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【題目】Choose the best answer and complete the passage（選擇最恰當?shù)倪x項完成短文）

Birthday party is on the way!

Thirty minutes ______ the party, volunteers arrive and get to work. They make delicious food, prepare exciting games and arrange colorfully wrapped boxes on a table. Soon it's time to play the music and welcome the eager guests. They rush in, ready to celebrate.

Every month, parties like this take place at homeless shelters across the country. They're hosted by a group called the Birthday Party Project. This non-profit ______ throws birthday parties for groups of kids who don't have a home. For many of them, it's the first birthday party they've ever had.

Paige Chenault is the founder of the Birthday Party Project. "Everyone wants a chance to feel known and seen, and a birthday is a ______ time to make it true. "says Chenault. She and her family threw the Birthday Party Project's first event in January 2012. "We realized our own community was a great place to start, "she says. Since then, the project has ______. Now it hosts about 50 monthly parties in 15 cities. More than 10,000 Children have celebrated their birthday at these events.

Eight-year-old Dipson is one of them. At the party held there in March 2019. Dipson unwrapped his gift: a new bicycle. "It was very fun,"he says. But Dipson also says he has learned a ______ from his party: "You can get a bit sick when you have too much chocolate cake. ,"he warns future party-goers.

Jamie Gates is the education supporter at the housing community where Dipson lives. The Birthday Party Project holds parties there each month. According to Gates, if she doesn't remember to tell the children the date of the next event, they'll ______ asking her until they get the answer. "Parents will come to the party, too," she says. "Everyone in the community loves it."

【1】A.overB.afterC.beforeD.during

【2】A.schoolB.organizationC.conferenceD.station

【3】A.suddenB.privateC.perfectD.safe

【4】A.grownB.begunC.frozenD.gone

【5】A.sayingB.subjectC.skillD.lesson

【6】A.dislikeB.keepC.missD.finish

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】C

【4】A

【5】D

【6】B

【解析】

本文介紹了一家“生日派對計劃” 非營利組織為無家可歸的孩子們舉辦生日派對。

【1】句意：晚會開始前30分鐘，志愿者們到達并開始工作。

A. over在……上面，B. after在……之后，C. before在……之前，D. during在…..期間。根據(jù)后文的They make delicious food, prepare exciting games and arrange colorfully wrapped boxes on a table.可知，他們做食物，準備游戲，在桌子上擺放色彩繽紛的盒子，這是在派對開始之前。故選C。

【2】句意：這個非營利組織為無家可歸的孩子們舉辦生日派對。

A. school 學校，B. organization組織，C. conference 會議，D. station車站。根據(jù)前文的They're hosted by a group called the Birthday Party Project.可知，“生日派對計劃”是一個組織。故選B。

【3】句意：陳納德說：“每個人都想有機會讓自己被了解、被看見，而生日正是實現(xiàn)這一愿望的最佳時機�！�

A. sudden突然的，B. private私人的，C. perfect完美的，D. safe安全的。結(jié)合句意，生日派對是一個實現(xiàn)愿望的最好時機，故選C。

【4】句意：從那時起，這個項目就發(fā)展起來了。

A. grown 成長，發(fā)展，B. begun開始，C. frozen 凍結(jié)，D. gone離去的。根據(jù)后文的Now it hosts about 50 monthly parties in 15 cities.可知，如今，它在15個城市每月舉辦約50場派對。因此表示它發(fā)展起來了，故選A。

【5】句意：不過，迪普生也說，他從自己的政黨那里得到了一個教訓:“吃太多巧克力蛋糕可能會有點不舒服�！�

A. saying 說，B. subject 科目，C. skill 技巧，D. lesson課。根據(jù)"You can get a bit sick when you have too much chocolate cake. "he warns future party-goers.可知，這是它警告來參加派對的人一個教訓，故選D。

【6】句意：據(jù)蓋茨說，如果她不記得告訴孩子們下一次活動的日期，他們會一直問她，直到他們得到答案。

A. dislike 不喜歡，B. keep保持，C. miss錯過，D. finish完成。根據(jù)until they get the answer.可知，此處表示動作一致持續(xù)下去，故選B。

根據(jù)前后文的語境，認真辨析選項里的單詞或短語的詞義，結(jié)合詞性，短語，句型，時態(tài)，語態(tài)和主謂一致，選出正確的選項。例如小題4，句意：從那時起，這個項目就發(fā)展起來了。

A. grown 成長，發(fā)展，B. begun開始，C. frozen 凍結(jié)，D. gone離去的。根據(jù)后文的Now it hosts about 50 monthly parties in 15 cities.可知，如今，它在15個城市每月舉辦約50場派對。因此表示它發(fā)展起來了，故選A。