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In 1973, I was teaching elementary school. Each day, 27 kids (41)______“The Thinking Laboratory.” That was the (42)______students voted for after deciding that “Room 104” was too (43)______.
Freddy was an average (44)______, but not an average person. He had the rare balance of fun and compassion（同情）. He would (45)______the loudest over fun and be the saddest over anyone’s (46)______.
Before the school year (47)______, I gave the kids a special (48)______, T-shirts with the words “Verbs Are Your (49)______” on them. I had advised the kids that while verbs（动词）may seem dull, most of the (50)______things they do throughout their lives will be verbs.
Through the years, I’d run into former students who would provide (51)______on old classmates. I learned that Freddy did several jobs after his (52)______from high school and remained the same (53)______person I met forty years before. Once, while working overnight at a store, he let a homeless man (54)______in his truck. Another time, he (55)______a friend money to buy a house.
Just last year, I was (56)______a workshop when someone knocked at the classroom door. A woman (57)______the interruption and handed me an envelope. I stopped teaching and (58)______it up. Inside were the “Verbs” shirt and a (59)______from Freddy’s mother. “Freddy passed away on Thanksgiving. He wanted you to have this.”
I told the story to the class. As sad as it was, I couldn’t help smiling. Although Freddy was taken from us, we all (60)______something from Freddy.
41. A. built
B. entered
C. decorated
D. ran
42. A. name
B. rule
C. brand
D. plan
43. A. small
B. dark
C. strange
D. dull
44. A. scholar
B. student
C. citizen
D. worker
45. A. speak
B. sing
C. question
D. laugh
46. A. misfortune
B. disbelief
C. dishonesty
D. mistake
47. A. changed
B. approached
C. returned
D. ended
48. A. lesson
B. gift
C. report
D. message
49. A. Friends
B. Awards
C. Masters
D. Tasks
50. A. simple
B. unique
C. fun
D. clever
51. A. assessments
B. comments
C. instructions
D. updates
52. A. graduation
B. retirement
C. separation
D. resignation
53. A. daring
B. modest
C. caring
D. smart
54. A. wait
B. sleep
C. study
D. live
55. A. paid
B. charged
C. lent
D. owed
56. A. observing
B. preparing
C. designing
D. conducting
57. A. regretted
B. avoided
C. excused
D. ignored
58. A. opened
B. packed
C. gave
D. held
59. A. picture
B. bill
C. note
D. diary
60. A. chose
B. took
C. expected
D. borrowed
1. elementary adj. 基础的
2. dull adj. 枯燥的；单调的
3. average adj. 普通的
4. scholar n. 学者
5. citizen n. 公民
6. rare adj. 罕见的
7. balance n. 平衡
8. misfortune n. 不幸
9. approach v. 靠近，接近
10. unique adj. 独特的
11. provide v. 提供
12. assessment n. 评定
13. comment n. 评论
14. instruction n. 用法说明
15. update ★ n. 最新消息
例： I have the update of this inci-dent. 我有这个事件的最新消息。
16. retirement n. 退休
17. resignation n. 辞职
18. remain v. 仍然是
19. daring adj. 勇敢的
20. modest adj. 谦虚的
21. caring adj. 乐于助人的
22. charge v. 收费
23. owe v. 欠（债）
24. conduct ★ v. 实施； 进行
例： [2014江西] When communi-cation becomes efficient, people are able to conduct one another no matter where they are and at whatever time they wish to. 当沟通变得有效率时，人们可以在任何他们想在的时间和地点进行交流。
25. regret v. 后悔
26. ignore v. 忽视
27. interruption n. 打断
1. vote for 投票
例： [2016江苏] Su Hua is invited by his uncle to vote for his cousin in the “Future Singer” competition. 苏华的叔叔请求他在“未来歌手”比赛中给表弟投票。
2. run into 偶遇；碰到
例： [2012广东] I said and stepped forward only to run into it again. 我说了，然后向前走，结果又碰到了它。
3. pass away 去世，亡故
例： [2008江苏] He had no children of his own, and most of his relatives had passed away . 他没有子女，而且他的大部分亲戚也都去世了。
4. can’t help doing sth. 情不自禁做某事
例： [2015上海] He can’t help checking even at inappropriate times like when we are eating in a restaurant and I am talking to him! 即使在不恰当的时候，比如在餐馆吃饭时以及我和他说话时，他也会情不自禁地检查。
Before the school year (47) ended , I gave the kids a special (48) gift , T-shirts with the words “Verbs Are Your (49) Friends ” on them. I had advised the kids that while verbs（动词）may seem dull, most of the (50) fun things they do throughout their lives will be verbs.
困惑： 易错题（50题）
分析： 50题的易错选项是A项和B项，属于“逻辑理解有误”的错误类型。选A项和B项的同学，都是按照中文意思来理解的，觉得“他们在一生中做的大部分普通的事情都是动词”或“他们在一生中做的大部分独特的事情都是动词”读起来比较通顺。但是，同学们要知道，高考完形填空最重要的一点便是所有答案的来源都需要在上下文中找到出处。while verbs may seem dull这句话当中的while表示“虽然，尽管”，while所在句子通常与后文是转折关系。言下之意，while所在的句子中包含dull，那么后文50题要选择的形容词应该与dull是反义词，因此答案只能为C项fun。
1973年，我正在教小学。每天，27个孩子 (41) 走进 “思维实验室”。这是学生们确定“104号房间”这个名字太 (43) 单调 后投票选出的 (42) 名 字 。
弗雷迪是一名普通的 (44) 学生 ，但他不是普通人。他在快乐和同情方面有着罕见的平衡性。遇见有趣的事情，他总是会 (45) 笑 得最大声；面对他人的 (46) 不幸 ，他总是最悲伤。
在学年 (47) 结束 前，我送给孩子们一件特殊的 (48) 礼物 ——印有“动词是你的 (49) 朋友 ”的T恤。我曾经建议孩子们，虽然动词可能看起来单调乏味，但他们一生中做的大多数 (50) 有趣的 事情都是动词。
这些年来，我会遇到以前的学生，他们会提供老同学的 (51) 最新消 息 。我了解到，弗雷迪高中 (52) 毕业 后做了好几份工作，而且他仍然是四十年前我遇到的那个 (53) 乐于助人的 人。有一次，当他在一家商店上夜班时，他让一个无家可归的人在他的卡车里 (54) 睡觉 。还有一次，他 (55) 借 钱给要买房子的朋友。
就在去年，我正在 (56) 进行 一次研讨会时，有人敲了教室的门。一个女人为打断我而请求 (57) 原谅 ，然后递给我一个信封。我暂停了教学并 (58) 打开 了它。信封里面是“动词”T恤和弗雷迪母亲写的 (59) 便条 ：“弗雷迪在感恩节去世了。他想把这个送给你。”
我把这个故事告诉了全班同学。尽管很伤心，但我还是忍不住微笑。虽然弗雷迪从我们身边离开了，但我们都从弗雷迪的身上 (60) 学 到 了一些东西。
