Question

I close my eyes and can still hear her—the little girl with a ___1___ so strong and powerful we could hear her halfway down the block. She was a(n)  ___2___ peasant who asked for money and ___3___ gave the only thing she had——her voice. I paused outside a small shop and listened. She brought to my mind the ___4___ of Little Orphan Annie. I could not understand the words she  ___5___, but her voice begged for ___6___. It stood out from the noises of Arbat Street, pure and impressive, like the chime of a bell. She sang ___7___ an old-style lamp post in the shadow of a building, her arms extended and ___8___ thrown back. She was small and of unremarkable looks. Her brown hair ___9___ the bun(發髻) it had been pulled into, and she occasionally reached up to ___10___ a stray piece from her face. Her clothing I can’t recall. Her voice, on the other hand, is ___11___ imprinted in my mind.

I asked one of the translators about the girl. Elaina told me that she and hundreds of others like her throughout the ___12___ Soviet Union add to their families’ income by working on the streets. The children are unable to ___13___ school, and their parents work fulltime. These children know that the consequence of an ___14___ day is no food for the table. Similar situations occurred during the Depression(蕭條) in the United States, but those American children were ___15___ shoeshine boys of the ___16___. This girl was real to me.

When we walked past her I gave her money. It was not out of pity ___17___ rather admiration. Her smile of ___18___ did not interrupt her singing. The girl watched us as we walked down the street. I know this because when I looked back she smiled again. We ___19___ that smile, and I knew I could never forget her courage and ___20___ strength.

1. A. will B. strength      C. voice  D. determination

2. A. American       B. Chinese      C. Japanese     D. Russian

3. A. in return B. in turn       C. by hand      D. in silence

4. A. voice      B. image C. story   D. looks

5. A. said B. murmured  C. used    D. sang

6. A. attention B. love    C. help    D. mercy

7. A. across     B. from   C. under  D. from underneath

8. A. hands     B. feet     C. head   D. face

9. A. fell out   B. escaped      C. did up D. tied to

10. A. remove B. tear     C. cut off       D. dress

11. A. never    B. permanently      C. occasionally       D. sometimes

12. A. latter    B. rich    C. former       D. great

13. A. attend   B. finish  C. leave   D. enjoy

14. A. unhappy      B. unsatisfied  C. unusual      D. unsuccessful

15. A. faced    B. real     C. faceless      D. visible

16. A. twenties       B. thirties       C. forties D. teens

17. A. and      B. while  C. but     D. or

18. A. contempt     B. pity    C. bitterness    D. thanks

19. A. stopped B. shared C. won    D. exchanged

20. A. full      B. inner   C. brave  D. fighting

Answer 1

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解析:

1. C 根據下文的 hear her… 可知答案應選 C。

2. D 根據第 2 段中 the  12  Soviet Union 的提示可知答案應選 D。

3. A 用僅有的歌聲來回報。in turn 意為“輪流”，by hand 意為“人工的”，in silence 意為“安靜地”。故答案選 A。

4. B 她讓我想起小孤兒安妮(美國漫畫人物)的“形象”。

5. D 根據下文幾處提到小女孩“唱歌”。

6. A 從前文 who asked for money 可知她唱歌的目的是為了吸引行人的“注意”，讓別人給她錢。

7. D / 8. C 句意為“她站在大樓下面的一盞老式路燈下，唱歌時伸著雙臂仰著頭”。此處用雙介詞使含義更加豐富。

9. B / 10. A 句意為“棕色的頭發從發髻上散落下來，她不時抬手從臉上撩開散落的發絲”。fall out 意為“(頭發)脫落”，do up 意為“盤發”，tie to意為“扎”。

11. B 句意為“我記不起她穿的是什么衣服，可她的聲音卻永遠(permanently)刻在了我的腦海里”。

12. C 由文章內容可知這里是指“前蘇聯”。

13. A attend school 意為“上學”，finish / leave school 意為“放學；畢業”，enjoy school 意為“喜歡上學”。故答案選 A。

14. D 句意為“如果一天的乞討沒有收獲，就意味著沒有飯吃”。D 項最符合句意。

15. C 句意為“但在我眼里，那些美國孩子是 20 年代的沒有具體形象的擦鞋男童”。faceless 意為“看不見臉面的”符合語境。

16. A根據常識可知，美國上個世紀 20 年代發生了經濟危機。此處不表年紀，而是指年代。

17. C 這里是指“不是出于憐憫，而是因為欽佩”。

18. D 句意為“她表示謝意的微笑并沒有影響她唱歌”。smile of contempt 意為“輕蔑的笑”，smile of pity 意為“憐憫的笑”，smile of bitterness意為“苦笑”。故答案選 D。

19. B stop that smile 意為“阻止笑”，share that smile 意為“一起笑”，win that smile 意為“贏得笑聲”，exchange smiles 意為“相互一笑”。故選B。

20. B inner strength 意為“內心的力量”；full strength 意為“全力”；fighting strength 意為“戰斗力”。Brave 與 courage 語意重復。故答案選 B。