语言知识运用练(五)
语言知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节　完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
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。
[2019·兰州实战模拟]        Bob Charland used to work as a nightclub security guard. He was beaten so severely in the  __1__    twice by people he'd kicked out of the bar, most recently in 2015, and it  __2__  his brain. In 2017, he learned he had a cyst (囊肿) in the back of his brain.  He had memory loss and severe headaches.  “My doctor said my brain looked as though it  __3__  to a 70­year­old man，” said Charland.
    The doctor said there was no way to  __4__    the disease.  __5__  it would take his life. He thought about contacting Death with Dignity. He didn't want to be a  __6__  to anybody.
    But then, he received a call from an  advisor at  an underprivileged (贫困的) school, wondering if he had some extra bikes he could  __7__. He, in fact, did have some extra bikes. “That  __8__  my thought，” said Charland. Some people with a  __9__  disease set out to  __10__  and see the world. Charland decided to devote whatever time he had  __11__  to giving bikes to underprivileged children.
    Since the spring of 2017, Charland has spent more than $10, 000 of his own money  __12__    about 1,000 bikes for  __13__. He works with police officers to help deliver the bikes and  __14__  to local schools, adjust seats and handlebars and give children bicycle safety lessons.
    Many of the children he brings bikes to live in high­crime neighborhoods, and their only previous experiences with police have been  __15__.    He often takes extra time to connect with them and is now known in some neighborhoods as “Bob the Bike Guy”．
    “To spend time with these kids and see their smiles is an amazing feeling，” said Charland. “Sometimes, for the first time in a long time, they see that somebody  __16__.”
    He devotes every Tuesday night to turning shabby old bikes into functioning, pretty ones. Charland said he thinks he chose bikes as a way to help kids because the years he'd spent riding a bicycle as a boy in his hometown of Alplaus, NY, were among the  __17__    of his life. He was raised by his stepfather who worked many extra hours in construction to  __18__  that bike. Charland said, “Every kid should have one.”
      “My brain will continue to get  __19__  and at some point, I will die，” he said, “but I'm not there yet. Why not  __20__ doing what I love？”
体裁：记叙文　题材：爱心故事　主题：重疾患者给贫穷地区的孩子送去自行车
【语篇解读】　本文是一篇记叙文，Bob Charland头部受到击打，患上脑瘤，时常头疼。他没有像很多重疾患者去旅游看世界那样去做，而是决定用其余生为贫困地区的孩子送去自行车。
【高频词回顾】　neighborhood n. 街区　shabby adj. 破旧的，破烂的
1．A.arm    B．back       
C．head        D．leg
答案与解析：C　考查名词。根据该句中的“his brain”并结合该句中的“He was beaten so severely in the __1__”可推知，他的头部受到了严重的击打，C项意为“头部”，故C项正确。
2．A.damaged    B．created   
C．improved    D．protected
答案与解析：A　考查动词。根据上文可知，他的头部受到了严重的击打，结合该句中的“his brain”可推知，这损害了他的脑部，A项意为“损害”，故A项正确。
3．A.applied    B．belonged   
C．attended    D．turned
答案与解析：B　考查动词。根据上文“He had memory loss and severe headaches”可知，他记忆力丧失，头疼严重。结合该句中的“to a 70­year­old man”可推知，医生认为他的大脑如同70岁老人的。belong to为固定搭配，意为“属于”，故B项正确。
4．A.face        B．find       
C．tolerate    D．cure
答案与解析：D　考查动词。根据语境可知，医生认为已经没有办法治愈他的疾病，D项意为“治愈”，故D项正确。
5．A.Eventually                B．Fortunately   
C．Initially                  D．Immediately
答案与解析：A　考查副词。根据语境可知，他的脑部受伤严重，医生认为这最终将要了他的命。A项意为“最后，终于”，故A项正确。
6．A.follower    B．burden     
C．fighter      D．winner
答案与解析：B　考查名词。根据上文“He thought about contacting Death with Dignity”可知，
他想到了尊严死去；结合该句“He didn't want to be a __6__ to anybody”可知，他不想成为别人的负担。B项意为“负担”，故B项正确。
7．A.buy        B．sell       
C．polish      D．donate
答案与解析：D　考查动词。根据该句中的“wondering if he had some extra bikes”可知，贫困地区的学校问他是否有可以捐赠的多余的自行车。D项意为“捐赠”，故D项正确。
8．A.changed    B．understood 
C．built        D．lost
答案与解析：A　考查动词。根据上下文的内容可推知，这改变了他的想法。A项意为“改变”，故A项正确。
9．Amon    B．different   
C．deadly      D．rare
答案与解析：C　考查形容词。根据语境并结合该句中的“Some people with a __9__ disease”可推知，该处指那些患有致命疾病的人开始旅游去看世界。C项意为“致命的”，故C项正确。
10．A.drink      B．travel     
C．live        D．work
答案与解析：B　考查动词。参见上题解析，故选B项。
11．A.killed      B．saved     
C．left        D．wasted
答案与解析：C　考查动词。根据该句“Charland decided to devote whatever time he had __11__ to giving bikes to underprivileged children”可知，Charland决定将他的余生奉献给向贫困地区的孩子们送去自行车这件事上，故选C项。
12．A.making    B．repairing   
C．cleaning    D．renting
答案与解析：B　考查动词。根据语境并结合选项和下文中的“He devotes every Tuesday night to turning shabby old bikes into functioning, pretty ones”可推知，该处是说，自2017年以来，他花了自己的一万美元为孩子们修理了大约一千辆自行车。B项意为“修理”，故B项正确。
13．A.kids  B．adults     
C．parents      D．teachers
答案与解析：A　参见上题解析，故选A项。
14．A.money      B．food       
C．helmets    D．water
答案与解析：Cscull　考查名词。结合该句中的“help deliver the bikes and __14__ to local schools”可推知，他和警察一起给当地的学校送自行车和头盔。C项意为“头盔”，故选C项。
15．A.exciting    B．satisfying   
C．positive    D．negative