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完形填空After22yearsofmarriage，Ihavediscoveredthesecrettokeeplovealiveinmyrelationshipwithmywife，Peggy.Istarteddatinganotherwoman.OnedayPeggysaidtome，“Lifeistoo__1__，andyouneedtospendtimewiththepeopleyoulove.Youprobablywon’tbelieveme，butIknowyouloveherandIthinkthatifyouspendmoretimewithher，itwillmakeus__2__.”The“other”womanmywifewasencouragingmeto__3__ismymother，a72yearoldwidowwhohaslivedalonesincemyfather__4__20yearsago.Rightafterhisdeath，I__5__2,500milesawaytoCaliforniaandstartedmyownlifeandcareer.WhenImovedbacknearmyhometownsixyearsago，IpromisedmyselfthatIwouldspendmoretimewithmymom.Butwiththe__6__ofmyjobandthreekids，Inevergotaroundtoseeinghermuch__7__familygettogethersandholidays.Momwas__8__andsuspiciouswhenIcalledandsuggestedthetwoofusgoouttodinnerandamovie.Wedidn’tgoanywhere__9__，justaneighboringplacewherewecouldtalk.__10__hereyesnowseeonlylargeshapesandshadows，Ihadtoreadthemenuforher.“Iusedtobethe__11__whenyouwerelittle，”shesaid.“Thenitistimeforyoutorelaxandletme__12__thefavor，”Isaid.Wehadanicetalk__13__dinner，justcatchinguponeachother’slives.Wetalkedforsolongthatwe__14__themovie.“__15__wasyourdate？mywifeaskedwhenIgothomethatevening.”“Nice...nicerthanIthoughtitwouldbe，”Isaid.MomandIgetoutfor__16__acoupleoftimesamonth.Sometimeswetakeinamovie，but__17__wetalk.Throughthetalks，IknowwhatitwaslikeforhertoworkinafactoryduringtheSecondWorldWar.Iknowhowshemetmyfatherthere，andknowhowthey__18__thedifficulttimes.Ican’tgetenoughofthesestories.Theyare__19__tome，apartofmyhistory.Peggywasright.Datinganotherwomanhas__20__mymarriage.【语篇解读】22年的婚姻之后，作者发现了维系夫妇二人良好关系的秘诀，那就是与另外一个女人约会，这个女人不是别人，正是自己的母亲。1.A.easyB．difficultC．shortD．hard解析根据1空后面的内容可知，作者的妻子认为人生太“短暂”。答案C2．A.closerB．longerC．happierD．easier解析此处与第一段中的relationship相呼应，意思是这样做能让我们之间的关系“更加亲密”。答案A3．A.dateB．pleaseC．meetD．consult解析根据第一段后半部分中的dating可知，作者的妻子鼓励作者与之“约会”的对象是作者的母亲。答案A4．A.passedoutB．passedbyC．passeddownD．passedaway解析根据4空前面的widow可知，作者的母亲是一位寡妇，由此可知她自从丈夫在20年前“去世”后就一直独居。另外，5空前面的death是线索提示。答案D5．A.wentB．droveC．movedD．removed解析就在父亲去世后，作者“搬”到了2500英里之外的加利福尼亚，开始了自己的生活和事业。此外，下一句开头部分的内容也是线索提示。答案C6．A.pressureB．developmentC．demandD．loss解析虽然作者自我承诺多花时间陪母亲，但是由于工作和三个孩子的“需要”，除了家庭团聚和假期之外，作者从未能履行自己的诺言。答案C7．A.beyondB．withC．duringD．on解析参见上题解析。此处beyond表示“除……之外”。答案A8．A.excitedB．annoyedC．delightedD．surprised解析作者此前很少陪伴母亲，如今突然给母亲打电话并建议两人一同外出就餐和看电影，她显然很“惊讶”。本句中的suspicious也是线索提示。答案D9．A.ordinaryB．fancyC．plainD．common解析作者和母亲并没有去任何“豪华的”地方，仅仅去了一个附近的可以说话的地方。答案B10.A．SinceB．UntilC．IfD．Unless解析“因为”她的视力不佳，作者不得不将菜单读给母亲听。答案A11．A.workerB．waitressC．readerD．owner解析此处与上一段中的read相呼应，意思是当作者小的时候，作者的母亲经常是“读者”。答案C12．A.awardB．returnC．turnD．answer解析如今作者的母亲年事已高，是作者“回报”恩惠的时候了。答案B13．A.overB．withC．onD．across解析作者和母亲在晚饭期间交谈甚欢，此处over表示“在……期间”。答案A14．A.forgotB．refusedC．missedD．abandoned解析作者和母亲交谈的时间很长，以至于“错过”了那部电影。答案C15．A.WhatB．WhoC．WhereD．How解析根据下一段中的内容可知，作者的妻子询问的是这次约会“如何”。答案D16．A.talkB．movieC．walkD．dinner解析根据第8空后面的“goouttodinner”可知作者和母亲每个月都要出去吃几次“晚饭”。答案D17．A.finallyB．merelyC．mostlyD．especially解析上文提到作者和母亲长时间交谈，以至于错过了电影，由此可知，两人在一起的时候“主要”是交谈。答案C18．A.wentthroughB．gotthroughC．lookedthroughD．sawthrough解析通过交谈，作者知道了母亲如何与父亲相识和他们如何“渡过”那些困难时光。答案A19．A.friendlyB．kindC．loyalD．important解析根据上下文内容可知，这些故事对作者而言很“重要”。答案D20．A.ruinedB．damagedC．helpedD．affected解析根据第一段第一句的内容可知，与母亲约会对作者的婚姻有“帮助”。答案C完形填空-----议论文Therequirementsforhighschoolgraduationhavejustchangedinmycommunity.Asaresult，allstudentsmust__61__sixtyhoursofservicelearning，__62__theywillnotreceiveadiploma.Servicelearningisacademiclearningthatalsohelpsthecommunity.__63__ofservicelearningincludecleaningupapollutedriver，workinginasoupkitchen，ortutoringastudent.__64__aserviceexperience，studentsmustkeepajournal(日志)andthenwritea__65__aboutwhattheyhavelearned.Supportersclaimthattherearemany__66__ofservicelearning.Perhapsmostimportantly，studentsareforcedtothink__67__theirowninterestsandbecome__68__oftheneedsofothers.Studentsarealsoabletolearnreal－lifeskillsthat__69__responsibility，problem－solving，andworkingaspartofateam.__70__，studentscanexplorepossiblecareers__71__servicelearning.Forexample，ifastudentwonderswhatteachingislike，heorshecanchoosetoworkinanelementaryschoolclassroomafewafternoonseachmonth.__72__therearemanybenefits，opponents(反对者)__73__problemswiththenewrequirement.First，they__74__thatthemainreasonstudentsgotoschoolistolearncoresubjectsandskills.Becauseservicelearningistime－consuming，studentsspend__75__timestudyingthecoresubjects.Second，theybelievethatforcingstudentstoworkwithout__76__goesagainstthelaw.Byrequiringservice，theschooltakesawayanindividual'sfreedomtochoose.Inmyview，servicelearningisagreatwayto__77__tothecommunity，learnnewskills，andexploredifferentcareers.__78__，Idon'tbelieveyoushouldforcepeopletohelpothers—the__79__tohelpmustcomefromtheheart.Ithinkthebest__80__isonethatgivesstudentschoices：astudentshouldbeabletochoosesixtyhoursofindependentstudyorsixtyhoursofservice.Choiceencouragesbothfreedomandresponsibility，andasyoungadults，wemustlearntohandlebothwisely.【语篇解读】在作者的社区里，中学生毕业的条件发生了变化，要求学生必须完成60个小时的社会实践，这引起了争议。作者认为，中学生参加社会实践有利于社区，有利于学习新技能，有利于他们未来的职业生涯；最好的办法是让学生自己选择。激发的不仅是自由而且还