专题05 2020年7月真题 -备战2023高考英语完形填空助力高考词汇积累（天津卷真题版）

专题05 2020年7月真题 --备战2023高考英语完形填空助力高考词汇积累（天津卷真题版） Detective Ashley Jones works at a police department in England. He has recently made a significant ___16___- -loneliness is a serious social problem that can contribute to depression and even crimes, but it can be___17___in a clever way. The___18___? Chat benches. Jones got the idea after he had talked with an elderly lady who had been cheated of her___19___. The lady would get a call from a stranger every morning who ___20___made her believe that he was her friend, and then she lent him about f 31,000. Jones was___21___ when she said that she didn’t actually___22___ being cheated. “Otherwise, I would never speak to another person for weeks on end,” she said. This led Jones to the conclusion that there are too many extremely ___23___ people in his community, who are easy targets of cheating. So he___24___ to do something about it. He___25___ the police department to allow him to ___26___ a couple of “chat benches” in two of their local parks. Then he hung a colorful sign on each of the benches that___27___: “HAPPY TO CHAT.” Just a few days after the signs went up, he found people sitting there and engaging in active and___28___ conversations. The idea is catching on___29___. There are now over 40 chat benches throughout England. More new chat benches have sprung up across the UK and beyond. All who participated have gained a(n) ___30___ outcome from getting involved. Jones’ idea has been fully ___31___-the “HAPPY TO CHAT” benches help___32___ the invisible social barrier that keeps people from saying hello. This effort is not just a(n) ___33___ at being community minded- -it’s also a ___34___ measure. It prevents people who are cut off from society falling victim to cheaters. The Chat Bench is a fantastic new project that___35___ those of all ages to interact and get to know each other in the future. 16．A．choice B．discovery C．visit D．promise 17．A．experienced B．suffered C．prevented D．felt 18．A．solution B．puzzle C．excu