I was  17  through a local market one day when I chanced upon a jar of  18   jam. I could find tins of apple and strawberry in every corner store but this was the  19   time I had seen peach. I took it.

    For the next few weeks, when I was feeling the need for a little   20  , I would carefully  21 the lid and spoon a bit on to a biscuit. Mmm, delicious. I didn’t  22  it with anybody. It sat safely in my  23  , taken out on only special  24  .

    One cold and cloudy afternoon, while I was waiting for a local bus, it started to rain. Everybody scattered for  25  and so did I. But I was already wet through so I quickly searched through my pack for some  26  clothes.

    In my hurry to  27  further discomfort, I forgot that the jar of jam was  28   in my clothing. One forceful yank（猛拉）and my  29  jar of jam crashed to the concrete ground, smashing into pieces.

    I was so sad that I almost cried. And then, in the corner of my eye, I noticed an old woman in rags  30  . Without hesitating, she bent down and picked up the half of the jar that still looked  31  .

    Still   32  , she stuck two fingers into the jar, scooped out the  33  jam and placed it into her toothless mouth. Carefully, like fish bones, she  34  the pieces of glass. She studied the broken container  35   she was certain that there was nothing left. Then she left.

My bus arrived shortly after and, as we drove off, I wondered if the jam would taste the same to me.

16. A. in order that B. if C. just in case D. unless

17. A. looking B. buying C. getting D. running

18. A. apple B. peach C. orange D. strawberry

19. A. last B. best C. other D. first

20. A. meal B. treat C. rest D. drink

21. A. remove B. move C. discover D. uncover

22. A. divide B. eat C. share D. separate

23. A. pocket B. pack C. corner D. store

24. A. situations B. conditions C. atmosphere D. occasions

25. A. protection B. shelter C. cover D. warmth

26. A. beautiful B. rain C. warm D. dry

27. A. avoid B. get into C. defeat D. overcome

28. A. hidden B. buried C. covered D. locked

29. A. expensive B. valuable C. precious D. priceless

30. A. disappearing B. appearing C. running D. approaching

31. A. all right B. nice C. broken D. damaged

32. A. standing up B. looked down upon C. bent over D. watching out

33. A. rest B. remaining C. extra D. spare

34. A. swallowed B. brought out C. ate up D. spat out

35. A. until B. unless C. after D. since

16-20 CABDB 21-25 ACBDB 26-30 DABCD 31-35 ACBDA

本篇完形填空讲述了一个旅行者在非洲旅行时的一次经历。旅行者首先是发现、购买和享用一瓶桃酱，然后在避雨换衣服时一不小心把桃酱抖掉在地上，打碎了果酱瓶。一个（流浪）老太太捡起破瓶子，把瓶里剩余果酱吃掉。这个事给了旅行者精神上的震撼。

文章立意积极向上，能够给考生传递积极向上的人生观，较好地体现了在英语学科考试中体现核心素养教育的理念。

完形填空试题挖空设计合理，除第16和20小题外，其余均为对实词的考查，能较好地考查学生对文章内容以及上下文关系的理解。

以下是几个易错题的解释：

17．Look through 浏览，此处理解为“逛市场”。

20．Treat 招待、款待，此处理解为“……想犒劳一下自己的时候”。

21．Remove 拿掉，此处理解为“把瓶盖取下”。Uncover：to remove a covering from 取下覆盖物之义，不能用the lid 作宾语。

23．Pack 背包，与文章第一句backpacking 呼应。Pocket 是指衣服上的口袋，此处显然不妥。

26．注意本文的大环境：地理位置在非洲，天下着雨。所以不应该是warm clothes。

28．联系上文中it sat safely in my pack，理解应该是裹在衣服里。Hidden 藏的目的是不让别人发现，这种理解没有上下文的支持。

29．Precious 珍贵，不一定值钱，但一定是作者特别喜欢的。Valuable 有价值的，指“值钱”或“有用”。

30．Approaching 接近、靠近。老太太不会一下子从什么地方冒出来，也不可能跑着过来，因此appearing和running 都应该排除。

31．All right 还可以、还行、还好，是指摔在地上的瓶子，比较大的哪一块儿。

33．Remaining 剩下的。Rest 当“剩余”讲时，不作定语。可以说成the rest of the …。