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Helen was loved as a friendly 1ady by a11 who knew her. She had belonged to the same church for almost all her adult lire and was highly 36.______. Poor Helen was well into her 90’s. Since her husband pasd away，she moved in with Jennifer, her young granddaughter. However, life is 37._______. One night driving home from the store, Jennifer was hit dead by a drunk driver. once again, Helen was alone. The 38._______ of losing tho clost to her and the loneliness of being all alone were 39.______ she could bear. She changed--she fell into 40._______ and hopelessness. Naturally, people around her saw the change. But nobody emed to know how to 41._______ her. Months pasd. It was now December, and the holiday ason was 42._______ to be harder than Helen imagined it would be. She felt like she was 43._______, slowly inside. She wondered if she would e Christmas this year. 44._______, the cond Sunday of December, the Sunday School teacher came to her with a special request. Would she be 45.______ enough to help decorate the tree that was in the middle of the children’s classroom? Each child had handmade a special decoration to 46.______ on the tree, and they needed assistance. Helen attempted to 47._______ refu, but the teacher said that the children had requested she be the 48._______ that year. It was important to them for some reason, the teacher whispered. The night of the special event, Helen was prent and wore the best smile. The 49.______ of the young children was bittersweet, which held memories of her dear Jennifer. For the first time in months, though, you could e her eyes 50._______ through tears. She was happy that the children had 51.______ her. Most decorations had been placed on the tree 52._______ a group of nine children came and sat in front of her. Each of them either had no grandmother any longer, 53.______  had never even known theirs. This was a very special celebration and union. In the middle lay a gift-wrapped box 54._______ for her with a card reading “Our Grandma, with love. ” Christmas this year wasn’t unkind to Helen. No, it was a new 55._______, a brand-new start and nine new reasons to her…小题1:A．valuedB．rewardedC．approvedD．respected小题2:A．funnyB．challengingC．boringD．diver小题3:A．weaknessB．coldnessC．sadnessD．tiredness小题4:A．other thanB．more thanC．rather thanD．1essthan小题5:A．nervousnessB．anxietyC．depressionD．paration小题6:A．acknowledgeB．distinguishC．appreciateD．comfort小题7:A．desiredB．picturedC．aimingD．proving小题8:A．cryingB．dyingC．movingD．struggling小题9:A．GraduallyB．RecentlyC．ThenD．Meanwhile小题10:A．kindB．optimisticC．patientD．enthusiastic小题11:A．ba B．placeC．hideD．t小题12:A．politelyB．personallyC．riouslyD．unwillingly小题13:A．volunteerB．visitorC．teacherD．assistant小题14:A．viewB．thoughtC．sightD．scenery小题15:A．staringB．shiningC．lookingD．1ighting小题16:A．helpedB．treatedC．invitedD．amud小题17:A．whileB．whenC．asD．after小题18:A．orB．norC．andD．but小题19:A．intendedB．writtenC．ntD．1eft小题20:A．endingB．processC．goalD．beginning 题型：未知难度：其他题型

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小题1:D小题2:A小题3:C小题4:B小题5:C小题6:D小题7:D小题8:B小题9:C小题10:A小题11:B小题12:A小题13:D小题14:C小题15:B小题16:C小题17:B小题18:A小题19:A小题20:D

解析

本文叙述了海伦在自己的亲人一个一个离自己而去，悲伤、孤独，对生活失去了信心，老师和孩子们在圣诞的时候邀请她去帮他们装饰圣诞树，为她开启了生活的新篇章。小题1:考查动词及上下文的呼应。 value 价值； reward奖励； approve同意； respect尊敬。根据Helen was loved as a friendly 1ady by a11 who knew her. 可知她应该受到人们的尊敬，故选D。小题2:考查形容词及上下文的呼应。funny奇异的，古怪的； challenging挑战的； boring无聊的； diver多种多样的。根据Poor Helen was well into her 90’s. Since her husband pasd away，she moved in with Jennifer, her young granddaughter. However,这里有转折词however可知生活是无常的，故选A。小题3:考查名词及上下文的呼应。 weakness弱点； coldness冷谈； sadness悲哀；    tiredness疲劳。losing tho clost to her and the loneliness of being all alone 可知失去亲人后她是痛苦悲伤的，故选C。小题4:考查固定短语及上下文的呼应。other than除了，不同于； more than超过； rather than而不是； 1ess than少于。失去亲人的痛苦，孑然一身的孤独令她无法忍受，超过了她的忍受能力，故选B。小题5:考查名词及上下文的呼应。nervousness紧张； anxiety焦虑； depression沮丧； paration分离。根据后面的hopelessness 这里应该找它的同义词，陷入了绝望和无助，故选C。小题6:考查名词及上下文的呼应。 acknowledge承认； distinguish区别； appreciate感激； comfort安慰。在她周围的人看到她的这些变故后，不知道怎样去安慰她，故选D。小题7:考查动词及上下文的呼应。 desired渴望； pictured画； aiming瞄准； proving证明。过节结果比海伦想象中的更难受，故选D。小题8:考查动词及上下文的呼应。 crying哭； dying死； moving移动； struggling努力，斗争。在孤独、悲伤中感觉自己快要死了，故选B。小题9:考查副词及上下文的呼应。 gradually逐渐地； recently最近； then然后；   meanwhile其间。根据上下文文是按照时间顺序往下叙述的，故选C。小题10:考查形容词及上下文的呼应。 kind友好的； optimistic乐观的； patient耐心的； enthusiastic热心的。她是足够好心的，故选A。小题11:考查名词及上下文的呼应。 ba基础； place地方； hide躲藏； t一套。根据Most decorations had been placed on the tree 可知应选B。小题12:考查副词及上下文的呼应。politely礼貌地； personally亲自； riously认真地； unwillingly不情愿地。根据but后的句型可知前面她本想礼貌拒绝的，故选A。小题13:考查名词及上下文的呼应。 volunteer志愿者； visitor参观者； teacher 老师； assistant助手，助理。此处assistant与上文中的they needed assistance.呼应，故选D。小题14:考查名词及上下文的呼应。 view观点； thought思考； sight，看到，景象；  scenery风景。这里the sight of the children看到这些孩子们，故选C。小题15:考查动词及上下文的呼应。staring凝视； shining闪烁； looking 看； lighting照亮。根据后面的through tears可知她眼镜闪烁着泪花，故选B。小题16:考查动词及上下文的呼应。 helped帮助； treated对待； invited邀请；    amud逗笑。她很高兴孩子们邀请她参加圣诞节的庆祝，故选C。小题17:考查连词及上下文的呼应。 while当……时候； when这时； as因为； after在……之后。圣诞树被装饰好了以后这时孩子们围坐在她的身旁，故选B。小题18:考查连词及上下文的呼应。or或者； nor也不； and和； but但是。这里是either…or…或者……或者，故选A。小题19:考查动词及上下文的呼应。 intended 打算； written 写； nt送；   1eft离开。A box intended for her 为她准备的，故选A。小题20:考查名词及上下文的呼应。 ending 结束； process过程； goal 目标；  beginning开始。根据后面的a brand-new start 可知应选D。点评：由于完形填空的文章是一个意义相关联的语篇，围绕一个话题论述，因此在行文中词语的重复、替代、复现和同现现象是不可避免的。根据这个原则，某一个空格所对应的答案很可能就是在上下文中复现或同现的相关词，考生可以根据这些词之间的有机联系来确定答案。所以，解题时应联系上下文寻找相关线索，如某一个词的原词、指代词、同义词、近义词和概括词等。但由于我们在做题时不可能总是重复地阅读文章，因此，在做完形填空时要培养一种捕捉并记忆相关信息的能力。

考点

据考高分专家说，试题“Helen was loved as a.....”主要考查你对 [日常生活类阅读 ]考点的理解。 日常生活类阅读

日常生活类阅读的概念：

日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。

日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：

【题型说明】该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。 【备考提醒】为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点： 1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。 2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。 3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。 4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。