专题限时集训(十八)完形填空之夹叙夹议文A(2020·辽宁五校协作体联考·改编)Twoyearsago，withmyfriend'sbirthdayquickly1，hecametomewithanunusual2：insteadofreceivingpresents，hewantedtodosomeactsofkindness.Iwas3withsuchanidea.Givinginsteadoftakingforthebirthdaywasreallydifferent.Iaskedhimhowhecouldcomeupwithsucha4idea.HetoldmeaboutaTEDtalkhehadwatchedongenerosity，whichhad5him.Sowestartedto6creativethingswecoulddo.Ouruniversityemployedsomesecurityguardsto7itsstudents.Theyhavetowork8，keepingwatchforeverycornerthroughouttheuniversity.Forthemostpartit'sathanklessjobasmostpeoplegrow9toseeingtheguardsallaroundandeventually10noticetheirpresence，letaloneacknowledgetheirefforts.Wedecidedtomakealargepotofhotchocolate.Wehiredacarandaskedthedrivertotakeusaroundthecampuswhereweknewtheguardswouldbeandwepouredthemeachacupofhotchocolate.Thedriverwas11abitdoubtfulabouttheentireplanbutafterawhilehebeganhelpingus12theguards.Wereceivedmany13andappreciativewords.Itwasamazingtoseeasmallactorevenanintentionofgenerositycanliftothers'spirits.Inowrealizethatthespecialenergyiscreatedwhenyouchoosetothinkbiggerthanyourselfandactinthe14ofothers.You'llfindit'sactuallythegreatest15you'veevergot，especiallywhenit'syourbirthday.【语篇解读】本文讲述了作者帮朋友庆祝了一个特别的生日——给校园的保安送温暖。1．A．endingB．passingC．advancingD．approachingD[根据空前的myfriend'sbirthdayquickly和空后的insteadofreceivingpresents可知，朋友的生日快到了，故选approaching。approach意为“(时间上)靠近；接近”。]2．A．orderB．requestC．problemD．storyB[根据空后的insteadofreceivingpresents,hewantedtodosomeactsofkindness可知，朋友提出了一个特别的请求，故选request。]3．A．struckB．blessedC．burdenedD．boredA[根据下一句中的wasreallydifferent和下文内容可知，这个与众不同的请求打动了作者，故选struck。bestruckwith...意为“被……打动”。]4．A．complexB．novelC．familiarD．traditionalB[根据上一句中的Givinginsteadoftakingforthebirthdaywasreallydifferent.可知，作者认为朋友的这个请求与众不同，故选novel，意为“新颖的；新奇的”。]5．A．controlledB．supportedC．inspiredD．rewardedC[根据空前的aTEDtalkhehadwatchedongenerosity并结合语境可知，是一个关于慷慨的TED演讲给了朋友灵感。故选inspired。]6．A．planoutB．knockdownC．watchforD．holdbackA[根据上文可知，朋友提出了一个与众不同的请求；再结合空后的creativethingswecoulddo可知，此处表示作者帮助朋友开始周密地计划他们可以做的有创意的事情，故选planout，意为“(周密地)计划”。knockdown意为“拆毁”；watchfor意为“密切注意；留意”；holdback意为“阻挡；抑制”。]7．A．judgeB．helpC．monitorD．protectD[根据空前的somesecurityguards并结合常识可知，保安人员是来保护学生的，故选protect。]8．A．stepbystepB．aroundtheclockC．moreorlessD．nowandthenB[根据空后的keepingwatchforeverycornerthroughouttheuniversity可知，保安们要密切监视学校里的每个角落，因此他们需要二十四小时不间断地工作，故选aroundtheclock，意为“昼夜不停地”。stepbystep意为“一步步地”；moreorless意为“几乎；差不多”；nowandthen意为“有时”。]9．A．addictedB．devotedC．attachedD．accustomedD[根据空前的it'sathanklessjob可知，保安是一份吃力不讨好的工作，因为大部分人对随处可见的保安都已习以为常，常常无视他们的存在，故选accustomed。]10．A．barelyB．justC．alwaysD．generallyA[根据空后的letaloneacknowledgetheirefforts可知，人们往往不会肯定保安的辛苦付出，故可推测人们几乎不会注意到他们的存在，故选barely。]11．A．finallyB．initiallyC．occasionallyD．frequen...
