二、教育故事类

Henry Bond was about seven years old when his father died.His mother found it 1 to support the large family.However,she tried her best to do so.Also,she 2 Henry,the eldest son,to school.

At one time,Henry needed a grammar book for his study.His family was so 3 that his mother could not afford one.

One morning，Henry found that a deep snow had fallen，and the 4 wind was blowing.“Ah，” he said，“it is an ill wind that blows nobody good.”With these words，he ran to the house of a neighbor，and offered his 5 to move away the snow around it.The offer was accepted.When he finished the work，he received his 6.Then he went to another place for the 7 purpose，and then to another，8 he had earned（挣得）enough to buy a grammar book.

From that time,Henry was 9 the first in all his classes.He knew no such word as" 10",and he succeeded in all he tried to do.Having the will,he always found the way.

语篇解读

本文讲述了享利·邦德因家境贫穷而买不起他想要的一本语法书，但后来帮助邻居们扫雪挣到了钱并买到了他想要的语法书。本故事教育了我们：有付出就有回报，有目标就要坚持。

答案解析

1.C 由上下文可知，母亲要养活一家人很艰难。故答案为C。

2.B 由上句“...She tried her best to do so.”及本句可知，此处意为母亲送亨利·邦德去上学。

3.D 由上下文意思可知家境贫寒。故用poor “贫穷的”。

4.A 由上句“Henry found that a deep snow had fallen，...”可知天气寒冷。故答案为A。

5.A 由上下文可知，亨利·邦德主动为邻居们提供铲雪服务。

6.B 由上下文可知答案为B。

7.C 由上下文可知，他到每户人家帮忙铲雪的目的都一样，即挣钱买书。

8.D until “直到……为止”。

9.A 由文章最后一句可知答案为A。

10.B 由下文中的“...he succeeded in all he tried to do.”可知答案为B。

理论指导

教育故事类文章主要是通过叙述一个故事或案例，教育我们要做真善美的事情。做此类完形填空时，我们要抓住文章的中心和作者的写作目的，尤其是每个段落的首句。把握整个语篇，推测作者设空目的，顺应作者思路答题，这样可以做到事半功倍。在联系上下文的基础上，做出推理判断，仔细推敲每个细节。所以我们平时在做完形填空时，要有意识地培养自己的阅读习惯和答题技巧。