高考英语一轮复习 专项分组练习十.docxVIP

高考英语专项分组练习十 Part A 阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的 A.、B.、C 和 D 四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Army veteran（老兵）Curt Payne is a long-time resident of Manchester, New Hampshire. If you happen to run into Payne on the streets of Manchester while he is volunteering, he will most ___1___ greet you with a friendly smile as he recites his commonly repeated words: “Peace, love, and we’re going to be alright.” Back in 2001, Payne, who is often ___2___ by his nickname “Major”, was ___3___ disabled after a car crash that came very close to taking his ___4___. These days, Payne ___5___ countless hours to his volunteer efforts, cleaning up all around the Queen City and making the streets, public parks, and sidewalks a ___6___ place. “It’s the easiest job I’ve ever done in my life. And it’s the most ___7___,” said Payne with regard to the daily ___8___ he has taken upon himself. Aside from his ___9___ nature, volunteer efforts, and overall positive energy, Payne is known among the community for riding around on his ____10____ bicycle. According to Payne, he rode his bike over 900 miles last year. Payne has always taken good care of his bike because it’s his ____11____ means of transportation. That’s why Payne was so extremely upset and shocked when a bike thief cut his lock outside his apartment and stole his most prized ____12____. “He doesn’t have a ____13____ ;that’s his main set of wheels,” said Parker Diamond, a close friend of Payne. The army veteran had no ____14____ what to do. His bicycle ____15____ the world to him and now it was gone. Luckily, word spread about Payne’s ____16____ on social media and good Samaritans began to respond. Within just a few days, strangers ____17____ with Payne, offering to replace the bike. While Payne remains ____18____ that his cherished bicycle will turn up, he has found comfort knowing that his community ____19____ and supports him. “There’re angels ____20____ him around,” said Diamond. 1. A. stubbornly B. mysteriously C. likely D. ridic