2023届高考英语外刊阅读模拟强化训练专题一：完形填空

高考英语外刊阅读模拟强化训练 完形填空专题一 ① About 15 years ago, Andrew McLindon, an entrepreneur and avid cyclist, was riding his bike in Austin, Texas, when he thought about a friend’s 12-year-old son. The boy had never known the joy of biking because he 1 _ hydrocephalus, a buildup of fluid in the brain that often causes 2_____ disturbances. When he got home, McLindon, now 60, went online and found a three-wheel recumbent bike with a seat belt, 3_____ for a child with balance issues. Soon the boy was pedaling around the street with his 4______, having fun and getting exercise. But there was more, as McLindon gleaned from his friend’s reaction. “To see his son 5____ with other kids,” McLindon says. “I’ll never forget the 6____ on his face.” That smile 7_____ the McLindon Family Foundation. Funded by 8_____, the group works with pediatric rehab clinics to find children who can benefit from owning an 9______ bike—and to help 10______ each bike to the particular needs of the child. For kids lucky enough to get one, they’re a life changer. “We worked with a 14-year-old who has spina bifida,” says McLindon. “She spent most days on the 11_____ watching TV. Soon after she got her bike, she was training for special-needs triathlons. In a magazine interview, she said, ‘I always knew there was an 12_____ in me.’ ” So far, the foundation has 13_____ 450 bikes, and that’s just a start.“I do a lot of things. I run a lot of 14_____,” McLindon says. “But getting these kids their bikes is the most 15____ thing that I do. 【题源 Reader’s Digest USA (May, 2022) 】 1.A. concentrated on B. suffered from C. adopted from D. contributed to 2. A. brain B. language C. behavior D. balance 3. A. perfect B. expensive C. affordable D. fixed 4. A. coaches B. trainers C. competitors D. peers 5. A. exchanging B. interacting C. playing D. communicating 6. A. smile B. tears C. sunshine D. sadness 7. A. organized B. launched C. introduced D. established 8. A. cooperations B. programs C. businesses D. donations