Question

More than three decades ago, I was a student at a high school in Southern California. The student body of 3,200 was a melting pot of ethnic groups. The environment was _________.

One day I was walking down the side walk when someone kicked me from behind. Turning ________, I discovered the local gang. Fists came from every _______as the 15 gang members surrounded me. ________I had to have an operation. My doctor told me that if I had been hit in the head _______, I probably would have died.

After I _______, some friends said, “Let’s get these guys!” That was the way _______were “resolved”. A part of me said, “Yes!” But another part of me ________and said no. History has proved time and again that revenge only _______the conflict. We needed to do something different to break the counter-productive(适得其反的) chain of _______.

Working with various ethnic groups, we ______what we called a “Brotherhood Committee” to work on improving ________relationships. I was amazed to learn how much _______fellow students had in building a brighter future.

Two years later, I _______Student Body President. Even though I ran against two friends, one a football hero and the other a popular “big man of the campus”, a significant majority of the 3,200 students joined me in the ______of doing things differently. We made significant progress in building bridges between _______, learning how to talk with and _______different ethnic groups, resolving differences without _______and learning how to build trust in the most difficult of circumstances.

Being stacked by the gang was clearly one of my toughest life moments. What I learned, ______, about

responding with love rather than returning hate has been a ______force in my life. Turning up our light in the presence of those whose light is dim(昏暗的)becomes the difference that makes the difference.

1.A. clear    B. tough    C. protective    D. dirty

2.A. around    B. on    C. into    D. out

3.A. means    B. situation    C. approach    D. direction

4.A. Gradually    B. Regularly    C. Eventually    D. Frequently

5.A. over time    B. one more time    C. ahead of time    D. in no time

6.A. treated    B. recovered    C. suffered    D. calmed

7.A. conditions    B. atmospheres    C. fantasies    D. problems

8.A. paused    B. agreed    C. started    D. proceeded

9.A. remains    B. finishes    C. continues    D. proves

10.A. accidents    B. items    C. events    D. scenes

11.A. put together    B. put aside    C. put back    D. put down

12.A. political    B. racial    C. civil    D. national

13.A. sympathy    B. knowledge    C. honor    D. interest

14.A. voted for    B. ran for    C. fought for    D. called for

15.A. need    B. danger    C. process    D. way

16.A. cultures    B. schools    C. banks    D. ranks

17.A. belong to    B. lead to    C. relate to    D. devote to

18.A. agreement    B. demonstration    C. justice    D. violence

19.A. hence    B. however    C. moreover    D. then

20.A. powerful    B. peaceful    C. careful    D. thoughtful

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.B

6.B

7.D

8.A

9.C

10.C

11.A

12.B

13.D

14.B

15.C

16.A

17.C

18.D

19.B

20.A

【解析】本文主要讲自己在高中时被人打伤，自己在纠结后没有用暴力去复仇，而是同学们努力去改善去少数民族同学的关系，然后逐步获得很好的班级友情，最后告诉我们爱可以包容一切，暴力解决不了暴力。

1.考察词义，A：干净的B：混乱的，杂乱的C：保护的，安全的D干燥的，根据文章第一句The student body of 3,200 was a melting pot of ethnic groups.意思是学生团体是少数民族的大熔炉，故判定环境是恶劣的，故选B。

2.考察固定短语，turn around意思是转身，故选A。

3.考察名词，A：意思，意义，B：环境，情况，C：方法，接近，D：目的地。根据Fists came from every ___3___as the 15 gang members surrounded me. 句子意思是第一次面对15个人围着我的状况，根据句意故选B。

4.考察副词，A：逐渐地，渐渐地B频繁地C最终地D频繁地，多次地，根据前文自己被打伤，最后被送往医院做手术即I had to have an operation，故选C。

5.考察固定短语，A：随着时间的推移，B：又一次，再一，C：提前，D：没有时间，My doctor told me that if I had been hit in the head ___5___, I probably would have died.意思是我的医生告诉我如果我的头部在再受伤的话，有可能造成死亡。故根据句意故，故选B。

6.考察动词词义，A治疗B恢复C遭受D平静下来根据“After I ___6___, some friends said, “Let’s get these guys!””意思是等我康复了，我的朋友告诉我：我们一起去干他，故选B。

7.考察名词，A:条件B：大气压，C：幻想D：问题，前文朋友们告诉我以暴制暴，说这是解决问题的方法，即That was the way ___7___were “resolved”. 故选D。

8.考察动词，A停顿，拒绝，B同意C开始D进行前后文讲朋友给我出主意后，自己陷入纠结，一部分赞成，一部分不同意，故选A

9.考察动词，A：是，保留，坚持，B:结束，C：继续，D：证明，根据“History has proved time and again that revenge only ___9___the conflict. ”意思是历史证明了一次又一次的复仇只会继续冲突。故选C。

10.考察词义辨析，A事故B东西，项C事件D场景根据“We needed to do something different to break the counter-productive(适得其反的) chain of ___10___.”意思是。我们需要做一些不同的事情打破适得其反(适得其反的)链\事件，根据推测，故选C。

11.考察固定短语，A放在一起，聚在一起，B放在一边C放回D放下，根据“Working with various ethnic groups, we ___11___what we called a “Brotherhood Committee” ”意思是我们与不同的民族团体一起工作，把我们所谓的“兄弟会委员会”团结起来，其中work with ....是和.....一起工作，故选A。

12.考察形容词，A政治B种族的,C民事的D国家的，根据前文我们聚在一起，努力维护民族间的感情，故选B。

13.考察名词，根据“I was amazed to learn how much ___13___fellow students had in building a brighter future.”意思是我惊讶地发现，同学们在建设一个更光明的未来上有多么有趣。而选项A：同情B知识C荣誉D兴趣，这空讲的是同学们在一起很开心。故选D。

14.考察固定短语，根据“Two years later, I ___14___Student Body President.”句子推测句子意思是两年后，我竞选了学生干部，选项A支持B竞选C争取D呼吁，故选B。

15.考察语境，根据“a significant majority of the 3,200 students joined me in the ___15___of doing things differently. ”推测句意是一个很大的大多数的3200个学生在这个过程中加入了我的行列，选项A需要B危险C进程，过程。D方法，路程。故选C。

16.考察名词，A文化B学校C银行D排名，根据文章内容主要讲通过学生团结来促进各个民族之间文化的交流，如倒数第三段第一句，“improve national relationship”意思是提高民族的关系，故选A。

17.考察固定短语，选项A属于B导致C与.....有关D致力于“We made significant progress in building bridges between culture, learning how to talk with and ___17___different ethnic groups,”意思是我们在不同文化之间搭建桥梁的过程中取得了显著的进步，学习如何与不同的民族进行交谈，并与不同的民族建立联系，。

18.考察名词词义，选项A同意，协议，B示范C正义，D暴力，这空主要讲我们解决不同民族之间的暴力问日，故选D。

19.考察连词，A因此，B但是，C此外，D因此，根据“Being stacked by the gang was clearly one of my toughest life moments. What I learned, ___19___, about

responding with love rather than returning hate ”意思是虽然和同学一起处理问题是最艰难的时期，但是我学到的是爱可以包容一切，句子之间构成了转折问题，故选B。

20.考察形容词，选项A强大的B和平的C小心的，D深思熟虑的。根据“responding with love rather than returning hate has been a ___20___force in my life. ”意思是用爱来回应不是恨是而是一种力量，形容力量即名词用形容词，powerful force 意思是强大

的力量。

【名师点睛】完形填空的考点：

一、、重语境

完形填空着眼于整体理解，必须在对短文大意进行了解的基础上才能较准确地推知答案。因此，需要注意上下句的逻辑关系以及整篇文章的情节，尤其是在需要填连接性词语时更需要上下文提供的线索，把自己置身于情景当中进行填空，这样才能比较顺利且有把握地捕捉到正确信息。如（15）小题，你只有通读全文，你才会明白作者是通过 团体来促进民族关系，从而选出possess这个答案。

二、重实词

完形填空的命题是在一句话中的关键词语上做文章。这种词语大多是名词、动词、形容词、副词等实词，当然也不排除能左右文章内容的一些虚词，如介词、连词等。如题中（1-4、6-10）都是考察关键词，首先你要明确词性以及词义，如12、考察形容词，A政治B种族的,C民事的D国家的，根据前文我们聚在一起，努力维护民族间的感情，故选B

完形填空主要是对文章意思的全体把握。