Question

My wife and I were attending a wedding at St. John’s Church. The sound of______rang to the heavens as the ceremony continued.

At the church, I______an old friend, Casper, who happened to be at the______. Now 73, Casper was a brilliant and______softball pitcher（投球手）back in the Men’s Leagues of Philadelphia in the mid-60s. I did not______the now silver-haired fellow until my brother-in-law John mentioned his name to me！After a very pleasant______, Casper asked if I remembered a letter of ______I had written to him back in 1964. It appeared Casper fell on hard times, as professional pitchers______do, and he wasn’t pitching too well for a period of time. I did not ______the letter, but he said, “Yes, I still have it and I read it anytime______aren’t going too well.” He said that he had read the letter many times, and the situation always seemed to improve. I was______and speechless!

He continued, “You don’t remember?” I said, “Sadly, no, I don’t.” But I did ask if I could have a(n)______of the letter. He said he would email it to me. After the______, we met on the steps of the church. Casper came up to me and______the letter. He lived a block from the______and had run home to get it. The envelope was______and turned yellow, and so was the letter inside. That letter had to be nearly 50 years old.

In______terms, the letter read:

“These hard times are______！Keep your enthusiasm for the______. Never quit and you’ll be back on the top again______. Hang on there!”

1.A. wind    B. traffic    C. music    D. firework

2.A. took over    B. ran into    C. picked up    D. called on

3.A. scene    B. meeting    C. service    D. position

4.A. limited    B. balanced    C. devoted    D. talented

5.A. recognize    B. invite    C. inform    D. disturb

6.A. discussion    B. shaking    C. journey    D. greeting

7.A. apology    B. encouragement    C. introduction    D. appreciation

8.A. rarely    B. entirely    C. sometimes    D. forever

9.A. receive    B. write    C. remember    D. preserve

10.A. things    B. stages    C. effects    D. jobs

11.A. pleased    B. disappointed    C. annoyed    D. puzzled

12.A. address    B. copy    C. record    D. opinion

13.A. break    B. wedding    C. party    D. incident

14.A. opened    B. delivered    C. presented    D. dropped

15.A. theatre    B. church    C. office    D. station

16.A. faded    B. painted    C. folded    D. divided

17.A. gentle    B. patient    C. modest    D. simple

18.A. relative    B. impressive    C. temporary    D. reasonable

19.A. game    B. prize    C. glory    D. lesson

20.A. properly    B. shortly    C. totally    D. casually

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.A

6.D

7.B

8.C

9.C

10.A

11.D

12.B

13.B

14.C

15.B

16.A

17.D

18.C

19.A

20.B

【解析】这篇短文讲述作者在参加一次婚礼的时候碰到一位职业棒球手的朋友，这位朋友告诉作者由于作者多年前的一封鼓励的信让他从低谷中走出来，并且一直把信保存到现在。

1.C

语境推理及生活常识。根据语境，作者去参加婚礼，此处表示声音响起，应该推知是音乐声音响起。music音乐。故选C.

2.B

动词短语辨析。根据语境可知，作者在婚礼上遇到了老朋友。take over接管，接收；pick up捡起，拾起；call on拜访；run into偶遇，偶然碰到。故选B.

3.A

名词辨析。句意：在教堂里，我偶遇了一位老朋友Casper，他碰巧出现在现场。Scene现场。根据语境判断作者在教堂碰到，也就意味着Casper出现在婚礼现场。故选A.

4.D

语境推理及形容词辨析。根据and之前的brilliant可推知，作者对Casper的评价是杰出的，根据选项limited有限的； balanced平衡的；devoted忠诚的；talented才华横溢的，可知只有talented最符合对Casperde的评价。故选D.

5.A

语境推理及动词辨析。根据下文的“until my brother-in-law John mentioned his name to me”可知，作者没有认出Casper.recognize认出。故选A.

6.D

语境推理及名词辨析。根据本句意思Casper问我问题，所以推知这是在互相问候之后。greeting问候，招呼。故选D.

7.B

语境推理。根据下文“he wasn’t pitching too well for a period of time”及 “He said that he had read the letter many times, and the situation always seemed to improve.”可知，Casper收到作者的信之后反复读并且糟糕的情况不断改善，推知作者给Casper写的信是鼓励的内容。encouragement鼓励。故选B.

8.C

副词辨析及语境推理。句意：就像职业投手有时所做的那样，他在一段时间内并没有表现得太好。sometimes有时。故选C.

9.C

语境推理。根据下文中的“He continued, ‘You don’t remember?’ I said, ‘Sadly, no, I don’t.’”可知，作者对这封信没有印象了，remember记得。故选C.

10.A

语境推理及名词辨析。根据下文的“the situation always seemed to improve”可推知，一切都不太顺利。故选A.

11.D

形容词辨析。由于作者记不得那封信而感到很失望并且无言以对。disappointed失望的。故选D.

12.B

语境推理。根据下句“He said he would email it to me.”可知，作者想得到信的副本，但是并没有想要信的原件。copy副本，复印。故选B.

13.B

语境推理。根据上文提到他们在婚礼上偶遇，此处在叫他的台阶上碰到，应该是在婚礼结束后。wedding婚礼。故选B.

14.C

语境推理及动词辨析。根据下文的“had run home to get it.”以及对信的形容，可知，Casper把信呈现在作者面前。present呈现。故选C.

15.B

语境推理。根据后半句“had run home to get it.”可知，Casper家离教堂很近。故选B.

16.A

语境推理。根据下文“That letter had to be nearly 50 years old.”可知，这封信已经很长时间了，因此信封已经褪色。faded褪色的。故选A.

17.D

固定搭配。in simple terms简而言之，是固定短语。故选D.

18.C

语境推理及形容词辨析。句意：这些艰难的时刻是暂时的！relative相对的；impressive令人印象深刻的；temporary暂时的；reasonable合理的。结合句意temporary最合适。故选C.

19.A

语境推理及生活常识。前面提到Casper是职业棒球手，他应该对比赛保持热情。故选A.

20.B

语境推理及副词辨析。句意：很快你就会重回顶峰。shortly立刻，不久。故选B.

【名师点睛】

完形填空题要求学生通读全文能获得更多的上下文提供的信息，并根据文章的内在逻辑意义、贯穿文章始终的主线以及作者行文的走向，把握文脉，调整并定位自己的解题思路，从而做出最终的判断。

1.上下文对照，考查学生捕捉关键词的能力

解完形填空题时，单独看一句话是找不到正确答案的，需要注意句子间的关系及句子与段落的关系。所谓上下对照，即在上文和下文中找到与正确答案相同的关键词。因此，在做题时要边读边在大脑中储存上下文信息的能力，捕捉关键词。

如第9小题，在下文的内容中“He continued, ‘You don’t remember?’ I said, ‘Sadly, no, I don’t.’”表示出作者不记得信的事。从而确定第9小题的答案。

2.设置语境，考查学生的分析推理能力

旨在考查学生在选项都符合语法及句子结构的情况下能否利用前后语境去推断出正确答案。如第4小题，备选项中都能是形容词，通过作者对Casper的介绍可以推测出此处应该用talented来形容。第14小题中，根据下文“had run home to get it.”明显的表示Casper把信的原件呈现在作者面前了，从而得出答案。

3.结合生活，考查学生利用常识题的能力

目的考查学生的生活常识，看看学生是否善于观察生活，积累生活常识，能否利用常识去做恰当的选择。如第1小题，参加婚礼，随着婚礼进行，肯定伴随着音乐的声音。根据这种日常积累的常识应该能得到答案。