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完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

I work as a volunteer for an organization that helps the poor in Haiti. Recently I took my son Barrett there for a week, hoping to___1____ him.

Before setting out, I told Barrett this trip would be tiring and ____2____. For the first two days, he said almost nothing. I worried the trip was too ___3____ for a 17-year-old. Then, on day three, as we were ___4____ over high rocky mountains, he turned to me and grinned(咧嘴笑),“Pretty hard.”

After that there was no turning back. A five-year-old girl, wearing a dress several sizes ___5___ large and broken shoes, followed Barrett around, mesmerized(着迷). He couldn’t stop ___6____. Later he said ____7____ , “I wish I could speak French.” I was ___8___— this from a boy who hated and ___9____ French classes throughout school.

Usually silent, he ___10___ Gaby, our host, and kept asking questions about the country and its people. He blossomed(活泼起来).

__11___, the moment that really took __12___ breath away occurred in a village deep in the mountains. I was ___13___ a woman villager for an article. 135 centimeters tall, she was small in figure but strong in ___14___. Through determination, she had learned to read and write, and __15___ to become part of the leadership of the __16___.

　　Learning her story, Barrett was as ___17___ as I by this tiny woman’s achievements. His eyes were wet and there was a ___18___ of love and respect on his face. He had finally understood the importance of my work.

　　When leaving for home, Barrett even offered to stay ___19___ as a volunteer. My insides suddenly felt struck. This ___20____ achieved all I’d expected. Soon he will celebrate his 18th birthday. He’ll be a man.

1.                A．comfort        B．please          C．attract    D．educate

2.                A．rough          B．dangerous       C．troublesome   D．violent

3.                A．little           B．much          C．fast  D．slow

4.                A．moving         B．running         C．climbing  D．looking

5.                A．too            B．very           C．even D．so

6.                A．joking          B．crying          C．shouting  D．smiling

7.                A．patiently        B．regretfully       C．lightly    D．cheerfully

8.                A．ashamed        B．disappointed     C．determined   D．surprised

9.                A．took up         B．went in for      C．fought against  D．called off

10.               A．befriended      B．disregarded     C．avoided   D．recognized

11.               A．Thus           B．Even           C．Meanwhile D．However

12.               A．my            B．his            C．our   D．her

13.               A．asking          B．interviewing     C．arranging  D．describing

14.               A．brain          B．wish           C．will   D．health

15.               A．appeared       B．struggled       C．hesitated  D．failed

16.               A．village         B．city            C．organization    D．state

17.               A．pleased        B．bored          C．puzzled   D．touched

18.               A．combination     B．composition     C．connection D．satisfaction

19.               A．in             B．behind         C．out   D．away

20.               A．interview       B．flight           C．article D．trip

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.A

6.D

7.B

8.D

9.C

10.A

11.D

12.A

13.B

14.C

15.B

16.A

17.D

18.A

19.B

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了作者在海地当志愿者帮助穷人，后来自己的儿子也在那里呆了一周，最终儿子受到了很深的教育，甚至主动提出要留下来当志愿者，这让作者感觉这个旅途非常的成功，达到了她所期望的的事情。

【小题 1】 A. comfort 安慰  B. please 使高兴   C. attract 吸引    D. educate教育；根据前文，作者是一个帮助穷人的组织的志愿者，目前，她把儿子带去那里呆一周，希望能给他一些教育意义。故选D

1.A.rough艰苦的   B. dangerous危险的   C. troublesome麻烦的  D. violent暴力的；根据句意：出发之前，作者就告诉儿子这个旅途将是劳累和艰苦的。故选A

2.根据句意：起初，作者担心对于一个17岁的孩子来说，这个旅途有些太过了。故选B

3.A.moving移动   B.running跑   C.climbing爬山  D. looking看； 根据句意：在第三天当我们正在爬越很高的岩石山脉时。

4.A. too太 B. very 非常  C. even 甚至   D. so所以；根据句意：一个五岁的女孩，穿了一件大了几个号的连衣裙和破烂的鞋子。故选A

5.A. joking开玩笑  B. crying哭C. shouting大喊 D. smiling微笑；根据句意：他忍不住笑了。故选D

6.A. patiently 耐心地  B. regretfully抱歉地 C. lightly轻轻地  D. cheerfully高兴地；根据句意：后来他很抱歉地说真希望自己会讲法语。故选B

7.A.ashamed 惭愧的 B. disappointed 失望的 C. determined 决定  D. surprised感到惊讶的  根据句意：作者感到很惊讶。故选D

8.A.took u拿起 B.went in for爱好，参与 C.fought against 对抗，反感 D. called off取消；根据句意：这话来自一个讨厌甚至反感法语课的男孩。故选C

9.A. befriended帮助   B. disregarded不理会C. avoided 避免D. recognized认识，意识到；从后文他变得活泼起来及根据句意：他开始帮助我们的房主Gaby，问一些问题，故选A

10.句意：然而，这一刻真的让我忘却了呼吸，故选D

11.take my breath 让我忘却呼吸，固定结构，故选A

12.A. asking询问       B. interviewing采访   C. arranging安排        D. describing 描述，句意：我正在采访一个只有135公分的妇女，她的文章写得非常好，故选B

13.A. brain 大脑       B. wish 希望          C. will意志             D. health健康；句意：她的手指是非常小的，但是她的意志力非常强大，故选C

14.A. appeared出现     B. struggled 奋斗，努力    C. hesitated犹豫        D. failed 失败；句意：她学习读和写，并努力成为了这个村庄的领导人物，故选B

15.A. village村庄      B. city城市           C. organization 组织    D. state国家；根据上文，故选A

16.A. pleased高兴的      B. bored 无聊的         C. puzzled  困惑的       D. touched 触动的，句意：知道了她的故事后，Barrett 和我都被这个个子矮小的妇女所触动了，故选D

17.A. combination结合，组合  B. composition作文    C. connection连接       D. satisfaction满意；句意：Barrett的眼睛开始湿润起来，脸上出现了爱和尊重，故选A

18.句意：当将要离开回家时，Barrett 甚至主动提出要留下作为一个志愿者，stay behind留下来，固定短语，故选B

19.A. interview采访    B. flight航班         C. article 文章         D. trip 旅途，句意：我的内心受到了震撼，这个旅途也实现了我所期望的，故选D

考点：人生百味类记叙文