2020福建高考英语一轮复习(北师全国卷1)课时规范练19Unit10(A).docVIP

课时规范练19 Unit 10 (A) (35分钟) _课时规范练第38页 I •阅读理解 A Many years ago,whe n we were a young couple with two small childre n, aged 2 and 4,we were practically impecunious.My in-laws lived from hand to mouth,so we didn t expect any help from them.My parents lived a great distance away,and I was too ashamed to let them know about our situation. My husband was trying to earn a living with an old pick-up truck,carrying groceries for local shopkeepers,but it was constantly breaking down.It took almost all the money we had to have it fixed.The truck was also the only means of tran sportati on for us. We lived in the coun tryside,a nd we always used the back door because the driveway led to it.O ne win ter evenin g,I stepped outside to take a bag of trash to the barrel and almost tripped over someth ing.lt was n early dark,a nd I had to bend dow n to see what it was .I could hardly believe my eyes.There sat a large basket loaded with food. It was heavy,so I called to my husba nd to carry into the house. Once in side,we discovered two loaves of bread,some butter,several cans of vegetables,a can of orange sauce,a nd a large turkey.There was so much that I can t remember it all,but it was everything we needed to fix a wonderful dinner — everything except potatoes. A little while later I remembered that I hadn t taken the trash to the barrel.By now it was dark,so I had to turn on the yard light — and that s when I spotted a small bag of potatoes sitting on the porch. That dinner was the best I can remember. We weren t able to thank our donators,though,because we never found out who had been so gen erous in helpi ng a struggli ng young family.Whoever it was,we are forever grateful. 【解题导语】 本文是一篇记叙文。作者在处于十分困难的时候 了作者的燃眉之急，这让作者尤为感激。 1. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “impecunious ”in Paragraph 1? A. Generous. B. Harmonious. C. Penniless. D. Stubborn. 答案 :C 解析 :词义猜测题。下文说公婆只能勉强糊口 ,没指望从他们那得到帮助 ,作者父母又住得远 ,且耻于 让他们知道自己的境况。由此可以推断此处说明作者一家生活拮据。故该词相当于 penn iless,表示 “身无分文的