Whenever we hear about “the homeless”, most of us think of the Developing World. But the 2

Whenever we hear about “the homeless”, most of us think of the Developing World. But the 26 is that homeless is everywhere. For example, how many of us would expect to see people living on the streets of a 27 country like Germany?
Kurt Muller and his wife Rita have spent eleven years making 28 for the homeless of Berlin, Germany’s capital. They first 29 one long hot summer when most Germans were 30 on holidays. Kurt and his wife stayed at home, made sandwiches, 31 a table in the street and gave food to the homeless.
The Mullers soon realized that food and clothing weren’t 32 . “What these people also need is warmth and 33 ,” says Rita. The Mullers didn’t 34 to give their phone number to the street people and told them to phone anytime. Rita 35 there was somebody at home to answer the phone and their home was always 36 to anyone who couldn’t face another night on the street.
The couple were soon 37 all their time and money, so Kurt visited food and clothing companies to 38 donations. Today, over thirty companies 39 donate food and other goods to the cause and volunteers help to 40 them to the homeless. The public also give clothes and money and a shoe producer 41 new shoes.
Kurt and Rita receive no 42 for their hard work.. “We feel like parents,” says Rita, “and parents shouldn’t 43 money for helping their children. The love we get on the street is our salary.” Though Rita admits she often gets 44 , she says she will continue with her work because she likes the feeling of having made a 45 in the world.
【小题1】A．result B．truthC．reason D．idea【小题2】A．traditional B．developing C．typical D．wealthy【小题3】A．preparations B．housesC．meals D．suggestions【小题4】A．began B．met C．called D．left【小题5】A．asleepB．alone C．acrossD．away【小题6】A．brought upB．set upC．put aside D．gave away【小题7】A．enoughB．necessaryC．helpfulD．expensive【小题8】A．fameB．freedomC．courageD．caring【小题9】A．hesitateB．agreeC．pretendD．intend【小题10】A．make senseB．found out C．make sure D．worked out【小题11】A．openB．crowded C．noisyD．near【小题12】A．costing B．wasting C．taking D．spending【小题13】A．pay for B．ask for C．look into D．carry out【小题14】A．completely B．calmlyC．regularly D．roughly【小题15】A．advertiseB．sellC．deliver D．lend【小题16】A．donatesB．produces C．designs D．collects【小题17】A．permissionB．payment C．directionD．support【小题18】A．borrowB．raiseC．saveD．expect【小题19】A．surprised B．excited C．tired D．amused【小题20】A．profitB．difference C．decisionD．ruleB

(答案→)B 解析：本文叙述了Kurt和他的妻子Rita无私地帮助那些无家可归的人，他们给他们提供食物，花了他们很多的钱，他们感到凭借自己的力量很难帮助那么多的无家可归的人，所以他们找到了一些食品和服装公司还有一些志愿者来捐赠一部分钱和物，来共同帮助那些需要帮助的人，Kurt夫妻两个人感到很高兴。【小题1】考查名词及上下文的呼应。A. result结果；B. truth真实；C. reason原因；D. idea主意。前面的but表转折，句意为：但是事实上无家可归的到处都有。句型the truth is that…意为“事实上……”故选B。【小题2】考查形容词及上下文的呼应。A. traditional传统的；B. developing发展的；C. typical典型的；D. wealthy富有的。根据上文，此处表达的是“一个像德国这么富有的国家”，与前文的for example和后面的like Germany一致。我们中有多少人希望看到像德国这样富有的国家看到有人住在街上呢?故选D。【小题3】考查名词及上下文的呼应。A. preparations 准备；B. houses房子；C. meals饭菜；D. suggestions建议。根据后文Kurt and his wife stayed at home, made sandwiches，此句句意为：他们为德国首都柏林的无家可归者做饭已经十一年了。故选C。【小题4】考查动词及上下文的呼应。A. began开始；B. met遇见；C. called 打电话；D. left 离开。根据first可知他们为德国首都柏林的无家可归者做饭已经十一年了。他们从一个漫长而炎热的夏天开始。故选A。【小题5】考查形容词及上下文的呼应。A. asleep睡觉；B. alone独自；C. across穿过；D. away外出。根据后面的Kurt and his wife stayed at home，此处是用大多数德国人与Kurt夫妇作一对比，句意为：他们从一个漫长而炎热的夏天开始，此时大多数德国人都外出度假了。故选D。【小题6】考查动词短语辨析及上下文的呼应。A. brought up抚养；B. set up安装，布置，临时搭起；C. put aside储存；D. gave away分发。根据常识可知在街上摆放桌子的目的是为了给无家可归的人分发食物。这里短语set up a table 摆放桌子；Kurt和他的妻子呆在家里做三明治，他们在街上布置好桌子，给无家可归者提供食物。故选B。【小题7】考查形容词及上下文的呼应。A. enough足够的；B. necessary必要地；C. helpful 有帮助的；D. expensive贵的。由后句中的what people also need…可知，此处应该表达的是“穆勒夫妇意识到只有食物和衣服并不够”，用enough。故选A。【小题8】考查名词及上下文的呼应。A. fame名声；B. freedom自由；C. courage勇气；D. caring 关心。What these people also need是主语从句；根据Kurt visited food and clothing companies可知他们也需要温暖和关怀。故选D。【小题9】考查动词及上下文的呼应。A. hesitate犹豫；B. agree同意；C. pretend假装；D. intend想要。由后文中的somebody at home to answer the phone可知，穆勒夫妇很愿意把电话号码给那些街上的需要帮助的人，因此此处表示“很愿意；毫不犹豫地”之意，可以用didn’t hesitate to表示；选项B和D的意义与后文矛盾；pretend是“假装”之意，不符合句意。故选A。【小题10】考查动词短语辨析及上下文的呼应。A. make sense有意义；B. found out找出；C. make sure确保；D. worked out计算。承接上句而来，前面说到穆勒夫妇把电话号码给街上的人，因此此处应是：Rita确定家里有人随时接电话，故选C。【小题11】考查形容词及上下文的呼应。A. open 开的；B. crowded拥挤的；C. noisy吵闹的；D. near附近。根据there was somebody at home to answer the phone，此处意为：她家对那些不能在街上再呆一夜的人是敞开着的。be open to意为“对某人是敞开的；对……开放”。故选A。【小题12】考查动词及上下文的呼应。A. costing花费，但主语不能是sb；B. wasting浪费；C. taking花费；主语一般是sth.或形式主语it；D. spending花费；其主语是人。穆勒夫妇马上就要花完他们的时间和金钱了。此处用动词过去进行时表示过去将要发生的动作。故选D。【小题13】考查动词短语辨析及上下文的呼应。A. pay for支付；B. ask for 要求；C. look into调查；D. carry out执行。承接so前的句子（指的是原因）而来。句意为：因此Kurt去了几家食品厂和服装厂请求捐赠。故选B。【小题14】考查副词辨析及上下文的呼应。A. completely完全地；B. calmly平静地；C. regularly有规律地；D. roughly粗造地。根据上下文可知，如今，三十多家公司经常为他们的事业捐赠食品和其他物品。故选C。【小题15】考查动词辨析及上下文的呼应。A. advertise做广告；B. sell卖；C. deliver 交付；D. lend借出。顺接上句而来。他们的行为也感动了一些志愿者。句意为：志愿者帮助向无家可归者分发这些食品物品。故选C。【小题16】考查动词辨析及上下文的呼应。A. donates捐赠；B. produces生产；C. designs设计； D. collects收集。上文提到很多公司为无家可归者捐赠，此处表达的应该是：公众也给衣服和钱，而且一家制鞋商捐赠新鞋。故选A。【小题17】考查名词辨析及上下文的呼应。A. permission允许； B. payment付款；C. direction方向；D. support支持。根据上文可知及后文可知他们是辛勤劳动不要报酬，此处意为“穆勒夫妇没有因为他们的工作而得到报酬”，故选B。【小题18】考查动词辨析及上下文的呼应。A. borrow借入； B. raise提高；C. save节省；D. expect希望。与上文他们帮助这些人不要报酬对应。句意：我们感觉就像父母，父母是不应该因为帮助孩子而期望得到金钱的。故选D。【小题19】考查形容词辨析及上下文的呼应。A. surprised吃惊的；B. excited高兴的；C. tired累的；D. amused愉快的。根据上文for their hard work可知他们是非常辛苦的；这是一个表示让步的句子，句意为：尽管Rita承认有时感到累，但她说她会继续这工作，因为她喜欢这种让世界变得不同的感觉。故选C。【小题20】考查名词辨析及上下文的呼应。A. profit利益；B. made a difference有差别，很重要； C. decision决定；D. rule规则。她说她会继续这工作，因为她喜欢这种让世界变得不同的感觉。故选B。

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