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is name on them, and then 2 the artwork in an envelope. He then insists on 3 his handwork to the neighbors, and a mail box he 4 belongs to the elderly couple who live next door. To be 5 , I didn39。t think much of it, but I had 6 to warn my neighbors of the drawings 7 appearing in their letterboxes—I just didn39。t have the 8 to do so, because I was a little busy recently. On Tuesday of last week, I was walking down to school to collect my son when I 9 Mary, my elderly neighbor, 10 at her mail box. She said, Jodie, is it your little son that has been posting items in my letterbox to me? I was at once 11 , Oh yes, Mary, it is. I39。m sorry. I meant to tell you… She cut me off, Jodie, I just love his mail. I39。ve 12 every item he has sent. You don39。t know how much 13 the letters has made my day. I just love them. While I was walking down to school after our 14 , many thoughts came to me. Mary doesn39。t have a lot to fill her days, 15 she was a mother to a number of children herself who receives fairly regular visitors. The small 16 of getting some mail—pictures drawn by the hand of a young child—has brought 17 to her days, just as my visit to my grandparents does. I have decided that my son should 18 this practice. He should also start sending some items to his grandparents in Perth as well. It will most 19 make their day. It39。s doing the little, simple things that can often make a big 20 in someone39。s life.1. A. habitB. attitudeC. styleD. form2. A. hidingB. writingC. drawingD. putting3. A. handingB. holdingC. postingD. writing4. A. openedB. setC. choseD. saw5. A. kindB. surprisedC. carefulD. honest6. A. meantB. askedC. hatedD. refused7. A. actuallyB. suddenlyC. hardlyD. partly8. A. intelligenceB. strengthC. moneyD. time9. A. metB. visitedC. datedD. called10. A. cryingB. lyingC. laughingD. standing11. A. humorousB. embarrassedC. confusedD. amused12. A. copiedB. boughtC. keptD. examined13. A. receivingB. writingC. paintingD. exchanging14. A. reportB. expressionC. talkD. discussion15. A. unlessB. butC. soD. although16. A. chargeB. offerC. actD. help17. A. worthB. happinessC. valueD. future18. A. addB. stopC. continueD. form19. A. certainlyB. unfortunatelyC. accidentallyD. confidently20. A. pointB. differenceC. behaviourD. living【答案】(1)A;(2)D;(3)C;(4)C;(5)D;(6)A;(7)B;(8)D;(9)A;(10)D;(11)B;(12)C;(13)A;(14)C;(15)D;(16)C;(17)B;(18)C;(19)A;(20)B; 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文,作者的兒子把自己畫(huà)的畫(huà)寄給了鄰居,給她帶去了快樂(lè).通過(guò)此事,作者認(rèn)識(shí)到,簡(jiǎn)單的小事也能對(duì)一個(gè)人的一生有很大的作用。(1)考查名詞。句意:他養(yǎng)成了畫(huà)畫(huà)、在上面寫(xiě)上自己的名字,然后把畫(huà)放在信封里的習(xí)慣。 A. habit“習(xí)慣”; B. attitude“態(tài)度”; C. style “風(fēng)格”; D. form“形式”。form the habit of doing sth“養(yǎng)成做某事的習(xí)慣”。根據(jù)句意,故選A。(2)考查動(dòng)詞。句意:他養(yǎng)成了畫(huà)畫(huà)、在上面寫(xiě)上自己的名字,然后把畫(huà)放在信封里的習(xí)慣。A. hiding“躲藏”; B. writing“寫(xiě)”; C. drawing“畫(huà)” ; D. putting“放置”。put sth in......“把.....放入....里”。故選D。(3)考查動(dòng)詞。句意:然后,他堅(jiān)持把他的手工藝品寄給鄰居。A. handing“傳遞”; B. holding“握住”; C. posting“郵寄”; D. writing“寫(xiě)”。根據(jù)下文 “Jodie, is it your little son that has been posting items in my letterbox to me?”可知,小男孩把自己的作品郵寄給了隔壁的鄰居。故選C。(4)考查動(dòng)詞。 句意:他選擇的郵箱屬于住在隔壁的老年夫婦。A. opened“打開(kāi)”; B. set“設(shè)置”; C. chose“選擇”; D. saw“看”。故選C。(5)考查形容詞。句意:誠(chéng)實(shí)地說(shuō),我并沒(méi)有多想。 A. kind“善良的” ; B. surprised “驚訝的” ; C. careful “小心的”; D. honest“誠(chéng)實(shí)的”。故選D。(6)考查動(dòng)詞。句意:我本想提醒我的鄰居那些突然出現(xiàn)在他們信箱里的畫(huà)。A. meant“想要,意欲”。 B. asked“問(wèn)”; C. hated“討厭”; D. refused“拒絕”。根據(jù)下文“I meant to tell you…”??芍?,由于作者沒(méi)有時(shí)間,所以本打算做的事情沒(méi)有做。故選A。(7)考查副詞。句意:我本想提醒我的鄰居那些突然出現(xiàn)在他們信箱里的畫(huà)。A. actually“事實(shí)上”; B. suddenly“突然地”; C. hardly“幾乎不”; D. partly“部分地”。根據(jù)上文可知,小男孩并未事先通知老鄰居,所以男孩的母親想提醒老夫婦那些突然出現(xiàn)在郵箱里的畫(huà)。故選B。(8)考查名詞。句意:我只是沒(méi)有時(shí)間這樣做,因?yàn)槲易罱悬c(diǎn)忙。A. intelligence“智力”; B. strength“力量”; C. money“錢(qián) ”; D. time“時(shí)間”。根據(jù)下文的a little busy 可知,作者沒(méi)有時(shí)間。故選D。(9)考查動(dòng)詞。句意:上周二我步行去學(xué)校接我兒子,這時(shí)我遇到了我的老鄰居瑪麗,她正站在郵箱前。A. met“遇見(jiàn)”; B. visited“拜訪” ; C. dated“約會(huì)”; D. called“呼喚”。根據(jù)下文作者與老鄰居的對(duì)話可知,作者是遇到了老鄰居。故選A。(10)考查動(dòng)詞。句意:上周二我步行去學(xué)校接我兒子,這時(shí)我遇到了我的老鄰居瑪麗,她正站在郵箱前。A. crying“哭” ; B. lying“躺” ; C. laughing“ 笑”; D. standing“站立”。故選D。(11)考查形容詞。句意:我立刻感到尷尬。 A. humorous“幽默的”; B. embarrassed“尷尬的”; C. confused “困惑的 ”; D. amused“愉快的”。根據(jù)下文“Oh yes, Mary, it is. I39。m sorry.”。可知,作者感到很尷尬。故選B。(12)考查動(dòng)詞。句意:我保存了他寄來(lái)的每一件物品。A. copied“復(fù)制”; B. bought“買(mǎi)”; C. kept “保持”; D. examined“檢查”。根據(jù)上文“I just love his mail”??芍?,老鄰居瑪麗喜歡男孩寄來(lái)的畫(huà),所以保存了他寄來(lái)的每一件物品。故選C。(13)考查動(dòng)詞。 句意:你不知道收到這些信件有多讓我開(kāi)心。老婦人開(kāi)心的原因是收到了很多來(lái)自男孩的畫(huà)。A. receiving“收到 ”; B. writing “寫(xiě)”; C. painting“繪畫(huà)”; D. exchanging“交換”。故選A。(14)考查名詞。句意:我們談話結(jié)束后,當(dāng)我走向?qū)W校的時(shí)候,我想到了很多。A. report“報(bào)告”; B. expression“表達(dá)”; C. talk“談話”; D. discussion“討論”。根據(jù)上文作者與老鄰居瑪麗的對(duì)話可知,故選C。(15)考查連詞。 句意:盡管她是很多孩子的母親,孩子們也經(jīng)常來(lái)看望她。但是她的生活不充實(shí)。A. unless“除非”; B. but“但是”; C. so“所以”; D. although“盡管”。故選D。(16)考查名詞。句意:得到一些由小孩子親手手繪的郵寄照片的小舉動(dòng)給她的生活帶來(lái)了幸福。A. charge“費(fèi)用”; B. offer“提供”; C. act “行動(dòng)”; D. help“幫助”。故選C。(17)考查名詞。句意:得到一些由小孩子手繪的郵寄照片的小舉動(dòng)給她的生活帶來(lái)了幸福。A. worth“價(jià)值”; B. happiness“快樂(lè)”; C. value “價(jià)值”; D. future“將來(lái)”。由前文的“I just love them”??芍∧泻⒔o老鄰居瑪麗帶來(lái)了快樂(lè)。故選B。(18)考查動(dòng)詞。句意:我決定讓兒子繼續(xù)這樣做。A. add“增加“; B. stop “停止“; C. continue“繼續(xù)”; D. form“形成”。根據(jù)下文“He should also start sending some items to his grandparents in Perth ”可知,作者決定讓兒子繼續(xù)做下去。故選C。(19)考查副詞。句意:一定會(huì)讓使她高興。 A. certainly“確定地”; B. unfortunately“不幸運(yùn)地”; C. accidentally“意外地”; D. confidently“自信地”。小男孩的小小舉動(dòng)已經(jīng)給老瑪麗鄰居帶來(lái)了快樂(lè),作者相信也一定能給小男孩的祖父母帶來(lái)快樂(lè)