Question

Sometimes you meet an ordinary person doing something extraordinary. On a recent trip I met Normand Gallant. Normand is someone you could pass on the street and _______ notice but he is a very special person who___________ recognition.

Norm lives in a remote area far from the _________ big hospital, so when his wife_________ cancer several years ago, Norm was faced with a four hour_______to where she could be treated. That meant lots of_________ for meals, fuel, hotels and so on. But in the end the cancer took his wife _______.

Norm was obviously_________ by his wife's passing, but he was also very angry, _________ he realized that other people were________ the same sorts of hardships. He wanted to do something but he didn't want to give money to the ________ that support cancer research because he didn't know how much would actually get to the researchers. What he did was to __________ parties.

About every three weeks on Saturday evenings, there is a party in Norm's garage. There is music and dancing, and ________ during the evening Norm tells about a family who are having difficulties __________the cost of supporting a cancer patient undertaking __________ far from home. Then a honey-pail is passed around and the money ________, every cent of it goes ________ to that family.

Norm's personal loss has ________ an act of kindness that honors the __________ of the wife he has lost. Wouldn't it be ________if we had more people in the world like Normand Gallant?  He makes the world a better place.

1.A. often    B. ever    C. always    D. never

2.A. deserves    B. dislikes    C. avoids    D. achieves

3.A. best    B. nearest    C. cleanest    D. cheapest

4.A. discovered    B. cured    C. examined    D. developed

5.A. flight    B. walk    C. drive    D. wait

6.A. trouble    B. expense    C. efforts    D. preparations

7.A. anyway    B. somehow    C. meanwhile    D. instead

8.A. impressed    B. stricken    C. moved    D. terrified

9.A. if    B. although    C. before    D. because

10.A. understanding    B. questioning    C. facing    D. settling

11.A. doctors    B. families    C. organizations    D. hospitals

12.A. attend    B. promote    C. throw    D. enjoy

13.A. at some point    B. by this means    C. for some reason    D. in this case

14.A. calculating    B. decreasing    C. budgeting    D. meeting

15.A. research    B. treatment    C. responsibility    D. risk

16.A. collected    B. distributed    C. saved    D. deposited

17.A. gradually    B. smoothly    C. directly    D. explicitly

18.A. served as    B. resulted from    C. gone through    D. contributed to

19.A. memory    B. recovery    C. cancer    D. kindness

20.A. interesting    B. nice    C. precious    D. meaningful

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.C

6.B

7.A

8.B

9.D

10.C

11.C

12.C

13.A

14.D

15.B

16.A

17.C

18.D

19.A

20.B

【解析】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了Normand Gallant的妻子因癌症去世，他意识到生活中有很多同样境遇的人，于是他想到了一个办晚会集钱的方法来帮助他们。

1.考查副词词义辨析。often总是；ever曾经；always一直；never从未。根据本空前的“pass on the street”及本空后的“notice”可知，Normand是一个可能在路上与你擦肩而过但从来不会引起你注意的人，故D项正确。

2.考查动词词义辨析。deserve值得；dislike不喜欢；avoid避免；achieve达到。根据本空前的“but he is a very special person”可知，但Normand是一个特别的人，他值得你认识，故A项正确。

3.考查形容词词义辨析。best最好的；nearest最近的；cleanest最干净的；cheapest最便宜的。根据下文中的“to where she could be treated.”可知，Normand家距离最近的医院很远，故B项正确。

4.考查动词词义辨析。discover发现；cure治愈；examine检查；develop发展。根据本空后的“cancer several years ago,”可知，Normand的妻子得了癌症，故选D项。

5.考查名词词义辨析。flight飞行；walk步行；drive开车；wait等待。上文说Normand家距离最近的医院很远，所以妻子治疗癌症期间，他需要开四个小时的车送她去治疗，故C项正确。

6.考查名词词义辨析。trouble麻烦；expense消费；effort努力；preparation准备。上文说Normand家距离最近的医院很远，所以妻子治疗癌症期间，他需要开四个小时的车送她去治疗，再结合本空后的“for meals, fuel, hotels and so on.”可知，这意味着他要承担食宿以及燃油等很大的一笔费用，故B项正确。

7.考查副词词义辨析。anyway不管怎样；somehow不知何故；meanwhile同时；instead反而。根据本空前的“But in the end the cancer took his wife”可知，然而不管怎样癌症最后还是带走了妻子的生命，故A项正确。

8.考查动词词义辨析。impress使印象深刻；strike袭击；move使感动；terrify使害怕。根据本空后的“by his wife's passing”可知，妻子的离去让他备受打击，故B项正确。

9.考查连词词义辨析。if如果；although尽管；before在……以前；because因为。根据本空前的“but he was also very angry,”可知，此处是解释Normand感到愤怒的原因，故D项正确。

10.考查动词词义辨析。understand理解；question疑问；face面对；settle解决。根据本空后的“the same sorts of hardships”可知，他意识到有很多人也面临着和他一样的艰难，故C项正确。

11.考查名词词义辨析。doctor医生；family家人；organization机构；hospital医院。根据本空后的“that support cancer research”可知，Normand想做点事情，但是他不想把钱捐给支持癌症研究的机构，故C项正确。

12.考查动词词义辨析。attend出席；promote提升；throw投、抛；enjoy享受。根据下文中的“About every three weeks on Saturday evenings, there is a party in Norm's garage.”可知，Normand想做的只是开晚会。throw parties表示“开晚会”，故C项正确。

13.考查介词短语辨析。at some point某一时刻；by this means以这种方法；for some reason出于某种原因；in this case在这种情况下。根据本空后的“during the evening Norm tells about a family who are having difficulties”可知，在晚会的某一时刻，Norm讲述一个有困难的家庭。故A项正确。

14.考查动词词义辨析。calculate计算；decrease减少；budget预定、预算；meet面对、满足。根据本空后的“the cost of supporting a cancer patient”可知，这个家庭支付一个癌症病人的费用。故D项正确。

15.考查名词词义辨析。research研究；treatment治疗、处理；responsibility责任；risk风险。根据本空前的“a cancer patient undertaking”可知，这个癌症病人需要去离家很远的医院治疗，故B项正确。

16.考查动词词义辨析。collect收集；distribute分配；save拯救；deposit存放、沉积。根据本空前的“Then a honey-pail is passed around and the money”可知，然后爱心水桶被传递用来收集钱，故A项正确。

17.考查副词词义辨析。gradually逐渐；smoothly顺利地；directly直接地；explicitly明确地。根据本空后的“to that family.”可知，现场集钱，这样钱就会直接捐给那个有需要的人，故C项正确。

18.考查动词短语辨析。serve as担任、充当；result from起因于；go through经受；contribute to有助于、促成。由上文可知，Normand妻子的离世促成了他想到这个帮助别人的善行。故D项正确。

19.考查名词词义辨析。memory记忆；recovery康复；cancer癌症；kindness好意、善良。根据本空后的“of the wife he has lost”可知，Normand用这种善行来怀念死去的妻子，故A项正确。

20.考查形容词词义辨析。interesting有趣的；nice美好的；precious珍贵的；meaningful有意义的。根据本空后的“if we had more people in the world like Normand Gallant? He makes the world a better place.”可知，如果生活中有更多的像Normand Gallant这样的人，世界将变得更加美好，故B项正确。

【名师点睛】学生在做完形填空的时候，一定要通篇考虑，掌握大意，综合所学词法、句法及常识进行分析判断，比如第3题，由常识判断肯定是去最近的医院就医，第5题，根据常识可知带病人去医院当然是开车。另外，同学们平时还要掌握一些英语中的习惯性表达，比如第12题，很多同学不知道throw parties是“开晚会”的意思，会对此题感到一头雾水，所以平时对这方面的积累很重要。