My kids and I were heading into the supermarket over the weekend. On the way, we spotted a man holding a piece of paper that said, “  16  my job. Family to Feed. ”

At this store, a  17  like this is not normal. My 10-­year-­old noticed him and made a  18  on how bad it must be to have to stand  19  in the cold wind. 

In the store, I asked each of my kids to  20  something they thought our “friend” there would  21 . They got apples, a sandwich and a bottle of juice. Then my 17-­year­-old suggested giving him a  22 . I thought about it. We were  23  on cash ourselves, but. . . well, sometimes  24  from our need instead of our abundance is  25  what we need to do！All the kids  26  something they could do away with for the week. 

When we handed him the bag of  27 , he lit up and thanked us with  28  eyes. When I handed him the gift card, saying he could use it for  29  his family might need, he burst into tears. 

This has been a wonderful  30  for our family. For days the kids have been looking for others we can  31 ! Things would have played out so  32  if I had simply said, “No, we really don't have  33  to give more. ” Stepping out not only helped a brother in  34 , it also gave my kids the  35  taste of helping others. It'll go a long way with them. 

1.

A Lost

B Changed

C Quit

D Finished

解析：选A。A　考查动词在语境中的辨析。Lost失去；Changed改变；Quit放弃；Finished完成。联系下文内容及“Family to feed.”可知这个人失业了（短语：lose one’s job），还要养活家人。故选A。

2.

A condition

B place

C sight

D show

解析：选C。C　考查名词在语境中的辨析。condition条件；place地方；sight情景，景象；show展示。这种情景在超市外面并不常见。故选C。

3.

A suggestion

B comment

C decision

D call

解析：选B。B　考查名词在语境中的辨析。suggestion建议；comment 评论；decision决定；call电话。十岁的儿子看到这个站在冷风中的求助者十分感慨，发表评论(make a comment on…对……发表看法)说他的情况一定很糟糕。故选B。

4.

A outside

B proudly

C by

D angrily

解析：选A。A　考查副词在语境中的辨析。outside 在外；proudly自豪地；by通过；angrily生气地。由“in the cold wind”和常识可以判断此人是站在超市外面的。故选A。

5.

A draw

B say

C arrange

D pick

解析：选D。D　考查动词在语境中的辨析。draw拉，绘画；say说；arrange安排；pick选择。根据下文所述可知，我让孩子们挑选(pick)某种他们认为这位朋友喜欢(appreciate)的东西。故选D。

6.

A order

B supply

C appreciate

D discover

解析：选C。C　考查动词在语境中的辨析。order命令，订购；supply供应；appreciate感激；discover发现。见上一小题解析。故选C。

7.

A dollar

B job

C hot meal

D gift card

解析：选D。D　考查名词在语境中的辨析。dollar 美元；job工作；hot meal热餐；gift card礼物卡。下一段“When I handed him the gift card...”一句已有暗示。故选D。

8.

A easy

B low

C soft

D loose

解析：选B。B　考查形容词在语境中的辨析。easy容易；low (数量等)不足的；soft 柔软的；loose 松散的。根据前面“I thought about it.”以及接下来的“but...well...”可知，我们身上所带的现金也不多。故选B。

9.

A giving

B saving

C spending

D begging

解析：选A。A　考查动词在语境中的辨析。giving给予；saving节省；spending花费；begging恳求。由全文内容不难看出，作者和孩子们的举动是将财物赠与需要帮助的人。故选A。

10.

A yet

B even

C still

D just

解析：选D。D　考查副词在语境中的辨析。yet然而；even甚至；still任然；just刚刚。有时，从生活需用品中节省出来赠与别人恰恰是(just)我们需要做的。故选D。

11.

A declared

B shared

C ignored

D expected

解析：选A。A　考查动词在语境中的辨析。declare 公布，宣布；share 分享，分担；ignore 忽视，不理睬；expect 期待。这里指所有的孩子声明他们能够放弃自己所想要的东西。故选A。

12.

A toys

B medicine

C food

D clothes

解析：选C。C　考查名词在语境中的辨析。toy玩具；medicine药；food食物；clothes衣服。联系上文“apples，a sandwich，and a bottle of juice.”可知，这些是食品。故选C。

13.

A sleepy

B watery

C curious

D sharp

解析：选B。B　考查形容词在语境中的辨析。sleepy困倦的；watery含水的；curious好奇的；sharp锐利的。根据本段结尾一句中的“...he burst into tears.”可知，这个人眼含泪水向我们表示感谢。故选B。

14.

A whoever

B whatever

C whichever

D whenever

解析：选B。B　考查关系代词在语境中的辨析。whoever无论谁；whatever无论什么；whichever无论哪一个；whenever无论什么时候。从句谓语动词need之后缺少宾语，故可将D项排除。再结合句意“我告诉他可以用这张卡为家人购买生活必需品”，故选B。

15.

A experience

B example

C message

D adventure

解析：选A。A　考查名词在语境中的辨析。experience经历；example例子；message口信；adventure冒险。这是一次非常棒的经历，给了孩子们莫大的鼓舞。故选A。

16.

A rely on

B respect

C learn from

D help

解析：选D。D　考查动词在语境中的辨析。rely on 依靠；respect尊敬；learn from从……学到；help帮助。接连几天，孩子们都在寻找需要帮助的人。故选D。

17.

A suddenly

B vividly

C differently

D perfectly

解析：选C。C　考查副词在语境中的辨析。suddenly突然；vividly生动地；differently不同地；perfectly完美地。句意：如果我当时告诉孩子们没有钱去帮助更多的人，事情可能会完全不同，他们可能就不会有这样的举动。故选C。

18.

A time

B power

C patience

D money

解析：选D。D　考查名词在语境中的辨析。time时间；power权利；patience耐心；money金钱。见上一小题解析。故选D

19.

A fear

B love

C need

D memory

解析：选C。C　考查名词在语境中的辨析。fear 害怕；love爱；need需要；memory记忆。我和孩子们帮助了一位处于困境中的人。in need在危难中。故选C。

20.

A strong

B sweet

C strange

D simple

解析：选B。B　考查形容词在语境中的辨析。strong强壮；sweet甜的；strange奇怪的;simple简单的。纵孩子们的这一善举让他们品尝到了帮助别人的甜蜜，正所谓“赠人玫瑰，手留余香”。故选B。