一、完形填空 夏洛特的启示
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[2026 扬州江都区期末改编]My daughter Kate had just passed away in a car accident. I was heartbroken. I didn’t think I could 1 those first few weeks.
One night, I had a(n) 2 that changed everything. A clear, calming voice said one sentence to me, “3 Charlotte’s Web. There will be a message in it for you.”
I 4 up, amazed at such a strange dream. Realizing I had never read the children’s book Charlotte’s Web, that morning I went to a bookstore and 5 the book. I sat down and read the classic children’s book all afternoon. The writer wrote about the 6 friendship between Wilbur the pig and Charlotte the spider. But after I read, I couldn’t find any messages that related to my own 7 for Kate’s passing. It appeared the story focused on Charlotte and Wilbur’s lasting friendship. 8 was the message?
9, it was on the very last page. Charlotte had died, leaving Wilbur completely heartbroken. Yet the writer had written a most loving passage: “Wilbur never forgot Charlotte. 10 he loved her children and grandchildren dearly, none of the new spiders ever quite took her place in his heart.”
These simple, wonderful words 11 my thinking that very moment. No one could ever take Kate’s 12 in my heart. But I could and would go on loving my children and husband who were still living.
That beautiful 13 has stayed with me for twenty-four years now. My children are grown, and
I have grandchildren to 14. Because of my love for Kate, I’ve written a series of novels 15 angels. This all happened because of a dream in which I heard an angel’s voice with a life-changing message for me.
1. A. get over B. get down
C. get through D. get back
2. A. dream B. idea
C. visit D. suggestion
3. A. Read B. Buy
C. Borrow D. Write
4. A. showed B. looked
C. picked D. woke
5. A. lent B. bought
C. borrowed D. sold
6. A. wonderful B. short
C. common D. terrible
7. A. joy B. hope
C. anger D. sadness
8. A. What B. Why
C. How D. Where
9. A. Surprisingly B. Seriously
C. Nervously D. Confidently
10. A. When B. Since
C. Although D. Before
11. A. formed B. challenged
C. changed D. organized
12. A. memory B. risk
C. photo D. place
13. A. letter B. message
C. experience D. voice
14. A. raise B. love
C. expect D. follow
15. A. for B. with
C. about D. against

【解题导语】 本文讲述了作者因女儿车祸去世陷入悲痛,在梦中得到启示去阅读《夏洛特的网》,最终从书中获得力量,明白亲人虽逝但爱永存,从而走出阴霾、继续热爱生活的故事。
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(1)pass away 去世
(2)(be) amazed at 惊讶于……
(3)focus on 关注,聚焦
(4)take one's place 取代某人的位置
(5)go on doing sth 继续做某事
(6)a series of 一系列……
1. C 根据上文女儿刚去世以及“I was heartbroken”可知,作者觉得自己无法熬过最初的几周。get through“熬过,度过”;get over“克服”;get down“写下”;get back“返回”。故选C。
2. A 由下文中的“amazed at such a strange dream”可知,作者做了一个奇怪的梦。故选A。
3. A 根据下文中的“Realizing I had never read the children's book Charlotte's Web”可知,梦中声音让她读《夏洛特的网》。故选A。
4. D 梦结束后自然是醒来,wake up“醒来”为固定搭配。故选D。
5. B 根据空前的“went to a bookstore”可知,作者是去买书。lend“借出”;buy“买”;borrow“借入”;sell“卖”。故选B。
6. A 根据下文的“lasting friendship”可知,此处指的是小猪威尔伯和蜘蛛夏洛特之间美好的友谊。故选A。
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7. D 作者因女儿去世感到悲伤,此处指没找到任何与自己因Kate去世而悲伤相关的信息。故选D。
8. D 上文说没找到相关信息,因此作者疑惑信息在哪里。故选D。
9. A 根据空后的“it was on the very last page”可知,这是出乎意料的。故选A。
10. C 前后句存在让步关系,虽然威尔伯很爱夏洛特的子孙,但没人能取代她。故选C。
11. C 这些话在那一刻改变了作者的想法。故选C。
12. D 根据上文中的“took her place in his heart”可知,此处指没人能取代Kate在作者心中的位置。故选D。
13. B 上文多次提到书中的“message”,此处指这个美好的启示陪伴了作者24年。故选B。
14. B 根据上文作者要继续爱活着的家人可知,作者爱自己的孙辈。故选B。
15. C 作者写了一系列关于天使的小说。故选C。

【分析】首先通读全文把握主旨：本文讲述作者因女儿车祸去世陷入悲痛，后在梦中得到启示阅读《夏洛特的网》，最终从书中感悟到亲人虽逝但爱永存，走出阴霾的故事。解题时需结合上下文语境、词义辨析、固定搭配及文章主旨，逐个分析选项：1题结合作者悲痛状态选表“熬过”的短语；2题由后文“strange dream”提示选“dream”；3题由后文“never read”提示选“Read”；4题对应梦后“醒来”的动作；5题去书店选“买”；6题形容友谊用“wonderful”；7题对应作者丧女的“sadness”；8题疑惑信息的位置；9题信息在最后一页是出乎意料的；10题前后让步关系；11题表“改变”想法；12题对应固定搭配“take one's place”；13题呼应前文“message”；14题对应爱活着的家人；15题表“关于”的介词。
【解析】1. 考查短语辨析：get through意为“熬过，度过”，符合作者无法熬过丧女后最初几周的语境，故选C；2. 考查名词：由后文“amazed at such a strange dream”可知，作者做了一个梦，故选A；3. 考查动词：由后文“Realizing I had never read the children's book Charlotte's Web”可知，梦中声音让作者读这本书，故选A；4. 考查固定搭配：wake up意为“醒来”，符合梦结束后醒来的语境，故选D；5. 考查动词：根据“went to a bookstore”可知，作者去书店买书，故选B；6. 考查形容词：此处形容小猪威尔伯和蜘蛛夏洛特之间美好的友谊，用wonderful，故选A；7. 考查名词：作者因女儿去世感到悲伤，此处指未找到与自身丧女之悲相关的信息，故选D；8. 考查疑问词：前文未找到相关信息，作者疑惑信息在哪里，故选D；9. 考查副词：信息在书的最后一页，这是出乎意料的，故选A；10. 考查连词：前后句为让步关系，意为“虽然威尔伯深爱夏洛特的子孙，但无人能取代她”，故选C；11. 考查动词：这些话语在那一刻改变了作者的想法，故选C；12. 考查名词：对应固定搭配“take one's place”，意为“取代某人的位置”，此处指无人能取代凯特在作者心中的位置，故选D；13. 考查名词：呼应前文多次提到的“message”，指这个美好的启示陪伴作者24年，故选B；14. 考查动词：对应前文“go on loving my children and husband who were still living”，作者爱自己的孙辈，故选B；15. 考查介词：作者写了一系列关于天使的小说，用about表“关于”，故选C。
【答案】1.C 2.A 3.A 4.D 5.B 6.A 7.D 8.D 9.A 10.C 11.C 12.D 13.B 14.B 15.C
【知识点】词义辨析、固定搭配、上下文语境理解
【点评】本文为记叙文完形填空，围绕作者走出丧女之痛的经历展开，解题需紧密结合上下文语境，掌握常见短语的词义及用法，注重对文章主旨的把握，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.5