The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.-Eleanor Roosevelt My home is a place of great beauty and agricultural richness.as well as of war and natural disasters.When I was only fourteen years old.I was filled with 1 in spite of the terrible surroundings.The families living here.who tried to make their living from the land. 2 great losses. I felt sorry especially for the 3 .but I 4 to be hopeless.I decided that where I was.I could do 5 to help them.I began knocking on every door and saying to each person who 6 my knock.“I know that you are 7 and give the birds that come to your yard a little 8 .Please consider me your bird.Give me only a handful of rice each week when I come to your 9 .I will take it to the temple where it can be given to the 10 children. No one seemed to 11 giving me a handful of rice.even 12 they had little themselves.On Sunday.I would go to the 13 and give my handfuls of rice to the monks to 14 to the children. One day.I came to a house that had 15 to give.I told my story and asked if I could be their bird.The woman called her daughters.and 16 gave me fifty cents.as well as the handful of rice!I began to ask for 17 and rice from the other“bird feeders .and they gave them to me.Everyone was happy to be helping those who were suffering.even 18 only this small way.The temple was soon able to help everyone who came to them for food and clothing. “Consider me your bird. My 19 idea had not stopped the war.but anyway.it was 20 some peace. 1．A.sorrow B．hope C．comfort D．happiness 解析:选B.由语境知.虽然生活环境恶劣.但是我没有失去对生活的希望.故选hope. 2.A.suffered B．survived C．covered D．made 解析:选A.suffer great losses遭受巨大损失.前文谈到了家乡有战争和自然灾害.老百姓自然蒙受了巨大的损失. 3．A.peasants B．citizens C．villagers D．children 解析:选D. 本段段末有暗示.我把募捐到的大米送到庙里.然后由寺庙施舍给孩子们吃.故选children. 4．A.wanted B．failed C．refused D．stopped 解析:选C.refuse to do something拒绝做某事.语境为:虽然我为孩子们感到遗憾.但是我拒绝感到绝望.这也表明作者对生活充满了期待. 5．A.something B．everything C．anything D．nothing 解析:选A.something表示肯定的意义.语境为:在当时的情况下.我决定做点事情来帮助可怜的孩子们. 6．A.said B．replied C．answered D．spoke 解析:选C.我挨家挨户地敲门.对听到我的敲门声来开门(answer the door/the knock)的人说-- 7．A.glad B．kind C．rich D．friendly 解析:选B.根据下文“give the birds that come to your yard a little rice 可判断应选kind. 8．A.water B．money C．nest D．rice 解析:选D.rice大米.下文“Give me only a handful of rice... 暗示作者在求人施舍大米给他. 9．A.temple B．room C．door D．garden 解析:选C.由上文我是在别人开门时说这些话的可知此处应选door.when I come to your door指“当我来到你家门口 . 10．A.brave B．hungry C．promising D．nervous 解析:选B.结合语境.战争和自然灾害使人们饱受痛苦及作者求人施舍大米可知.孩子们在挨饿.故选hungry. 11．A.mind B．escape C．practice D．enjoy 解析:选A.mind “在乎.反对 .语境为:大家都愿意施舍一把米给我. 12．A.where B．that C．so D．when 解析:选D.“even when they had little themselves 即使当他们的食物也不充裕时. 13．A.village B．hometown C．temple D．house 解析:选C.temple“庙 .由上文“I will take it to the temple... 及本句and后的“give my handfuls of rice to the monks 可知.我把乞讨来的大米捐给了庙里.再由和尚们发放给挨饿的孩子们. 14．A.give in B．give up C．give away D．give out 解析:选C.give away在本句中指“发放 . 15．A.much B．little C．many D．few 解析:选A.结合下文内容可知.这家人不仅施舍给我大米.那位妇女和她的女儿们还各自给我捐了50美分.可见这家人比较富裕.有很多可捐的东西. 16．A.every B．each C．neither D．none 解析:选B.each指她们每个人. 17．A.help B．clothing C．food D．change 解析:选D.change“零钱 .作者意外地募到钱后.他开始讨要大米和零钱了. 18．A.by B．with C．on D．in 解析:选D.in only this small way“仅仅凭借这种方式 .语境为:仅仅凭借这种方式.大家也能帮助那些遭受苦难的人. 19．A.foolish B．childish C．clever D．useful 解析:选B.childish“孩子似的.天真的 .作者在乞讨时说的话“Consider me your bird 听起来非常天真. 20．A.creating B．mending C．developing D．managing 解析:选A.create“创造.引起.产生 .作者天真的想法虽没能阻止战争.却缔造了某种和平. 【查看更多】
