Question

Since having my son, I have found that I am always lucky enough to be surrounded by people willing to help.

When he was eight weeks old, I had a(n) ________ to meet with a TV producer in New York City to talk about my career. It was Monday. Could I, a young mother with a newborn, _________ from my home outside Boston to meet him on Wednesday? It was a ________ chance. So I said yes.

Honestly, it was ________. My son hated being in the car seat and ate very ________ during the long ride. ________we spent a comfortable Tuesday night at my parents’ house in Connecticut, which is halfway between Boston and New York. When we ________New York, I handed my son over to my friend from college. A dad himself, he ________him in a coffee shop during my________. Everything went fine thanks to his help.

When my son was four months old, my best friend was going through a difficult time. So I decided to fly to Florida to ________her. Without my husband, who had to work, I was ________to fly with the baby. But I figured it couldn’t be ________than driving to New York when he was a newborn, and I had gotten through that.

________, people I met on our trip were endlessly________. On the flight down, the airline worker got me an extra________because the flight wasn’t full. A nice lady sitting close to us ________him while I went to the bathroom. Taxi drivers helped me fasten his car seat and loaded the awkward pushchair in their trunks. To________my son, my friend borrowed a lot of toys. We spent four ________days in Florida.

If you want an opportunity to see the ________in people, try taking a b aby on a trip. In my experience, when face-to-face, most people sincerely want to ________each other.

1.A. wish    B. trip    C. appointment    D. opportunity

2.A. walk    B. drive    C. fly    D. ship

3.A. reasonable    B. realistic    C. rare    D. slight

4.A. exciting    B. boring    C. tough    D. plain

5.A. quickly    B. hurriedly    C. rudely    D. frequently

6.A. And    B. But    C. As    D. So

7.A. touched    B. visited    C. left    D. missed

8.A. hunted for    B. looked after    C. laughed at    D. called on

9.A. working    B. meeting    C. showing    D. preparing

10.A. accept    B. save    C. wake    D. comfort

11.A. upset    B. puzzled    C. nervous    D. surprised

12.A. easier    B. worse    C. longer    D. later

13.A. Amazingly    B. Strangely    C. Amusingly    D. Instantly

14.A. useful    B. hopeful    C. cheerful    D. helpful

15.A. cup    B. seat    C. blanket    D. meal

16.A. taught    B. moved    C. watched    D. loved

17.A. please    B. attract    C. know    D. support

18.A. busy    B. wonderful    C. safe    D. quiet

19.A. good    B. fun    C. secret    D. smile

20.A. get hold of    B. catch up with    C. take care of    D. make friends with

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.C

5.D

6.B

7.A

8.B

9.B

10.D

11.C

12.B

13.A

14.D

15.B

16.C

17.A

18.B

19.A

20.C

【解析】这是一篇夹叙夹议类文章。作者两次带着幼小的孩子去外地，旅途中，得到了很多人的热心帮助。作者以自己的亲身经历向读者展示了人性之美。

1.考查名词词义辨析。wish愿望；trip旅行，出行；appointment约定，约会；opportunity机会。作者有机会去和一个电视制作人见面。该段倒数第二句中的“chance”亦是提示，D选项切题。

2.考查动词词义辨析。walk步行；drive驾驶；fly飞；ship运送，运输。由下一段中的“My son hated being in the car seat”可知，作者想要开车去纽约。故B选项切题。

3.考查形容词词义辨析。reasonable合情合理的；realistic现实的；rare 稀有的，罕见的；slight轻微的。由下文“I said yes”可知，作者认为这个机会难得，所以答应了。故C选项切题。

4.考查形容词词义辨析。exciting令人兴奋的；boring令人厌烦的；tough艰苦的，艰难的；plain朴素的，明白的。由下一句可知，作者的儿子讨厌待在座位上，故可推知作者开车带孩子去纽约不容易。故C选项切题。

5.考查副词词义辨析。quickly迅速地；hurriedly匆忙地；rudely粗鲁地；frequently频繁地。由第二段中的第一句可知，作者的儿子才八周，所以吃东西比较“频繁”。故D选项切题。

6.考查连词词义辨析。and并且；but但是；as当……时候，尽管，因为；so因此。上一句提到，孩子不喜欢待在汽车座位上，并且在长途旅行中吃东西非常频繁。下一句提到周二在作者父母家过得非常舒服。故上下文之间是转折关系。B选项切题。

7.考查动词词义辨析。touch触摸，接触（到）；visit参观；leave离开，留下；miss错过，思念。当作者“接触到”纽约的时候，作者把孩子交给一位朋友。touch本意是“接触”，后面接地点，字面意思为“接触某地”，结合上文，该处应指“到达某地”。故A选项切题。

8.考查动词短语辨析。hunt for搜寻，寻找；look after照顾；laugh at嘲笑；call on号召，拜访。作者的朋友在咖啡店里照顾作者的孩子。故B选项切题。

9.考查动词词义辨析。work工作；meet遇见，碰见；show展示；prepare准备。第一段提到，作者去纽约和一位电视制作人碰面。故可知，在作者和对方见面期间，朋友帮作者照看孩子。B选项切题。

10.考查动词词义辨析。accept接受；save节省，保存；wake醒，唤醒；comfort安慰。作者最好的朋友经历了一段艰苦的时间，作者决定飞去Florida去安慰朋友。故D选项切题。

11.考查形容词词义辨析。upset心烦的，苦恼的；puzzled困惑的；nervous紧张的；surprised惊讶的。作者的丈夫不能陪作者去，作者对于要带着孩子一起坐飞机感到紧张。故C选项切题。

12.考查形容词词义辨析。easy容易的；bad坏的；long长的；late迟到的。由but可知，作者认为这次行程不会比孩子刚出生那会儿去纽约更糟糕。故B选项切题。

13.考查副词词义辨析。amazingly令人惊奇地；strangely奇怪地；amusingly有趣地，好笑地；instantly立刻地。由该段的介绍可知，作者在旅途中得到人们的帮助，这出乎作者意料，令人惊讶。故A选项切题。

14.考查形容词词义辨析。useful有用的；hopeful有希望的；cheerful兴高采烈的；helpful愿意帮忙的。由该段介绍的内容可知，旅途中，人们一直在帮助作者，故D选项切题。

15.考查名词词义辨析。cup杯子；seat座位；blanket毛毯；meal餐，饭。因为航班没有坐满，所以工作人员多给了作者一个座位。B选项切题。

16.考查动词词义辨析。teach教；move移动；watch照看，看护，观看；love爱。作者去洗手间的时候，旁边的女士照看作者的孩子。C选项切题。

17.考查动词词义辨析。please使高兴；attract吸引；know知道，认识；support支持。朋友借玩具当然是为了让作者的孩子高兴。A选项切题。

18.考查形容词词义辨析。busy忙的；wonderful精彩的；safe安全的；quiet安静的。作者和孩子在Florida度过了美好的四天。B选项切题。

19.考查名词词义辨析。good善行，美德，好处；fun乐趣；secret秘密；smile微笑。上文作者介绍的都是别人对她的帮助，这些体现了人性之美。故A选项切题：如果你想了解一下人性之美，那么，带着婴儿一起上路吧。

20.考查动词短语辨析。get hold of抓住；catch up with赶上；take care of照顾；make friends with和……交朋友。在作者的经历中，当面对面的时候，大部分人都真诚的想要帮助别人，照顾别人。C选项切题。

【名师点评】完形填空的解题技巧之一就是要根据上下文来学会“推理”出最佳选项。同学们要遵循“上下求索”的原则来查找信息。例如，第4小题要求判断出作者的行程如何。该题可根据下一句中提到的“My son hated being in the car seat”得出结论：作者的行程并不容易。