Ⅰ.完形填空
Ye Lianping is a teacher from a village in Anhui Province. 1 has always been a part of his life. After retirement(退休) in 1991, he often went back to school to teach as a volunteer.
In 2000, he began 2 free English classes for children whose parents work far away. He first set up a classroom—“Home for Left-behind Children”—in his own house. Later, the local government 3 an empty store into classrooms, where more than 2,000 children have learnt a lot from Ye.
In 2012, with the help of the local government, he 4 the Ye Lianping Scholarship(奖学金). So far, it has provided financial(经济的) aid for hundreds of left-behind children.
However, Ye lives a very 5 life. He lives in an old house built over 30 years ago. To save money, Ye never wastes a penny(分) on himself—even on a bottle of water. For example, he has been using the 6 cup for years.
7 he is getting older, he's never tired of teaching. In 2010, Ye's eyes had a serious illness. But he went to the 8 only when he couldn't read anything from the students' papers. In the summer of 2018, Ye had an 9 while riding a bicycle to buy vegetables for volunteer teachers. Instead of resting in bed, he returned to class with a stick within a week.
People 10 him “the candlelight of the village burning forever”. But he said, “I'm just a little firefly(萤火虫) making little light, not as much light as a candle can give.”
()1. A. Sleeping B. Riding C. Swimming D. Teaching
()2. A. trying B. providing C. passing D. sending
()3. A. painted B. chose C. broke D. changed
()4. A. put up B. set up C. stayed up D. gave up
()5. A. simple B. serious C. busy D. comfortable
()6. A. expensive B. special C. traditional D. same
()7. A. When B. Because C. Although D. Until
()8. A. park B. school C. hospital D. restaurant
()9. A. accident B. answer C. activity D. advantage
()10. A. teach B. understand C. call D. find

1.D 2.B 3.D 4.B 5.A 6.D 7.C 8.C 9.A 10.C

【分析】
首先通读全文，把握文章核心：本文介绍安徽乡村教师叶连平退休后义务辅导留守儿童、设立奖学金，生活简朴仍坚守教学的事迹。解题时需结合上下文语境、词汇搭配、逻辑关系逐一分析：1. 由后文“退休后回校做志愿教学”可知，教学是他生活的重要部分；2. 考查固定搭配“为某人提供某物”；3. 考查短语“把……变成……”；4. 考查短语“设立”；5. 由后文“住老房子、省钱”可知他生活简朴；6. 由“多年使用”可知是同一个杯子；7. 前后句是让步关系；8. 眼睛生病需去医院；9. 骑自行车时发生事故；10. 考查固定搭配“称某人为……”。
【解析】
1. 由下文“After retirement...teach as a volunteer”可知，教学（teaching）是叶连平生活的一部分，故选D。
2. 固定搭配provide sth for sb意为“为某人提供某物”，此处指为孩子们提供免费英语课，故选B。
3. 短语change...into...表示“把……变成……”，此处指当地政府把空商店改成教室，故选D。
4. set up意为“设立”，此处指设立叶连平奖学金，故选B。
5. 由后文“lives in an old house, saves money”可知，叶连平过着简朴的（simple）生活，故选A。
6. 由“for years”可知，他多年来一直用同一个（same）杯子，故选D。
7. 前后句是让步关系，意为“虽然他年纪变大，但从不厌倦教学”，用although，故选C。
8. 眼睛生病后，他去医院（hospital），故选C。
9. 骑自行车时发生事故（accident），故选A。
10. call sb sth意为“称某人为……”，此处指人们称他为“永远燃烧的乡村烛光”，故选C。
【答案】
1.D 2.B 3.D 4.B 5.A 6.D 7.C 8.C 9.A 10.C
【知识点】
完形填空解题、词汇辨析、固定搭配
【点评】
本文是感人的记叙文，讲述叶连平老师坚守乡村教育的事迹，考查学生对语境、词汇搭配及逻辑关系的运用，贴近生活，易于理解。
【难度系数】
0.6