题型组合练(四)Ⅰ.完形填空(2017·湖北八校联考一)Twoyearsago，Dubuque，Iowa，starteditsfirstannual“BacktoSchoolBash”program.Itofferedneedyfamiliesanopportunitytolearnaboutfree1inthecommunity.Holmesdecidedto2byprovidinghelptokids.Hewas3twojobsatthetime，oneofwhichwasworkingasabarber.Saturdaywashis4day，buthechoseto5histimeandgavefreehaircutstolowerclasskidsonconditionthatthekidsshould6theirfreehaircutbyhavingtoreadabooktohim.Theideawasso7thathecontinueditforthenexttwoyears.Manykidswould8afavoritebook，settleintothebarberchair，andreadaloud9Holmeswasdoingtheirhair.Afterthehaircut，they’dreviewthebook，fromthe10andvocabularytothethemes—justlikeinschool，onlymorefun.Holmes，whoismarried11twosons，recognizesthatnoteveryparenthasthetimeto12withtheirkids.Sohehopestooffersome13inthisway.Andheadmitshe，14，benefitsfromdoingthat.Therewasasevenyearoldkidwho15stuttered(结巴)overwordswhilereading.Hehadtheboytakethebookhomeand16.Whenthechildcamebackafewdayslater，hereaditwithnoproblems.That17Holmestodomore.HolmesandhisfamilyhaverecentlymovedtoaChicagosuburb.Whentheyget18，heplanstorestarthis19astheStorybookBarber.“Today’sworldisfullofgunsandviolence，”hesays.“Thebarbershopisa20placeforthekidstocomeandreadbooks.”语篇解读理发店店主霍姆斯免费为孩子们理发，条件是他们要在理发时为他读书。此举既能帮助贫穷家庭的孩子读书，也让他自己受益颇多。1．A.materialsB．resourcesC．methodsD．connections答案B解析根据本段中的“providinghelptokids”及倒数第二段中的“Hehadtheboytakethebookhome...”可知，Dubuque发起“BacktoSchoolBash”项目是给贫困家庭提供免费的学习资源(resources)。material材料；method方法；connection联系。2．A.participateB．performC．developD．withdraw答案A解析根据空后的“byprovidinghelptokids”可知，霍姆斯参加了这项活动。participate参加；perform表演，执行；develop发展；withdraw撤出，退出。根据语境可知选A项。3．A.facedwithB．caughtinC．presentedwithD．engagedin答案D解析根据“oneofwhichwasworkingasabarber”可知，他从事了两份工作。beengagedin忙于，从事，符合语境。故选D项。befacedwith面对，面临；becaughtin受困于；bepresentedwith被授予……。4．A.happiestB．worstC．busiestD．best答案C解析周六是他最忙的(busiest)日子，但他仍选择奉献出自己的时间为贫困孩子免费理发。故选C项。5．A.spendB．wasteC．saveD．donate答案D解析根据空后的“gavefreehaircutstolowerclasskids”可知，霍姆斯为贫困孩子免费理发，因此，此处指他选择奉献出自己的时间来做此事。spend花费；waste浪费；save拯救，节省；donate捐赠，捐献。根据语境可知选D项。6．A.receiveB．earnC．demandD．request答案B解析根据句中的“onconditionthat”及“byhavingtoreadabooktohim”可知，孩子需要通过为他读一本书来获得免费理发的机会。receive收到；earn赢得，获得，挣得；demand要求，需求；request请求，要求。根据语境可知选B项。7．A.popularB．ordinaryC．complexD．rigid答案A解析根据“hecontinueditforthenexttwoyears”可知，此项活动很受欢迎，所以持续了好几年。故选A项。ordinary普通的；complex复杂的；rigid僵硬的。8．A.putawayB．takeoverC．pickupD．giveout答案C解析根据上文可知，孩子们要想得到免费理发的机会，就要给霍姆斯读一本书。因此许多孩子会拿起一本自己最爱的书，在理发椅上坐下来。pickup拿起，符合语境。putaway把……收起来；takeover接管；giveout分发，散发(光、热、气味等)。9．A.beforeB．afterC．whileD．until答案C解析孩子们通过给霍姆斯读书换取免费理发的机会，此处指孩子们给他读书与他给孩子们理发的动作同时进行。故选C项，while引导时间状语从句。10．A.kidsB．heroinesC．barbersD．ch...
