Question

Sometimes we need to remind ourselves that thankfulness is indeed a virtue (美德).
William Bennett
Thanksgiving Day was coming. The first grade teacher gave her class a fun assignment (作業) — to draw a picture of      for which they were thankful.
Most of the class might be considered poor, but still many would      the holiday with turkey and other traditional food of the season. These, the teacher thought, would be the subject of most of her students’ art. And they were.
But Douglas made a(an)      kind of picture. Douglas was a different kind of boy. He was the teacher’s true child of weak and unhappy. As other children played at     , Douglas used to stand close by her side. One could only guess at the pain that Douglas felt behind those sad     .
Yes, his picture was different. When he was asked to draw a picture of something for which he was thankful, he drew a     . Nothing else. Just an empty hand.
His abstract (抽象的) picture caught the      of his classmates. Whose hand could it be? One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers      turkeys. Another suggested a police officer, because the police protect and      people. Still others guessed it was the hand of God, for God feeds us. And so the discussion went on — until the teacher almost forgot the young artist     .
When the children had gone on to other assignments, she stopped at Douglas’ desk, bent down, and      him whose hand it was. The little boy looked away and murmured, “It’s yours, teacher.”
She recalled the      when she had taken his hand and walked with him here or there, as she had the other students. How      she had said, “Take my hand, Douglas, we’ll go outside.” Or, “Let me show you how to hold your pencil.” Or, “Let’s do this together.” Douglas was very      for his teacher’s hand. Brushing aside a tear, she went on with her work.
The story speaks of more than thankfulness. It says something about teachers teaching and parents parenting and friends showing friendship, and how much it means to the Douglases of the world. They might not always say thanks, but they’ll remember the hand that      out.

小題1:	A．anything B．something C．nothing D．everything

小題2:	A．congratulate B．spend C．celebrate D．consider

小題3:	A．good B．interesting C．exciting D．different

小題4:	A．break B．rest C．desk D．first

小題5:	A．noses B．hands C．faces D．eyes

小題6:	A．gift B．person C．hand D．turkey

小題7:	A．thought B．description C．respect D．imagination

小題8:	A．raise B．need C．buy D．show

小題9:	A．look at B．care for C．take away D．drive off

小題10:

A．himself B．itself C．herself D．themselves

小題11:

A．said B．asked C．talked D．spoke

小題12:

A．chances B．forms C．ways D．times

小題13:

A．much B．many C．often D．long

小題14:

A．thankful B．helpful C．careful D．beautiful

小題15:

A．moves B．holds C．reaches D．puts

Answer 1

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:B
小題5:D
小題6:C
小題7:D
小題8:A
小題9:B
小題10:A
小題11:B
小題12:D
小題13:B
小題14:A
小題15:C

試題分析：這篇短文講述一個特別的小男孩在感恩節對老師特別的感謝。老師在感恩節讓同學們畫一幅想要感謝的事物的畫，小男孩畫得是老師的一只手。這只手帶給他無限的溫暖和幫助，小男孩用這樣特別的方式表達對老師的感謝。
小題1:考查不定代詞及語境的理解。句意：一年級的老師給他的學生們留了一個有趣的作業，讓他們畫一幅自己想要感謝的事物的圖畫。根據第四段第一行When he was asked to draw a picture of something for which he was thankful，可知答案為B。
小題2:考查動詞及語境的理解。句意：大多數同學都覺得這樣很沒趣，但是還是有許多人吃火雞和這個季節其他的傳統食物來慶祝這個節日。A. congratulate“祝賀”；B. spend“度過，花費”；C. celebrate“慶祝”；D. consider“考慮”。結合語境，故選C。
小題3:考查形容詞及語境的理解。句意：但是Douglas 制作了一幅不同的圖畫。A. good“好的”；B. interesting“有趣的”；C. exciting“令人興奮的”；D. different“不同的”結合第四段第一行Yes, his picture was different.可知答案為D。
小題4:考查名詞及語境的理解。句意：當其他的孩子在休息時玩耍的時候，Douglas緊緊的站在她的旁邊。at rest“休息”，故選B。
小題5:考查名詞及語境的理解。句意：一個能猜到Douglas在那雙悲傷的眼睛背后的疼痛的人。A. noses“鼻子”；B. hands“手”；[C. faces“臉”；D. eyes“眼睛”。結合語境，故選D。
小題6:考查名詞及語境的理解。句意：當他被要求畫一幅想要感謝的事物的圖畫時，他畫了一只手。根據后文Just an empty hand.可知答案為C。
小題7:考查名詞及語境的理解。句意：他抽象的圖畫引起了其他同學的想象力。A. thought“想法”；B. description“描述”；C. respect“尊重”；[D. imagination“想象力”。根據后文同學們的猜測，可知此處應該選擇D。
小題8:考查動詞及語境的理解。句意：一個學生猜測是農民的手，因為農民飼養火雞。A. raise“飼養”；B. need“需要”；C. buy“購買”；D. show“出示，顯示”。結合語境，故選A。
小題9:考查動詞短語及語境的理解。句意：另一名同學猜是警察的手，因為警察保護和照顧我們。A. look at“看”；B. care for“照顧”；C. take away“拿走”；D. drive off“駛去”。結合語境，故選B。
小題10:考查反身代詞及語境的理解。句意：討論持續進行著，直到老師幾乎忘記小畫家本身了。A. himself“他自己”；B. itself“它自己”；C. herself“她自己”；D. themselves“他們自己”。Douglas是小男孩，故選A。
小題11:考查動詞及語境的理解。句意：當其他孩子都出去活動了，老師停在他的桌旁，彎下腰問他那是誰的手。A. said“說”；B. asked“問”；C. talked“講話”；D. spoke“說”。 結合句意，故選B。
小題12:考查名詞及語境的理解。句意：她回憶起無數次她牽著他的手到處走的時候。A. chances“機會”；B. forms“形式”；C. ways“方式”；D. times“數次”。結合語境，故選D。
小題13:考查形容詞及語境的理解。句意：她說過多少次“Douglas，牽著我的手，我們去外邊”。How much“多少錢，多少”修飾不可數名詞；How many“多少”，How often“多久，多常”；How long“多長，多久”。結合語境，應該是多少次，故選B。
小題14:考查形容詞及語境的理解。句意：Douglas非常感謝他老師的手。A. thankful“感謝的，感激的”；B. helpful“有幫助的”；C. careful“小心的”；D. beautiful“漂亮的”。結合語境，故選A。
小題15:考查動詞及語境的理解。句意：他們不會總說感謝，他們會記得伸出援助的那雙手。move out“搬出”；hold out“伸出，拿出”；reach out“伸出援助之手”；put out“出版”。結合語境，故選C。