课时作业(十二).阅读理解2017辽宁沈阳质检It was a cold night in WashingtonDC.，and I was heading back to the hotel when a man approached me.He asked me for some money so he could get something to eat.Id read the sign：“Dont give money to beggars.” So I shook my head and kept marching.I wasnt prepared for a reply，but he said，“I am really homeless and I am really hungry！You can come with me and watch me eat！” But I kept on marching.The incident bothered me for the rest of the week.I had money in my pocket and it wouldnt have killed me to hand over a dollar or two even if he had been lying.On a freezing cold night，I still assumed the worst of a fellow human being.Flying back to Anchorage，I couldnt help thinking of him.I tried to seek excuses for my failure to help by assuming government agencies，churches and charities were there to feed him.Besides，youre not supposed to give money to beggars.Somewhere over Seattle，I started to write my weekly garden column for the Anchorage Daily News.Out of the blue，I came up with an idea.Beans Cafe，the soup kitchen in Anchorage，feeds hundreds of hungry Alaskans every day.Why not try to get all my readers to plant one row in their gardens devoted to Beans Cafe?Before long my idea took_off.People would fax me or call when they took something in.Those who only grew flowers donated them.Food for the spirit.And relief for my conscience.As more and more people started working with the “Plant a Row” concept，many companies gave free seeds to customers and displayed the logo，which also arose in national gardening publications.Row markers with the “Plant a Row” logo were distributed to gardeners to set apart their “Row for the Hungry”It is unexpected that millions of Americans are threatened by hunger.If every gardener in Americaand were seventy million strongplants one row for the hungry，we can lower the number of neighbors who dont have enough to eat.Maybe then I will stop feeling guilty about abandoning a hungry man I could have helped.1Why did the author turn down the beggars request?AHe was previously reminded not to do so.BHe was eager to march back to the hotel.CHe thought that it was beyond his duty.DHe was short of money at that moment.2Which of the following is the closest to the underlined phrase “took off” (Paragraph 6)?AWe eventually took_off at 11 oclock and landed in Seattle safely.BTo take_off pounds，you have to cut down the number of calories.COn hearing the news，he took_off at once and headed back to the hotel.DHis business really took_off owing to his advanced management.3What did the author do after the beggars incident?AHe felt guilty but couldnt help him.BHe started a project to help the hungry.CHe ran a blue kitchen to supply the hungry with soup.DHe still supposed it was unwise to give money to beggars.4What can be a suitable title for the passage?APlant a Row for the HungryBLend a Hand to BeggarsCNever Hesitate to Help OthersDPlan a Gardening Project答案：解题导语本文通过作者的一次经历告诉我们：只要人人都奉献出一点爱，我们的世界将变得更加美好。1A解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Id read the sign：Dont give money to beggars.”可知，作者之前被提醒不要给乞丐钱，即A项正确。2D解析：词义猜测题。根据文章第六段中的“People would fax me or call when they took something in.”可知，不久之后作者的想法就被大家知道，即取得成功，而D项中的take off意为“突然开始成功”，与画线词意思最接近，即D项正确。3B解析：推理判断题。根据文章第五段中的“I came up with an idea.Why not try to get all my readers to plant one row in their gardens devoted to Beans Cafe？”和第六、七段的内容可知，作者在此次事件后开始了一个帮助饥饿的人的项目，即B项正确。4A解析：主旨大意题。根据文章最后一段中的“If every gardener in Americaand were seventy million strongplants one row for the hungry，we can lower the number of neighbors who dont have enough to eat.”可知，A项适合作本文的标题。.完形填空2017吉林长春质检The other evening we had a knock at the door.It was a new _1_who introduced himself and his boys to us.He also _2_us to a block party as a way to know the people in the neighborhood as well as celebrating the first anniversary of his two _3_sons coming to live with him.Weve lived here for almost six years and _4_ has ever come to introduce themselves.I suppose we should have_5_it on to introduce ourselves to people moving in，but we havent.In my opinion，it took the initiative (首创 ) of a young _6_and his adopted sons to show me how I could _7_better attention to my own community.We have many _8_friends but I have to admit that I havent usually been the one to develop the _9_in my own neighborhood.This experience _10_me of one of my favorite quotes，“When I was a young man，I wanted to change the world.I found it was _11_to change the world，so I tried to change my nation.When I found I couldnt change the nation，I began to_12_my town.I couldnt change the town and as a(n)_13_man，I tried to change my _14_.Now，as an old man，I_15_the only thing I can change is myself，and _16_I realize that if long ago I had changed myself，I could have made an impact (影响) on my family and_17_ on my town.The impact could have