Question

【題目】閱讀短文，從方框中選擇恰當?shù)脑~并用其適當形式填空，使短文通順、意思完整。每詞限用一次，其中有兩個詞是多余的。

country, so, promise, because, for, return, however, shy, think, imagine, give, draw

MacMacpherson, a 2nd-grader in Virginia, was looking forward to a trip to Disney World. Her mother 【1】 her a trip there if she could raise $500 for charity (慈善).

The mother【2】 it would take her little girl weeks or months to raise $500. 【3】, to her surprise, Mac did it in just one day!

Mac raised money by 【4】 portraits (肖像). “At first I wasn’t sure how to do it. But then I thought, ‘Oh, maybe I can draw portraits, ‘” said Mac. “I learned to draw for a long time, 【5】 I thought it would work.”

With her parents’ help, Mac set up a tent and an easel (畫架) at Eastern Market one Saturday morning. Though feeling a little 【6】, she stood up and said in a big voice, “Do you want a portrait? It’s 【7】 charity!” Many people stopped by in shock.

That day Mac drew portraits of 27 people and 3 dogs. She earned (賺) and raised about $550. She decided to 【8】 the money to Save the Children, a group that helps children in need in about 120 【9】.

Although Mac has earned her trip to Disney World, the little girl plans to keep 【10】 to Eastern Market. “I like drawing, and it makes me feel good to know I can help other children,” she said.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】promised

【2】thought

【3】However

【4】drawing

【5】so

【6】shy

【7】for

【8】give

【9】countries

【10】returning

【解析】Mac Macpherson期盼去迪士尼世界旅行，如果她能為慈善機構(gòu)捐款500美元，她的媽媽答應(yīng)她去那里旅行。這位母親認為她的女兒要花費幾個星期或幾個月的時間才能籌集到500美元，結(jié)果她通過畫肖像賺錢，一天就籌集到500美元。

【1】句意：如果她能為慈善事業(yè)籌集500美元，她的母親答應(yīng)她去那里旅行。此句缺少謂語動詞，句子的時態(tài)為一般過去時，結(jié)合句意可知，答案為promised。

【2】句意：這位母親認為她的女兒要花費幾個星期或幾個月的時間才能籌集到500美元。根據(jù)從句“it would take her little girl weeks or months to raise $500.”的時態(tài)判斷，主句的時態(tài)為一般過去時，think的過去式thought，意思是“原以為”。

【3】句意：然而，令她吃驚的是，麥克只用了一天時間就完成了！結(jié)合句意可知，答案為However。

【4】句意：麥克通過畫肖像畫來籌集資金。by doing sth.通過做某事，結(jié)合句意可知，答案為drawing。

【5】句意：我學(xué)習(xí)畫畫很長時間了，因此我認為它會起到作用。結(jié)合語境理解可知，此處是so引導(dǎo)的結(jié)果狀語從句。

【6】句意：雖然感覺有點害羞。feel后跟形容詞作表語，因為是第一次作畫，不免有點害羞，故答案為shy。

【7】句意：你想要一幅畫像嗎？是為了慈善事業(yè)！for表示目的。

【8】句意：她決定把錢捐贈給拯救兒童基金會。decide to do sth.確定做某事，結(jié)合句意可知，答案為give。

【9】句意：這是一個幫助大約120個國家需要幫助的兒童組織�；鶖�(shù)詞120后跟可數(shù)名詞的復(fù)數(shù)形式，結(jié)合句意可知，答案為countries。

【10】句意：小女孩計劃繼續(xù)返回東方市場。keep doing sth.繼續(xù)做某事，根據(jù)后面的內(nèi)容可知，小女孩打算繼續(xù)返回東方市場，為兒童籌集資金而作畫。故答案為returning。