2016黄石市高考英语完形填空和阅读理解一轮练习（8）及答案
<p> 完形填空。阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项<span word="A">A</span>、<span word="B">B</span>、<span word="C">C</span>和<span word="D">D</span>中，选出最佳答案。</p><p> <span word="Anna">Anna</span> <span word="Douglas">Douglas</span> <span word="was">was</span> 72 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="column">column</span>．<span word="She">She</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="retired">retired</span>（退休），<span word="but">but</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> ．<span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="pay">pay</span>．<span word="She">She</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="herwith">herwith</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="people">people</span>．<span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="folks">folks</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="her">her</span>．<span word="By">By</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="them">them</span>，<span word="she">she</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="things">things</span>．<span word="Old">Old</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="abilities">abilities</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> ． <span word="But">But</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="some">some</span> ．<span word="She">She</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="herself">herself</span> <span word="then">then</span>．</p><p> <span word="Through">Through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="years">years</span>，<span word="she">she</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="magazines">magazines</span>．<span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> ： <span word="Old">Old</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="herself">herself</span>．<span word="She">She</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="column">column</span> <span word="called">called</span> “<span word="Sixty">Sixty</span> <span word="Plus">Plus</span>”， <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="old">old</span> ．<span word="She">She</span> <span word="writes">writes</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="people">people</span>，<span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="being">being</span> ．</p><p> <span word="Anna">Anna</span> <span word="Douglas">Douglas</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>．<span word="She">She</span> <span word="understands">understands</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="begin">begin</span>．<span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>，<span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="grandchildren">grandchildren</span>14</p><p> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visit">visit</span>．<span word="Mrs">Mrs</span>. <span word="Douglas">Douglas</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="grandchildren">grandchildren</span>．</p><p> “<span word="It">It</span>"<span word="s">s</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="grandchildren">grandchildren</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="world">world</span>，”<span word="says">says</span> <span word="Mrs">Mrs</span>. <span word="Douglas">Douglas</span>．“<span word="That">That</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="questioning">questioning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="listening">listening</span>，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="best">best</span>．<span word="Say">Say</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="them">them</span>，”<span word="she">she</span> <span word="continues">continues</span>．“<span word="Never">Never</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="grandchildren">grandchildren</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span>．<span word="Never">Never</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span>．<span word="Don">Don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="do">do</span>． ，<span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="taught">taught</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="people">people</span>．<span word="The">The</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>．”</p>
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