四、语篇填空(15小题,每小题1分,共15分)
第一节
阅读短文,从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空,使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词,每词限用一次。
when change play take different hand little open waste volunteer
"It's a 56 of time," I said when my mum told me to join Madcaps, a mother and daughter club that helps charities. When she told me I had to 57 at the homeless shelter(收容所), I thought that things could not get worse.
We got there late and walked to the dirty homeless shelter. A lady 58 us to the kitchen, where we ran into our five fellow(同伴的) Madcaps mothers and daughters.
Then homeless people started to walk in. A little girl, around 5 years old, walked up and then pointed to the cold sandwich. I 59 out to her and she said thanks. She then walked over to her parents.
60 she walked away, I thought about how much I had. I went to one of the top schools in the city, I had a great house by the water, and I had a warm meal every night. Then I thought of how 61 she had. She probably didn't go to school, and this was what she ate every day. The little girl made me realize(意识到) how lucky I was.
After that moment, I 62 my ideas. Now, I love Madcaps and don't miss one meeting. I now have many friends to 63 and talk with.
I believe that if you have a(n) 64 mind about things, you can learn a lot about yourself and the people in your neighbourhood. You can make new friends and get the idea of how lucky you are. I believe you can make a 65 just by doing something that you didn't want to do before.
第二节
阅读短文,根据语篇要求填空,使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词。
Everyone has a hobby, and so do I. I usually volunteer at an animal rescue shelter on holidays, 66 Christmas.
The managers often work on weekends so other workers 67 have time with their family and friends. I go there with delicious food for the animals and the staff(全体员工). I make sure 68 letting everyone working there know how much I like 69 they do for the life of homeless animals. And I clean kennels(狗舍), feed animals and try to give a loving touch and kind words 70 each animal before I leave.
I always leave with a full and light heart—the best present I can give myself.

第一节：
56. waste
57. volunteer
58. took
59. handed
60. When
61. little
62. changed
63. play
64. open
65. difference
第二节：
66. like
67. can
68. of
69. what
70. to

第一节：
1. 第56空：固定短语"a waste of time"表示“浪费时间”，故填waste。
2. 第57空：have to后接动词原形，结合语境在收容所志愿帮忙，应填volunteer。
3. 第58空：take sb. to sp.表示“带某人去某地”，文章为过去时态，take的过去式是took。
4. 第59空：hand out表示“分发”，文章为过去时态，hand的过去式是handed。
5. 第60空：when引导时间状语从句，意为“当……时候”，句首首字母大写，故填When。
6. 第61空：与前文“how much I had”对比，此处表示“她拥有的很少”，故填little。
7. 第62空：结合语境“我改变了想法”，文章为过去时态，change的过去式是changed。
8. 第63空：play with sb.表示“和某人一起玩”，to后接动词原形，故填play。
9. 第64空：固定搭配"open mind"表示“开放的心态”，故填open。
10. 第65空：固定短语"make a difference"表示“有影响，起作用”，故填difference。
第二节：
1. 第66空：此处举例说明假期，like表示“比如”，符合语境。
2. 第67空：so引导结果状语从句，此处表示“其他员工能有时间陪伴家人朋友”，故填can。
3. 第68空：固定搭配"make sure of doing sth."表示“确保做某事”，故填of。
4. 第69空：what引导宾语从句，作do的宾语，指代“他们所做的事”，故填what。
5. 第70空：固定搭配"give sth. to sb./sth."表示“给某人/某物某物”，故填to。