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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The spot of a red balloon in a tree was what first caught Randy Heiss’s ___11___on December 16,2018.He then walked toward it and found the balloon attached to a piece of___12___.“Dayami,”it read on one side, in a child’s___13___.Heiss flipped the paper over. It was a numbered list in Spanish. His Spanish isn’t very good, but he could_____14_____it was a Christmas list.
He was charmed and wondered whether he could___15___the child. About 20 miles to the southwest, just across the border, was the city of Nogales，Mexico.___16___the prevailing wind(常刮的风),he was pretty sure that’s where it came from.
Back home, Heiss’s wife who is fluent in Spanish___17___the list. Heiss listened carefully: Dayami, ___18___a girl, had asked for a doll, a dollhouse, clothes and art supplies. Heiss then posted about his quest on Facebook,___19___photos, hoping someone might know the girl’s family.
A few days passed with no leads; Heiss worried that time was running out___20___Christmas. On December 19,he decided to send a private Facebook message to Radio XENY in Nogales. The next morning, when he was still in bed, Heiss___21___a message: The staff had___22___Dayami, who indeed lived in Nogales and would be willing to arrange a get-together at the radio station.
Heiss and his wife rushed to___23___everything on Dayami’s list. Then they drove for 45 minutes,___24___the border into Nogales. They finally met the very___25___girl.“ Her eyes were wide open with wonder. Like,‘ Oh my gosh，this really did work!’ It was a beautiful experience,”Heiss said. “Quite healing for us.”
Heiss,61 , has lived in Bisbee, Arizona for more than three decades. Ten years ago, he and his wife___26___their only child in an accident. They have even no grandchildren. Now they split their time between Nogales and Bisbee.
“Being around children at Christmastime has been___27___in our lives,”Heiss said. “It’s been kind of a gaping hole in our Christmas experience. ”He has since reflected on what a miracle it was that he occasionally___28___the balloon, let alone that he was able to meet Dayami and her family.
11. A. hands B. breath C. attention D. imagination
12. A. paper B. glass C. wood D. cloth
13. A. steps B. voice C. eyes D. writing
14. A. remember B. see C. hope D. promise
15. A. find B. adopt C. teach D. challenge
16. A. Amazed at B. Sponsored by C. Accustomed to D. Based on
17 A. drafted B. polished C. translated D. finished
18 A. eventually B. probably C. ever D. even
19. A. downloading B. taking C. attaching D. analyzing
20. A. before B. at C. after D. until
21. A. searched for B. decided on C. subscribed to D. awoke to
22. A. saved B. comforted C. located D. appointed
23. A. consume B. buy C. produce D. exchange
24. A. examining B. closing C. defending D. crossing
25. A. frightened B. excited C. determined D. embarrassed
26. A. left B. stopped C. lost D. disabled
27. A. abused B. abnormal C. abstract D. absent
28. A. blew B. released C. spotted D. decorated
【答案】11. C 12. A 13. D 14. B 15. A 16. D 17. C 18. B 19. C 20. A 21. D 22. C 23. B 24. D 25. B 26. C 27. D 28. C
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The spot of a red balloon in a tree was what first caught Randy Heiss’s ___11___on December 16,2018.He then walked toward it and found the balloon attached to a piece of___12___.“Dayami,”it read on one side, in a child’s___13___.Heiss flipped the paper over. It was a numbered list in Spanish. His Spanish isn’t very good, but he could_____14_____it was a Christmas list.
He was charmed and wondered whether he could___15___the child. About 20 miles to the southwest, just across the border, was the city of Nogales，Mexico.___16___the prevailing wind(常刮的风),he was pretty sure that’s where it came from.
Back home, Heiss’s wife who is fluent in Spanish___17___the list. Heiss listened carefully: Dayami, ___18___a girl, had asked for a doll, a dollhouse, clothes and art supplies. Heiss then posted about his quest on Facebook,___19___photos, hoping someone might know the girl’s family.
A few days passed with no leads; Heiss worried that time was running out___20___Christmas. On December 19,he decided to send a private Facebook message to Radio XENY in Nogales. The next morning, when he was still in bed, Heiss___21___a message: The staff had___22___Dayami, who indeed lived in Nogales and would be willing to arrange a get-together at the radio station.
Heiss and his wife rushed to___23___everything on Dayami’s list. Then they drove for 45 minutes,___24___the border into Nogales. They finally met the very___25___girl.“ Her eyes were wide open with wonder. Like,‘ Oh my gosh，this really did work!’ It was a beautiful experience,”Heiss said. “Quite healing for us.”
Heiss,61 , has lived in Bisbee, Arizona for more than three decades. Ten years ago, he and his wife___26___their only child in an accident. They have even no grandchildren. Now they split their time between Nogales and Bisbee.
“Being around children at Christmastime has been___27___in our lives,”Heiss said. “It’s been kind of a gaping hole in our Christmas experience. ”He has since reflected on what a miracle it was that he occasionally___28___the balloon, let alone that he was able to meet Dayami and her family.
11. A. hands B. breath C. attention D. imagination
12. A. paper B. glass C. wood D. cloth
13. A. steps B. voice C. eyes D. writing
14. A. remember B. see C. hope D. promise
15. A. find B. adopt C. teach D. challenge
16. A. Amazed at B. Sponsored by C. Accustomed to D. Based on
17 A. drafted B. polished C. translated D. finished
18 A. eventually B. probably C. ever D. even
19. A. downloading B. taking C. attaching D. analyzing
20. A. before B. at C. after D. until
21. A. searched for B. decided on C. subscribed to D. awoke to
22. A. saved B. comforted C. located D. appointed
23. A. consume B. buy C. produce D. exchange
24. A. examining B. closing C. defending D. crossing
25. A. frightened B. excited C. determined D. embarrassed
26. A. left B. stopped C. lost D. disabled
27. A. abused B. abnormal C. abstract D. absent
28. A. blew B. released C. spotted D. decorated
【答案】11. C 12. A 13. D 14. B 15. A 16. D 17. C 18. B 19. C 20. A 21. D 22. C 23. B 24. D 25. B 26. C 27. D 28. C
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