Question

【題目】Directions: Read the following passage and choose the most suitable sentences to fill in the blanks and complete the passage. There are two extra sentences you do not need.

On a typical hot August day in Xianyou County, Fujian Province, Zeng Demei, a retired worker in his seventies, hurries down a busy street. In his hand is a black leather bag. Zeng opens his bag, taking out two forms. 【1】

Each of the forms contains detailed information of a student. On his arrival two hours later a woman greets him and leads him to her office where another man is waiting. They are the two village officials. They inspect the forms handed to them by Zeng and immediately recognize the girls. 【2】 “It’s a pity but it doesn’t matter,” says Zeng, who wastes no time in deciding to look for the remaining child, Su Qinju.

After half an hour, they stop outside a small house made of mud brick. A middle-aged man and a girl in a faded pink dress greet them. Su Qiuju is eight years old. She was forced to drop out of school after both her parents died. She is now living with her uncle who cannot afford his own children’s education. However, the year of education Su Qiuju did complete was a successful one. 【3】

When they are about to leave, Zeng says, “I must find a supporter for this girl to sponsor her education.” Zeng has made it his retirement task to help children complete their schooling. Back in 1999, Zeng took part in a campaign started by the local women’s organization to help students from poor families. He was so overcome by the tough situation of many poor children that he donated all his money to help out a girl.

His task had begun and since then he has spent his time persuading his friends and neighbors and others to donate money. “To me, children’s education is the most important. 【4】 I have to find sufficient funding before the school opens in September.”

When asked how long he will keep up his vital work as the community’s guardian angel, he has a simple reply, “Not until my eyes can’t see, and my feet can’t move.”

A. They were having problems with their school work.

B. These are for the two girls he’s going to visit this morning.

C. They live in a small village not very far, though only one of the girls is still living at home.

D. She displayed a talent for handwriting, writing her three-character name neatly and beautifully.

E. The thought of students dropping out of school bothers me so much that I can’t get to sleep at night.

F. Of course, some people question why I would want to give up my retirement to go to so much trouble.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】D

【4】E

【解析】

這是一篇記敘文。曾德楣是一位70多歲的退休工人。他參加了當(dāng)?shù)貗D聯(lián)發(fā)起的資助農(nóng)村貧困女孩上學(xué)的春蕾計劃。在八月炎熱的一天他去福建省仙游縣看望因為貧困而輟學(xué)的兩個女孩，卻只見到其中一個。女孩名叫蘇秋菊，今年八歲，父母雙亡，現(xiàn)在和叔叔生活在一起。叔叔家境也很差，曾說他會資助那些孩子上學(xué)直到他自己走不動，看不見為止。

【1】上文“曾從包里拿出兩個表格”，承接上文，B選項“這兩張表格是給他今天早晨要去看望的兩個小女孩的”切題。選項中的two forms與選項中的These呼應(yīng)。故選B。

【2】上文“他們看了曾遞給他們的表格，馬上認出了女孩子們”，承接前文，C選項“他們住在不遠的小村子里，盡管只有一個還住在家”，且與后文the remaining child呼應(yīng)。故選C。

【3】上文“但是蘇秋菊的學(xué)業(yè)很不錯”，承接上文，D選項“她展示了她的書法天賦，把她三個字的名字寫得既整齊又漂亮”是對前文的補充。故選D。

【4】上文“對我來說，孩子們的教育們是最重要的事”，承接上文，E選項“一想到孩子們輟學(xué)，我晚上就睡不好覺”，符合語境。故選E。