2023届高考英语二轮复习外刊阅读模拟强化训练完形填空专题七

高考英语外刊阅读模拟强化训练 完形填空专题七 ① If Christmas, Thanksgiving and the Fourth of July are our nation’s biggest official holidays, certainly Super Bowl Sunday is our biggest unofficial holiday. Like those other days, it’s a time for friends and family to 1 for food, chatter and arguments. But some people living on the margins of society miss that special 2 . Meir Kalmanson thought they, too, should get to 3 the big day. So as he 4 a Super Bowl party being held at a New York City club a friend owned, he invited six 5 men he met on the streets to join him. Over burgers, wings and soda, Kalmanson and his homeless 6 watched the game. Kalmanson describes the 7 as “warm, exciting energy. Conversation flowed. We were on the edge of our seats, 8 , laughing.” But the game played just a small role in the night’s 9 , he says. More important was the men’s 10 with one another and the other fans. “We were part of a bigger party that was happening,” says Kalmanson. “So, if you walked in you couldn’t 11 who was homeless and who wasn’t.” As a result, “the men felt that they were 12 of something. They had their dignity 13 .” For that evening, they were no longer outsiders. They 14 . Ultimately, the Super Soul Parties are more than a sporting event. They’re opportunities to bring awareness to the plight of the homeless while making them feel a part of a larger 15 . 【Reader’s Digest USA (February, 2023)】 1.A. communicate B. starve C. hunt D. gather 2.A. connection B. chaos C. situation D. gift 3.A. catch B. celebrate C. cancel D. note 4.A. headed to B. led to C. attached to D. attended to 5.A. sick B. wealthy C. professional D. homeless 6.A. guests B. hosts C. assistants D. coaches 7.A. view B. scene C. landscape D. scenery 8.A. cheering B. roaring C. screaming D. shouting 9.A. gathering B. meeting C. party D. success 10.A. interaction B. argument C. discussion D. debate 11.A. clarify B. tell C. modify D. recommend 12.A.part B