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考点巩固卷18 完形填空之记叙文
2023年高考真题
【2023▪新高考I卷】
On Oct. 11, hundreds of runners competed in a cross-country race in Minnesota. Melanie Bailey should have 21 the course earlier than she did. Her 22 came because she was carrying a 23 across the finish line.
As reported by a local newspaper, Bailey was more than two-thirds of the way through her 24 when a runner in front of her began crying in pain. She 25 to help her fellow runner, Danielle Lenoue. Bailey took her arm to see if she could walk forward with 26 . She couldn’t. Bailey then 27 to let Lenoue climb onto her back and carried her all the way to the finish line, then another 300 feet to where Lenoue could get 28 attention.
Once there, Lenoue was 29 and later taken to a hospital, where she learned that she had serious injuries in one of her knees. She would have struggled with extreme 30 to make it to that aid checkpoint without Bailey’s help.
As for Bailey, she is more 31 about why her act is considered a big 32 . “She was just crying. I couldn’t 33 her,” Bailey told the reporter. “I feel like I was just doing the right thing.”
Although the two young women were strangers before the 34 , they’ve since become friends. Neither won the race, but the 35 of human kindness won the day.
21. A. designed B. followed C. changed D. finished
22. A. delay B. chance C. trouble D. excuse
23. A. judge B. volunteer C. classmate D. competitor
24. A. race B. school C. town D. training
25. A. agreed B. returned C. stopped D. promised
26. A. courage B. aid C. patience D. advice
27. A. went away B. stood up C. stepped aside D. bent down
28. A. medical B. public C. constant D. equal
29. A. interrupted B. assessed C. identified D. appreciated
30. A. hunger B. pain C. cold D. tiredness
31. A. worried B. ashamed C. confused D. discouraged
32. A. game B. problem C. lesson D. deal
33. A. leave B. cure C. bother D. understand
34. A. ride B. test