It was during those hard days in a small community． Food was in short supply． I

题文

It was during those hard days in a small community． Food was in short supply． I used to stop by Mr．Miller's stand for  
One particular day, while Mr．Miller was    some potatoes for me I noticed a small boy  admiring a basket of green peas． Soon I was also   to the fresh green peas．
The boy left． Mrs．Miller _ to me and said, "There are two other such boys in our _, all from poor families． Jim always offers to our produce for their marbles（弹珠）． He somehow makes them believe he likes red marbles  ．Sometimes he even sends them home with some peas for ．" I left the stand,   with this man．
Years later, I went back to visit some   in that community and while I was there I learned Mr．Miller had died． I agreed to   my friends to see Mrs．Miller． Upon our arrival, we offered whatever words of   ． Ahead of us were three young men． They moved to the casket（棺椁）． Mrs．Miller's eyes followed them   each young man placed his own  hand over the cold pale hand and then left．
Our turn came to meet Mrs．Miller．I told her who I was and mentioned the of the marbles． She said, "Those three young men were the boys． They told me how they  Jim's kindness．"
"We've never had much ," she said, "but right now, Jim would consider himself the   man．" Then she lifted her husband's lifeless fingers． beneath the hand were three shining, red marbles !
小题1:A．flowersB．grainsC．vegetablesD．fruits小题2:A．baggingB．diggingC．sellingD．cooking小题3:A．happilyB．hungrilyC．curiouslyD．seriously小题4:A．carriedB．sentC．drawnD．led小题5:A．pulled upB．picked upC．got upD．came up小题6:A．communityB．townC．homeD．store小题7:A．tradeB．bringC．changeD．get小题8:A．in timeB．in particularC．on purposeD．on average小题9:A．somethingB．everythingC．anythingD．nothing小题10:A．impressedB．surprisedC．disappointedD．satisfied小题11:A．relativesB．friendsC．businessmenD．workers小题12:A．introduceB．sendC．accompanyD．assist小题13:A．comfortB．thanksC．praiseD．encouragement小题14:A．sinceB．whetherC．becauseD．as小题15:A．coolB．warmC．redD．pale小题16:A．priceB．colorC．storyD．number小题17:A．appreciatedB．forgotC．neededD．helped小题18:A．debtB．wealthC．hopeD．health小题19:A．tallestB．dearestC．richestD．toughest小题20:A．RollingB．FadingC．HangingD．Resting 题型：未知难度：其他题型

答案

小题1:C  
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:C
小题5:D
小题6:A
小题7:A
小题8:B
小题9:D
小题10:A
小题11:B
小题12:C
小题13:A
小题14:D
小题15:B
小题16:C
小题17:A
小题18:B
小题19:C
小题20:D

解析

本文讲了一个感人的小故事。在饥饿的年代，Miller先生假装喜欢弹珠，用自己的菜和孩子们交换弹珠，有时候，他甚至什么都不要，送他们一些豌豆。多年后，Miller先生去世，曾经的孩子们去和他告别。
小题1:考查名词。 根据One particular day, while Mr．Miller was   some potatoes for me I noticed a small boy admiring a basket of green peas．可知这里填蔬菜。Flowers花；grains谷粒；vegetables蔬菜；fruits水果，故选C。
小题2:考查动词。根据I used to stop by Mr．Miller's stand for ，可知Miller先生正在为我装土豆。Bagging装袋；digging挖掘；selling卖；cooking烹调，故选A。
小题3:考查副词。根据Food was in short supply．以及admiring a basket of green peas．可知这里意思是一个小男孩饥饿地注视着一篮子绿色豌豆。Happily快乐地；hungrily饥饿地；curiously好奇地；seriously严肃地，故选B。
小题4:考查短语。根据One particular day, while Mr．Miller was   some potatoes for me I noticed a small boy admiring a basket of green peas． Soon I was also  to the fresh green peas.可知不久，我也被新鲜的绿色豌豆所吸引。be drawn to是固定用法，意思是被……所吸引，故选C。
小题5:考查短语。根据Mrs．Miller _to me and said, "There are two other such boys in our_, all from poor families．可知这里意思是Miller夫人走到跟前。pulled up从土里拔出；picked up捡起；got up起床；came up走到跟前，故选D。
小题6:考查名词。根据It was during those hard days in a small community．可知这里填community。Community社区；town城镇；home家；store商店，故选A。
小题7:考查动词。根据our produce for their marbles（弹珠）．可知是在交易。trade 交易；bring带来；change改变；get得到，故选A。
小题8:考查短语。根据He somehow makes them believe he likes red marbles ．可知这里意思是他让他们相信他特别喜欢红色的弹珠。in time及时；in particular特别；on purpose故意；on average
平均，故选B。
小题9:考查代词。根据I left the stand,   with this man．可知这里意思是有时候，他甚至什么都不要，送他们一些豌豆。Something某物；everything一切；anything任何东西；nothing没有东西，故选D。
小题10:考查动词。根据前面Miller夫人说的话，给我留下很深的印象。Impressed给……以深刻印象；surprised吃惊；disappointed 失望；satisfied满意，故选A。
小题11:考查名词。根据I agreed to  my friends to see Mrs．Miller．可知这里填friends。Relatives亲戚；friends朋友；businessmen商人；workers工人，故选B。
小题12:考查动词。根据I agreed to  my friends to see Mrs．Miller． Upon our arrival, we offered whatever words of  ．可知这里意思是我同意陪同我的朋友们去看Miller夫人。Introduce介绍；send送；accompany陪同；assist协助，故选C。
小题13:考查名词。根据Upon our arrival, we offered whatever words of  ．可知我们说了许多安慰的话。Comfort安慰；thanks感谢；praise赞扬；encouragement鼓励，故选A。
小题14:考查连词。表示当……时，用as。Since自从；whether是否；because因为；as当……时，故选D。
小题15:考查形容词。 根据Mrs．Miller's eyes followed them  each young man placed his own hand over the cold pale hand and then left．和cold相对应是warm。Cool凉；warm温暖的；red红色的；pale苍白的，故选B。
小题16:考查名词。根据I told her who I was and mentioned theof the marbles．可知这里意思是我告诉她弹珠的故事。Price价格；color颜色；story故事；number数目，故选C。
小题17:考查动词。根据She said, "Those three young men were the boys． They told me how they Jim's kindness．"可知这里意思是他们非常感谢Jim的善良。Appreciated感激；forgot忘记；needed需要；helped帮助，故选A。
小题18:考查名词。根据"We've never had much," she said, "but right now, Jim would consider himself the  man．"可知这里意思是我们没有很多财富。Debt债务；wealth财富；hope希望；health
健康，故选B。
小题19:考查形容词。根据"We've never had much," she said, "but right now, Jim would consider himself the  man．"可知这里意思是我们没有很多财富，但是我们是最富有的人。Tallest最高；dearest最亲爱的；richest最富有；toughest最坚强的，故选C。
小题20:考查动词。根据beneath the hand were three shining, red marbles !可知这里填Resting。Rolling滚动；Fading消逝；Hanging挂着；Resting静止，故选D。

考点

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