一、完形填空
Fourteen - year - old Jacob Reddy is from England. When he heard about a local charity (慈善机构) called Community Spirit that helps 1 people, he knew he had to do something. 2 at the charity give food and warm clothes to homeless people. Jacob didn't have much 3, but he wanted to make a difference.
Jacob is a kind teen and he was 4 about this terrible problem. He loves writing music and singing songs so he decided to write a 5. He spent a few months writing and practising his song. He wanted to record it, but that costs money. 6 Imogen Storey and James Duckworth have a recording studio (录音室). When they heard what Jacob was doing, they 7 him the studio to record his song—8.
People will soon 9 Jacob's song online. All the money will go to Community Spirit to help homeless people. Organizers at the charity are really happy about the song and 10 think Jacob is very kind. They will play his song this 11 so that people remember the homeless. They need to raise more money, 12 winter is colder and wetter than other times of the year.
Jacob isn't just interested in 13 social problems at home. He's going to go to Africa with his school. There, he's going to work with other teenagers (青少年) to teach children who don't have homes. Jacob is working hard to get the money for his 14. He often plays music on the street in town. It seems like 15 is a good way to get money to help others.
()1. A. kind
B. strong
C. sick
D. homeless
()2. A. Doctors
B. Volunteers
C. Teachers
D. Nurses
()3. A. bamboo
B. water
C. money
D. food
()4. A. sad
B. excited
C. crazy
D. careful
()5. A. story
B. sign
C. letter
D. song
()6. A. But
B. Also
C. So
D. Then
()7. A. showed
B. offered
C. bought
D. sent
()8. A. quietly
B. clearly
C. freely
D. carefully
()9. A. relax
B. write
C. watch
D. buy
()10. A. they
B. we
C. you
D. I
()11. A. spring
B. summer
C. autumn
D. winter
()12. A. but
B. because
C. unless
D. when
()13. A. putting forward
B. going through
C. helping with
D. leading to
()14. A. trip
B. family
C. country
D. friends
()15. A. travelling
B. music
C. teaching
D. interest

1~5 DBCAD 6~10 ABCDA
11~15 DBCAB
【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了善良的雅各布为无家可归的人做的事情。

【分析】
做完形填空需先通读全文把握主旨（本文讲述Jacob帮助无家可归者的故事），再结合上下文语境、词汇辨析、逻辑关系逐一分析每个空：1题由后文“homeless people”确定答案；2题慈善机构的工作人员是志愿者；3题由“录歌花钱”推断Jacob没钱；4题对无家可归问题感到难过；5题由“喜欢写歌唱歌”确定写歌；6题前后是递进关系；7题“提供录音室”用offer；8题免费提供；9题网上买歌；10题指代慈善机构组织者；11题由后文“winter”确定；12题解释筹钱原因用because；13题“帮助解决社会问题”用help with；14题去非洲的旅行；15题“音乐是筹钱的好方法”。
【解析】
1. 考查形容词辨析：根据下文“homeless people”可知，慈善机构帮助无家可归的人，故选D。
2. 考查名词辨析：慈善机构的工作人员以志愿者为主，故选B。
3. 考查名词辨析：由后文“He wanted to record it, but that costs money.”可知Jacob没有很多钱，故选C。
4. 考查形容词辨析：Jacob对无家可归的社会问题感到难过，sad符合语境，故选A。
5. 考查名词辨析：根据前文“He loves writing music and singing songs”可知他决定写歌，故选D。
6. 考查副词辨析：前文说录歌需要钱，后文提到有人有录音室，是递进关系，also表示“此外”，故选B。
7. 考查动词辨析：offer sb sth意为“提供某人某物”，此处指提供录音室，故选B。
8. 考查副词辨析：Imogen和James免费提供录音室，freely符合语境，故选C。
9. 考查动词辨析：人们会在网上购买Jacob的歌曲，buy符合逻辑，故选D。
10. 考查代词辨析：指代前文的“Organizers”，用主格they，故选A。
11. 考查名词辨析：由后文“winter is colder”可知，慈善机构会在冬天播放他的歌，故选D。
12. 考查连词辨析：后文“冬天更冷”是筹钱的原因，用because引导原因状语从句，故选B。
13. 考查动词短语辨析：help with意为“帮助解决”，此处指帮助解决国内的社会问题，故选C。
14. 考查名词辨析：Jacob要和学校去非洲旅行，trip符合语境，故选A。
15. 考查名词辨析：前文提到他在街头演奏音乐，可知音乐是筹钱的好方法，故选B。
【答案】
1~5 DBCAD 6~10 ABCDA 11~15 DBCAB
【知识点】
完形填空解题技巧、词汇辨析、上下文语境理解
【点评】
本文是积极向上的记叙文，围绕帮助无家可归者展开，侧重考查基础词汇辨析和上下文逻辑，贴近学生生活，易于理解。
【难度系数】
0.5