山东省青岛市高考英语二轮复习完形填空选练1.docVIP

PAGE / NUMPAGES 完形填空选练（1） 完型填空。阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从以下题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 Helen was loved as a friendly lady by all who knew her. She had belonged to the same church for almost all her adult life and was highly __1__. Poor Helen was well into her 90s. Since her husband passed away，she moved in with Jennifer, her young granddaughter. However, life is __2__. One night driving home from the store, Jennifer was hit dead by a drunk driver. Once again, Helen was alone. The __3__ of losing those closest to her and the loneliness of being all alone were __4__ she could bear. She changed—she fell into __5__ and hopelessness. Naturally, people around her saw the change. But nobody seemed to know how to __6__ her. Months passed. It was now December, and the holiday season was __7__ to be harder than Helen imagined it would be. She felt like she was __8__， slowly inside. She wondered if she would see Christmas this year. __9__， the second Sunday of December, the Sunday School teacher came to her with a special request. Would she be __10__ enough to help decorate the tree that was in the middle of the childrens classroom? Each child had made a special decoration by hand to __11__ on the tree, and they needed assistance. Helen attempted to __12__ refuse, but the teacher said that the children had requested she be the __13__ that year. It was important to them for some reason, the teacher whispered. The night of the special event, Helen was present and wore the best smile. The __14__ of the young children was bittersweet, which held memories of her dear Jennifer. For the first time in months, though, you could see her eyes __15__ through tears. She was happy that the children had __16__ her. Most decorations had been placed on the tree __17__ a group of nine children came and sat in front of her. Each of them either had no grandmother any longer, __18__ had never even known theirs. This was a very special celebration and union. In the middle lay a giftwrappe