Filled with sorrow, I didn’t notice the hardness of the chair I was sitting on. I was at the funeral of my 21 . The sadness was so great that I found it hard to 22 _ at times.
Suddenly, I heard a 23 open and shut at the back of the church. Quick 24 hurried along the floor. A young man looked around in a 25 and then sat next to me. His eyes were full of tears.
“I’m 26 ,” he explained, though no explanation was 27 . After several eulogies (悼文), he leaned over and commented, “ Why do they keep 28 Mary by the name of ‘Margaret’?” “Because that was her name, Margaret. Never Mary,” I 29 . “No, that isn’t correct,” he insisted. “Her name is Mary, Mary Peters.” “That isn’t 30 this is,” I replied. “Isn’t this the Lutheran church?” “No, the Lutheran church is across the street. I believe you’re at the 31 funeral, sir.”
The solemnness (庄严) of the occasion 32 with the realization of the man’s mistake amused me and I could not help 33 . I looked at the man seated beside me. He was laughing， 34 . I imagined Mother laughing. At the 35 “Amen”, we ran out of the door and into the parking lot.
“I do believe we’ll be the 36 of the town,” he smiled. He said his name was Rick and that 37 he had missed his aunt’s funeral, he asked me out for a cup of coffee. That afternoon began a lifelong 38 for me with this man who attended the wrong funeral. A year after our meeting, we were 39 at a country church. This time we both arrived at the same church, right on time.
Whenever anyone asks us how we 40 , Rick tells them, “Her mother and my aunt Mary introduced us.”
1. B.neighbor C. mother D. aunt
2. A．imagine B．breathe C．explain D．sit
3. A．box B．bottle C．door D．window
4. A．noises B．claps C．songs D．steps
5. A．mood B．rush C．mess D．row
6. A．angry B．anxious C．full D．late
7. A．necessary B．natural C．impossible D．uncertain
8. A．confusing B．calling C．asking D．questioning
9. A．shouted B．cried C．whispered D．reported
10. A．who B．when C．why D．where
11. A．special B．wrong C．same D．different
12. A．filled B．covered C．stocked D．mixed
13. A．laughing B．wondering C．worrying D．singing
14. A．yet B．too C．either D．though
15. A．first B．middle C．second D．final
16. A．talk B．eye C．word D．idea
17. A．till B．since C．if D．before
18. A．waiting B．dream C．thought D．journey
19. A．freed B．protected C．married D．disturbed
20. A．lived B．met C．stayed D．grew
1.C
2.B
3.C
4.D
5.B
6.D
7.A
8.B
9.C
10.A
11.B
12.D
13.A
14.B
15.D
16.A
17.B
18.D
19.C
20.B
【解析】
试题分析：本文叙述了作者在自己母亲的葬礼上遇见了Rick，他本想去参加他姑姑的葬礼结果走错了教堂，来到了作者母亲的葬礼上，因此两个人就认识了，葬礼完后两人在一起喝了咖啡，并在一年后的同一个教堂里，两人再次相遇在各自的婚礼上。
1.考查名词及上下文的呼应。sister姐姐； neighbor 邻居； mother母亲； aunt姑姑。根据下文I imagined Mother laughing. 可知作者是参加的母亲的葬礼，故选C。
2.考查动词及上下文的呼应。imagine想象； breathe呼吸； explain解释； sit座。“我”是如此的伤心以致于发现有时呼吸就困难，故选B。
3.考查名词及上下文的呼应。box 盒子； bottle瓶子； door门； window窗子。突然“我”听到了开门和关门的声音，故选C。
4.考查名词及上下文的呼应。noises声音； claps 鼓掌； songs 唱歌； steps脚步声。急促的脚步声过来了，故选D。
5.考查名词及上下文的呼应。mood情绪； in a rush急忙； mess混乱； row划船。那位年轻人匆忙向四周看了一下，就坐在了“我”的旁边，故选B。
6.考查形容词及上下文的呼应。angry生气； anxious焦虑的； full满的； late迟到。他解释说他迟到了，故选D。
7.考查形容词及上下文的呼应。necessary必要的； natural自然的； impossible不可能的； uncertain不确定的。解释是没有必要的，故选A。
8.考查动词及上下文的呼应。confusing困惑； calling叫； asking问； questioning质问。他们为什么总是把Mary叫成Margaret，故选B。
9.考查动词及上下文的呼应。shout叫喊； cry 哭； whisper小声地说； report报告。“我” 小声地说她就是Margaret，不是Mary，故选C。
10.考查连词及上下文的呼应。who谁； when什么时间； why 为什么； where在哪里。这里是who引导的表语从句，根据上下文这里指的是人，故选A。
11.考查形容词及上下文的呼应。special特别的； wrong错误的； same同一的； different不同的。“我”认为你参加葬礼来错了，故选B。
12.考查动词及上下文的呼应。fill充满； cover覆盖； stock囤积； mix混杂。怎么庄严的场合混杂着这个人的错误的表现实在让人好笑，故选D。
13.考查动词及上下文的呼应。laughing笑； wondering纳闷； worrying 担心； singing歌唱。“我”也情不自禁地笑了，故选A。
14.考查副词及上下文的呼应。yet还； too也； either也； though可是。他也在笑，故选B。
15.考查形容词及上下文的呼应。first第一的； middle中间的； second 第二的； final最后的。就在祈祷快结束时，我们跑出去了，故选D。
16.考查名词及上下文的呼应。talk笑话； eye 眼睛； word单词； idea注意。“我”相信我们将成为这个城镇的大笑话，故选A。
17.考查动词及上下文的呼应。till直到； since自从； if如果； before以前。既然已经错过了姑姑的葬礼，就请“我”去喝杯咖啡，故选B。
18.考查名词及上下文的呼应。waiting等候； dream 梦； thought 想法； journey旅程。那天下午对于“我”来说开始了与那位参加错葬礼的那个人人生的旅程。故选D。
19.考查动词及上下文的呼应。free自由 ； protect保护； married结婚； disturbed打扰。我们相遇后的一年，我们在教堂结婚时又相见了，故选C。
20.考查动词及上下文的呼应。live居住； meet结识； stay停留； grow成长。无论什么时间有人问你们是怎样认识的，Rick就告诉他们，“是她的母亲和我的姑姑做的介绍”。故选B。
考点：故事类短文。
点评：完形填空是一种既要求有正确的阅读理解能力，有要求有扎实的语法、词汇和文化知识积累，是一种全面考查考生全面语言运用能力的题型。因此考生要扎实自己的语言基础。本篇注意偏重于动词的使用，共有7处，和一些固定搭配。所以只有过硬的语言基础和细微的细节处理得当才能在完形填空中拿高分。
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