湖北专升本英语每日一练（4月20月）

When an earthquake hit a small town, many houses fell down. After the earthquake, all the newspapers reported many stories about some of the families who were in trouble.

One Sunday, when I was reading a newspaper, a special picture touched me. It gave the clothing sizes of each family member. I thought that this would be a good chance to teach my children to help those who were less lucky than themselves. I said to my seven-year-old twins, Brad and Brett, and three-year-old Meghan, “We have so much, and these poor people now have nothing. We’ll share what we have with them.”

I filled a box with foods and clothes. While I was doing this, I encouraged the boys to choose their toys and donate some of their less favorite things. Meghan watched quietly as the boys took out their old toys and games and put them together. Then she walked away. A few minutes later she came back with Lucy, her much-loved doll. She put the doll on top of the other toys. “Oh, dear,” I said. “You don’t have to give Lucy. You love her so much.” Meghan said, “Lucy makes me happy, Mommy. Maybe she’ll make another little girl happy, too.”

I looked at Meghan for a long moment. She taught me a lesson. It’s easy to give something that we don’t want any more, but hard to give what we cherish (珍爱), isn’t it?

96. The writer has ______ children.

A. one B. two C. three D. four

97. The underlined word “donate” probably means “______”.

A. 捐赠 B. 丢掉 C. 展出 D. 放好

98. Lucy is the name of ______.

A. a girl B. a game C. a doll D. an earthquake

99. Which of the following is true?

A. An earthquake happened in the writer’s hometown.

B. The writer let Meghan give her much-loved doll.

C. The writer decided to buy some clothes for those people in trouble.

D. The writer thinks it is more difficult to give what we love a lot.

100. What’s the best title of this passage?

A. A Family Story B. The Spirit of Giving

C. The Way of Helping Others D. A Sad Experience

96.【答案】C

【解析】细节题。根据第二段第四句“I said to my seven-year-old twins, Brad and Brett, and three-year-old Meghan...”可知作者总共有三个孩子。故答案选C。

97.【答案】A

【解析】含义题。根据题干定位至第三段第二句“While I was doing this, I encouraged the boys to choose their toys and donate some of their less favorite things”(我做这件事的时候，我鼓励孩子们去选择他们的玩具并______他们不太喜欢的东西)结合上下文可知这里作者教育孩子对于自己不太喜欢的东西可以捐赠给穷人，donate意为“捐赠”。故答案选A。

98.【答案】C

【解析】细节题。根据题干关键词Lucy定位至第三段第五句“A few minutes later she came back with Lucy, her much-loved doll”可知，Lucy是洋娃娃的名字。故答案选C。

99.【答案】D

【解析】细节题。根据最后一段第三句“It’s easy to give something that we don’t want any more, but harder to give what we love, isn’t it?”(我们很容易得到一些我们不想要的东西，但却很难给我们所爱的东西，不是吗?)可知，作者认为给予我们很爱的东西是比较困难的。故答案选D。

100.【答案】B

【解析】主旨题。根据这篇文章内容：一个小镇受到严重的损害，作者教育孩子要献出自己爱心，及其最后一段中的“It’s easy to give something that we don’t want any more, but harder to give what we love, isn’t it?”可知，文章讲的是给予的精神。故答案选B。