2019高考英语精编优选练：完形填空提升练 精编优选练（二十七） .docVIP

精编优选练(二十七)　完形填空——记叙文3(限时：35分钟) A When Heather McHugh, a poet, won a $500,000“genius grant” from the MacArthur Foundation, she didnt buy a luxurious car or fly to Paris.__1__ , she put the money in the bank and __2__ writing poems. In 2015, she finally __3__ what to do with it. That year, Heathers godson and his wife __4__ their first child, a beautiful baby girl but severely disabled.“I saw how peoples __5__ can change overnight. I started thinking about people in a __6__ situation，” says Heather. She __7__ there were millions of caregivers taking care of the chronically (慢性地) ill or disabled. So in 2012, Heather __8__ a nonprofit organization offering a seven-day vacation, with all __9__ paid, to people who have been caregivers for at least ten years. Tricia was one of the first caregivers to go on vacation. When Tricia got a call saying she was offered a __10__ vacation, she couldnt __11__ it; disbelief even __12__ her concern about leaving her two kids. Tricia went, and her favorite parts of the trip were to enjoy the __13__ things. “I got to eat hot food hot and cold food cold. I could go to bed when I wanted to and wake up whenever I chose to, ”says Tricia. She was afraid the __14__ would return when the __15__ was over, but to her surprise, it hasnt been back since. Heather says Tricias __16__ resembles those of the other ten caregivers she helps every year. “Before the vacation they are so __17__ , but the __18__ is so amazing. They reflect and relax. It feels __19__ like another world and gives them a chance to see their lives from another __20__ , ” she adds. [语篇解读]　本文是一篇记叙文。Heather McHugh利用自己的五十万美元奖金建立非营利组织，为照顾慢性病患者和残疾人的护理员提供免费休假，让他们到新的环境中，从不一样的角度来看待他们的人生。 1．A.However　　　　　　　 B．Therefore C．Instead D．Besides 解析：根据空处前一句中的“she didnt buy a luxurious car or fly to Paris”可知，在获得了五十万美元的奖金后，她并没有购买汽车或去旅游；结合该句中的“she put the money in the bank”可知，反而，她将这些钱存入银行。C项意为“而是，反而”，符合语境；however“然而”；therefore“因此”；besides“此外”。