Last summer a tornado hit a small town nearby. I saw in the local newspaper a picture of a young woman a little boy and a younger 36 standing in front of a totally destroyed house eyes wide open with 37 .I noticed their clothing 38 closely matched ours. This would be a good opportunity to teach my children to help those less 39.
I 40 their situation to my seven-year-old twins, Brad and Martin, and 41 the boys to donate some of their less favorite toys. My little daughter, Meghan, 42 quietly when the boys piled up the old toys. After a while, Meghan walked up 43 Lucy, her much-loved doll, 44 tightly to her chest. She put her round little 45 into Lucy’s, giving her a final kiss, and then laid her 46 on top of the others. “Oh, honey,” I said，“you don’t have to give Lucy. You love her so much. ”
Meghan nodded, trying to 47 her tears. “Lucy makes me happy, Mummy. Maybe she’ll make that little girl happy, too. ”
The boys watched in surprise 48 their baby sister placed Lucy in the 49 . While I stared at Meghan, reflecting upon my donation, they went, without a word, to their room and both 50 with their valued items. Martin hesitated 51 , then looked over at Meghan and put his model car next to Lucy. Amazed, I removed my old 52 from the box, and 53 it with a new one I had bought the week before, hoping the young woman would 54 it as much.
Anyone can give away what they no longer need, but true generosity is giving what you 55 . I, who had meant to teach, was taught.
【小题1】A．manB．womanC．girl D．boy【小题2】A．pityB．fear C．angerD．sympathy【小题3】A．brandsB．colorsC．pricesD．sizes【小题4】A．optimisticB．fortunateC．thankfulD．wealthy【小题5】A．explainedB．announcedC．demonstratedD．translated【小题6】A．allowedB．mandedC．requestedD．encouraged【小题7】A．watchedB．behavedC．countedD．waited【小题8】A．toB．byC．withD．for【小题9】A．tiedB．hungC．huggedD．grasped【小题10】A．eyesB．earsC．headD．face【小题11】A．gentlyB．swiftlyC．painfullyD．gratefully【小题12】A．keep outB．take offC．burst intoD．hold back【小题13】A．beforeB．asC．afterD．once【小题14】A．boxB．carC．roomD．picture【小题15】A．playedB．dealtC．returnedD．disappeared【小题16】A．angrilyB．brieflyC．eagerlyD．merely【小题17】A．jacketB．itemC．newspaperD．doll【小题18】A．balancedB．replacedC．mixedD．pared【小题19】A．loveB．keepC．wearD．wash【小题20】A．buyB．intendC．needD．dislikeC
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解析：文章介绍作者看见一张受台风灾难的人的照片，受到启发，鼓励孩子给他们捐赠自己不用的玩具，但是女儿却把自己最喜欢的玩具捐出来了，所以作者也的到启示，真正的慷慨是把自己需要的东西捐出来。
【小题1】考查名词：A. man男子，B. woman妇女，C. girl女孩，D. boy男孩，从后面的句子Maybe she’ll make that little girl happy, too. ”可知这是个小女孩。选C
【小题2】考查名词：A. pity同情，B. fear 害怕，C. anger生气D. sympathy同情，从前面的内容standing in front of a totally destroyed house 可知孩子们的眼中都是害怕。选B
【小题3】考查名词：A. brands品牌，B. colors颜色，C. prices价格，D. sizes大小，我发现他们的服装品牌和我们的很相配。选A
【小题4】考查形容词：A. optimistic乐观的，B. fortunate幸运的，C. thankful感谢的，D. wealthy有钱的，从前面的描写可知这些孩子是不太有钱。选D
【小题5】考查动词：A. explained解释，B. announced宣布，C. demonstrated阐述，D. translated翻译，explain sth to sb向某人解释…，我把他们的情况向我的双胞胎儿子解释。选A
【小题6】考查动词：A. allowed允许，B. manded命令，C. requested要求，D. encouraged鼓励，作者鼓励自己的孩子把不太喜欢的玩具捐赠给这些孩子。选D
【小题7】考查动词：A. watched观察，B. behaved举止，C. counted数数，D. waited等，当男孩堆起旧玩具的时候，我的女儿在一边观察。选A
【小题8】考查介词：A. to到…B. by通过，C. with带着，D. for为了，过了一会， Meghan带着她最喜欢的玩具走过来。选C
【小题9】考查动词：A. tied系，栓，B. hung悬挂，C. hugged拥抱，D. grasped抓住，形容小女孩的动作是紧紧的把玩具抱在胸前。选C
【小题10】考查名词：A. eyes眼睛，B. ears耳朵，C. head头，D. face脸，女儿把自己的小脸埋在Lucy的脸里面。选D
【小题11】考查副词：A. gently温柔地，B. swiftly快速地，C. painfully痛苦地，D. gratefully感激地，因为是女儿最喜欢的玩具，所以她温柔的把她放在其他玩具上面。选A
【小题12】考查词组：A. keep out不让…进来，B. take off脱下，C. burst into突然，D. hold back阻止，忍住，Meghan点点头，想忍住眼泪。选D
【小题13】考查连词：A. before在…前面，B. as正如，因为，C. after在..后面，D. once一旦，as引导时间状语，当小女孩做这件事的时候，男孩在一边看着。选B
【小题14】考查名词：A. box盒子，B. car汽车，C. room房间，D. picture图画，从后面的句子：I removed my old from the box, 可知女儿是把玩具放在一个盒子里面。选A
【小题15】考查动词：A. played玩，B. dealt处理，C. returned回来，D. disappeared消失，从前面的they went,可知男孩走了，又带着自己珍贵的玩具回来了。选C
【小题16】考查副词：.A. angrily生气地，B. briefly简单地，C. eagerly渴望地，D. merely仅仅，马丁犹豫了片刻，选B
【小题17】考查名词：A. jacket夹克，B. item物品，C. newspaper报纸，D. doll娃娃，从后面的句子：hoping the young woman would it as much. 可知作者捐的是那个妇女能穿的夹克。选A
【小题18】考查动词：A. balanced平衡，B. replaced代替，C. mixed混合，D. pared比较，从前面的句子：I removed my old from the box,可知作者用新的夹克代替旧的。选B
【小题19】考查动词：A. love爱，B. keep保持，C. wear穿，D. wash洗，因为这是作者才买的，肯定很喜欢，希望那个妇女也能喜欢。选A
【小题20】考查动词：A. buy买，B. intend打算， C. need需要，D. dislike不喜欢，真正的慷慨是捐赠你需要的东西。选C