One day, my father drove his employer to another city for a business meeting. On the outskirts（郊区）of town, they for a sandwich lunch. While they ate, several boys playing in the street passed by their . One of the boys limped（跛行）．Looking more closely, my father’s boss that the boy had a clubfoot（畸形足）．He stepped out of the car and the boy, saying that he was able to help get that foot fixed. The young boy was .The businessman wrote down the boy’s name before the boy joined his friends down the street.
The man and said to my father, “Woody, the boy’s name is Jimmy. Find out where he and do your best to get his parents to let him have his foot operated on. I’ll pay all the costs.” They finished their sandwiches and went on their .
It didn’t take long for my father to Jimmy’s house, a small one that needed paint and repair. For almost an hour, my father explained the plan to Jimmy’s parents. , they looked at each other. When my father they still weren’t quite sure about the generous offer from an unknown benefactor (捐助者).
Later, my father’s employer got in touch with the local government with a to send someone to Jimmy’s home to the family that this was a lawful offer. Soon, with permission papers signed, my father took Jimmy to an excellent in another state. After five operations, his limp disappeared.
His parents watched in as the returned boy stepped lightly toward them. They still could not that a man they had never seen would pay a large sum of money to have a foot corrected for their son.
The benefactor was Mr. Henry Ford, the founder of the Ford Motor Company. He always said it’s more fun to do something for people they don’t know who did it.
【小题1】A．waitedB．paid C．prepared D．stopped【小题2】A．carB．townC．officeD．restaurant【小题3】A．thoughtB．observedC．doubtedD．worried【小题4】A．took care ofB．got hold ofC．hung out with D．caught up with【小题5】A．delightedB．satisfiedC．interestedD．relaxed【小题6】A．laughedB．apologizedC．returnedD．nodded【小题7】A．playsB．studiesC．livesD．stays【小题8】A．determinationB．permissionC．helpD．plan【小题9】A．chatB．rideC．meetingD．holiday【小题10】A．buildB．decorateC．paintD．find【小题11】A．patientlyB．brieflyC．proudlyD．calmly【小题12】A．ConfusedB．ExcitedC．AshamedD．Tired【小题13】A．visited B．finished C．refusedD．left【小题14】A．purposeB．decisionC．requestD．promise【小题15】A．warnB．remindC．argueD．convince【小题16】A．hotelB．hospitalC．schoolD．store【小题17】A．angerB．fearC．amazementD．disappointment【小题18】A．agreeB．admitC．proveD．believe【小题19】A．secretB．politeC．humorous D．cautious【小题20】A．untilB．whenC．unlessD．WhomD
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(答案→)D
解析：本文讲述了福特公司创始人匿名帮助一个叫吉米的残疾孩子治好脚的故事。
【小题1】考查动词。Waited等待；paid付钱；prepared准备；stopped停止。根据上文可知作者父亲和老板正在开车，因此此处时停下来吃午饭。故选D。
【小题2】考查名词。Car汽车；town小镇；office办公室；restaurant饭店。根据上文提到停下车来吃三明治，并没有说作者父亲和他老板下车去哪吃饭，因此可推测是在车里吃。故选A。
【小题3】考查动词。Thought想；observed注意到；doubted怀疑；worried担心。根据常识可知走得近了，就会看的清楚，会注意到某事。故选B。
【小题4】考查词组。 took care of照顾；got hold of 抓住；hung out with与...闲逛；caught up with赶上。根据句意：他从车里走出来,赶上了那个男孩,说他可以帮助把脚固定好。故选D。
【小题5】考查形容词。Delighted高兴的；satisfied感到满意的；interested有兴趣的；relaxed放松的。根据常识可知残疾孩子听到有人说可以帮助自己一定会很高兴。故选A。
【小题6】考查动词。Laughed大笑；apologized道歉；returned返回；nodded点头。根据句意：那个人往回走，对我父亲说。故选C。
【小题7】考查动词。Plays玩；studies学习；lives居住；stays待着。根据常识可知这个男人既要帮助这个孩子就要知道他住在哪里。故选C。
【小题8】考查名词。Determination决心；permission许可；help帮助；plan计划。根据句意：得到他父母让他做脚部手术的许可。故选B。
【小题9】考查名词。Chat聊天；ride路途；meeting会见；holiday假期。根据上文可知他们准备去开商业会议，因此他们继续旅程。故选B。
【小题10】考查动词。Build建立；decorate装饰；paint粉刷；find寻找。根据句意：没多久我的父亲找到吉米的房子。故选D。
【小题11】考查副词。Patiently耐心地；briefly短暂地；proudly傲慢地；calmly冷静地。根据句意：近一个小时，我父亲耐心地向吉米的父母解释那个计划。故选A。
【小题12】考查形容词。Confused困惑的；Excited兴奋的；Ashamed惭愧的；Tired疲倦的。根据常识可知突然有人跑到家里说要帮助你们残疾孩子，都会很困惑。故选A。
【小题13】考查动词。Visited参观；finished完成；refused拒绝；left离开。根据句意：当我父亲离开时他们仍然不很确定未知捐赠者的慷慨提供。故选D。
【小题14】考查名词。Purpose目的；decision决定；request请求；promise许诺。根据句意：之后,我父亲的老板联系上了当地政府要求派人来吉米的说服家人。故选C。
【小题15】考查动词。Warn警告；remind提醒；argue争论；convince说服。根据句意：我父亲的老板联系上了当地政府要求派人来吉米的说服家人。Convince符合语境。故选D。
【小题16】考查名词。 Hotel旅馆；hospital医院；school学校；store商店。联系上下文可知给孩子治病需要去医院。故选B。
【小题17】考查名词。Anger生气；fear恐惧；amazement惊愕；disappointment失望。根据句意：他的父母很吃惊的看着男孩走轻轻朝他们走回来。故选C。
【小题18】考查动词。Agree同意；admit承认；prove证明；believe相信。根据句意：他们仍然不相信从未见过的男人为他们的儿子矫正脚支付了一大笔钱。故选D。
【小题19】考查名词。Secret秘密的；polite有礼貌的；humorous幽默的；cautious谨慎的。根据句意：秘密的恩人是亨利·福特先生。故选A。
【小题20】考查连词。Until直到...时候才；when当...时候；unless除非；Whom谁。此处是引导时间状语从句，故排除C、D两项。when引导的句子的谓语部分可以是短暂性的也可以是持续性的动词或结构。until肯定形式表示的意思是“做某事直至某时”，动词必须是延续性的，否定形式表达的意思是“直至某时才做某事”，动词为延续性或非延续性都可以。根据句意：他总是说做为人们做不知道是谁干的些事情更有趣。故选B。