Ringing a Bell
The teacher looked up from her yellow notebook and cleared her throat. “We’re going to be ___16___the Salvation Army by ringing the bell. Each of you will ring it for four hours,” she announced. As the words left her lips, complaints could be heard around the room. Four hours of ringing a___17___bell in winter! Four hours that I could be studying for the SATs. Was this supposed to be ajoke? I joined the crowd around the table and signed up for the first day of break—to get it over with.
A few weeks later, I was standing next to Walmart. There was another guy holding a jar across from me. Great, I was going to be ___18___ here ringing a bell with another guy who was trying to get donations ___19___some church organization. To top it off, it was 4℃ .
___20___, I put on the red apron bearing the symbol of the Salvation Army. Ring! Ring! A group of older women came up with their walking sticks to drop in some change. A man came by and dropped some coins in. I ___21___ my phone. Just 10 minutes had passed.
A cold wind blew against my ___22___face. I started to regret ___23___ my mom’s advice about wearing a scarf. I looked up, wishing that time would pass more quickly. A few birds swept around the electrical poles…Another ring of the bell brought me back to reality.
From the full parking lot stepped a tall man. ___24___he limped (跛行)toward me, I saw his unbalanced shoulders and awkward figure. His hair was messy and his jeans and shirt were dirty. When his hand reached toward the bucket, I caught a disgusting smell of oil and smoke. I couldn’t help but say, “Thank you, sir. Have a nice day.” He turned to smile, a smile that sharply contrasted his soiled clothing. The money he donated was not a lot, but it was ____25____ a lot to him.
I was ____26____ by his generosity. This act of charity, though not much, was worth so much more than ____27____ given by those who are better off. I continued to ring my bell happily,____28____ at everyone who entered the store. Occasionally, I handed out some homemade cookies that had been given to me earlier. Truly,____29____ is contagious (有感染力的).
In the beginning, I thought that this assignment would be a huge burden. Actually, I was being really____30____. We should think about others and learn more about what’s going on in the world around us. Finally, I encourage everyone to take four hours to ring a bell for the Salvation Army.
16. A. helping B. rescuing C. inspecting D. building
17. A. musical B. loud C. stupid D. warning
18. A. punished B. allowed C. left D. stuck
19. A. for B. through C. from D. with
20. A. Carefully B. Suddenly C. Slowly D. Proudly
21. A. checked B. cleaned C. held D. warmed
22. A. sweating B. freezing C. swollen D. twisted
23. A. ignoring B. following C. weighing D. seeking
24. A. Because B. Since C. As D. Although
25. A. normally B. particularly C. hopefully D. clearly
26. A. promoted B. defeated C. confused D. inspired
27. A. presentations B. donations C. opportunities D. rewards
28. A. staring B. smiling C. yelling D. pointing
29. A. appreciation B. sympathy C. kindness D. determination
30. A. generous B. sensitive C. greedy D. selfish
【答案】16. A 17. C 18. D 19. A 20. C 21. A 22. B 23. A 24. C 25. D 26. D 27. B 28. B 29. C 30. D
【解析】
这是一篇夹叙夹议文。老师们要求学生们去帮助救世军每天摇四小时的铃，作者很不情愿，但在参与活动过程中，他遇到了一个衣衫褴褛的人捐了一点钱，作者深受鼓舞，觉得自己很自私，应该为他人着想，更多得了解我们周围的世界。
【16题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们要敲铃来帮助救世军。A. helping帮助；B. rescuing援救；C. inspecting检查；D. building建造。故根据下文的Each of you will ring it for four hours可知学生们要帮助救世军去敲铃，选A项。
17题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：在冬天敲了四个小时的愚蠢的铃! A. musical音乐的；B. loud大声的；C. stupid愚蠢的；D. warning警告的。根据上文的As the words left her lips, complaints could be heard around the room.可知对于敲铃这件事学生们都颇有抱怨，故选C项。
【18题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我对面还有一个人拿着一个罐子。太好了，我要被困在这里和另一个人一起敲铃。A. punished惩罚；B. allowed允许；C. left离开；D. stuck被困住的。根据前文的“老师要求学生们每天敲四小时的铃”，可知作者认为他是被困在其中，故选D项。
【19题详解】
考查介词词义辨析。句意：我要被困在这里，和另一个想为某个教会组织募捐的家伙一起摇铃。A. for为了；B. through通过；C. from从；D. with和。根据句意可知，for some church organization意为“为一些教会组织”，故选A项。
【20题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：慢慢地，我穿上了红色围裙，上面有救世军的标志。A. Carefully仔细地；B. Suddenly突然地；C. Slowly缓慢地；D. Proudly骄傲地。根据语境可知，作者参与此项活动心中并不情愿，所以此处表示缓慢地穿上红色围裙，故选C项。
【21题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我看了看手机。仅仅10分钟过去了。A. checked检查，查看；B. cleaned清理；C. held举办；D. warmed同情，激动。根据语境可知，此处表示“我”查看了一下我的手机看时间，故选A项。
【22题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：一阵冷风吹在我冰冷的脸上。A. sweating出汗；B. freezing冰凉；C. swollen吞咽；D. twisted扭转。根据前文的cold wind可知，在冷风下作者的脸是冰凉的，故选B项。
【23题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我开始后悔忽视了妈妈关于戴围巾的建议。A. ignoring不理睬；B. following跟随；C. weighing称重；D. seeking寻求。根据句意可知，regret ignoring意为“后悔不理睬”，故选A项。
【24题详解】
考查状语从句连词辨析。句意：当他一瘸一拐地向我走来时，我看到了他那不平衡的肩膀和笨拙的身影。A. Because因为；B. Since自从；C. As当……时；D. Although虽然。根据句意可知，as引导时间状语从句，意为“当……时”，故选C项。
【25题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：他捐的钱不多，但显然对他来说很多。A. normally正常地；B. particularly尤其地；C. hopefully充满希望地；D. clearly清晰地。根据上文这个人的外貌描写来看，对于他来说这笔捐款，很显然已经很多了，故选D项。
【26题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他的慷慨大方使我深受鼓舞。A. promoted晋升；B. defeated打败；C. confused使困惑；D. inspired鼓舞，激励。根据语境可知，那个衣衫褴褛的人让我颇受鼓舞，故选D项。
【27题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：这种慈善行为，虽然不多，却比那些富裕的人的捐赠有价值得多。A. presentations演讲；B. donations捐赠，贡献；C. opportunities机会；D. rewards回报。根据句意可知，故选B项。
【28题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我继续愉快地摇着铃，对着每一个进店的人微笑。A. staring盯着；B. smiling微笑；C. yelling大叫；D. pointing指向。根据句意可知，smile at意为“对……微笑”，故选B项。
【29题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：的确，善良是会传染的。A. appreciation欣赏；B. sympathy同情心；C. kindness善良；D. determination决心。作者被那个人的善举深受鼓舞，可见善良是会传染的，故选C项。
【30题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：事实上，我真的很自私。A. generous慷慨的；B. sensitive敏感的；C. greedy贪婪的；D. selfish自私的。结合文章开头可知，作者最一开始不太情愿，故选D项。
