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es every morning at 4: 00, in good and bad weather, and walks into his sandwich shop. By 5:50, he39。s making the rounds of the shelters on Centre Streets. He gave out 200 sandwiches to the 1 , before beginning his workday. It started 20 years ago when Michael met a homeless man named John. He began to help him 2 effort then. Day after day, he brought John some food. When it was really 3 , he invited John to rest in his car while he worked. Once he asked John if he wanted to get cleaned up. It was a(n) 4 offer, because Michael thought John would refuse. 5 , John said, Are you going to wash me? Michael knew that he was looking at a test of his promise. It was at the moment that Michael 6 to help the homeless. Michael began his work. He received no sponsorship, saying, I39。m not getting media 7 . I just want to do some good in my way. There are snowy days, and I have a hard time leaving my warm bed to go downtown with sandwiches. But I39。ve 8 . Michael makes 200 sandwiches every day for the past 20 years. I don39。t simply lay the sandwiches on a table for the homeless to 9 . I shake their hands and wish them a good day, says Michael. Once Mayor Koch came to help him. They ignored the media, and it seemed like it was just the 10 of them. Of all Michael39。s memories, working with the Mayor was not as important as working next to someone else. A man 11 was one of the sandwich takers left, and Michael thought about him from time to time. He hoped he had moved on to a better environment. One day, the man came back, greeting Michael and 12 sandwiches of his own. He said Michael39。s daily food, warm handshakes and wishes had given him the encouragement he badly needed. 13 he achieved some success, he decided to do the same thing as Michael. The moment needed no 14 . The two men worked silently, side by side, handing out their sandwiches. It was another day on Centre Streets, but a day with just a little more 15 .1. A. kidsB. womenC. oldD. homeless2. A. withB. aroundC. fromD. over3. A. sunnyB. warmC. cloudyD. cold4. A. sillyB. emptyC. crazyD. free5. A. LuckilyB. DisappointedlyC. SurprisinglyD. Thankfully6. A. succeededB. agreedC. answeredD. determined7. A. benefitB. attentionC. newsD. information8. A. sufferedB. worriedC. managedD. wondered9. A. take upB. pick upC. give upD. put up10. A. oneB. twoC. threeD. four11. A. whatB. whichC. whoD. whom12. A. eatingB. carryingC. sellingD. treating13. A. AfterB. BeforeC. UnlessD. If14. A. purposeB. dialogueC. trustD. doubt15. A. luckB. funC. prideD. hope【答案】 (1)D;(2)A;(3)D;(4)B;(5)C;(6)D;(7)B;(8)C;(9)B;(10)B;(11)C;(12)B;(13)A;(14)B;(15)D; 【解析】【分析】文章大意:文章講述了,邁克爾不管陰天晴天都會早早起床,在工作之前,為中央大街的庇護所發(fā)放三明治的故事,后來科赫市長也來幫忙,他們忽視了媒體的存在,做著自己該做的事。 (1)句意:他給無家可歸的人分發(fā)200個三明治。;;;,根據(jù) shelters,可知里面都是無家可歸的人。故答案是D。 (2)句意:那時,他開始努力幫助他。,帶著;;;……之上,effort為名詞,在句中表示的是幫助的方式,應(yīng)使用with引出,故答案是A。 (3)句意:當天氣真的寒冷的時候,他邀請約翰在車里休息,而他在工作。;;;,根據(jù) he invited John to rest in his car 可知,車外面可能不暖和,故答案是D。 (4)句意:這是一種無意義的幫助。;,無意義的;;,根據(jù) because Michael thought John would refuse. 可知約翰可能會拒絕美因茨這種幫助就是無意義的,故答案是B。 (5)句意:令人吃驚的是,約翰說,你打算給我洗澡嗎?;;;,根據(jù)前文的描述,邁克爾認為約翰可能會拒絕他,但是約翰沒有,對于邁克爾來說是很吃驚的,故答案是C。 (6)句意:就在那時候,約翰決定幫助無家可歸的人。;;;,決定,根據(jù)選項意思和搭配的賓語之間的關(guān)系可知,應(yīng)使用determined最合適,故答案是D。 (7)句意:我不是在為了引起媒體的注意。;;;。根據(jù) I just want to do some good in my way. 可知他想按照自己的方式做事,所以并不是為了引起媒體的注意。故答案是B。 (8)句意:但是我設(shè)法做到了。;;;,根據(jù) here are snowy days, and I have a hard time leaving my warm bed to go downtown with sandwiches. 可知,這樣做地卻很難,但是but的出現(xiàn)可以推測,他做到了,故答案是C。 (9)句意:我不是簡單地把三明治放在桌子上讓無家可歸的人來撿起來吃。;;;,因為他要把這些三明治的、送給這些無計可歸的人,所以他們想吃,必須把三明治拿起來。故答案是B。 (10)句意:似乎只有他們兩人。;;;,其中的they指的是邁克爾和科赫市長,應(yīng)該是兩個人,故答案是B。 (11)句意:一個接受三明治的人走了。本句為定語從句,先行詞是人,并且在從句中做主語,應(yīng)使用關(guān)系代詞who,故答案是C。 (12)句意:一天這個男的回來了,給邁克爾打著招呼并且?guī)е约旱娜髦?。;;;,根?jù)后面的敘述可知,他想做邁克爾一樣的事,因此帶來了自己的三明治。故答案是B。 (13)句意:他取得了成功之后,決定做與邁克爾同樣的事?!?;……之前;;,根據(jù)兩句話的關(guān)系可知,做出這樣的決定是在取得了一定的成就之后,故答案是A。 (14)句意:此刻不需要對話,意圖;;;,根據(jù) The two men worked silently, 可知兩人在默默地走,因此是不需要對話的,故答案是B。 (15)句意:在中心接又過了一天,這一天的希望又大了一些。;;;,根據(jù)前面的敘述可知,他想跟邁克爾一樣做同樣的事,可能這一天做的是多了,完成的希望大了點。故答案是D。 【點評】考查詞匯在篇章中的運用能力,答題時首先要跳過空格通讀文章掌握其大意,然后細讀文章字斟句酌逐一作答,注意考慮句型、語法、搭配、語境等因素。最后通讀一遍檢查驗證。 5.閱讀下面短文,從短文后所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出可以填入相應(yīng)空白處的最佳選項。 One afternoon in June, Maggie was driving back to her house. Her sheepdog, Patches, was sitting in the back with 1 head out of the window to help it cool down. 2 , Maggie heard a loud noise and she began to lose control of the car. Then the 3 crashed into a tree. Maggie opened her eyes and looked around to 4 that her dog was all right. Then she felt a great pain in her left leg. And she realized that the car was filled with thick black smoke. She pushed the car door open and tried to get out, but her trousers were caught in 5 . That39。s when Patches proved (證明是) to be a 6 dog hero. It started biting her trousers until Maggie could pull her leg. Unluckily, that wasn39。t enough because Maggie 7 couldn39。t move. Patches grabbed(抓住) her jacket with its teeth and bravely pulled her out of the car. She 8 to the ground, but Patches kept pulling until it made Maggie far away from the car. After a while, the car blew up (爆炸). Finally, the emergency services 9 and they took Maggie to a hospital. Maggie is very proud of Patches. She says that she wouldn39。t be here today to tell his 10 if there were no her brave dog. 1. A. herB. itsC. my2. A. FinallyB. CertainlyC. Suddenly3. A. dogB. carC. house4. A. depend onB. think aboutC. make sure5.