It was Thanksgiving morning. In the crowded kitchen of my small home I was busy preparing the traditional Thanksgiving turkey when the doorbell rang. I opened the front door and saw two small children in rags huddling together inside the storm door on the top step.
Any old papers, lady? asked one of them.
I was busy. I wanted to say “no” looked down at their feet. They were wearing thin scandals (凉鞋),wet with heavy snow.
“Come in and I'11 you a cup of hot cocoa.”
They walked over and sat down at the table. Their wet shoes left on the floor．I them cocoa and toast with jam the cold outside. Then I went back to the kitchen and started again on my household budget. The silence in the front door me. I looked in. The girl the empty cup in her hands, looking at it. The boy asked in a flat , Lady ．．． are you rich?
Am I rich? Mercy, ! I looked at my shabby slipcover(家具套)．The girl put her cup back in its saucer（茶碟） .
“Your cups match your saucers．”
Her voice was with a need that no amount of food could supply．They left after that, holding their against the wind．They hadn't said thank you．
They didn’t to. They had done more than that. Plain blue china cups and saucers were only worth five pence. But they .
I tasted the potatoes and stirred(搅动)the meat soup. Potatoes and brown meat soup, a over our heads, my man with a good steady job—these things matched, too．
I moved the chairs back from the fire and the living room．The muddy prints of small scandals were still on my floor. “ them be for a while,” I thought. Just I should begin to forget how I am.
【小题1】A．when B．afterC．whileD．until【小题2】A．makeB．provideC．doD．cook【小题3】A．signsB．signalsC．marksD．symbols【小题4】A．showedB．servedC．carriedD．supplied【小题5】A．againstB．fromC．onD．in【小题6】A．beatB．struckC．gotD．noticed【小题7】A．watchedB．liftedC．heldD．put【小题8】A．wordB．methodC．stateD．voice【小题9】A．yesB．sureC．noD．always【小题10】A．suddenlyB．carefullyC．quicklyD．anxiously【小题11】A．hungryB．satisfiedC．pleasedD．curious【小题12】A．books B．papersC．dishesD．drinks【小题13】A．dareB．planC．wantD．need【小题14】A．shone B．matchedC．brokeD．equaled【小题15】A．house B．ceilingC．roofD．curtain【小题16】A．washedB．rubbedC．wipedD．tidied【小题17】A．dryB．goneC．wetD．new【小题18】A．MadeB．LetC．GotD．Kept【小题19】A．in caseB．as ifC．if onlyD．only if【小题20】A．niceB．freeC．busyD．richD
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(答案→)D
解析：本文讲述了作者在感恩节时帮助两位收废品的小孩，从他们对生活的朴实的理解受到启迪，明白了知足者常乐、生活充实就意味着富有的道理。
【小题1】考查连词。When当...时候；after在...之后；while与此同时；until直到..时。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。while 引导的句子的谓语部分必须是可以延续的动词或结构。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：我本想说没有，但直到看到他们的脚我改变主意。故选D。
【小题2】考查动词。Make制作；provide提供；do做；cook做饭。根据句意：进屋来吧，我来给你们煮一杯热可可茶。make强调动作的结果，相当于produce，其宾语往往是产品或成果。do强调的是动作过程本身，类似于work，其宾语往往是一件工作或一项任务。故选A。
【小题3】考查名词。Signs标志；signals信号；marks痕迹；symbols符号。根据句意：他们浸湿的便鞋在炉边留下了一连串的脚印。故选C。
【小题4】考查动词。Showed展示；served提供食品；carried带来；supplied提供。根据句意：我给他们端上可可茶和果酱面包。故选B。
【小题5】考查介词。Against反对；from从...；on在...之上；in在..里面。根据句意：以便帮助他们抵御外面的风寒。故选A。
【小题6】考查动词。Beat（连续）打击；struck给…(某种)印象；got得到；noticed注意。根据句意：前屋里一片沉默，这是我感到很奇怪。故选B。
【小题7】考查动词。Watched看；lifted举起；held握着；put放。根据句意：小女孩手里端着空茶杯，认真地凝视着它。故选C。
【小题8】考查名词。Word单词；method方法；state情形；voice声音。根据常识可知说话用的是嗓音。故选D。
【小题9】考查助动词。根据下文“破旧的沙发套”，可知作者家也并不富裕。故选C。
【小题10】考查副词。Suddenly突然地；carefully小心翼翼地；quickly快速地；anxiously不安地。根据句意：这时，那个小女孩非常小心地把杯子放回茶碟里。故选B。
【小题11】考查形容词。Hungry饥饿的；satisfied感到满意的；pleased高兴的；curious好奇的。根据下文“对食物的需求”可知是饥饿感迫使。故选A。
【小题12】考查名词。Books书；papers纸；dishes（盘中）食物；drinks饮料。根据上文可知两个小孩是来收旧报纸的。故选B。
【小题13】考查动词。Dare敢于；plan计划；want想要；need需要。根据句意：其实，他们根本没有必要说。他们的表现已经胜过了道谢。故选D。
【小题14】考查动词。Shone发光；matched相配；broke破坏；equaled平等。跟据上文中小女孩夸奖说杯子和盘子很相配，用到match。故选B。
【小题15】考查名词。House房子；ceiling天花板；roof屋顶；curtain窗帘。根据拘役可以排除A、D两项。这里只可以遮风挡雨的房子，应该是屋顶。故选C。
【小题16】考查动词。Washed洗；rubbed摩擦；wiped用..擦；tidied整理。根据句意：然后将起居室整理干净。故选D。
【小题17】考查形容词。Dry干的；gone消失；wet湿的；new新的。根据上文提到两个孩子在作者地板上留下了湿脚印，此时的脚印还在，应该还是湿的。故选C。
【小题18】考查动词。Made制作；Let让；Got得到；Kept保留。根据句意：其实，我想让它们留在那里。故选B。
【小题19】考查连词。in case以防；as if好似；if only要是...多好；only if只要...就。根据句意：以防我忘记我是多么的富有。故选A。
【小题20】考查形容词。Nice好的；free自由地；busy繁忙的；rich富有的。根据全文可知作者对“富有”有了新认识。故选D。