Question

【题目】阅读短文，从方框中选择恰当的词并用其适当形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每词限用一次，其中有两个词是多余的。

country, so, promise, because, for, return, however, shy, think, imagine, give, draw

MacMacpherson, a 2nd-grader in Virginia, was looking forward to a trip to Disney World. Her mother 【1】 her a trip there if she could raise $500 for charity (慈善).

The mother【2】 it would take her little girl weeks or months to raise $500. 【3】, to her surprise, Mac did it in just one day!

Mac raised money by 【4】 portraits (肖像). “At first I wasn’t sure how to do it. But then I thought, ‘Oh, maybe I can draw portraits, ‘” said Mac. “I learned to draw for a long time, 【5】 I thought it would work.”

With her parents’ help, Mac set up a tent and an easel (画架) at Eastern Market one Saturday morning. Though feeling a little 【6】, she stood up and said in a big voice, “Do you want a portrait? It’s 【7】 charity!” Many people stopped by in shock.

That day Mac drew portraits of 27 people and 3 dogs. She earned (赚) and raised about $550. She decided to 【8】 the money to Save the Children, a group that helps children in need in about 120 【9】.

Although Mac has earned her trip to Disney World, the little girl plans to keep 【10】 to Eastern Market. “I like drawing, and it makes me feel good to know I can help other children,” she said.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】promised

【2】thought

【3】However

【4】drawing

【5】so

【6】shy

【7】for

【8】give

【9】countries

【10】returning

【解析】Mac Macpherson期盼去迪士尼世界旅行，如果她能为慈善机构捐款500美元，她的妈妈答应她去那里旅行。这位母亲认为她的女儿要花费几个星期或几个月的时间才能筹集到500美元，结果她通过画肖像赚钱，一天就筹集到500美元。

【1】句意：如果她能为慈善事业筹集500美元，她的母亲答应她去那里旅行。此句缺少谓语动词，句子的时态为一般过去时，结合句意可知，答案为promised。

【2】句意：这位母亲认为她的女儿要花费几个星期或几个月的时间才能筹集到500美元。根据从句“it would take her little girl weeks or months to raise $500.”的时态判断，主句的时态为一般过去时，think的过去式thought，意思是“原以为”。

【3】句意：然而，令她吃惊的是，麦克只用了一天时间就完成了！结合句意可知，答案为However。

【4】句意：麦克通过画肖像画来筹集资金。by doing sth.通过做某事，结合句意可知，答案为drawing。

【5】句意：我学习画画很长时间了，因此我认为它会起到作用。结合语境理解可知，此处是so引导的结果状语从句。

【6】句意：虽然感觉有点害羞。feel后跟形容词作表语，因为是第一次作画，不免有点害羞，故答案为shy。

【7】句意：你想要一幅画像吗？是为了慈善事业！for表示目的。

【8】句意：她决定把钱捐赠给拯救儿童基金会。decide to do sth.确定做某事，结合句意可知，答案为give。

【9】句意：这是一个帮助大约120个国家需要帮助的儿童组织。基数词120后跟可数名词的复数形式，结合句意可知，答案为countries。

【10】句意：小女孩计划继续返回东方市场。keep doing sth.继续做某事，根据后面的内容可知，小女孩打算继续返回东方市场，为儿童筹集资金而作画。故答案为returning。