1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家.完形填空I have neighbors whose adult son has been living with them since he lost his job over 5 years ago. He is the 5th one of 6 1 of his parents. He had no job 2 still enjoyed himself because he had a dog staying together with him. 3 ， his dog died in early July last year. This 4 has
2、affected him deeply, which is 5 ， since he had spent most of his time walking the dog or making friends in the neighborhood with other dog 6 and owners.His parents didnt 7 his idea of getting another dog because they wanted his schedule to be more flexible (灵活的) to find work. It was a(n) 8 time; I c
3、ould see he was depressed and lonely 9 his dog. It seemed that all he could do was help his parents with chores, like cooking or 10 .I wanted to help him get rid of the 11 feelings, so I invited him to 12 dog walks with my family. We also 13 some BBQ and picnic activities together. Then I thought ma
4、ybe something else would help.Its volunteering at the local humane society (动物保护协会), not far from where we live, taking only several 14 for us to get there by bike. At first, he 15 to volunteer to help walk or love the 16 there. However, after only one week, he began to 17 me excitedly about how muc
5、h they needed his help and how happy he was. He seems to have 18 nowto return to school to learn the zoology and study animals in the future. I feel relieved that he has 19 . I am more pleased that he feels 20 and valued. And that is so important for all of us.作者邻居失业的儿子失去了狗之后孤独并且沮丧，作者帮助他振作起来，找到了自身的价
6、值。1A.girls Bstudents Cchildren Dfriends答案：C解析：根据空格后的“of his parents”可知此处指这位儿子在他父母的六个“孩子”中排行第五。2A.but Bso Cor Dand答案：A解析：根据上下文可知此处是转折关系，故but符合语境。3A.Unfortunately BHopefully CNaturally DNormally答案：A解析：“不幸的是”，邻居儿子的狗死了。4A.failure Brelief Cfear Dloss答案：D解析：狗死了应该是一种“损失”。5A.regular Bclose Cunderstandable D
7、general答案：C解析：根据空格后的“since he had spent most of his time walking the dog or making friends”可知这种情况是“可以理解的”。6A.relatives Bwalkers Cbuyers Dmanagers答案：B解析：根据上文的“walking the dog”可推断这里指“遛狗的人”。7A.demand Bconsider Cignore Dsupport答案：D解析：根据下文的“they wanted his schedule to be more flexible (灵活的) to find work”
8、可推断，其父母不“支持”他再养一只狗。8A.happy Bhard Cinteresting Dnervous答案：B解析：根据下文的“he was depressed and lonely”可知，这是一段“艰难”的日子。9A.with Blike Cwithout Dfor答案：C解析：“没有”狗的陪伴，邻居的儿子应该感到很孤单。10A.reading Bsinging Cteaching Dcleaning答案：D解析：根据上文的chores和cooking可知杂务活还包括打扫卫生。11A.bad Bstrange Cfamiliar Dactive答案：A解析：作者想要帮助邻居的儿子摆脱
9、“不好的”想法。12A.prepare Bshare Cselect Dreceive答案：B解析：为了帮助邻居的儿子，作者邀请他和自己的家人一起遛狗。13A.attended Bapproved Cimproved Dremembered答案：A解析：作者还和邻居的儿子一起“参加了”野外烧烤和野餐活动。14A.days Bhours Cminutes Dseconds答案：C解析：根据上文的“not far from where we live”可知，此处表示骑自行车只需要几“分钟”就可以到达当地的动物保护协会。15A.wanted Bagreed Crefused Dpredicted答案
10、：C解析：根据后文的However可知，这里指一开始邻居的儿子“拒绝”去做志愿活动。16A.animals Bpatients Celders Dtrees答案：A解析：根据上文的“humane society”以及下文的“study animals in the future”可知答案。17A.promise Bwarn Chear Dtell答案：D解析：一周之后，邻居的儿子开始兴奋地向作者“倾诉”他的经历和感受。18A.purposes Bopinions Cchances Dhabits答案：A解析：根据下文的“to return to school to learn the zool
11、ogy and study animals in the future”可知，此处指邻居的儿子有了“打算”。19A.given himself up Bcheered himself upCset himself apart Dmade himself heard答案：B解析：根据上下文语境可知，作者很欣慰邻居的儿子“振作起来了”。20A.painful Buseful Ccareful Dawful答案：B解析：邻居的儿子感到自己是“有用的”。.阅读理解A devoted daughterLooking back, Susan Morris cant quite remember how s
12、he came to be the “devoted daughter” for her parents careit all happened so fast. Morriss father and mother, John and Althea Orcutt, were happily retired in Maine. But at age 69, her father had a disease that left him paralyzed on one side.Althea, who had some medical problems of her own, was quickl
13、y worn out. She crashed both of the couples cars in a twomonth period; by the time a snowstorm hit and they were hopeless without power, it was clear that something had to change.Morris set her parents up in a flat five minutes walk from her home. “I had this happy picture of how things would be: My
14、 father would walk in kind of a funny way, but hed be the same guy hed always been. But thats not how it turned out.”John Orcutt had always been friendly and pleasant, but being paralyzed left him depressed. He wasnt the grandfather her children rememberedhe was easy to get angry and they were scare
15、d. Morris hadnt expected how heavily her parents would rely on herto take them to doctors appointments and on outings, to pay their bills and make medical decisions. And she hadnt realized how quickly the costs would add up. “Sometimes I thought, maybe Ill have a breakdown, and theyll have to pack m
16、e away in a hospital, and I can just get some rest，” she says, laughing. Its been 11 years since Morris began looking after her parents. “My children spent a hard time thats not so fun，” says she. “Still, therere rewards. Im being a role model for my children. At least maybe when their turn comes, t
17、heyll have a more realistic picture of what to expect than I did.”本文是一篇记叙文。Susan Morris的父母退休后本来过着幸福的生活。然而天有不测风云，她的父亲因病瘫痪，她的母亲也因照顾她的父亲而累倒。最后，Susan Morris独自一人承担起了照顾父母的责任。尽管很累，但是她给孩子们树立了一个很好的榜样。1The first two paragraphs mainly tell us .Awhat a happy life the family livedBhow Morris cared for her parent
18、sCthe relationship between Morris and her parentsDthe problems with Morriss parents答案：D解析：推理判断题。文章第一、二段说，父亲因病瘫痪，母亲原本身体就不好，为照顾父亲很快累倒。家里的两部车接连撞坏，暴风雪又让家中断电。这些都是讲Morris父母遇到的问题，为下文做好了铺垫。2Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?ACaring for her parents has cost Morris lots of money.BMor
19、ris has looked after her parents for 11 years.CMorris now lives together with her parents.DMorris feels a bit sorry for her own children.答案：C解析：细节理解题。文章第三段说“Morris set her parents up in a flat five minutes walk from her home.”。由此可知，Morris并不是和父母住在一起，而是住在相距不远的地方。3What does Morris tell us about her fat
20、her?AHe has stayed in hospital since he fell ill.BHe wasnt as easy to get on with as before.CNow he can walk in a funny way.DHe has already recovered from his illness.答案：B解析：细节理解题。由文章第四段前两句，特别是第二句“He wasnt the grandfather her children rememberedhe was easy to get angry and they were scared.”可知答案为B。高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！