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(2017·北京高考)Hannah Taylor is a schoolgirl from Manitoba, Canada. One day, when she was five years old, she was walking with her mother in downtown Winnipeg. They saw a man __1__ out of a garbage can. She asked her mother why he did that, and her mother said that the man was homeless and hungry. Hannah was very __2__. She couldn't understand why some people had to live their lives without shelter or enough food. Hannah started to think about how she could __3__， but, of course, there is not a lot one fiveyearold can do to solve (解决) the problem of homelessness.
Later, when Hannah attended school, she saw another homeless person. It was a woman, __4__ an old shopping trolley (购物车) which was piled with __5__. It seemed that everything the woman owned was in them. This made Hannah very sad, and even more __6__ to do something. She had been talking to her mother about the lives of homeless people __7__ they first saw the homeless man. Her mother told her that if she did something to change the problem that made her sad, she wouldn't __8__ as bad.
Hannah began to speak out about the homelessness in Manitoba and then in other provinces. She hoped to __9__ her message of hope and awareness. She started the Ladybug Foundation, an organization aiming at getting rid of homelessness. She began to __10__ “Big Bosses” lunches, where she would try to persuade local business leaders to __11__ to the cause. She also organized a fundraising (募捐) drive in “Ladybug Jars” to collect everyone's spare change during “Make Change” month. More recently, the foundation began another __12__ called National Red Scarf Day—a day when people donate $20 and wear red scarves in support of Canada's __13__ and homeless.
There is an emergency shelter in Winnipeg called “Hannah's Place”， something that Hannah is very __14__ of. Hannah's Place is divided into several areas, providing shelter for people when it is so cold that __15__ outdoors can mean death. In the more than five years since Hannah began her activities, she has received a lot of __16__. For example, she received the 2007 BRICK Award recognizing the __17__ of young people to change the world. But __18__ all this, Hannah still has the __19__ life of a Winnipeg schoolgirl, except that she pays regular visits to homeless people.
Hannah is one of many examples of young people who are making a __20__ in the world. You can, too!
篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一位心地善良的小女孩Hannah，在两次目睹了无家可归的流浪者的悲惨生活后，积极组织和参与社会公益活动，用实际行动帮助无家可归者和饥饿者。
1．A.jumping B．eating
C．crying D．waving
答案：B 根据后面的“the man was homeless and hungry”可知，那个人无家可归，并且很饿，所以他应该是从垃圾桶里找东西吃(eating)。
2．A.annoyed B．nervous
C．ashamed D．upset
答案：D 根据后面的“She couldn't understand why some people had to live their lives without shelter or enough food.”可知，她不能理解为什么一些人没有庇护之所，没有足够的食物，这让她很难过(upset)。第二段最后一句出现的sad是近义词复现，也可由此印证答案。
3．A.behave B．manage
C．help D．work
答案：C 根据后面的“there is not a lot one fiveyearold can do to solve(解决) the problem of homelessness”可知，Hannah想尽一己之力帮助(help)无家可归者，不过一个5岁的女孩毕竟能力有限，可做的事情不多。
4．A.pushing B．carrying
C．buying D．holding
答案：A 根据后面的“an old shopping trolley(购物车)”可知，她看到的那个妇女推着(pushing)一辆旧的购物车。
5．A.goods B．bottles
C．foods D．bags
答案：D 根据后面的“It seemed that everything the woman owned was in them.”可知，那个女人所有的家当好像都在包里，所以购物车里应该堆满了包(bags)。
6．A.excited B．determined
C．energetic D．grateful
答案：B 根据第一段的内容可知，Hannah在5岁时就想帮助无家可归者，根据第三、四段的内容可知，Hannah做了一些事情来帮助他们，所以此处表示，见到这个无家可归的女人，她很伤心，这更坚定了(determined)她要做点儿事情的决心。
7．A.since B．unless
C．although D．as
答案：A 根据第一段的内容“She asked her mother why he did that...”可知，自从(since)她们第一次见到那个无家可归的人，Hannah就和她的妈妈一直讨论他们的生活。since “自……以来”，可引导时间状语从句。
8．A.sound B．get
C．feel D．look
答案：C 根据空前的“made her sad”可知，碰到无家可归的人让Hannah很伤心，所以她的妈妈告诉她，如果她能做点儿什么来改变这种状况，那么她就不会感觉(feel)这么糟糕了。
9．A.exchange B．leave
C．keep D．spread
答案：D 根据此段第一句中的“began to speak out”可知，Hannah开始在公开场合做些关于帮助无家可归的人的演讲，想呼吁人们关注他们。她希望把这种希望传播(spread)下去，并提升人们的意识。
10．A.sell B．deliver
C．host D．pack
答案：C 根据此空句子的后半句可知，她开始举办午宴，希望商界大亨能慷慨解囊，资助她的慈善事业。host “举办”，符合语境。
11．A.contribute B．lead
C．apply D．agree
答案：A contribute to 意为“捐献”，符合语境。
12．A.campaign B．trip
C．procedure D．trial
答案：A 空格前的another提示，前面已经出现过一个同类型的名词，且前文提到的与募捐有关的活动，由此可知， another后面是另一个活动(campaign)——National Red Scarf Day，人们在当天捐献20美元。
13．A.elderly B．hungry
C．lonely D．sick
答案：B 第一段中提到了“the man was homeless and hungry”和本空相呼应，是单词复现。
14．A.aware B．afraid
C．proud D．sure
答案：C 根据下文的描述，Hannah's Place分布在好几个区，为流浪者提供了栖身之处，所以Hannah已经给很多流浪者提供了帮助，这是她感到骄傲的(proud)事。
15．A.going B．sleeping
C．travelling D．playing
答案：B Hannah给流浪者提供了栖身之处，让他们在严寒的天气有地方可住。在寒冷的天气，睡(sleeping)在户外可能意味着死亡。
16．A.praises B．invitations
C．replies D．appointments
答案：A 根据本段中的“she received the 2007 BRICK Award”可判断她因自己的善行获得了很多赞扬(praises)。
17．A.needs B．interests
C．dreams D．efforts
答案：D Hannah获得了2007年BRICK Award，这个奖项是对年轻人为改变世界所做出努力(efforts)的认可。
18．A.for B．through
C．besides D．along
答案：B 根据语境并结合下文可知，经历过这一切，Hannah依然过着正常的校园生活。through “经过，通过”，符合语境。
19．A.healthy B．public
C．normal D．tough
答案：C 根据上下文可知，在做慈善的过程中，她依旧过着普通(normal)校园女孩的生活，和其他女孩并无区别，只是常常要去探望无家可归的人。
20．A.choice B．profit
C．judgement D．difference
答案：D 根据上文内容可知，Hannah是通过自己的努力改变世界的年轻人之一。make a difference “起作用，有影响”，符合语境。
