09届高考题库(完形填空题)1阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后人36-55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。AnnaDouglaswas72yearsoldwhenshestartedwritinghernewspapercolumn.Shehadbeenaschoolteacherbeforesheretired(退休),butsheneededtokeep36.Shewasevenwillingtoworkwithoutpay.Shethenofferedher37withabusinessthathelpedotherbusinessesfindjobsforoldpeople.Everydayshe38otheroldfolkslikeher.Bytalkingwiththem,she39twothings.Oldpeoplehadabilitiesthatwerenot40.Butoldpeoplealsohadsome41.Shefoundanewpurposeforherselfthen.Throughtheyears,she42towritestoriesaboutpeoplefornationalmagazines.Therewasnowanew43:Oldpeoplelikeherself.Shebegantowriteanewspapercolumncalled“SixtyPlus”,whichwasabout44old.Shewritesabouttheproblemsofoldpeople,especiallytheirproblemswithbeing45.AnnaDouglasusesher46abilitytoseethetruthbehindaproblem.Sheunderstands47problemsbegin.Forexample,oneofher48saidthathisgrandchildren49thehousesassoonashecametovisit.MrsDouglas50somewaysforhimtounderstandhisgrandchildren.“It'simportanttoknow51aboutyourgrandchildren'sworld,”saysMrsDouglas.“Thatmeansquestioningandlistening,and52isnotwhatoldpeopledobest.Saygoodthingstothemandaboutthem,”shecontinues.“Nevertryto53yourgrandchildrenorotheryoungpeople.Never54youropinion.Don'ttellthemwhattheyshoulddo.55,theyhavebeentaughttheyshouldhaverespectforoldpeople.Theoldshouldrespectthemaswell.”36.A.freeB.richC.powerfulD.busy37.A.serviceB.moneyC.studentsD.books38.A.observedB.metC.comfortedD.answered39.A.recognizedB.followedC.enjoyedD.demanded40.A.studiedB.agreedC.gaveD.used41.A.mistakesB.problemsC.questionsD.characters42.A.hadB.oughtC.wasD.used43.A.subjectB.lifeC.wayD.plan44.A.gettingB.respectingC.employingD.supporting45.A.unknownB.refusedC.misunderstoodD.discouraged46.A.thinkingB.workingC.writingD.leading47.A.thatB.whenC.whyD.whether48.A.visitorsB.readersC.listenersD.friends49.A.gotB.enteredC.leftD.passed50.A.inventedB.choseC.suggestedD.imagined51.A.everythingB.somethingC.anythingD.nothing52.A.listeningB.speakingC.pleasingD.advising53.A.praiseB.scoldC.troubleD.encourage54.A.speakoutB.giveupC.getbackD.stickto55.A.CommonlyB.SurprisinglyC.HappilyD.Naturally答案及解析完形填空36.D。她从教师工作上退了下来,然而她一直很忙。B项有一定干扰性。keeprich意思是“富有”,从后文shewasevenwillingtoworkwithoutpay.可以看出B项不合题意。37.A。从空后的thathelpedotherbusinessesfindjobsforoldpeople.可以看出,她提供的是商业服务。38.B。从空后的Bytalkingwiththem可以看出,AnnaDouglas每天都与很多老年人会面,而不是观察或安慰他们。39.A。通过与他们交谈,她认识到两件事情。接下来的两句便是她认识到的事情。recognize在这里是“认识到”的意思。40.D。老年人有未被利用的能力。这是她积极为老年人找工作发挥他们余热的原因。其他答案不合题意。41.B。然而老年人也有老年人的问题。A项有较大干扰性。从后文我们知道,有一位老年人不受其孙子女的欢迎,这是他面临的问题,而不是错误。42.D。从后文Shebegantowriteanewspapercolumncalled“SixtyPlus”,我们知道,她为国家杂志写人物故事是以前的事。43.A。联系上下文Oldpeoplelikeherself.是报纸的一个话题(subject),因此其它选项不合题意。44.A。getold在这里为系表结构,其它选项不正确。45.C。B,D项有较大干扰性。作者举的例子说明很多老年人被其孙子女误解,而不是(他们的要求)被拒绝等。46.A。从空后的seethetruthbehindaproble...