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】本题为记叙文类完形填空，围绕家庭善行传统展开，解题时需结合上下文语境、词汇搭配及语义逻辑，逐一辨析选项，选出最符合语篇含义的答案。每道题需先定位空格前后的关键信息，理解句子语境，再分析选项词义，排除不符合逻辑的选项，确定正确答案。
【解析】1. 考查动词辨析：结合前文“act of kindness（善行）”，此处指志愿在养老院付出时间，volunteered（志愿）符合语境，故选D。
2. 考查形容词辨析：前文提到每天做一件善行，此处强调无论善行多小都坚持，small（小的）符合语义，故选B。
3. 考查名词辨析：通过持续的善行创造有目标的生活，purpose（目标）符合语境，故选C。
4. 考查形容词辨析：与前文“light（光明）”对应，指即使周围黑暗时也能找到光明，dark（黑暗的）符合，故选C。
5. 考查动词辨析：随着时间推移，Maya的善行记录数量增长，grew（增长）符合，故选A。
6. 考查副词辨析：年轻女性礼貌地询问Maya，politely（礼貌地）符合陌生人询问的态度，故选C。
7. 考查形容词辨析：突然被陌生人认出，Maya感到惊讶，surprised（惊讶的）符合，故选D。
8. 考查动词辨析：此处指管理一个帮助贫困学生的组织，managing（管理）符合，故选A。
9. 考查副词辨析：善行带来的影响是Maya从未想象过的，never（从未）符合，故选D。
10. 考查动词辨析：孙子想延续家庭的善行传统，continue（延续）符合，故选C。
【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】完形填空词汇辨析、语境理解、语篇逻辑推理
【点评】本题为记叙文类完形填空，围绕家庭善行传统展开，贴近学生生活，注重考查学生对上下文语境的把握及词汇在具体语境中的运用，题型常规，易于理解。
【难度系数】0.6