Cloze 6
During the course of a lifetime, we all make mistakes. And often we take for granted what we have.
Cecilia, not her real name, had everything she needed: , happiness and fame. She, however, was not a person for several reasons that you wouldn't know you got to know her.
It was very clear that she lacked ______ for others who were not as lucky as she was. She would not help anyone, nor would she even begin to express her ______ for anyone in trouble.
But then the fateful day. Her husband got into financial , to the point where he was forced to declare bankruptcy(破产). Now, she found that she was the one who had . She found out that few people were ready to help her. But luckily her husband's family was willing and able to help them through these difficult times despite the fact that she had them in her life.
I wish I could give this story a beautiful ending, but sadly, that's not my power to do. Even though Cecilia was helped through challenging times, once they were over, she her true self.
As we all know, we all need help somewhere along life's path whether we think we will or not. If you move through life helping, , forgiving, you will always have those who love and you.
No one can overcome all difficulties all the time. Kindness is the best we can give each other.
()1. A. wealth B. life C. eyes
()2. A. kind B. clever C. polite
()3. A. after B. until C. when
()4. A. pity B. fear C. love
()5. A. satisfaction B. sadness C. sympathy
()6. A. came B. went C. passed
()7. A. success B. trouble C. progress
()8. A. something B. anything C. nothing
()9. A. avoided B. helped C. taught
()10. A. within B. beyond C. outside
()11. A. returned to B. gave up C. looked for
()12. A. caring B. laughing C. crying
()13. A. respect B. refuse C. forget
()14. A. lively B. lonely C. alone
()15. A. rule B. lesson C. gift

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

【分析】
这是一篇记叙文类完形填空，解题思路如下：1. 先通读全文，把握文章主旨：通过Cecilia的经历，传递“要善待他人、互助互爱”的道理；2. 逐空分析，结合上下文语境、词汇词义辨析、固定搭配等知识，逐一确定每个空的正确选项；3. 最后代入所选答案通读全文，验证逻辑是否通顺，确保答案准确。
【解析】
1. 前文提到Cecilia拥有所需的一切，后文并列happiness（幸福）和fame（名望），结合选项，wealth（财富）符合语境，故选A。
2. 后文提到她不愿帮助他人，说明她不是善良的人，kind（善良的）符合，故选A。
3. 固定搭配not...until...意为“直到……才……”，此处表示“直到你了解她才知道原因”，故选B。
4. 结合后文她不愿帮助他人，可知她缺乏对不幸者的怜悯，pity（怜悯）符合，故选A。
5. 此处表达“对困境中的人表达同情”，sympathy（同情）符合语境，故选C。
6. 倒装结构then came the fateful day意为“然后那个关键的日子到来了”，故选A。
7. 后文提到丈夫被迫破产，说明他陷入财务麻烦，trouble（麻烦）符合，故选B。
8. 丈夫破产后，Cecilia成了一无所有的人，nothing（没有什么）符合，故选C。
9. 幸运的是丈夫的家人愿意帮助，尽管她之前避开了他们，avoided（避开）符合，故选A。
10. 固定搭配within one's power意为“在某人能力范围内”，此处表示“我无法做到”，故选A。
11. 困难过后，她回到了真实的自己，returned to（回到）符合，故选A。
12. 此处列举积极的行为：帮助、关心、原谅，caring（关心）符合，故选A。
13. 此处表达“爱和尊重你”，respect（尊重）符合，故选A。
14. 句意为“没有人能一直独自克服所有困难”，alone（独自）符合，故选C。
15. 句意为“善良是我们能给予彼此的最好礼物”，gift（礼物）符合，故选C。
【答案】
1.A 2.A 3.B 4.A 5.C 6.A 7.B 8.C 9.A 10.A 11.A 12.A 13.A 14.C 15.C
【知识点】
完形填空解题技巧、词汇词义辨析、固定搭配
【点评】
本文通过Cecilia的人生经历，生动诠释了“善待他人、互助互爱”的道理，是一篇兼具教育意义和实用性的记叙文完形，侧重考查学生对语境的理解和词汇的运用能力。
【难度系数】
0.5