阅读下面的短文,从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
As a marathon(马拉松) runner, Ma Shuai doesn't just run to win. He runs to help families find their missing(失踪的) children and want them to be 36.
It all started years ago when Ma met a sad mother. Her daughter went missing. It was 37 a storm in her life. The girl was the same age as Ma. Feeling unhappy in his heart, Ma decided to do something to help.
Then Ma 38 an idea. Lots of people watch marathon races. What if runners wore 39 with posters(海报) of missing children? Maybe people who know them would see and help bring them home!
So in 2024, Ma wore a T-shirt with a poster of a missing child during a race. Soon more and more runners 40 him, wearing special T-shirts with names, photos and phone numbers for missing children.
Later, something 41 came up. At a race in Guangzhou this year, a man saw a poster on a runner's T-shirt and shouted in surprise, "That's 42!" He was away from his parents when he was little. After 26 years, he 43 found his family! Ma was excited.
Some people say Ma just wants to be famous, 44 Ma doesn't care. He just keeps running. "If our 45 can help bring missing children home," he says, "we'll never stop running."
()36. A. clever B. polite C. hopeful D. young
()37. A. for B. like C. with D. as
()38. A. agreed with B. picked up C. thought of D. focused on
()39. A. T-shirts B. gloves C. sweaters D. hats
()40. A. taught B. left C. told D. joined
()41. A. funny B. amazing C. common D. tiring
()42. A. it B. her C. him D. me
()43. A. certainly B. finally C. quickly D. quietly
()44. A. but B. and C. or D. so
()45. A. hearts B. games C. steps D. promises

36.C 37.B 38.C 39.A 40.D 41.B 42.D 43.B 44.A 45.C

【分析】
做完形填空时，需先通读全文把握主旨（马拉松选手马帅通过跑步助力寻找失踪儿童），再逐题结合上下文语境、词汇含义、逻辑关系分析选项，排除不符合语境的答案，确定最佳选项。
【解析】
36. 前文提到帮助失踪儿童的家庭，目的是让他们有希望，故选C（hopeful，有希望的）；A（clever聪明的）、B（polite礼貌的）、D（young年轻的）均不符合语境。
37. 此处将孩子失踪比作母亲生活中的风暴，用like表比喻，故选B；A（for为了）、C（with和）、D（as作为）不符合比喻用法。
38. 固定搭配“think of an idea”表示“想到一个主意”，故选C；A（agreed with同意）、B（picked up捡起）、D（focused on专注于）不符合语境。
39. 后文明确提到“wore a T-shirt”，故选A（T-shirts）；B（gloves手套）、C（sweaters毛衣）、D（hats帽子）与后文呼应不符。
40. 越来越多跑步者加入马帅的行动，故选D（joined，加入）；A（taught教）、B（left离开）、C（told告诉）不符合语境。
41. 有人通过海报找到家人是令人惊奇的事，故选B（amazing，令人惊奇的）；A（funny有趣的）、C（common普通的）、D（tiring累的）不符合语境。
42. 男子看到海报后说“那是我”，故选D（me，我）；A（it它）、B（her她）、C（him他）不符合语境。
43. 26年后终于找到家人，故选B（finally，终于）；A（certainly当然）、C（quickly快速地）、D（quietly安静地）不符合语境。
44. 有人质疑马帅想出名，但他不在乎，是转折关系，故选A（but，但是）；B（and和）、C（or或者）、D（so所以）不符合逻辑。
45. 此处指行动能帮助孩子回家，故选C（steps，行动）；A（hearts心）、B（games游戏）、D（promises承诺）不符合语境。
【答案】
36.C 37.B 38.C 39.A 40.D 41.B 42.D 43.B 44.A 45.C
【知识点】
完形填空解题、词汇辨析、语境理解
【点评】
本文围绕公益主题展开，考查学生对词汇和上下文逻辑的理解，贴近生活，难度适中，能引导学生关注公益行动。
【难度系数】
0.6