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Recently I met a guy named Leonard Gilbert on a trip.Leonard is the kind of person you could pass on the street and never 1 ， but he is, in my view，a very special person who 2 recognition.
Leonard lives in a 3 rural area.So when his wife had cancer several years ago, Leonard was faced with a fourandahalfhour drive to where she could be treated. That 4 lots of expenses for meals, fuel, hotels and so on. But in the end the cancer took his wife's life 5 .
Evidently Leonard was very 6 by his wife's passing, but he was also very angry, for he realized other people were facing the same sort of 7 . Rather than giving money to charities, what he did was start to throw 8 ．
Every other Saturday evening, there is a party in Leonard's garage. Neighbors, friends and relatives come and bring snacks and drinks; many bring 9 . There are music and dancing, and at some point during the evening Leonard 10 a family he has found who are having difficulty 11 the cost of supporting a cancer patient undergoing 12 far from home. Then a honeyjar is passed around and the money 13 ， every cent of it, goes 14 to that family. The people at the party have a good time. The family 15 that someone, probably someone they have never met knows what they are going through and 16 enough to help.
Leonard's 17 to help the families was born out of his grief，but from the perspective of those who have received the money, it is an act of love. His personal 18 has resulted in an act of kindness that honors the 19 of the wife he has lost. Wouldn't it be nice if we had more people in the world like Leonard Gilbert? I'm glad I met Leonard.He makes the world a 20 place.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了伦纳德在失去患癌症的妻子之后，默默地做着善举，努力帮助那些正在经受痛苦的家庭的故事。
1．A．know B．notice
C．forget D．love
解析：根据空后的“but he is，in my view，a very special person”中的special可知，伦纳德是那种你在街上经过都不会注意到的人，但在我看来，他是一个特别的人，值得被认可。notice“注意到”，符合语境。
答案：B
2．A．requires B．needs
C．deserves D．avoids
解析：根据语境可知，他对我来说很特别，值得关注和认可。deserve“值得”，符合语境。
答案：C
3．A．convenient B．peaceful
C．remote D．nearby
解析：根据下文中伦纳德需要开车4.5个小时才能到医院可知，他住在一个比较偏远的地方。remote“偏远的”。
答案：C
4．A．meant B．spent
C．showed D．reduced
解析：他要开很久的车才能到医院，那就意味着大量的开支。mean“意味着”。
答案：A
5．A．otherwise B．instead
C．somehow D．anyway
解析：根据But可知前后是转折关系，虽然付出了巨大的代价，但是不管怎样癌症还是夺走了他妻子的生命。otherwise“否则”；instead “相反”；somehow“以某种方法”；anyway“不管怎样，总之”。
答案：D
6．A．stricken B．shocked
C．pleased D．mourned
解析：妻子去世了，伦纳德为此受尽折磨，十分难过。be stricken by表示“遭受……”。
答案：A
7．A．happiness B．hardships
C．cancers D．expenses
解析：本句的关键提示词是the same，伦纳德一方面因为妻子的离世而痛心，但同时也因为知道还有很多人跟他面临着一样的苦难而感到愤怒。hardship“艰难”。
答案：B
8．A．coins B．honey
C．medicine D．parties
解析：根据下一段可知，伦纳德没有选择向慈善机构捐款，而是举办聚会。throw parties“举办聚会”。
答案：D
9．A．jars B．cards
C．instruments D．flowers
解析：既然是聚会，大家载歌载舞，所以他们带来的应该是乐器。instrument“乐器”。
答案：C
10．A．tells about B．argues about
C．comments on D．chats about
解析：聚会不是单纯为了玩，在适当的时候伦纳德会告诉大家他最近了解到的需要帮助的家庭的事，组织大家捐款。tell about“告诉”；argue about“争论”；comment on“评论”；chat about“闲聊”。
答案：A
11．A．cutting B．meeting
C．increasing D．calculating
解析：第三段提到伦纳德要帮助那些跟他处境一样的人，因此他要帮的就是那些付不起开支的人。meet the cost表示“支付费用”。
答案：B
12．A．charities B．depression
C．treatment D．support
解析：结合空前的a cancer patient可知，此处是指远离家去医院进行治疗的人。 treatment“治疗”。
答案：C
13．A．saved B．paid
C．owed D．collected
解析：一个蜂蜜罐子在大家当中传递让大家捐款，所筹集的每一分钱都直接送给刚刚提到的需要帮助的家庭。collect“募捐”。
答案：D
14．A．partly B．exactly
C．properly D．directly
解析：见上题解析。directly“直接地”。
答案：D
15．A．understands B．pretends
C．ignores D．confirms
解析：这个受帮助的家庭明白，甚至一些不认识的人也理解他们现在的难处，也很尽力帮助他们。understand“理解，明白”；pretend“假装”；ignore“忽视”；confirm“确认”。
答案：A
16．A．earns B．cares
C．struggles D．hates
解析：见上题解析。care to do sth.表示“努力做某事”。
答案：B
17．A．demand B．motivation
C．expectation D．consideration
解析：伦纳德帮助其他家庭的动机源于他的悲痛。demand“要求”；motivation“动机”；expectation“期望”；consideration“考虑”。
答案：B
18．A．donation B．opinion
C．loss D．belief
解析：对他个人来说失去妻子是一个巨大的损失，但他因此做出了善意的行为。loss“损失，失去”。
答案：C
19．A．cancer B．memory
C．wish D．recovery
解析：他用善意的行为纪念他逝去的妻子。 honor the memory of表示“纪念……”。
答案：B
20．A．better B．worse
C．more peaceful D．more terrible
解析：根据伦纳德的行为可知他是个好人，他让这个世界变得更美好。
答案：A
