活页综合提升练(二十二)完形填空+阅读理解(限时35分钟)Ⅰ.完形填空Thiswasmygrandmother’sfirstChristmaswithoutgrandfather,andbeforehepassedawaywehadpromisedgrandfatherthatwewouldmakethisherbestChristmasever.WhenmyparentsandI1atherhouse,wefoundshehadwaitedupallnightforus.Thehousedidseemalittle2withoutgrandfather.GrandfatherhadalwayssaidthattheChristmas3wasthemostimportantdecorationofall.Soweimmediatelysettoworkonthebeautifulartificialtreethatwasstoredingrandfather’scloset(壁橱).Throughourefforts,wefinallysteppedbackto4ourhandiwork.Itlookedbeautiful.5somethingwasmissing.“Where’syourstar?”Iasked.Thestarwasmygrandmother’sfavoritepartofthetree.“Why,it6beheresomewhere,”shesaid,startingtosortthroughtheboxesagain.“Yourgrandfatheralways7everythingsocarefullywhenhetookthetreedown.”Asweemptiedtheboxesand8nostar,mygrandmother’seyesfilledwithtears.GrandfatherhadgivenittograndmothersomefiftyyearsagoontheirfirstChristmastogether.Itbroughtthemgreathappiness.Now,onherfirstChristmaswithouthim,thestarwas9,too.“Don’tworry,Grandmother,”I10her.“We’llfinditforyou.”MymotherandIformedasearch11.“Let’sstartinontheclosetwheretheornaments(装饰品)were,”Mothersaid.“Maybethestarjustfelloutofthebox.”Thatsounded12,soIbegantosearchthecloset.IthoughtItriedevery13,butnostar.Icouldseegrandmotherwas14,althoughshetriednottoshowit.“What’sinthiswrappedbox?”Mothersuddenlycalledout.“Itwasatthebottomofgrandfather’scloset.”Grandmothertooktheboxin15andopenedit.Herface16whensheunfoldedthepaperandpulledoutagoldenstar.Therewasa(n)17attached.Don’tbeangrywithme,dear.Ibrokeyourstarwhilepackingthedecorations,andIcouldn’t18totellyou.Thoughitwastimeforanewone.Ihopeitbringsyouasmuch19asthefirstone.MerryChristmas!Love,BryantSograndmother’streehadastarafterall,astarthatexpressedtheireverlastingloveforoneanother.AndweweregladwewereabletomakethisChristmas20forher.1.A.arrivedB.lookedC.stayedD.worked2.A.noisyB.emptyC.safeD.clean3.A.flowerB.bellC.stockingD.tree4.A.admireB.repairC.paintD.design5.A.OrB.SoC.ButD.And6.A.mightB.mustC.needD.will7.A.packedB.decidedC.coveredD.searched8.A.madeB.leftC.foundD.felt9.A.goneB.hiddenC.brokenD.forgotten10.A.warnedB.persuadedC.remindedD.comforted11.A.gameB.classC.companyD.party12.A.challengingB.reasonableC.pleasantD.difficult13.A.suggestionB.directionC.possibilityD.method14.A.ashamedB.shockedC.disappointedD.frightened15.A.fearB.reliefC.angerD.surprise16.A.clearedB.brightenedC.darkenedD.tightened17.A.articleB.noteC.receiptD.poem18.A.bearB.affordC.waitD.agree19.A.peaceB.changeC.luckD.joy20.A.specialB.funnyC.relaxingD.favoriteⅡ.阅读理解(A)【广告说明类】GetaLibraryCard!ApplyforaLibraryCardAnypersonwholives,works,attendsschoolorpayspropertytaxesinNewYorkStateisabletoreceiveaNewYorkPublicLibrarycardfreeofcharge.AdultandteenusersmayeitherapplyonlineorinpersonatanyNewYorkPublicLibrarylocation.Applicationsforchildrenaged11andundermustbecompletedinperson,andrequirethesignatureofaparent.Whenyouapplyforacardonline,youwillreceivea7-digittemporarybarcode(条码).Thisallowsyoutosetasecretcode.Afteryoureceiveyourpermanentbarcode,whichisrequiredtoborrowmaterials,searchlibrarydatabases,orreserveacomputer,youmustrenewyourcard.ReneworValidateYourCardAlladult,teenandchildlibrarycardsforcardholdersmustberenewedeverythreeyears.Newlibrarycardapplicantswhoappliedforacardonlinemustrenewtheircardbefor...