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Last summer I was a volunteer at a shelter for the homeless, a place for homeless people to sleep at night. I wasn’t working that summer and was ____ only two classes in summer school, so I had some free time.

Three nights a week, I ____ in the kitchen of the shelter along with four other volunteers. We planned and ____ for 45 people hot meals with vegetables, chicken, fish and fruit. The homeless people____ this good food because many of them usually didn’t eat well.

I ____ this volunteer work, making ____ with the four volunteers in the kitchen. One was a very nice elderly housewife, one a movie actor, another a young teacher, and the other a college student, like me.

I talked to a lot of the homeless people at the shelter. Their life stories ____ me with sympathy. Some of them had ____ with alcohol or drugs while others only had bad ____. One woman worked for almost 30 years for a small company, and then she lost her job. She wanted to look for a ____ job, but couldn't find one, for she was too ____. She could do nothing but sell her furniture—sofas, chairs, and tables so that she could pay for her food. The woman ____ on job hunting, but she ____ couldn't find one. She had no money for her ____ and had to sleep in her car. Then she had to sell her car. Alone, ____, and homeless, she finally came to the shelter.

1.A.studying B.planning C.holding D.taking

2.A.helped B.raised C.appeared D.washed

3.A.ordered B.bought C.cooked D.accomplished

4.A.appealed B.required C.collected D.requested

5.A.wanted B.had C.owned D.enjoyed

6.A.decisions B.wishes C.friends D.amateurs(业余爱好者)

7.A.struck B.filled C.deposited(存放) D.provided

8.A.habits B.hardships C.difficulties D.problems

9.A.luck B.pain C.experience D.loss

10.A.challenging B.delicate(精致的) C.skilled D.new

11.A.old B.poor C.sick D.dishonest

12.A.went B.moved C.came D.worked

13.A.partly B.still C.almost D.extremely

14.A.block B.cottage C.building D.flat

15.A.afraid B.unbearable C.dull D.awkward

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.D

6.C

7.B

8.D

9.A

10.D

11.A

12.A

13.B

14.D

15.A

【解析】

试题分析:本文介绍了大学生做志愿者帮助他人并从中学会了很多的故事。

1.1】D 考查动词。A.studying学习;B.planning计划;C.holding握住;D.taking拿走、带走。

句意:那年暑假我没有工作,只在暑假学校上两节课。take only two classes只上两节课。故答案为:D。

2.2】A考查动词。A.helped帮助;B.raised提升、喂养;C.appeared显现、出现;D.washed洗刷。根据下文所述,一周三个晚上我和其他四个志愿者在厨房里帮忙。应选A项,意为“帮忙(做饭)”。D项“洗刷”不确切。

3.3】C 考查动词。A.ordered命令、预定饭菜;B.bought买;C.cooked做饭;D.accomplished完成。cook hot meals for 45 people意为“为45口人做热腾腾的饭”。ordered和bought虽用法上正确,但与上文提到的help in the kitchen不相符。故选C。

4.4】B考查动词。A.appealed吸引;B.required需要、要求;C.collected收集;D.requested请求。作者对这些“无家可归者”持同情态度,应选B项,即“需要食用这样丰盛的饭菜”,否则前后不吻合。

5.5】D考查动词。A.wanted想要;B.had要;C.owned拥有;D.enjoyed喜爱。从very nice, talked to a lot of… 等来看,作者应该是“喜欢自己的义务工作”。故选D。

6.6】C考查名词。A.decisions决定;B.wishes希望;C.friends朋友;D.amateurs业余爱好者。

根据下文nice elderly housewife以及like me等判断,作者与另外四位志愿者关系融洽,故选择C项。require此处意为“需要”。

7.7】B考查动词。A.struck袭击,击打;B.filled填满;C.deposited存放;D.provided。fill me with sympathy使我充满了同情之心。provide sb. with sth.“供应某人某物”,含义不妥。

8.8】D考查名词。A.habits习惯;B.hardships苦难;C.difficulties困难;D.problems问题,麻烦事。从下文others only had bad… 来分析,此处为“有些人存有嗜酒、吸毒问题”。habit通常与of搭配。故选D。

9.9】A考查名词。A.luck运气;B.pain痛苦;C.experience经验,经历;D.loss损失。

从下面所举事例可知答案为A。

10.10】D考查形容词。A.challenging挑战性的;B.delicate精致的;C.skilled技能的;D.new新的。前句提到lost her job,所以她想找一份新的工作,故选D项。

11.11】A考查形容词。A.old老的,旧的;B.poor贫穷的;C.sick恶心的,病的;D.dishonest不诚实的。从One woman worked for almost 30 years可知答案选A。

12.12】A 考查动词。A.went去;.B.moved移动;C.came来;D.worked工作。go on job hunting意为“继续找工作”,切合题意。故选A。

13.13】B 考查副词。A.partly部分地,不完全地;B.still仍然;C.almost几乎;D.extremely极其,非常。她仍然不能找到一份工作。still“仍然,依然”,句意通顺。

14.14】D 考查名词。A.block街区;B.cottage农舍;C.building建筑物;D.flat公寓。flat意为“公寓”,另外三项不符合这位妇女当时所处的情况。故选D。

15.15】A 考查形容词。A. afraid ;B.unbearable不能容忍的;C.dull迟钝的;D.awkward笨拙的。afraid与alone, homeless相匹配。故选A。

考点:考查故事类短文

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