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1 an hour every weekday with an elderly lady, Mrs. Blair. She was then led into a room, where an old lady in a flowery dress was sitting on a sofa. Emily 2 awkwardly(別扭地) in front of the lady. She cleared her throat and said,“Good afternoon. I39。m Emily.” “Good afternoon, Emily. Take a seat,please,”Mrs. Blair replied. Then, 3 filled the space between them. Emily wondered what to say. “Tell me about yourself,Emily,”Mrs. Blair said suddenly. “Well,” Emily started, “I don39。t have any grandparents, so I can39。t relate to elderly people much. I love the performing arts. I39。m here mainly because I have to 4 here to get a good grade for my Civics class.”Mrs. Blair didn39。t seem to 5 .Many people, especially teens, don39。t seem to care about old people like me. Now you39。re here, and I39。m going to change that about you. Ask me anything.” Emily thought for a moment, and finally decided, “What was your job?” “I was a Broadway star in the 1950s,”Mrs. Blair answered. “Cool! Can you tell me about it?” Emily asked, amazed. Mrs. Blair smiled. “Back then, only the lead actress had the honor to wear a 6 bracelet. I was the lead in almost all of the plays, so I always wore the bracelet. Till this day, I still have it.” Emily smiled along with Mrs. Blair and listened to the other stories, attentively. She had bee so interested in Mrs. Blair39。s 7 that she decided to e earlier the next day. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday passed by quickly. Then came Friday. As she was leaving, Emily was really 8 to say goodbye. “Don39。t be sad. You can still visit me,” Mrs. Blair forted her. She then handed a small box to Emily, “It39。s my gift to you.” Emily 9 opened the box and was surprised to see what was inside. “It39。s the bracelet that you wore. Thank you!” Emily said, with tears in her eyes. “I39。m sure to visit you whenever I39。m free.” On her way home, Emily thought of her own love for the performing arts. She touched the bracelet and made a 10 that she would keep her word to Mrs. Blair. 1. A. wasteB. spendC. planD. exercise2. A. askedB. satC. stoodD. danced3. A. warmthB. sadnessC. happinessD. silence4. A. studyB. liveC. volunteerD. play5. A. mindB. fearC. insistD. regret6. A. strangeB. specialC. monD. private7. A. dreamsB. hobbiesC. storiesD. jokes8. A. upsetB. confusedC. surprisedD. nervous9. A. proudlyB. secretlyC. worriedlyD. carefully10. A. promiseB. changeC. judgmentD. choice【答案】(1)B;(2)C;(3)D;(4)C;(5)A;(6)B;(7)C;(8)A;(9)D;(10)A; 【解析】【分析】短文大意:文章講述了Emily為了通過她的公民課程不得不去養(yǎng)老院照顧老人,于是她結(jié)識了Blair太太。一開始?xì)夥蘸軐擂危驗镋mily不擅于與老人相處,她只是為了完成這門課程,但與Blair太太的聊天改變了她。Blair讓她介紹下自己,她說自己喜歡表演,Blair太太告訴她她年輕時是百老匯的明星,由此Emily開始對她感興趣,經(jīng)常來聽她的故事。后來Blair太太將自己戴的手鐲送給了Emily。Emily承諾說自己一有空就會去陪她。(1) 考查動詞和語境理解。句意:當(dāng)她到達時,被告知她每個上班日都要和這個老太太共度一個小時時間。A浪費;B花費; C計劃;D運動.她去療養(yǎng)院去工作,不可能浪費時間,排除A,她去那里做服務(wù),不是計劃時間,排除C,D選項不符句意,spend time with sb表示與某人一起度過時光,故選B。(2)考查動詞和語境理解。句意:艾米麗別扭地在老太太前面站著。A問;B坐;C站;D跳舞.由Blair太太說的Take a seat??芍颂嶦mily是站著的,選C。(3)考查名詞和語境理解。句意:然后,沉默充斥在他們之間。A溫暖;B悲傷;C快樂;D沉默.由Emily wondered what to say可知此處表示她們間充斥著沉默,選D。(4)考查動詞和語境理解。句意:我來這里主要是因為我必須志愿來這里為我的公民課程取得好成績。A學(xué)習(xí);B生活;C志愿;D玩.根據(jù)To pass her Civics course(公民課程),she had to do some volunteer service in a nursing home for a week..為了通過公民課程,他不得不在一家療養(yǎng)院做一周的志愿服務(wù)。故選C。(5)考查動詞和語境理解。句意:布萊爾夫人看起來并不在意。A介意;B害怕;C堅持;D遺憾.由下文Blair太太說的話Many people,especially teens,don39。t seem to care about old people like me.Now you are here,and I39。m going to change that about you.Ask me anything很多人,尤其是青少年,看起來不喜歡像我這樣的老人?,F(xiàn)在你在這里,我將改變你關(guān)于那個觀點。你可以問我任何事情??芍颂幈硎綛lair太太似乎并不介意,故選A。(6)考查形容詞和語境理解。句意:回溯到那時,只有女主演才有資格戴特別的手鐲,A奇怪的;B特別的;C普通的;D私人的.根據(jù) I was the lead in almost all of the plays, so I always wore the bracelet. 我在幾乎所有的劇中都是主角,因此我一直戴著這個手鐲。可知這個手鐲是很特別的。選B。(7)考查名詞和語境理解。句意:他對布萊爾的故事特別感興趣,以致于她決定第二天早點來。A夢想;B愛好;C故事;D玩笑.由Emily smiled along with Mrs.Blair and listened to the other ,聽其它的故事??芍颂幈硎舅兊脤lair太太的故事如此感興趣,選C。(8)考查形容詞和語境理解。句意:當(dāng)他就要離開時,艾米麗很傷心地說再見。A傷心的; B迷惑的; C吃驚的;D緊張的.由Don39。t be sad可知此處表示Emily說再見很傷心,故選A。9)考查副詞和語境理解。句意:艾米麗很小心地打開盒子,看到里面的東西很吃驚。A自豪地;B秘密地;C擔(dān)心地;D小心地.我們知道在接受禮物后,因為不知道禮物是什么所以在打開禮物盒時,都很小心。故選D。(10)考查名詞和語境理解。句意:她摸著這個鐲子許下諾言,他要遵守對布萊爾夫人所說的話。A承諾;B改變;C判斷;D選擇.由she would keep her word to Mrs.Blair可知此處表示并許諾,故選A?!军c評】此題考查完形填空。通讀全文 ,因此千萬不要看一個空選擇一個空。在答題之前要快速地將文章通讀一遍,了解文章的大意。依據(jù)文章的主干,運用所學(xué)的詞匯和語法知識,根據(jù)上下文的關(guān)系,加上初讀的印象和正確的英語語感,將答案初步確定。然后將短文重新再讀一遍,并要多方位地檢查所選的答案,看看將所選答案填入后,文章是否連貫。最后確定答案。9.完形填空 Jane is a housewife. After finishing 1 , she spends most of her time shopping online. She 2 takes any exercise. A few days ago, she felt more 3 than before. So she went to see a doctor. The doctor asked her,“What39。s the matter 4 you?” She said, “I feel tired all the time.” The doctor examined her and asked her a lot of 5 and took some blood (血液) from her arm. The doctor told her to go back 6 to wait for the results. A week later, the doctor called her. He said,“Your blood samples (樣本) are okay. There is 7 wrong with you. You feel tired 8 you never take exercise. You need to do exercise from now on. You can take a walk or ride a bike every day. If you do 9 every day, you won39。t feel tired.” She didn39。t believe the doctor. She thought if she did exercise every day, she would feel even 10 .So she still spent her time shopping online and soon she was badly ill. She regretted (后悔) not following the doctor39。s advice, but it was too late.1. A. exerciseB. houseworkC. homeworkD. class2. A. sometimesB. oftenC. alwaysD. never3. A. sadB. tiredC. excitedD. happy4. A. ofB. toC. withD. in5. A. questionsB. adviceC. answersD. names6. A. hospitalB. schoolC. homeD. office7. A. nothingB. something