完形填空模拟检测(五) 夹叙夹议文 (B卷)(共2篇，限时35分钟)A(2018·杭州检测)When I was just out of college, I managed to get my dream job as a trader in New York City on the floor of the American Stock (证券) Exchange.Though it was a proud __1__， the job was simply too physically __2__ — I must stand in a crowd every day, which often __3__ me in a mindset (思维模式) that held me back.Manhattan is a walking town and it’s difficult to __4__ when you have a disability. Taxies are expensive and riding the subway __5__ dozens of steep steps to get below the __6__. This left me only one __7__ — the bus.One night, after the __8__ for my job, I was aching with selfpity __9__ it started to rain on my walk to the bus stop. I became more and more __10__ without an umbrella, thinking I’d never __11__ it in this city and telling myself, “this city is just too hard” and “maybe it is just not possible for a guy like me”．And then, I __12__ the most beautiful, short moment. A couple came rolling by on roller skates, hand __13__ hand as they skated what seemed like the tango. They were all wet but they saw the __14__ as an opportunity and romance.I suddenly became grateful for waiting in the rain because I __15__ have missed this beauty __16__ if I had been in a taxi or on the subway. This, although __17__， was an important moment on my journey to discover the __18__ of achieving health and happiness. When I change my mindset, __19__ for a moment, to what is possible and work to get rid of the selflimiting beliefs that __20__ my daily actions, I will be on the road to a healthier, and happier life.语篇解读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。
作者工作很累，回家路上遇到下雨，心情沮丧。
当看到一对夫妇在雨中溜冰的画面，作者感觉到改变自己的思维模式会使自己走上一条更健康、更快乐的生活之路。
1．A.adjustment B．achievementC．agreement D．treatment解析：选B 根据第一段中的“I managed to get my dream job”可知，作者毕业后找到了自己理想的工作，这份工作应是作者引以为傲的成就。
achievement意为“成就”，故选B项。
adjustment“调节”；agreement“同意，一致”；treatment“治疗，对待”。
2．A.tiring B．boringC．relaxing D．disappointing解析：选A 根据本句中的“I must stand in a crowd every day”可推知，这份工作是劳累的。
tiring 意为“累人的，令人疲倦的”，故选A项。
relaxing“令人放松的”；disappointing“令人失望的”。
3．A.reminded B．expectedC．took D．left解析：选 D 根据语境可知，“我”每天都必须站在人群中，这常常让“我”有想退缩的思维模式。
“leave＋sb.＋宾补”表示“让某人……”，故选D项。
remind“提醒”；expect“预期”。
4．A.go up B．get aroundC．set off D．show up解析：选B 根据上文的“Manhattan is a walking town”可知，曼哈顿是一个步行商业区，所以你有残疾的话是很难四处走动(get around)的。
go up“上升”；set off“出发”；show up“出现，到场”。
5．A.requests B．supportsC．requires D．surrounds解析：选C 根据语境可知，出租车很贵，乘坐地铁需要(requires)走下几十个陡峭的台阶才能到达地下。
request“请求”；support“支持”；surround“围绕”。
6．A.ground B．streetC．town D．city解析：选A 根据本句中的“the subway”以及常识可知，人们在地面(ground)下乘坐地铁，故选A项。
7．A.change B．chanceC．idea D．choice解析：选D 句意：这让我只有一种选择——公共汽车。
根据上文提到的交通方式都不适合作者可知，此处表示作者唯一的选择(choice)。
8．A.struggle B．workC．experience D．influence解析：选A 句意：一天晚上，在为我的工作苦苦奋斗后，我一直自怨自艾，当我走向公共汽车站的时候突然又下起了雨。
根据语境可推知，此处是指在为工作奋斗(struggle)了一天之后。
experience“经历”；influence“影响”。
9．A.before B．whileC．when D．after解析：选C 参见上题解析。
此处为“be doing sth. when ...”固定结构，when在此处表示“当……的时候”，符合语境。
10．A.nervous B．curiousC．scared D．upset解析：选D 根据上文的“it started to rain”和空后的“without an umbrella”可知，下雨了，但是作者没有带伞，所以作者心情越来越沮丧(upset)。
11．A.get B．makeC．put D．watch解析：选B 根据上文可知，没有雨伞，作者变得越来越沮丧，心想自己在这个城市里不会取得成功了。
make it 是固定短语，表示“达成目标，获得成功，成功做成某事”。
12．A.recalled B．observedC．witnessed D．realized解析：选C 句意：然后，我目睹了最美丽的短暂时刻。
根据下文介绍的一对夫妇在雨中溜冰的画面可知，这是作者亲眼看到的。
recall“召回，回想起”；observe“观察”；witness“目睹”；realize“认识到”。
13．A.on B．byC．to D．in解析：选D 句意：一对夫妇穿着溜冰鞋，手拉着手，他们溜冰的时候像是在跳探戈舞。
hand in hand“手拉手”，是固定搭配，故选D项。
14．A.rain B．treeC．wind D．cloud解析：选A 根据上文的“it started to rain”和“They were all wet”可知，虽然他们身上都被淋湿了，但他们把雨(rain)当成是一个机会和一种浪漫。
15．A.shall B．wouldC．need D．must解析：选B 句意：我突然对在雨中等待感到感激，因为如果我在出租车或地铁上，我会完全错过这个美景。
分析句子结构可知，此处是由if 引导的表示与过去事实相反的虚拟句，条件状语从句中的谓语动词用过去完成时，主句中的谓语动词则用“should/would/could/might＋have＋过去分词”，所以选B项。
16．A.exactly B．instantlyC．entirely D．suddenly解析：选 C 根据语境可知，作者觉得如果乘坐其他交通工具就会完全错过这一幕，故选C项。
exactly“正是，恰好”；instantly“立即，马上”；entirely“完全地”；suddenly“突然”。
17．A.strange B．smallC．normal D．different解析：选B 虽然这是生活中的一件小事，但却给了作者获得健康和幸福的动力。
strange“奇怪的，陌生的”；small“小的”；normal“正常的”；different“不同的”，根据语境可知选B项。
18．A.humor B．honestyC．power D．principle解析：选C 根据语境可知，作者看到的这一幕给了作者力量。
humor“幽默”；honesty“诚实，正直”；power“力量”；principle“原则”。
19．A.still B．yetC．also D．even解析：选D 句意：当我改变我的思维模式去做可能的事情，并努力摆脱那些影响我日常行为的自我限制的信念时，即使是片刻，我都将会走上一条更健康、更快乐的生活之路。
根据句意可知，此处选even，表示“即使”。
20．A.affect B．followC．forbid D．harm解析：选A 根据语境可知，此处表示“影响(affect)我日常行为的自我限制的信念”。
BEvery act of kindness starts with something small, something we all can — and should — do every single day.I’m Will Rubio, one of the __1__ of BYUtv’s Random Acts show. We take hidden cameras to unexpected places to __2__ random acts of kindness. We’ve filmed acts __3__ from building disabledfriendly facilities (设施) for those who are badly __4__ them but can’t afford them to returning a lost wallet.On Random Acts, it may be a neighbor or a colleague who recognizes a need and __5__ an incredible chain reaction of service. __6__ the story of Emmalene Meyers. Like many young girls, Emmalene was __7__ to be a ballet dancer — but her physical disability makes even everyday tasks a(n) __8__. Instead of seeing a limitation, Emmalene’s friend Lily __9__ an opportunity. Lily imagined Emmalene’s dream being brought to life onstage and persuaded Random Acts to help make her plan __10__.So, where can you start? The key is to be like Lily: look for an opportunity to make a __11__ to those in need, and then take action to make it happen. Being __12__ and involved in service is __13__ like any other goal you want to achieve. You have to __14__ it.After two seasons of hosting Random Acts, the joy of __15__ burdens and brightening lives doesn’t fade. I sometimes __16__ Random Acts might lose its feature eventually, but that couldn’t be further from the __17__. When I finally meet the people we’ve been working to __18__ and see their genuine shock and appreciation, it __19__ me in the feel every time. I cry more than anyone else on the show.Be that person doing acts of kindness out of the __20__ of your heart — be the nice you want to see in the world!语篇解读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。