One day last year, four children were waiting for their school bus on a street corner. It was dirty. There were old bottles, parts of old bikes, and 1 soda cans everywhere. The trees were brown and had no leaves, and there were not any flowers at all. It was ugly.
One Friday, one of the children looked at the corner and decided to do 2 about it. The next Monday, she bought a bag and 3 old bottles. On Tuesday, she spent another ten minutes picking up parts of old bikes, while her best friends picked up soda cans and put them in a different bag for recycling. On Wednesday, all the children 4 in the work. The corner soon became clean.
The corner looked better but it was 5 ugly. So the next day the girl brought some flowers seeds. She planted the seeds, watered them, and then watered the trees, too. She did that ten minutes a day but that was enough.
A few months later, this corner became a beautiful 6 with pretty flowers and healthy trees.
It only took ten minutes a day. Do you have ten minutes a day to help your city?
1 . A . full B . empty C . cheap D . expensive
2 . A . nothing B . anything C . something D . everything
3 . A . gave B . offered C . bought D . collected
4 . A . put B . joined C . fought D . agreed
5 . A . so B . yet C . even D . still
6 . A . city B . neighbourhood C . garden D . street
1 . B
2 . C
3 . D
4 . B
5 . D
6 . C
【分析】
文章大意:本文介绍了四个等车的孩子,每天花费十分钟的时间把肮脏的角落变成了一个美丽花园的故事。
1 .
句意:到处都是旧瓶子、旧自行车的零件和空的易拉罐。
full 满的; empty 空的; cheap 便宜的; expensive 昂贵的。根据上文 “t was dirty. There were old bottles, parts of old bikes,” 它很脏。到处都是旧瓶子、旧自行车的零件,可知这个地方应该是一个垃圾堆,垃圾成堆的地方易拉罐应该是空的,故选 B 。
2 .
句意:一个星期五,其中的一个孩子看了看那个角落,决定为此做点什么。
nothing 没有什么; anything 任何事情; something 某物、某事; everything 每件事情。结合下文 “On Tuesday, she spent another ten minutes picking up parts of old bikes,” ,可知这个孩子是决定为此做点事情,因此用 something 符合题意,故选 C 。
3 .
句意:下个星期一,她买了一个包收集旧瓶子。
gave 给; offered 提供; bought 买; collected 收集。根据下文的 “picking up parts of old bikes,” 以及 “for recycling” ,判断此处应是买了一个包收集旧瓶子,故选 D 。
4 .
句意:星期三,所有的孩子都加入了这项工作。
put 放; joined 参加、加入; fought 战斗; agreed 同意。根据上文语境,周一是这个孩子自己收集旧瓶子,周二她最好的朋友加入了这项工作,结合 “On Wednesday, all the children … in the work.” 可知是星期三所有的孩子都加入了这项工作,故选 B 。
5 .
句意:这个角落看起来好多了,但还是很难看。
so 因此; yet 还、已经,通常放在句末; even 甚至; still 还、仍然,一般放在句中。根据 “The corner looked better but it was … ugly.” 结合转折连词 but ,可知是角落看起来好多了但还是很难看,设空处位于句中,因此 still 符合题意,故选 D 。
6 .
句意:几个月后,这个角落变成了一个美丽的花园,有漂亮的花和健康的树。
city 城市; neighbourhood 社区; garden 花园; street 街道。根据上文语境可知,这个地方仅仅是个街角,因此只有 garden 符合题意,故选 C 。