一、完形填空
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For years, Joan Peterson had tried to make life easier for the people of Hidden Springs. When the community had the chance to return her hard work and 1 , it did. Love goes both ways.
A few years ago, Joan and her husband bought a 2 that sits at the heart of Hidden Springs. It's the place where kids meet after school, where adults 3 for a drink or a meal, where families come to host a party. It was hard work for just the 4 of them, running(经营) such a big store. Things got a lot 5 when her husband fell ill. And that was when her neighbours showed her 6 they were made of.
"I was driving to the hospital, maybe three days before my 7 passed away, and I went past the store and there were many cars in the parking lot(停车场)," she says. "Later I 8 that many people came in and did the cleaning. From top to bottom, like it was 9 . I didn't ask for it. They just did it."
After losing her husband two years ago, Joan 10 considered leaving the store, but discovered that her neighbours were not going to let her go easily.
"It's a big operation to run by 11 . But they just kept helping me," she says. "I could have walked away. But I can't, because I 12 it. This is my family."
Hidden Springs is a big community of many 13 . Instead of rows of similar homes, it has walkable streets, unique(独特的) homes, 14 open spaces. Instead of malls, it has its big green space, where concerts and events 15 all year. But residents(居民) say it's the people who truly make it special. This is what a community should be.
——文章选自 Good News Network
()1. A. happiness B. kindness C. luckiness D. business
()2. A. bank B. library C. store D. school
()3. A. stay B. study C. live D. work
()4. A. one B. two C. three D. four
()5. A. easier B. quicker C. slower D. harder
()6. A. what B. which C. how D. why
()7. A. brother B. father C. grandfather D. husband
()8. A. looked B. found C. turned D. ran
()9. A. big B. tall C. new D. cheap
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()10. A. carefully B. sadly C. lonely D. clearly
()11. A. myself B. herself C. ourselves D. themselves
()12. A. know B. have C. love D. miss
()13. A. buildings B. houses C. homes D. rooms
()14. A. or B. so C. but D. and
()15. A. take place B. come over C. break out D. get out

完形填空
几年前,琼和她的丈夫买了一家位于 Hidden Springs中心的商店。对于他们而言,经营这么大的商店真的很辛苦。当丈夫生病后,情况变得更加糟糕。就在那时,邻居伸出援手,帮助她树立继续经营的信心。
1. B 小区有机会回报她的辛劳和善行时,就会去做。
2. C 由下文 running such a big store 可知,选 store。
3. A 那是成年人待在一起进餐的地方。
4. B 由 Joan and her husband bought a store 可知,用two 指 Joan and her husband。
5. D 下文提及"她的丈夫生病了",上文对应表示:情况变得难多了。hard 表示"困难的"。
6. A 那时邻居向她表明邻居们应该怎样做邻居。what引导宾语从句,且作 of 的宾语。
7. D 由上一段中"Things got a lot harder when her husband fell ill."可知,本句对应选 husband。
8. B 上文提及"停车场有很多小汽车",下文顺承表示:她发现许多人来帮忙打扫卫生。
9. C 上文提及"很多人来帮忙打扫卫生",下文顺承表示:从上到下,商店看起来就像新的。
10. B 上文提及"两年前失去了丈夫",下文顺承表示:琼伤心地考虑过离开商店。
11. A 此处表示"靠我自己经营"。
12. C 此处表示"因为我热爱它"。
13. C 由"Instead of rows of similar homes, it has walkable streets, unique homes"可知答案。
14. D walkable streets、unique homes 与 open spaces 是并列的短语,最后两个短语用 and 连接。
15. A 这里有广阔的绿色空间,全年都会有音乐会等活动发生。take place 发生。