阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。In the era of high-tec
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In the era of high-tech today, face-to-face conversation is dying.
The New York Times published an article recently that shows great 36 for the “death of conversation”. It 37 that while technology such as cell phones, e-mails, and Internet posting makes us feel more 38 than ever, they’re also driving us away from people around us.
Users get final connectivity 39 the price of 40 face-to-face conversation. Sherry Turkle, author of the article in The New York Times says people are 41 to a different way of being “alone together”.
Actually, 42 text messages or writing micro-blogs allows us to 43 thoughts. But bits and pieces of online cannot 44 a “real conversation.” Lan Guo, 19, a freshman English major from Changsha University, said that she would like to hear people’s tone of voice and see their faces in a conversation. “The give and take of 45 in a conversation sharpens our minds.” she said. She also mentions that 46 ourselves in mobile technology reduces our chance of starting conversations with strangers and 47 people.
Turkle mentioned the popular 48 of “I share, therefore I am.” among this generation. Liu Xuan, a young writer from Taiwan and psychology graduate from Harvard University, thinks it’s an attitude 49 by most young people. They are 50 busy creating or polishing their online persona (网络人格) that they forget how to live a 51 life.
However, experts remind us that it’s 52 to blame mobile technology. Chen Chen, a sociology expert at China Youth & Children Research Center, points out that 53 is still owners of tools who’re avoiding personal contact. We take advantage of these devices to hide ourselves from others. Texting messages or calling may be a(n) 54 to avoid contact with others, such as having eye contact. “Only by strengthening conversation can we understand each other. 55 throwing away the mobile phones is not a solution.” she said.
| 小题1: | | A．regret | B．respect | C．anger | D．support |
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| 小题2: | | A．advises | B．speaks | C．suggests | D．talks |
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| 小题3: | | A．received | B．connected | C．shared | D．separated |
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| 小题5: | | A．having | B．risking | C．sacrificing | D．continuing |
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| 小题6: | | A．related | B．committed | C．limited | D．accustomed |
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| 小题7: | | A．sending | B．getting | C．reading | D．taking |
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| 小题8: | | A．change | B．exchange | C．explain | D．develop |
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| 小题9: | | A．indicate | B．replace | C．cover | D．involve |
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| 小题10: | | A．ideas | B．letters | C．chances | D．gifts |
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| 小题11: | | A．imagining | B．joining | C．burying | D．attaching |
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| 小题12: | | A．interviewing | B．introducing | C．recognizing | D．meeting |
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| 小题13: | | A．feeling | B．concept | C．image | D．truth |
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| 小题14: | | A．adapted | B．confirmed | C．handled | D．adopted |
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| 小题16: | | A．real | B．colorful | C．daily | D．meaningful |
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| 小题17: | | A．important | B．necessary | C．unfair | D．uncomfortable |
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| 小题19: | | A．problem | B．excuse | C．strategy | D．explanation |
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| 小题20: | | A．Eventually | B．Hardly | C．Approximately | D．Simply |
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答案
小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:C
小题6:D
小题7:A
小题8:B
小题9:B
小题10:A
小题11:C
小题12:D
小题13:B
小题14:D
小题15:A
小题16:A
小题17:C
小题18:C
小题19:B
小题20:D |
解析
本篇通过现代科技——手机、网络等在为人们沟通提供便利的同时，也使得许多年轻人遭遇沟通危机，与周围人关系日渐疏远这一问题，展开议论，是手机等技术之错，还是现代人之过?
小题1:A从下文的“death of conversation”推断应该是为此而感到遗憾(regret)。《纽约时报》近日发表的一篇文章表达了对“沟通对话被扼***”的惋惜之情。respect尊敬；anger气愤；support支持。
小题2:C下文是该篇文章说明的内容。该篇文章说明……。advise 与suggest都有“建议”的意思，后面跟宾语从句时，从句中谓语动词要用should+原形动词，其中“should”可以省略。但是“suggest”还有“说明、暗示”等意思，这时后面的宾语从句谓语动词则不受此限制。本句中“suggest”真是“说明”的意思。speak和talk都是“说、说话”的意思，不符合上下文语境。
小题3:B上文所提到的通讯工具和方式都与“联系” (connected)有关系。received接受；shared分享；
separated 分隔。该篇文章说明，手机、e-mail和网络帖子等科技在为人们沟通提供了前所未有的便利的同时，也使得我们疏远了身边的人。
小题4:D at the price of为固定搭配意为“以……为代价”。其余三个介词与“the price of”搭配都是不规范的用法。
小题5:C 根据上文的叙述我们可以推断：让人们以牺牲(sacrificing)面对面的交流为代价。having有；B risking 冒险；continuing继续。
小题6:D be accustomed to sth./doing sth.习惯于(做)某事；人们已习惯了这种“一起孤独”的新感受。be related to与……有关系；be committed to献身于，致力于；be limited to被限制在……上，限于。
小题7:A sending 无论站在己方还是对方，“发信息，写博客”都是同一方向的输出手段去交流，而“发信息，写博客”也已成为了现代人已俗成的表达方式。getting得到；reading阅读；taking带走。
小题8:B人们发送短信息写微博让我们交流(exchange)思想。change变化；explain解释；develop发展。
小题9:B联系上下文。虽然短信和网络能让我们交流思想，但是它们并不能真正代替(replace)面对面的交流。indicate表明，标示，指示，象征，暗示，预示；cover覆盖，遮蔽，采访，报导，涉及，包括；involve
包含，使参与，牵涉，围绕，缠绕。
小题10:A人们在“conversation”中交流的应该是思想“ideas”。交谈中思想上的施与受能够磨砺我们的心智。Letters信函，信件；chances 机会，可能性；gifts礼物。
小题11:C bury sb. in...让某人专注于……。同时她也提到，完全专注于手机世界之中，会减少我们的与陌生人交谈并结识朋友的机会。Imagining想象；joining参加；attaching贴上，系，附上。
小题12:D meeting强调与陌生人展开交谈及与人们见面的机会，而非介绍/辨认/采访/人的机会。
interviewing面试，访问，会见；introducing介绍；recognizing认出。
小题13:B concept 指年轻人中很流行的一种理念“我分享，故我存在”，而非感觉(feeling)、真相(truth) 或映像(image)等。
小题14:D adopted意为“所持有的，所采取的”。毕业于哈佛大学心理学专业的台湾青年作家刘轩认为，这是大部分年轻人所持有的一种心态。adapted适应的，适应不同情况(或环境)的，改编的，改写的；confirmed确认的，批准的；证实的；handled被处理的。
小题15:A so...that句型。他们如此忙于创建并完善个人的网络人格，以至于忘了如何去过一种真实的生活。too太；very 非常；quite相当，十分。
小题16:A real指真正现实的人生，而非丰富多彩的/日常的/有意义的人生。colorful丰富多彩的；daily每天的；meaningful有意义的。
小题17:C unfair纵观整段谈到的是造成人们回避正常见面交往的责任,在于使用这些现代技术设备的人，而非技术本身，故选C。important重要的；necessary必要的；uncomfortable不舒服的。
小题18:C这是一个强调句，强调“owners of tools”来自中国青年研究中心的社会学专家陈晨指出，毕竟是这些通讯设备的使用者正在回避人际交往。其余三个是this为指示代词. it和one都是代词，它们都不能用来引导强调句。
小题19:B excuse发信息或打电话也许是回避诸如有目光交流一类的正面接触的一种“借口”，而不是一种正当的理由（reason）或采取的策略(strategy)，也不是对此做法的一种解释（explanation）
小题20:D Simply 简单的/只是扔掉手机一类的东西不是解决问题的办法，是针对目前的现状，这里不是强调经过一番过程后的结果“最终（Eventually）而扔掉手机”。我们借助这些设备，将自己隐藏起来，不让他人看到。短信或电话或许已成为了我们回避与他人进行眼神交流等接触方式的借口。“我们只有相互理解才能加强对话交流。仅仅是丢弃这些移动设备并非解决之道。”她说。Hardly几乎不；Approximately近似地，大约。 |
举一反三
I stopped at a grocery store the other day because I was about to go on a long drive and I wanted to buy my favorite beverage for the trip. It wasn’t the store I normally go to, just one I passed along the way.
As I walked up to the entrance, I noticed a man and a boy who was about 10 or 12 years old standing at the front of the store. Customers walked past, as the man handed them half-sheets of white paper. I walked up to them with curiosity, wondering what cause they were representing. As I got closer, I saw that they had two carts starting to fill with groceries.
I said hello and the man greeted me and handed me one of the pieces of paper, explaining that they were collecting donations for the local food pantry. On the paper was a simple list of food items: peanut butter, noodles, pasta sauce, canned fruits and vegetables. It also included a short story about the boy and his efforts to collect food donations since the age of 8. I was really touched that someone so young would be so interested in helping others. I told him it was an awesome idea and that he should be proud of himself. He smiled.
Then, I went inside to get my drink. Unfortunately, the store didn’t have it in stock. But, I wasn’t upset, because by then I felt I had another mission. I went through the store, picking things from the list, then brought them back out to the boy and put them in the cart. I also gave the man the white sheet of paper back to reuse for another customer. They thanked me and offered me a treat (candy, I think) but I said to pass it on to someone else.
As I walked back to my car, the boy’s well-intentioned spirit stuck with me. How inspiring to encounter a young boy with a resolve to do good deeds, and the courage to act on it. It made my day!
小题1:What do we know from the passage?| A．The author wasn’t a regular customer to the store. | | B．The store was owned by the man and the boy. | | C．The store didn’t deal in drinks. | | D．The author refused their treat because he didn’t need it. |
小题2:What does the author mainly want to tell readers in paragraph 4?| A．He didn’t get his drink | | B．He carried out another mission. | | C．He got thanks and was offered a treat | | D．He wasn’t upset though not getting his drink. |
小题3:What’s the best title for the passage?| A．A Day for a Boy. | B．A Young Boy’s Determination. | | C．An Inspiring Boy. | D．A Young Boy’s Groceries. |
小题4:We can infer from the description of the author that the boy is _______.| A．noble-minded | B．hard-working | | C．well-educated | D．open-minded |
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Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Behind our house is the start of a fascinating trail (小径). This trail is one of the old roads that wind through untold miles of forest. My 36 , Beans, and I walk the trail frequently. Normally, Beans sniffs alongside the trail to follow the smell of a deer track or 37 some cause known only to him.
Beans is a white dog, quite handsome and very 38 . He not only understands what we tell him, but also often makes sounds as if he were trying to 39 back.
One morning, we took a different route, which led us to an unfamiliar trail. I was sure this trail would eventually lead us to our familiar 40 . But, no. We seemed to be far off course. After two hours, I suddenly realized that Beans probably 41 the way home. So I urged, "Beans, take me home." He ran down a new trail. But it merely led to an intersection (岔道口) of trails.
Soon it became 42 that we were getting nowhere. I began to picture the rest of the day in the 43 without food or drink. We had walked about ten miles. But Beans seemed totally 44 . The sniffing and exploring was going well for him.
Finally, we 45 a crossroad near a highway. Lady Luck suggested I should turn left. We did and 46 reached a cottage beside a field. I knocked on the door and explained my situation to an old man. He laughed and then drove us home.
Since our adventure, I 47 that Beans probably knew all along how to get home.
He was just having too much fan exploring new trails.
| 小题2: | | A．imagine | B．consider | C．explore | D．present |
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| 小题3: | | A．smart | B．sweet | C．slow | D．shy |
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| 小题4: | | A．turn | B．kick | C．jump | D．speak |
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| 小题5: | | A．driveway | B．path | C．crossroad | D．highway |
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| 小题6: | | A．knew | B．saw | C．showed | D．made |
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| 小题7: | | A．mysterious | B．ridiculous | C．fascinating | D．apparent |
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| 小题8: | | A．house | B．forest | C．field | D．cottage |
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| 小题9: | | A．unconcerned | B．unconscious | C．undecided | D．uncomfortable |
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| 小题10: | | A．left for | B．went off | C．came to | D．drove toward |
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| 小题11: | | A．punctually | B．frequently | C．formally | D．shortly |
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| 小题12: | | A．regretted | B．remembered | C．concluded | D．confirmed |
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The summer of 1975 I’d just graduated from college in Southern California and received a Ford Car for a 36 present. I had my first job, in Los Angeles. One Sunday night, thinking myself a very 37 gown-up, I 38 my uncle’s place in South Laguna after a visit, 39 admitting to him that I had less than an eighth of a tank of gas and no 40 to buy more on the way to L.A. I pulled onto the Pacific Coast Highway and watched the 41 move down as I headed north. When the engine started giving off strong smells, I 42 into a gas station. There was no self-serve then; there were no credit cards, no ATMs.
I 43 the guy at the station. I could write him a check for gas, I said, or I could 44 in my car and try to walk to a town with a 45 the next morning. As he was informing me that I could sleep in my car but he’d have me arrested, a station wagon pulled up to the next 46 . The driver—a thin, plain, middle-aged guy—overheard the tail end of my 47 request. As the attendant went to 48 him, he nodded at me. “ 49 her tank first,” he said.
“Really?” I said. 50 bloomed. “Oh, thank you. Thank you. But please. I just need two 51 worth. I just need to get home.”
“Fill it,” he 52 to the attendant. Then he turned to me, “You’ll do the same one day, for someone else.”
I keep looking for someone unlucky, hoping to save her 53 on the road. Meanwhile, in case she never shows up, I try for other acts of 54 kindness. That quiet driver is always at the pump a few feet away, instructing the attendant to fill mine 55 .
| 小题1: | | A．graduation | B．birthday | C．Christmas | D．wedding |
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| 小题2: | | A．independent | B．honest | C．polite | D．confident |
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| 小题3: | | A．reached | B．left | C．witnessed | D．took |
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| 小题5: | | A．time | B．chance | C．place | D．cash |
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| 小题6: | | A．sun | B．window | C．needle | D．clock |
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| 小题7: | | A．jumped | B．walked | C．looked | D．pulled |
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| 小题8: | | A．seized | B．pushed | C．begged | D．warned |
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| 小题9: | | A．sit | B．sleep | C．break | D．fight |
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| 小题10: | | A．bank | B．station | C．hotel | D．restaurant |
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| 小题11: | | A．door | B．garage | C．pump | D．town |
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| 小题12: | | A．planned | B．failed | C．pretended | D．suggested |
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| 小题13: | | A．serve | B．attack | C．charge | D．treat |
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| 小题14: | | A．Open | B．Start | C．Fill | D．Heat |
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| 小题15: | | A．Anxiety | B．Nervousness | C．Caution | D．Hope |
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| 小题16: | | A．miles’ | B．hours’ | C．liters’ | D．dollars’ |
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| 小题17: | | A．explained | B．repeated | C．threatened | D．ordered |
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| 小题19: | | A．unwilling | B．unnecessary | C．random | D．extra |
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| 小题20: | | A．immediately | B．quickly | C．next | D．first5 |
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
She always wore a flower in her hair．Mostly I thought it looked 16 ．A flower to work? But no one questioned the young woman why a flower _17 her to work each day．In fact, we probably would have been more curious if she had 18 without it．
She did so one day _19 she delivered a project to my office．“I _20 there is no flower in your hair today," I said _21 ．"I"m so used to seeing you wear one _22 it almost seems as if something is _23．” “Oh, yes," she replied quietly, in a rather sad voice．This was far from her _24_ bright personality．I knew l had questioned something _25 than a lost flower．
“Today is the anniversary of my mother"s death．I__26 her so much that I"m very sad．When I was a little girl, my mother would often _27_ flowers in my hair．But when I was 15 she died of cancer．I"ve just always worn a flower in my hair since then and _28 made me feel as though she__29 with me．Today, however, I think she would like a 30 that I am becoming self-dependent, after ten years of her death．And it seems that it is the flower that has to__31 ．”
She met my eyes and then smiled sadly．“I needn"t wear a flower to be _32 of her．It was just an outward sign of my treasured _33 they"re still there even with the flower gone…Oh, here"s the 34 I hope it meets with your agreement．" She _35 me the neatly prepared document, signed with a hand-drawn flower below her name．
| 小题1: | | A．stupid | B．childish | C．strange | D．ugly |
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| 小题2: | | A．accompanied | B．brought | C．allowed | D．encouraged |
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| 小题3: | | A．shown up | B．gone up | C．jumped up | D．dressed up |
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| 小题4: | | A．before | B．after | C．when | D．until |
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| 小题5: | | A．sense | B．discover | C．doubt | D．notice |
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| 小题6: | | A．freely | B．firmly | C．calmly | D．worriedly |
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| 小题8: | | A．missing | B．going | C．happening | D．changing |
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| 小题9: | | A．normal | B．general | C．common | D．usual |
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| 小题10: | | A．prettier | B．better | C．bigger | D．earlier |
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| 小题11: | | A．appreciate | B．want | C．respect | D．miss |
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| 小题12: | | A．put | B．sent | C．handed | D．took |
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| 小题14: | | A．stayed | B．studied | C．worked | D．slept |
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| 小题15: | | A．word | B．sign | C．pattern | D．model |
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| 小题17: | | A．informed | B．reminded | C．told | D．remembered |
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| 小题18: | | A．impressions | B．memories | C．secrets | D．wishes |
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| 小题19: | | A．story | B．ending | C．project | D．gift |
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| 小题20: | | A．lent | B．sent | C．posted | D．handed |
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At the age of sixteen, I joined a volunteer group with my dad．I went on my first volunteer project in West Virginia．On the night we arrived, we discovered that "our family" was living in a trailer（活动房车） that was in poor conditions．A crew had been wolfing on it for two weeks, but every time they finished one problem, another surfaced．
We decided the only reasonable solution was to bridle a new house – something unusual but necessary under these circumstances．The family was overjoyed with their new house that was twenty by thirty feet with three bedrooms, a bath and a kitchen．
On Tuesday of that week, while we ate lunch together, I asked the family"s three boys, Josh, Eric and Ryan, "What do you want for your new room?" Expecting toys and other gadgets that children suavity ask for, we were astonished when Josh responded, "I just want a bed．"
The boys had never slept in a bed! They were accustomed to plastic mats．That night we had a meeting and decided that beds would be the perfect gift．On Thursday night, a few adults in our group drove to the nearest city and bought beds and new bedding．
When we saw the delivery truck coming, we told the family about the surprise．We could hardly contain ourselves. It was like watching excited children on Christmas morning．
That afternoon, as we fitted the frames of the beds together, Eric ran into the house to watch us．Too dirty to enter his room, he observed with wide-eyed enthusiasm from the doorway．
As my father slipped a pillowcase onto one of the pillows, Eric asked, "What is that?"
"A pillow," he replied．
"What do you do with it?" Eric continued to ask
"When you go to sleep, you put your head on it," I answered softly．Tears came to my eyes as my father handed Eric the pillow．
"Oh．．．that"s soft," he said, hugging it tightly．
Now, when my sister or I start to ask for something that seems urgent, my dad gently asks, "Do you have a pillow?"
We know exactly what he means．
小题1:The author"s first volunteer project was .| A．working on a poor trailer | | B．helping a poor family | | C．donating beds and bedding | | D．dealing with a housing problem |
小题2:On hearing Josh"s answer, the author was shocked because .| A．the family lived in a trailer | | B．Josh didn"t know what a bed was | | C．Josh expected to get some toys | | D．The boys had no bed to sleep in |
小题3:By "We could hardly contain ourselves．", the author means that they all| A．felt confused | B．felt excited with joy | | C．couldn"t help laughing | D．failed to keep the secret |
小题4:From the passage, we can learn that what Eric had never seen before is .| A．a trailer | B．a bed | | C．a pillow | D．a truck |
小题5:From the last two paragraphs, the author"s father means that| A．what the author wants to get may be unnecessary | | B．the author should not waste money on small things | | C．the author should do more volunteer work for the poor | | D．what he will buy is not what the author wants but a pillow |
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