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Years ago, I worked in an office in Halifax. We had large windows overlooking a busy street. I stood by one of them. When a woman in a passing car __36__and made eye contact, naturally, I __37__
It was the beginning of a year of window antics(古怪行径). When things were __38 _, I stood in the window and waved at the passengers who looked up. And this made me laugh- work __39__ was washed away.  It didn't __40__ long to attract the following - a man with a construction truck, the carpool crowd and the business lady with her children…. When waving became ___41___, I made signs: "Hi!", "Hello!", "Be Happy!" I ___42__ them in the window and waved. 
Christmas approached. Job cuts were announced. Several co-workers would ___43___their jobs. Stress reached a high point. Everyone was ___44__. We needed something to break the tension. While working a night __45 _, a red lab jacket __46_  my attention. I used my __47__ and turned it into a Santa’s costume. The next day my co-workers gathered around me and __48 _for the first time in weeks. Just then my boss walked through the door. He looked up, saw me, paused, __49__ his head, turned and left.
I __50_ trouble. The phone on the desk rang. It was my boss. "Mike, come to my office!"  Entering his office, I felt nervous. "Mike... "That was all he managed to say. Tears _51__  in his eyes, as I sat silent and confused. When he regained __52_ , he said, "Thanks, Mike! With the job cuts, it's been hard to enjoy the __53__season. Thanks for the laugh, I needed it.”
That evening, and every evening of the Christmas season, I stood __54__ in the window and waved to my __55_ . The bus crowd waved wildly, and the little children smiled at the strange Santa. My heart filled with joy. For a few minutes each day, we could forget the loss of jobs. 
小题1:
A.speeded upB.broke downC.looked up D.pulled though
小题2:
A.shouted B.hidC.leftD.waved
小题3:
A.slowB.badC.right D.important
小题4:
A.pleasureB.stressC.experienceD.challenge
小题5:
A.spendB.takeC.costD.pay
小题6:
A.encouragingB.embarrassingC.movingD.boring
小题7:
A.saw B.readC.postedD.painted
小题8:
A.loseB.seekC.finishD.take
小题9:
A.terrifiedB.satisfied C.depressed D.exhausted
小题10:
A.classB.shift C.clubD.party
小题11:
A.pulledB.attracted C.deservedD.attacked
小题12:
A.imaginationB.relationC.experienceD.strategy
小题13:
A.spokeB.laughedC.acted D.returned
小题14:
A.noddedB.shook C.raisedD.lower
小题15:
A.tookB.putC.fearedD.avoid
小题16:
A.fellB.formedC.dried D.disappeared
小题17:
A.confidenceB.balanceC.controlD.strength
小题18:
A.LaborB.Christmas C.ThanksgivingD.National
小题19:
A.luckily B.eagerlyC.proudlyD.naturally
小题20:
A.bossB.childrenC.co-workersD.fans
答案

小题1:C

小题2:D

小题3:A

小题4:B

小题5:B

小题6:D

小题7:C

小题8:A

小题9:C

小题10:B

小题11:B

小题12:A

小题13:B

小题14:B

小题15:C

小题16:B

小题17:C

小题18:B

小题19:C

小题20:D

题目分析:本文叙述了作者由于工作的地方靠着一条繁忙的街道,并且办公室又有一个大的窗子,所以作者可以通过窗子向下俯看,在不忙时,他就和下面的路人打招呼,在圣诞节的晚上作者用红色的夹克衫做成了一个圣诞老人的衣服,给过往的路人带来了快乐,自己也暂时忘掉了失去工作的痛苦。

小题1:考查动词短语及上下文的呼应。speed up加速; break down失败; look up仰望;    pull though度过。根据We had large windows overlooking a busy street.可知路人应该是仰望作者,故选C。

小题2:考查动词及上下文的呼应。shout呼叫; hide躲藏; leave离开; wave挥手。根据waved at the passengers who looked up可知很自然“我”挥了一下手,故选D。

小题3:考查副词及上下文的呼应。sow慢的; bad坏的; right正确的; important重要的。当工作慢下来的时候,故选A。

小题4:考查名词及上下文的呼应。   pleasure快乐; stress压力; experience经历; challenge挑战。这种笑使我的工作压力没有了,故选B。

小题5:考查动词及上下文的呼应。send花费,用于人做主语; take花费,不能用人做主语,用it或事情作主语; cost花费,用物作主语; pay花费,用于人做主语。这里是it作主语,故选B。

小题6:考查形容词及上下文的呼应。ecouraging令人鼓舞的; embarrassing令人尴尬的; moving动人的,活动的; boring令人厌烦的。当挥手令人厌烦的,“我”就做了一些标志,故选D。

小题7:考查动词及上下文的呼应。   see看见; read 读; post张贴,邮寄; paint刷油漆。“我”就把这些标志贴在窗子上,故选C。

小题8:考查动词及上下文的呼应。Lose失去; seek寻求; finish完成; take拿。根据Job cuts were announced.因为要裁员可知有几个同事要失去工作。故选A。

小题9:考查形容词及上下文的呼应。trrified恐惧的; satisfied 满意的; depressed沮丧的;      exhausted疲惫的。大家都很沮丧,故选C。

小题10:考查名词及上下文的呼应。class级; shift轮班,替换; club俱乐部; party聚会。当轮值晚上班时,故选B。

小题11:考查动词及上下文的呼应。pull拉;attract吸引; deserve值得; attack攻击。一件红色的实验室穿的夹克衫引起了“我”的注意,故选B。

小题12:考查名词及上下文的呼应。imagination想象;relation关系; experience经历;strategy战略。“我”用想象力把它变成了圣诞老人的衣服,故选A。

小题13:考查动词及上下文的呼应。speak说; laugh嘲笑; act行动; return回来。第二天“我”的同事嘲笑“我”,故选B。

小题14:考查动词及上下文的呼应。nod点头; shake摇动; raise提高; lower降低。根据turned and left可知老板摇了摇头,故选B。

小题15:考查动词及上下文的呼应。take拿; put 放; fear害怕; avoid避免。“我”害怕有麻烦,故选C。

小题16:考查动词及上下文的呼应。fall下降; form形成; dry弄干; disappeare消失。眼泪在眼里,故选B。

小题17:考查名词及上下文的呼应。confidence自信;balance平衡; control控制; strength体力。当他重新控制住自己的情绪,故选C。

小题18:考查名词及上下文的呼应。labor劳动; Christmas圣诞节; Thanksgiving感恩节;ntional国庆节。根据下文That evening, and every evening of the Christmas season可知应选B。

小题19:考查副词及上下文的呼应。luckily幸运地; eagerly渴望地; proudly自豪地; naturally自然地。“我” 自豪地站在窗子那里,故选C。

小题20:考查名词及上下文的呼应。boss老板; children 孩子; co-workers同事;fans粉丝。“我” 自豪地站在窗子那里,向粉丝挥手,故选D。

点评:完形故事这类文章一般描述的是某一件具体事情的发生发展或结局,有人物、时间、地点和事件。命题往往从故事的情节、人物或事件的之间的关系、作者的态度及意图、故事前因和后果的推测等方面着手,考查学生对细节的辨认能力以及推理判断能力。阅读这类材料时,同学们一定要根据主要情节掌握文章主旨大意,同时抓住每一个细节,设身处地根据文章内容揣摩作者的态度和意图,根据情节展开想象,即使是碰到深层理解题也可迎刃而解。

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