(2019·杭州六校联考)A crying little girl stood near a small school from which she had been __1__ because it was too crowded. “I can't go to school，” she said to a teacher as he walked by. Seeing her old __2__ clothes, the teacher took her __3__ the hand and found a seat for her in the class. The child was so __4__ that she went to bed that night thinking of the children who had no place to study.
__5__ two years later, this child lay dead in one of the __6__ tenement buildings she called home and her parents called for the __7__ teacher, who had helped their daughter, to handle the final __8__. As her poor little body was being moved, a worn purse was __9__. Inside was found 57 cents and a note scribbled in childish handwriting which __10__，“This is to help build the school bigger, so more children can go to school.”
For two years she had __11__ for this offering of love. When the teacher __12__ read that note, he knew instantly what he would do. Carrying this note, he told the story of her___13__ love. He decided to __14__ enough money for the larger building.
A newspaper __15__ the story and published it. It was read by a businessman who __16__ them a piece of land worth many thousand dollars. When __17__ that the school could not pay so much, he offered it for 57 cents.
When you are in the city of Philadelphia, have a look at the school building which __18__ hundreds of pupils. In one of the rooms you may see the picture of the sweet face of the little girl __19__ 57 cents made such a __20__ building. Alongside of it is a portrait of her kind teacher.
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。57美分能建造一所学校，你相信吗？本文中的小女孩用爱积攒了57美分，在爱心人士的帮助下，建造了一所学校。这让我们相信爱心能创造奇迹。
1．A.turned up B．turned out
C．turned off D．turned away
解析：选D 由下文可知，由于学校小、学生多，这个贫穷的小女孩被拒绝入校。turn away意为“不准……入内”，符合句意。turn up意为“露面”；turn out意为“证明是；结果是”；turn off意为“转弯”。
2．A.worn B．updated
C．splendid D．expensive
解析：选A 由下文及她两年终于攒了57美分可以看出她的家境非常贫寒。worn意为“破旧的”，符合语境。
3．A.on B．in
C．by D．at
解析：选C 介词by在这里表示触及或抓住人或物的某个部分。
4．A.confused B．pleased
C．touched D．surprised
解析：选C 得到了老师的帮助，小女孩深受感动。touched意为“受感动的”。
5．A.Any B．Some
C．Certain D．Or so
解析：选B 此处表示“大约两年以后”。some表示“大约”，用于数词前。any“任何的”；certain“一定的”；or so也表示“大约”，但一般用于数词之后。
6．A.magnificent B．beautiful
C．comfortable D．poor
解析：选D 由文章可知，小女孩家境非常贫寒，因此D项poor “贫穷的”，符合句意。
7．A.former B．kindhearted
C．beautiful D．lovely
解析：选B 由第一段第三句以及空后的“who had helped their daughter”可知，这位老师是之前提到的帮助小女孩的那位好心的老师，kindhearted意为“好心的”，符合语境。
8．A.arrangement B．achievement
C．amusement D．announcement
解析：选A 小女孩去世了，她的父母请这位好心的老师帮忙安排后事。arrangement意为“筹备，安排”，符合句意。
9．A.recovered B．distributed
C．opened D．discovered
解析：选D 此处指在挪动这个小女孩的尸体时，(他们)发现了一个破旧的钱包。
10．A.spoke B．read
C．told D．wrote
解析：选B 在表示报纸、信件或书面材料等上面的内容时，常用read或say来表示“上面写着，上面说”。
11．A.saved B．made
C．lent D．borrowed
解析：选A 由文章可知，小女孩没有经济来源，这些钱是她从平时的生活中节省下来的。
12．A.gratefully B．hopefully
C．tearfully D．painfully
解析：选C 小女孩家境贫寒，却想攒钱建更大的学校来帮助他人，教师被小女孩无私的爱心感动了。tearfully意为“含泪地”，符合语境。
13．A.unfortunate B．unconditional
C．unbelievable D．unselfish
解析：选D 由小女孩的事迹可知，小女孩的爱是无私的。unselfish意为“无私的”，符合语境。
14．A.earn B．raise
C．protect D．steal
解析：选B 由下文可知，这位老师决定募集善款来修建学校。
15．A.learned from B．heard from
C．learned of D．listened to
解析：选C 句意：一家报社听说了这件事后，将其发表。learn from意为“从……学到……”；hear from意为“收到某人的来信”；listen to意为“听……”。
16．A.offered B．delivered
C．provided D．supplied
解析：选A 句意：一个商人读了这个故事以后，主动提供了一块价值数千美金的土地。offer sb.sth.意为“主动为某人提供某物”。
17．A.told B．paid
C．asked D．said
解析：选A 状语从句中省略了he was, told在此表示被动，意为“被告知”。
18．A.furnishes B．houses
C．equips D．fills
解析：选B house在此用作动词，意为“提供住处”。
19．A.whose B．who
C．which D．of which
解析：选A 先行词为the little girl, 57 cents属于小女孩所有，因此选whose。
20．A.changeable B．probable
C．valuable D．remarkable
解析：选D 小女孩的57美分建造了这所非凡的建筑。remarkable意为“非凡的”，符合语境。
