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【題目】 Last summer, Katie Steller pulled off the freeway on her way to work in Minneapolis. She stopped at a traffic light, where a man was sitting with a sign asking for help. She rolled down her window and asked if he wanted a free _______ right now. The man accepted the offer. Then Steller loaded a red chair from her car. The man took a seat and shared his life story while Steller was trimming(修剪) his curly graying hair.

Until now, Steller has given 30 or so such haircuts to people around the city. These clients are all living a poor life, and she is keenly aware of the _______ of her cleanup job. For her, it’s more than a haircut. She wants it to be a gateway not only to show value and respect but also to get to know people. She wants to build relationships. Steller knows that a haircut can _______ a life. And it did happen to her. As a teen, she suffered from a bowel(腸道) disease which was so serious that her hair thinned quickly. She was very upset and afraid to go out. Seeing this, her mother arranged for Steller’s first professional haircut. Sitting down and having somebody look at her and talk to her like a person and not just an illness made her feel cared about and less _______.

After that, Steller knew she wanted to have her own salon so she could help people feel the way she’d felt that day. Not long after finishing cosmetology(美容) school, she _______ to begin what she now calls her Red Chair Project, reaching out to people in need on the streets.

Although she can’t fix their problems, Steller believes she can help them feel less alone for a moment. Steller listens to people’s stories of loss, addiction, and struggle to get back on their feet. The _______ obviously works. When she was cutting a woman’s hair one day, someone drove by and shouted, “You look amazing!” Hearing this, the woman in the chair cried _______, “I’m not invisible! I thought I was invisible. Look, people see me!”

Steller’s simple act of kindness is starting to spread. Just as she says, the way we show up in the world _______, and we have no idea what people are going to do with the kindness that we give them.

【1】A.rideB.talkC.dinnerD.haircut

【2】A.powerB.pleasureC.challengeD.difference

【3】A.leadB.changeC.endD.control

【4】A.aloneB.annoyedC.confusedD.surprised

【5】A.expectedB.agreedC.managedD.promised

【6】A.trustB.courageC.praiseD.attention

【7】A.bravelyB.excitedlyC.angrilyD.hopelessly

【8】A.disappearsB.remainsC.mattersD.improves

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】B

【4】A

【5】C

【6】D

【7】B

【8】C

【解析】

本文主要講述了主人公Katie Steller通過(guò)給別人理發(fā)，傾聽別人的故事，和別人交流來(lái)減輕別人孤獨(dú)感的善舉，Katie Steller呼吁大家多給他人給予幫助。

【1】句意：她搖下她的窗戶問(wèn)他現(xiàn)在是否想要免費(fèi)理發(fā)。

ride便車；talk交談；dinner晚飯；haircut剪發(fā)。聯(lián)系下文“The man took a seat and shared his life story while Steller was trimming (修剪) his curly graying hair.”這個(gè)男人坐下來(lái)，Steller給他剪頭發(fā)�？芍�，是理發(fā)的意思。故選D。

【2】句意：這些客人都過(guò)著窮苦的生活，而且她強(qiáng)烈意識(shí)到她的清潔工作的力量。

power力量，能力；pleasure快樂；challenge挑戰(zhàn)；difference差別。聯(lián)系下文“She wants it to be a gateway not only to show value and respect but also to get to know people.”她想這份工作不僅展示價(jià)值和尊重而且去了解人們。可知，是力量的意思。故選A。

【3】句意：Steller知道理發(fā)能改變生活。

lead帶領(lǐng)；change改變；end結(jié)束；control控制。聯(lián)系下文“Sitting down and having somebody look at her and talk to her like a person and not just an illness made her feel cared about and less ___4___.”這讓她覺得自己像一個(gè)人�？芍�，是對(duì)生活發(fā)生了改變。故選B。

【4】句意：坐下來(lái)，有人不僅僅是一場(chǎng)疾病而是像一個(gè)人一樣看著她，和她說(shuō)話，這讓她感到被關(guān)心和不那么孤獨(dú)。

alone獨(dú)自的；annoyed煩惱的；confused困惑的；surprised感到驚訝的。聯(lián)系下文“Although she can't fix their problems, believes she can help them feel less alone for a moment.”雖然她不能解決他們的問(wèn)題，但是她相信自己能幫助他們感覺到更少的孤單�？芍�，Steller從理發(fā)中獲得關(guān)心和更少的孤獨(dú)。故選A。

【5】句意：美容學(xué)校畢業(yè)后不久，她設(shè)法開始了她現(xiàn)在的紅色椅子工程，在街上幫助有需要的人。

expected期待；agreed同意；managed試圖；promised承諾。根據(jù)句意表示試圖開始她的紅色椅子工程。固定搭配manage to do sth.設(shè)法做……故選C。

【6】句意：這種注意明顯起作用了。

trust信任；courage勇氣；praise表?yè)P(yáng)；attention注意。聯(lián)系上文“Steller listens to people's stories of loss, addiction, and struggle to get back on their feet.” Steller傾聽人們失落，掙扎，重新站起來(lái)的故事。可知，是這種對(duì)窮人的注意開始起作用了。故選D。

【7】句意：聽到這個(gè)，椅子上的女士高興地哭了。

bravely勇敢地；excitedly高興地；angrily生氣地；hopelessly無(wú)希望地。聯(lián)系下文“" I'm not invisible! I thought I was invisible. Look, people see me!"”我不是隱形人，看，人們?cè)诳次��？芍�，女士是高興的。故選B。

【8】句意：正如她所說(shuō)，我們?cè)谶@個(gè)世界上的表現(xiàn)方式很重要，我們不知道人們將如何對(duì)待我們給予他們的善意。

disappears消失；remains保留；matters有關(guān)系，要緊；improves改善。聯(lián)系全文，Steller用自己的善舉在幫助很多窮人，可知，是我們的表現(xiàn)方式，怎么幫助別人很重要。故選C。

完型填空的做題方法是：第一，通讀全文，掌握大概意思；第二，聯(lián)系上下文，理解空格單詞的意思和詞性；第三，選項(xiàng)之間比較，選擇最佳選項(xiàng)。如第1題，要通過(guò)下文的閱讀才知道是免費(fèi)剪發(fā)的意思。如第4題，也要在聯(lián)系下文之后才能理解是減輕孤獨(dú)的意思。所以，聯(lián)系上下文在完型填空中很重要。