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【题目】完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

As we slowly drove down the street on that cold December evening we spotted the porch(门廊)light. "This 21 be the house. "I told our "Positive Teens In Action" group with certainty. We 22 in front of an older home with the porch light shining. We gathered up our 23 books, walked up the steps, and 24 on the door. We heard a 25 voice from inside say, "Come in. The door is open. "We opened the door.

There in a rocking chair 26 an elderly woman with a big 27 on her face. "I've been 28 you, "she said weakly. Ruth was one of our "Meals On Wheels" stops I had 29 . I had phoned her and told her about it. Going along with me were the 30 church members who 31 singing carols(颂歌). We 32 Ruth the basket of delicious food the teens had prepared earlier that evening. Then I asked Ruth what carols she would like to 33 . Ruth was smiling cheerfully when she 34 singing each song.

35 we hugged Ruth good-bye she said to me with tears in her eyes, "The day you 36 I was still in bed. l had just finished 37 . I asked God if it would be possible to have some Christmas carolers come to my home and 38 this year. Thank you for being the 39 to my Christmas prayer. "

Wow, what an awesome 40 to have the opportunity to make Ruth quite content!

【1】A. can B. must C. will D. may

【2】A. pulled up B. sped up C. looked out D. set out

【3】A. guide B. story C. song D. exercise

【4】A. depended B. focused C. rested D. knocked

【5】 A. calm B. weak C. sweet D. loud

【6】A. came B. sat C. saw D. found

【7】A. worry B. embarrassment C. surprise D. smile

【8】A. expecting B. watching C. admiring D. praising

【9】A. presented B. ordered C. arranged D. accepted

【10】A. possible B. usual C. typical D. normal

【11】A. admitted B. allowed C. imagined D. enjoyed

【12】A. handed B. returned C. awarded D. cooked

【13】A. teach B. introduce C. hear D. write

【14】A. joined in B. gave up C. insisted on D. put off

【15】 A. Until B. Though C. Since D. As

【16】A. stayed B. called C. left D. agreed

【17】A. praying B. reading C. crying D. washing

【18】A. play B. eat C. sing D. chat

【19】A. direction B. approach C. road D. answer

【20】A. lesson B. quality C. experience D. dream

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 B

【2】A

【3】C

【4】D

【5】B

【6】B

【7】D

【8】A

【9】C

【10】 B

【11】D

【12】A

【13】C

【14】A

【15】D

【16】B

【17】A

【18】C

【19】D

【20】C

【解析】

【语篇解读】默默祈祷—这就是信仰的力量。如同《圣经》里说的：祈祷时要去房间里，关上门向无形的上帝祈祷，上帝看见你在秘密祈祷，就会回报给你。

【1】考查情态动词。根据后面的“with certainty”可知，此处是很有把握地推测。此处用情态动词表 示推测用法。A. can很可能；B. must一定，准是；C. will将要，不用于表示推测；D. may或许。 故选B。

【2】考查动词短语。根据后面的内容可知，作者一行人进入了房子，所以此处是停车的意思。A. pulled up拔起；停下来；阻止；B. sped up加速；C. looked out注意；照料；当心；D. set out出发；开 始从事。故选A。

【3】考查名词。根据第二段的最后一句可知，作者他们来到这里为Ruth唱歌。A. guide指南；向导； B. story故事；C. song歌曲；D. exercise练习，锻炼。故选C。

【4】考查动词短语。根据后面的“Come in. The door is open.”可知，作者几个人在敲门。A. depended on依赖，依靠；B. focused on集中精力；C. rested on停留在；依靠；D. knocked on撞击撞出；敲击 （门、窗）。故选D。

【5】考查形容词。根据第二段中“she said weakly.”可知，老太太身体虚弱，所以“听到里面传来一个虚弱的声音”。A. calm平静的，镇静的；B. weak弱的；C. sweet甜的；D. loud大声的。故选B。

【6】考查动词。此处指“摇椅上坐着一位老太太”。A. came来；B. sat坐下；C. saw看见；D. found 发现。故选B。

【7】考查名词。根据后面的内容可知，Ruth 对于“我们”的到来非常高兴和感激，所以面带微笑欢迎“我们”。A. worry担心，担忧；B. embarrassment尴尬；C. surprise惊讶；D. smile微笑。故选D。

【8】考查动词。句意：我一直盼着你们来。A. expecting期望，盼望；B. watching观看；C. admiring 钦佩，赞幕；D. praising表扬。故选A。

【9】考查动词。句意：Ruth的家是我安排的上门送餐服务的一站。此处指关于活动的安排。A. presented 提出；呈现；赠送；B. ordered命令；预定；C. arranged安排；D. accepted接受，采纳。故选C。

【10】考查形容词。此处指“喜欢唱圣歌的常去教堂的人”。A. possible可能的；B. usual通常的；C. typical 典型的；D. normal正常的。故选B。

【11】考查动词。句意：和我们一起来的还有喜欢唱圣歌的常去教堂的人。A. admitted承认；录取；B. allowed允许；C. imagined想象；D. enjoyed喜欢，享受。故选D。

【12】考查动词。根据上文“Ruth was one of our "Meals On Wheels" stops”可知，Ruth的家是我安排的上门送餐服务的一站，授予我们递给Ruth一篮子美味的食物。A. handed传递，交给；支持；B. returned归还，回来；C. awarded授予；D. cooked做饭。故选A。

【13】考查动词。句意：然后我问Ruth她想听什么圣诞颂歌A. teach教，教学；B. introduce介绍；C. hear 听到；D. write写。故选C。

【14】考查动词短语。此处指她跟着唱每首歌。A. joined in加入；B. gave up放弃；C. insisted on坚持； D. put off脱下，推迟。故选A。

【15】考查连词。句意：我们跟Ruth拥抱说再见时。A. Until直到；B. Though尽管；C. Since自从；既 然；D. As当……时候；尽管；按照。故选D。

【16】考查动词。此处指作者给老太太打电话询问有什么需要帮助的。A. stayed坚持；暂住；B. called 打电话；C. left离开；留下；D. agreed同意。故选B。

【17】考查动词。根据后面的“I asked God if…”可知，老太太在做祷告。A. praying祈祷，祷告；B. reading 阅读；C. crying哭；D. washing洗。故选A。

【18】考查动词。句意：我问上帝今年能否让唱圣诞颂歌的人来我家唱颂歌。A. play玩耍；B. eat吃； C. sing唱歌；D. chat聊天。故选C。

【19】考查名词。句意：感谢你使我梦想成真。此处指对“asked”的回应。A. direction方向；指导；B. approach方法；途径；接近；C. road公路，马路；D. answer回答，答案。故选D。

【20】考查名词。句意：哇哦，能使别人的祷告得以实现是多棒的一次经历呀。A. lesson教训；课；B. quality 质量；品质；特性；C. experience经验；经历；D. dream梦想。故选C。