必修四Unit10MoneyⅠ.完形填空Doyoufindyourselfpullingawayfromothers，especiallyifyou'veexperienceddeepsadness？Maybethemost__1__thingmostofuscandoistobewithpeoplewhenwedon'tfeellikebeingaroundanybody.Amanwhosewifediedofcancerfoundhimselfwantingtobe__2__．Intimehedroppedoutofhiscommunityand__3__allitsactivities.Afterworkhereturnedstraighthometoa(n)__4__house.HisfreetimewasspentwatchingTVorworkinginthebasement.Hisfriendsbecame__5__．Onecameandinvitedhimoverfor__6__thenextevening.Thetwooldfriendssatbyawarmfireplace.Thevisitormentionedtheinvitationand__7__himtocome.“Youmayneedtoallowotherstoshareyour__8__”．Themanrespondedthathefiguredhewasbetteroff__9__beingaroundotherpeople.Hesaid“，It'stoodifficultto__10__anymore.”Theysatin__11__watchingthewoodburninthefireplace.Thenthevisitordidanunusualthing.Hetookthetongs(夹子)bythefireplace，reachedintothefire，__12__aflamingember(炭块)andlaiditdownbyitselfontheground.“That'syou”，hesaid.Themensat__13__thered－hotemberquietly.Itslowly__14__itslight.Neithermanlookedawayastheonce－hotcoal__15__becamecold.Thenthemansaid“，Iknowwhatyouwanttotellme.I'll__16__anddinewithyoutomorrowevening.”Wecannot__17__inanyhealthywaybyourselves.Theleafneedsthebranch.Thebranchneedsthetrunk.Thetrunkneedstheroots.Andtherootsneedtherestofthe__18__．Thismeansweare__19__．Andinthatconnection，lifeandvitality(活力)arefound.Sonexttimewhenyouaresad，don't__20__toopenyourhearttoothers.【语篇解读】本文是记叙文。烧红的炭块离开火炉就会渐渐熄灭，一个人脱离了群体和朋友只会变得暗淡无光。故事中的男主人公沉浸在丧妻之痛中无法自拔，将自己封闭起来，不与外界接触，生活颓废。但在朋友的劝说下，他最终重新参与到了社交活动中。1．A.brilliantB．necessaryC．difficultD．surprising答案C[————根据下文故事中男主人公的经历因为丧妻之痛不愿意与人接触可知，此处要表达的意思是：当我们不想跟别人在一起的时候，“与别人在一起就是一件很难(difficult)”的事情。下文的It'stoodifficultto...也是提示。]2．A.protectiveB．aloneC．awareD．brave答案B[根据下文中的hedroppedoutofhiscommunity及returnedstraighthome“可知那个男人只想独处(alone)”。]3．A.arrangedB．criticizedC．ruinedD．refused答案D[根据下文HisfreetimewasspentwatchingTVorworkinginthebasement“可知他拒绝(refused)”参加一切活动。]4．A.emptyB．imaginaryC．regularD．untidy答案A[“”“根据语境那个男人的妻子死了及他在家所做的事可判断：他回到空荡荡的(empty)”家里，形单影只。]5．A.boredB．worriedC．hopelessD．impatient答案B[根据那个男人的表现和下文他的朋友对他的邀请和规劝可以看出，他的朋友开“始担心(worried)”起他来了。]6．A.danceB．lunchC．entertainmentD．supper答案D[根据下文的thenextevening和dinewithyou可知，那个朋友请他第二天晚“上共进晚餐(supper)”。]7．A.helpedB．allowedC．encouragedD．instructed答案C[朋友此行的目的就是希望他振作起来，“故鼓励(encouraged)”他接受邀请，跟他们一起吃晚饭。]8．A.painB．opinionC．lifeD．love答案A[这里指让别人分享“他的痛楚(pain)”，即丧妻之痛。文章第一段的deepsadness也是提示。]9．A.atB．withoutC．onD．except答案B[那个男人起先拒绝接受邀请，“他觉得还是别(without)”跟别人在一起的好。正因为他的态度，才有下文中朋友用炭作比喻给他讲道理这一情节。]10．A.turnaroundB．standupC．takeupD．getout答案D[那个男人不想去，“故说他现在很难走出去(getout)”。]11．A.excitementB．shockC．silenceD．joy答案C[那个男人拒绝接受邀请，气氛应该有点尴尬，“所以两个人都没说话(insilence)”。]12．A.knockedB．fetchedC．brokeD．shook答案B[根据laiditd...
