I am a social worker. I wanted to tell eve

题目内容：

I am a social worker. I wanted to tell everyone about my very dear friend who passed away a few months ago.

I met him many years ago while doing my internship （实习）in the county prison. He was __a program he had designed to help prisoners with drug and alcohol problems. He was always new ways to bring hope and help to these men and their .

One of his favorite was the Toy Drive he would run every Christmas for the children of the prisoners. He did this for twenty years his sudden death. As last Christmas , I decided that this tradition had to be , for the children as well as the of my friend.

But the file where he kept the names of the people who had helped him over the years had gone . I had to start anew（重新）and with very little ! I started making phones calls, explaining about the project and my . I prayed every night that the event would, , be worthy of my friend.

To my great , individuals, churches and businesses began to come on board and, __, I had enough toys to give to all the children of the prisoners with some left over for the local community !

When Christmas Eve finally arrived, I felt very happy, thinking I had done all I could do and reflecting on what a（n）it had been for me. I was bagging up the remaining toys if there was anyone left who might like them. Then my phone rang.

It was my daughter. She to explain about a woman she knew in Kentucky who had five children, one seriously ill, no husband, no heating in the home, no toys!

Ohh--how could we not?

My daughter and I drove all night, from New York to Kentucky, and those children woke up in a nice warm house with plenty of !

My friend’s of kindness lived on that year, reaching all the way to Kentucky!

小题1:

A．recording

B．directing

C．attending

D．improving小题2:

A．coming up with

B．catching up with

C．keeping up with

D．putting up with小题3:

A．company

B．family

C．group

D．club小题4:

A．hobbies

B．sports

C．events

D．games小题5:

A．until

B．after

C．because

D．since小题6:

A．finished

B．arrived

C．followed

D．approached小题7:

A．lived on

B．lived out

C．carried on

D．carried out小题8:

A．pleasure

B．memory

C．benefit

D．favor小题9:

A．extra

B．hiding

C．active

D．missing小题10:

A．energy

B．time

C．pressure

D．confidence小题11:

A．difficulties

B．impression

C．atmosphere

D．importance小题12:

A．however

B．though

C．otherwise

D．somehow小题13:

A．disappointment

B．curiosity

C．thought

D．relief小题14:

A．absolutely

B．eventually

C．generally

D．occasionally小题15:

A．as well

B．at first

C．in particular

D．once more小题16:

A．pity

B．honor

C．burden

D．discovery小题17:

A．wondering

B．realizing

C．predicting

D．evaluating小题18:

A．came

B．drove

C．called

D．returned小题19:

A．candies

B．flowers

C．chocolates

D．toys小题20:

A．courage

B．spirit

C．position

D．attention

最佳答案：

小题1:B

小题2:A

小题3:B

小题4:C

小题5:A

小题6:D

小题7:C

小题8:B

小题9:D

小题10:B

小题11:A

小题12:D

小题13:D

小题14:B

小题15:A

小题16:B

小题17:A

小题18:C

小题19:D

小题20:B

答案解析：

多年来作者的朋友一直在每年圣诞节前夕送玩具给那些囚犯的子女，直至不久前他突然去世。作者决定要秉承朋友的初衷，把这项活动继续开展下去，坚持不懈。

小题1:考查动词：A. recording记录，B. directing指导，C. attending参加，D. improving提高，从后面的He was always 37 new ways to bring hope and help to these men and their 38 .可知朋友负责 (direct) 该项目。选B

小题2:考查词组：A. coming up with提出，B. catching up with赶上，C. keeping up with跟上，D. putting up with忍受，他总是想出办法给这些人和家庭带来希望，选A

小题3:考查名词：A. company公司，B. family家庭，C. group团体，D. club俱乐部，他总是想出办法给这些人和家庭带来希望，选B

小题4:考查名词：A. hobbies爱好，B. sports运动，C. events事件，D. games游戏，Toy Drive是该项目下的一项活动 ( event )。从第4段最后一句也可找到该词。选C

小题5:考查连词：A. until直到，B. after在..后面，C. because因为，D. since自从，朋友一直在做这项工作直到几个月前突然去世。选A

小题6:考查动词：A. finished完成，B. arrived到达，C. followed跟随，D. approached靠近，圣诞节临近 (approach)，但还没到。选D

小题7:考查词组：A. lived on以…为生，B. lived out住在外面，C. carried on继续，D. carried out实施，传承下去（carry on)。live on不用被动语态。选C

小题8:考查名词：A. pleasure快乐，B. memory记忆，C. benefit益处，D. favor支持，作者这样做不仅是为了那些孩子， 同时也未缅怀自己的朋友。选B

小题9:考查形容词：A. extra额外的，B. hiding躲藏，C. active积极的，D. missing不见的，可惜的是朋友曾经记录的捐赠人的信息文件不见了(missing)。选D

小题10:考查名词：A. energy精力，B. time时间，C. pressure压力，D. confidence自信，圣诞马上到来，故时间紧迫。选B

小题11:考查名词：A. difficulties困难，B. impression印象，C. atmosphere气氛，D. importance重要性，作者打电话请求帮助，向大家说明自己遇到的困难 (difficulties)。选A

小题12:考查副词：A. however然而，B. though可是，C. otherwise否则，D. somehow不知怎么的，从某种方式，每天晚上作者祈祷，希望从某种方式 (somehow)来说，自己所做的不辜负朋友的初衷。选D

小题13:考查名词：A. disappointment失望，B. curiosity好奇，C. thought想法，D. relief缓解，经过作者的努力，它可以如释重负了(to one’s relief )。选D

小题14:考查副词：A. absolutely完全地，B. eventually最终地，C. generally一般地，D. occasionally偶尔地，在许多人的帮助下，终于( eventually) 有了足够的玩具。选B

小题15:考查词组：A. as well也，B. at first首先，C. in particular尤其，特别，D. once more再一次，作者在募集到足够玩具的同时，也 (as well) 为当地社区留了许多玩具。选A

小题16:考查名词：A. pity同情，B. honor荣誉，C. burden负担，D. discovery发现，作者在圣诞节来时圆满完成了自己的计划觉得是一件很光荣的事 (honour)。选B

小题17:考查动词：A. wondering想知道，B. realizing意识到，C. predicting预测，D. evaluating评价，评估，作者在整理剩余玩具时想着 (wondering) 是否还有人需要这些玩具。选A

小题18:考查动词：A. came来，B. drove开车，C. called打电话，D. returned回来，上文提到女儿打电话来，选C

小题19:考查名词：A. candies糖果，B. flowers花，C. chocolates巧克力，D. toys玩具，Toy Drive 活动主要是给孩子们提供玩具。D

小题20:考查名词：A. Courage勇气，B. Spirit精神，C. Position位置，D. Attention注意力，作者的朋友虽然远去，但是他的友善精神 (spirit ) 却永存。选B

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。