Once, my father and I were waiting to buy tickets for the circus. Finally, there only one family _ us and the counter, who made a big on me. There were eight children, all probably under 12. You could they weren’t rich. Their clothes weren’t expensive but . The children were well-behaved., standing in line behind their parents and talking about what they would see that night.
One could they had never been to the circus before. The mother was holding her husband’s hand while the father was smiling in . The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He proudly , “Eight for children and two for adults, please.”
The ticket lady told him the price. The man’s wife let go of hand, her head dropped, and his lip began to tremble. The father leaned a little and asked, “How much did you say?”
The ticket lady the price. The man didn’t have enough money. was he supposed to turn and tell his kids that he didn’t have enough to take them to the circus? Seeing this, my father put his hand in his pocket, a $20 bill and dropped it on the ground. Then my father _ down, picked up the bill and said 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 the timely help in such an situation. He took my father’s in both of his, squeezed(紧捏) tightly onto the , and with a rear running down his cheek, he replied, “Thank you, sir. This really _ a lot to me and my family.”
【小题1】A．beforeB．betweenC．behindD．besides【小题2】A．differenceB．effortC．impressionD．suggestion【小题3】A．tellB．agreeC．believeD．suppose【小题4】A．cleanB．shabbyC．simpleD．mon【小题5】A．disappointedlyB．bitterlyC．excitedlyD．carelessly【小题6】A．senseB．expectC．doubtD．Recognize【小题7】A．surpriseB．turnC．silenceD．pride【小题8】A．laughedB．announcedC．mentedD．responded【小题9】A．myB．hisC．herD．their【小题10】A．backwardsB．awayC．closerD．farther【小题11】A．refusedB．recitedC．reducedD．repeated【小题12】A．WhenB．WhereC．HowD．Why【小题13】A．timeB．moneyC．chanceD．courage【小题14】A．pulled outB．pulled upC．picked outD．picked up【小题15】A．jumpedB．layC．knockedD．reached【小题16】A．appreciatedB．admiredC．rejectedD．offered【小题17】A．interestingB．embarrassingC．enjoyableD．unbelievable【小题18】A．pocketB．walletC．armD．hand【小题19】A．ticketB．billC．poundD．paper【小题20】A．paysB．costsC．meansD．givesB
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(答案→)B
解析：这篇短文中作者主要记述了自己的父亲帮助一家人的故事。这是一个有着八个孩子的家庭，父母带孩子们去看马戏，可是票价太贵。正在这位父亲遭难之际，我的父亲估计丢下20美元，来帮助这一家人。最后这家人如愿以偿的看上了马戏，而我们也因为帮助别人感到很高兴。
【小题1】考查连词辨析：A. before在…前面，B. between在…之间，C. behind在…后面，D. besides在…旁边，在我们和柜台之间只有一个家庭，between…and…在..和…之间，选B
【小题2】考查名词辨析：A. difference不同，B. effort努力，C. impression印象，D. suggestion建议，他们给我留下了很深的印象，选C
【小题3】考查动词辨析：A. tell告诉，B. agree同意，C. believe 相信，D. suppose猜想，从下文的：Their clothes weren’t expensive but 39 .可知你可以辨别出他们不富有，选A
【小题4】考查形容词辨析：A. clean干净，B. shabby破烂的，C. simple简单的，D. mon普通的，常见的，衣服不贵但是很干净，选A
【小题5】考查副词辨析：A. disappointedly失望地，B. bitterly痛苦地，C. excitedly兴奋地，D. carelessly粗心地，从上文的：The children were well-behaved., standing in line behind their parents可知孩子们兴奋的谈论他们那天看见的事情，选C
【小题6】考查名词辨析： A. sense感觉，B. expect期待，C. doubt怀疑，D. Recognize认出，我能感觉到他们以前从没有去过马戏团，选A
【小题7】考查名词辨析：A. surprise惊讶，B. turn转弯，C. silence沉默，D. pride骄傲，从下文的：He proudly 43 , “Eight for children and two for adults, please.”可知妈妈抓住爸爸的手，爸爸自豪的微笑着。选D
【小题8】考查动词辨析：A. laughed笑，B. announced宣布，C. mented 评论，D. responded回答，从上文的：The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted.可知爸爸骄傲的回答，选D
【小题9】考查代词：A. my我的，B. his他的，C. her她的，D. their他们的，男子的妻子放开了他的手，his指代the man’s,选B
【小题10】考查副词辨析：A. backwards向后，B. away离开，C. closer更近，D. farther更远，男子靠的更近一些，选C
【小题11】考查动词辨析： A. refused拒绝，B. recited背诵，C. reduced减少，D. repeated重复，因为前面售票员说过价格了，所以这里是重复了价格，选D
【小题12】考查连词：A. When当…时候，B. Where哪里，C. How 怎样，D. Why为什么，男子没有足够的钱，他怎么能转身告诉孩子他没有足够的钱带他们去看马戏呢？选C
【小题13】考查名词辨析：A. time时间，B. money钱，C. chance机会，D. courage勇气，从上文的：The man didn’t have enough money.可知选B
【小题14】考查动词短语辨析：A. pulled out驶出站，掏出，B. pulled up拔起来，C. picked out挑选出，D. picked up捡起，恢复，习得，从上文的Seeing this, my father put his hand in his pocket,可知爸爸从口袋里面掏出20美元的钞票，选A
【小题15】考查动词辨析：A. jumped跳，B. lay躺，C. knocked敲，D. reached到达，伸手，然后爸爸手向下伸，捡起钞票，选D
【小题16】考查动词辨析：A. appreciated欣赏，感激，B. admired敬佩，羡慕，C. rejected拒绝，D. offered提供，他不是在乞求什么，但是在这样尴尬的形势下他当然很感激这样及时的帮助。选A
【小题17】考查形容词辨析：A. interesting有趣的，B. embarrassing尴尬的，C. enjoyable愉快的，D. unbelievable难以置信的，从作者的描写，带孩子去看马戏有没有足够的钱，是很尴尬的事情，爸爸选B
【小题18】考查名词辨析：A. pocket口袋，B. wallet钱包，C. arm膀子，D. hand手，男子紧紧的抓住爸爸的手，选D
【小题19】考查名词辨析：A. ticket票，B. bill钞票，账单，C. pound英镑，D. paper纸，从上文的：Seeing this, my father put his hand in his pocket, 49 a $20 bill and dropped it on the ground.可知选B
【小题20】考查动词辨析：A. pays付钱，B. costs花费，C. means意味着，D. gives给，这对我和我的家庭意味着很多，选C