一、完形填空
As the saying goes, “It takes a village to raise a child.”
One in the Newton, Massachusetts 1 certainly takes that to heart.
One summer, Glenda and Raphael Savitz 2 their new home in Newton and had their daughter Samantha soon. 3, Samantha was born deaf(聋的). That didn’t stop Samantha from growing into a(n) 4 girl. When she was out, she tried to communicate with her neighbours. However, they 5 understand her because they knew little sign language(手语). It made them very 6.
Instead of giving up, the 7 decided to learn sign language together. They found a sign language teacher and took 8 in Lucia’s living room. Lucia has lived in Newton for over 20 years. She 9 the power of the community. “Samantha is bringing a 10 for us to get together,” she said.
It was not easy for the neighbours to learn sign language, but they 11 the process(过程). Before long, they could communicate with the little girl 12. Both Samantha and her parents were very happy. “We’re seeing 13 in Samantha. We’re just so thankful that we live here with these wonderful people,” said Samantha’s mother. “I can’t think of a 14 place for my daughter.”
What is more, they are not the only ones who say they are thankful. “Samantha is doing 15 for us,” said some neighbours. “She has made our community closer.”
()1. A. country
B. community
C. company
D. classroom
()2. A. moved into
B. worked out
C. found out
D. put up
()3. A. Finally
B. Usually
C. Unluckily
D. Truly
()4. A. shy
B. slim
C. active
D. honest
()5. A. shouldn’t
B. needn’t
C. mustn’t
D. couldn’t
()6. A. strange
B. happy
C. sad
D. angry
()7. A. children
B. family
C. teachers
D. neighbours
()8. A. parties
B. classes
C. trips
D. notes
()9. A. believes in
B. worries about
C. laughs at
D. misses out
()10. A. chance
B. result
C. course
D. practice
()11. A. hated
B. enjoyed
C. invited
D. lost
()12. A. carefully
B. loudly
C. freely
D. safely
()13. A. answers
B. changes
C. questions
D. problems
()14. A. worse
B. farther
C. better
D. larger
()15. A. anything
B. everything
C. nothing
D. something

【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了整个社区的人们为了能和一个失聪的女孩沟通，集体学习手语的暖心故事。
1. B 根据“One in the Newton, Massachusetts... certainly takes that to heart.”及下文多次提到 neighbours 可知，这里是指社区。故选 B。
2. A moved into 搬进；worked out 解决；found out 发现；put up 搭起。根据“their new home in Newton”可知，这里是指搬进了他们在牛顿的新家。故选 A。
3. C 根据“Samantha was born deaf”可知，这里是指不幸地。故选 C。
4. C 根据“When she was out, she tried to communicate with her neighbours.”可知，萨曼莎是一个活跃的女孩。故选 C。
5. D 根据“... understand her because they knew little sign language”可知，这里是指他们不懂她要表达什么，因为他们几乎不懂手语。故选 D。
6. C 根据“because they knew little sign language”可知，这里是指他们非常低落。故选 C。
7. D 根据“Instead of giving up, the... decided to learn sign language together.”可知，这里是指邻居们没有放弃。故选 D。
8. B 根据“They found a sign language teacher”可知，这里是指上手语课。故选 B。
9. A believes in 相信；worries about 担心；laughs at 嘲笑；misses out 错过。根据“the power of the community”可知，这里是指她相信社区的力量。故选 A。
10. A 根据“Samantha is bringing a... for us to get together”可知，这里是指带来了聚在一起的机会。故选 A。
11. B 根据“It was not easy for... but they... the process.”可知，这里是指他们很享受这个过程。故选 B。
12. C 根据“they could communicate with the little girl...”可知，这里是指他们学完手语就可以自由地和小女孩交流了。故选 C。
13. B 根据“We're seeing... in Samantha.”可知，这里指萨曼莎的变化。故选 B。
14. C 根据“I can't think of a... place for my daughter.”可知，这里指没有比这更好的地方了。故选 C。
15. D 根据“Samantha is doing... for us”可知，是为“我们”做了些事情，这里是肯定句，用 something。故选 D。

【分析】
做完这篇完形填空，首先第一步先通读全文，理清文章核心叙事：马萨诸塞州牛顿的一个社区里，新搬来的家庭生下了先天失聪的女儿Samantha，女孩很活跃想和邻居交流，但邻居不懂手语没法沟通，之后邻居们集体学习手语，最终顺畅交流，也让社区关系更紧密的暖心故事。接下来逐空解题时，优先找上下文给出的提示线索，结合选项的词义辨析，匹配故事的情感逻辑和语境含义，遇到不确定的空可以先跳过，等后文出现对应提示后再回头选择，全部选完后把答案代入全文通读，验证逻辑通顺、语义连贯即可。
【解析】
1. 后文多次出现neighbours、community相关表述，对应这里指牛顿的一个社区，B.community符合语境，其余选项country国家、company公司、classroom教室均不符合语义。
2. 后文搭配new home，对应“搬进新家”，A.moved into搬进符合语义，其余选项worked out解决/锻炼、found out查明、put up搭建/张贴均不符合。
3. 后文提到Samantha天生失聪，这是不幸的事，C.Unluckily不幸地符合语境，其余选项Finally最终、Usually通常、Truly真正地均不符合。
4. 后文提到她出门的时候主动尝试和邻居交流，说明她是很活跃的女孩，C.active活跃的符合描述，其余选项shy害羞的、slim苗条的、honest诚实的均不符合。
5. 后文说他们几乎不懂手语，所以没办法理解她的表达，D.couldn't不能够符合语义，其余选项shouldn't不应该、needn't不必、mustn't禁止均不符合。
6. 邻居们没法理解想要交流的小女孩，心情是难过的，C.sad难过的符合情感逻辑，其余选项strange奇怪的、happy开心的、angry生气的均不符合。
7. 后文提到邻居们一起学习手语，对应这里做出决定的是邻居们，D.neighbours邻居符合后文叙事，其余选项children孩子、family家人、teachers老师均不符合。
8. 前文说找了手语老师，对应上手语课程，B.classes课程符合语义，其余选项parties派对、trips旅行、notes笔记均不符合。
9. 后文Lucia提到社区让大家聚在一起，说明她相信社区的力量，A.believes in相信符合语义，其余选项worries about担心、laughs at嘲笑、misses out错过均不符合。
10. 小女孩给大家带来了聚在一起的机会，A.chance机会符合语境，其余选项result结果、course课程、practice练习均不符合。
11. 前文说学手语不容易，用but转折，说明大家很享受这个过程，B.enjoyed享受符合情感走向，其余选项hated讨厌、invited邀请、lost失去均不符合。
12. 学会手语之后，大家就可以和小女孩自由顺畅地交流了，C.freely自由地符合语义，其余选项carefully小心地、loudly大声地、safely安全地均不符合。
13. 大家学会手语能顺畅和Samantha交流之后，能看到Samantha身上的变化，B.changes变化符合语境，其余选项answers答案、questions问题、problems麻烦均不符合。
14. 妈妈非常感激住在这个社区，所以她想不出比这更适合女儿的地方了，C.better更好的符合语义，其余选项worse更差的、farther更远的、larger更大的均不符合。
15. 本句是肯定句，指Samantha为大家做了一些有意义的事，D.something某事，用于肯定句符合用法，其余选项anything任何事多用于否定疑问句、everything所有事、nothing没什么均不符合。
【答案】
1-5 BACCD 6-10 CDBAA 11-15 BCBCD
【知识点】
语境逻辑推断，动词短语辨析，不定代词用法
【点评】
本篇是温情主题的记叙文完形填空，整体叙事线索清晰，绝大多数题目都有明确的上下文提示，侧重考察学生结合全文语境辨析词义、匹配情感逻辑的能力，没有设置偏难怪的词汇障碍，适合中等水平的学生练习，能帮助学生养成做完形填空不孤立看单句、联动前后文找线索的好习惯。
【难度系数】
0.7