Question

【題目】A Meaningful Gift

Emily was an eight grader. To pass her Civics course（公民課程）, she had to do some volunteer service in a nursing home for a week.

One Monday, Emily went to the nursing home after school. When she arrived, she was told she would________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________ awkwardly（別扭地） in front of the lady. She cleared her throat and said, “Good afternoon. I'm Emily.”

“Good afternoon, Emily. Take a seat, please,” Mrs. Blair replied. Then,________ filled the space between them. Emily wondered what to say. “Tell me about yourself, Emily,” Mrs. Blair said suddenly. “Well,” Emily started, “I don't have any grandparents, so I can't relate to elderly people much. I love the performing arts. I'm here mainly because I have to________here to get a good grade for my Civics class.”

Mrs. Blair didn't seem to ________many people, especially teens, don't seem to care about old people like me. Now you're here, and I'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 ________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 become so interested in Mrs. Blair's________ that she decided to come earlier the next day.

Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday passed by quickly. Then came Friday. As she was leaving, Emily was really________to say goodbye.

“Don't be sad. You can still visit me,” Mrs. Blair comforted her. She then handed a small box to Emily, “It's my gift to you.”

Emily ________opened the box and was surprised to see what was inside. “It's the bracelet that you wore. Thank you!” Emily said, with tears in her eyes. “I'm sure to visit you whenever I'm free.”

On her way home, Emily thought of her own love for the performing arts. She touched the bracelet and made a ________that she would keep her word to Mrs. Blair.

【1】A.wasteB.spendC.plan

【2】A.askedB.satC.stood

【3】A.sadnessB.silenceC.happiness

【4】A.studyB.liveC.volunteer

【5】A.mindB.fearC.regret

【6】A.privateB.specialC.common

【7】A.dreamsB.hobbiesC.stories

【8】A.upsetB.confusedC.nervous

【9】A.proudlyB.worriedlyC.carefully

【10】A.promiseB.changeC.choice

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】B

【4】C

【5】A

【6】B

【7】C

【8】A

【9】C

【10】A

【解析】

本文介紹了艾米莉參加志愿者活動(dòng)，去養(yǎng)老院照顧一位老太太。這位老太太給艾米莉講述她當(dāng)主角可以有幸戴著特殊的手鐲的故事。在她們分別時(shí)，布萊爾太太把那個(gè)手鐲贈(zèng)給了艾米莉。

【1】句意：她會在每個(gè)工作日花一個(gè)小時(shí)和一位老太太在一起。

waste浪費(fèi)；spend花費(fèi)，主語是常是人；plan計(jì)劃。根據(jù)題意，可知艾米莉每周花費(fèi)一小時(shí)。故選B。

【2】句意：艾米莉別扭地站在女士面前。

ask問，邀請；sat坐；stood站。根據(jù)第四段的開頭“Good afternoon, Emily. Take a seat, please,”可知，這時(shí)艾米莉是站著，故選C。

【3】句意：沉默的氛圍彌漫在兩人之間。

sadness悲傷；silence沉默；happiness高興。根據(jù)上文艾米莉別扭地站在那位女士前面，可知，沉默（silence）的氛圍彌漫在兩人之間，故選B。

【4】句意：為我的公民課程取的好成績，我必須自愿來這里。

study學(xué)習(xí)；live居�。�volunteer自愿。根據(jù)上文“she had to do some volunteer service”，可知，她不得不自愿來這里。故選C。

【5】句意：布萊爾太太似乎不介意很多人。

mind介意；fear害怕；regret后悔。根據(jù)艾米莉說的話以及“Mrs. Blair did not seem to”可知，Mrs. Blair似乎不介意(mind)很多人。故選A。

【6】句意：只有女主角有幸戴上一只特殊的手鐲。

private私人的；special特殊的；common普通的。根據(jù)文中只有女主角才有榮幸戴上，肯定是特殊的手鐲，故選B。

【7】句意：她對布萊爾夫人的故事如此感興趣，所以決定第二天早點(diǎn)來。

dream夢想；hobby業(yè)余愛好；story故事。上文剛說到艾米莉聽布萊爾夫人講故事，可知本句說的是對布萊爾夫人的故事感興趣。故選C。

【8】句意：當(dāng)她要離開的時(shí)候，艾米莉非常難過地說再見。

upset難過的；confused困惑的；nervous緊張的。根據(jù)上文艾米莉?qū)Σ既R爾太太的故事很感興趣。可知，要說再見了，她感到非常難過（upset），故選A。

【9】句意：艾米莉小心地打開盒子，驚訝地發(fā)現(xiàn)里面是什么。

proudly驕傲地；worriedly擔(dān)心地；carefully小心地。根據(jù)語境可知，艾米莉是小心地（carefully）打開盒子。故選C。

【10】句意：她摸著手鐲，做出了承諾。

promise許諾；change改變；choice選擇。根據(jù)后句“she would keep her word to Mrs. Blair.”可知，她是做出了承諾，make a promise“做出承諾”，故選A。

根據(jù)上下文提示做題是做好完形填空的技巧之一，利用好這一點(diǎn)，做題也會更準(zhǔn)確。例如：本題中第2小題的答案線索的獲取就是由后面的“Good afternoon, Emily. Take a seat, please, Mrs. Blair replied.”得來的；再例如：第6小題答案線索的獲取就是從后面的布萊爾太太的話“I was the lead in almost all of the plays, so I always wore the bracelet.”得來的。