THE CHARM OF CHARITY A poor young man lost his job and had no one to help him. Helpless, h

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THE CHARM OF CHARITY
A poor young man lost his job and had no one to help him. Helpless, homeless and hopeless, he decided to mit suicide. He   36  all the coins he had with him and bought a ripe banana wrapped in an old newspaper. He opened the packet and started to eat his last food   37  an old beggar approached him. With trembling lips, the beggar told him that he hadn’t had anything to eat for several days and was too weak to walk. The young man felt   38 . So he didn’t eat the banana.   39 , he gave the banana to the beggar. The beggar ate it with great joy and   40      him. While leaving, the beggar gave him a very old coin, saying, “Thank you very much. You gave me everything you had. Kindly accept this coin as my gift   41  your kindness.”
After the old man left, he   42  glanced at the piece of paper used to wrap the fruit. There he saw a(n)  43  from an agency dealing with old coins. Anyone   44  old coins was invited to visit the agency and receive suitable price for their old coins on the spot. Out of simple   45 , he carried the coin to the agency after   46  it by phone. He showed the coin gifted by the beggar. The person who   47  the agency stared at it and told him in excitement, “What a       48  ! It is very   49  and several centuries old. It is worth a(n)  50  !” Jumping with joy on receiving the   51  amount of money, he searched everywhere to find the old man who gifted him the coin. He wanted to   52  his joy and the money with the beggar. But he could not find him anywhere. Since then, he started a new life with renewed   53  and enthusiasm about the future.
Kindness will be   54 . It always es back! As William Wordsworth wrote,“ The best part of a good life is the little, nameless, unremembered acts of   55  and love.”
【小题1】A.collectB.spreadC.spottedD.donated【小题2】A.whileB.whenC.before D.until【小题3】A.worriedB.nervousC.pityD.guilty【小题4】A.Still B.ThusC.BesidesD.Instead【小题5】A.scoldedB.admiredC.respectedD.thanked【小题6】A.in search forB.in terms ofC.in return forD.in favor of【小题7】A.carelesslyB.purposelyC.ImmediatelyD.normally【小题8】A.suggestionB.advertisementC.appealD.requirement【小题9】A.possessingB.seeingC.orderingD.deserving【小题10】A.distrustB.curiosityC.wonderD.hobby【小题11】A.replyingB.repeatingC.contactingD.begging【小题12】A.charged B.consistedC.attendedD.managed【小题13】A.shameB.prizeC.surpriseD.pleasure【小题14】A.privateB.freshC.rareD.casual【小题15】A.valueB.fortuneC.wealth D.effort【小题16】A.unexpectedB.unluckyC.unlimitedD.unnoticed【小题17】A.hideB.shareC.coverD.spare【小题18】A.wisdomB.chanceC.hopeD.luck【小题19】A.changedB.damaged C.lostD.rewarded【小题20】A.courage B.promiseC.memoryD.kindnessA 

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(答案→)A 
解析:本文叙述了一个贫穷的年轻人因失业,找不到工作,而想自杀。在他临死之前吃最后一顿饭时,遇到了一个乞丐,因为可怜乞丐,把自己的食物给了乞丐。做为感谢,乞丐给了他一枚古老的硬币。当乞丐走了,他发现包食物的报纸上登了一则关于硬币的广告,他出于好奇去了收购古币的代理处。结果,乞丐给他的古币竟然值一大笔钱。体现了好人有好报的道理。
【小题1】考查动词及上下文的呼应。A. collected收集; B. spread伸展,传播;C. spotted认出;D. donated捐赠。根据后文bought a ripe banana wrapped in an old newspaper.买了一个用旧报纸包裹的熟香蕉,可知用collecte先收集钱币,再去买东西。句意为:他收集了所有他的硬币,买了一个用旧报纸裹着的成熟的香蕉。故选A。
【小题2】考查连词及上下文的呼应。 A. while在......期间;与持续性动词连用。  B. when当......时候, 正在这时,与短暂性动词连用; C. before在......之前      D. until直到........根据前文 opened and started to eat与an old beggar approached同时发生。句意为:他打开包,开始吃他最后的食物,正在这时,一个老乞丐走近他。故选B。
【小题3】考查形容词及上下文的呼应。 A. worried担心的;B. nervous紧张的;C. pity同情;D. guilty内疚的。根据后文he gave the banana to the beggar,说明这个年轻人同情那个乞丐。句意为:他感到同情。故选C。
【小题4】考查副词及上下文的呼应。A. Still仍然;B. Thus因此;   C. Besides此外,而且;      D. Instead代替,反而。根据前文he didn’t eat the banana,他自己没吃那个香蕉,反而自己没吃。句意为:相反,他把香蕉给了乞丐。故选D。
【小题5】考查动词及上下文的呼应。A. scolded责骂;B. admired羡慕,钦佩;    C. respected尊敬   D. thanked感谢。根据后文乞丐说“Thank you very much.”可以判断乞丐感谢年轻人给他香蕉吃。句意为:乞丐高兴地吃着并表示感谢。故选D。
【小题6】考查介词短语及上下文的呼应。A. in search for 寻找;   B. in terms of依照;   C. in return for回报;D. in favor of赞同。根据前文Kindly accept this coin as my gift年轻人给乞丐香蕉,乞丐给年轻人一枚古币,所以说是一种回报。句意为:为了回报你的好意,请接收这个硬币作为礼物。   故选C。
【小题7】考查副词及上下文的呼应。A. carelessly粗心地,不经意地;B. purposely故意地;C.Immediately立即,立刻;     D. normally正常地。根据前文he decided to mit suicide他想自杀,所以glanced at the piece of paper used to wrap the fruit看包水果的报纸应是无心的,不经意地。句意为:那个老人走了之后,他不经意的看了一眼用于包水果的那张报纸。故选A 。
【小题8】考查名词及上下文的呼应。A. suggestion建议;B. advertisement广告;  C. appeal呼吁D. requirement要求。根据前文glanced at the piece of paper used to wrap the fruit从报纸上看到的内容,应是一则广告。句意为:他看到一则处理古币经营公司刊登的广告。故选B。
【小题9】考查动词及上下文的呼应。A.possessing拥有;B. seeing看见;C. ordering命令D. deserving值得。根据后文receive suitable price for their old coins on the spot当场为自己的古钱币获得一个合适的价格,说明应是拥有古钱币的任何人被邀请那个经营公司。句意为:拥有古币的任何人都可以到古币经营公司,当场为自己的古钱币获得一个合适的价格。可以故选A 。
【小题10】考查名词及上下文的呼应。A. distrust不信任;B. curiosity   好奇;C. wonder奇迹,惊奇;           D. hobby业余爱好。根据后文he carried the coin to the agency看了广告后,他拿着那枚硬币去了那个经营公司,说明他是出于好奇。句意为:出于好奇,他与古币经营共通过电话取得了联系后,拿着那枚古币去了经营公司。故选B。
【小题11】考查动词及上下文的呼应。A. replying回答;B. repeating重复; C. contacting联系;D. begging乞讨,乞求。根据后文He showed the coin gifted他展示了他的硬币,说明他去了经营公司之前先同那个公司电话联系。句意为:出于好奇,他与古币经营共通过电话取得了联系后,拿着那枚古币去了经营公司。故选C
【小题12】考查动词及上下文的呼应。A. charged 充电;B. consisted组成;C. attended参加;D. managed管理。根据后文told him in excitement, It is worth a(n)     !能够告诉他硬币值多少钱,证明这个人是这个公司的管理者。句意为:管理那家公司的人盯着那个硬币,激动地跟他说。故选D。
【小题13】考查名词及上下文的呼应。A. shame羞耻,羞愧;B. prize奖品,奖赏;   C. surprise惊奇;D. pleasure快乐。根据前文told him in excitement,他激动地说,说明是What a surprise!多么令人惊奇的事。句意为:太令人吃惊了!故选C。
【小题14】考查形容词及上下文的呼应。A. private私人的;B. fresh新鲜的;C. rare稀有的;  D. casual 随便的。根据后文several centuries old这枚硬币有几个世纪的历史,所以这枚硬币应是稀有的。句意为:这枚硬币非常稀有,有几个世纪的历史。故选C。
【小题15】考查名词及上下文的呼应。A. value价值;B. fortune财富;a fortune   一笔巨款;可数名词
C. wealth财富,不可数名词;D. effort努力。根据后文他获得amount of money一笔钱。所以这是一笔巨大的财富。句意为:它值一大笔钱。故选B。
【小题16】考查形容词及上下文的呼应。A. unexpected以外的,意想不到的;B. unlucky不幸的,倒霉的;C. unlimited无限制的;  D. unnoticed被忽视的,未被注意的。根据前文the beggar gave him a very old coin,是那个乞丐给他的硬币,没想到这枚硬币有几个世纪的历史。所以他得到的这笔钱是没想到的。句意为:一收到这笔意想不到的钱,他高兴地跳了起来。故选A。
【小题17】考查动词及上下文的呼应。A. hide隐藏;  B. share分享;C. cover包括;   D. spare节约。
根据前文searched everywhere to find the old man who gifted him the coin.他到处寻找给他硬币的那个老人,说明他想与老人分享这笔钱和自己的快乐。句意为:他想与那个老人分享那笔钱故选B
【小题18】考查名词及上下文的呼应。A. wisdom 智慧;B. chance 机会;C. hope希望;D.luck运气,幸运。根据后文enthusiasm about the future他对生活重新充满热情,也就是说他对生活重新充满了希望。故选C。
【小题19】考查动词及上下文的呼应。A.changed改变;   B. damaged损害;         C. lost    遗失; 
D. rewarded奖赏。根据后文It always es back,好心有好报的事情总是循环的。故选D。
【小题20】考查名词及上下文的呼应。A. courage勇气;B. promise许诺; C. memory记忆;          D. kindness好意,善良。根据前文Kindness will be 54 rewarded .善良总会得到回报。句意为:一个好的人生中最好的部分就是那些微小的,不记名的,容易遗忘的充满爱心与善良的行为。故选D。
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