Whenfacedwithdifficultsituationsintheirlives,manypeople...

問題詳情：

When faced with difficult situations in their lives, many people find them too __1__ and give up, especially on their life not for Gabriel Heredia.

Gabriel is a 20­year­old Argentinian barber who was born without hands. __2__  his physical disability, he was able to grow up happy and __3__. He also always had the support of friends and family, never feeling __4__ treated at all by his schoolmates. At the age of 14, he __5__ working as a barber, and learned all the techniques to perfect haircuts. Although he first saw it as a hobby, Gabriel quickly __6__  that this was the profession he wanted to work in.

His family __7__ him to open his first barbershop, which he worked at for one and a half years. There, he __8__ the president of Argentina Corta, an organization for barbers to connect, do charity work in less fortunate __9__， and teach hairdressing to those who are __10__. Gabriel is now part of Argentina Corta, offering his services to people of all __11__ so they can build up the __12__ they need to get decent jobs.

As a bright and caring young man, Gabriel __13__ not only to be a barber, but also to make a __14__ with the neighborhood：“The thing that I like most of my __15__ is that people feel comfortable and stylish with my cuts and that makes me __16__.”

Nowadays, Gabriel runs his own barber shop in Buenos Aires, where people __17__ around the block for his services. Gabriel's __18__ shows that the barriers we face in life are never __19__ to deal with successfully. Whatever problem you face, you can __20__ tackle it by adopting the right mindset, and never giving up.

1．erous                         B．cruel                                  

C．large                               D．challenging

2．pt                            B．Besides                                

C．Despite                             D．Through

3．pendent                       B．honest                                 

C．wealthy                             D．careful

4．lly                           B．fairly                                 

C．differently                         D．kindly

5．ted                           B．continued                              

C．stopped                             D．imagined

6．ised                          B．hoped                                  

C．determined                          D．predicted

7．sed                           B．forced                                 

C．inspired                            D．helped

8．oduced                        B．met                                    

C．found                               D．influenced

9．hborhoods                     B．clubs                                  

C．schools                             D．organizations

10．y                            B．puzzled                                

C．interested                          D．intelligent

11．ls                           B．abilities                              

C．types                               D．ages

12．es                           B．trust                                  

C．skills                              D．respect

13．s                            B．struggles                              

C．happens                             D．refuses

14．ection                       B．conversation                           

C．debate                              D．bargain

15．re                           B．shop                                   

C．dream                               D．job

16．ial                          B．generous                               

C．confident                           D．happy

17． up                          B．line up                                

C．end up                              D．pack up

18．y                            B．lesson                                 

C．decision                            D．choice

19．                             B．impossible                             

C．likely                              D．useless

20．st                           B．usually                                

C．hardly                              D．never

【回答】

篇章導讀：本文是一篇夾敘夾議文。文章講述了Gabriel天生就沒有雙手，但他經過努力成了一名理髮師，並投入到慈善工作中。

1.D　根據句意可知，當面對生活中的困難時，很多人認為困難太具挑戰*就放棄了，故D項正確。

2.C　下文提到他快樂地長大，由此可知他並沒有受到身體缺陷的影響，despite “儘管”符合語境，故C項正確。

3.A　根據下文提到他未被區別對待以及他能*工作可知，他**很強，故A項正確。

4.C　根據上文可知，他很樂觀，所以有了朋友和家人的支援，他從來沒感到自己被同學們區別對待，此處表示“不同地”，故C項正確。

5.A　根據語境可知，14歲時，他開始當理髮師，故A項正確。

6.C　他很快就決定這是他想要從事的職業，表示“決定”，故C項正確。

7.D　上文提到他總是有家人和朋友的支援，所以在他決定做理髮師的時候，他的家人就幫助他開了第一家理髮店，故D項正確。

8.B　根據空前“There”可知，在理髮店，他遇到了Argentina Corta的主席，指“遇到”，故B項正確。

9.A　Argentina Corta是一個幫助理髮師建立聯絡的組織，他們在社群做慈善工作。下文“with the neighborhood”給了提示，故A項正確。

10.C　他們還教那些對理髮感興趣的人理髮技能，故C項正確。

11.D　Gabriel現在是Argentina Corta的一員，為各個年齡段的人服務，指“各年齡的人們”，故D項正確。

12.C　根據上文可知，這個組織教一些理髮技能，這樣，他們就能通過學到的技能獲得體面的工作，指“工作技能”，故C項正確。

13.B　結合語境可知，他不僅努力(struggle)做一名理髮師，而且還與社群建立聯絡，故B項正確。

14.A　connection “聯絡，連線”；conversation “談話”；debate “辯論”；bargain “交易”。他還與社群建立聯絡，故A項正確。

15.D　根據句意可知，他在談論他的工作。句意：對我的工作，我最喜歡的一點是人們覺得我設計的髮型既舒適又時尚，故D項正確。

16.D　根據語境，他作為理髮師主要讓人們舒適，讓自己快樂，故D項正確。

17.B　人們在Gabriel的理髮店排隊等著他理髮，故B項正確。

18.A　根據整篇文章可知，本文在敘述Gabriel的故事，故A項正確。

19.B　生活中沒有什麼困難是不能解決的，故B項正確。

20.B　無論面對什麼問題，你通常(usually)可以通過採取正確的心態，永不放棄想辦法來解決它，故B項正確。

知識點：日常生活類

題型：完型填空