河南省成人学士学位英语考试真题精选——才聪考研

It was a chilly November evening in New York City, and my daughter and I were walking up Broadway. Nora noticed a guy sitting inside a cardboard box next to a newsstand. She pulled at my coat sleeve and said, “That man's cold, Daddy. Can

It was a chilly November evening in New York City, and my daughter and I were walking up Broadway. Nora noticed a guy sitting inside a cardboard box next to a newsstand. She pulled at my coat sleeve and said, “That man's cold, Daddy. Can we take him home?”
I don’t remember my reply, but I do remember a sudden heavy feeling inside me. I had always been delighted at how much my daughter noticed in her world, whether it was birds in flight or children playing. But now she was noticing suffering and poverty. She wasn’t even four.
A few days later, I saw an article in the newspaper about volunteers who delivered meals to elderly people. The volunteers went to a nearby school on a Sunday morning, picked up a food package, and delivered it to an elderly person. I signed us up. Nora was excited about it. She could understand the importance of food, so she could easily see how valuable our job was. When Sunday came, we picked up the package and phoned the elderly person we'd been assigned. She invited us right over.
The building was depressing. When the door opened, facing us was a silver-haired woman in an old dress. She took the package and asked if we would like to come in. Nora ran inside. I reluctantly followed. Our hostess showed us some photos of her family. Nora played and laughed. I accepted a second cup of tea. When it came time to say good-bye, we three stood in the doorway and hugged. I walked home in tears.
Where else but as volunteers do you have the opportunity to do something enjoyable that's good for yourself as well as for others? Indeed, the poverty my daughter and l helped lessen that Sunday afternoon was not the woman’s alone—it was in our lives, too. Now Nora and I regularly serve meals to needy people and collect clothes for the homeless. Yet, as I’ve watched her grow over these past four years, I still wonder—which of us has benefited more?

21．The man Nora noticed on that evening was probably _____.
A. asking for food
B. one of those homeless
C. taken home by the author
D. buying a newspaper
22．The author had a sudden heavy feeling (Para. 2), because _____.

A. his daughter had noticed the dark side of life
B. he did not want to take the guy home
C. he felt a deep sympathy for the guy
D. his daughter was afraid of what she saw

23．Their volunteer job was to _____.
A. visit poor homes
B. serve meals at a nearby school
C. pick up packages for poor, elderly people
D. deliver food to needy, elderly people

24．The word “us” the last paragraph refers to _____.
A. the author and the old woman
B. the giver and receiver of the help
C. the author and his daughter
D. the author and the guy in the box

25．The best title for this passage might be “_____”.
A. A Loving Kid
B. Volunteers at Work
C. A Lesson in Caring
D. How to Help the Needy

答案及解析

21.B，根据文章第一段第二句中的“a guy sitting inside a cardboard box next to a news- stand”可得知这个人坐在报摊旁的纸板箱里，后文也提到女儿说“天气很冷，我们可以带他回家吗？”可以推测出此人是无家可归。且文中并未提到这个男人讨要食物，排除A。故选B。

22.A，从第二段倒数第二句“But now she was noticing suffering and poverty.”对作者心情沉默的原因做出解释，即，女儿已经开始注意到苦难和贫穷。故选A。
23.D，从文章第三段第二句“The volunteers went to a nearby school on a Sunday morning, picked up a food package, and delivered it to an elderly person.”可得知志愿者周末早晨会去附近的学校拿食物给老人。D选项“为有需要的老年人发放食物”切合题意，故选D。
24.C，根据文章最后一段最后一句“. . . I’ve watched her grow over these past four years, I still wonder—which of us has benefited more?”可以得知“我”观察她过去四年的成长，“我”在想究竟是“我们”中的谁受益更多。故选C。
25.C，此题要求选出选项中最佳题目，因此此题主要为主旨大意题。文章讲述了“我”与女儿在外遇到流浪汉，女儿认识到人间的苦难之后，开始参加志愿活动帮助他人的故事，在这个过程中，“我”也受益良多。因此，文章主要是与学会关爱有关，故选C。

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