宁夏 马祎松 山东 何晴晴

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It was 11:30 at night.Ida Nelson was enjoying her bathtub time when she heard the noise of a small airplane ___1___ the nearby airport in the Alaskan village with a population of only 70.Knowing that something was wrong,if any time a plane flew over at that ___2___,Nelson jumped out of the tub（浴缸）,ran to the window,and ___3___ that the airport’s runway lights were out.Nelson threw on some clothes,rushed into her ___4_and drove it at full speed to the airport,where she found a local pilot trying to ___5___ the lights by hand.

__6___,the lights would just light up by pushing the button 10 or 15 times,but not this time.Soon,she and the pilot learned of the plane’s ___7___ mission:It was a medevac（救伤直升机）,there to transport a seriously ill local girl to the nearest hospital,280 miles away in Anchorage.

Nelson had a plan.Driving her truck to the end of the runway,she ___8___ her headlights on the runway for the plane to follow.Great idea,but it wasn’t enough.More ___9___ was needed,so a neighbor called nearly every home in the village —32 of them.Within 20 minutes,20 ___10___ arrived at the airport,many of the villagers still in nightclothes.Based on the ___11 from the medevac pilot,the cars formed a ___12___ on one side of the runway.

The medevac made its final approach and,___13___ by the headlights,landed safely.The young patient was loaded onto the plane,and it immediately took off again and ___14___ in the darkness.Before long,the patient was said to have recovered in the hospital.

In a world filled with uncertain events,the little community’s__15___ action was a big deal.

1.A.measuring B.circling

C.exploring D.monitoring

2.A.altitude B.level

C.speed D.time

3.A.discovered B.guessed

C.appreciated D.assumed

4.A.plane B.car

C.truck D.tank

5.A.switch on B.send out

C.try out D.present with

6.A.Fortunately B.Normally

C.Randomly D.Frequently

7.A.optional B.extra

C.regular D.urgent

8.A.fixed B.cleaned

C.shone D.changed

9.A.light B.power

C.technique D.trust

10.A.ambulances B.taxis

C.vehicles D.tractors

11.A.suggestion B.direction

C.expectation D.introduction

12.A.design B.picture

C.number D.queue

13.A.guided B.attracted

C.limited D.trained

14.A.escaped B.disappeared

C.searched D.crashed

15.A.desperate B.precise

C.sensitive D.determined

【命题意图】本语篇选自2021 年3 月期美国Reader’s Digest 杂志，语篇原汁原味，略有删改。文章讲述了以Ida Nelson 为首的一群小镇居民帮助一架救伤直升机运送病人的故事。主题语境为人与社会，体裁是记叙文，是高考英语完形填空的常考体裁之一。人与社会主题语境下的助人为乐、团结合作是高考英语试卷中的高频话题。本篇完形填空与2020 年新高考Ⅰ卷（供山东省使用）完形填空的体裁一致，命题角度和考查知识点接近。本语篇的预设难度为中等，其中考查动词5 处，动词短语1 处，名词6 处，形容词2 处，副词1 处。命题侧重于考查学生对整体故事情节的把握，尤其考查学生根据上下文内容对故事细节进行推理判断的能力。本题的设误点主要为考生对细节描写的把控，对词汇差异的判断，以及能否根据上下文提示进行合乎逻辑的推断。笔者希望通过这篇文章，学生能够更好地把握完形填空题型的考点以及解题思路和方法。

【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了一架运送病人的救伤直升机因机场灯光故障无法降落，附近村民共同努力利用车灯为飞机导航，完成紧急救援的故事。

1.B 考查动词辨析。

【解题思路】根据上文“ It was 11:30 at night.”和下文“Knowing that something was wrong,if any time a plane flew over at that ___2___,...”可知，该架飞机深夜在机场上空盘旋，无法降落。circling 意为“盘旋”。故选B。

2.D 考查名词辨析。

【解题思路】根据上文“ It was 11:30 at night.”可知，时间很晚了，飞机在机场上空盘旋是因为出了故障。time意为“时间”。故选D。

3.A 考查动词辨析。

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