2019高考英语精编优选练：完形填空提升练 精编优选练（二十六） .docVIP

精编优选练(二十六)　完形填空——记叙文2(限时：35分钟) A Keith Davison, 94, is struggling since losing his beloved wife of 66 years, Evy. To take his attention away from his __1__， the retired judge built a pool into his backyard, and __2__ all those in his neighborhood to play anytime theyd like. He hoped that the __3__ of water splashing (飞溅)and children playing would __4__ the silence that has engulfed (吞没) his home in the days after Evys passing. “I had a __5__ life, and after my wife __6__， that ended，” says Davison. “You get used to having a person there to enjoy life with, and now this place is so __7__.” The neighborhood children have been lining up to play since the pool opened. Davisons only __8__ is that a childs parent must be __9__ to take care of them. Jessica Huebner, a neighbor of Davison, says that Davison and Evy were always __10__ to the kids in the neighborhood.“Its about spreading __11__ and happiness to our neighborhood and these children __12__ he sees them as the face of the future, ”says Huebner.“He is just a very kind man.” Huebner __13__ brings cookies and home-cooked meals to Davison to show her __14__ for what he has done. “He built the pool for us and our children, __15__ we can do more to visit with him, ” she says. “Thats what he wants; he wants to __16__ with the kids.” Still, Davison is __17__ the absence of his wife. The walls of the house still remind him of her, because she __18__ them to her taste, something he very much __19__. But Davison thinks Evy would be happy to see the neighborhood having so much __20__ in their backyard. He just wishes she was there to see it. [语篇解读]　 本文是一篇记叙文。一位94岁的美国老爷爷在自家后院建了一座免费游泳池，既给附近的孩子们提供了一个解暑、玩耍的地方，同时也缓解了自己失去妻子的痛苦与寂寞。 1．A.fear　　　　　　　　 B．sadness C．sickness D．worry 解析：根据上文中的losing his beloved wife of 66 years可知，Davison想从失去妻子的“悲伤 (sadness)”中解脱出来。 答案：B 2．A.invited B．advised C．inspired D．expected 解析： 游泳池建好后，Davison“邀请(invited)” 附近的孩子们来玩耍。 答案：A 3．A.colors B．sounds C．effects D