阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It's a sad reality that many of us find ourselves just too busy to
contribute to our communities. For a long time, I, too, believed it cost too
much in time, money and1to
make a real difference. But all that changed when I2my good-deed-a-day project.
My daughter, Emily, was my primary3. I
wanted to show her we could do little things to help others, and be happy.
The first week, I wasn't sure if I could 4it.
I surfed the Internet for ideas. One day, I guided a5man in the subway station. He smiled as he
thanked me. Another day, I brought flowers from my garden to a local nursing
home……I could only hope I was arousing 6in others.
Luckily, after just a few days I found it easier than I'd
expected. I knew I was making a(n)7.
Every evening at the dinner table, I8that
day's good deed to Emily. Emily began copying what I'd started. On a walk home
from school, she marched over to a neighbor's pot of geraniums (天竺葵), which
had toppled (摇晃) in the wind,and
set it9."
That was my good deed for the day!" she yelled. Another day, she helped me
collect10from
our neighbors for the food bank. We11off the food and, as we drove away, Emily
announced12that
she wanted to work there one day.
By the last week, I knew I'd changed. At first, I hadn't been
entirely13that
I could do a good deed every day. Now it was practically second14. I felt a greater responsibility to take
action when I saw a need,15looking the other way. I felt as though
I'd awakened, somehow.
(1)
A .
energy
B .
space
C .
wisdom
D .
salary
(2)
A .
stopped
B .
started
C .
forgot
D .
remembered
(3)
A .
donation
B .
expectation
C .
celebration
D .
inspiration
(4)
A .
get
B .
manage
C .
put
D .
appreciate
(5)
A .
poor
B .
rude
C .
blind
D .
young
(6)
A .
interest
B .
mercy
C .
awareness
D .
praise
(7)
A .
discovery
B .
difference
C .
mistake
D .
fortune
(8)
A .
reminded
B .
pointed
C .
recalled
D .
described
(9)
A .
right
B .
away
C .
high
D .
aside
(10)
A .
money
B .
vegetables
C .
donations
D .
clothes
(11)
A .
threw
B .
took
C .
went
D .
dropped
(12)
A .
proudly
B .
eagerly
C .
anxiously
D .
casually
(13)
A .
concerned
B .
convinced
C .
expected
D .
persuaded
(14)
A .
scene
B .
language
C .
nature
D .
skill
(15)
A .
by means of
B .
regardless of
C .
as well as
D .
instead of
答案:(1)A;(2)B;(3)D;(4)B;(5)C;(6)C;(7)B;(8)D;(9)A;(10)C;(11)D;(12)A;(13)B;(14)C;(15)D;