Question

I work as a volunteer（志愿者） for an organization that helps the poor in Haiti. Recently I took my son Barrett there for a week, hoping to     him.

Before setting out, I told Barrett this trip would be tiring and        . For the first two days, he said almost nothing. I worried the trip was too   ________  for a 17-year-old. Then, on day three, as we were ________  over high rocky mountains, he turned to me and grinned（咧嘴笑）, “Pretty hard.”

After that there was no turning back. A five-year-old girl, wearing a dress several sizes ________   large and broken shoes, followed Barrett around, mesmerized （着迷）. He couldn't stop   ________ . Later he said________ , “I wish I could speak French.” I was   ________ —this from a boy who hated and  ________ French classes throughout school.

Usually silent, he ________ Gaby, our host, and kept asking questions about the country and its people. He blossomed （活泼起来）.

________ , the moment that really took ________  breath away occurred in a village deep in the mountains. I was  ________  a woman villager for an article. 135 centimeters tall, she was small in figure but strong in ________. Through determination, she had learned to read and write, and   ________ to become part of the leadership of the ________  .

Learning her story, Barrett was as  ________as I by this tiny woman's achievements. His eyes were wet and there was a  ________ of love and respect on his face. He had finally understood the importance of my work.

When leaving for home, Barrett even offered to stay ________ as a volunteer. My insides suddenly felt struck. This ________ achieved all I'd expected. Soon he will celebrate his 18th birthday. He'll be a man.

1.A． comfort        B． please         C． attract          D． educate

2.A． rough          B． dangerous     C． troublesome     D． violent

3.A． little         B． much           C． fast             D． slow

4.A． moving         B． running      C． climbing         D． looking

5.A． too            B． very           C． even             D． so

6.A． joking         B． crying         C． shouting         D． smiling

7.A． patiently     B． regretfully   C． lightly         D． cheerfully

8.A． ashamed        B． disappointed   C． determined      D． surprised

9.A． took up        B． went in for    C． fought against   D． called off

10.A． befriended   B． disregarded    C． avoided         D． recognized

11.A． Thus          B． Even          C． Meanwhile       D． However

12.A． my           B． his            C． our              D． her

13.A． asking        B． interviewing   C． arranging       D． describing

14.A． brain        B． wish          C． will            D． health

15.A． appeared     B． struggled      C． hesitated       D． failed

16.A． village       B． city           C． organization    D． state

17.A． pleased       B． bored         C． puzzled          D． touched

18.A． combination   B． composition    C． connection      D． satisfaction

19.A． in            B． behind         C． out              D． away

20.A． interview     B． flight        C． article          D． trip

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.A

6.D

7.B

8.D

9.C

10.A

11.D

12.A

13.B

14.C

15.B

16.A

17.D

18.A

19.B

20.D

【解析】

第一步 通览全文，了解大意。

本文叙述了父子俩的一次特殊旅行，旅行中儿子多方面受到了教育，从而达到了父亲预期的目的，是一次有益于孩子健康成长的旅程。

第二步 综合考虑，逐项填空。

该篇完形填空内容幽默风趣，文章结构严谨，信息相互依存，细节环环相扣。

1.1】D。 从全文的角度看，这次旅行既没有什么吸引力，也不会令孩子高兴或得到安慰，只能达到教育的目的，结合文章最后一段的“This trip achieved all I'd expected”得出D项正确。

2.2】A。 C项与tiring意思重复；D项violent意思不适合；从上下文意义看，B项也不适合，只有A项rough符合题意。

3.3】B。be too much for ...意为“非……能力所及；非……能忍受”。

4.4】C。 从后面的high rocky mountains可以看出，空格处应该是climbing，“我们正在爬山时，……”。

5.5】A。 too用于形容词和副词前，表示“太；过于；过度”，一般用来表示事物或人不太好的一面，而very表示好的事物或人，意为“非常；很”。

6.6】D。 从文章内容可知，Barrett在言语无法交流的情况下，面对被自己迷住的小女孩只得不停地“smiling”。

7.7】B。 有了上句的铺垫，此刻Barrett的感受是对自己不能说法语表示 “regretfully”。

8.8】D。 因为我知道儿子在学校时对法语的态度，所以对儿子的话感到“惊讶”。

9.9】C。 由hate得知，不可能是A、B项，而call off （取消）不合句意, fight against （与……斗争）符合句意。

10.10】A。 befriended 及时帮助； disregarded 不理会； avoided 避免； recognized 认出。从上下文内容可知，只有A项合适。

11.11】D。 此处需要一个承接上下文的过渡词，表示转折关系，答案非D莫属。

12.12】A。 此处说的是父亲 “I”的感受，所以选my。

13.13】B。 interview sb. for an article意为“为写某人而采访某人”，A、C、D项意思不合适。

14.14】C。 由下句“Through determination, she had learned to ...”可知，此处要表达她的“意志坚定”，故选C。

15.15】B。 此处用了一个非常生动形象的词来表现出作为一个客观条件不太好的她是如何通过个人努力而获得成功的。

16.16】A。 因为是一个village里的一个人物，只能是村里的领导。

17.17】D。 听到这个感人的故事，父亲和儿子自然被感动，所以要用touched （使受感动）。

18.18】A。 a combination of love and respect意为“爱和尊敬的混合”，其他选项都与题意不符。

19.19】B。 stay behind留下，stay in 呆在家里，stay out 不回家、避开，stay away 不接近、保持距离。

20.20】D。 本句为全文的点睛之笔，是对这次“trip”的总结，从全文意思来看，应该选D最佳。

第三步 复读检验，以防疏漏。

完成所有空格后，还要再复读一遍全文，看看短文行文是否流畅，意义是否连贯，逻辑是否合理。若有不合语感、题意之处，还应调整答案，力求做到万无一失。