One day I was doing a big clean­up whe

题目内容：

One day I was doing a big clean­up when I ____ a knotted handkerchief with an old dark brown coin inside.I took one look and immediately ___ a forgettable time.

In 1991，I had spent five months in Niger，with sandstorms and great heat.Its ____ and beggars were my biggest and most constant complaint.Street beggars would continually reached out their hands，shouting “Gift！Gift！”

One day，I ___ for neighboring Burkina to work in a health clinic.

Arriving by taxi at our destination in Burkina，we began to ____.Out of the darkness，a motorbike with two men approached slowly.Without ____，one of the men grabbed my daypack as the motorbike swept close by.Within seconds，the two were out of sight，____ up by the night.

The bag had my passport，money，traveler’s cheques，camera，an airline ticket and other things ___ to me.I was in deep trouble.

In the weeks that followed，I ____guarded the rest of my valuables and regarded all ____ with suspicion.All I wanted was to leave this place.

Then，walking through Burkina’s streets，I met with an old woman.“Gift！Gift！” she cried.I’d had enough.I was ____ of the country：its poverty，its thieves，the heat，and the dust.I told her angrily，“A thief stole all my money and now I can’t ____ out of your country.I cannot give you anything.”

The beggar woman listened attentively and ___ my words.Then she reached ____ the folds of her dress.

“Then I will give you a gift，”she announced.Kindly，she placed an old，dark brown coin in my hand.I looked at it in ____.It was a very small amount of money but for this woman，the coin ___ a meal.At that moment，I felt a shame.In spite of the ____，she was able to give me something priceless.

I saw then the ____ beauty of the people of Burkina—and appreciated deeply the quiet ____ of the poor.With the old woman’s gift，I hope never to part with the coin she gave me.With one small coin，she ____ my concept completely.

小题1:

A．cared about

B．came across

C．looked for

D．focused upon小题2:

A．presented

B．gave

C．recalled

D．reminded小题3:

A．traffic

B．dust

C．noise

D．climate小题4:

A．headed

B．made

C．stood

D．came小题5:

A．move

B．unload

C．hide

D．pass小题6:

A．warning

B．planning

C．thinking

D．arranging小题7:

A．hung

B．put

C．swallowed

D．cleared小题8:

A．obvious

B．expensive

C．familiar

D．precious小题9:

A．elegantly

B．cautiously

C．dependently

D．frequently小题10:

A．locals

B．thieves

C．beggars

D．motorbikes小题11:

A．proud

B．conscious

C．sick

D．aware小题12:

A．get

B．run

C．come

D．rush小题13:

A．attended to

B．looked up

C．thought about

D．wrote down小题14:

A．for

B．into

C．out

D．at小题15:

A．order

B．vain

C．case

D．shock小题16:

A．meant

B．made

C．served

D．suggested小题17:

A．dirtiness

B．poverty

C．kindness

D．safety小题18:

A．updated

B．unfolded

C．broken

D．unexpected小题19:

A．moment

B．action

C．dignity

D．life小题20:

A．changed

B．damaged

C．found

D．accepted

最佳答案：

小题1:B

小题2:C

小题3:D

小题4:A

小题5:B

小题6:A

小题7:C

小题8:D

小题9:B

小题10:A

小题11:C

小题12:A

小题13:C

小题14:B

小题15:D

小题16:A

小题17:B

小题18:D

小题19:C

小题20:A

答案解析：

小题1:　B

解析　care about担心，关心；come across偶遇，无意中发现；look for寻找；focus upon集中于。句意为：有一天我正在大扫除，就在这时，我无意中发现了一个打结的手帕……。

小题2:　C

解析　recall回忆。

小题3:　D

解析　根据上句中的“great heat”可知，此地气候炎热。

小题4:　A

解析　head for...前往……。

小题5:　B

解析　unload卸货，指的是坐出租到达目的地以后下车。

小题6:　A

解析　without warning毫无预兆。

小题7:C

解析　swallow up吞进……，卷进……。句意为：几秒钟内，那两个人不见了，消失在夜色中。

小题8:　D

解析　obvious明显的，显而易见的；expensive昂贵的；familiar熟悉的；precious宝贵的，珍贵的，贵重的。句意为：还有其它对我来说贵重的东西。

小题9:　B

解析　elegantly优雅地；cautiously谨慎地，小心地；dependently依赖地；frequently频繁地。句意为：接下来的几周，我小心地看护着其它的贵重物品……

小题10:　A

解析　local当地人；thief小偷；beggar乞丐；motorbike摩托车。因为自己的贵重物品被抢，所以作者怀疑地看待所有当地人。

小题11:　C

解析　be sick of...厌恶……，厌倦……。

小题12:　A

解析　get out of the country逃离这个国家。

小题13:　C

解析　聚精会神地听着并且思考我的话。think about sth.思考……。

小题14:　B

解析　reach into...伸手去拿……。

小题15:　D

解析　in shock震惊地。 我震惊地看着它。

小题16:　A

解析　这枚硬币意味着一顿饭。mean(meant是其过去式)意味着。

小题17:　B

解析　尽管贫穷，她能够给我无价的东西。

小题18:　D

解析　我看到了当地人出乎预料的美。unexpected未预料到的。

小题19:　C

解析　the dignity of the poor穷人的尊严。

小题20:　A

解析　她彻底的改变了我的观念。

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。