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, \the moment that Michael 6 to help the homeless.
Michael began his work. He received no sponsorship, saying, \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 I've 8 .\
Michael makes 200 sandwiches every day for the past 20 years. \don't simply lay the sandwiches on a table for the homeless to 9 . I shake their hands and wish them a good day,\like it was just the 10 of them. Of all Michael'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 Michael'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. kids 2. A. with 3. A. sunny 4. A. silly 5. A. Luckily 7. A. benefit 9. A. take up 10. A. one 11. A. what 12. A. eating 13. A. After 15. A. luck
B. women B. around B. warm B. empty
C. old C. from C. cloudy C. crazy
D. homeless D. over D. cold D. free
B. Disappointedly C. Surprisingly D. Thankfully
C. answered D. determined C. news C. give up C. three C. who C. selling C. Unless C. trust C. pride
D. information D. put up D. four D. whom D. treating D. If D. doubt D. hope
C. managed D. wondered
B. attention B. pick up B. two B. which B. carrying B. Before B. fun
6. A. succeeded B. agreed 8. A. suffered B. worried
14. A. purpose B. dialogue
【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：文章讲述了，迈克尔不管阴天晴天都会早早起床，在工作之前，为中央大街的庇护所发放三明治的故事,后来科赫市长也来帮忙，他们忽视了媒体的存在，做着自己该做的事。
（1）句意：他给无家可归的人分发200个三明治。A.孩子；B.妇女；C.老的；D.无家可归，根据 shelters，可知里面都是无家可归的人。故答案是D。
（2）句意：那时，他开始努力帮助他。A.具有，带着；B.在周围；C.来自；D.在……之上，effort为名词，在句中表示的是帮助的方式，应使用with引出，故答案是A。
（3）句意：当天气真的寒冷的时候，他邀请约翰在车里休息，而他在工作。A.晴天；B.暖和；C.阴天；D.寒冷，根据 he invited John to rest in his car 可知，车外面可能不暖和，故答案是D。
（4）句意：这是一种无意义的帮助。A.愚蠢的；B.空的，无意义的；C.疯狂的；D.自由的，根据 because Michael thought John would refuse. 可知约翰可能会拒绝美因茨这种帮助就是无意义的，故答案是B。
（5）句意：令人吃惊的是，约翰说，你打算给我洗澡吗？A.幸运地；B.失望地；C.吃惊地；D.感谢地，根据前文的描述，迈克尔认为约翰可能会拒绝他，但是约翰没有，对于迈克尔来说是很吃惊的，故答案是C。
（6）句意：就在那时候，约翰决定帮助无家可归的人。A.成功；B.同意；C.回答；D.查明，决定，根据选项意思和搭配的宾语之间的关系可知，应使用determined最合适，故答案是D。
（7）句意：我不是在为了引起媒体的注意。A.优势；B.注意；C.新闻；D.信息。根据 I just want to do some good in my way. 可知他想按照自己的方式做事，所以并不是为了引起媒体的注意。故答案是B。
（8）句意：但是我设法做到了。A.遭受痛苦；B.担心；C.设法；D.想知道，根据 here are snowy days, and I have a hard time leaving my warm bed to go downtown with sandwiches. 可知，这样做地却很难，但是but的出现可以推测，他做到了，故答案是C。
（9）句意：我不是简单地把三明治放在桌子上让无家可归的人来捡起来吃。A.从事；B.捡起来；C.放弃；D.张贴，因为他要把这些三明治的、送给这些无计可归的人，所以他们想吃，必须把三明治拿起来。故答案是B。
（10）句意：似乎只有他们两人。A.一；B.二；C.三；D.四，其中的they指的是迈克尔和科赫市长,应该是两个人，故答案是B。
（11）句意：一个接受三明治的人走了。本句为定语从句，先行词是人，并且在从句中做主语，应使用关系代词who，故答案是C。
（12）句意：一天这个男的回来了，给迈克尔打着招呼并且带着着自己的三明治。A.吃；B.带着；C.售卖；D.对待，根据后面的叙述可知，他想做迈克尔一样的事，因此带来了自己的三明治。故答案是B。
（13）句意：他取得了成功之后，决定做与迈克尔同样的事。A.在……之后；B.在……之前；C.除非；D.如果，根据两句话的关系可知，做出这样的决定是在取得了一定的成就之后，故答案是A。
（14）句意：此刻不需要对话，A.目的，意图；B.对话；C.信任；D.怀疑，根据 The two
men worked silently, 可知两人在默默地走，因此是不需要对话的，故答案是B。
（15）句意：在中心接又过了一天，这一天的希望又大了一些。A.幸运；B.有趣的事；C.骄傲；D.希望，根据前面的叙述可知，他想跟迈克尔一样做同样的事，可能这一天做的是多了，完成的希望大了点。故答案是D。
【点评】考查词汇在篇章中的运用能力，答题时首先要跳过空格通读文章掌握其大意，然后细读文章字斟句酌逐一作答，注意考虑句型、语法、搭配、语境等因素。最后通读一遍检查验证。
4．阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A,B,C,D四个选 项中，选择最佳选项。
Building Our Community
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\for a family.\
I remembered Steve's eyes had lit up when he first told me about the community home-building project. He was good at building and fixing things, so he was 2 to do something. Now that he was seventeen, he was finally old enough to take part in it.
\ten.\
Mom put on her serious look.\4 by thinking about what they can do, rather than what they can't do.\
Mom's words echoed in my head later that day. Maybe she was right. I might not be able to physically build a house, but I could 5 money to help.
The next day before class, I talked to my teacher, Mr. Brown, about my idea. \we can brainstorm about it, \the best way to make this happen.\
After I explained my idea in class, Brason raised his hand.\My uncle owns a T-shirt shop. Maybe he can print some T-shirts that we can 7 .
\idea!\Mr. Brown said. Then, after a lively discussion, we decided on\Building Our Community\（口号）to print. Marla, our class artist, agreed to draw the design. By Friday, the T-shirts had been printed, and I had posted details about the sale on our class Web page. Our Saturday sale was a success. We earned ＄125. After the sale, we went to the community center. I 8 handed over the money.
Mom and Mr. Brown had both been right. Everyone can do something, and together we can achieve something great. 1. A. build 2. A. afraid 3. A. easy 5. A. save 7. A. show
B. find B. free B. fair B. make B. wear
C. clean C. sorry C. safe C. spend C. sell C. bravely
D. buy D. eager D. interesting D. raise D. give D. secretly
4. A. suggestion B. decision C. difference D. promise 6. A. Teamwork B. Leadership C. Argument D. Competition 8. A. honestly B. proudly
【答案】 （1）A；（2）D；（3）B；（4）C；（5）D；（6）A；（7）C；（8）B； 【解析】【分析】文章大意：本文叙述哥哥斯蒂夫十七岁志愿为别人建房子。而只有十岁妹妹觉得不公平。妈妈告诉她，人们通过思考自己能做什么，而不是他们不能做什么来改变自己。她认为妈妈说的对。我可能无法实际建房，但我可以筹集资金来帮助。最后通过与老师布朗先生和同学们的集思广益，在T恤衫上印有“建设我们的社区\口号在班的网站上销售，取得成功。
（1）句意：你哥哥下周末自愿帮一家人建房子.A：build建造，建立； B：find找到； C：clean 打扫；D：buy买。根据下文I remembered Steve's eyes had lit up when he first told me about the community home-building project. 可知她哥哥才会自愿帮助一家建房子， 故选A。
（2）句意：所以他很想做点什么。A：afraid害怕的； B：free空闲的； C：sorry 抱歉；D：eager渴望的。根据上文I remembered Steve's eyes had lit up when he first told me about the community home-building project. He was good at building and fixing
