一、完形填空。
A few years ago I got a vertigo(眩晕) health problem which caused me to feel dizzy(眩晕的). Around that time, I had to travel to North Carolina for a business trip that I 1 not miss. My wife wanted to go with me on the trip, 2 my daughter. They were both worried about me.
On our hour-long taxi ride to the airport, I 3 another vertigo. As I sat in the front of the car, I couldn't help 4. Vertigo came on in a 5 and I threw up(呕吐) all over the seat. I was so 6. I asked the taxi driver to pull over so that I could deal with the 7 I created. After some clean-up and fresh water, my wife asked me if we should 8 the trip and head back home. I told her that I felt OK and 9 to go to the airport.
The taxi driver got us to the airport 10 and in plenty of time. He never showed a little disappointment or 11 towards me. He even helped us with our bags. 12 he was about to leave, I told him I was sorry for what happened. And I thanked him for his understanding and 13. With a gentle smile, he said, "No worries, my friend. You take care." My family were 14 the taxi driver and were so glad that we could give him a large tip.
Ever since then, I've always spread the kindness to the people in 15 situations. Whatever that small act of kindness may be, it means so much to the world.
()1. A. need B. might C. must D. could
()2. A. ahead of B. along with C. instead of D. rather than
()3. A. had B. took C. caused D. avoided
()4. A. me B. him C. myself D. himself
()5. A. way B. word C. rush D. row
()6. A. touched B. relaxed C. bored D. embarrassed
()7. A. effort B. decision C. mess D. stress
()8. A. afford B. separate C. cancel D. exchange
()9. A. regretted B. asked C. happened D. dared
()10. A. wisely B. heavily C. seriously D. safely
()11. A. relief B. anger C. pride D. pity
()12. A. When B. Although C. So D. Since
()13. A. happiness B. kindness C. agreement D. achievement
()14. A. thankful to B. interested in C. responsible for D. hard on
()15. A. convenient B. basic C. public D. difficult

1. D 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. C 6. D 7. C 8. C 9. B 10. D 11. B 12. A 13. B 14. A 15. D

【分析】
做完形填空需遵循“通读全文明主旨，逐空分析找依据，代入验证保通顺”的思路。先快速通读全文，把握本文核心：作者患眩晕症出差途中发作，得到出租车司机的理解与帮助，此后作者将善意传递下去。再结合每个空的上下文语境、词汇含义、固定搭配、逻辑关系逐一分析选项，最后代入答案验证是否符合文意。
【解析】
1. 考查情态动词。此处表示那次出差“不能错过”，could not miss符合语境，故选D。
2. 考查短语辨析。ahead of（在…之前）、along with（和…一起）、instead of（代替）、rather than（而不是）。根据后文“都担心我”，可知妻子和女儿一起去，选B。
3. 考查动词辨析。had another vertigo表示“又犯了眩晕”，take（带走）、cause（导致）、avoid（避免）均不符合，故选A。
4. 考查反身代词。couldn't help oneself是固定搭配，意为“控制不住自己”，主语是I，故用myself，选C。
5. 考查名词辨析。in a rush意为“突然，匆忙”，此处指眩晕突然发作，符合语境，选C。
6. 考查形容词辨析。犯病呕吐后，作者感到尴尬（embarrassed），touched（感动的）、relaxed（放松的）、bored（无聊的）均不符合，选D。
7. 考查名词辨析。作者呕吐弄出了一团糟（mess），effort（努力）、decision（决定）、stress（压力）不符合，选C。
8. 考查动词辨析。妻子问是否取消行程（cancel），afford（负担得起）、separate（分开）、exchange（交换）不符合，选C。
9. 考查动词辨析。作者告诉妻子自己感觉还好，要求去机场，asked符合语境，regretted（后悔）、happened（发生）、dared（敢）不符合，选B。
10. 考查副词辨析。司机安全地（safely）把我们送到机场，wisely（明智地）、heavily（沉重地）、seriously（严肃地）不符合，选D。
11. 考查名词辨析。司机没有表现出失望或愤怒（anger），relief（安慰）、pride（骄傲）、pity（同情）不符合，选B。
12. 考查连词。当司机要离开时，我向他道歉，when符合语境，although（虽然）、so（所以）、since（自从）不符合，选A。
13. 考查名词辨析。感谢司机的理解和善意（kindness），happiness（快乐）、agreement（同意）、achievement（成就）不符合，选B。
14. 考查短语辨析。家人感谢司机，thankful to符合，interested in（对…感兴趣）、responsible for（对…负责）、hard on（对…苛刻）不符合，选A。
15. 考查形容词辨析。在困难的情况下（difficult），作者传递善意，convenient（方便的）、basic（基础的）、public（公共的）不符合，选D。
【答案】
1.D 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.C 6.D 7.C 8.C 9.B 10.D 11.B 12.A 13.B 14.A 15.D
【知识点】
完形填空语篇理解、词汇辨析、固定搭配
【点评】
本文是一篇充满正能量的记叙文完形，通过讲述善意传递的故事，考查学生对语境的把握和词汇运用能力，贴近学生生活，易于理解。
【难度系数】
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