One Sunday, a picture in the newspaper touched me. A young woman stood in front of a totally destroyed home. A little boy stood beside her with his head 36 . Holding her skirt tightly was a tiny girl, eyes wide with 37 and fear.
With growing 38 I noticed that their sizes of each family member closely 39 ours. This would be a good opportunity to 40 my children, so I explained their difficult 41 to my seven-year-old twins and three-year-old Meghan.
“We have so much, but these poor people now have nothing,” I said, “we’ll 42 what we have with them.”
I brought three large boxes and placed them on the living room floor. Meghan watched seriously 43 the boys and I filled one box with canned food.
While I 44 our clothes, I encouraged the boys to go through their toys and 45 some of their less favorite things. Meghan watched 46 as the boys piled up useless toys in the box.
“I’ll help you find something for the little girl,” I said to her.
The boys placed the toys they had 47 to donate into one of the boxes while I filled the third box with clothes. Meghan walked up with Lucy, her worn, faded, much-loved doll 48 tightly to her chest. She 49 in front of the box, pressed her little face into Lucy’s face, gave her a 50 kiss, then, laid her gently on top of the other toys.
“Oh, honey,” I said. “You 51 to give away Lucy. You love her so much.”
Meghan nodded, eyes shining with tears. “Lucy makes me happy, Mommy. 52 she’ll make that little girl happy, too.”
I stared at Meghan for a long moment, 53 how I could teach the boys the lesson she had just taught me.
It’s easy to give what we don’t want any more, but 54 to let go of things we cherish, isn’t it? 55 , the true spirit of giving is to give with your heart.
【小题1】A．offB．upC．downD．round【小题2】A．smileB．confusionC．joyD．anger【小题3】A．happinessB．friendshipC．puzzleD．interest【小题4】A．matchedB．equaledC．paredD．suited【小题5】A．helpB．plainC．changeD．teach【小题6】A．experienceB．problemC．situationD．process【小题7】A．giveB．shareC．sendD．spare【小题8】A．asB．sinceC．thoughD．because【小题9】A．came throughB．broke throughC．sorted throughD．got through【小题10】A．donateB．leaveC．keepD．sell【小题11】A．hopefullyB．anxiouslyC．depressinglyD．quietly【小题12】A．separatedB．chosenC．boughtD．confirmed【小题13】A．huggedB．tiedC．graspedD．caught【小题14】A．settledB．regrettedC．pausedD．cried【小题15】A．preciousB．finalC．hearty D．lovely【小题16】A．wouldn’t likeB．ought notC．had better notD．don’t have【小题17】A．AlsoB．YetC．MaybeD．Though【小题18】A．knowing B．wonderingC．realizingD．expecting【小题19】A．availableB．necessaryC．importantD．hard【小题20】A．HoweverB．ThereforeC．OtherwiseD．MoreoverC
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(答案→)C
解析：作者通过讲述教育孩子捐献一些不太喜欢的东西，意识到把自己不想要的东西给出去很容易，但是把我们珍惜的东西给出去却很难，给予的真正精神是全心地给。
【小题1】考查副词：A. off离开B．up向上C．down向下D．round包围，句意：一位妇女站在完全被摧毁的房子前，显然是一个凄凉的场景。站在她旁边的小男孩肯定是低着头，失望的样子，故选C。
【小题2】考查名词：A. smile微笑B．confusion困惑C．anger愤怒，D．joy快乐，句意：紧紧地抓住裙子，小女孩眼睛睁得大大的，脑子混乱，而且带着对灾难的恐惧。在这种场景下小女孩不可能 smile(微笑)和 joy(高兴)，anger(生气)则有点远，图片主要表露的是无奈，故选B。
【小题3】A.happiness快乐B．friendship友谊C．puzzle惊讶D．interest兴趣，从下文的叙述中，发现他们的家庭规模和我们的比较相似，这是教育孩子的一个好机会，可以推测出这里应该选择“感兴趣”，是兴趣使然，让我有所发现，故选D。
【小题4】A. matched匹敌，相配，两家人数差不多，符合文意， B．equaled equal 等于，但是从文章可以看到作者家比照片里的人家多一个孩子，排除。C．pared比较，可是这里没给出比较的结果，排除D．suited指口味、颜色、款式等的适合，与文章不符，排除。句意：照片里的人家规模和我的相配。故选A。
【小题5】考查动词：A.help帮助B．plain抱怨C．change改变D．teach教，这是教育孩子的好机会，从下文她与孩子一起挑选衣服和玩具看出他教育孩子帮助他人，故选D。
【小题6】考查名词：A. experience经验B. problem问题C. situation形式D. process 过程，我向孩子解释图片中的一家所处的艰难处境，符合文意的是C。
【小题7】考查动词：A. give给与B. share分享C. send送D. spare 匀出，从下文我与孩子一起选衣物和玩具，就是要捐给那些穷苦人，可以看出是与他们分享。share...with 与…分享，故选B。
【小题8】考查连词：A. as 当…时候B．since自从，既然C．though虽然D．because因为，句意为，在我和男孩子往箱子里装食物时，Meghan 认真地看着。下文也给予暗示，Meghan watched 31 as the boys piled up useless toys in the box，故选A。
【小题9】考查词组：A. came through经历，成功；B. broke through突破C. sorted through挑选，整理，D. got through通过；在我整理衣服的时候，我鼓励孩子们看看玩具并捐献一些不太喜欢的东西，故选C。
【小题10】考查动词：A. donate捐赠B. leave离开C. keep保持D. sell卖，下文提示“The boys placed the toys they had 47 to donate into one of the boxes所以此处是“我鼓励孩子们看看玩具并捐献一些不太喜欢的东西”，故选A。
【小题11】考查副词：A. hopefully 满怀希望地， B. anxiously 焦急地， C. depressingly压抑地，郁闷地， D. quietly安静地，从下文女儿把最心爱的娃娃捐出来看，这里不应该选A，B 和D，不符合文意，故选D。
【小题12】考查动词：A. separated分离B. chosen选择C. bought买D. confirmed证实，上文说，我和孩子在选捐赠的衣服和玩具，所以此处应该是“孩子们把挑选的东西放进箱子里，故选B。
【小题13】考查动词：A. hugged拥抱B. tied系，栓，C. grasped抓住D. caught 抓住，从下文可知女孩对她的娃娃很喜欢，亲吻了她，所以此处用hug 表示抱着她过来，很贴切，表达了她的不舍，故选A。
【小题14】考查动词：A. settled定居，解决B. regretted后悔C. paused停顿D. cried 哭，女儿走到箱子前停下，准备把娃娃放到箱子里，故选C。
【小题15】考查形容词：A. precious 珍贵的B. final最后的C. hearty衷心的D. lovely可爱的，在女儿把娃娃放在箱子里之前，她抱紧娃娃，给它最后一吻，表达依依不舍之情，故选B。
【小题16】考查情态动词：A. wouldn’t like不想要B. ought not 不该C. had better not最好不D. don’t have 不必，这是女儿最喜欢的玩具，我感到女儿没有必要把它捐出去，故选D。
【小题17】考查副词：女儿觉得这个娃娃给了她快乐，它也许同样会给予别人快乐，故选C，符合语境。
【小题18】考查动词：A.knowing知道B. wondering想知道C. realizing意识到D. expecting期望，我盯着Meghan 看了很长时间，女儿的做法，让我又想如何让男孩从中受到女儿刚刚给我的教育，故选B。
【小题19】考查形容词：A. available可利用的B. necessary有必要的，C. important 重要的D. hard困难的，
由此作者发出议论，把自己不想要的东西给出去很容易，但是把我们珍惜的东西给出去却很难，前后两个分句对比，故选D。
【小题20】考查副词：A. However 然而B．Therefore因此C．Otherwise否则D．Moreover还有，然而给予的真正精神是全心地给。由上文的捐衣物而产生的议论，由上句进一步议论，顺承转折，故选A。