Martha Heft, who is from Florida was determined to find a way to help the people of Puerto Rico after Hurricane(飓风) Maria.
1, at 99 years old, she knew there wasn't much she could offer. When Martha heard the orphanage(孤儿院) in the country was short of 2 for the children, she knew it was the 3 way to help.
Martha decided to put a skill she had learned over 90 years ago to good use and sew(缝) dresses for orphans there. "When I was 5 years old I started to 4 clothes, and from then on I helped 5 my poor family. That was the 6 way for a little girl to earn money at that time because it didn't need too many skills," Martha said about the skill she was now using to help orphans in Puerto Rico.
Martha has made 60 dresses by hand for the children in the orphanage. The dresses are not only handmade but also come with special 7 for the children. "Smile because we love you," a note in one of the dresses reads. Martha would have loved to send the dresses herself, but because she was too 8, her granddaughter travelled to Puerto Rico to give them to the orphans for her.
When the children 9 the handmade dresses, they were not only 10 to have new clothes but were 11 that someone they didn't even know cared about them so much. "It's a 12 to be cared for by people that don't even know them," said Magdalena Jimenez, director at Regraso de Paz orphanage.
13 the 60 dresses were sent to the orphanage, the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Officer presented Martha with a certificate(证书) of appreciation for her hard and tireless work at 99 years old.
Martha doesn't want to 14 the rest of her time and plans on working to help people in the places 15 by natural disasters as long as she can. "As long as I am healthy and still live, I'm happy to do this," she said.
1. A. Besides B. However C. Therefore D. Or
2. A. clothes B. foods C. drinks D. toys
3. A. difficult B. possible C. traditional D. perfect
4. A. make B. wash C. sell D. collect
5. A. form B. reunite C. destroy D. support
6. A. greatest B. hardest C. easiest D. slowest
7. A. letters B. gifts C. cards D. notes
8. A. shy B. old C. fearful D. strong
9. A. commented B. donated C. received D. bought
10. A. anxious B. curious C. excited D. worried
11. A. touched B. sad C. disappointed D. annoyed
12. A. pity B. problem C. shame D. pleasure
13. A. As B. After C. If D. Before
14. A. live B. waste C. survive D. spare
15. A. affected B. rebuilt C. created D. controlled

1.B 2.A 3.D 4.A 5.D 6.C 7.D 8.B 9.C 10.C 11.A 12.D 13.B 14.B 15.A
【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了来自佛罗里达州的99岁老人Martha Heft通过为孩子们制作衣服来帮助受飓风影响的孤儿院里的孩子们。
1. B 句意:来自佛罗里达州的Martha Heft决心找到一种方法来帮助飓风玛丽亚过后的波多黎各人民。然而,99岁的她知道自己能提供的不多。根据句意可知,上下文是转折关系,应用however。故选B。
2. A 根据“Martha decided to put a skill she had learned over 90 years ago to good use and sew dresses for orphans there.”可知,此处指孤儿院缺少孩子们的衣物,Martha想到为孩子们制作衣服。故选A。
3. D 根据“Martha decided to put a skill she had learned over 90 years ago to good use and sew dresses for orphans there.”可知,孤儿院缺少孩子们的衣物,而她擅长做衣服,所以为孩子们制作衣服是最完美的帮助他们的方法。故选D。
4. A 根据“Martha said about the skill she was now using to help orphans in Puerto Rico”可知,此处Martha在描述她制作衣服的技能,她在5岁的时候就开始做衣服。故选A。
5. D 根据“my poor family”可知,Martha在5岁的时候就开始做衣服,来帮助供养家庭。故选D。
6. C 根据“because it didn't need too many skills”可知,做衣服是当时一个小女孩最容易赚钱的方式。故选C。
7. D 根据“'Smile because we love you,' a note in one of the dresses reads.”可知,裙子上附有给孩子的特别便条。故选D。
8. B 根据“at 99 years old”可知,她年纪太大了,行动不便,无法亲自把衣服送给孤儿院的孩子们。故选B。
9. C 根据“her granddaughter travelled to Puerto Rico to give them to the orphans for her”以及“the handmade dresses”可知,此处指孩子们收到手工的衣服。故选C。
10. C 根据上文可知孤儿院衣服短缺,所以推测孩子们收到新衣服很激动。故选C。
11. A 根据“someone they didn't even know cared about them so much”可知,孩子们因为有陌生人关心自己而感动。故选A。
12. D 根据“to be cared for by people that don't even know them”推测,被不认识自己的人关心是一件幸福的事。故选D。
13. B 根据下文可知,在这60件衣服被送到孤儿院后,治安官给玛莎颁发了一张证书以表感谢,表示“在……之后”应用after。故选B。
14. B 根据“plans on working to help people in the places ... by natural disasters as long as she can”可知,玛莎不想浪费她剩下的时间,而是计划尽自己所能帮助他人。故选B。
15. A 根据“help people in the places ... by natural disasters”可知,此处指帮助受自然灾害影响的地方的人们。故选A。

【分析】
这是一篇记叙文完形填空，解题思路为：1. 通读全文，把握文章主旨（99岁老人Martha为波多黎各孤儿院孩子制衣献爱心）；2. 逐句分析，结合上下文语境、逻辑关系、词汇搭配及词义辨析，逐一确定每个空的答案；3. 验证答案，确保符合文章整体逻辑和语义连贯。
【解析】
1. B 上下文为转折关系，前文说Martha决心帮助他人，后文说99岁能提供的不多，故用However。
2. A 由后文Martha决定缝裙子可知，孤儿院缺少孩子的衣物，故选clothes。
3. D 她擅长制衣，所以缝裙子是帮助孩子的完美方式，选perfect。
4. A 她用制衣技能帮助他人，故5岁开始做衣服，选make。
5. D 做衣服来供养贫困家庭，support符合语境。
6. C 制衣不需要太多技能，是当时小女孩最容易赚钱的方式，选easiest。
7. D 后文提到裙子里有note，故此处是特别的便条，选notes。
8. B 99岁年纪太大，无法亲自送衣服，选old。
9. C 孙女送衣服，所以孩子们收到裙子，选received。
10. C 孤儿院缺衣服，收到新衣服会激动，选excited。
11. A 陌生人关心自己，孩子们会感动，选touched。
12. D 被陌生人关心是幸福的事，选pleasure。
13. B 送完衣服后，治安官颁发证书，选After。
14. B 她不想浪费剩余时间，要继续帮助人，选waste。
15. A 帮助受自然灾害影响的地方的人，affected符合。
【答案】
1.B 2.A 3.D 4.A 5.D 6.C 7.D 8.B 9.C 10.C 11.A 12.D 13.B 14.B 15.A
【知识点】
完形填空解题技巧、词汇辨析、上下文逻辑推理
【点评】
本文通过讲述99岁老人Martha为受飓风影响的孤儿院孩子制作衣物并传递关爱的故事，传递了正能量，考查学生对语境的理解、词汇的运用及逻辑推理能力，是一篇兼具教育意义的完形材料。
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