Question

The situation seemed hopeless.

From the first day he entered my junior-high classroom, Willard P. Franklin lived in his own , shutting out his classmates and me, his teacher. I tried to build a relationship with him but he showed no interest. Even a “Good Morning Willar” received only a grunt(咕哝) that couldn’t be . Willard was a loner(孤独的人) who seemed to have no hope or need to break silence.

Shortly after the Thanksgiving holiday, we received the news of the annual(每年的) Christmas collection of money for the less people in our school district.

“Christmas is a season of ,” I told my students. “There are a few students in the school who might not have a happy holiday season. donating our Christmas collection, you will help buy food, clothing and toys for these needy people. We start the collection tomorrow.”

When I called for the donations the next day, I discovered that everyone had forgotten, except Willard P. Franklin. The boy dug deep into his pants pockets he walked up to my desk. Carefully, he two coins into the small box.

“I don’t need milk for lunch,” he said . For a moment, just a moment, he smiled . Then he turned and walked back to his desk.

That night, after school, I took our to the school principal. I couldn’t sharing the incident(事件) that had taken place.

“I may be wrong, but I believe Willard might be getting ready to become a part of the world around him,” I told the principal.

“Yes, I believe it is for him to get out of his own world,” he nodded. “And I think we can do something to have him a bit of his world with us. I just received a of the poor families in our school who most need help through the Christmas collection. Here, take a look at it.”

As I read, I discovered Willard P. Franklin and his family were the top names on the list.

1.A. class B. school C. world D .home

2.A. equal B. simple C. friendly D. common

3.A. seen B. heard C. found D. discovered

4.A. poor B. good C. sad D. rich

5.A. giving B. getting C. buying D. receiving

6.A. By B. With C. For D. On

7.A. mostly B. hardly C. almost D. simply

8.A. while B. after C. before D .as

9.A. threw B. dropped C. brought D. changed

10.A. angrily B. quietly C. patiently D. sadly

11.A. students B. classmates C. teachers D. donations

12.A. keep B. enjoy C. stop D. finish

13.A. hopeless B. hopeful C. difficult D. impossible

14.A. compare B. begin C. mix D. share

15.A. list B. note C. message D. letter

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.A

6.A

7.C

8.D

9.B

10.B

11.D

12.C

13.B

14.D

15.A

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：情况好像不可救药了。 自从威拉德·P·富兰克林进入我教的初中班的那天起，他就把自己封闭了起来，不与其他同学交往，也不与我――他的老师――打交道，完全生活在自己的世界里。我试图和他建立起一种友好的关系，但却遭遇冷漠。甚至你跟他说声“早上好，威拉德”，他的回答也只是一声几乎听不见的咕哝声。我明白他的同学受到的待遇也好不到哪儿去，而他完全是一个独行侠，好像不希望也不需要打破这种沉默似的。

1.考查名词及语境理解。句意：他就把自己封闭了起来，不与其他同学交往，也不与我――他的老师――打交道。Class班；school学校；world世界；home家。根据后面伴随状语shutting out his classmates and me, his teacher可知该选.C。

2.考查形容词及语境理解。句意：我试图和他建立起一种友好的关系，但却遭遇冷漠。equal平等的；simple简单的；friendly友好的；common普通的。根据并列句but he showed no interest.可推知该选C。

3.考查动词及语境理解。句意：甚至你跟他说声“早上好，威拉德”，他的回答也只是一声几乎听不见的咕哝声。Seen看见； heard听见； found找到； discovered发现。根据主句Even a “Good Morning Willar” received only a grunt(咕哝)可推知该选B。

4.考查形容词及语境理解。句意：感恩节后不久，我们得到一年一度圣诞节募捐的消息，这些钱将用来捐给我们学校所在社区里的穷人。 Poor贫穷的； good 好的；sad悲伤的；rich富裕的。根据日常生活常识就可知该选D。

5.考查动词及语境理解。句意：圣诞节是个给予的季节。Giving给；getting获得；buying买；receiving接受。根据句意可知该选A。

6.考查介词及语境理解。句意：你们可以买些食物、衣服或玩具，通过圣诞节的募捐活动，去帮助那些贫困的人。By通过；With和；For为；On在……上。donating our Christmas collection是帮助那些贫困的人的方式，所以选 A。

7.考查副词及语境理解。句意：第二天，当我要求募捐的时候，我发现除了威德拉之外，几乎所有的人都把这件事给忘了。mostly大部分，多半; 主要地；hardly几乎不；almost将近，差不多；simply简单地。根据except Willard P. Franklin.可知该选 C。

8.考查连词及语境理解。句意：他一边向我的桌子走来一边伸手从裤子口袋里掏东西。While当……的时候，同时；afte在……之后；before在……之前；as当……的时候。根据he walked up to my desk 结合语境可知该选D。

9.考查动词及语境理解。句意：然后小心翼翼地把两枚25美分的硬币丢进小箱子里。 Threw扨；dropped掉下；brought带来，拿来；changed改变。根据常识可知该选B。

10.考查副词及语境理解。句意：“我午餐不需要喝牛奶，”他小声说。 Angrily生气地；quietly安静地；patiently有耐心地；sadly悲伤地。根据后面的句子For a moment, just a moment, he smiled 可推知该选B。

11.考查名词及语境理解。句意：那天晚上，放学后，我把募捐的这一点钱交给了校长。Students学生；classmates同学； teachers老师；donations捐款。根据语境可知该选D。

12.考查动词及语境理解。句意：并且忍不住把当天发生的事告诉了他。Keep保持；enjoy喜欢，欣赏；stop停止；finish完成。can’t stop doing sth是一个固定结构，所以选C。

13.考查形容词及语境理解。句意：是的，我认为这听起来有希望。Hopeless无希望的；hopeful有希望的；difficult困难的；impossible不可能的。根据he nodded.可知该选B。

14.考查动词及语境理解。句意：我有一种预感，我们或许可以做得好一点，让他与我们分享他的世界。Compare比较；begin开始； mix混合；share分享。根据句意可知该选D。

15.考查名词及语境理解。句意：我刚收到一份名单，上面是我们学校里最需要通过圣诞节募捐获得帮助的贫困人员名单。 List清单； 便条； message消息；letter信。根据最后一段As I read, I discovered Willard P. Franklin and his family were the top names on the list.可推知该选A。

考点：故事类短文。