五、完形填空
In her grandparents' old house, Maya discovered an old family calendar, with each page filled out carefully. On June 6th, 1892: "Helped Mr Thomas repair his house." On April 14th, 1907: "1 my time at an old people's home." Curious, she asked her grandmother about it.
"That is the tradition of our family," her grandmother explained. "Every day, for generations, we complete one act of kindness and take it down. No matter how 2 it is."
Maya was interested. "Why?" Her grandmother smiled, "It's a belief that through continuous kind actions, we can create a life of 3. Every day, we find a moment of light through offering help to others, even when the world around us is 4."
With admiration, Maya decided to keep the tradition. Every night, she would record her act of kindness for the day. As the years went by, Maya's entries（记录）of her kind acts 5.
One day, as she sat at a cafe, a young woman came to her. 6, she asked, "Excuse me, are you Maya?" Maya nodded, feeling 7.
The woman went on, "Years ago, you taught me for free when my family couldn't afford lessons. Because of you, I graduated top of my class. Today, I am 8 an organization providing help for students from poor families."
Maya was moved and proud. She realized her actions were creating ripples（涟漪）in ways she had 9 imagined.
When Maya was old, she often sat with her grandchildren, turning the filled pages. "This was when your grandpa and I met. I helped him find his lost dog."
One day, her oldest grandchild, Sophie, looked up from the calendar. "I want to 10 this, Grandma." Maya handed the calendar over. She knew the tradition would live on.
() 1. A. Saved B. Wasted C. Focused D. Volunteered
() 2. A. popular B. small C. unfair D. interesting
() 3. A. peace B. balance C. purpose D. adventure
() 4. A. hard B. easy C. dark D. bright
() 5. A. grew B. appeared C. remained D. mattered
() 6. A. Suddenly B. Carefully C. Politely D. Loudly
() 7. A. worried B. relaxed C. excited D. surprised
() 8. A. managing B. performing C. exploring D. training
() 9. A. always B. often C. sometimes D. never
()10. A. praise B. inspire C. continue D. remember

1.D 2.B 3.C 4.C 5.A 6.C 7.D 8.A 9.D 10.C

【分析】
做完形填空需先通读全文把握主旨（家族传承善举的传统），再结合上下文语境、词义辨析、固定搭配逐一分析选项：第1空需选在养老院做善举的动作，第2空对应善举的大小，第3空关联善举带来的生活意义，第4空与前文light形成反义，第5空描述记录的变化，第6空体现陌生人询问的态度，第7空是被陌生人询问的感受，第8空对应管理组织的动作，第9空体现善举影响的未知性，第10空呼应传承传统的主题。
【解析】
1. 选D。volunteered意为“志愿做”，在养老院做志愿是善举，符合语境；A Saved（节省）、B Wasted（浪费）、C Focused（聚焦）均不符合。
2. 选B。small意为“小的”，句意为“无论善举多小都记录”，符合家族传统的细节；A popular（流行）、C unfair（不公平）、D interesting（有趣）不符合。
3. 选C。purpose意为“目标”，善举能创造有目标的生活，符合语境；A peace（和平）、B balance（平衡）、D adventure（冒险）不符合。
4. 选C。dark意为“黑暗的”，与前文light（光明）形成反义，对应“即使周围黑暗也要助人”；A hard（困难）、B easy（容易）、D bright（明亮）不符合。
5. 选A。grew意为“增长”，多年的善举记录变多，符合语境；B appeared（出现）、C remained（保持）、D mattered（重要）不符合。
6. 选C。Politely意为“礼貌地”，陌生人询问时的礼貌态度，符合场景；A Suddenly（突然）、B Carefully（仔细地）、D Loudly（大声地）不符合。
7. 选D。surprised意为“惊讶的”，被陌生人认出会感到惊讶，符合语境；A worried（担心）、B relaxed（放松）、C excited（兴奋）不符合。
8. 选A。managing意为“管理”，管理帮助贫困学生的组织，符合语境；B performing（表演）、C exploring（探索）、D training（训练）不符合。
9. 选D。never意为“从未”，善举带来的涟漪是从未想象到的，符合语境；A always（总是）、B often（经常）、C sometimes（有时）不符合。
10. 选C。continue意为“继续”，呼应家族传统的传承，符合语境；A praise（表扬）、B inspire（激励）、D remember（记得）不符合。
【答案】
1.D 2.B 3.C 4.C 5.A 6.C 7.D 8.A 9.D 10.C
【知识点】
完形填空解题技巧、词义辨析、语境理解
【点评】
本文为记叙文，围绕家族传承善举的传统展开，贴近生活，考查学生对语境的把握和词汇辨析能力，易于理解主旨，适合中等水平学生练习。
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