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【题目】 Smile Train is a charity that helps the children around the world, who suffer from a facial defect (缺陷) .The defect h【1】 when a baby's top lip or mouth doesn't form properly before birth. Eating and drinking is very difficult for these babies. The charity p【2】 free operations, which give these children a new smile, and with it, new hope and a new beginning.

Children with the defect need all the help. A【3】 many of them are accepted by their families, sadly, others are not. In some countries, children with this defect are often abandoned (遗弃) at birth because their parents feel ashamed (羞愧的) of them or cannot a【4】 the operations. The good news is that the operation is not difficult. It takes less than an hour and c【5】 the family nothing. The charity raises money and finds the right medical volunteers to perform the operations.

A Smile Train doctor from the UK said, “Each child who has the operation is given a second c【6】 at life. After years of staying at home, the children can finally go to school and be happy. Every year I do hundreds of operations free of cost through Smile Train. Some of the stories I have heard are quite s【7】 . One newborn baby girl was found abandoned on a train. L【8】 for her, she was found and adopted (收养) by a passenger. This lady then heard about Smile Train and brought the baby to our hospital. I did the operation and brought h【9】 to the family. Experienced doctors like me share our s【10】 with local doctors. In this way we make sure that these operations will always be available.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】happens

【2】provides

【3】Although

【4】afford

【5】costs

【6】chance

【7】surprising

【8】Luckily

【9】hope

【10】skills

【解析】

文章主要介绍了Smile Train是一个慈善机构，帮助世界各地患有面部缺陷的儿童，给孩子们免费做手术，给孩子一个新的微笑，同时也给孩子们带来了新的希望和新的开始。

【1】

句意：这种缺陷发生在婴儿出生前的上唇或嘴巴发育不正常。

根据句意理解及后句when a baby’s top lip or mouth doesn’t form properly before birth.可知，这里表达的是“发生”，英语是happen，而主语是defect，且前句描述用的是现在时，所以这里的动词应该用三单形式，故答案为happens。

【2】

句意：慈善机构提供免费的手术。

根据句意理解及后句free operations, which give these children a new smile, and with it, new hope and a new beginning.可知，这里表达的是“提供”，英语是provide/offer，而空格后指的是sth，所以这里应该用provide，而主语是单数名词，所以谓语动词用三单形式，故答案为provides。

【3】

句意：虽然他们中的许多人被他们的家人所接受。

根据句意理解及后句sadly, others are not.可知，这里表达的是“虽然，尽管”，英语是although，引导的是让步状语从句，故答案为Although。

【4】

句意：因为他们的父母对他们感到羞耻或无力承担手术费用。

根据句意理解及空格后的the operations可知，这里表达的是“负担的起”，英语是afford，而句子主语是their parents，是复数名词，所以谓语动词应该用原形，故答案为afford。

【5】

句意：手术需要不到一个小时的时间，家庭不需要任何花费。

根据句意理解及前文The charity p___2___ free operations可知，这里表达的是“花费”，英语是spend/ pay/ cost，而这里主语it指代的是前面的the operation，所以这里应该用cost表达，而主语是第三人称，所以谓语动词用三单形式，故答案为costs。

【6】

句意：每个接受手术的孩子都有第二次生命的机会。

根据句意理解及前文which give these children a new smile, and with it, new hope and a new beginning.可知，这里表达的是“机会”，英语是chance，而空格前有a修饰，所以这里直接用单数形式，故答案为chance。

【7】

句意：我听过的一些故事很令人惊讶。

根据句意理解及后文的描述One newborn baby girl was found abandoned on a train. L___8___ for her, she was found and adopted (收养) by a passenger. This lady then heard about Smile Train and brought the baby to our hospital.可知，这里表达的是“令人惊讶的”，英语是surprising，是一个形容词，在句中是放在are后面作表语，故答案为surprising。

【8】

句意：幸运的是，她被一位乘客发现并收养了。

根据句意理解及前句One newborn baby girl was found abandoned on a train.以及后句she was found and adopted (收养) by a passenger.可知，这里表达的是“幸运地”，空格在句中是修饰整个句子，所以应该用副词，故答案为Luckily。

【9】

句意：我给家庭带来了希望。

根据句意理解及前文In some countries, children with this defect are often abandoned (遗弃) at birth because their parents feel ashamed (羞愧的) of them or cannot a___4___ the operations.可知，这里表达的是“带来了希望”，英语是hope，故答案为hope。

【10】

句意：像我这样有经验的医生和当地医生分享我们的技能。

根据句意理解及后句with local doctors. In this way we make sure that these operations will always be available.可知，这里表达的是“技能”，英语是skill，是一个可数名词，而这里指的是“分享我们的技能”，所以应该用复数形式，故答案为skills。