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THEVALUEOFMONEYⅠⅡⅢⅠ.閱讀理解AIn2018,DanikaWhitsettwasattendingcollegewhenshegotintoacaraccidentthatleftherunabletomovefromthewaistdown.ShewasasleepintheSUVshewasridinginwhenthedriverlostcontrolandthecarrolledjustoutsideofPhoenix,Arizona.Atthetime,Whitsettsaidshefeltluckytobealiveafterbeingtoldthatonly20%ofpeoplesurvivedduringtheaccident.ⅠⅡⅢShelearnedtouseawheelchair,whichsheisexpectedtobeinfortherestofherlife.Whitsetthasbeenusingthesamewheelchairsince2018,andsadly,ithasfallenintodisrepair.Thewheelshavecurvedinwardstowardherbody,

leavingopenwoundsonbothofherupperlegs.Whitsettisintheprocessofgettinganewwheelchair,buthasfoundoutthatevenwithherinsurance,thecostwouldbe$5,200,whichisacostshecannotafford.SoWhitsettunwillinglypostedavideoonthesocialmediaplatform,

tearfullysharinghersituationwiththeworld.“IdesperatelyneedthisnewchairandIhateeveraskingforhelporformoneybutIknowsometimesit’smyonlyoption,”weptWhitsett.ⅠⅡⅢ“AllthewhileIamtryingtosavemoneyformynewchairsothatIcanactuallybeasindependentaspossibleanditismuchneeded.Anythinghelps—literally$1wouldmeantheworldtome.Thankyouguysforyourcontinuouspatronage.I’msoappreciativeofyouallandIloveyouguys,thankyou.”Herstoryquicklyspreadandsheraisedtheentire$5,000injustaday!Butthankstothekindnessofstrangers,thedonationshavecontinuedrollingin,andhavenowclimbedtoalmost$22,000.ⅠⅡⅢWhitsettisoverwhelmedbythegenerosity.Shehopesthatsharingherstorywillhelptobringaboutchangeandmakecriticalmedicalnecessities,likewheelchairs,moreaffordableandaccessibletoothersinsimilarsituations.【語篇解讀】本文是一篇記敘文,文章主要講述了因意外發(fā)生事故而導(dǎo)致癱瘓的Whitsett,利用網(wǎng)絡(luò)平臺(tái)籌集資金購(gòu)買輪椅的故事。ⅠⅡⅢ1.WhatwasWhitsettdoingwhentheaccidenthappened?A.Ridingabike.B.Sleepinginacar.C.Drivingabus.D.Wanderingaround.√細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段中的“She

was

asleep

in

the

SUV

she

was

riding

in

when

the

driver

lost

control

and

the

car

rolled

just

outside

of

Phoenix,Arizona.”可知,當(dāng)事故發(fā)生的時(shí)候,她正在車?yán)锼X,故選B項(xiàng)。ⅠⅡⅢ2.WhydidWhitsettneedtobuyanewwheelchair?A.Theoldonewasstolen.B.Theoldonewasoutoffashion.C.Theoldonewasbeyondrepair.D.Theoldonewasruinedintheaccident.√細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段中的“Whitsett

has

been

using

the

same

wheelchair

since

2018,and

sadly,it

has

fallen

into

disrepair.”可知,舊的輪椅修理不好了。ⅠⅡⅢ3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“patronage”meaninparagraph4?A.Supports.

B.Greetings.C.Patience. D.Change.√詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)畫線詞后“I’m

so

appreciative

of

you

all(我很感激你們所有人)”和倒數(shù)第二段中的“Her

story

quickly

spread

and

she

raised

the

entire

$5,000

in

just

a

day!”可知,網(wǎng)友們一直在給Whitsett捐錢,支持她買輪椅,patronage意為“支持”。ⅠⅡⅢ4.What’sWhitsett’spurposeofsharingherstory?A.Togetmoredonationsforherself.B.Tobecomebetterknownintheworld.C.Tocomplainaboutherworryingsituation.D.Tomakeadifferencetohelpingthedisabled.√推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一段中的“She

hopes

that

sharing

her

story

will

help

to

bring

about

change

and

make

critical

medical

necessities,like

wheelchairs,more

affordable

and

accessible

to

others

in

similar

situations.”可知,Whitsett分享她的故事的目的是希望幫助發(fā)生改變,使得像她一樣的殘疾人能夠負(fù)擔(dān)得起醫(yī)療必需品,故選D項(xiàng)。ⅠⅡⅢBIwaspickingthroughcoatpocketsandmadlyshakingallmyoldpursesandwallets.Iwaslookingforpennies,quarters—anythingthatwouldhelpmemakeittotheendoftheweek.Itsurewasfeelingheavy.Ahopelessgirlinhertwenties,Iwasasingleparent,withaone-year-oldsonandafive-year-olddaughter.Lifeconsistedofupsanddowns.Oneyear,IwashavingbabyshowersandtakingvacationsinthemountainsofTennessee.Thenext,Iwassearchingaroundmysmall,two-bedroomapartmentcollectingloosechangetobuyfoodandgas.Suddenly,Ifoundmyselfbecomingpoor,anditwashard.ⅠⅡⅢI’llneverforgetthejoyoffindingonepennyduringmyhunt,thentwo,

thenfifteen,andthentwenty-four,twenty-five,twenty-six.EverytimeIfoundone,Ifeltexcited.Lookingbacknow,Iseethatitwassomewhatironic(諷刺的)becauseIhadlookeddownonpenniesatonepointinmylife.Isatinmybedroomthatnightandsortedallthechangefrommyhour-longquest.Ismiledandmadejokeswithmydaughterwhilewewerepackingourpennies.Herbrotherjoyfullybouncedupanddowninhisbouncer.TheyhadnoideahowmanynightsIwouldcrywithmyfaceburiedinthepillows,

wonderinghowIwouldkeeparoofovertheirheads,thelightsoninthehouse,

andfoodonthetable.ⅠⅡⅢIrememberthosedaysasiftheywereyesterday,butIdon’trememberthemwithsadness.IrememberthemintentionallybecauseIpromisedmyselfthatifIwereevertoescapethepainsofpoverty,Iwouldneverforgetthevalueofapenny.I’vekeptthatpromise,too.【語篇解讀】本文是一篇記敘文。文章介紹了作者通過在窮困潦倒的情況下在家里尋找零錢這件事所明白的道理。ⅠⅡⅢ5.Whydidtheauthorshakeheroldpurses?A.Tolookformoneytopayfortheirexpense.B.Topurchasesomethingforherchildren.C.Tomakemoneyattheendoftheweek.D.Toputthemintohercoatpockets.√細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的“I

was

looking

for

pennies,quarters—anything

that

would

help

me

make

it

to

the

end

of

the

week.”可知,作者翻找舊錢包是為了尋找零錢支付本周的開支。故選A項(xiàng)。ⅠⅡⅢ6.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor?A.Shecouldmakeendsmeet.B.Sheoftenlivedahardlife.C.Shewasoncelivingwell.D.Sheenjoyedherfamilylife.√推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段“Life

consisted

of

ups

and

downs.One

year,I

was

having

baby

showers

and

taking

vacations

in

the

mountains

of

Tennessee.The

next,I

was

searching

around

my

small,two-bedroom

apartment

collecting

loose

change

to

buy

food

and

gas.Suddenly,I

found

myself

becoming

poor,and

it

was

hard.”可推知,作者之前生活富足。故選C項(xiàng)。ⅠⅡⅢ7.Whatistheauthor’spromise?A.Tohelpotherslittlebylittle.B.Tofindgreatvalueinlittlethings.C.Tobringhappinesstoherchildren.D.Toforgetthesaddaysintentionally.√推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“I

remember

them

intentionally

because

I

promised

myself

that

if

I

were

ever

to

escape

the

pains

of

poverty,I

would

never

forget

the

value

of

a

penny.”可推知,作者承諾要從小事情中發(fā)現(xiàn)巨大的價(jià)值。ⅠⅡⅢ8.Whatdoesthistextwanttoconvey?A.It’snousecryingoverspiltmilk.B.Weshouldrepairthehousebeforeitrains.C.Eachfamilyhasitsownhappinessandunhappiness.D.Onepennyisthesmallseedfromwhichfortunesspring.√ⅠⅡⅢ推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段“I

remember

those

days

as

if

they

were

yesterday,but

I

don’t

remember

them

with

sadness.I

remember

them

intentionally

because

I

promised

myself

that

if

I

were

ever

to

escape

the

pains

of

poverty,I

would

never

forget

the

value

of

a

penny.”并結(jié)合本文主要講的是作者在急需錢的情況下,找遍所有可能存放硬幣的地方,以解燃眉之急。此后,作者再也不輕視每一分錢的價(jià)值。由此推知,這篇文章想要傳達(dá)的是,一分錢是一粒小小的種子,它同樣也孕育著財(cái)富。ⅠⅡⅢⅡ.完形填空Ifyou’veneverexperiencedtheembarrassmentofhavingyourcarddeclinedatagrocerystorecheckout,consideryourselfverylucky.JasonBoudreauxwasnotso

1

duringarecenttriptoCade’sMarket.Jason,aformer

2

whonowworksasasalesmanager,hadjustdeposited(儲(chǔ)存)hispaycheckanhourbeforehe

3

atthestoretopickupsomeseafood.

4

withdepositingchecks,Jasondidn’trealizethatthefundswouldn’tbeavailablerightaway.Justbeforeitwashis

5

attheregister,he’dbeen

6

withthemanbehindhim.Whenhiscardgotdeclinedforthe$30purchase,themanhetalkedwithpaidforhim.

ⅠⅡⅢJason

7

aphotoofhimandthemanonasocialnetworkingwebsite,

8

bythetouchingwords,“Thisgentlemansaid‘Igotyou.’Isaid‘No,youdon’thaveto.’He

9

,‘Noproblem.Igotyou.’”

Jasonwassoexcitedabouttheman’s

10

thathedidn’tmanagetocatchhishero’s

11

.Jason’spostcontinued,“Thisguyjust

12

foracompletestranger.Heshouldbe

13

.”

Jasonsaidhewasfully

14

toputonhisdetectivehatandspendtimetrackingthemandown,butwithafriend’shelp,hefoundtheman

15

.ThemanisKevinJones,afather-of-threewhodrivesatruckforaliving.Now,they’refriendswhofeelascloseasfamily.

ⅠⅡⅢ1.A.proud B.confidentC.fortunate D.happy2.A.manager B.salesmanC.detective D.headmaster3.A.rested B.ateC.disappeared D.stopped4.A.Impatient B.UnfamiliarC.Careful D.Strict5.A.turn B.attemptC.chance D.effort6.A.competing B.comparingC.meeting D.chatting7.A.found B.postedC.selected D.developed8.A.accompanied B.clarifiedC.confirmed D.simplified9.A.predicted B.interruptedC.responded D.complained10.A.courage B.kindnessC.honesty D.honorⅠⅡⅢ11.A.job B.faceC.age D.name12.A.steppedforward B.backedoffC.movedon D.setout13.A.trusted B.helpedC.recognized D.invited14.A.satisfied B.preparedC.careful D.curious15.A.seriously B.secretlyC.randomly D.quicklyⅠⅡⅢ【語篇解讀】本文是一篇記敘文。文章主要講述了Jason

Boudreaux在市場(chǎng)遭遇無法支付的尷尬,一位陌生男士挺身而出幫他付了錢。他很感激,將照片和信息發(fā)布到社交網(wǎng)站上,并在朋友的幫助下很快找到了好心人。1.C

此處說明Jason

Boudreaux在最近的凱德市場(chǎng)之旅中并沒有那么幸運(yùn)。與上文“l(fā)ucky”相呼應(yīng),這里應(yīng)是同義詞表達(dá)“fortunate”,用在句中表達(dá)“Jason

Boudreaux遭遇了尷尬,并沒有那么幸運(yùn)”。故選C項(xiàng)。2.C

根據(jù)下文“put

on

his

detective

hat

and

spend

time

tracking

the

man

down”提示可知,他之前是個(gè)偵探。3.D

此處指Jason在商店停下來買了一些海鮮。分析可知,“stop

at+某地”,固定短語,意為“停在某處”。ⅠⅡⅢ4.B

由于對(duì)存款支票不熟悉,Jason沒有意識(shí)到這筆資金不會(huì)馬上到位。根據(jù)下文“Jason

didn’t

realize

that

the

funds

wouldn’t

be

available

right

away”可知,他對(duì)支票的使用方式不熟悉。故選B項(xiàng)。5.A

此處指就在他在收銀臺(tái)前結(jié)賬之前,他一直在和他后面的人聊天?！癷t

is/was

one’s

turn(to

do)”,固定句型,意為“輪到某人做某事”。6.D

此處與下文“talked

with(與某人交談)”相呼應(yīng),這里應(yīng)是“chatting”。7.B

根據(jù)下文“on

a

social

networking

website”可知,他將自己和這位男士的照片發(fā)布到了社交網(wǎng)站。8.A

結(jié)合常識(shí)可知,“the

touching

words(感人的文字)”這些文字是與照片一起發(fā)布出來的?！癮ccompanied

by”意為“連同,配上”。ⅠⅡⅢ9.C

下文“No

problem.I

got

you.”是這位男士當(dāng)時(shí)的回答。故選C項(xiàng)。10.B

根據(jù)上文“the

man

he

talked

with

paid

for

him”可知,這位男士主動(dòng)幫助了Jason,Jason為他的善良而感到激動(dòng)。11.D

根據(jù)下文“This

guy”可知,Jason還不知道這位男士的名字。12.A

根據(jù)上文“the

man

he

talked

with

paid

for

him”可知,這位男士主動(dòng)幫助Jason,為了一個(gè)陌生人走上前來幫忙付錢。ⅠⅡⅢ13.C

根據(jù)上文“This

guy

just

for

a

complete

stranger.”可知,Jason認(rèn)為這位男士為陌生人“挺身而出”的善良行為值得大家的認(rèn)可。故選C項(xiàng)。14.B

Jason說,他已經(jīng)做好了充分準(zhǔn)備,戴上偵探帽,花時(shí)間找到這名男士,但在朋友的幫助下,他很快找到了這名男士?！癰e

fully

prepared

to

do...”,固定短語,意為“做好充分的準(zhǔn)備做某事”。15.D

根據(jù)上文“spend

time

tracking

the

man

down”可知,Jason都準(zhǔn)備花費(fèi)些時(shí)間找到這個(gè)人了,而在朋友的幫助下,沒有花費(fèi)很多時(shí)間,很快幫他找到了。ⅠⅡⅢⅢ.讀后續(xù)寫閱讀下面材料,根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段,使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。The

Rainbow

Chase(追逐)Onesummerafternoon,about8yearsold,Iwasstandingatawindowofthefarmhouse,lookingatabeautifulrainbowthatseemedtobelosingitselfinthickwoodsaboutaquarterofamiledistant.NoonewasintheroomthenbutmybrotherRufus.“See,brother,”Isaid,“Therainbowdropsrightdownamongthewoods.”“Doyouknow,Gracie,”saidRufusseriously,“ifyoushouldgothere,youwouldfindpotsofgoldandsilver.”ⅠⅡⅢ“Isittrulyso?”Iasked.“Trulyso.”AnsweredRufus,withasmile.Iwasthenasimple-heartedchild,believingeverythingtoldme.Withoutanotherword,Idashedoutofthedoor,settingofftowardsthewoods.Rufuscalledaftermeloudly,butIdidn’tstop.ⅠⅡⅢIcarednothingforthewetgrassandranon.ThinkingwhatfinepresentsIcouldgivetomyfriendsandlayingdelightfulplans,beforeIknewit,Ihadreachedthewoods,andtherainbowwasnotthere!ButIsawitshiningdownamongthetreesalittlefurtheroff,soonandonIstruggled,throughthethickbushesandoverlogs,tillIcamewithinthesoundofasteam.ThenIthought,“Whatiftherainbowshouldcomedownrightinthemuddystream?Whatabouttheheavypotsofgoldandsilver?HowshouldIgetthemout?”Ireachedthebankofthestream,andagaintherainbowwasnotthere!Itwasontheotherside!ⅠⅡⅢIcrossedthesteamonafallentreeandonandonIran,thoughmylegsbegantogiveoutandeveryinchofmybodyached.Itwasratherhardtravellinginajourneyafterriches.Thewoodsgrewthicker,darkerandscarier;thegroundmorewetandslippery.Frightandhurrymademeforgettherainbow.WhenatlastIrememberedandlookedforit,itwasnowhereinsight.Ithadfadedaway!Iburstintotears;forIhadlostallmytreasuresandhadnothingtoshowoffbutmuddyfeetandwetandtorndress.注