历年十二校联考完形填空(2018-1)

               Sometimes a certain day has a special meaning. Fridays meant a trip to a senior nursing home downtown for me. It seemed as if this nursing home needed help, but  16  did I know it would help me, too.

During my first visit I was asked to  17  some of the female residents' nails. I carefully    18  the old color on their nails. As I applied new color, one woman  19  to tell me about her hidden pains, from her husband’s death to the one  20  she wanted most: a camera. I listened carefully. She smiled  21  , with some of her past pains taken off her mind. I left the nursing home that day,  22  by the fact that I had actually helped somebody.

I realized that my  23   actions, just listening, for example, could make a(n)  24  to others' lives. One woman, who happily commented that we  25  the same first name, confided (吐露) her opinions to me. Another  26  showed me a birthday card her children had sent her. Of course, not all of the conversations were  27  .When one elderly woman talked to me about  28  her13-year-old daughter would be graduating from middle school this year, I didn’t know what to do but nod and listen,  29  that her daughter must have graduated decades ago.

Although I could not  30  more years to the lives of these elderly residents, I could give them something simple that's often   31  in our society. Through our conversations, I gave them the  32  that in this fast-paced world, they were not forgotten—that members of younger generations still cared about them.

Every moment I spend  33  is an opportunity to reduce their pain.  34  , that moment also shapes me. I not only learn about life and experiences outside of school but also receive the gift of being part of this  35  —the connection between humans. Those moments of sharing and listening are magical for both the giver and the receiver.

16. A. still                    B. little                        C. already              D. indeed

17. A. polish                B. wash                       C. cut                    D. check

18. A. took away           B. rubbed off                C. showed off     D. gave up

19. A. continued           B expected                    C. agreed               D. started

20. A. collection            B.   product                 C. award               D. item

21. A. at least                B. more or less              C. in relief             D. in vain

22. A. inspired              B. reminded                  C. moved                     D. puzzled

23. A . unique              B. polite                       C. casual               D. simple

24. A. chance                B. impression                C. difference          D. decision

25. A. remembered        B. shared                      C. contained          D. carried

26. A .cautiously           B. accidentally                 C. proudly             D. finally

27. A. pleasant                B. serious                     C. formal                     D. interesting

28. A. when                  B. why                         C. what                D. that

29. A. convincing          B. knowing                   C. indicating          D. persuading

30. A. add                    B. connect                   C. supply              D. compare

31. A. valued                B. loved                       C. blamed              D. overlooked

32. A. memory                     B. possibility                C. assurance           D. assumption

33. A. chatting                     B. waiting                    C. acting               D. watching

34. A. Above all            B. In other words          C. In turn                     D. In a word

35. A. tradition             B. process                     C. habit                 D. trip

16. BABDD    21. CADCB    26. CADBA           31. DCACB