Question

If you have the ability to help others, don't hesitate to do so. Once, my father and I were waiting to buy tickets for the circus. Finally, there was only one family 5 us and the counter, who made a big 6 on me. There were eight children, all probably under 12. You could 7 they weren't rich. Their clothes weren't expensive but 8 . The children were well behaved, standing in line behind their parents and 9 talking about what they would see that night.

One could 10 they had never been to the circus before. The mother was holding her husband's hand while the father was smiling in 11 The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He proudly 12 ， "Eight for children and two for adults, please."

The ticket lady told him the price. The man's wife let go of 13 hand, her head dropped, and her lips began to tremble. The father leaned a little 14 and asked, "How much did you say?"

The ticket lady 15 the price. The man didn't have enough money. 16 was he supposed to turn and tell his kids that he didn't have enough 17 to take them to the circus? Seeing this, my father put his hand in his pocket, 18 a $ 20 bill and dropped it on the ground. Then my father 19 down, picked up the bill and said to the man, "Excuse me, sir, this fell out of your pocket.，，

The man knew what was going on. He wasn't begging for it but certainly 20 the timely help in such an 21 situation. He took my father's 22 in both of his, squeezed(控)tightly onto the 23 ， and with a tear running down his cheek, he replied, "Thank you, sir. This really    24    a lot to me and my family.

5.    A. before B. between

C.  behind     D. besides

6.    A. difference  B. effort

C.  impression      D， suggestion

7.    A. tell     B. agree

C.  believe    D. suppose

8.    A. clean  B. shabby

C.  simple     D. common

9.    A. disappointedly   B. bitterly

C.   excitedly       D. carelessly

 

10.   A. sense  B. expect

C.  doubt      D. recognize

11.   A. surprise      B. turn

C.  silence          D. pride

12.   A. laughed      B. announced

C.  commented     D. responded

13.   A. my     B. his

C.  her         D. their

14.   A. backwards  B. away

C.   closer        D. farther

15.   A. refused      B. recited

C.  reduced   D. repeated

16.   A. When B. Where

C.  How D. Why

17.   A. time   B. money

C.  chance     D. courage

18.   A. pulled out  B.  pulled up

C.  picked out       D.  picked up

19.   A. jumped      B. lay

C.  knocked   D. bent

20.   A. appreciated B. admired

C.  rej ected  D. offered

21.   A. interesting  B. embarrassing

C.  enjoyable D. unbelievable

22.   A. pocket       B. wallet

C.  arm  D. hand

23.   A. ticket  B. bill

C.   pound    D, paper

24.   A. pays   B. costs

C.  means      D. gives

Answer 1

【文章大意】本文記敘了作者和父親在排隊(duì)買馬戲團(tuán)的票時所遇到的事情：一位父親攜八個孩子和妻子準(zhǔn)備買馬戲團(tuán)的票，但是買票時由于沒有足夠的錢，讓那位父親陷人了尷尬境地，于是作者的父親慷慨解囊，用一種友善的方式幫助了那位父親。

B根據(jù)下文可知"我們"的前面就是另一家人在買票，得出

"我們"與售票處之間隔著那一家人。

C由下文可知，那家人給"我"留下了深刻印象（impres-sion) 

A由下一句可知他們的衣服不貴，所以是可以辨別（tell)出來的。

A由提示詞but可知，他們穿著不貴卻很整潔的（clean) 衣服。

C從下文可知他們以前從來沒有看過馬戲表演，所以是興奮地（excitedly)談?wù)撝��?/p>

A從上一段最后一句中描寫的他們的興奮感可知，人們可以感覺（sense)出他們應(yīng)該從未來過馬戲團(tuán)。

D從下個空格處前面的proudly可得出答案。

D上一句是售票員在問那位父親要買多少張票，所以是(respond)回答道。

B根據(jù)第二段第二句可知那位母親拉著她丈夫的手，這里是松開她丈夫的手。

C那位父親聽到價格后大吃一驚，所以是更靠近柜臺來確認(rèn)票價。

D第三段第一句售票員已經(jīng)告訴過那位父親票價，這里她是再次回答票價。

C 根據(jù)"The man didn't have enough money."可判斷出此處是他該如何（how)告訴孩子們他沒有足夠的錢買票呢？

B 根據(jù)"The man didn't have enough money."可知，他沒有足夠的錢（money)。

A "我"的父親把手伸進(jìn)口袋里，把錢掏出來丟在地上。pull out掏出；pull up拔起，停下來；pick out挑出來；pick up撿起來。

D錢被作者的父親丟在地上，所以是彎下腰(bent)去撿錢。

A那位父親正為錢發(fā)愁，對于"我"父親的幫助是感激(appreciate)的。

B買票時錢不夠，說明那位父親處于窘迫的（embarrass?ing) 境地。

D他把"我"父親的手（hand)握著。

B緊捏著"我"父親給他的錢。

C那位父親感謝"我"的父親，說"我"父親的幫助對于他和他的家庭來說意義非凡。