2024年3月10日发(作者：)

第五讲 完形填空技巧之词义复现

一、真题导入

Coffee shops are cool, but in Wilmington, North Carolina, Bitty & Beau’s Coffee is known

for its warmth.

At the heart of the shops’ popularity is its 41 staff: Almost everyone who works there has

an intellectual or developmental disability, ranging from Down Syndrome(唐氏综合症） to

autism（自闭症）. For many 42, it’s their first job, and their 43 fills the air.

It’s the vision of Amy Wright , 44 by two of her four children, Beau and Bitty, who have

Down Syndrome. When Wright and her husband 45 that nearly 70% of adults with intellectual

and developmental disabilities do not have_ 46 , they decided to do something about it.

“It 47 _me like a lightning bolt(闪电）： a coffee shop!” Wright said. “ I realized it would be

the perfect environment for bringing people 48 . In this place, taking 49 and serving coffee,

they’d realize how 50 they are.”

The shop opened in January 2016 and immediately had 51 outside the door. National

press attention 52 , and six months later, it had to move to a 53 _space. Today the Wilmington

store employs 40 people with 54 , as well as two managers who have degrees in special education.

The team works like 55 machine. “ Well, our 56 time is no longer than our competitors, ”Wright

said . “They’ve all gotten really good at their jobs and step up 57 somebody else needs help. ”

All the money made from the coffee shop goes to Wright’s non-profit , Able to Work USA.

But she’s the most proud of the 58 _it’s built in the community. “Creating this has given people a

way to communicate with people with disabilities,” she said . “This is a place where people can

realize how much more 59 we are than different. And that’s 60 _it’s all about.”

42. A. employees B. managers C. crew D. assistants

46. A. interests B. talents C. desires D. jobs

49. A. pictures B. bills C. orders D. tips

51. A. lines B. branches C. bargains D. cries

54. A. experiences B. disabilities C. degrees D. brains

59. A. awake B. alive C. alike D. alone

42. A. employees B. managers C. crew D. assistants

解析：近义复现。根据上句 中的everyone who works there 可知，最佳答案 为A. employees 。

46. A. interests B. talents C. desires D. jobs

解析：原词复现。根据下文中的 it’s their first job, and their _____fills the air. 可知，最佳答案

为D. jobs 。

49. A. pictures B. bills C. orders D. tips

解析：上下义词复现。全文主要介绍coffee shop, 而taking orders（点菜、点餐）是coffee shop

中的一部分，是对上义词的复现。故最佳答案 为C. orders

51. A. lines B. branches C. bargains D. cries

解析：下义词复现。本句介绍 咖啡店开业后的经营情况，顾客爆满，店外排着队。lines（排

队） 是下义词，而shop是上义词。故最佳答案 为A. lines 。

54. A. experiences B. disabilities C. degrees D. brains

解析：原词复现。 根据第二段Almost everyone who works there has an intellectual or

developmental disability, ranging from Down Syndrome(唐氏综合症） to autism（自闭症）可

知 ，最佳答案为B. disabilities 。

59. A. awake B. alive C. alike D. alone

解析：反义复现。 根据本句意思人们逐渐认识，我们彼此之间同大于异。alike 与different

意义相反

During my second year at the city college, I was told that the education department was

offering a “free” course, called Thinking Chess, for three credits. I 41 the idea of taking the

class because, after all, who doesn't want to 42 a few dollars? More than that, I' d always

wanted to learn chess. And, even if I weren't 43 enough about free credits, news about

our 44 was appealing enough to me. He was an international grandmaster, which 45 I would

be learning from one of the game’s 46 . I could hardly wait to 47 him.

.Maurice Ashley was kind and smart, a former graduate returning to teach, and this 48

was no game for him: he meant business. In his introduction, he made it 49 that our credits

would be hard-earned. In order to 50 the class ,among other criteria, we had to write a paper

on how we plan to 51 what we would learn in class to our future professions and, 52 ,to our

lives. I managed to get an A in that 53 and learned life lessons that have served me well

beyond the 54 .

Ten years after my chess class with Ashley, I'm still putting to use what he 55 me:“The

absolute most important 56 that you learn when you play chess is how to make good

57 .On every single move you have to 58 a situation ,process what your opponent(对手）is

doing and 59 the best move from among all your options.” These words still ring true today in my

60 as a journalist.

42. A. waste B. earn C. save D. pay

44. A. title B. competitor C. textbook D. instructor

46. A. fastest B. easiest C. best D. rarest

53. A. game B. presentation C. course D. experiment

55. A. taught B. wrote C. questioned D. promised

60. A. role B. desire C. concern D. behavior

42. A. waste B. earn C. save D. pay

解析：近义词复现。由 上文中的a “free” course和下文中的free credits可知， the education

department 提供“免费”课程和免费学分，因此作者可节省钱。故最佳答案为C. save 。

44. A. title B. competitor C. textbook D. instructor

解析：近义词复现。由下文中的 a former graduate returning to teach和grandmaster(大师），

可知Maurice Ashley 是教练、指导老师。故最佳答案为 D. instructor 。

46. A. fastest B. easiest C. best D. rarest

解析：近义词复现。由上文中的 an international grandmaster可知，Maurice Ashley 是这种象

棋最好的棋手。故最佳答案为 C. best 。

53. A. game B. presentation C. course D. experiment

解析：原词复现。由上文中的 offering a “free” course 可知，最佳答案为 C. course 。

55. A. taught B. wrote C. questioned D. promised

解析：原词复现。由上文中的 a former graduate returning to teach 以及下文中的教练的教导：

“The absolute most important 56 that you learn when you play chess is how to make good

57 .On every single move you have to 58 a situation ,process what your opponent(对手）is