For John and Amy, birthdays have always been a big deal—a welcome excuse to celebrate life. When their son, Alex, three in 2005, they invited 20 friends to a nearby park. Not long after that the were brainstorming ways to teach Alex about giving to 1 . “We wanted to do something that would have a(n) on our community（社区）, and that our young child could in. We started wondering what fortunate kids do on their birthdays. The next day, we called a local shelter, and learnt that children typically didn’t do to celebrate at all. No cake. No gifts. No party.” The couple said. Several weeks later, threw a party at the for the children who had birthdays that month. They decorated, served cake, and danced with 50 kids. Alex helped presents. 22 that first party, the couple have turned their simple idea Birthday Blessings, a non-profit that hosts monthly parties at 10 shelters. To date, Birthday Blessings (birthdayblessings.org.) has thrown more than 500 at different shelters and handed out 22,000 party to nearly 4,000 homeless children in and around their community. Birthday Blessings is entirely by volunteers. The charity（慈善）will take almost anything — toys, clothing, candy, baby items— it’s not used. “These kids never get anything new.” John said, “It makes a big to them psychologically.” Being “part of this labor love” is making an impression on their son Alex. On his seventh birthday, his grandparents sent a check. it, the first thing he said was that he wanted to give half to the birthday kids.
试题分析：本文讲述一对夫妇为了教育儿子，为收容所的孩子举办生日派对，并且持续这种善举，使得这种善举最后为慈善机构所办理，成为一种惯例。 【小题1】考查动词词义辨析。A变成B长大C来到D得到，根据句意When their son, Alex, three in 2005当他们的儿子，艾利克斯，在2005年变成三岁时，多用turn…表示长成多少岁，故选A 【小题2】考查名词词义辨析。A避难所B邻居C朋友D夫妻，根据句子the were brainstorming ways to teach Alex about…应该是这对夫妻突发奇想一些方法来教艾利克斯，故选D 【小题3】考查名词词义辨析。A另一个B另一个C其他人D彼此，根据句子teach Alex about giving to. others泛指其他人，故选C 【小题4】考查名词词义辨析。A印象B影响C允许D限制，根据句子We wanted to do something that would have a(n) on our community（社区），我们想要做一些对我们社区有影响的事，故选B 【小题5】考查动词词义辨析。A参与B拿C带来D移动，根据句子our young child could in. participate in 固定短语，参与，另根据句意，夫妇俩希望自己的孩子也能参与，故选A 【小题6】考查形容词词义辨析。 A公平的B较少的C相当的D更多的，根据句子We started wondering what fortunate kids do on their birthdays夫妇俩想找一些事，即对社区有利又可以让自己的孩子参与，因此他们就在考虑孩子在生日生做的较少的事情是什么，故选B 【小题7】考查形容词词义辨析。A分文不值的B失业的C无家可归的D无希望的，根据句子we called a local shelter, and learnt that children我们给当地一个收容所打电话，既然是收容所，应该都是无家可归的人，故选C 【小题8】考查名词词义辨析。A没有事B任何事C每件事D某些事，根据句子learnt that children typically didn’t do to celebrate at all.，既然是无家可归的孩子，那么应该是什么都没有做来庆祝生日，前面有否定词，应用anything表示全盘否定，故选B 【小题9】考查细节理解。根据句子Several weeks later, threw a party，这对夫妇了解到收容所的孩子从来没有庆祝过生日后，就举办了一个派对，用这个家庭更好，故选D 【小题10】考查细节理解。根据句子Several weeks later, threw a party at the for the children who had birthdays that month.他们是为收容所的孩子举办派对，应是在收容所举办派对，故选A 【小题11】考查固定短语辨析。A弄清楚B分配，分发C送出D省略，遗漏，根据句子They decorated, served cake, and danced with 50 kids. Alex helped presents.他们装扮，吃蛋糕，并和50个孩子跳舞，艾利克斯帮忙分发礼物，故选B 【小题12】考查连词词义辨析。A在…之前B直到C在…后D自从，根据句子 that first party, the couple have turned their simple idea Birthday Blessings, a non-profit that hosts monthly parties at 10 shelters.自从第一个派对后，这对夫妇就将这个想法延续了下去，在10个收容所每月举办派对，故选D 【小题13】考查固定搭配。根据句子the couple have turned their simple idea Birthday Blessings，turn into把…变成，这对夫妇把他们简单的想法变成了生日祝福，故选A 【小题14】考查细节理解。根据句子Birthday Blessings (birthdayblessings.org.) has thrown more than 500 at different shelters前文说这对夫妇是在收容所举办派对，本句应是生日祝福已经在不同的收容所举办了500多个派对，故选B 【小题15】考查名词词义辨析。A蛋糕B荣誉C喜爱D惊喜，根据句子handed out 22,000 party to nearly 4,000 homeless children。 party favor一般是指派对礼物，故选C 【小题16】考查动词词义辨析。A继续B承受C操作D表演，根据句子Birthday Blessings is entirely by volunteers. The charity（慈善）will take almost anything生日祝福完全被志愿者操作，故选C 【小题17】考查短语辨析。A远至B一…就C和..一样简单D只要，根据句子The charity（慈善）will take almost anything — toys, clothing, candy, baby items— it’s not used.慈善将会负责每件事，玩具、衣服、糖果、婴儿用品，只要没有被用过，故选D 【小题18】考查名词词义辨析。A不同点B惊喜C利益D好处，根据句子These kids never get anything new.” John said, “It makes a big to them psychologically. Make a difference固定短语，有影响，这对他们心理来说有很大影响，故选A 【小题19】考查副词词义辨析。A从不B总是C难以D已经，根据句子Being “part of this labor love” is making an impression on their son Alex成为这个活动的一部分对他们的儿子艾利克斯已经留下一定影响，故选D 【小题20】考查动词词义辨析。A意识到B节约C打开D折叠，根据句子On his seventh birthday, his grandparents sent a check. it, the first thing he said was that he wanted to give half to the birthday kids.在他7岁生日时，他的祖父母给了他一张支票，打开它，他说的第一件事就是他想给一半给过生日的孩子，，故选C 考点：考查记叙文阅读