to come in. Nora ran inside. I unwillingly followed. 50  inside, I saw that the department belonged to someone poor. Our hostess showed us some photos. Nora played and when it came time to say goodbye, we three hugged, I walked home in tears.
Professionals call such a(n)  51  “a volunteer opportunity”. They are opportunities, I’ve come to see. Where else but as volunteers do you have opportunity to do something  52  that’s good for others as well as for yourself? Nora and I regularly serve to needy people and  53  clothes for the homeless. Yet, as I’ve  54  her grow over these past four years, I still wonder—which of us has  55  more?
小題1:
A．pulledB．glancedC．wavedD．a(chǎn)imed
小題2:
A．would B．canC．needD．must
小題3:
A．general B．trueC．heavyD．curious
小題4:
A．a(chǎn)reaB．partC．eyesightD．world
小題5:
A．insects B．dogsC．a(chǎn)nimalsD．birds
小題6:
A．coldness B．illnessC．sufferingD．ignorance
小題7:
A．delivered B．returnedC．devotedD．posted
小題8:
A．held B．hurriedC．signedD．lined
小題9:
A．casual B．sorryC．a(chǎn)stonishedD．excited
小題10:
A．creativeB．valuableC．shockingD．simple
小題11:
A．warn B．stopC．a(chǎn)llowD．push
小題12:
A．backB．a(chǎn)wayC．upD．out
小題13:
A．ThereforeB．ObviouslyC．StillD．Also
小題14:
A．called B．promisedC．invitedD．helped
小題15:
A．AsB．OnceC．BecauseD．Though
小題16:
A．stayB．visitC．a(chǎn)dventureD．challenge
小題17:
A．fairB．famous C．difficultD．enjoyable
小題18:
A．collectB．make C．orderD．wear
小題19:
A．letB．madeC．watchedD．noticed
小題20:
A．improvedB．benefited C．triedD．seized

小題1:A
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:D
小題5:D
小題6:C
小題7:A
小題8:C
小題9:D
小題10:B
小題11:D
小題12:A
小題13:C
小題14:C
小題15:B
小題16:B
小題17:D
小題18:A
小題19:C
小題20:B

試題分析：本文講的是父親和女兒在百老匯通過女兒做的一件小事受到啟發(fā)和一些感慨。
小題1:根據(jù)語境，女兒拉了一下我的衣角說。。。，A拖，拉，拔B 一瞥C 揮舞，揮動D瞄準
小題2:女兒見那個乞丐很冷，問她爸爸是否可以把他帶回家。征詢意見，can we ...? 我們可不可以。。。。？
小題3:從下文可知女兒過去只在意孩童的美好世界，但現(xiàn)在開始關注苦難，赤貧。所以作者突然有一種沉重心情。
小題4:下文提到提到鳥兒嬉戲，小孩玩耍等均是童趣，是女兒的她的孩童世界。
小題5:根據(jù)常識，女兒的孩童世界，童趣當然是看鳥兒嬉戲，與小孩玩耍等。
小題6:本空和beggary是并列關系，行乞與苦難有關，故選 suffering 
小題7:根據(jù)句意，自愿者把食物包裝盒收集起來送到一位年邁的人。Deliver sth to sb.post 郵寄，不合語境。
小題8:我們報名參加了自愿者活動，sign up報名
小題9:在此活動中女兒可以理解食物的重要性，因此我們的工作很有價值。
小題10:從第一段可知看出女兒很有愛心。對這次自愿者活動她感到很興奮
小題11:從下一句可以看出，到了星期天，我想呆在家看報紙，喝咖啡，因而是“逼迫”著離開家
小題12:根據(jù)句意，我有著強烈的欲望想轉(zhuǎn)身回家。Turn back 往回走turn away走開，離開turn up出現(xiàn)，把聲音調(diào)大，turn out結果是，被證明是
小題13:A因此B顯而易見C仍然，但是，還D也 ，根據(jù)我們還是打電話給了指定的那位老人（準備把食物包裝盒送去）
小題14:從下文可知我們走進了老人的住處，說明他邀請我們過去，故選invited
小題15:AC均表原因，可排除，D盡管，根據(jù)上文Nora跑進去了，我不情愿的跟著進去，我一旦進去，我便看到了屬于某個窮人的公寓。
小題16:專業(yè)人士把這樣的拜訪（去老人家）叫做志愿者的機會。
小題17:形容詞辨析。與good 呼應，做既利人又利己的事，當然是令人愉快的事，有樂趣的事
小題18:募集衣物給無家可歸的人。Ａ收集，募集Ｂ制作Ｃ訂購Ｄ穿
小題19:過去四年，通過在百老匯做志愿者活動，看著我女兒不斷成長。
小題20:句意，我們到底哪個受益更多（我們都有收獲）
點評：本文講的是父親和女兒在百老匯通過女兒做的一件小事受到啟發(fā)和一些感慨。答題前一定要讀懂全文，弄清文章要表達的思想，注意前后段落之間的關系。答題中，一定要認真分析，注意選項與上下文的關系，與前后單詞的關系。對于一時沒有太大的把握的題可以放到最后再來完成，因為有時答案可以從下文內(nèi)容體現(xiàn)出來。答完后再通讀一篇文章，看看所選選項能不能是語句通順，語意連貫。
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D．The importance of protecting animals.
小題2: According to the first paragraph, we may infer that sheep _____.
A．a(chǎn)re less clever than rodentsB．can find their home
C．can read mapsD．a(chǎn)re good planners
小題3: Which seems to have to do with the number of butterflies?
A．The species of grass in grasslands.
B．The species of trees in grasslands.
C．The number of flowers in grasslands.
D．The number of animals in grasslands.
小題4:In which part of a newspaper can we most probably read the passage?
A．Geography.B．Culture.C．Travel.D．Nature.

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