Years ago, I worked in an office in Halifax. We had large windows overlooking a busy street. I stood by one of them. When a woman in a passing car __36__and made eye contact, naturally, I __37__.
It was the beginning of a year of window antics（古怪行径）. When things were __38 _, I stood in the window and waved at the passengers who looked up. And this made me laugh- work __39__ was washed away. It didn't __40__ long to attract the following - a man with a construction truck, the carpool crowd and the business lady with her children…. When waving became ___41___, I made signs: "Hi!", "Hello!", "Be Happy!" I ___42__ them in the window and waved.
Christmas approached. Job cuts were announced. Several co-workers would ___43___their jobs. Stress reached a high point. Everyone was ___44__. We needed something to break the tension. While working a night __45 _, a red lab jacket __46_ my attention. I used my __47__ and turned it into a Santa’s costume. The next day my co-workers gathered around me and __48 _for the first time in weeks. Just then my boss walked through the door. He looked up, saw me, paused, __49__ his head, turned and left.
I __50_ trouble. The phone on the desk rang. It was my boss. "Mike, come to my office!" Entering his office, I felt nervous. "Mike... "That was all he managed to say. Tears _51__ in his eyes, as I sat silent and confused. When he regained __52_ , he said, "Thanks, Mike! With the job cuts, it's been hard to enjoy the __53__season. Thanks for the laugh, I needed it.”
That evening, and every evening of the Christmas season, I stood __54__ in the window and waved to my __55_ . The bus crowd waved wildly, and the little children smiled at the strange Santa. My heart filled with joy. For a few minutes each day, we could forget the loss of jobs.
1. A．speeded up B．broke down C．looked up D．pulled though
2. A．shouted B．hid C．left D．waved
3. A．slow B．bad C．right D．important
4. A．pleasure B．stress C．experience D．challenge
5. A．spend B．take C．cost D．pay
6. A．encouraging B．embarrassing C．moving D．boring
7. A．saw B．read C．posted D．painted
8. A．lose B．seek C．finish D．take
9. A．terrified B．satisfied C．depressed D．exhausted
10. A．class B．shift C．club D．party
11. A．pulled B．attracted C．deserved D．attacked
12. A．imagination B．relation C．experience D．strategy
13. A．spoke B．laughed C．acted D．returned
14. A．nodded B．shook C．raised D．lower
15. A．took B．put C．feared D．avoid
16. A．fell B．formed C．dried D．disappeared
17. A．confidence B．balance C．control D．strength
18. A．Labor B．Christmas C．Thanksgiving D．National
19. A．luckily B．eagerly C．proudly D．naturally
20. A．boss B．children C．co-workers D．fans
1.C
2.D
3.A
4.B
5.B
6.D
7.C
8.A
9.C
10.B
11.B
12.A
13.B
14.B
15.C
16.B
17.C
18.B
19.C
20.D
【解析】
试题分析：本文叙述了作者由于工作的地方靠着一条繁忙的街道，并且办公室又有一个大的窗子，所以作者可以通过窗子向下俯看，在不忙时，他就和下面的路人打招呼，在圣诞节的晚上作者用红色的夹克衫做成了一个圣诞老人的衣服，给过往的路人带来了快乐，自己也暂时忘掉了失去工作的痛苦。
1.考查动词短语及上下文的呼应。speed up加速； break down失败； look up仰望； pull though度过。根据We had large windows overlooking a busy street.可知路人应该是仰望作者，故选C。
2.考查动词及上下文的呼应。shout呼叫； hide躲藏； leave离开； wave挥手。根据waved at the passengers who looked up可知很自然“我”挥了一下手，故选D。
3.考查副词及上下文的呼应。sow慢的； bad坏的； right正确的； important重要的。当工作慢下来的时候，故选A。
4.考查名词及上下文的呼应。 pleasure快乐； stress压力； experience经历； challenge挑战。这种笑使我的工作压力没有了，故选B。
5.考查动词及上下文的呼应。send花费，用于人做主语； take花费，不能用人做主语，用it或事情作主语； cost花费，用物作主语； pay花费，用于人做主语。这里是it作主语，故选B。
6.考查形容词及上下文的呼应。ecouraging令人鼓舞的； embarrassing令人尴尬的； moving动人的，活动的； boring令人厌烦的。当挥手令人厌烦的，“我”就做了一些标志，故选D。
7.考查动词及上下文的呼应。 see看见； read 读； post张贴，邮寄； paint刷油漆。“我”就把这些标志贴在窗子上，故选C。
8.考查动词及上下文的呼应。Lose失去； seek寻求； finish完成； take拿。根据Job cuts were announced.因为要裁员可知有几个同事要失去工作。故选A。
9.考查形容词及上下文的呼应。trrified恐惧的； satisfied 满意的； depressed沮丧的； exhausted疲惫的。大家都很沮丧，故选C。
10.考查名词及上下文的呼应。class级； shift轮班，替换； club俱乐部； party聚会。当轮值晚上班时，故选B。
11.考查动词及上下文的呼应。pull拉；attract吸引； deserve值得； attack攻击。一件红色的实验室穿的夹克衫引起了“我”的注意，故选B。
12.考查名词及上下文的呼应。imagination想象；relation关系； experience经历；strategy战略。“我”用想象力把它变成了圣诞老人的衣服，故选A。
13.考查动词及上下文的呼应。speak说； laugh嘲笑； act行动； return回来。第二天“我”的同事嘲笑“我”，故选B。
14.考查动词及上下文的呼应。nod点头； shake摇动； raise提高； lower降低。根据turned and left可知老板摇了摇头，故选B。
15.考查动词及上下文的呼应。take拿； put 放； fear害怕； avoid避免。“我”害怕有麻烦，故选C。
16.考查动词及上下文的呼应。fall下降； form形成； dry弄干； disappeare消失。眼泪在眼里，故选B。
17.考查名词及上下文的呼应。confidence自信；balance平衡； control控制； strength体力。当他重新控制住自己的情绪，故选C。
18.考查名词及上下文的呼应。labor劳动； Christmas圣诞节； Thanksgiving感恩节；ntional国庆节。根据下文That evening, and every evening of the Christmas season可知应选B。
19.考查副词及上下文的呼应。luckily幸运地； eagerly渴望地； proudly自豪地； naturally自然地。“我” 自豪地站在窗子那里，故选C。
20.考查名词及上下文的呼应。boss老板； children 孩子； co-workers同事；fans粉丝。“我” 自豪地站在窗子那里，向粉丝挥手，故选D。
考点：故事类短文。
点评：完形故事这类文章一般描述的是某一件具体事情的发生发展或结局，有人物、时间、地点和事件。命题往往从故事的情节、人物或事件的之间的关系、作者的态度及意图、故事前因和后果的推测等方面着手，考查学生对细节的辨认能力以及推理判断能力。阅读这类材料时，同学们一定要根据主要情节掌握文章主旨大意，同时抓住每一个细节，设身处地根据文章内容揣摩作者的态度和意图，根据情节展开想象，即使是碰到深层理解题也可迎刃而解。
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