Walkingthroughtheparkoneday，Ipassedsomechildrensellinghotchocolate．Onegirlasked，"Wouldyouliketohelpsupportourpark？It'sonly50centsacup．"Ofcourse，Icouldn'thelpbeingextraordinarily（41）thatkids

Question

Walking through the park one day，I passed some children selling hot chocolate．One girl asked，"Would you like to help support our park？It's only 50cents a cup．"Of course，I couldn't help being extraordinarily （41）___ that kids showed great interest in （42）___ their community．They were having great （43）___ pouring hot chocolate and feeling proud that they were helping  a local cause．It seems that they（44）___ grasped a basic idea about helping others：It feels （45）___．
Teaching our children to help others benefits them a great deal．（46）___ brings them peace of mind．Serving those in need also helps children learn to make a （47）___--that they have the （48）___ to make a positive impact．This promotes a sense of control，helping them feel （49）___ frightened．It also reassures（使安心）them that help would be （50）___ if they were ever in danger．
Another important （51）___ is that we are all dependent on each other．When children serve others，they learn to （52）___ someone else's greater need and to （53）___ other people．
There are many other（54）___ of making charity a part of your family's life．You'll meet new friends and develop relationships．Running a bake sale will give your kids a chance to practice （55）___such as fundraising，money management，and teamwork．Self-exploration and discovery will （56）___ through their choice of activities．
If a child can become a cheerful，charitable giver，he or she must try different volunteer efforts．When you see them enjoying the （57）___ of them，encourage them to  （58）___．
（59）___ on my own experience，I can say developing the good habit of charitable giving will become （60）___ to your best family memories and celebrations．

41．A．worried	B．doubtful	C．impressed	D．grateful
42．A．organizing	B．cleaning	C．protecting	D．improving
43．A．fun	B．success	C．advantage	D．difficulty
44．A．often	B．seldom	C．never	D．already
45．A．great	B．strange	C．bored	D．safe
46．A．Teaching	B．Giving	C．Thinking	D．Learning
47．A．choice	B．promise	C．difference	D．mistake
48．A．ability	B．right	C．freedom	D．time
49．A．more	B．so	C．very	D．less
50．A．impossible	B．flexible	C．available	D．reasonable
51．A．example	B．lesson	C．question	D．secret
52．A．take over	B．search for	C．give up	D．connect to
53．A．care about	B．look for	C．turn to	D．believe in
54．A．benefits	B．congratulations	C．contributions	D．disasters
55．A．activities	B．moves	C．skills	D．behaviors
56．A．stay	B．come	C．miss	D．get
57．A．equality	B．scenery	C．fruit	D．independence
58．A．continue	B．explain	C．observe	D．communicate
59．A．Passed	B．Operated	C．Carried	D．Based
60．A．difficult	B．central	C．obvious	D．serious

Answer 1

41-45CDADA    46-50 BCADC     51-55BDAAC      56-60 BCADB
41．C 考查形容词辨析和上下文串联．worried"担心的"；doubtful"怀疑的"；impressed"印象深刻的"；grateful"感激的"．由上文可知，小女孩为保护公园，在此处卖热咖啡．作者对这样的行为印象深刻，故选C．
42．D 考查动词辨析．organizing"组织"；cleaning"清扫"；protecting"保护"i；mproving"改善"．此处指改善她们的社区，故选D．
43．A 考查名词辨析和上下文串联．fun"高兴；快乐"；success"成功"；advantage"优势"；difficulty"困难"．结合后半句"and feeling proud that they werehelping a local cause"可知，女孩在倒咖啡时非常开心，故选A．
44．D 考查副词辨析和上下文串联．often"经常"；seldom"很少"；never"从不"；already"已经"．结合上文小女孩以自己的实际行动帮助维护公园，故她已经知道的帮助别人的基本含义，故选D．
45．A 考查形容词辨析和上下文串联．great"伟大的；极好的"；strange"奇怪的；陌生的"；bored"无聊的；乏味的"；safe"安全的"．结合上句"They were having great _____pouringhoi chocolate and feeling proud that they were helping a local cause．"可知，帮助别人感觉起来好极了，故选A．
46．B 考查上下文串联．结合上句"Teaching our children to helpothers benefits them a great deal．"可知，本段叙述帮助别人可以使孩子们受到极大的益处，故此句表示给予能给他们带来心境的平和，故选B．
47．C 考查名词辨析和上下文串联．make a choice"做出选择"；make a promise"做出承诺"；make a difference"有影响，有关系"make a mistake"犯错误"．由后半句"that they havethe  _____to make a positive impact"可知，为需要帮助的人提供服务可以使孩子们学会对别人有影响，故选C．
48．A　考查名词辨析和上下文串联．ability"能力"；right"权利"；freedom"自由"；time"时间"．结合上句，帮助需要的人有助于使孩子们学会对别人产生影响，也就是孩子们有能力产生积极的影响，故选A．
49．D 考查上下文串联．结合上文，通过帮助别人，孩子们知道自己能够对别人产生积极影响，这能提升他们的控制感，帮助他们感到不那么害怕．故选D．
50．C 考查形容词辨析．impossible"不可能的"；flexible"灵活的"；available"可得到的"；reasonable"合理的"．孩子们帮互助了别人也能确保在他们自己身处危险时，别人的帮助也是可以得的，故选C．
51．B 考查名词辨析．example"例子"；lesson"经验，教训；课"；question"问题"；secret"秘密"．由该句的表语部分"that we are all dependent on eachother"可知，应是作者得出的另一个重要的经验，故选B．
52．D 考查动词短语辨析．take over…"掌管；接管"；search for…"寻找"；give up"放弃"；connect to"，相连，连接"．结合句意，孩子们在帮助别人的过程中，应是会涉及了解到别人的更大需求，故选D．
53．A 考查动词短语辨析．care about…"关心；在意"；look for…"寻找"；turn to…"转向；求助于"；believe in…"信任"．帮助别人的过程中可以学会关心别人，故选A．
54．A 考查名词辨析．benefit"益处；好处"；congratulations"祝贺"；．contributions"贡献"；disadvantage"弊端"．上文提到的几点是帮助别人的好处，该句中的many other表明该句还是叙述好处，故选A．
55．C 考查名词辨析．activities"活动"；moves"迁移；行动"；skills"技能；技巧"；behaviors"行为"．根据such as后面的fundraising、money management and teamwork可知，应是锻炼各种技能，故选C．
56．B 考查动词辨析．stay"呆"；come"来；到达"；miss"错过；思念"；get是及物动词，表"得到"．结合句意，通过各种活动的选择，孩子们可以体验到自我探索和发现，故选B．
57．C 考查名词辨析和上下文串联．equality"平等"；scenery"风景"；fruit"水果；成果"；independence"独立"．结合上句"If a child can become a cheerful，charitable giver，he or she must try different volunteerefforts．"可知，如果孩子要成为一个乐观的、有同情心的赠与者，他必须尝试各种不同的自愿活动．此句应表示在你看到孩子们这些活动带来的成果时，应鼓励他们继续，故选C．
58．A 考查动词辨析．continue"继续"；explain"解释"；observe"观察"；communicate"交流"．结合句意，在你看到孩子们这些活动带来的成果时，应鼓励他们继续，故选A．
59．D 考查动词短语辨析．Passed on"传递"；Operated on"动手术"；Carried on"继续"；Based on"以…为基础"．结合句意，根据我自己的经验，我可以说养成慈善捐赠的好习惯将将成为你最好的家庭记忆和庆祝活动的中心，故选D．
60．B 考查形容词．difficult"坚硬的；困难的"；central"中心的；重要的"；obvious"显然的"；serious"严重的"．上文作者介绍了帮助别人的诸多好处，因此他认为养成慈善捐赠的好习惯将将成为你最好的家庭记忆和庆祝活动的中心，故选B．