五、(2017·北京)完形填空（共15分，每小题1.5分）
阅读下面的短文，掌握七大姨，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
  (2017·北京) A Meaningful Gift
Emily was an eight grader. To pass her Civics course(公民课程), she had to do some volunteer service in a nursing home for a week.
One Monday. Emily went to the nursing home after school. When she arrived, she was told she would _______(31) an hour every weekday with an elderly lady, Mrs. Blair. She was then led into a room, where an old lady in a flowery dress was sitting on a sofa.
Emily _______(32) awkwardly(别扭地) in front of the lady. She cleared her throat and said, “Good afternoon. I’m Emily. ”
“Good afternoon, Emily. Take a seat, please.” Mrs. Blair replied.
Then _______(33) filled the space between them. Emily wondered what to say.
“Tell me about yourself, Emily,” Mrs. Blair said suddenly.
“Well,” Emily started, “I don’t have any grandparents, so I can’t relate to elderly people much. I love the performing arts. I’m here mainly because I have to _______(34) here to get a good grade for my Civics class.”
Mrs. Blair didn’t seem to _______(35). “Many people, especially teens, don’t seem to care about old people like me. Now you’re here, and I’m going to change that about you. Ask me anything.”
Emily thought for a moment, and finally decided, “What was your job?”
“I was a Broadway star in the 1950s.” Mrs. Blair answered.
“Cool! Can you tell me about it?” Emily asked, amazed.
Mrs. Blair smiled. “Back then, only the lead actress had the honor to wear a ______(36) bracelet. I was the lead in almost all of the plays, so I always wore the bracelet. Till this way, I still have it.”
Emily smiled along with Mrs. Blair and listened to the other stories, attentively. She had become so interested in Mrs. Blair’s _______(37) that she decided to come earlier the next day.
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday passed by quickly. Then came Friday. As she was leaving, Emily was really _______(38) to say goodbye.　
“Don’t be sad. You can still visit me,” Mrs. Blair comforted her. She then handed a small box to Emily, “It’s my gift to you.”　
Emily ________(39) opened the box and was surprised to see what was inside. “It’s the bracelet that you wore. Thank you!” Emily said, with tears in her eyes. “I’m sure to visit you whenever I’m free.” 
On her way home, Emily thought of her own love for the performing arts. She touched the bracelet and made a ________(40) that she would keep her word to Mrs. Blair.
31. A. waste      B. spend      C. plan          D. exercise
32. A. asked      B. sat         C. stood         D. danced
33. A. warmth     B. sadness     C. happiness     D. silence
34. A. study       B. live        C. volunteer      D. play
35. A. mind        B. fear        C. insist         D. regret
36. A. strange       B. special     C. common      D. private
37. A. dreams       B. hobbies     C. stories       D. jokes
38. A. upset        B. confused     C. surprised     D. nervous
39. A. proudly      B. secretly      C. worriedly     D. carefully
40. A. promise      B. change      C. judgment      D. choice
【主旨大意】
本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了小女孩Emily为了完成学校的课程而不得已去做照顾老年人的志愿者工作。她一开始不知所措，后来在老人Mrs. Blair的鼓励下敞开心扉交流，并与老人结下了深厚的友谊。
31. B 【解析】考查动词的词义及用法辨析。waste浪费；spend花费；plan计划； exercise锻炼。上文提到，当Emily到达的时候，她得知每天都要和Mr. Blair_____一小时。根据文章内容语境可知答案选B。
32. C 【解析】考查动词的用法。上文提到Emily进入房间并且在下文提到Mrs. Blair让Emily坐下，根据语境可知此处是指Emily站在Mrs. Blair面前，故选C。
33. D 【解析】考查名词的词义辨析。warmth温暖；sadness悲伤；happiness幸福；silence沉默。下文提到Emily不知道该说些什么，结合语境可知此处是Emily保持沉默，故选D。
34. C 【解析】考查动词的用法。文章第一段提到，为了通过公民课程，Emily需要做一周的志愿服务。动词volunteer意为“志愿做……”符合句意。
35. A 【解析】考查动词的用法。前文提到Emily参加志愿者服务的目的是为了在公民课程中获得高分；后文提到Mrs. Blair都不在意老年人的生活，她想改变Emily的这种做法，因此Mrs. Blair不介意Emily得高分的想法。根据语境及选项词义可知答案选A。
36. B  【解析】考查形容词的用法。根据下文“只有像Mrs. Blair这样作为主角，才有幸佩戴这个手链”可知这条手链很特别。形容词special“特别的”符合句意。
37. C  【解析】考查名词的用法。上文说Mrs.Blair给Emily讲故事，而且提到Emily变得很感兴趣，并决定第二天早来，可见此处是指Emily对故事很感兴趣，故选C。
38. A  【解析】考查形容词的用法。upset难过的，不安的；confused困惑的；surprised吃惊的；nervous紧张的；由下文的Don’t be sad.可看出当Emily要离开时，她很伤心跟Mrs. Blair说再见。由语境可知答案选A。
39. D  【解析】考查副词的词义及用法辨析。proudly骄傲地；secretly秘密地； worriedly担忧地；carefully认真地。根据语境可判断出Emily很看重Mrs. Blair送给她的礼物，所以才很小心地打开，看到礼物后她大吃一惊，故选D。
40. A  【解析】考查名词的词义辨析。promise承诺；change改变；judgement判断；choice选择。句意：她抚摸着项链，做出了一个她会对Mrs. Blair遵守诺言的_______。由that从句的句意可知她要遵守承诺，故选A。