I had been staring at the white walls of the video game store for about two hours since lunch.It was a very 1.D day.I glanced at the table in front of the store, and my heart 2.B .It was the donation table for the victims of Super Typhoon Yolanda and even though I had donated what I could, I 3.C felt sad whenever I saw the people on the TV suffering.
I was broken out of my thoughts when the doors got open.Customers, 4.B !
It was a small girl with her mother.I 5.C her mom.I got to know her when she was selling clothes she 6.B herself at the market.
The daughter just had a 7.C and her mom finally had 8.A money to buy a PS3 and some games.
The girl skipped to my counter.She 9.B her backpack and pulled out a console (操纵台盘).Her mom handed me the games.
“Can I 10.C this?”
“Sure, sweetie.”
I 11.B the console and the games, and nothing was opened.According to our 12.D , I returned the 13.A to the girl.And she ran off as 14.B as her little feet could take her.The mom explained,“ She wants to sell her birthday 15.D , so she can donate to the 16.A .”
She was 17.B to give up her favorite games and gave to those 18.B .That's real generosity out there.
19.C I was watching her talking to the girl at the donation table, I was reminded that even though there are a lot of 20.A people in the world, there are still those people just like that little girl.
文章大意:本文主要讲述了一个小姑娘退掉自己的生日礼物来给受灾者捐款的感人故事。
1.A.good B.cold
C.warm D.slow
解析:根据上文的“I had been staring at the white walls of the video game store for about two hours since lunch.”可知,作者从午饭后一直盯着商店的墙看了大约两个小时,所以作者觉得时间过得很缓慢。故选D。
2.A.beat B.ached
C.ran D.shook
解析:根据下文的“I 3 felt sad whenever I saw the people on the TV suffering”可知,作者的心很痛(ached)。
3.A.almost B.also
C.still D.never
解析:根据上文的“even though I had donated what I could”可知,尽管作者已经竭尽全力捐款了,但还是感到难过。still“仍然;还”。
4.A.firstly B.eventually
C.quickly D.excitedly
解析:根据语境可知,作者被突然打开的门打断了思路,终于有客人来了。eventually“最终;终于”。
5.A.served B.found
C.recognized D.told
解析:根据下文的“I got to know her when she was selling clothes she 6 herself at the market.”可知,作者认出了来访的顾客,知道这位母亲在市场里卖自己做的衣服。
6.A.wore B.made
C.washed D.bought
解析:参见上题解析。
7.A.date B.job
C.birthday D.disease
解析:根据第八段中的“The mom explained,‘She wants to sell her birthday 15 ,so she can donate to the 16 .’”,可知,小姑娘刚过了生日。
8.A.enough B.little
C.easy D.big
解析:根据第三段的“I got to know her when she was selling clothes she 6 herself at the market.”可知,在市场卖自己做的衣服的母亲终于攒够了钱来给女儿买生日礼物。
9.A.carried B.opened
C.sold D.left
解析:根据空后的“and pulled out a console(操纵台盘)”可知,小姑娘把背包打开,然后拿出了操纵台盘。
10.A.sell B.change
C.return D.donate
解析:根据第八段中的“The mom explained,‘She wants to sell her birthday 15 ,so she can donate to the 16 .’”可知,小姑娘想把之前买的东西给退了,这样她就可以捐款了。
11.A.opened B.checked
C.held D.looked
解析:根据空后的“and nothing was opened”可知,作者对小姑娘所退还的操纵台盘进行了检查,发现没有被打开过。
12.A.plan B.decision
C.discussion D.regulation
解析:根据语境可知,作者照章办事,把钱退给了小姑娘。regulation“规则;条例”。
13.A.money B.backpack
C.games D.receipt
解析:参见上题解析。
14.A.soon B.fast
C.long D.far
解析:根据空后的“as her little feet could take her”可知,小姑娘拿到退款后,尽可能快地跑开了。故选B。
15.A.card B.cake
C.surprise D.gift
解析:根据语境可知,小姑娘要卖掉自己的生日礼物,这样她就可以向(台风)受灾者捐款。
16.A.victims B.workers
C.charities D.typhoons
解析:参见上题解析。
17.A.grateful B.willing
C.unhappy D.afraid
解析:根据语境可知,小姑娘非常乐意把自己的生日礼物退了换成钱,捐给那些不幸的人。
18.A.ordinary B.unfortunate
C.disabled D.injured
解析:参见上题解析。
19.A.Since B.Until
C.While D.Although
解析:根据下文的“I was watching her talking to the girl at the donation table...in the world”可知,“watching her talking”与“was reminded”两个动作同时发生。故用while引导时间状语从句。故选C。while“当……的时候(表示两事同时发生)”。
20.A.selfish B.lucky
C.special D.kind
解析:根据下文的“there are still those people just like that little girl”及上文的“even though”可知,前后表示转折,小姑娘代表无私的人。故此处应为自私的(selfish)人。